The Stewart School
7 Sunset Blvd.
Perth, Ontario K7H 0A1
May 2014
PA Day May 30, 2014
Just a reminder that Friday, May 30, 2014 is a P.A. day and
there is no school for students. Also, Monday, May
19, 2014 is Victoria Day so there will be no school.
Graduation and Movin On Celebrations The end of this school year
is two months away, and the transition of our grades 6, 7 and 8
students to PDCI in
September is fast approaching.
For our grade 8 students, our formal graduation ceremony will
take place on Tuesday, June 24, here at The
Stewart School, followed by a dance with students from our other
Perth area schools held at Perth Collegiate.
Further details will be shared at a later date.
For our grades 6 & 7 students, an informal celebration with
a barbecue, and indoor and outdoor activities will
be held on Wednesday, June 25. Their formal graduation ceremony
will take place at the end of their grade 8
year at PDCI.
We look forward to celebrating the growth and development of all
of our students who are moving on, and hope
that the many fond memories of their time here at The Stewart
will long be remembered.
EQAO DATES
Grade 3 students and Grade 6 students will be completing their
EQAO testing during the two week period of
May 26th to June 6th. It would be in the students interests if
appointments such as with the doctor, dentist and optometrist are
not scheduled during the testing days. You can help your child be
successful by ensuring that he
or she has the following: a good breakfast each morning; a good
nights sleep prior to each testing day; and a substantial and
healthy lunch.
Appropriate Dress Code
With the warmer weather approaching, it is a good time to be
reminded of the expectations for appropriate dress
at school. In the work place, individuals have a responsibility
for their appearance. Students must be neat and
clean in their persons and habits. Appropriate modest dress,
suitable to the business of school is required at all
times. Clothing with inappropriate slogans and/or logos, is not
allowed. Appropriate footwear is required at all
times. No hats may be worn inside the school (religious headgear
excluded). Female students must not wear
tops that expose bra straps or the midriff. Shorts must be of an
appropriate length.
The Stewart School May 2014
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2nd Annual Stewart School Bridge Building (and Breaking!)
Competition
On Tuesday March 18, 2014 Stewart School was visited by four
engineers from the Thousand Islands
Professional Engineers chapter. Students had been preparing for
weeks in advance to build the strongest bridge
to span 50 cm using only 100 popsicle sticks and white glue. The
team of Adam Deachman, Cameron Williams,
Vatsal Patel and Brandon Watts took home first place with an
outstanding weight of 38.8 kg! Way to go to all
who participated and had a great day!
Bridge Building Groups
Primary - Silver Bridge Builders 15.7 Stewart Stallion Builders
13.8 Golden Builders 13.2 Teams Moving on to Regional Competition
on April 4
Junior - Cheeseburger Chumps 36.4 kg - Jack Bourque, Will
Mierau, Alexi Mavraganis The Three Stoogettes 32.9 kg - Olivia
Gemmill, Aiden Donnelly, Hallie Poole The Chicken Nugget
Chinchillas - 27.4 kg - Hayden Cameron, Devin Umpherson, Hunter
Fielding
Intermediate - The Bridgemen 2 38.8 kg - Adam Deachman, Cameron
Williams, Vatsal Patel Funky Town Monkey Bros 34.3 kg - Ethan
Rivington, Noah Sullivan, Cohen Churchill, Dylan Stone
Question Mark 33.9 kg - Damian Ray, Callum Anderson, Sam Machan
The Wooly Mammoths 27.7 kg (Moving on to regionals) - Olivia
Bourque, Brianna Fournier, Romy Hansen
Bridge Building Regional Competition
On Friday, April 4th three Junior and three Intermediate teams
from Stewart School travelled to Wolford Public
School to compete in the PEO Thousand Islands Chapter Regional
Bridge Building Competition. The six teams from Stewart all placed
in the top three within the school competition to qualify for this
day. We had
very good results.
Members Bridge
Weight
Bridge
Load
Placing
Cheeseburger Chumps
Jack Bourque, Will Mierau, Alexi Mavraganis
166g 32.2kg 7
The Chicken Nugget Chinchillas
Hayden Cameron, Devin Umpherson, Hunter Fielding
135g 25.7kg 8
The Three Stoogettes
Olivia Gemmill, Aiden Donnelly, Hallie Poole
138g 24.3kg 9
The Bridgemen 2
Adam Deachman, Cameron Williams, Vatsal Patel
136g 57.7kg 1
Question Mark
Damian Ray, Callum Anderson, Sam Machan
148g 39.4kg 3
The Wooly Mammoths
Olivia Bourque, Brianna Fournier, Romy Hansen
143g 18.2kg 8
The Bridgemen 2 team came 2nd overall in the competition and
received a cash prize!
