NOVEMBER 2019

THORBURN SKYHAWK REPORT

DATES TO REMEMBER Principal’s Message November is shaping up to be another busy month, as we complete our first term of the school year. This term establishes the foundation for a student’s progress throughout the year. Therefore, please ensure that you have reviewed assessments, student agendas and continue with ongoing telephone and written communication with your child’s teachers. During October our students participated in Fire Prevention presentations, Mi’kmaq History Month curriculum activities, Hallowe’en celebrations and important co-curricular activities which develop their social and community awareness. We also hosted our second monthly Skyhawk Assembly to recognize and celebrate our students’ accomplishments and positive contributions to TCS. Our Home and School hosted its annual Hallowe’en Spooktacular on October 25th and created yet another wonderful community event. Thanks to the Home and School executive members and volunteers for their hard-work and dedication to this annual fundraiser. Our Grades 6 -8 Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer and Golf teams completed their fall season, and volleyball, Jr. High and Grammar School hockey are just around the corner. We are very fortunate to have staff and parents willing to volunteer their time to coach our students in these activities. We will be honoring Remembrance Day on Thursday, November 7th at 10:30 a.m. with community veterans and families attending. This is always a special day for our school community. Our first set of report cards go home on November 26th, and parent teacher is scheduled for the evening of November 28th from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm and the morning of November 29th from 8:30 am – 10:30 am. We appreciate your continuous support and involvement in our school community.

Stephen Barker

November 6 Rocks to Rings Presentations - Grade 3 to 8

November 7 Remembrance Day Assembly @ 10:30 am

November 7 Grade 5 and 6 @ Curling Event—Wellness Center @ 12:00 pm

November 8 Grade 7 and 8 @ Curling Event—Wellness Center @ 12:00 pm

November 11 Remembrance Day—No School

November 15 Assessment Day—No School

November 19 RCMP Social Media Presenta-tion (Grade 6—8)

November 26 Report Cards sent home

November 27 SAC Meeting @ 4:00 pm

November 28 Hot Breakfast & Skyhawk Assembly 9:30am

November 28 Spirit Day: Super Hero Day

November 28 Parent Teacher— 6:00 pm—8:00 pm

November 29 Parent Teacher @ 8:30 am No School

December 2 Home and School Bingo

December 10 TCS Holiday Dinner (Turkey)

December 12 TCS Holiday Concert

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Thorburn Consolidated School 2019-2020

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

LICE Unfortunately, lice doesn’t take time off. If you could do routine checks on your children, it could go a long way in curbing the spread of lice. The school needs to be informed if you are treating your child for lice. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Thank you!

“Change for Change”- Together we can make a difference

In March of 2013, the students and staff of TCS started a campaign called “Change for Change”. So far, we have raised $11,792.51! We have donated it to organizations like: Free The Children (to provide clean water and sanitation to our adopted village in Kenya), Big Brothers Big Sisters, the IWK, Roots for Youth, Pictou County Early Intervention, the SPCA, Pictou County Fuel Fund, the YMCA Strong Kids, Kids Help Phone, Children’s Wish Foundation, Multicultural Society of Pictou County, Fort Mac Red Cross, Syrian Refugees, Nova Scotia Cancer Fund, Haiti, and Nepal earthquake relief. We have decided to continue this initiative this year. Each classroom will be given a can with the logo “Change for Change” on it. The student leaders, along with each homeroom teacher, explain the purpose of the can, which is to raise money for those in need close to home and far away. Students are encouraged to make a donation at some point during the month. We suggest a dollar per person. At the end of each month, during our assembly, we will announce how much our school raised for the month and where the money will go. We hope that everyone will be able to support this initiative. Thank you!

Our total for October was $199.53 The top three fundraising classes were: Grade 8—First Place Grade 2 —Second Place Grade KA—Third Place

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to these classes and to everyone else for your contributions!

BOOK AWARD WINNERS L to R: Paisley Coady, Cas Williams, Macie Loeman,

Levi Howard, Landon MacInnis, Presleigh Greene

FANTASTIC FRIDAY PHONE CALL AWARD WINNERS Front: Brody Smith, Damien Townshend, Nathan Cameron, Gregory Rockey, Bentley Cameron, So-phie Rogers, Arya Doucette Middle: Colton Davidson, Sierra Sangster, Abigail MacGregor, Kinsley

Hennebury, Lexie Dewtie, Brooke Howard Back: Jaxon MacKinnon, Paige Talbot, Austin MacDonald, Eli Woolley, Skyler Thompson, Bella Townshend, Felisity Dykeman, Cassidy Tovey, Noah Kelly, Liam

Baxter

SKYHAWKS OF THE MONTH L to R: Natalie Mason, Carman Langille, Ryan Mathieu,

Chase Benjamin, Chael Forsythe Missing: Owen MacInnis

SOARING HAWK AWARD WINNERS L to R: Sara Zinck, Edison Meyer, Noah Muir, Jake Landry

Student Leader of the Month

Molly Conrad

2019-2020 Grammar School Hockey Schedule (All games @ 3:45 pm)

HOME AND SCHOOL MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH AT 4PM

TCS hosted the 13th annual United Nations Day on October 24, 2019. The theme for this years UN day was “Being an Ally”. Small groups of students from each middle school in the county worked on action plans to bring ideas back to their own schools to make a

difference. Honoured guests for the event were Carol and Hender-son Paris and facilitator Glenn Thompson.

