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The WMCI community is committed to providing a safe and stimulating environment in order to promote individual excellence, to foster responsible citizenship, and to develop students who can manage their futures in a changing society.

Secretary: Christine Poschenrieder Principal: Shannon Blondeau

Phone: 385-2845 Fax: 385-3031

wmci@pinecreeksd.mb.ca www.pinecreeksd.mb.ca

January 2018

Student Talk About Dangers of Sharing Illicit Photos

On December 14th, Constable Gord Olsen of the Winnipeg Royal Canadi-

an Mounted Police, Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit, presented in-

formation about the dangers of misusing the internet and social media.

His presentation included a scenario, provided resources for support and

informed our students of the laws when sending, having or sharing

these types of pictures with anyone. The message was, “Be smart with

how we use our devices and think about the consequences.” Constable

Gord Olsen challenged students, staff and their families too, “Find a spot

at home (kitchen, parents room, etc) to place your devices (phones,

ipods, tablets or laptops) to charge and stayed plugged in the entire

night. The noise and distraction of what is happening can wait. It may

reduce the drama and keep you safe.”

Resources: http://www.helpnow.ca, Send This Instead— https://

www.youtube.com/user/sendthisinstead, Think Before You Post— https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=4w4_Hrwh2XI

Photo Courtesy of GES

February is “I Love to Read” Month!

Literacy is very important and can come in many forms. 2018 will bring new changes

within WMCI and one will be celebrating literacy with a different theme each month.

Please come to the library, check it out and enter for a prize!

Mrs. Gowan

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What a surreal season for me! I started

coaching some of these students over 6

years ago. We spent ~400 hours to-

gether, 3 practices a week, 4 tourna-

ments, exhibition matches, Zone

Playoffs, Provincial Qualifiers, and

Provincials. We ended with a record of

56-17 and a perfect 15-0 through zone

playoffs, Provincial qualifiers, and

Provincials!

Thanks to all players for their commit-

ment, and a great group of seniors for

their leadership. Thanks to JV players

for putting in a lot of time knowing

that court time would be limited –

practices would not have

ran so successfully with-

out you guys there.

Since our first meeting

and practices last June,

we talked about how this

group would be a “good”

team based on skill

alone, but it takes leader-

ship, communication,

teamwork, and passion

to be a “great” team.

This group exemplified

all of these things

(especially in the last half of the sea-

son). I am most proud of how these

boys came together as a team! We

started the year playing as individuals

and then they learned how to play as a

group of 6, and then a team of 11.

The biggest focus throughout the year

was always maintaining a, “next ball

mentality”, worrying only about what

we can control and staying positive.

I’m a big believer in the power of posi-

tivity in a team and we used this to our

advantage. The boys used a positive

court demeanor, and energy to control

momentum – and it was this that was

the difference maker in our biggest

games. Our goal going into provincials

was to try and always put ourselves in

a good position for the following day

and we achieved that. We talked about

how this was not just a regular tourna-

ment, it was a BIG weekend, filled

with BIG games, and I was ok with

that because I truly believe that we had

BIG game players!

Congratulations to our tournament all

stars (Erik S. and Justin E.) and the

tournament MVP (Paycen W.). It was

an experience that I hope the boys re-

member for a lifetime…I know I will!

Thanks to everybody who had a role in

the team’s success this year: obviously

the players, parents, volunteer drivers,

Mrs. Blondeau, Mr. Koshel, Mr.

Nemetchek, and Mrs. Poschenrieder

for dealing with all of the administra-

tive work. A Special Thanks to Mr.

Lehmann for putting in all the time he

spent working with these kids over the

previous 3 seasons.

Collin Smith

The End to a Great Season!

This year, WMCI will have two boys’ curling teams and two girls’ curling teams. They will head to Zones sometime in February 2018. We would like to extend a HUGE Thank You to our Community Coaches – Sylvia Hayward, Rob Melnyk and Todd Tonn for their support and encouragement of our athletes. Stay tuned for more information about Zones in Carberry and come on out to cheer on our curlers.

