___________________ The Schell School Times #2 _____________________

Monday, September 30, 2019

OCTOBER 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

Kindergarten

Day 2

2

Day 3

3

Kindergarten

Music – SGB

Day 4

4

Sr. Girls VB

Tournament

Pacer Pride

Day

Day 5

5

Sr. Girls

Volleyball

Tournament

6 7

Kindergarten

Day 6

8

Music – SGB

Day 1

9

Kindergarten

Day 2

10

Day 3

11

Kindergarten

Music - BGS

Day 4

12

13

14

Thanksgiving

Day –

No School

15

Day 5

16

Kindergarten

Day 6

17

Music – BGS

Day 1

18

Kindergarten

Denim Day

Day 2

19

20

Holdfast Fall

Supper

21

Day 3

22

Kindergarten

Picture Day

Music - SGB

Day 4

23

Day 5

24

Day 6

25

Kindergarten

Day 1

26

27 28

Collaborative

Day – No

School for

Students

29

Kindergarten

Paw Patrol

Day

Day 2

30

Day 3

31

Kindergarten

Halloween

Costume Day

Music – BGS

Day 4

DATES TO REMEMBER FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR: Oct 14 – Thanksgiving – No School

Oct 22 – Picture Day

Oct 28 – Collaborative Learning Day – No School

Nov 14 – Picture Retakes

Nov 8 – Day off in lieu of Parent/Teacher Interviews

Nov 11 – In lieu of Remembrance Day

Nov 12 – Admin Day – No School

Nov 25 – Non-Instructional Day – No School

Dec 20 – Last day of classes in 2019

Dec 25 – Jan 5– Christmas Break

Jan 6 – First day of classes in 2020

Jan 31 – Non Instructional Day

Feb 17 – Family Day

Feb 18-21 – February Break

March 9 – Non-Instructional Day

March 23 – Collaborative Learning Day

April 10 – Good Friday

April 13-17 - Easter Break

May 15 – Day in lieu of 3 – Way Conferences

May 18 – Victoria Day – No School

June 29 – Evaluation/Admin Day – No Students

June 30 – Report cards go out

SCHELL SCHOOL HAPPENINGS:

Supervision – Reminder to all parents that there is NO supervision before 8:45 a.m. and after 3:25 p.m. at

the school. Thank you!

Welcome to our Preschool students – Andrew Coles, Lulu Coles, Kirsten Currie, Wesley Demmings,

Cadence Federspiel, Benjamin Gottselig, Sadie Rogoschewsky, Ella Sigmeth, Brant Spencer, Linden

Thorson, Scarlet Tripps, and Eva Wilker. They started Preschool on Sept. 10th and will be coming every

Tuesday and Thursday morning. Also welcome to Mrs. Michelle Anderson-Sigmeth and Mrs. Kathryn

Thorson who will be helping in the Preschool room this year.

Terry Fox Run – Our Terry Fox Run was to be held on Thursday, September 26th this year but

unfortunately, we’ve had to postpone it to a later date due to the weather. Watch for alternate date.

Thank you to all students who have so far taken the time to collect pledges for the Terry Fox Foundation.

Our goal this year was $1500 and we have surpassed that thus far raising $2052.50 for cancer research to

date. Way to go!

Congratulations to Ethan Fahlman, Zander Carr, Conrad Gottselig & Blair Bennett who were the lucky

winners of the Terry Fox T-Shirts. Special thanks to Conexus Credit Union who donated a snack for each

of the students involved in the run.

“Even if I don’t finish, we need others to continue. It’s got to keep going without me.”

Terry Fox – July 10, 1980

Please note: If students still have their pledges at home, please return them to the school by

October 5th so we can have all pledge monies sent in to the Terry Fox Foundation.

Cooking with Schell 2 - We still have recipe books available! They can be purchased at the front desk of

Schell School for $5.00. They make great birthday, wedding shower or Christmas gifts. All proceed go to

the Schell School Fundraising Committee.