We were very proud and humbled to be able to host this years event.

Date Team Rink

November 7 Walter Duggan Westville

November 14 Frank H. Thorburn

November 21 N.G. Academy Thorburn

December 5 G.R. Saunders Trenton

December 19 West Pictou Thorburn

January 9 A.G. Baille Wellness Center

TCS STUDENT LEADERS 2019-2020 We are so fortunate to have these young people as Student Leaders. Their involvement in our school helps make TCS a great place to be! Many thanks to them all. Back Row LtoR: Rachel Smaldon, Curtis Treen, Kyla Jobe, Bella MacLeod, Grace Fraser, Cale Cormier-Cameron, Addie Mathieu, Laura Bowman, Willow DeYoung, Ethan MacKinnon, Emily Davidson, Jayden Tugwell Front Row LtoR: Makayla Smith, Michael Roop, Justin Kelly, Connor MacDonald, Colton Gunn, Elisabeth Charron, Dawson Helin, Adam Savoie, John Mason Missing from photo: Cole Smith and Molly Conrad

Some of our grade 8 students spent a day at NSCC in Truro for a Skills Workshop. The purpose of the workshop was to explore careers in technology. Taking part in the day were: Michael Roop, Colton Gunn, Bella MacLeod and Makayla Smith.

Election years are perfect opportunities for the students to be introduced to our electoral process with a mock vote and guest speakers from the political parties. Colton and

Grace are shown casting their ballots in the pictures

How We Do It

The Grade 2 class is working on Procedural or “How to…” Writing. They have followed instructions to make a pencil holder, did a science experiment to answer the question from the story “What Made the Seagulls Sink?”, made chicken soup and wrote up the recipe, and created animals out of clay, and then wrote the instructions for others to follow.

October was Fire Prevention Month. Members of local Fire

Departments, along with ‘Sparky’, came to Thorburn for

a practice drill and presentations, teaching

children about escape plans and fire prevention..

Some of our Grade 8 students travelled to Truro for MakerTech day. It was a day where they experimented with a

variety of technology devices to complete tasks, puzzles, and learned

about intergrating technology into their learning.

Grade 7 and 8 stu-dents attended We Day Atlantic 2019 in Halifax on October

16th.

HALLOWEEN FUN!

On Friday October 18th the Grade 4 class traveled to Pictou to visit the Ship Hector. They were able to visit the museum and tour the ship, getting a taste of what sea life was like for the crew and

passengers on board in 1773.

On October 17th, the our grade three students had the opportunity to visit the Museum of Industry and participate in the structures program. Students were shown examples of

compression and tension within the museum to make it a stable and strong structure. They were also given a group challenge to construct the tallest structure. The grade 3s did a

wonderful job working together and enjoyed their time at the museum. Great job grade 3s!

Meals $5.25 Items Available Every Day

Sandwiches (whole wheat only) Snacks Baked Goods

Egg -- 3.75 Cheese Strings – 1.10 Muffins – 1.25

Turkey – 4.85 Chips – 1.65 Cookies -- .80

Tuna – 3.75 Sherbert – 1.50

Lean Ham – 3.75 Jello -- .65 Beverages

Lean Ham & Cheese – 4.50

Milk -- .40

Grilled Cheese – 3.70 Chocolate Milk- sm 1.60 lg 2.50

Small Turkey Wrap – 3.35 Juice – 1.50

Water – 1.50

MISCELLANEOUS

Soup – 1.70 Fries – 3.50 Philly Steak – 4.50

Caesar Salad – 4.75 Egg Roll – 1.40 ½ Grilled Cheese & Fries – 2.25

Rice – 3.00 Nachos – 3.70 Rib Burger – 4.50

Chicken Quesadillas – 5.25 Chicken Finger Wrap – 2.25 Homemade Pizza (WED)- 4.35

Ham and Cheese Sub – 3.90 Chicken Fingers (each) – 1.10 Pizza Bun – 2.35

Chicken Burger – 4.50 Nuggets (5) ½ Pizza – 2.90

Spaghetti & Garlic Bread – 5.25 Hamburger – 3.90 7” Garlic Fingers or Pizza – 4.90

Garlic Bread – 1.75 Cheeseburger – 4.45 ½ Garlic Fingers – 2.90

* CROSSROADS PIZZA ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH $4.50

* Menu starts on November 4th *

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 1 Grilled Cheese

& Tomato Soup

Lean Ham Sandwich or

Wrap & Chicken

Noodle Soup

Homemade

Pizza &

Veggies

Meatballs Egg Roll

& Rice

Fish

Potatoes Carrots

Week 2

Grilled Cheese

& Tomato Soup

Chili

& Garlic Bread

Homemade

Pizza &

Veggies

Mac &

Cheese &

Biscuit

Shepherd’s

Pie

November-December 2019 Cafeteria Menu

Please have orders in by 9am