Tracey Linski /Jason Lucas

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WMCI Band and Choir News

Thank you to the WMCI Band and Choir students for your

excellent performances at our Christmas Concert, December

12th. Gladstone Access TV and Neepawa Access TV were

both there to record video of the event for your TV viewing

pleasure.

Our next concert will be March 13th.

Susan Salmon

Music, Band & Choir Teacher

WMCI Theatre Club News

WMCI Theatre Club’s second trip to

Winnipeg was on December 13th to

watch the play, “A Christmas Carol”,

the classic tale by Charles Dickens.

Cold—hearted Ebenezer Scrooge was

anything but merry at Christmas time,

thinking only of himself, his business and

acquiring wealth. He cared little for

others. Then he is visited by four ghosts

on Christmas Eve. As the Spirits lead

Scrooge to reflect on his life, he be-

comes a changed man, full of gener-

osity.

We look forward to our next trip to Win-

nipeg on January 24th to watch

“Come From Far Away”.

Susan Salmon

Music, Band & Choir Teacher

Happy New Year!

We hope everyone had a memorable holiday.

The WMCI Parent Advisory Council was busy in

November helping with a canteen for Boys Vol-

leyball on November 9th as well as helping Mrs.

Blondeau host the Breakfast for Breakfast in our

school on November 24th. Thank you to every-

one who supported these events.

Our next PAC meeting is scheduled for January

10th.

Warm Regards,

Cecile Melnyk

WMCI PAC Secretary

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WMCI Annual Christmas Dinner

This annual event was held December 19th with all

staff, students, and guests from the Division Office

in attendance. Santa managed to take a break from

his busy schedule to stop by and drop off presents to

two lucky students in each grade! After the dinner

there was a chance to take pictures with him too!

Thank you to Presy Biado for making authentic

Phillipine dishes for us to enjoy as well!

Student Council

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WMCI—Morton Cup

On December 21st we all braved the cold weather to see

the Red and Green teams play at the WMCI 7th Annual

Morton Cup hockey game. This year the Red Team won!

Congratulations to Brittany Ferguson who won the Shoot

to Win contest and won a $25 gift card of choice.

Thank you to all staff for coaching, supervising

and cooking. Thanks to refs Todd Tonn and Josh

Blondeau.

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Warriors for Change

Happy New Year!

Our 1st annual Sock Toss was held December 21st at the WMCI Morton Cup. All socks will be

donated to the Portage Women’s Shelter. Congratulations to Alex McCaskill who is the recipi-

ent of a $25 gift card of choice. Thank you to all that purchased socks for the Sock Toss! Our

Raffle raised $68 towards the Sick Children's Foundation. Congratulations to Samantha Brown

for winning the prize filled cooler. Thank you to Eric Bjarnson who supplied the prize!

Student Council—

Ornament Making

Student Council

Throughout our last week of school in December and of 2017, we planned fun Spirit Days. Some activities included PJ

Day with free hot chocolate throughout the school day, each house decorating a gingerbread house, creating orna-

ments and hosting a Gym Blast!

Student Council is now getting busy planning all of our activities for the rest of the school year, so be on the lookout

for upcoming Spirit Days and Valentine’s Match-makers!

Kiersten Sanderson, Vice President

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January

11 Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup

18 Steak Sandwich and Fries

25 Baldy’s Baked Potato

February

1 CLOSED

8 Taco Salad

15 Sweet and Sour Chicken and Rice

22 Chicken Fingers and Fries

Baldy’s Bistro 2018 Menu

GREEN WARRIORS

This winter WMCI’s own Green Warriors environmental group has been hard at work. Not only has the school’s composting program continued to flourish, but the students and staff advisors alike have been putting in their personal time and brain power towards developing new pro-jects. Students have been making a major push toward an eventual proposal to the town ask-ing that plastic bags be banned in the community of Gladstone and more environmentally friendly alternatives offered. Through petitions, signatures have been obtained from vast amounts of the student body as well as community members and business owners in the area who support the proposal. In another step toward project development within the school it-self, the Green Warriors have purchased necessary equipment for a rooftop rain collection barrel to be used as an energy efficient, cost efficient, and water efficient way to maintain the school garden that the group plans on reviving this spring.