Yearbook - The 2018/19 yearbooks will be arriving shortly and will be sent home with all those who

ordered. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the Yearbook that highlights last year, please send

$29.00 to the school to be left with Mrs. Dennis.

Cheques are to be made out to “Schell School SRC”.

The 2019/20 Yearbook Committee have already been snapping pictures & planning for the new year.

We would like to thank our advertisers for helping sponsor the 2018/19 yearbook. Thank you also to all

students and families who support the yearbook. Your support is much appreciated!

- Mrs. Sarah Thorson & Mrs. Danielle Dennis

Name Plates – An order for name plates for the feature wall in the main entrance of our school will be

made late in November, so that we can have them up for the Christmas Concert. The wall includes all

former staff, board members and students from any of the schools on the wall. If you wish to have your

name, your student’s name, or a parent or grandparent displayed under any of these schools, please leave a

cheque for $10/name plate at the front desk. Cheques are to be made out to “Schell School Fundraising

Committee”. We need a minimum of 5 name plates in order to place an order.

Schell School Fundraising Committee – Our next meeting is November 5th is 7:00 p.m. in the school

library. If you are interested in joining, please come out on November 5th and check things out. This year

our goal is to raise money to purchase new tables for events such as Turkey Dinner, Drama, Literacy Fair,

etc.

We will be doing the LITTLE CAESARS KITS again this year – Kits will be sent home to

each family this week. Order deadline is October 30, 2019.

Schell School Clothing – We still have the following sizes & styles (2015 & 2017) of Schell School

clothing for sale. Please call the front desk at 488-2055, if you are interested. Prices are as follow:

School Pictures: Lifetouch is doing school pictures again this year on Tuesday, October 22nd –

preschoolers welcome! Preschool pictures (Children 3 & under not attending Lil’ Tykes Preschool) will be

taken between 10:00 and 10:15 a.m. The Lil’ Tykes Classroom will be photographed between 10:00 a.m.

and noon. The school uses Jostens/Lifetouch as the photographer because our yearbook is done digitally

through Jostens. We photograph all staff and students for the yearbook and cumulative folders. Package

choices are sent home with students for those wishing to purchase them - there is no obligation for

families to purchase the pictures.

ALLERGY ALERT – We have some students with severe

NUT & FOOD ALLERGIES. We would ask that parents refrain

from sending any nut products to school in students’ lunches.

Thank you for your cooperation in this!

From the Canteen . . . Fresh fruit and vegetables! We continue to use our nutrition grant to provide some

healthy choices for students at our canteen. This month we had a variety of fruits and veggies bagged and

for sale for the mere price of 25 cents. We also enjoyed many other delicious options such as perogies,

grilled cheese, and sausage on a bun provided by Mrs. Fahlman. Thank you Mrs. Myrah for all of your

work preparing the fruits and veggie bags in September. Special thank you to Mrs. Fahlman who looks after

stocking, ordering, and cleaning the canteen on a daily basis!

The Canteen (open at noon hour) and beverage machine are stocked with many great choices.

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Canteen prices - The canteen is open every noon hour from 11:48 - 12:02. On the menu:

Sub $3.25

Pizza $3.25

Fruits & Veggies $0.25

Muffins $1.25

Baking $1.25

Item Description: Style Year Size Quantity Amount

Youth Long Sleeve – Navy 2015 Small 9 $15

Youth Sweatpants – Navy 2015 Small 1 $20

Adult Baseball T-Shirt – White & Blue 2017 Medium 1 $28

Adult Sweatpants – Navy 2017 Medium 2 $30

Adult Sweatpants – Navy 2017 Large 1 $30

Adult Shorts – Navy 2017 Medium 1 $25

Youth Sweatpants – Navy 2017 Large 1 $25

Toques 2017 One Size 2 $15

Photo Day Reminder Dear Parents: Lifetouch Canada will be taking student’s portraits at SCHELL SCHOOL. Your child/children will be photographed using a proof program. Below are some key points to the proof program:

Picture day is TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22nd beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Watch for a Lifetouch flyer with pose and background colour choices.

