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Kyle Composite School Nov./Dec. 2011 Newsletter
It is hard to believe it will soon be Christmas! We would like to welcome Cindy Lee as an EA to our staff and the return of Mrs. Shawna Moreside. All the best to Ms. Colleen Currey. Just a quick note to tell you of our school happenings: School Community Council Meeting will be held Monday, November 28 @6:30 p.m. The SRC would like to thank Phil and Lorna Sather for donating the cotton candy for our family fun night. So far this year the SRC has put on many events and activities. Our annual haunted house was a great success. At Kyle Composite School it is anti-bullying week and we are having a door decorating contest to raise awareness. There will be various activities planned for the students on Dec. 22 by the SRC. Athletics: November is a turnaround month where we are finishing up our Sr. Volleyball programs and getting ourselves geared up for another curling season. Our Sr. Girls Volleyball team has had a successful finish to their year. They placed second at the Conference playoff, held in Eatonia, and advanced to Regionals held in Glentworth. The girls played very well at the tournament, but did not advance to Provincials. It is an accomplishment to make it Regionals, and we were very proud to have the Sr. Girls representing our school and community at the tournament. Congratulations players and Mrs. Hannouch on a very successful season!! The Jr. Girls Volleyball team had a strong finish to their season. The team did not advance to the District playoff but showed improvement throughout their sectional playoff. Congratulations on a strong showing at sectionals. In curling this year, Ms. Grassing will be coaching the Jr. and Sr. Curling teams. Our teams are looking forward to getting on the ice. Please ensure that you have signed up for a curling team and talked with Ms. Grassing about participating. Mrs. Shawna Moreside, Kristy Hodgins and Kelsey Smid attended a yearbook workshop in Saskatoon, coming home with great ideas for this year’s yearbook. The 2010-2011 yearbook has arrived and you can pick one up at the school office at a cost of $30.00. The committee is also selling poinsettias at a cost of $20.00 in a variety of colors. Orders must be in by Dec. 2 and expected delivery date is Dec. 8th. You can contact Janet at the office if you are interested in ordering one. The K-6 Christmas concert will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21st. We are presenting "The Twelve Days of Christmas". A few reminders to parents and students: Thanks to parents who attended Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences. We would like to inform everyone that our school is a peanut/nut aware environment. If you are a town student and it is necessary for you to stay for lunch, a note is necessary. Also, we would like town students to only arrive at the school by 8:40 in the morning. We encourage all students to dress appropriately for our cold, winter weather. Students return to classes on January 9, 2012 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Kyle Composite School Staff
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Kyle Composite School September/ October
Newsletter
Welcome to all new staff and students! So far The SRC has had a great start to the year. They have started their magazine campaign and got off to a slow start but are starting to pick up. Some good prizes have been given out. They have had a pizza program going so far and have had success. Some upcoming events will be the Family Fun Night, a performance by Persephone Theatre and also a performance by Ed Peekeekoot for Oct. 5. We were given a sample of an athletics contract and the SRC approved it. Again thanks to the community for your support. Glee Club has begun practicing for the year. We are going to try to have one performance each month. We hope to audition for Telemiracle this fall, and we may be participating in some music festivals later this year. Any new students in Gr. 7-12 who are interested in joining Glee Club please see Ms. L. Grassing! Thank you to Ms. C. Currey and the Grade 11 who prepared the Pancake Breakfast on September 8 for all staff and students. Kyle Composite School has started another exciting year of athletics: Austin Noble and Dalton Schneider competed at Sectional Grass Green Golf Playoffs in Eston. Way to go boys! Thank you to Mr. L. Tucker who coached the boys. We have also kicked off the volleyball season with three teams; Sr. Girls, Jr. Girls, and Jr. Boys. The Sr. Girls Volleyball, coached by Mrs. T. Hannouch,have had a busy schedule and have already participated in three tournaments. The girls had an outstanding performance in Leader and won the tournament. They then attended a tournament in Cabri, and lost a hard fought battle to Fox Valley in the final. The girls have also attended a tournament in Gull Lake. This tournament was not as successful for the girls, but they were up against some strong competition and we are proud of their fourth place performance. We want to remind you of the Sr. Girls upcoming