Weekly Update - Jan. 4th - 8th

Happy New Year and Welcome Back! 

I hope that everyone had a wonderful break with plenty of opportunities to get together with family and friends. I know that I sure had a very restful and relaxing holiday.  With the exception of basketball happening this month, 

January should be a relatively quiet month. Therefore with New Year's resolutions on everyone's minds, it is a great time to make school work a focus.  Teachers can set the tone for the students by increasing their expectations and using this valuable, uninterrupted time to provide opportunities for meaningful, engaging learning.  Parents can help out by setting aside some quiet time for their child to read and/or review concepts that are being taught in class.

Food Bank Donations ~

Thank you to everyone for your donations to the Food Bank at the Christmas Concert.  We collected 81 pounds of food and $25.00 dollars.  Your generosity is greatly appreciated.  

Library News ~

Thank you for supporting our 2015 Book Fair!

This year, Mrs. Sekora decided to give the Book Fair proceeds back to the students.  She drew 24 extra winners for the gift draw.  All the student winners picked a prize from the book fair.  

Congratulations goes to:

Gift Draw

Maddy M. x2                                   Ryder                                         Megan G.

Colten x2                                       Kobe                                          Jamieson x2

Lucas                                             Garrett                                      Sydney

Brett                                              Dylan F.                                    Cassadi x2

Madison P.                                      Abigayle M.                               Abigail C. x2

Brianna x2                                      Jakob                                        Joseph

Chelsea       

Count How Many Contest = 142                      

Closest guess was Jessielyn with 150

Family Name Draw

Colby B.

Skating Rink ~

Thank you so much to Darren Glubish and Travis Larson who flooded the rink over the Christmas Break.  The rink is now ready to be used.  Students are welcome to skate at lunch recess providing that they can get their skates on by themselves or have arranged for a buddy to help them.  They also need to have a CSA approved hockey helmet. Bicycle helmets would not fit into this category.

School Council - PTA Meeting ~

Don't forget that tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 5th, there will be a School Council and PTA meeting. The meeting will start at 6:00 pm.  We hope to see you there!

Basketball ~

Basketball will be wrapping up this month.  Both the girls' and boys' teams have two more games before their tournaments.  Both teams play against Willow Park School on Tuesday, Jan. 5th at Willow Park School in Leduc and then against Warburg School on Tuesday, Jan. 12th in Warburg.  

The boys' final tournament is on Jan. 15th and 16th at Ecole Dansereau Meadows School in Beaumont.  Mr. Porter will let the boys know the game times once he receives them.

The girls' final tournament in on Jan. 22nd and 23rd at Calmar Elementary in Calmar.  Mrs. LaGrandeur will let the girls know the times they are scheduled to play once she receives that information.

Good luck to both teams as they wrap up their season!