Welcome to the “just over
the halfway” point of this
school year. I know we’ve
been dealt our fair share of cold days this year but on
average it feels like we’ve got-
ten away so far with a pretty mild season. The hill on the
elementary playground contin-
ues to see a lot of action with
the school krazy carpets and I’ll again remind you to keep
sending ski pants and snow
boots until the season ends. But the warm weather we’re
in for the next few days will
also make me think to men-tion the need for rubber
boots soon. I’ve seen a num-
ber of awesome class projects
in the halls including play backdrops and Valentines art
in the works this week. We
have inherited a turtle in grade 3 and I’ve seen plans for
Mr. Herman Soup as well.
What a fun place to be!
It was fantastic to see so many nice final grades on the tran-
scripts for the grade 10-12
students after the end of the first semester. For our Grade
12s that means one last se-
mester of classes in store for them and then continued
plans for life after high school.
I’ve connected with many of
the students about their plans, and want to encourage others
to come see me about Career
Cruising information and ideas to help them if they’re still on
the fence about what to do
after June. Some grade 11s
and 12s are also looking at fin-
ishing the Youth Apprenticeship
program this semester – the
benefits give students that finish a big step up with an employer
when looking to apprentice in a
trade. If you’re interested, see Mr. Tucker about a quick list of
the benefits. We also have a
handful of students taking ad-
vantage of the Career Bootcamps that are being of-
fered this year – a series of
evenings in designated career areas that help confirm what
they want to do after graduat-
ing, as well as some Spotlight on Careers – one day events
focusing on a specific field. The
posters advertising these days
are in the hallway outside the senior classrooms and more
information and applications are
with Mr. Tucker. I’d like to wish Mrs. Koroll our
best as she’s started her mater-
nity leave this month. Mrs.
McCubbing will move to work-ing with the grade 3s full time
until the end of June. Miss
Vanderpost, who was an intern here last year, has been hired
to do some work in the ele-
mentary classes that Mrs. McCubbing was teaching. Wel-
come Miss Vanderpost.
There are a few days in the
next month I’ll try to help you keep track of. The Winter
break starts next week Feb 18-
26 so please enjoy your Family Day on Feb 20 and the follow-
ing days. The Grade 12 stu-
dents have their Work Experi-
ence week two following the
winter break Feb 27 to March
3 so I wish them well on their
days at their job. K-6 report cards are going out on March
9th. We also have Tri-
Conferences (K-12) the week after that on March 15 and 16
from 5:00-7:30pm – you can
start booking with Mrs. Block
to reserve your interview time. Grade 7-12 report cards
will go out in April.
Students will have a day off next month on March 17th as
well as another for the Teach-
er Prep day on March 24th. Plans are moving ahead for
the Heritage Fair on March
10th.
I know that the grade 7-8 and the grade 9-12 ski trips are
coming up next month on
March 21 and 23 respectively. Notes with the permission
slips and costs will be coming
home soon. Start stretching
now. Well, that’s more than enough
from me. For further infor-
mation and updates from the students and classrooms,
check out our school website
at http://blogs.spiritsd.ca/hanley/. As always, Mr. An-
derson and I would love to
talk to you if you have time to
drop by the office or give us a call. Take care and I’ll talk to
you soon.
Chris Tucker Principal
Hanley School
From the Office:
Hanley School
Newsletter
MID-TERM
BREAK
Feb
20-
24
REPORT CARDS
GR. K-6
Mar
9
TRI-
CONFERENCES
Mar
15-
16
No School
Mar
17
PD Day
Student Holiday
Mar
24
DATES TO REMEMBER
FEBRUARY 2017
Wilson Museum Inc.
Presents
Kids Winter Festival
Saturday, February 25, 2017
12 noon til 5 pm
Dundurn Wilson Museum – corner of Third Street East & Government Road
Fun Snow Games (ski shuffle, snowshoeing, hit the
snowman – to name a few)
Archery, Sleigh Rides, possible Snowmobile Poker Rally
Surprises on the menu all geared
towards children
Dainties & Hot Chocolate available
Moms/Dads – here’s an opportunity to gather and have some fun
with the kids!!
Even if there’s a hockey tournament, quit chasing the young one
around the Arena. Come on down with the family to the Kids Winter
Festival at the Museum. What do you say??
Hey, Kids – Bring Your Parents!!