home tournament scheduled for the weekend of October 15th. Hope to see you there cheering the girls on! Jr. Girls Volleyball , coached by Mrs. B. Connor, have also started their season, and are looking forward to hosting their first mini-tournament after school on Tuesday, Sept. 27th. The girls are also looking forward to attending a tournament in Outlook on Oct. 1st, and “hosting” a home tournament in Elrose on the weekend of October 15th. Kyle Composite is also excited to have a Jr. Boys team this year, coached by Ms. M. Loder and Jessie Harris, as there has not been a team in the past few years. The boys are working hard to improve on their volleyball skills, and are looking forward to playing some games this year. Cross country will also be starting up shortly coached by Mr. L. Tucker and Ms. M. Loder. Professional Development Day for staff was September 26. No school for students that day. A reminder that pictures for students and staff are Wednesday,September 28 a.m. SCC meeting on October 11@6:30 p.m. Please support and donate to The Terry Fox Run. The school will hold their run this Thursday, Sept. 29th starting at 11:00 a.m. There will be a hot dog lunch for all students provided by Prairie Centre Credit Union and Pioneer Co-op. Thank you in advance to them for their support. On October 5th the student will be treated to a musical performance by Ed Peekeekoot. Ed uses his music and his own story to inspire people of all ages and cultures to have the courage to develop and share their gifts and follow their dreams. October 21st is a PD day at Kyle, so no school for students on that day. Education Week will be held from Oct. 16-22. We will be sending out more info as the time gets closer. There will be a U of R presentation to Grades. 11 & 12 at 11:00 a.m. on October 26th. We also have Sheldon Casavant, an award winning Magician, peform for students on October 20th. He has travelled the world and is the author of the children’s book, “Morton the Magician and His Magnificent Magic Show”. This book will be on sale the day of the performance and more info will go out regarding the purchase of the book. CAT 4 testing for Grades 3,6, and 9 during the weeks of October 11-20 and Grade 7 Sun West Reading Assessment the week of October 17-20. Criminal record checks are required for any person who volunteers for the school. If you have provided one in the past and there is no change, submission of a criminal record check is not required.
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Kyle Composite School May/June 2011 Newsletter
Spring is finally here! We would like to announce our School Community Council. Members are: Rita Dietrick, Lila Gibson, Kasie Walker,Lindsey Banman, Allyssa Eikert, Lindsy Smith, and Becky Walker. The next SCC meeting is May 9 @6:30 p.m. Athletics” Our badminton teams had a great season! We had both Junior and Senior teams this year taking this opportunity to participate in our school sports program. Mrs. Banks & Mrs. Gillanders coached and managed the Junior team while Mr. Dahl coached and managed the Senior team. The Junior badminton team enjoyed many exhibition matches held in Kyle and surrounding schools. . The following teams advanced to the Junior Inter-sectionals on April 12th which were held in Kyle: Britannia, Mairi & Brooklyn and Jaden & Mackenzie. Mairi, Brooklyn, and Britannia were successful in advancing to District competition which was held in Elrose with Mairi & Brooklyn placing 2nd in girls doubles while Britannia placed 3rd in girls singles. Great job team! The Senior badminton season went well also. Sectionals were held in Kyle with the following teams advancing to inter-sectionals: Jena & Austin and Shayla & Emily. Inter-sectionals were held in Kindersley on April 12th and Shayla & Emily placed 3rd in girls doubles. Great job Seniors! Ms. Currey and Mr. Danny Hannouche are working together to coach Gr. 6- 12 Track & Field this year. Our local Gr. 6-12 meet is scheduled for Friday, May 13th, so come out to support our students. Students advancing from our local track meet will advance to the Sectional meet which will be held in Biggar on May 18th this year. District competition will be held in Saskatoon hosted by Davidson on May 27 & 28th. Grade 9 – 12 winners will go on to Provincials are being held in Regina on June 3 & 4. Good luck to all of our athletes! The K-5 Elementary Track & Field day is set for Friday, June 3rd. Yearbook: This year’s yearbook club will soon be canvassing for business sponsors. We are excited for our 2010-2011 yearbook to have a custom designed hardcover featuring a full color spread. This year we are also featuring an autograph section that can be signed this spring and inserted into the books when they arrive- a great feature for those students graduating or moving away to remember their last year at KCS. This year, anybody can submit pictures for Mrs. Trytten to approve to be included in the yearbook. We are in need of candid curling photos (all teams), candid Cross Country, candid golf, and ski trip pictures. With a smaller yearbook committee and many demands