WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE...Jan 08 lasses Resume Jan 11 RIT Jan 12 RIT Jan 13 RIT Jan 16 7:00 PM - S Meeting Jan 17 7:00 PM - Dance Showcase Jan 22 Period 1 - Final Assessment Jan 23 Period

Aden Bowman Newsletter-December 2017

DATES TO REMEMBER

Dec 01 Bowlt Classic

Dec 02 Bowlt Classic

Dec 03 2:00 PM - Music Concert

Dec 07 Totem Hoop (Edmonton)



Dec 15 Wrestling Wist Tournament 6:00 PM Winter Wonderland Dance

Dec 16 Wrestling Wist Tournament

Dec 22 Last Day of Classes - Pep Rally

Dec 25 - Jan 05 NO CLASSES - Christmas Break

Jan 08 Classes Resume

Jan 11 BRIT

Jan 12 BRIT

Jan 13 BRIT

Jan 16 7:00 PM - SCC Meeting

Jan 17 7:00 PM - Dance Showcase

Jan 22 Period 1 - Final Assessment





Jan 29 NO CLASSES - Turnaround Day

Jan 30 Semester II Begins

ADEN BOWMAN COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE 1904 CLARENCE AVENUE SOUTH

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN S7J 1L3 T: 306-683-7600 F: 306-657-3944 E: [email protected]

Mr. P. Humbert Ms. M. Ross PRINCIPAL VICE PRINCIPAL Ms. C. Scrimshaw Mr. R. Tait SUPERINTENDENT TRUSTEE [email protected] [email protected] Main Office 306-683-7600 Attendance Office 306-683-7605 Student Services 306-683-7606

WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.SPSD.SK.CA/SCHOOLS/ABC

PORTAL:

HTTPS://PORTAL.SPSD.SK.CA/SCHOOLS/ABC

WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE:

Page 2 Principal’s Message

Page 3 Contact Information Student Fees Bus Pass Go Pass

Page 4 News from Student Services Music Update

Page 5 IB Visual Arts Exhibition German Exchange Thank You - Class of ‘82 After Grad Fundraiser

Page 6 SRC News SRC Food Drive Semester 1 - Final Assessment Week

Page 7 2017 –18 Online Learning Centre Info

Page 8 December Calendar January Calendar

… Home of the Bears

Aden Bowman Newsletter-December 2017 2

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE As December quickly approaches I hope your family is healthy and looking forward to the holiday season. We have lots to be proud of and we anticipate a strong finish to the first semester. It has been a great year so far filled with many highlights. Our Senior Drama Production Snapshots was highly successful and entertaining with three performances in late November. Aden Bowman’s annual Winter Music Concert is on Sunday, December 3 with the band and choir groups having a chance to showcase their talents. We have impressive talent at Bowman! The transition to winter sports are now under way with basketball, cheerleading, curling and wrestling seasons now taking the main stage. Aden Bowman will once again co-host games for the Bowlt Classic basketball tournament. Both our senior teams will play against the top Saskatchewan teams and will have the opportunity to play in front of the student body on Friday, December 1. Our students have completed the on-line “OurSchool” student survey as a part of our on-going school improvement plan. The responses will provide data about academic and social aspects of school life as well as help us better support our students. Aden Bowman continues to value striving to be a more Nutrition Positive school. Steps have been taken to limit the amount of sugar that is consumed by students. We are also educating and encouraging our students to be more environmentally responsible by utilising the paper, cans and bottle recycling bins. As the calendar year comes to an end, I am extremely proud of the students and staff of Aden Bowman as they strive for excellence in and out of the classroom. The commitment to raise aware-ness of and donate to charities is especially evident through the SRC organised Movember (cancer awareness for men) fundraising campaign. Thanks to Mr. Serblowski, Mr. Scott, Mr. Speir and Mr. Moen for growing the facial hair in support of this important cause. A reminder that the final day of classes before Christmas will be on Friday, December 22. Students will return to school on Monday, January 8 for 2 weeks of classes before Final Assessment week begins on Monday, January 22, 2018. Final Assessment week will look a little different this year. Assessments will be now be a minimum of 90 minutes (9:00 – 10:30 AM) and teachers will be available to students for extra support the rest of the school day. I hope everyone is able to take some time over the holiday break to relax and enjoy time with family and friends. On behalf of the Aden Bowman staff, Ms. Ross and I wish all members of our school community a safe and happy holiday season. Take care. Paul Humbert Principal


IS YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION UP-TO-DATE? At Saskatoon Public Schools, the safety of our students is our first priority. As part of this commitment, we believe in providing comprehensive means for communicating with families. It is our goal to provide you with important information promptly when necessary. In the case of urgent situations that cause disruptions to school operations we will notify you through the mass notification system, Everbridge. This may include severe weather, water main breaks, power outages and school lockdowns. Please ensure your contact information is up-to-date with your child’s school.

