SOURIS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Volume 30, Number 11
December 4th, 2009
NEWS FROM THE OFFICE
Another busy week has come and gone!
Congratulations to the Varsity Boys and Girls
Volleyball Teams on a great showing at last
weekends Provincial Tournament in Lac du
Bonnet. The girls finished fourth and the
boys lost a heart breaker in the final to
Russell. We have a number of players heading
to the Graduating All-Star Game this weekend
in Winnipeg. We wish you all the best and
enjoy this great honour.
Our Annual Food Bank Drive is taking place
until December 11th. This yearís theme is the
ëPolar Bear Plungeí. If the staff and students
fill my office with non perishable food, Mr.
Quigley, Mr. Elder and Mr. Kindle will take the
plunge into icy waters at Souris School. The
window is about º full. Letís Fill the Window!
I would like to wish the Souris Sabreís Hockey
Team all the best at the Genisis Hockey
Tournament in Brandon this weekend. They
play Crocus Plains at 12:00 today and Dryden
at 6:00 p.m.. At the present time the Sabre
Hockey team is ranked #1 in the A-AA weekly
rankings. Best of Luck.
Overdue Canteen Bills
Forbidden Flavours would like to have all the
students who owe I.O.Uís at the canteen to
pay them up before Christmas.
The canteen does not have to let anyone run
up lunch tabs, so as a return kindness to them,
please pay your bills in a timely fashion. It is a
privilege, not a right to run a tab!
As always, if you have any questions or
concerns, please feel free to call me directly
at 483-6230. Enjoy your weekend and we will
see you on Monday.
ïMr. Bob Young
PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING
CALLED FOR NEXT WEEK
The SSPAC executive has called an extra
parent council meeting, which will be held next
week on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. We
have asked that the School Administration,
the Superintendent of the School Division and
our 3 local trustees, be in attendance. Due to
the current situation, with the changes that
were made to the Early Years Concert and
Grade 5 Musical, we feel that parents need to
be given another opportunity to hear from the
3 levels of our school system involved in this
decision; to voice their concerns and to ask
questions. In addition to the concert; the
following will be on Tuesdayís agenda:
clarification of winter storm procedures,
specifically in regards to bussed students and
clarification of the letter sent home with
Grade 4 students, related to the schoolís
allergy policy.
The meeting will be start at 6:30 pm, which is
earlier than regular PAC meetings. This is
being done in an effort to allow time for all
those present to have the opportunity to be
heard. There will be a presenterís list, which
anyone wanting an opportunity to speak, should
sign upon arrival. The meeting will run no
longer than 3 hours.
This meeting is open to all parents/guardians
of students attending the school, members of
the community and all paid employees of the
school. The meeting will take place in Room 12
at the school.
ïParent Advisory Council Executive
PAC Executive for 2009-2010
President ñ Jaycee Thexton 483-3065
Vice-President ñ Shelley Elliot 726-1888
Secretary ñ Mary Lovatt 483-2717
Treasurer ñ Heather Remillard 483-7383
Early Years Representative ñ Cheryl Roberts
483-3034
Middle Years Representative ñ Cheryl Roberts
483-3034
Senior Years Representative ñ Pam Walker
483-3710
ìA community organization dedicated to the education and well being
of children.î
**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
from
Southwest Horizon School Division
ATTENTION PARENTS
Cold or stormy weather may result in bus
schedules being unavoidably delayed. We
encourage parents to use extra caution with
children on those days. Children should be
accompanied to the bus stop or have very
clear instructions on what to do if the bus
does not arrive. Never leave children at the
stop without a backup arrangement in the
event of an emergency. Please refer to the
pamphlet ìSchool Bus Safety Guidelinesî
distributed by the Southwest Horizon School
Division to all families requiring school bus
service. If you wish to have another copy you
POLAR BEAR PLUNGE!
Students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 are
asked to bring in non-perishable food items
for our local food bank. Last year we filled Mr.
Young's office window and our principals spent
the afternoon braving the cold up on the roof
of our school. Our food bank was both
overwhelmed and grateful with the generosity
shown by our community. This year the need is
great. There are many families that rely on
the food bank throughout the year. Our goal is
to fill Mr. Young's window once again. If we
can do it, three of our favourite teachers will
take a Polar Bear Plunge into an icy outdoor
pool of icy water. They are Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Elder, and Mr. Kindle. We only have FIVE days
left to meet our goal. If we don't meet our
goal, they don't go for a swim. We can do it!!!!!!
Please bring groceries to the school before
December 11th .
ïMrs. Darlene McLeod
THANK YOU!
On behalf of the Souris Band Boosters I
would like to thank everyone who
bought, sold, and helped distribute the
cheese.