on teachers and students in our small school, this sharing feature provides us with the opportunity to include photos taken at every event from many people. Please visit the following website and enter the information below. Log on to: images.jostens.com Enter Login ID: 400055011 Password: yearbook Thank you to Jan and the Wheatland Library for sponsoring a presentation by Georgia Graham, author/illustrator. Thank you to Roy and Wanda Brown of Rebco Service for sponsoring Dan Clark of the SK Roughriders for his presentation of positive lifestyle choices to our students on May 4th. A reminder,there is no Early Dismissal in June. Grade K – 6 Oratory will be held on Wednesday, June 1st. Glee Club is wrapping up for the school year. The students are hard at work writing and creating for their final performance, which will be held in June (date TBA). Our Awards afternoon for Grades 7-12 will take place Wednesday, June 15th. Final Exams for Grades 7-12 will take place June 23, 24, 27 and 28.An exam schedule will be sent out the first week of June. Congratulations to the Class of 2011: Rheane Barker, Clay Day, Danielle Dietrick, Anita Hamaliuk, Allison Knorr, Angela Lewis, Connor Luchsinger, Morgan Pederson, and Ryan Sheets. Graduation day is on Wed. June 29th. Exercises commence at 7:30 p.m. and the Grand March to follow. Report Cards can be picked up by 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 30. They will be mailed out after that time. Reminder buses do not run that day. Have a great summer and see you in the fall!
Mrs. Marlene Gillanders
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Kyle Composite School March/April 2011 Newsletter
Time continues to fly by! The weather continues to challenge us! We have many activities in store for March and April. Early Dismissal and Staff Meeting was Monday ,March 7. Next early dismissal and staff meeting is April 4 at 2:10 p.m. In the afternoon on Feb. 14th, the grade K-7 classes participated in a Jump Rope For Heart event organized by Mrs. Banks, Miss Grassing and the Grade 8/9 class. The students raised a total of $1,011.50 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Thanks to all those students who raised the funds and to the parents and community for your continued support of this worthy cause. Thank you to the SCC for providing oranges and water for the students. Special thanks to Doug Barker who assisted during the event. To the grade 8/9 class – congratulations on a job well done. The SRC began Telemiracle week with a free pancake breakfast on Feb. 14th . During the week the following SRC fundraisers were done: the sale of spirit links, hat day, and face pie throwing We raised approximately $648.00. The SRC topped it up and sent $1,000 to Telemiracle. The SRC would also like to remind everyone that the Kyle School Community Calendar orders and payment are due by March 31st. Re-newal and new orders welcome! The school is selling daffodils for the Canadian Cancer Society. If you would like to order, the daffodils are $6.00/bundle. Please call Janet at the school or order at Pioneer Co-op or Kyle Mammoth Bakery. Thank you for your continued support of all school sponsored activities! Curling season is completed. This year we had two Junior teams (one boys and one girls) coached by Miss Grassing. The boys attended the Districts in Eston and the Junior Girls team travelled to Elrose for sectionals. . The Sr. Girls team (coached by Mr. Dahl) advanced to Districts on Feb. 11 & 12th. All the teams played well and were able to use the skills they’d gained throughout the season. The birdies have started to fly with Junior and Senior Badminton. Mrs. Banks & Mrs. Gillanders will be working together to coach and manage the Junior team and Mr. Dahl will be coaching the Senior team. Kyle is hosting the Junior Inter-sectionals on April 12th. Keep your eye open for exhibition games and/or tournaments happening in our gym to come and support our athletes. We will be starting up Sepak Takraw intramurals soon to encourage the interest generated during the clinic that was held earlier this year. Students may have a chance to compete in Regina in a tournament in May. This year’s yearbook club will soon be canvassing for business sponsors. We are excited for our 2010-2011 yearbook to have a custom designed hardcover featuring a full color spread. This year, anyone can submit pictures to Mrs. Trytten for approval to be included in the yearbook. We are in need of candid curling photos (all teams), candid Cross Country, candid golf, and ski trip pictures. Please visit the following website and enter the information below. Log on to: images.jostens.com Enter Login ID: 400055011 Password: yearbook K-12 Report Cards will be going out on Monday, March 21. Parent/Teacher /Student Conferences will be held the evening of Tuesday, March 22 and the morning of March 23. Janet will be giving you a call to set up conference times or you can call the school. SCC meeting will be held on Monday, March 14 @6:30 p.m. Elections to be held April 11 @6:30 p.m.in school library. I f you are interested in becoming a member let an SCC member know or contact the school. We will also be having the following presentations. TD Bank Presentation to the Grade 11 and 12 on Thursday, March 17; Persephone Theatre for Grades 7-12 on Friday, March 18; Dusty Gillan presenting information to the Grades 9-12 about the consequences of drinking and driving on Mon. March 28th. The Grade 4, 7, and 10 classes will be writing AFL Assessments from April 4-21. We can look forward to the Easter Break from Friday, April 22- May 1. Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Happy Easter! Mrs. Marlene Gillanders Principal
