SOURIS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Volume 30, Number 27
April 23, 2010
NEWS FROM THE OFFICE
Mrs. Delaurier and myself hope you, as High School Parents/Guardians received the information you wanted in our ëCourse Selection Meetingsí this past week. If you were unable to attend, please make sure your son/daughter picks up the information from the Career Center and return it as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Delaurier at 483-2161, extension 2606 or myself at 483-6230.
We are really looking forward to the Career Evening and Job Fair on Tuesday, April 27th. The agenda is full of information and career opportunities. Please read the attached agenda, and we hope to see you April 27th at Souris School.
Provincial Exam Dates have been set for Grade 12ís:
English Language Arts
Monday, May 31st to Thursday June 3rd
Applied Math
Tuesday, June 8th and Wednesday, June 9th
Consumer Math ñ Monday, June 7th
All other Grade 12 exams will begin on June 17, 2010.
June exam schedule for Grade 9-11 will begin on June 18 ñ 24th. More info to follow.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me directly at 483-6230.
ïMr. Bob Young
EARLY YEARíS NEWS
RATS!
Rats is based on the story of the Pied Piper, a fairy tale in a medieval town. Hamelin is overrun with cheeky rodents. When a piper appears with the promise of eliminating the rats, the town is overjoyed. Please come and join us on Thursday, April 29th at 7:30 p.m.
Values Education ñ Respect
The Early Yearís value, which we are now focusing on, is respect. We kicked off this campaign by having each class do a skit in which their acting highlight on of the many forms of respect. If you notice your children displaying respectful behaviour, we would appreciate your reinforcing this behaviour in some way.
Bike Helmets
I have received confirmation of our bicycle helmet orders and everything checks out. We are expecting to take delivery of them in the last week of April.
Important Early Yearís Dates
April
26 Grade 4/5 Dress Rehearsal with
lights & music ñ 3:15 ñ 5:30 p.m.
29 Rats! Grade 4/5 Musical ñ 7:30 p.m.
May
26 Grade 5-8 Track & Field Meet
All Day
June
2 Grade K-4 Track & Field Meet
3 Rain Day K-4
Farm Safety Day ñ Grades 5 & 6
7-18 Swimming Lessons, Grade 1-5
25 K-5 Swimming Party ñ p.m.
29 Administration Day ñ No Classes
30 Report Card Day
11:00 a.m. dismissal
WESTERN MANITOBA YOUTH CHOIR
Audition forms for the 2010 Western Manitoba Youth Choir are available at the school office, or on line at www.wmyc.ca for interested students in grades 10-12 of the 2010-2011 school year.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
The school is now accepting registration for Kindergarten students for the 2010-2011 school year. Parents who have children of Kindergarten age are asked to register these children with the school secretary between 8:00 a.m. ñ 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday at the school office. Parents are asked to bring their childís birth certificate when they come to register. Children must be five years of age on or before December 31st, 2010. Anyone who is aware of neighbors and friends who may have children ready to begin Kindergarten in the fall are asked to pass the message on to them to assist with our school planning.
MIDDLE YEARS NEWS
Momís Pantry Pick-up:
Monday, April 26th, Momís Pantry orders will be arriving at the school. Orders will be available to be picked up at 2:30 pm in the Middle Years staffroom (directly across from the Middle Years doors entrance). Many of our orders contain frozen products and we do not have the facilities to keep these products frozen. It would be greatly appreciated if orders could be picked up as soon as possible once they arrive.
Any orders that have not been picked up by 3:30 will become a concern due to their need to be kept frozen. If you are unable to pick your order up at this time, please contact Leanne Rolfe (483-6233).
Grade 7 & 8 Badminton
Divisional Results:
Girlís Singles
Sarah Palson
Niamh McKenna
Girlís Doubles
Gina Williams & Hannah Cooke
Boyís Doubles
Brett King & Jeremy Carter
Mixed Doubles
Krystal Adams & Keenan Sabeski
Janaye Wurtz & Kolton Kowalchuk
Grade 8 Parents - For parents who were not in attendance at our grade 8 parent meeting Monday evening, please be sure that your son or daughter has submitted their course selection sheet for the upcoming year. If you have any questions, please call Mrs. Rolfe.
PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
Executive for 2010-2011
President ñ Jaycee Thexton
Early Years Rep ñ Shirlee Goldrich
Middle Years Rep ñ Cheryl Roberts
Senior Years Rep- Bonnie Radcliffe
Treasurer ñ Heather Remillard
~ ìA community organization dedicated to the education and well being of children.î
NOTES FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Visiting Band
Last Thursday our K-8 students listened to a wonderful Grade 7 & 8 Band from Linden Christian School in Winnipeg. This Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band played extremely well for this age group. Their director, Bev Walker organized a workshop and one concert in Brandon and then they came out to Souris the next day for our concert before heading home. We are very happy that they did!
Deloraine Festival
This past week was the vocal section of the Festival. Congratulations to Kyla Harding, Emily Simon & Grant Jackson who performed their vocal solos.
Celebrating Music
The Minister of Education has again designated April as ìMusic Monthî. I was planning on doing a Variety Concert with K-6 students to showcase music, but April seems to have been filled up with many other events! I will be picking a date to ìCelebrate Musicî but it will be in May instead of April. This concert will also feature our Choir Club and Bad Boys. More information will be coming in the next few weeks.
MICROWAVE DUTY
ATTENTION:~ PARENTS WE WILL BE HAVING MICROWAVE TILL THE END OF APRIL.
~Please arrive at the school at 11:45 a.m.~ Parents you will have to use main office doors, as all other doors will be locked.~ You can go to Room 7 in the Early Yearís end.~ The microwaves are stored on a cart in this room.~ Someone could be taking a lesson so, PLEASE enter quietly.~ The instructions are on the side of the top microwave.~ The monthly calendar is on the top.
The workers for next week are:~ Apr. 26 ñ Twila Morrisseau, Apr. 27 ñ Lisa Tosh, Apr. 28 ñ Belinda West, Apr. 29 ñ Rene Stone.
Thank you to Mark Remillard, Karen Butterfield, Jackie Kirkup, Lisa Edmunds and Crystal Page for doing microwave this week.
If there are any problems please phone Marie Peaslee at 483-1511.~~ Thank you
ïMarie Peaslee
CAREER EXPLORATION NEWS
Souris School Career Night and Job Fair is
Tuesday, April 27. 7:00 -8:30 pm in the gym.
Attending Post Secondary Institutions include Brandon University, University of Regina, Lethbridge College, Assiniboine Community College, Red River College, Robertson College, Booth College, Canadian Memonite University, Dakota College, Campus MB to name few.
Confirmed career displays consist of Canad Inns, RCMP, Real Estate, Travel Agent, Chiropractor, Brandon Research Center, Sports Therapist, Photographer, Day Care, Vet, Brandon Sun, Hair Dresser, Border Crossing Guard, Lawyer, Makeup Artist, Wardrobe Stylist, EMS, Vehicle Sales, Conservation Officer, Monsanto, Electrician, Correctional Justice, Counsellor, Armed Forces, Infrastructure & Transportation, Armed Forces, RHA, Apprenticeship Branch. Added are Star 94.7 FM Radio Station, Manitoba Hydro, Brandon Flying Club (Pilot), Canadian Red Cross, John Deere, Maple Leaf and the list keeps growingÖÖ
Also, during the evening there will be presentations. At 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the Manitoba Student Loans Department will host an information session based on the new and improved rules for loans, how to get a student loan and the scholarships and bursaries that go along with them. At 7:30 p.m., the Residential Tenancies Branch will host a session based on renting your first apartment and the doís and donít of renting. The Fire Department will be performing fire rescues and demonstrations outside by the office doors and the Fine Arts are planning interaction displays.