Also thank you to the elementary staff who
let us take over their staff room , the
custodians who graciously brought in tables
for us, to the girls who stayed late and put
the tables down. Also to David Doyle who
made delivery runs for us. Many hands make
light work and just make things so
much easier for those organizing fund raisers.
Thank you
ïMarie Peaslee
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR RESULTS!!
WOW! Thanks to the fantastic support from
everyone - our Book Fair made a profit of
$1307.57. The profits will be used to
purchase books for the library.
A big thank you to those students who helped
set up the Book Fair and worked at the Book
Fair : Brittany Pettinger, Cassie Rekken, Lane
Fraser, Stacey Sherritt, Bailey Radcliffe,
Brayden Rolfe, Luc Hainsworth, Brett King,
Emma Boisvert, Alissa Swaenepoel, Noah Zinn,
Tara Farmer, Gina Williams, Stacy Ringland,
Danny Peaslee, Sebastian Gohl and Curtis
Cripps.
The winner of the Family Draw was Dani Green
and her lucky classroom is Ms. OíBrienís. Dani
and Ms. OíBrien were each allowed to choose
$25.00 worth of books.
We also held a random draw for every EY
Classroom during the Book Fair Preview . The
winners of this draw were:
Kindergarten: Kenzie Larson and Duncan Punay
Grade One: Owen Carlisle
Grade One/Two: Riley Kohut
Grade Two: Cory King
Grade Three: Cody Apperley
Grade Three: Tessa Clark-Jago
Grade Four: Aidan Murphy
Grade Four/Five: Kailey White
Grade Five: Kendra Roberts
Each of these students picked out a book
from the Book Fair.
This is a major fundraiser for the Library and
I am very appreciative for all the support
from students, parents and staff.
Thank You
Ms.Kontzie, School Librarian
LEFT IN LIBRARY DURING BOOK FAIR
Babyís First Christmas Pink Teddy Bear
Please pick up at the school office.
MIDDLE YEARS NEWS
Huge congratulations to Jaedon Cooke who
was the winner of our Divisional Bus Safety
Poster Contest. Jaedon participated, along
with grade 4-6 students throughout our
Division, in a poster contest emphasizing the
importance of ìCrossing in View: Itís the
Right Thing to Doî. Jaedon received a MP3
player generously donated by Southwest
Horizon School Division as her prize.
Congratulations, Jaedon, and good luck as your
winning poster is forwarded onto the
provincial level of this competition.
FRUIT PICKUP
Anyone who ordered fruit can pick it up on
Wednesday, December 9th from 3:00 ñ 8:00
p.m. at the Middle Yearís Entrance. Thank You
to everyone who supported this project to
improve the acoustics in our school gym.
CHOIR CLUB
The Choir Club will be singing at the Personal
Care Home on Friday, December 11th in the
afternoon to share some Christmas spirit with
the residents. An important newsletter has
gone home with the students.
RUGBY
Congratulations to Ellen McGregor who has
been invited by Team Canada to participate
with the team in Florida in early January.
Our school is proud of you, Ellen.
ïMrs. Glenda McConnell
MICROWAVE DUTY
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 Year's 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: Dec.7 -
Sandrine Conrad, Dec.8 ñ Lisa Carlisle, Dec.9 -
Sandra McLaughlin, Dec.10 - Belinda West,
Dec.11 ñ Mark Remillard.
Thank you to Shannon Pettinger, Tania
Youngson, Jeff Paulsen, Belinda West
and Mark Remillard for doing microwave this
week.
If there are any problems please phone me at
483-1511. Thank you.
ïMarie Peaslee
CAREER EXPLORATION NEWS
ìThank Youî to the Brandon University who
gave a very informative presentation on their
post secondary institution on Tuesday.
Plans are underway for the ìWelcome back,
Alumni Day!î
This is an invitation to our former graduates
to return to school on Friday, December 18.
The day includes:
* Open Forum - Interaction between
our present students and alumni on post
secondary institutions and career choices.
* Luncheon with the K to 12 teachers
* Girls - Basketball and Volleyball alumni
games
* Boys ñ Hockey and Volleyball alumni
games
* Watch previous Drama plays
Please let us know if you plan to attend (email
further details.
Congratulations are going to Kara Winters.
She just received a scholarship to attend the
University of Northern British Columbia.
There are many scholarships available right
now. Deadlines pass very quickly. Please keep
checking our schoolís website for updated
scholarship information.
ïMrs. C. Delaurier
VOLLEYBALL
Graduating All Star Game
This weekend seven players and two coaches
from Souris have been selected to attend and
participate in the Provincial Graduating All-
Star game to be held in Winnipeg.