MARCH 2011: Upcoming Events:
More Information: SaskatchewanWanderer: If you know a post-sec student 19 or older with a lot of creativity, energy, and enthusiasm, maybe he/she would be interested in this summer job opportunity. See http://www.saskatchewanderer.ca/ for details. Sounds fun to me!! The successful applicant will travel around SK during the summer while writing about places, events, etc. 4. Briercrest College proudly announced their Two Schools- Two Degrees Program. Students can enroll in the Education program at Briercrest for three years and then complete two more at Minot to earn a Bachelor of Arts from Briercrest and a Bachelor of Science in Education from Minot State University. \ The What
to Study website is operational again. On this website
students can explore post secondary opportunities in
Saskatchewan’s universities, technical institutes, regional
colleges and private vocational schools. Check it out at:
http://www.sasknetwork.gov.sk.ca/pls/saskjob/snw_wts.search A Couple of Scholarship Highlights: The Les Donnelly Scholarship is sponsored by the Saskatchewan Safety Council. $2,000 to a Saskatchewan resident who is enrolled in college or university. Applicants must explain why they think they would be worthy of the scholarship, indicate extra curricular activities he/she has been involved with and any injury prevention activities he/she may have been involved with. Visit www.sasksafety.org to download the form. Due May 31st. Pulse Growers Scholarship: 5 scholarships are available to students completing Grade 12 in 2011. Students must be registering as full time students in a SK-based post-secondary program associated with the pulse agriculture industry. Valued at $5,000 each. For details, contact rkehrig@saskpulse.com. The SK Pulse Growers web address is www.saskpuse.com. Due May 13th
Kyle Composite School January/February Newsletter Happy New Year! Hopefully, everyone enjoyed the holidays! We welcome three new students, Garret & Raelyn O’Hara and Kamaya Eva-O’Hara. Activities happening in December were the SUTIL for Grade 10, 11 and 12 on December 3. Presentations were made by Great Plains College, Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and the Prairie Centre Credit Union. Thank you to the Prairie Credit Union for providing students lunch that day. Mr. Tulp’s Grade 11/12 Law 30 class enjoyed their trip to the Swift Current Courthouse on December 13. Grade 4-12 students were also treated to a Sepaktakwan Clinic on December 14. We may have a team entering provincials in this event. The K-9 were treated to a Senkow Sing-A- Long by performer Kathy Senkow on December 17. She included songs by Justin Bieber, and Katey Perry. All enjoyed the K-6 Christmas Concert on December 21. Congratulations to Savannah Cheney for being presented the Gold Skills Banner at the Provincial level and the Silver at Nationals in Job Interviews. Also, to Santa and the SCC for providing the treat bags. Students also enjoyed a fun day to celebrate our year and the forthcoming holidays on December 22.Thanks to the SRC for planning the activities and serving the scrumptious Christmas Dinner. Mrs. Trytten and the Grade 4,5,6 Class Pennies for Peace campaign is wrapping up as they collect penny jars from businesses in Kyle and the surrounding area. They have had an overwhelming response with media reports on the radio and on the Sun West Division website. In addition to the pennies that they are collecting and being collected in jars around Kyle, they have had individuals from Elrose and Swift Current make large donations to our cause. The Associate Medical Clinic is also fundraising for us. They have been rolling pennies like mad to get the program wrapped up with help from the SCC who donated a loose coin sorter and roller for their project and others like this in the future of our school. If anybody would like to make donations of pennies or a larger sum donation (cheques payable to Kyle School SRC), please have it turned in to the school by Friday, January, 21st. They will have a grand total by the end of January to announce after they write a cheque to the Central Asia Institute. Thank you for all of your support! The yearbook club has received the 2009-2010 yearbooks. If anyone would like to purchase one, there will be some available at the main office for $30 (cheques payable to Kyle School SRC). They are a hardcover book and are printed in colour. Also, thank you to everyone who purchased a poinsettia for the 2011 yearbook fundraiser! It was