STUDENT FEES There are student fees outstanding for the 2017-18 school year. If your son/daughter’s fees are unpaid, we would welcome payment at your earliest convenience. Post-dated cheques are also welcome. Grade twelve students must have all fees paid in full before graduating. If you have any questions, please call the office on (306) 683-7600.

BUS PASSES You may reload your high school student Go Pass card at the main office at the following costs:

Monthly Pass $59.00

10 Tickets $21.00

20 Tickets $42.00

New Card $5.00

PERSONALIZE YOUR GO‐PASS! If your Go‐Pass is lost or stolen, the card can be deactivated and the value left on that card can be transferred to a new Go‐Pass card. Lost card balances can ONLY be transferred if your bus card has been personalized. Personalization of your regular Go‐Pass is free and voluntary. It must be done at the Saskatoon Transit Customer Service Centre in the downtown transit terminal. Any replacements transferred to a new card must be done at the Customer Service Centre. An additional $5.00 activation fee will apply to all new and replacement reloadable Go Passes. Go to https://transit.saskatoon.ca for the Aden Bowman special bus route information.


OCTOBER

NEWS FROM STUDENT SERVICES

Post-Secondary Planning

It is a very exciting time for our graduates as high school nears completion. Grade 12 students are encouraged to see Ms. Soper in Student Services regarding post-secondary plans. The University of Saskatchewan Admissions and Competitive Awards Application due dates are: · The U of S competitive awards application submission date is February 15, 2018. · Early admission deadline to the College of Kinesiology, Edwards School of Business, and College of

Engineering is December 1, 2017. · Applications for the College of Kinesiology, Edwards School of Business, Education, Arts & Science, Bachelor

of Science and College of Engineering must be submitted by February 15, 2018. · Saskatchewan Polytechnic Institute applications can be submitted at any time except for the Nursing

Program. · Applications for the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Institute/U of R Nursing program must be submitted by

February 15, 2018. Scholarship Notices and Post-Secondary information is posted in the Counsellor’s Corner link on the Aden Bowman website: http://schools.spsd.sk.ca/adenbowman/. Career research links, education, and scholarship websites are in a shared documents folder in the Counsellors Corner section of our Learning Portal. This portal can be accessed from our school website. Have your child show you how to log on to our Learning Portal. If you have any questions, please contact our office (306) 683-7606.

ADEN BOWMAN MUSIC UPDATE It has been a great first semester in the music department! The senior jazz studies class performed at Nutana Collegiate for the SPSD Roast fundraiser and the senior jazz band performed at the U of S for a jazz night. Both groups had excellent performances. The Winter Concert is being held on December 3 in Castle Theatre starting at 2:00 PM. We welcome back Mrs. Sandbeck on Tuesday, December 5 who is returning from maternity leave and say good-bye to Ms. Ho (who has been conducting the grade 9 & 10 bands) and Mrs. Holt who has been conducting the senior concert band. A big thank you to Ms. Ho and Mrs. Holt for their energy and hard work this semester. We wish Ms. Kmiech (intern) all the best as she finishes her semester with us. She has done an excellent job with out students and we wish her all the best. Congratulations to Andrew P., John B., Anthony P., Tyler C., Marianne K. and Kate S. for being invited to participate in the Saskatchewan Honour Band on October 26 - 28. The Honour Band is an opportunity for our province’s top students to come together and make great music and meet students from other programs. This is a group made up of 60 auditioned grade 9 - 12 students from across the province. They auditioned back in May and spent Thursday, Friday and Saturday in rehearsals with the concert performed late Saturday afternoon.

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AFTER GRAD FUNDRAISER

WINTER WONDERLAND DANCE is being held on Friday, December 15

Mocktails begin at 6:00 PM Dancing and Festivities are from 7:00 - 11:00 PM

SMF Clubhouse - 1525 Avenue P South Tickets are $45 and will be sold at lunch on November 28

and 29, 2017

Last chance for tickets is December 1 at lunch in the front foyer.