In the girls game Alyssa Warnett, Brynna
Walker, Shandie Parobec and Delaney Husband
will play, while Rhonda Young is the AA coach.
On the boyís side, Brett Young, Luke Hill and
Sean Morrison will compete. Mike Kindle was
selected as the AA coach of the year.
Following a brunch at the Radisson Hotel,
matches will be played at Tech Voc School.
Zone 9 All Star Game
The Zone 9 All Star game was held in Souris
on Wednesday, December 2nd. Players from 12
schools in the Zone closed out their season
participating in this fun-filled contest.
Senior Girls Volleyball
After a very successful season including three
tournament championships in Roblin, Neelin
and Portage along with two second place
finishes in Weyburn and Elton and the Zone 9
League Championship title, the Souris Sabres
girlís varsity volleyball team fell short in their
bid for a provincial title in Lac du Bonnet last
weekend. In round robin play, the girls
finished first in the pool with straight set
victories over Lac du Bonnet, Warren, Rivers
and Niverville. In their quarter final playoff
match they defeated Major Pratt Trojans
from Russell 2-0. They were defeated by
Elton in the semi-finals and had to stay on the
court to play the bronze medal match against
their zone rivals, Killarney. Trying to work
through the disappointing loss proved too
much and the Sabres settled for 4th. Alyssa
Warnett was chosen to receive the Playerís
Choice Award of the tournament.
Senior Varsity Boys
The Varsity Boys volleyball team came as close
as a team could come to winning the Provincial
Championships without doing it. The team
finished first in their pool defeating Lac Du
Bonnet, Neepawa, Warren, and a very tough
team from Landmark. The team defeated
Killarney in the quarter-final, Elton in the
semi-final, advancing to face their arch rivals
from Major Pratt of Russell. The match was
hard fought, intense, and played at a level
beyond what either team had ever before
performed at. Souris came out flying and won
the first set 25-22. They did so again in the
second and were up 17-12 until there was a
real momentum shift. Major Pratt battled
back and took the second set 25-22. The
tiebreaking and third set was to be played up
to 15 points, where the winner must do so by
two. The third set started in the favour of
Major Pratt as they held a 5-1 lead early on.
However, Souris showed tremendous heart and
took the lead 8-7 midway through. Souris
surged ahead to take a 14-12 lead, which gave
the team two championship points. Alas, it was
not meant to be. Major Pratt hung on and
eventually defeated our boys 19-17, winning
the Championship.
Our team not only achieved winning the silver
medals, but also many individual honours.
Brett Young was named player of the game in
four matches, while Troy Chandler was in two,
and Tanner Butler in one. Brett and Tanner
were also named to the tournament All-Star
team.
Middle Years Girls Volleyball
Last Friday and Saturday the grade 7&8 girls
VB teams combined forces and attended the
year end tournament in Waverly School. The
girls won all 4 of their games! Ms. Snaith and
Mrs. Sobry are very proud of the girlís
efforts last weekend. What an exciting way to
end the season!!
SCHOOL CURLING
Mondays, (except first Monday of every
month)
3:30 ñ 4:00 ñ grades K-2 students
4:00 ñ 4:45 ñ grades 3-5 students
Tuesdays, 3:3O ñ 4:30
Open to all students above grade 5.
Fees:
Grades K-5 - $25 per curler
Grades 6-12 - $35 per curler
This is open to students whether they are
beginner or have curled before. All
participants must have clean runners and wear
pants that will stretch. Please note that all K-
2 curlers will be required to have a helmet. A
bike helmet would be fine. Older curlers may
also do so as well. This is a good idea
especially for new curlers.
We are very short of supervisors, so if any
parents or grandparents are able to help, it
would be greatly appreciated.
For further details contact Karen Dunbar at
483-3534.
SCHOOL COMING EVENTS
December
17 Winter Concert for K-4
1:30 p.m. (note change in time)
18 Last Day of Classes
before Christmas Break
January
4 First Day of Classes ñ Day 1
February
16 & 17 Grad Pictures
Elgin Christmas Family Dance
December 12th, 2009
Elgin Community Hall
6:30 p.m. ñ 9:30 p.m.
$6.00 per Family
Great entertainment, Great music, Prizes and
more. Please bring a snack to share and a
wrapped gift for your child/ren.
Donít Forget, Santa will be there!!!!
Beautiful Unique Girl Movie Night
The free gift CDís are in! So come out to our BU
Girl Movie Night to pick yours up.