Plant Study with the Grade 3s. We're about to investi-gate how First Nations used/use plants in their daily lives. We have started some Read-er's Workshop activities, where we work on parts of a book, predicting, retell, etc. They love listening to stories!
Art has been a lot of fun in the past month and we've created some masterpieces we'd like to share with you: Mrs. Martineau & The Ks.
Happy February! We enjoyed that warm spell after the break and got out-side lots. It's a good thing we did it then because we've been stuck with a lot of in-door recesses lately! We are still working hard in Science on our collaborative
Kindergarten
Hanley School has two students with nut allergies.
Just a reminder we are a NUT ALERT school.
Please make sure your child does not bring nuts or nut products to school. Make sure to check packaging.
also learning about forces and magnetism. We have been combining our social studies and art to learn and create artwork of how climate effects the environ-ments and societies of differ-ent places around the world. The 3's have also been learn-ing about spirituality and what makes up their inner spirit or soul. We found our spirit animals and are finish-ing up our 'heart maps' using pictures and words to de-
scribe what we are like on the inside. In math we are finally finish-ing up our addition and sub-traction unit. We will begin our new unit on fractions after the February break! We look forward to this warm weather and will hope-fully be able to take some of our learning outside in the coming weeks!
Mrs. McCubbing & The
Grade Threes
This month the grade 3's have been busy writing sto-ries with detail. We have also continued to work on para-graph writing and will be able to write 3 detailed para-graphs by the end of this month! We have been work-ing on making inferences while we read, and will soon be practicing how to read with expression. In science we continue to mend to the garden with our Kinderpartners and we are
Grade 3
ence we are continuing to
learn about simple ma-
chines. Our sculpting unit in
art is wrapping up. Our final
project has been working
with paper mache. Please
continue to practice basic
math facts with the stu-
dents. Focus on addition,
subtraction, multiplication
and division. It is very im-
portant that the students be
able to know their facts with
automaticity.
The grade 4,5,6 class has been
working very hard on their
Heritage Fair Projects. We will
be starting to present the pro-
jects at the beginning of
March. There have been some
very interesting topics. In Sci-
Poetry. We have done a lot of
reading and discussion on our feelings and how they effect our
decision making processes, and the way they can effect those
around us.
In Social Studies we have been continuing our learning on Fami-
lies, Traditions and Celebrations. Currently we have been talking
about cultural diversity, and will be trying out a few foods from
different cultures.
On February 8th, we celebrated the 100th day of school with
many fun activities. We brain-
Wow! Time is just flying in the
Grade 1/2 room! We can't be-lieve that the break is nearly
here.
We have been doing lots in our classroom the last little while, and
will be switching over to lots of subjects in the coming weeks.
Both the grade 1/2's were work-ing hard in Math learning about
Measurement, and have now fin-ished their units. We will be mov-
ing on to Geometry this week.
In Language Arts we have almost finished up our Unit on Fairy Ta-
les, and will soon be moving on to
stormed 100 words we knew,
performed 100 acts of kindness, and also did some reading, writ-
ing, and math all with 100 as our theme. The kids dressed up as if
they were '100' years old, and
looked great! It was a good day!
We would also like to send out a
big thank you to the parents who were able to come out and help
tie skates on Friday. It was a huge help, and made the afternoon run
so smoothly. We really appreci-
ate it. Thank you!
Grades 1 & 2
Grades 4-6
On March 10, we will be having
our school Heritage Fair. Stu-
dents have been working
through an inquiry project
which explores some aspect of
Canadian Heritage. They will be
displaying their work on tri-fold
boards and will present their
projects to judges. Some pro-
jects are truly amazing!
On March 21, the Grade 7 and
8 classes will be venturing out
to Table Mountain for their an-
nual ski/snowboarding trip.
Currently, we have all the
Grade 7 chaperones we require.
The interest is always high and I
This month has been a busy one!
Report cards came out at the be-
ginning of the month; if you would
like to see me to discuss your
child’s progress, please feel free to
contact me at the school. The class
has been wrapping up their study of
fractions in math, and will shortly
be moving on to begin exploring
measurement. In ELA, we are fin-
ishing up our “Mystery” unit and
have begun a novel study of Freak
the Mighty. We have continued to
work on heritage fair as part of our
social curriculum, and in science
the class continues to study mix-
tures and solutions.
appreciate everyone’s enthusi-
asm. The permission forms
were all sent home this past
week. Please fill out the permis-
sion forms and return them to
me as soon as possible. Howev-
er, please do not send any mon-
ey yet. We are trying to fund-
raise to offset some of the cost.
