SOURIS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Volume 30, Number 14
January 15, 2010
NEWS FROM THE OFFICE
Welcome back to everyone. We all hope you
had a great Christmas Break. Since we had no
school last Friday we are doubling up on our
newsletter this week. The first week back
saw our grade 12 students write their
Provincial English exam. A reminder for Grade
12 students that the week of January 18th ñ
22nd is Provincial Math exam week. Make sure
you check the schedule for your exam date
and time. Donít be late!!!!!
We completed our Grade 12 ELA Provincial
Exam Monday and all went well The week saw
two excellent presentations to our Senior
Years students: The R.C.M.P. and the Canadian
Forces both put on an excellent presentation
and display. As we near the end of the first
semester, just a reminder that exams start
for Grade 9 ñ 12 students on January 29th.
The exam table is printed below
The Assiniboine Regional Health Authority is
offering an opportunity for school aged
children, who have not already received the
vaccine for H1N1, to receive it at the school
on January 26, 2010. A form has been sent
home with every child in Souris School last
Monday. If you want your child to receive this
vaccine, please complete the consent form and
return it to the school by January 13, 2010.
(This date has been extended to January
18th.) Late forms will be accepted.
As always, if you have any questions or
concerns, please feel free to call me directly
at 483-6230.
ïMr. Bob Young
EXAM TIME TABLE
Friday, January 29th
(Subjects in brackets means no exam.)
A.M.
Gr. 9 - ELA
Gr. 10 ñ ELA
Gr. 11 ñ Appl. Math
Gr. 12 ñ Chemistry
P.M.
Gr. 9 ñ (Graph Tech)
Gr. 10 ñ Futures/Start
Gr. 11 ñ (Media)
Gr. 12 ñ (Media)
Monday, February 1st
A.M.
Gr. 9 ñ Math
Gr. 10 ñ Pre-Calc/Appl. Math
Gr. 11 ñ ELA
Gr. 12 ñ Biology AP
P.M.
Gr. 9 ñ (Wood Tech-Open Shop)
Gr. 10 ñ Essential Math
Gr. 11 ñ Chemistry
Gr. 12 ñ Art
Tuesday, February 2nd
A.M.
Gr. 9 ñ Science
Gr. 10 ñ Science
Gr. 11 ñ Physics
Gr. 12 ñ None
P.M.
Gr. 9 ñ French/(Band)
Gr. 10 ñ (Digital Web)/(Band)/(Career Dev.)
Gr. 11 ñ Geo./ (Band)
Gr. 12 ñ (Band)
Wednesday, February 3rd
A.M.
Gr. 9 ñ SS
Gr. 10 ñ Geo.
Gr. 11 ñ History
Gr. 12 - None
P.M.
Gr. 9 ñ Art
Gr. 10 ñ French/(Wood Tech.-Open Shop)
Gr. 11 ñ (Wood Tech.-Open shop)
Gr. 12 - none
Thursday, February 4th
A.M.
Gr. 9 ñ Conflicts
Gr. 10 ñ Conflicts
Gr. 11 ñ Conflicts
$$$ TO HELP WITH HAITI RELIEF
Mrs. Patti Kirkwood, one of our educational
assistants at Souris School has challenged the
staff and students to raise money to help the
earthquake victims in Haiti.
As Friday is Bluejean Day at Souris School
(this is the one day of the week when staff
can wear bluejeans and they pay $1.00 to do
this. This money is put in a fund to be
distributed in June to students who apply for
help to go to camp etc.). Mrs. Kirkwood is
challenging all staff to also put in $1.00 in the
jar in the office, along with the $1.00 they
pay to the school fund.
Mrs. Kirkwood is also challenging students who
wear bluejeans on Friday to donate a dollar to
the cause.
Thank you in advance for your help in this
matter. We have so much here and they need
so much help in Haiti.
DRIVERS ED
There is a Driverís Ed sign up sheet in the
office. Doug Hastie is hoping to start a new
class on Sunday, Febrruary 14th. Students
have to be 15 on or before November 28,
2009. For more info, call Doug at 824-2881.
NOTES FROM MRS. MCCONNELL
Thank you to the following Choir Club members
who sang at the theatre ìSing in the Seasonî
concert on Sunday, December 20th. Everyone
really enjoyed your two Christmas songs.
Thank you for sharing your Christmas spirit.
Tanner Scraba, Emily Hoffman, Justice
Greenshields, Jenna Farmer, Reagan Campbell,
Carley Bisson, KC Jacknife, Camille Punay,
Kylie Matiowsky, Jessica Ryden, Kylie
McCallum, Gatlin Hebner, Sydney Fraser,
Brooky Klein, Caitlin Bossert, Carinna Punay
Acoustic Panel Update
THANK YOU to the Souris Glenwood
Foundation for donating $1000.00 to this
much needed project for our
school/community gymnasium. This show of
support is wonderful and very encouraging.
The Fruit Sales Fundraiser in December was a
great success, with $1124.00 profit. Thank
you to everyone who purchased fruit and
supported the sound quality in our gym.