IB VISUAL ART FINAL EXHIBITION: December 11 to 21 at the U of S - SNELGROVE GALLERY The Visual Arts International Baccalaureate Students will be showing their final exhibitions this December! Over the course of two weeks there will be two separate exhibitions. Kasia, Kiana, Jordan and Rachel will have their work up from December 11 to 14. An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, December 12 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Meagan, Braden and Marianne will be showing their work from December 18 to 21. A reception will be held on Tuesday, December 19 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. The students have worked hard to create the pieces for this exhibition and would be pleased if you could attend the receptions or visit the gallery during the hours of 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Thursday. The work will be on display at the Gordon Snelgrove Art Gallery at the University of Saskatchewan. Contact Ms. Rusnak if you need more information [email protected].

GERMAN EXCHANGE Students interested in participating in the three month Student Exchange next year (2018 - 2019) should see Mr. Funk for an application form.

THANK YOU!! A big thank you to the Class of ‘82 Reunion for their donation of $500 to be used for school furniture.

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Students have a definite knack for spirit here at Bowman. Since the first month we’ve had events and opportunities that have allowed our new and current students to make the most out of their high school experience! At the beginning of October our ninth graders applied and campaigned for SRC representative. Each presented an amazing speech to give us an insight into their campaign. Congratulations to Lucie B., Callista S., Parker M. and Ben N.! After election week, the Grade 9 girls slumber party was a huge blast where girls bonded over Zumba, fun activities and games. By this point, Halloweek was also into play. We had spirit days/activities to embrace the spooky festive feel! This included a Black-on-Black Day; a Halloween riddle sheet for each homeroom to compete in; pumpkin Olympics; and a Jell-O-eating contest. We ended the fun week with a Halloween pep rally, including our annual costume contest and fun videos updating the students on the happenings of school. As November came around the corner, SRC decided to celebrate “Random Act of Kindness Day” with an act of our own by giving candy out in the hallways as a treat to our hardworking students! We recently started our Movember event where students donate to vote for a male teacher to shave off their beard in a weird and funky design (i.e. half off or a zebra print) which occurred throughout week. We also had a candy guess, lumberjack day, a Movember photo booth, and a charitable bake sale to end off the week. Overall, definitely a successful two months as our students eased into the routine of school. The SRC wishes a happy winter to all families, and can’t wait for the upcoming holiday season!

SEMESTER ONE - FINAL ASSESSMENT WEEK

Period 5 Final Assessment & Semester 1 Textbook Return Friday, January 26 9:00 AM —10:30 PM

26 JANUARY

FRIDAY

22 MONDAY

Period 1 Final Assessment & Semester 1 Textbook Return Monday, January 22 9:00 AM —10:30 PM

23 JANUARY

TUESDAY

Period 2 Final Assessment & Se-mester 1 Textbook Return Tuesday, January 23 9:00 AM —10:30 PM

24 JANUARY

WEDNESDAY

Period 3 Final Assessment & Semester 1 Textbook Return Wednesday, January 24 9:00 AM —10:30 PM

25 JANUARY

THURSDAY

Period 4 Final Assessment & Semester 1 Textbook Return Thursday, January 25 9:00 AM —10:30 PM

SRC FOOD DRIVE - DECEMBER 7 - 14 The SRC will be collecting food bank donations from homeroom classes during Tuesday, December 12 through Thursday, December 14.

All Semester One textbooks must be returned before Semester Two textbooks are issued.


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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Bowlt Classic

2 Bowlt Classic

3 2:00 PM Music Concert

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5 6:15 PM Basketball (G) 8:00 PM Basketball (B)

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7 Totem Hoop (Edmonton)



10 11 IB Visual Art Exhibition at Snelgrove Gallery (to Dec 21)


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14 6:15 PM Basketball (G)

15 Wresting Wist 6:00 PM Winter Wonderland

16 Wrestling Wist

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22 LAST DAY OF CLASSES Special X Schedule Holiday Pep Rally

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16 4:30 PM Wrestling Meet #1 6:15 PM Basketball (G) 7:00 PM SCC Meeting 8:00 PM Basketball (B)

17 7:00 PM Dance Showcase

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23 Period 2 Final Assessment




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28 29 NO SCHOOL Turnaround Day

30 Semester II Begins 8:00 PM Basketball (B)

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Christmas Break

Christmas Break

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WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE...Jan 08 lasses Resume Jan 11 RIT Jan 12 RIT Jan 13 RIT Jan 16 7:00 PM - S Meeting Jan 17 7:00 PM - Dance Showcase Jan 22 Period 1 - Final Assessment Jan 23 Period