I will let you know the first
week of March how much each
activity will cost.
In closing, thank you for your
continued support. Should you
have any questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to con-
tact me at the school.
Grade 8
et. The students have contin-
ued to look into Ancient Civi-
lizations in Social class, and
are currently working to de-
pict a battle between two an-
cient warriors. Math has the
students studying Polynomials
and they are looking into Mu-
sic in Art class. The students
have switched from I.A. to
Home Ec. and vice versa. In
I.A., the students are looking
at the theory behind welding
and in Home Ec., they are
learning all about kitchen
safety and measurement con-
versions. In Gym, the stu-
dents have been playing a va-
riety of games. That’s it for
February. Enjoy the break!
February has been a busy
month for the Grade 9 stu-
dents here in Hanley. Many of
the students have been taking
part in extracurricular activities
such as basketball, curling, and
drama. In ELA, the Grade 9’s
are looking into Love, Loyalty,
and Relationships and are par-
ticularly looking at William
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juli-
Grade 9
There are lots of great things
happening in the grade 8 clas-
ses as we start this new semes-
ter. In Phys. Ed we are working
on a Badminton unit and play-
ing various sportsmanship ac-
tivities and games. In Health,
we have started a unit that dis-
cusses the services available to
communities infected with, and
affected by, non-curable infec-
tions and diseases. In ELA, the
class is working through a nov-
el study on The Giver. In math,
we are wrapping up our unit
on Measurement and will
begin a unit on rational num-
bers and problem solving
shortly. In Home Ec. we are
doing a kitchen basics review
to get ready to work in the
labs and in IA we are develop-
ing our isometric drawing
skills. We are busy learning
about forces, fluids and den-
sity in Science and in Social
Studies we are ready to pre-
sent the companies we have
created in hopes of landing
some investors. We are look-
ing forward to all of the fun
things happening around our
school this month!
Grade 7
Grade 11
Well, Semester Two is under
way and the Grade 10’s are SO
happy to have final exams behind
them! Now, only one more week
until the break! Until then,
though… In ELA they’ve been
making some decisions about
their units of study. Social Studies
has them examining societies and
governments. They are work-
ing with angles and trig ratios
in Math. The birdies are fly-
ing in Wellness as they learn
the ins and outs of badmin-
ton. In IA they’ve started
paper and pencil drafting.
They’ll be starting their Food
Safety course soon in Home
Ec. And finally, in Wildlife,
they’ve been examining differ-
ent animal habitats.
Grade 10
It has been a busy couple of
weeks getting into semester two
classes, but we know a break is
right around the corner. Cur-
rently, we are doing the follow-
ing things in our classes thus far:
Work Placement 20: We are
graphing and learning to calcu-
late slope.
Pre-Calculus 20: We are
working on geometric and arith-
metic sequences and series.
PAA 20: We are practicing
our sewing skills. Mittens will be
our first project.
Construction 20: We are ex-
amining the theory of building
construction, as well as designing
our own individual custom
builds for sheds and small
buildings.
Physical Science 20: We
are looking at the mathemati-
cal skills behind physics, such
as significant figures and sci-
entific notation. We are also
beginning the study of waves.
Health Science 20: We are
exploring the philosophies
and ethics within the medical
system. This includes indige-
nous and alternative ways of
healing.
Forensics 20: We have just
finished finger print analysis.
We are now constructing
our own crime scene.
ELA/History20: We have
the choice of reading The
Book Thief by Markus Zusak
or Night by Elie Wiesel to
examine WWII themes.
Have a Safe and Wonder-
ful Winter Break!
taxonomy. In physics, the
students are in the midst of a
unit on motion. This semes-
ter, many of the grade 12
students are taking Phys. Ed.
with Mr. Anderson. In ELA,
the students are exploring texts that explore the theme
of identity. At the conclusion
of our identity study, the stu-
The first month of the new se-
mester has proven to be a busy
one for the grade 12 students.
The students have quickly be-
come immersed in their new
courses. This semester, many
of the grade 12s are taking two science classes with Ms. Pra-
kash. The biology class has be-
gun the course with a unit on
Grades 12
dents will be creating an
identity text of their own.
Although it seems like forev-
er away, the students have
had their first grad meeting.
It’s an exciting time to be a
grade 12 student at Hanley
School!