a great success, once again. If you have any pictures from any school events, please feel free to submit them to the yearbook by visiting the following website and entering the below login information. images.jostens.com login name: 400055011 password: yearbook Early dismissal and Staff Meeting was Monday, January 10 at 2:10 p.m. Also, the SCC had their meeting at 6:30 p.m. that night. Midterm and Final Exam week will start on Monday, January 24 and end on Thursday, January 27. An examination schedule will be sent out. Report Cards for Grades 10-12 will go out on Friday, February 4. We have planned a ski trip for Grades 6-12 on Friday, January 28. During the month of February, we will have a staff meeting and early dismissal on Monday, February 7, and students will have a mid-term break from February 19-27. The K-9 Jump Rope for Heart will be held on Monday, February 14th. The K-5 will have a performance by the Wide Open Puppets on February 15. In sports Jr. Curling kicked off in December, coached by Miss Grassing. Practices are held on Thursdays after school. This year they are fortunate enough to have both a jr. girls' and a jr. boys' team. Our jr. girls' team consists of Brett Day, Shawna Endicott, Wyleen Hantelman, Katelyn Smid, and Kristen Grimard. Playing on our jr. boys' team this year are Jesse Christensen, Tristian Dashney, Connor Noble, and Dawson Knorr. Junior girls will be playing off in sectionals in Elrose during the last week of January (date TBA) versus Beechy and Elrose. This will determine if our jr. girls' team will advance to districts. The junior boys' team will advance straight to districts in Eston on Saturday, February 5th, as they are the only boys' team from our section! Best of luck to both teams, and great curling. Reegan Dahl’s Senior Curlers attended a Bonspiel in Prince Albert on the weekend of December 17 and 18. Please submit your School Community Calendar Reorder Sheet, found at the end of Feb. in your calendar. Deadline for orders is March 31st. Please note on the sheet any changes/additions/deletions and send payment of $10.00/per calendar. If you have not ordered before and would like to, order sheets can be obtained at the school office, TD, Kyle Bakery and Pioneer Co-op. Cheques payable to Kyle SRC. Thank you for your support of this SRC fundraiser. The annual election day for the Kyle School Community Council will be held on April 11th at 6:30 p.m. at the school. If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact another member or the school. Sun West is moving towards outcomes based reporting. Outcomes describe what students will know or be able to do in a particular subject by the end of the course or grade level. Progress reports and report cards will provide information about the level of performance your child has achieved with regards to specific outcomes. In order to ensure that our reporting process is meeting your expectations we would appreciate your feedback. Please respond to the Sun West Parent Report Card Survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HF7V3DB. Survey closes January 31st. Thank you. Mrs. Marlene Gillanders Principal
Career Guidance Report – February, 2011 A. The W. Garfield Weston Awards are open to graduating high school students who will start full time studies at an accredited or public Canadian college to pursue a diploma or applied degree. This is a large national award program. 25 National Award recipients will receive a scholarship valued at $50,000, including a tuition waiver, an annual $8000 stipend and summer opportunities. Applications are available online at www.garfieldwestonawards.ca and the application deadline is March 29, 2011. Check out the website to review the criteria and eligible programs of study. Joline Ylioja, from Lucky Lake, earned this award in 2010. B. Blakeney SaskTel Bursary
C. A reminder to grade 12 students who have applied for U of S. Competitive Entrance Awards, that the deadline for the U. of S. to receive the appropriate documentation for selected awards is March 15.
D. The University of Alberta is hosting a Rural Discovery Day on March 18, 2011 so rural students can learn about the U of A undergraduate programs, housing, awards and other campus services. Students will also get to tour the campus and residence. Participants will have a chance to win some great prizes. Grade 11 or 12 students may attend. Register online at www.registrar.ualberta.ca/events by March 11. E. Grade 11 or 12 students may want to attend the Lethbridge College School of Justice Studies (Correctional Studies and Criminal Justice Policing) Student for a day on March 21, 2011. F. Lethbridge College is also hosting Make Lethbridge College Your Home for the Weekend on July 22-24, 2011. Take advantage of two night’s free accommodation in a Lethbridge College townhouse residence for you and up to 3 other family members. Email Rose Marie Litwin at RM.Litwin@lethbridgecollege.ca To register. G. A reminder to all grade 12 students interested in applying to the direct entry Education program at the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2011.
