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Englefeld School Newsletter December 2018
Quality education in a caring, supportive and challenging environment.
Newsletter December 2018
Up-Coming Events
December
4th - Gr 3-6 UofS Field
Trip
6th - Band Concert – Lake
Lenore 7:00
20th - SCC Christmas
Family Supper 5:30,
program 7:30
21st – Last day of school –
2:20 early dismissal
January
7th - Back to school
Box 100 Englefeld, Sk, S0K 1N0 (306)287-3568
http://englefeldschool@
horizonsd.ca
Principals Message
Congratulations to the Senior Girls’ Volleyball team and their
coaching staff on bringing home the Silver Medal from the
Provincial 1A Volleyball competition. We are so proud of your
accomplishment! Another banner for our school gymnasium!
Congratulations as well to the Senior Boys’ Volleyball team and
their coaching staff on an excellent season. Here at the Eagle’s
Nest, we are proud of you all.
This year for Christmas, we are trying something a little different.
Englefeld School’s “Christmas with a Twist” will take place on
Thursday, December 20th at the school gym. Preparations are in
full swing. We will be having an SCC family dinner, beginning at
5:30 pm. (Hopefully all families have sent back their reply
already.) Grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, and community
members are asked to join us following the dinner, for a ‘Twist’ of
a Christmas Program around 7:30 pm. Socializing with our
traditional donuts and coffee will follow. Let’s get together to
celebrate the reason for the season!! Perhaps, if we are lucky,
there will be a visit from the jolly man in red, too.
We will once again enjoy an early dismissal on the last day of
school before the Christmas Break. The busses will be leaving
Englefeld School by approximately 2:20 pm. If, for some reason,
your child will not be on the bus, please notify your bus driver.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all staff, students, and
community members a very Happy Holiday Season! I wish each
of you the best of health and happiness as we enter 2019! Hold
your families and loved ones close! Merry Christmas to all, and
we will see you on the 7th of January!
Mrs. Corinne Harcourt
Thank You
.
Jason Sweet for donating Christmas Lights to
make our hallway beautiful for Christmas. Patsy Knafelc for donating all the hamburger for
our SCC Spaghetti Lunch.SCC for donating all the money from their SCC
Spaghetti Lunch to go towards the transportation of
our field trips.Trevor Kowalski, Michael Miskolczi and
Constable Lewis for helping the Teachers try to beat
the Grade 12’s in volleyball.Trevor Kowalski and Brooke Muller for coaching the Sr. Girls Volleyball. Drew Ross and Clarice Pawluk for coaching the Sr. Boys Volleyball. Bonnie Bohay for being our perogie Angel. She
made 113 dozen perogies for our volleyball
tournament, and was also gracious and donated 10
doz!! Thank you Bonnie for supporting our School.Thank you to all the volunteers that helped out at
our 3 volleyball tournaments. It takes a community to
help run a successful School.
Marko, Zakary and Cole Sommers for making our
Remembrance Day Program awesome.Mr.B for Organizing the 7-12 Community Service
Project at the rink.
Wanted
We are looking for props for a photo booth at the Christmas Supper/Concert.
Can be Christmassy or just for fun. We will be purchasing a tote to keep all
items in, so that they can be reused for future events.
Also Wanted to Borrow:
Fake/Blow up guitars
Purple scarf
Long haired wigs for rock and roll artists
Frog costumes
Sunglasses
Please label, thank you.
Don’t Stop Until
You Are Proud.
“Believe in yourself. You are
braver than you think, more
talented than you know,
and capable of more than
you imagine.”
- Roy T. Bennett -
Important Reminder
Please dress your children warmly for the cold, winter weather! All Children, especially bus students, must have warm outdoor clothing when riding on school buses in the event there is a problem with the bus. Please send your children to school in ski pants, toques, mitts, a warm coat and winter boots.
Is your Criminal Record Check
completed? Call Marie if you need an extra letter to take to
the RCMP Office.
Is your Driver Authorization
form filled in? Call Marie for extra forms.
Kindergarten
Hello from Kindergarten!