All Students will be photographed. No payment is required on picture day.

A proof order form will arrive approximately 10 days after picture day.

Two Ways to Order: 1) return orders to the school by the due date indicated on the order form. 2) place your order online – by using the access information provided on order form

Once orders are received, packages will be delivered to your school in approx.10-15 days.

Upon receipt of your proof, if a retake is required, you must check the retake request box on the proof order form and return it to the photographer on photo retake day: Thursday, November 14th.

Please direct any questions to Lifetouch Canada. See contact information below. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to capture your portrait memories.

Your Lifetouch Photography Team.

#18 – 395 Park Street, Regina, Saskatchewan S4N 5B2 - Telephone 1-866-443-9643

REMINDERS:

High Risk Activity Form – was sent home with your child. These need to be signed and

returned to the school before your child can participate in these activities.

Driver’s Authorization Form – If you are willing to drive for sporting events or class trips please have

your child pick up a driver’s authorization form at the front desk. These forms need to be filled out for any

parents, grandparents and/or guardians who are willing to drive. These forms need to be completed in

conjunction with the criminal records and vulnerable sector check. Criminal records checks are good for 3

years, so if you filled one out recently they will still be acceptable. If you have any questions or concerns or

want to check the expiration of your criminal records check, please contact the school at 488-2055.

Attendance - If your child/children are going to be away because of illness, appointments, or other

circumstances, please call 306-488-2055 or email danielle.dennis@horizonsd.ca to let us know. Thank you

for your cooperation with this.

Medical Form – We sent home an additional medical form we would like filled out, signed and returned for

each student. This helps make our staff aware of any children who may have any allergies, asthma, etc. If

you are needing another form, please notify Mrs. Dennis (danielle.dennis@horizonsd.ca) and we can send

another form home.

Registration Verification Forms - are usually sent out in the beginning of the school year; however, this

year we are in the process of switching to a new system and are still learning it. We would greatly

appreciate your patience with this and we should have them out in October. If you do have a change to your

or your child’s information, please feel free to call the school at 306-488-2055 and update your information

with Mrs. Dennis directly.

BUS LANE REMINDER - A reminder to parents/grandparents, Pre-school parents and visitors; to please

refrain from parking in the BUS LANE between the hours of 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Also, when approaching a school bus that has its stop arm out and its flashing lights activated, as a driver:

You must stop no closer than 5 m (15 ft.) from the front or back of the bus.

You must not advance your vehicle until the bus driver turns off the flashing red stop

lamps and deactivates the stop arm.

Schell Website – Don’t forget to check out our school website for important information and dates of

upcoming events. www.horizonsd.ca/school/schell/Pages/default.aspx

Student Fees - Just a reminder that student fees are now due. Below is a list of the fees that students are

responsible for:

If paying by cheque, please make it payable to “Schell School SRC”.

Student Fees – if you have not paid your student’s fees, please make arrangements to do so as soon

as possible. Fees are as follow:

Kindergarten – No fee

Grade 1 - 12 - Copying/Workbook fee - $10.00

Grade 2 - 8- Art Fee - $5.00

Grade 2 - 8 - Project Fee - $5.00

If you are paying by cheque, please make it payable to “Schell School SRC”.

Thank you to all parents and students who have paid their fees.

DON’T MISS OUT ON EVENTS AT SCHELL SCHOOL SIGN UP FOR THE TEXT &

EMAIL REMINDERS

You do not need to resign up for the 2019/20 School Year if you were an existing member last year.

However, if you do wish to be removed please call the school

at (306) 488-2055 or email danielle.dennis@horizonsd.ca.