J. Upcoming Events & Deadlines § Feb. 15 – Deadline for admission to the U of S if applying for Competitive Entrance Awards. § Feb. 28 – RBC Aboriginal Student Awards application deadline § March 10 – Blakeney SaskTel bursary application deadline § March 11 – Registration deadline for U of A Rural Discovery Day § March 14 – RE/MAX Quest For Excellence bursary application deadline § March 15 – Deadline for application to the U of R Education program § March 15 – Deadline for documentation for U of S Competitive Entrance Awards § March 17 – Youth Entrepreneurship Conference in Kindersley § March 18 – U of A Rural Discovery Day § March 21 – Lethbridge College School of Justice Student for a Day § March 29 – W. Garfield Weston Awards application deadline.
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Kyle Composite School Newsletter November/December 2010
Where has the time flown! Soon Santa and his reindeer will be on our rooftops! October was a busy month for all students and staff. We enjoyed Education Week by having an Author, Linda Aksomosis, Meet and Greet the Teacher Night and a pep rally for all our teams. SRC also put on a Spirit Week, and all were spooked by the Haunted House and dance. We had a presentation by SWEEP regarding recycling for all K-12’s and the Grade 9-12’s enjoyed their trip to Saskatoon to watch Mama Mia. The Gr. 4-6 Pennies for Peace program has started to raise money. The students are busy rolling money and are in the process of writing letters to businesses to have collection jars around the community. Please keep your eyes open for these letters coming to your business. If we have overlooked your business and you would like to collect money for Pennies for Peace we are sorry. Please contact Mrs. Trytten at the school to arrange for collection. The K-3 class would like to thank the school and community for your support of our Unicef campaign this year. Through individual fundraising, school activities, and a bake sale, we were able to contribute successfully to the Unicef program. Our donations will be used to go toward making children's lives better all around the world. Thank you for helping our students show that one person can make a big difference in the lives of other children globally! The yearbook committee will be fundraising again this year by selling poinsettias. We will be placing order forms at the main office of the school, at the Mammoth Bakery, and at the Co-op. Students will also be canvassing for orders. This money fundraised goes directly towards subsidising the cost of the yearbook so we can continue to provide our students and community with memories to keep for a lifetime at an affordable cost. This year we have had two students attend a workshop and we learned a lot! Keep your eyes open for some new changes in this year's yearbook such as a hardcover, a world fact section for 2010-2011, and a custom designed cover. Your support is greatly appreciated! Congratulations to our Junior Girls Volleyball team and coach, Mrs. Erin Trytten, who won Sectionals at Beechy and advanced to Districts at Kyle on Saturday. Senior Girls along with coaches Tanya Mastel and Rachelle Hodgins, continue to competitively play at tournaments and have exhibition games. Conference play will also be coming up on November 6. See Savannah Cheney’s Communication Report for all the details. Our Grade 9 students enjoyed participating in the Take Your Kids to Work on November 3. Grade 10’s and Mrs. Dyrland are putting the finishing touches to the Remembrance Day Service at 10:45 a.m. November 10th. All are invited! School Holiday November 11 and 12. With the cold weather upon us, please read the information sent home on our school division’s weather policy. Report Cards go out Monday, November 15. Please read the Sun West Report Card Information handout regarding our new report cards from K-12.This continues to be a work in progress. Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences take place the evening of November 16 and the morning of November 17. Janet will be contacting you regarding a time for your Parent/Teacher/Student Conference or you may contact her at the school. We still have some outstanding student fees that need to be paid. It would be appreciated if you could attend to this a.s.a.p. Thanks. An SCC meeting will be held Monday, November 29 @6:30 p.m. Celebrate the upcoming Christmas season with our Elementary Christmas Concert at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21. Student Fun Day and last day at school will be Wednesday, December 22. The SRC will be serving Christmas Dinner to all our students and staff. Students return Wednesday, January 5. From our staff, have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Welcome back to a new school year! We are excited to welcome two new staff members: Mr. Lloyd Tulp is here every Day 1,3,and 5 and