Thank you to Roxanna Scraba for tabulating all
the fruit orders and to Carol Ross-Harms,
Belinda West, Kevin & Dawn Bowie, Wendy
Carter, Marilee Dodds and Linda Perrin for
sorting and distributing the fruit.
BOARD GAME NIGHT
Forbidden Flavours is looking to host some
Board Game nights at Souris School. If you
have any board games you are no longer using
and would like to donate, please drop them off
at Forbidden Flavours or at the school office.
We will let you know if enough interest is
shown and when the game nights will be.
ïMike from Forbidden Flavours
Campbell Soup Labels
WOW! The labels have been sorted, counted
and bundled. It has been over a year since our
last label-point deposit. 23,693 points have
accumulated and sent in to the head office.
That is unbelievable and fantastic! Thank
you to everyone who clips and saves those
labels and UPC codes, flattens and counts
their bundle of labels.
All those labels could easily end up in the
garbage but many of you are contributing to
this very simple project. In the past we have
redeemed points for a variety of equipment ñ
soccer balls, footballs, basketballs, play balls,
agility ball hops, goalie mask, goalie nets etc.
that students can enjoy and use at their
recesses. In the next new weeks we will be
placing an order of equipment to redeem our
points.
Collection bins for labels/UPC codes are at the
school, Big Way and Robbins Fine Foods. ALL
Campbell soup labels (all sizes)
chunky/Chili/broth soups, Gardennay,
Habitant, noodle cups, Healthy Request and
Soup at hand and cooking sauce can be saved.
Other labels, such as Prego, Pace salsa,
Goldfish crackers and V8 Fusion, Splash and
vegetable cocktail need to be saved as well.
Thank you for saving and keep up the good
work.
ïMrs. Glenda McConnell
SOURIS SCHOOL PARENT ADVISORY
COUNCIL
The next PAC meeting will be held next
Monday @ 7:00 p.m. at the school in Room 12.
All parents/guardians are welcome and
encouraged to attend. The following is a list of
items on the agenda:
?Student Safety ñ Policies and Procedures
?Feedback on the Winter Concert and the
Christmas celebration held on the last day of
school
?Has a date been scheduled for the Grade 5
musical?
?When will the school wear order forms be
sent home with students?
?Staff Appreciation Breakfast ñ Wednesday,
February 10th
?Update from the Nomination Committee for
MBís Celebration of Excellence in Teaching ñ
Ministerís Awards
.Early Kindergarten registration campaign
?How would SSPAC like to welcome the new
superintendent to Southwest Horizon School
Division?
?Spring Carnival
?Volunteers needed for the upcoming SY
Production ñ The Beverly Hillbillies
?Communication Audit
Please feel free to contact me or anyone on
the Parent Council Executive with your
questions, comments or concerns. Enjoy the
beautiful weather this weekend! See you
Monday.
ïJaycee Thexton
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
MICROWAVE DUTY
Please arrive at the school at 11:45 a.m.
Parents you will have to use the 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: Jan. 18 ñ
Jackie Kirkup, Jan. 19 ñ Roxanne Scraba, Jan.
20 ñ Christine Janz, Jan. 21 ñ Jackie Kirkup,
Jan. 22 ñ Marie Peaslee.
Thank you to Stephanie Murphy, Jodi
MacDougall, Christine Janz, Chris Couling and
Jackie Kirkup for doing microwave this week.
If there are any problems please phone me at
483-1511. Thank you.
ïMarie Peaslee
MIDDLE YEARS NEWS
Grade 8 Exams: Our grade 8 students will
be writing two exams during the first week of
February. The exams will be written in the
morning, beginning at 9:00. Regular classes
will be held upon the completion of the exam.
Tuesday, February 2nd - Math
Wednesday, February 3rd - ELA
We would like to take this opportunity to wish
Mrs. Fiona Wright the very best in her new
future endeavors as she leaves Souris School.
Mrs. Wright has been an EA in our school for
the past two years and we truly appreciate all
that she has done for our students. We will
miss you, Mrs. Wright!
We would also like to welcome Ms. Amanda
Berry , Mrs. Ann French, and Mr. Troy
Bisson who have joined our staff as EAs. We
are very happy to have them part of our
school team!
ïMrs. Leanne Rolfe
CAREER EXPLORATION NEWS
Thanks are going out to Dave Higgs for his
excellent presentation on the RCMP and the
Armed Forces who hosted a noon hour display
and a presentation this week. Both were
excellent informative sessions covering
numerous careers available.
Please note the date change, Rob Lovatt, a
photographer from KeyWest in Brandon will be
here on January 21. Rob is a graduate of
Souris School.
Many post-secondary institutions are holding
their open houses for prospective students.
University of Manitoba: Feb. 17 & 18 and Red
River College: Feb. 17. Pamphlets and
information are available if you would like
further details.
Semester 2 will start February 8. Please come
and see me if you would like to make changes
or if you would like a copy of your timetable
for next semester. Parents, please feel free
to call me if you have any questions.
Grade 12ísÖÖ.Scholarship deadlines pass very
quickly. Donít miss out! Please keep checking
the scholarship board and our schoolís website
for updated scholarship information.