Friday, December 4th
5:30 ñ 7:30 @ Faith Community Baptist
Church, Souris
If you attended the Beautiful, Unique girl Pajama
Party in September then come out to our follow-up
Movie Night. If you didn't attend the event but
you are a girl in grades 5-8 then come out too.
Invite your Friends! Snacks provided, no charge.
COMPLEX NEWS
There will be no Public Skating Friday
December 4th and Saturday December 5th.
Christmas Family Light Tour
Thursday, December 10th
There will be bus rides to view the lights and
pick out the best. Come one, come all! Bus
loads at 6:45 at the Community Hall. Tour
begins at 7:00 p.m. Christmas tree lighting
and refreshments after the tour. Kids! Come
with your favourite tree decoration and light
up our tree. To register for tour call 483-
2070 to get your seat on the bus. Please call
Early! Pictures with Santa at the Community
Hall. 7:00 p.m. sponsored by Souris RCMP
Detachment $5.00 per child. Bring something
for Christmas Cheer!
SOURIS BREAKFAST CLUB
Anyone Interested in Improving Their Hockey
and Skating Skills Welcome to ComeÖÖ Free
of ChargeÖ.
- Helmets, mask, mouth guards, neck
guards, skates, gloves and sticks..
- 7 am ñ 8am in the morning and
breakfast included after, then off to
school, if parents could come and pick
up kids at 8:20 amÖ..
- Anyone interested in helping out please
contact Deanna Kowalchuk at 483-0396
PeeWee and up- Mondays starting
November 30th, December 7th, 14th, 21st and
break for Christmas. Starting again January
4thÖÖ.
Atom and under- Fridays starting December
4th, 11th, 18th and break for ChristmasÖ
Starting again January 8thÖÖ.
Faith Baptist Church is having a Birthday
Party for Jesus on December 20th at 12:30
p.m. Come celebrate with lunch and cake! A
gift for Jesus in the form of a donation to the
food bank is appreciated. Everyone is
welcome!
The Souris Ministerial Association is inviting
anyone who is suffering from any type of loss
to join them at the annual Blue Christmas
Ecumenical Service to be held at St. Maryís
Church on Friday, December 4th at 7:00
p.m. A reception will follow.
Two Person Curling: The Souris Curling
Centre is holding a " Sturling Day" on
Saturday, December 12th. Any age (preferably
old enough to be able to throw a rock the
length of the ice )can play. To see the rules go
team of 2, or individually, at the rink. Teams
can be 2 students, 2 adults, or a student and
an adult. Games last about an hour, so we hope
everyone can get in 2 or more games,
depending on the number of entries. For more
information, please contact Colin Dunbar at
483-3669, or Don Kowalchuk at 483-2023.
AVALON THEATRE
December 04-06, 7:30 p.m.
Merry Christmas
Free Show
Fri., Sat. & Sun. @ 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Souris Chamber of Commerce
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Animated: 1 hr.47 mins
P.G.
What Every Babysitter Should Know
Saturday, December 5th
9:00 ñ 4:00 p.m. @ Training & Community
Services Centre in the Brandon Shoppers Mall.
Course is designed for kids aged 11-14. Cost is
$45.00. Pre-registration is required. For
more info or to register call 727-4466.
UPCOMING RECREATION HAPPENINGS
Souris Valley Recreation Commission
483-5214, 483-2538 fax
Yoga
Come join us for a night of relaxation and
exercise
Tuesdays
September 15 ñ December 15th
Cost: $10.00 per evening
7:30pm ñ 8:30pm
Souris & Glenwood Memorial Complex
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.
FOUND SOME MORE - OLD YEARBOOKS
We have the following years available. Cost is
$1.00 for each book. Drop by the office for
your copy.
Senior Years
1971-72, 1980-81, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87,
1995-96, 1997-98, 2002-03, 2003-2004,
2005-2006.
Middle Years
1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-
96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-2001,
2001-02
HAVE A
GREAT WEEKEND!
STAY WARM!
ALLERGY ALERT
Please do not bring or send products
containing nuts, kiwi, fish or seafood. We
would also appreciate if you can avoid sending
egg products such as egg sandwiches, boiled
eggs or meringues. Thank you so much for
helping us to keep everyone safe and healthy.
HYGIENE REMINDER
Washing of hands and face before coming to
school helps stop the spread of germs as well
as materials that could cause anaphylaxis
(allergic) reactions. Please help to monitor and
encourage your childís healthy cleanliness
routine.
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.
CAMPBELL SOUP LABELS
Thank you to everyone who keeps saving the
labels/UPC codes from Campbell Soup
products, V8-Juice/Splast/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
and then click on labels for education for more
information on this program. Keep those labels
coming!
ïMrs. Glenda McConnell
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.
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