Job Fair: Many job opportunities at this event. Bring your resumes. Students can also sign up for the Babysitting Registry 2010. In addition, add your name to the volunteer list for our community. The Safe Workers of Tomorrow will be here to let you know your rights!!!!
Parents: Please attend. Your presence is a very important part of a studentís career decision process. Check out all the different careers and post secondary displays, informational sessions and various demonstrations.
Grades 12ís: Many scholarships are still available. Please see me for further information and to pick up the forms.
ïMrs. C. Delaurier
HIGH SCHOOL RODEO
Congratulations goes out to Jordan Moreau and Jeff Denbow, who are header and heeler team roping partners on your Souris School high school rodeo team. These boys had a quick, clean run putting them in second place at the Manitoba High School Rodeo season opener at Pierson last Sunday! Good Work!
BADMINTON
Congratulations to the Varsity Badminton Team for doing very well at Divisional Payoffs yesterday. Following are the results:
Girlís Singles
2nd place ñ Kaitlyn Fraser
Boyís Singles
1st ñ Brett Young
2nd ñ Tanner Butler
4th ñ Braden Pettinger
Girlís Doubles
1st ñ Shandie Parobec/Alyssa Warnett
3rd ñ Dani McKinnon/Whitney Fortin
Boyís Doubles
1st ñ Lane Quigley/Ben Swain
2nd ñ Sheldon Kowalchuk/Aaron Carter
Mixed Doubles
1st ñ Ashley Jowett/Troy Chandler
3rd ñ Stephanie McCulloch/William Lagradilla
Those who placed first or second will now play in the Zone Playoffs next Wednesday in Virden. Well done to everyone.
Next Varsity Badminton practice is Monday at 5:30. Everyone please attend.
BASKETBALL NEWS
Congratulations to Brynna Walker and Danica Swaenepoel. The two senior and Provincial All-stars off the Varsity Girls Basketball team played in the A-AAA Graduating All-Star game in Winnipeg on Saturday. Brynna scored 8 points for team North and Danica netted two. Coach Penner was the coach for team North.
The girls then attended the banquet where Brynna Walker was named to the All Manitoba first team. This is a tremendous accomplishment considering she was chosen as one of the best female basketball players in all of A, AA, and AAA basketball in Manitoba (close to 1100 athletes!) Superb achievement Brynna!
The Club Basketball season is underway and Souris has two teams. A grade 7/8 team and a grade 9-11 team will compete in tournaments in Winnipeg and Brandon over the next few weeks. Keep up the great effort girls!
ïCoach P
SABRES RUGBY
The Souris Sabre Rugby teams took part in the John Keogh Rugby Festival this past weekend in Brandon. The boys defeated Crocus Plains in their first game 15 - 0. Luke Hill led the way scoring two tries and Drayden Kowalchuk scored a single try. In their second game, the Sabres came up a little short against Saint John's Ravenscourt dropping the decision 12 - 5. Luke Hill scored the lone try.
The girls defeated the Dauphin Clippers 15 -10 in their first contest. Scoring for the Sabres were Kaylee Eastman, Rachel Dornian and Lindsay Swaenepoel. In their second game, they came up against a strong team from Notre Dame. The Sabres came very close to a victory but fell short as they lost 15 - 10. Scoring tries were Emily Tuttosi and Maria McDowell.
The Sabre rugby teams kicked off the 2010 season with two victories over Crocus Plains. The girls defeated Crocus 62 - 0. Scoring tries for the Sabres were Kaylee Eastman with three, Carly Roper with two and singles added by Rachel Dornian, Sarah Williams, Brynna Walker, Allison Brigden, Maria McDowell, Kelsey Penno and Emily Tuttosi. Sarah Williams also added a convert.
The boys also dominated in a 65 - 5 victory. Leading the scoring was Hudson Morrison with three tries, Seth Walker, Ryan Elliott and Cory Elliott had two a piece. Scoring single tries were Luke Hill and Carter Suski. Ben Swain added 5 converts.