ïMrs. C. Delaurier
BASKETBALL
Varsity Boys
The Varsity Boys Basketball hosted Melita on
Tuesday, January 5th and dominated the
game, winning 64 ñ 25. Top scorers for Souris
were Chris Gohl ñ 32 points, Will Lagradilla ñ
14 points, Colin Carr ñ 8 points.
ïCoach Lori Gohl
HOOPS NEWS
The Varsity Girls Basketball Team hosted
their home tournament, ìThe Sabres
Shootoutî over the weekend. Weather forced
the event to a one day affair. Our ladies
opened with an impressive 74-48 victory over
Morris. Brynna Walker scored 17 points and
added 11 rebounds, while Sarah White added
16 points. Carberry were the next opponent
and the Sabres were on their game
defensively winning 46-21. Kelsey Penno led
the attack with 13 points and outstanding
defense. In the final the girls played Carman
and began the game on fire leading 33-7 after
one quarter! The girls went on to capture the
tourney title with a 72-54 win. Brynna scored
18 points while Sarah added 16 and Kelsey 12
for the Sabres.
Kelsey and Sarah were named to the
tournament All Star team, while Bryanna was
named the MVP. Outstanding effort by all
over the weekend. Thanks to the minor
officials, volunteers, and parents who helped
make the tourney a huge success!
The girls are off to Treherne for tournament
action this weekend.
ïCoach P
Junior Varsity Girls
The Junior Varsity Girlís Basketball Team
played in a tournament in Brandon this past
weekend. They opened with a win against
Winkler on Friday, followed by a loss to St.
Maryís Academy on Saturday morning,
finishing second in their poo,l putting them in
the bronze medal game versus Vincent Massey.
The ladies trailed the Vikings the entire game
until the last minute scoring a basket and
forcing a foul shot to tie the game at 31.
In overtime the Sabres scored five
unanswered baskets to win 3rd place ñ exciting
finish, fabulous basketball!
On Wednesday evening the JV Girls Basketball
team traveled to Elkhorn, defeating the
Bulldogs 44 to 24. Morgan Husband scored 24
points with Jessica Stuart and Sarah McKenna
both adding 6. Nice work team!
ïMs. Birch
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
January
29-Feb. 4 Grade 9-12 Exams
February
8 Semester 2 begins
15 Louis Riel Day
16 & 17 Grad Pictures
SOURIS DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL NEWS
ARTmarks: Artists combine passion for art
and reading
Eighty artists from across Manitoba have
unveiled their combined passion for art and
reading; responding to a call for submissions
of ìart inspiredî bookmarks. Traveling
throughout the province in 2009 and 2010,
ìARTmarks: A Manitoba Bookmark Exhibitionî
inspires audiences both young and old and
features diverse artworks created by
emerging and professional arts that range
from drawing, painting, photography, textiles,
paper cutting, collage, printmaking, ceramic,
metal, glass and more!
A Grand Opening of this exhibition is to be
held at the Souris library on Saturday
afternoon, January 9th at 2:00 p.m. Souris
District Arts Council invites you to uuncover
your passion for the literary and visual arts by
checking out this exciting exhibition at the
Souris and Glenwood Public Library, Souris,
during regular Library hours for the month of
January.
ARTmarks: A Manitoba Bookmark Exhibition
is a touring exhibition by the Manitoba Arts
Network developed in collaboration with
Manitoba Public Libraries. Gardewine North,
Rona and the Province of Manitoba provided
support for this exhibition.
And coming soon:
Sunday, February 28th ñ Chuck and Albert -
Canadian Comedy Award and East Coast Music
Award nominees
Friday, April 9th ñ ëJakeís Giftí ñ a one-woman
play about a veteran and a 10-year old girl
returning to Juno Beach
AVALON THEATRE
January 15-17 7:30 p.m.
OLD DOGS
Starring: John Travolta/Robin Williams
Rated P.G.1hr 28mins
Two best friends -- one unlucky-in-love
divorcee and the other a fun-loving bachelor --
have their lives turned upside down when
theyíre unexpectedly charged with the care of
six-year-old twins while on the verge of the
biggest business deal of their lives. The not-
so-kid-savvy bachelors stumble in their
efforts to take care of the twins, leading to
one debacle after another, and perhaps to a
new-found understanding of whatís really
important in life.
PUBLIC SKATING
No Public Skating Friday January 15th and
Saturday January 16th.
DELORAINE BORDER FESTIVAL
Entry Deadline Tue. Feb. 2, 2010
Applications available at schools, Deloraine
Brendelwin Library, music teachers
No late entries accepted.
Be a part of the festival this year
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- Starting again January
4thÖÖ.
Atom and under- Starting again January
8thÖÖ.
LEFT IN LIBRARY DURING BOOK FAIR
Babyís First Christmas Pink Teddy Bear
Please pick up at the school office.
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
1980-81, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1995-
96, 1997-98, 2003-2004, 2005-2006.
Middle Years
1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-
96, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2001-02
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.
HAVE A
GREAT WEEKEND!
GET OUT AND ENJOY THE
WARM WEATHER!
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