To receive reminders regarding events at Schell School via text message:

Text: @schell2055 to (306) 500-1948

To receive reminders regarding important events at Schell School via e-mail:

Send an e-mail to rmd.at/schell2055

All numbers and e-mail addresses are confidential – NO teacher or student can ever view them.

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS:

Books Make Great Gifts! - The Book Fair will be held again this year

from November 13th – 20th .

We will be featuring books from Scholastic Books.

Please stop by and help support our school library.

For more information, contact Mrs. Rita Myrah (Librarian) at 488-2055.

SRC HAPPENINGS:

Special Days in October:

Friday, October 4th – Pacer Pride Day – Wear something blue & white or your Schell Pacer

clothing to kick off the annual Senior Girls Volleyball Tournament

Friday, October 18th – Denim Day – Wear as much demin clothing as you have and earn points for

your team.

Tuesday, October 29th – – Students gather in the gym with their teams and compete in

activities to earn points.

Tuesday, October 31st – Costume Day/Halloween activities in the gym. All preschool

children are welcome to join us for some Halloween fun! (12:15 – 1:00 p.m.)

SPORTS HAPPENINGS:

Senior Girls Volleyball – With only nine girls and various commitments off the court it has been very

difficult to field enough players for both practices and tournaments. After a couple of practices we

travelled to Carlyle/Arcola for our first tournament with just six players. They played very well but as

luck would have it two of our starters were hurt and had to tough out the rest of the day. We finished 3rd

on the consolation side. We were to play at Kipling the next weekend but due to outside commitments

and two injured starters were forced to drop out of the tournament. A big disappointment. Due to more

outside commitment and a power outage we were unable to practice before the Wadena tournament.

Remarkably, we remained competitive, finishing 3rd in pool play and 4th overall. We again only had

seven players. A special thanks to Jayce Kelly and Mackenzie Van Damme who played through their

injuries again to make sure we could field a team. It has certainly been a struggle this year but more

practices as a whole team will give us a good chance at future tournaments. Our next tournament is our

home tournament with the championship being held at Imperial this year. A special thanks to Jade Van

Damme for driving to Wadena.

Tournament Dates:

September

Oct 4th & 5th – Imperial/Holdfast

Oct 18th & 19th – Naicam

Oct 25th & 26th – Quill Lake

- Mr. Kurbis (coach)

Junior Girls – The Jr. Girls Volleyball team has had a great start to their season. We have had some

additional players join us following the last newsletter so our team is now comprised of 12 girls,

six from each school. From Holdfast, we have Hannah Burks, Elizabeth Maerz, Addison Dennis,

Peyton Mengel, Hailee Woodhouse, and Kaidence Bachman playing. From Imperial, we now have

Hudson Vogt, Emma Schaeffer, Arianne Dy, Chloe Federspiel, Bailey Field, and Sianna Tannahill

playing this year. The grade sixes are focusing on skill development as we move through the season

and the Grade 7/8 students are learning to work together as a team.

The Grade 6/7/8 players began their season of league on September 24th with a game against Lanigan.

The girls opened the match with a win but then lost ultimately after 4 sets. They then played a close

game against a strong Drake team on September 26 where they learned vital positioning and areas

they need further improvement in.

The team then played their first tournament in Holdfast on September 28th. The girls showed

excellent improvement and gained some much needed confidence through the games against a variety

of teams they would not normally play against. Thank you to Mrs. Fahlman for running an excellent

canteen again this year, to Alexis, Jacob, Kiana, Ryan, and Conrad for working the score clock, the

canteen, completing linsing duties, as well a refereeing. Thank you Mr. Kurbis for refereeing,

arranging for our plaques and helping set up the draw. Thank you Mrs. Dennis for typing out

everything we needed. You help keep us on top of our organization as coaches.

Great job representing your schools this weekend girls and I look forward to watching you continue to

improve as the season progresses.