The Sabres' next action is Friday, April 30th when they travel to Brandon to take on Vincent Massey.
RUGBY SCHEDULE
April
30 Souris @ Vincent Massey
May
7 Dauphin @ Souris
14 Souris @ Minnedosa
18 Crocus @ Souris
28 Swan River @ Souris
June
1 Semi Finals
2 Semi Finals
5 WHSR Finals
SCHOOL COMING EVENTS
April
27 ïBrandon Festival
Grade 8 & 9 Band Students
ïCircle Square Parent Info Meeting
6:30 p.m. ñ Rm. 5 M.Y.
ïCareer Night ñ 7:00 ñ 8:30 p.m.
28 Gr. 5 & 4/5
Winnipeg Symphony Concert
29 Gr. 5 & 4/5
ìRats-The Pied Piperî
30 PD Day - NO CLASSES
May
17 PAC Meeting ñ 7:00 p.m.
24 Victoria Day ñ NO CLASSES
26-28 Senior Band Tour
31 Summer Band Concert-Hartney
June
1 Summer Band Concert-Souris
25 Souris School Grad
GREEN WEEK
The Town Beautification Committee will be hosting a Green Week in May with various activities. Green week begins on Saturday, May the 8th at 9:30 a.m. at the cookhouse in the campground. Here, we'll start our spring clean up. Participants will be assigned an area around town where they can pick up litter. At 11:30 everyone will meet back at the cookhouse for a BBQ. Anyone and everyone are invited to participate in the spring clean up. Kids, ask your parents to go and help because after all, you are the ones who will inherit this town: After the clean-up and all week long the TBC will be airing environmental specials on the access channel. On Saturday, May 15th (garage sale day)í the TBC will be selling big black composters really cheap. We'll have our stand set up in the parking lot across from the Bigway.
Composting is a great way to reduce household garbage and turn yucky food leftovers into great soil for your garden. Compost helps plants grow big and strong and delivers vital micronutrients back into the earth.~
Hope to see lots of people out for our first Green Week because looking after the environment is everyone's responsibility.
AVALON THEATRE
April 23 -25 7:30 p.m.
PERCY JACKSON & OLYMPIANS: LIGHTENING THIEF
Starring: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson
Rated: PG 2Hrs
Accident-prone teenager Percy (Logan Lerman) discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his newfound skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.
Sadlerís Creekside Greenhouse
The ìLittle Diggerís Clubî is back!
Beginning May 1st
A fun and exciting way to get kids involved in gardening!
Ages 4 ñ 6 years
Ages 7 ñ 9 years
Call the Greenhouse at 483-2212 to inquire and to reserve your spot.
RECREATION HAPPENINGS
Gymnastics
4 week program
Saturday Mornings
Starts April 24th
Instructor:~ Krista Clayton
Classes limited to 15
9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
You must pre register.
Boot Camp
Instructor:~ Lylas Poulton
Starts April 19
8 week program
Mondays 6:15 p.m. ñ Full Body Boot Camp
Wednesdays 6:15.p.m. ñ Full Body Boot Camp
Wednesdays ñ Running Clinic
Cost:~ $90.00 per class
You must pre-register.
483-5214 telephone
483-2538 fax
Souris Valley Recreation Commission
CAMP FORMS AVAILABLE AT OFFICE
Camp Bridges, Legion Sports Camp, Turtle Mountain Bible Camp, Camps with Meaning.
Turtle Mountain Bible Camp will be at Faith Community Baptist Church on Sunday April 18th @ 11am. All are welcome to come to this presentation to hear about the activities and programs this great camp has to offer.