Be clean,

Be green,

Have a Happy New Year!

WMCI Green Warriors

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CAREER CORNER

Red River College—Open House February 21-22, 2017 With more than 110 full- and part-time programs being represented at our Open House (in the North Gym at the Notre Dame Campus), you’ll be able to talk with knowledgeable instructors and staff about the programs you’re most interested in. For more information contact: Clint Thiessen, Recruitment Officer Email: cjthiessen@rrc.ca The Registrar’s Office, Room D101 Phone: 204.632.2115 Assiniboine Community College Open House Thurs., Feb. 23rd, 2017 from 9 AM to 5 PM Future students can explore ACC programs, tour the shops, labs and classrooms and get an inside look with hands-on activities every half hour for the duration of the event. University of Manitoba Open House The Student Recruitment team is pleased to invite interested Gr. 10-12 students to attend U of M’s Open House on Thurs., Feb. 23rd at the Fort Garry Campus. There will be faculty presentations, tours, and mini-university lectures in timeslots throughout the day, as well as a tradeshow fair, entertainment, music, and prize draws. The athletic facilities will also be open all day. For more info go to www.umanitoba.ca/openhouse. Canadian Mennonite University Campus Visit Days—Feb. 3rd & Mar. 10th, 2017 from 9 AM to 2:45 PM Open House—Mar. 29th, 2017 from 10 AM to 3 PM

Looking to do some career research or hunting for that perfect job? Check out the following sites: http://www.public.careercruising.com/ca/en (will need password)

http://www.manitobacareerdevelopment.ca/CDI/

RCMP Youth Camp 2018

The Northwest Region Recruiting Unit

of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

(RCMP) and the RCMP Training Acade-

my Depot (in Regina, SK) are pleased

to offer a select group of Grades 10 to

12 students the opportunity to experi-

ence life as a police officer.

Thirty-two students from across the prairies and territories will

be chosen to attend a one week Youth Camp at the RCMP Train-

ing Academy in Regina, SK. These students will be selected based

on their academic achievement, interview skills, volunteer expe-

rience, work experience, physical fitness and their individual in-

terest in being a Police Officer in the RCMP. The cost of the camp

and travel to Regina is free of charge for those selected to

attend.

If a student is interested or more information is wanted, please

contact Mrs. Smith or Mrs. Gowan before February 1, 2018.

2018 High School Enrichment

Program

The University of Winnipeg

This program will run Monday, April 23,

2018 to Friday, April 27, 2018. A week

spent in one class might help with the

transition between high school and uni-

versity. The brochure and application

form is available at:

http://

enrichmentprogram.uwinnipeg.ca.

If additional information is required

please contact Rebecca Stephenson by

email at r.stephenson@uwinnipeg.ca or

by phone at 204.786.9762.

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MyBlueprint

This is an engaging, user friendly and interactive online education

and career planning program that some of our classes have been

able to explore and update their current information into.

Some highlights to this program are as follows:

Parents accounts can link to student

Goal setter

Budget-making tool

Help plan courses towards graduation

Discover and compare post secondary opportunities

Explore occupations

Mobile Friendly

http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/downsview/docs/Guidance/

MyBlueprint%20for%20Parents.pdf

GLAD WEST REC ACTIVITIES AT WMCI

The following are currently running at WMCI and organized by the GWRC.

Get Involved! Get Active!

Pickleball - Tuesdays 5:30 - 7PM

Hallway Walking -

Mon - Thurs 3:30 - 5 PM

Basketball - Thursdays 5 - 8PM

Highland Dance—Tuesday 4-6pm

Contact Mrs. Blondeau at WMCI or

Zapphira Neuschwander at GWRC for more information

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