- Mrs. Demmings (coach)

Cross Country – Hailee Woodhouse competed in the pre-district Cross Country championships at

Wynyard on September 25th. After practicing hard over the summer and at school she moved up fifteen

spots to finish 33rd out of 85 girls. She clocked in almost two minutes faster then last year. A great

effort Hailee! Her goal is to reach districts next year as a pee-wee girl.

- Mr. Kurbis (coach)

We have an opportunity for you to make a difference!

Horizon School Division #205 is currently accepting applications for the

following casual/substitute positions:

*Caretaker *Educational Assistant *Librarian *Secretary *Bus Driver

For further information, call (306-682-8626) or apply online at:www.horizonsd.ca

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS:

Holdfast Public Library – Thank you to all the children who participated in the summer reading

program! Our prize winners were:

8 and under Readers – Jordice Selensky

9 and older readers – Hunter Thorson

We would also like to congratulate Blake Bast who was also the closest guesser on the number of

candies in the jar and Austyn Thorson & Hunter Thorson for the coloring contest. We hope you all

continue to read throughout the year, even though the program is over. It’s very important to keep it up!

We look forward to see everyone at the Library again this year for our special story times and craft

days. Watch for posters!

October is FINE FREE month at the library!

Stop by the library and find out how you can be fine free.

R.M. of Sarnia #221 – Don’t forget you can get updates and general information on facebook. If you

have any questions, please call the R.M. Office at 306-488-2033.

Sarnia Ladies Club – If you are wanting or do not have your Sarnia Ladies Community Calendar,

please call Agnes Dennis at 306-488-4773 or 306-731-7778.

Sarnia First Responders – We are in desperate need of people to become First Responders for the

Holdfast, Dilke and Beach areas. To be a first responder you are required to have CPR C and 2

weekend course. Dates for the courses are November 1st-3rd and November 15th-17th. If interested

please contact Agnes Dennis at 306-731-7778 for more information.

Dilke Tradeshow -

Sarnia Community Complex

Rink Clean Up

October 21st & 22nd from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

If you are able to come and help out, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

- Holdfast & District Rec. Board

Holdfast Community Fall Supper

Assumption Parish Turkey Supper: Holdfast Catholic Church Hall

Sunday, October 20th, 2019

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Tickets sold at the door

Adults: $15/person

Children (6-12): $8/person

5 and under Free

(Turkey, Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Hot Vegetables, Salad & Dessert)

Gift Basket Raffle - $5/ticket. Tickets sold at Fall Supper!

Everyone Welcome!

When should your child stay home from school? Fever

children with fevers, even slight fevers,

should not be sent to school

a fever is a sign of illness

Vomiting and/or diarrhea

children should not return to school until

vomiting/diarrhea has cleared (48 hours

have passed since their last symptom)

Respiratory infections

sore throat, coughing, earaches or

persistent cough with discharge from

nose and/or throat

Rashes

skin rash may be a sign of illness

rashes have different causes

if your child has a rash, see your doctor

Pink eye

your child can return to school after 24

hours of appropriate antibiotic treatment

FLU CLINIC – will be held as a walk-in clinic on Thursday, November 14th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00

p.m. at the Village Office in Holdfast. The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region recommends seasonal

influenza vaccine for everyone. Those who would benefit most are:

Adults 65 years of age and over

People with chronic health conditions or severe obesity

Residents of a nursing home or other care facility

Pregnant women in any trimester and members of the same household

Children aged 6 months to under 5 years of age

Contacts of the individuals listed above

Contacts of infants less than 6 months of age

Any health care worker or care provider

Any volunteer in a health care setting

To be added to the mailing list for this Newsletter (10 – 11 issues per year) please send your

mailing address along with $15.00 to Schell School.

If you wish to receive a digital copy of the School Newsletter please provide your email address

to the school (danielle.dennis@horizonsd.ca) or phone 306-488-2055.

There is no charge for newsletters picked up at Conexus Credit Union in Holdfast or

at the Holdfast Post Office.