In Social Studies they are completing a section on “How Canadians Govern Them- selves” on the structure and function of governments at all levels. In Industrial Arts they have started designing wood projects, such as mirrors, and are completing the exam on common tool names and functions in the shop. In Home Ec. they have started sewing. In Health/Guidance they are starting a computer game called “The Real Game” about careers and general workplace skills and character traits. In Math they are now working with Integers and starting to graph coordinates on X Y quadrants. In Science they have started a research project on specifically assigned “Body Systems”. Physical Education continuing a games unit with Tchoukball and soon Basketball is just around the corner. Early in the New Year a winter activities unit will start over at the curling and skating rinks. A certain very few of the Grade Eights are still working on keeping the area around their desks clean and organized so it is safe for everyone who passes by.
Grade 7 News
In ELA the grade 7’s are finishing up their Dust novel study with a Skype interview with the author himself, Arthur Slade. Then they will be starting their “Why so serious?” unit which combines a delightful use of humour with captivating stories. Looking forward to some good laughs and great work! In science the students are beginning to learn about why matter and energy are necessary in all ecosystems. In social studies they are in the thick of things learning about conflict, cooperation and interdependence in North America. I, Mrs. Kinzel, have recently started teaching the last of Mrs. Bain’s grade 7 classes, math. In math the students have started some review with factors and multiples and will soon be moving to decimals, fractions and percentages. I guarantee 100% fun!
Mrs. Bain and Mrs. Kinzel
Grade 6 News
The Grade 6 class had a successful October getting to know each other. The 6’s hosted a scareriffic haunted house on Halloween (scaring more than a few staff members and high school students in the process). November was filled with Remembrance Day activities including the annual poster competition. Upcoming activities include Christmas concert practice and experiments exploring the best bird beak shape in science. In ELA we are exploring relationships by reading “Half-Brother”, a novel about a family that adopts a chimpanzee with the purpose of teaching it sign language. Never a dull moment in Grade 6!
Mr. Vedress
Grade 4 & 5 News
October sure went by in a hurry! November seems to be flying by just as fast! We have wrapped up our Remembrance Day Posters and Poems and produced some strong contend- ers for the Legion contests this year! We are moving right along into starting practices for the Christmas Concert!! We seem to be enjoying the songs for the concert and can’t wait to show off our singing and acting skills next month! Just a reminder to Parents and Guardians that the items for the baskets we will be selling tickets on should be brought to school by Friday, December 9th.
Thank you to all the parents/ guardians that came out for Tri-Conferences, it was nice to meet everyone! Keep in touch and let me know if you ever have any questions or concerns!
Ms. Rancourt
Grade 2 & 3 News
Christmas is just around the corner! We have already begun practicing for the upcoming Christmas Concert on December 14th. The grade 2/3’s are elves, which means that we are in need of some green clothes for the concert. The elementary end is also having the Christmas Basket Raffle this year. The theme for our class is specialty food related items. We ask that each student please donate something to add to the class basket, spending between five and ten dollars. Some ideas could include dip mix ingredients, specialty crackers or pita chips, spices, chocolates, hot chocolate, apple cider, candy canes, epicure items, or other festive holiday snacks. Please give me a shout if you are in need of some guidance with what to donate.
In ELA, we are continuing with our Eric Carle author study. We even tried out some of his art techniques while on our field trip at the Mendel Art Gallery! We’ve moved on from ideas to the topic of organization with our writing skills as well. In math, the grade two’s are learning about numbers to one hundred, while the grade three’s are learning about numbers to one thousand. We are just reviewing our magnets unit and will soon begin a large unit on animals. We are also continuing with our communities unit in social studies, focusing on pioneers.
Thanks to all of the parents and students who participated in the parent-teacher interviews last week. It was really nice to see everyone again!
Mrs. Romanchuk
Kindergarten & Grade 1 News
We are heading into a busy month in the K/1 room as we begin to prepare for the holiday season and the Christmas concert! Please remember to send the items for our basket raffle. The students had an opportunity to spend time with Mr. Kirk, our Senior History teacher, and learn about Remembrance Day. They also took part in the annual Royal Canadian Legion poster contest. We are very focused on writing stories in ELA. The Kindergartens will begin to label the pictures they draw to better tell their stories. The Grade 1s have been using speech balloons with pictures and have been exploring the different parts of stories. The Grade 1s continue to work on their family projects with the Grade 7s. These will be wrapping up soon. I am so impressed with the family shields made by the Kindergartens! It is evident that a lot of work went into them. In Math the Kindergartens continue to explore patterns and the Grade 1s are working with numbers to 20. We are exploring how to divide a number into different groupings. This can be difficult, so a lot of time will be spent on this to really build a foundation for number operations. Thanks to all the families for coming in early for interviews! If you didn’t have the chance to come in that week, feel free to contact me at the school to set up a time.
Mrs. Koroll
Yearbook Committee Meeting
The Yearbook committee is having its first meeting of the year on Wednesday, October 26 at 12:30 in the Home Ec. room. If you are interested in helping with the yearbook or even just taking photos for yearbook and the school web site, come meet on Wednesday.
We are exploring the possibility of using “Y is for Yearbook” an online tool from Herff Jones to design and print the yearbook this year. Watch the “Y is for Yearbook” demonstration video to see how it will work.
Choir
Ms. Trach is looking at starting a grade 7-12 choir at noon on days 1, 3 and 5. She will be putting together a repertoire for the Christmas concert if there is enough interest. Please sign up on the gym board if you would like to join.
Saber Football News
The Saber Football team wrapped up its regular season with a convincing 43 –0 win over the Outlook Blues on Thursday, Oct. 13th. The Sabers regular season record was 3 wins, 2 losses.
The playoffs begin this Thursday, Oct. 20th at 4:00, when the Caronport Cougars will be coming to town in a game which will determine who will move on to the provincial 2A quarterfinals.
Come out and cheer on your Sabers!
Grade 12 News
In English and History, we have started reading Three Day Road, a great book about two First Nations boys in the WWI. In Math, we have start- ed our third unit on Trigonom- etry, while in Chemistry, we are finishing learning about Thermodynamics. Life Transitions and Home Ec are teaching us similar things – how to eat healthy while saving money, but in Home Ec we are quickly moving on to our individual projects. The I.A. students are working hard building stuff. That concludes this paragraph. Thanks for reading.