will be teaching Social 7-10, Law 30, and PAA7-10; Mr. Reegan Dahl- Senior Math and Sciences- P.E.7-12; three new students Grade 7- Kristen Grimard, Grade 10- Tiffany Elward, and Grade 11- Cheyenne Trytten and our Kindergarten class – Kiara Banman, Jessica Evans, Kaesha Hannouch, Briar Harris, Jaxon Moate, and Rylan Williams to our school. We have a lot of new things happening at our school. We have implemented a new Sun West School Division computer program called Powerschool – eventually, one component of this program is where you as parents can have access to your childs’attendance and progress in each of his/her classes. Grades K-9 will be using a new Elementary and Middle Years report card. We have implemented our new Math 10 program- the students are currently working on the Workplace/ Apprenticeship Math 10 this semester and will be doing the Foundations Math 10 in the second semester. Information was discussed and sent home with Grade 6-12 students in regards to the implementation of our new Homework Support Centre. The Gr. 4-6 students will be launching a fundraising program called Pennies for Peace to help fund for the building of schools and education for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. We will be launching our program in early October and it will run until the Christmas break which consists of collecting pennies and learning about the importance of global service. Thank you to Brenda Fredrickson for speaking to our students on Remembrance Day on Sept. 17th. Other presentations the students enjoyed were Fizzical Fizzicks-September 21-using circus tricks to teach theories to our K-8 students and Masabo-September 23-presentation on African culture for all our K-12 students. We are off to a busy year of sports! We have had Jr. and Sr. Golf teams this fall; it was a wet season, but went well for our golfers and Mr. Dahl! We had two senior golfers advance to districts in Outlook and one junior golfer advanced to Districts this year which were hosted by KCS at the Sask Landing Golf Club. Great job golfers! Our three Jr. and Sr. Cross Country runners are getting started with help from Mrs. Trytten and Mrs. Banks running noon hour practices and Deb Sorenson volunteering as our community coach for taking students to meets. They will be going to Districts on Oct. 7th. Good luck to all of our runners. Our volleyball program this year is off to a great start with Rachelle Hodgins and Miss Mastel coaching our Senior Girls team and Mrs. Moreside (with some help from Mrs. Trytten) coaching the Junior Girls teams. The Senior Girls are hosting a tournament at KCS on Oct. 1 & 2nd this year. The Jr. Girls planning to host their home tournament on Oct. 16th. Anybody interested in helping out should give the school a call. Anybody interested in coaching Gr. 6/7 volleyball for some practises and exhibition games after schools please contact Mrs. Trytten at the school. Thanks to our advisors, and coaches(staff and community) A communications report written by Savannah Cheney will include the happenings of these activities. Our Terry Fox Run will be held on Oct. 1st at 11:00 a.m., starting in the gym. Keep your eyes and ears open for those students gathering pledges for the Terry Fox Run. We appreciate any and all monetary donations. Thank you in advance to the Pioneer Co-op and the Prairie Centre Credit Union for sponsoring our hotdog lunch once again this year. Please feel free to join our run/walk around town as community members- the more the merrier! Thank you to TD Canada Trust for their presentation of books to our K-3 students. This was in conjunction with their celebration of customer “connection days”. Picture Day is Wednesday, September 29th. Please return your background color choice with your child prior to this day. Early Dismissal will be on October 4- students will be dismissed at noon. Our annual K – 12 pancake breakfast and Big Buddy Day will take place Friday, October 8. Students have no school on the Monday, October 11 as it is Thanksgiving. Also, October 18 is a professional development day for all staff and October 19 is Teacher’s Convention at Rosetown. Look forward to seeing information on Education Week, Oct. 18 – 22nd, a parents Information night – Oct. 21st and a special trip for our Grades 9-12 students (Mama Mia – Oct. 28th @ TCU Place in Saskatoon). As of August 15, 2010, tobacco use is not permitted in schools or on school grounds throughout Saskatchewan due to changes to the provincial Tobacco Control Act. Once students, staff, or visitors enter the school grounds, they can no longer smoke, use tobacco, or hold lighted tobacco, at any time, day or night, whether or not school is in session. Let’s continue to work towards our vision and mission- Our School, Our Future, Together We Make It Happen. Mrs. Marlene Gillanders
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