We began November learning about heroes: Superman, Batman, firemen,
police officers, first responders, and soldiers to name a few. We also learned
we can do things to help and care for others which makes us heroes too.
The last couple weeks we’ve been investigating Canadian animals. We found
out they prepare for winter in some smart ways and we’ve been trying out
some of those things, like building a beaver lodge. We’ve also met a new
friend named Aski the turtle. He has been telling us stories about his friends
and how it’s important to care for the earth.
“Your Mind is a powerful
thing. When you fill it with
positive thoughts, your life
will start to change.”
- Unknown -
Grade One and Two
Our class has been learning all about communities! Each student has chosen a
job and a lot of our learning is centered around community meetings with our
newly elected mayor, Mason. We are writing about our jobs, using little stick
characters for dramatizing scenarios, and discovering the types of jobs created
by different businesses. We went to the Post Office to see what kinds of
activities postal workers do to help out in our community. Thanks to our
Englefeld Post Mistress Maryanne we know that workers need breaks and
special places to store their personal things - and eat their lunch!
In Math we have been working on ordering random numbers from least to
greatest or greatest to least, and comparing numbers using the symbols < and
> (Grade 2) and representing numbers to 20 (Grade 1). In Health we have
been practicing using our ‘Growth Mindset’ which helps us to remember that
we don’t have to be good at everything, but that we CAN practice and get
better at things that we aren’t good at yet!
Grade Three and Four The Grade 3/4 classroom has been very busy in the last month! The students
have been enjoying our unit in dance as we explore an assortment of different
dances and the cultures that come with them. In social we began our new unit:
First Nations People of Saskatchewan. We have also started a new book for
our read aloud titled ‘Top Ten Ways to Die’ by the Hardy Boys. Students are
continuing the home reading program! We are working hard towards a class
total of 32,000 minutes. So far, we have approximately 11,895 (Woohoo!!)
We are very excited for our field trip to Saskatoon on December 4th as we will
be visiting the Western Development Museum, the University of
Saskatchewan’s Rayner Dairy Facility, as well as the Museum of Natural
Sciences in the Geology building. We will be starting “Secret Santa” in our
classroom, a note will be sent home soon with your child providing more
details! May love, hope and happiness be yours this holiday season!
Study Tips
1. Pick a place and time
2. Study every day
3. Plan your time 4. Discover your
learning style 5. Review and
revise 6. Take breaks 7. Ask for help 8. Stay
motivated 9. App it up 10. Look after
yourself Now come up
with your own
strategies
Grade Five and Six
Well done to the Grade 5/6 students preparing and delivering a well put-
together P-T-S conference!
As Term Two begins, the Grade 5/6 group will continue studying Global
Interdependence in Social. Students will take a closer look at their personal
beliefs and values and notice how culture and place influence them. Different
cultures will be explored, with particular focus on the Arabian Peninsula and
Iraq.
In Math class, Grade 5 students have been exploring Whole Numbers while
the Grade 6 group finishes up Patterns and Equations.
During ELA, the class has been working through communication and group
skills to help maintain respectful relationships. In the latest unit, Peace and
Conflict, students have initiated a Random Acts of Kindness challenge for the
month of December. Watch for kindness coming your way! Throughout the
unit, students will be discussing proverbs, reading short stories, traditional
narratives, poetry, and acting out role plays.
As the Diversity of Living Things unit comes to a close, students have learned
about the microscope and the impact micro-organisms have on our lives. The
upcoming Science test will happen before the winter holidays.
A note will be sent home shortly regarding Secret Santa in our classroom.
Participation in this activity is voluntary and will begin Monday, December 17
and wrap up on December 21, our last day of school before the break.
May this Christmas season find you in good health and good company. Be
safe and enjoy the holiday season!