~Vacation Bible school will be running July 26 - 30 @ Faith Community Baptist Church.~This years exciting adventure is a High Seas Expedition. It is open to all kids entering Kindergarten Sept 2010 to Grade 6. If you are too old but don't want to miss out on the fun you can still come and help by being a junior crew leader. More details to come but if you need more info call Belinda @ 483 - 2749
30th ANNUAL DELORAINE BORDER FESTIVAL
April 12th -28th in Deloraine
Sessions include Visual Arts, Piano, Vocal, Speech Arts, and Dance
Hi-Lites concert Sunday, May 2nd, 2:00 p.m. Deloraine Winchester Theatre
Everyone is welcome to attend all sessions.~
WHAT EVERY BABYSITTER SHOULD KNOW
Saturday, April 17th, 9:00 a.m. ñ 4:00 p.m.
Training & Community Services Centre
Brandon Shoppers Mall. Course designed for kids aged 11-14. Cost is $45.00. Pre-registration is required. To register or for more info call 727-4466.
Legion Sports Camps
All camps are coed and are open to athletes entering Grade 6-12. Brochures are available at the school office. The Souris Legion Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor up to five students/$100.00 per student. The Main Branch will sponsor up to five students and the $ amount depends on how many sstudents go. Applications, in writing, need to be in before June 15th, but the sooner the better.
CAMPBELL SOUP LABELS
Thank you to everyone who keeps saving the labels/UPC codes from Campbell Soup products, V8-Juice/Splash/Prego Spaghetti/Broth/Goldfish Crackers/Habitant/Chunky Chili Soup/Gardennay/Pace Salsa/Soup at Hand etc Just a reminder the bar codes have to be on them and if you can lay them flat and have them counted, that is also a big help. If interested, you can go to www.campbellsoup.ca, and then click on labels for education for more information on this program. Keep those labels coming!
ïMrs. Glenda McConnell
SOURIS HARVEST FOOD BANK
Open first and third Thursdays of each month from 5:00 p.m. ñ 7:00 p.m. It is located at St. Paulís United Church and please use the NE entrance.
HAVE
A
GREAT
WEEK-END
FORBIDDEN FLAVOURS
New Menu Items and Price List
HamburgerÖ$2.75
CheeseburgerÖ$3.00
Hot dogsÖ$2.00
SoupÖ$2.50
SandwichesÖ$3.00
WrapÖ$3.50
Mini SubsÖ$2.25
Pizza PopsÖ$2.00
Kraft Dinner CupÖ$2.00
Daily SpecialÖ$3.75
Pizza PretzelÖ$2.00
OreoÖ$1.75
CookiesÖ$.75
MuffinsÖ$1.75
BagelsÖ$1.50
Fruit CupÖ$1.50
Sm. Choc MilkÖ$1.25
Lg. Choc MilkÖ$1.75
ChipsÖ$1.25
Hot RodÖ $1.25
Beef JerkyÖ$1.75
Cheese StringÖ$1.00
Cheeseín CrackersÖ$1.00
VeggiesÖ$2.00
Juice BoxesÖ$1.00
SlushyÖ$2.00
HallsÖ$1.50
Jello - $0.75
Yogurt - $1.50
Daily Specials - $3.75
Monday...Perogies
Tuesday...Potato Skins
Wednesday...Chicken Bacon Cheese Melt
Thursday...Taco in a Bag
Friday...Pizza ñ (Cheese or Pepperoni/Salami)
As always, bag lunches will be delivered to Kindergarten and grade 1 students. Please make sure orders have names, grade and room numbers on them.
ENJOY THE SUNSHINE!
HANDICAPPED PARKING
Just a reminder that the area designated as handicapped parking in front of the Early Years main doors is reserved for parents of children with special needs. Please do not park in these spots.
IF STUDENTS ARE ABSENT
A reminder to parents that if your son or daughter is absent from school (K-12), please contact the school by phone or email the teacher directly. In Early and Middle Years, parents will be contacted if a town student is absent without prior notification to the homeroom teacher. A phone call that morning from parents or an email directly to the teacher would be greatly appreciated.
SCHOOL CLOSURE
A reminder to parents that in the event of a school closure due to weather, it will be posted on the Souris School website at 7:00 a.m. School closures are also announced on our local radio stations, however, our website is another source for this information.
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