Grade Seven and Eight Submitted by Logan and Sean
As a new month came around the corner, the students of Gr. 7 and 8 learned
and discovered plenty of new things. One of the things that they learned is
how to properly write an informational writing piece. First they learned by
writing their own informational writing about our animal. Moving on to Social
Studies, we are currently learning about the differences between the USA and
Canada. We are learning information about the different historical events
between the two countries. As we transition to Science, we have already done
our unit test based on cells, microscopes, and the history of cells and its
theories. In Math with Mrs. H the Gr. 7 are currently learning Transformations
and Coordinates grid. Although Mrs. H has decided to make the Gr. 8 learn
about the Pythagorean theorem. As we transitioned to Mrs. K Math, both
grades currently learned and finished a test about Fractions, Decimals, and Per
cents, but now we are focusing on proper and improper fractions. During our
subject on gym, Mr. Ross has given us exercises like T25. Moving on to
Health have finished up our first unit on different Health services, and now are
learning about Family responsibilities. Given us the subject PAA we are
currently separated by groups and are given the task to make a healthy foods
for the whole class room. During Fine Arts we are coloring a large trees using
different coloring techniques. Upon our Career Ed. class, Mr. Burton has
made us write a report about our future jobs.
Grade Nine and Ten Submitted by Guillanne
The grade nine and ten classroom have been very active this month. Starting
with English, both grades have been learning about the unit on, “The World
Around and Within Us”. This unit consisted of finding our social identity,
diversity, deep and shallow reading, exploring power and privilege, and
examining the word “plagiarism”. We have recently been also looking at the
literary lenses. In Science class, we recently finished the unit, “Molecule and
Compounds”. The grade nines are learning about exponents this month, while
the grade tens wrapped up their previous unit on, “Angles and Transversals”.
They have now moved on to, “Similar Polygons”. In Life trans, we learned
about the importance of, goal setting. Mr. Burton has pushed us to come up
with our individual goals. We are learning about each other’s families
traditional foods. This month we have cooked Landon and Rudolph’s
traditional family food and we are excited to cook for more! In Art, we have
been doing small art projects, like illustrating an image, using the “Principles
and Elements of Design”. We are currently working on drawing an image of
our everyday life, inspired by the artist, Annie Pootoogook. Lastly, in
Yearbook, we completed our portrait photos and our artistic photos. This
month would be described as “challenging”, as well as “overloaded with
homework” from the nine and ten class.
Grade Eleven and Twelve Submitted by Nicholas and Royce
The 11 and 12 class has been very hard at work this month. In math the 12’s
are doing Trigonometry, while the 11’s learning how to find “x” in the
equations. In English, the 12’s are doing short stories meanwhile the 11’s just
finished reading the play Someday by Drew Hayden Taylor. In the exciting
world of History we concluded World War 1 and are reviewing what happens
in the lead up to World War 2. In Personal Finance we are learning about
decision making strategies. Physical Science the students have been balancing
equations and just completed their unit test. Law students have been learning
about the charter of Rights and Freedoms while French students are learning
about “les Media.” The students can’t wait for the Christmas holidays.
You deserve to feel safe, respected, and welcomed at Englefeld School.
Are you being bullied?
Witnessed someone else being bullied?
Are you, or someone you know, at risk of hurting yourself or someone else?
What is bullying?
Verbal: usually involving taunts, name-calling, put-downs, slurs, offensive gestures, incessant mocking, threats, intimidation, and laughing at someone else’s expense;
Social: excluding, ganging up, ridiculing, gossiping, spreading rumours, extortion or stealing of money and possessions;
Physical: involving physical harm often from kicking, punching, hair pulling, pinching, and pushing;
Sexual: involving unwanted physical contact or sexually inappropriate comments; and Cyber: using a computer or other technology to forward or spread hurtful messages and/or
images.
Whatever form bullying takes, it is not “just something kids have to go through”. It needs to be reported and addressed.
It can happen anywhere: in the community, at school, in the park, on the street, at a friend’s house,
on a sports team, or in a club.
Getting help
You are not alone. Others will stand with you to stop bullying. There are people in your life who will
understand and help. Tell them what you need.
Ignore the bully or tell him/her to stop Walk away and tell a trusted adult Avoid being alone with the bully Call Kids Help Phone - https://kidshelpphone.ca/ Call Health Line at 811 Use the Report Bullying Saskatchewan Student Online Reporting Tool through the I Am
Stronger website. Report Bullying SK is an anonymous and confidential online reporting tool for students. Report it. Your online report will be anonymous if you do not include your name or contact information. https://reportbullyingsk.edudata.ca/apps/bullying/
Yearbook Our new yearbooks are here!! We will be hosting a yearbook sale and signing party during the noon hour of December 7th. Come and pick up your new yearbook and get ALL of your friends to leave a message and a memory for the years to come!! Yearbooks are $20 each. We will be handing out all pre-paid yearbooks that day.
2018 Remembrance Day Literacy and Poster Contest Winners Black & White Poster
Junior: 1st Guillanne C
Intermediate: 3rd Sean G
Senior: 1st Guillanne C
3rd Torri M
Color Poster
Junior: 1st Katherine O
Poems
Senior: 1st Khrystyna O
Senior Girls Volleyball Submitted by Kara
The Sr. Girls volleyball team ended their season
with a bang. Conferences were in the first week of
November in Annahiem. They ended up in the
final with Rose Valley, and it was intense. They
won the first set, but the second was even more
intense. Sadly, they lost the second 35-33, and
after lots of hard work they won the third. The
next weekend was regionals. Again, they found
themselves in the final game against Rose Valley.
This time, they won in two. They were fired up
and ready for their last weekend of volleyball in
Fox Valley for Provincials. They fought hard and
were undefeated on Friday. Their setter, #9 Anne
Lyza had injured her leg in the second game, but
the team kept going, keeping their win streak
alive. On Saturday, Anne Lyza was back to
playing, and they won their last pool play game
against Fox Valley. It was a sweet victory. They
began play-offs with another win! During the
heated semi-final match, they beat Vonda in the
first set, and on the last point of the second set, #6,
Tanya, went down, pulling a tendon in her foot.
Although she was injured, her play secured us a
medal. Tanya was no longer able to play. They
stayed undefeated until the final game against
Rose Valley. Sadly, they were unable to win the
gold, but they played well, and never gave up.
Thank you to all the fans who supported them
throughout the season! Go Eagles!
Senior Boys Volleyball
The Senior Boys volleyball team had a great year!
Unfortunately, we did not finish the season the
way we wanted to. The team placed fourth in
conferences which made us excluded us from
advancing into Regionals. However, we enjoyed
spending several weekends together making
countless memories that we will treasure and carry
with us into the future. We would like to thank
everyone that believed in us and came to cheer us
on during our tournaments. A special thanks goes
out to our parents that went out of their way to
supply us with whatever we needed, and for
driving us countless kilometers around
Saskatchewan. As well, our team wants to
thank Mrs. Pawluk for coming out to our home
games and helping us during our practices. She
made sure Mr. Ross didn’t go too hard on us and
helped provide some encouragement on the court.
Most importantly, we would all like to thank Mr.
Ross for his dedication to our team and for
constantly working with us to become better
players on the court, and better individuals off the
court.
SRC Submitted by Khrystyna
The SRC had a great November! Firstly, the SRC
had an easy hot lunch for the students and staff
consisting of hot dogs, hamburgers, and smokies.
Then a second hot lunch was held on November
14th provided by the SCC in which the SRC
members helped serve. This lunch was held for
diabetes awareness. There was a T/12 held on the
28th where teachers and students played a game of
volleyball. Lastly in-motion games were held in
the gym on November 30th. The SRC decorated
the school for Christmas with amazing lights and
ornaments. We are planning more exciting things
for December that the students and staff with love!
Our next meeting is on December 4th.
Menchies Frozen Yogurt
$4.00
We are selling frozen yogurt at the school. Kinds will
vary. Students are welcome to come at noon to the
office to purchase one.
Public Library Hours
Tuesday: 10 – 2
Wednesday: 4 – 8
Thursday: 10 – 2
Phone Number 1-639-280-7770
Englefeld School Christmas Program
December 20th 7:30
We will have: Christmas Program
Photo Booth Coffee and Doughnuts
and of course Santa