Weekly Update March 14th - 18th

  

WOW!  What a busy week we had at the school.  Classes were swimming, Teacher's Pet was in doing activities with two of the classes, the Puppet Lady, and the whole school movie award for Student of the Month.  I have only attached a few pictures because I was having some computer issues.  Hopefully things will be working better this week and I will be able to add more pictures.  You can always check on the teachers' blogs to see more pictures.





The Gr. 3/4 class working in centers to learn about Light and Shadows 

The Gr. 5/6 class working intently on their
Soapstone Carvings.

Here are the highlights of the week's upcoming activities:

Bowling & Swimming ~

All classes will be having their final swimming class this week.  All classes will be going bowling in the morning of their final swimming.  

Dental Hygienists ~

On Tuesday, March 15th and Wednesday, March 16th the Dental Hygienists will be out to see some of the kindergarten to Gr. 2 students.                                                       

Green Day/St. Patrick's Day ~ 

In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day everyone is encouraged to wear green.  I hope you are all safe from the tricks of the leprechauns.  

Report Cards -

The second report card is being sent out on Friday, March 18th.  If you have any questions be sure to contact your child's teacher.  

Weekly Update March 7th - 10th

Since March came in like a lamb will it go out like a lion?  I hope not!  March appears to be a very busy month at New Humble; class presentations, report cards, and student lead conferences.  Please check out the calendar to see the exact dates for everything that will be coming up.  

New School Logo ~

New Humble Centre will be having a new brand.  The logo still incorporates the Panther but we decide to add a bit of colour to the look of the logo.  All new documents and school wear will have the new logo on it. 

Celebrating Seuss ~

Many of the students and staff came to school dressed as their favorite Dr. Seuss character.  Here are pictures of the Gr. 1/2 and 3/4 classes.  

Student of the Month ~

Congratulations to the following students for doing such a great job of always demonstrating persistence:  

Abigayle M                    Sidney M
Kaja G                          Annika O
Reid O                          Allison P


Missing from the picture were Dylan F & Megan G

The students won a movie for the whole school!  This received lots of cheering from all of the students.  The movie will be shown on Tuesday, March 8th.

March's Student of the Month theme is Courtesy

Mini-Stick Tournament ~

Mr. Porter has been running a mini-stick intramural tournament at recesses and lunch.  The students have been very excited about the tournament.  There were some creative names for the teams.  

  

Classroom Presentations ~

Thursday will be a busy day in our school with a variety of classroom presentations.  The kindergarten class will having a presentation by the Puppet Lady.  The puppet lady always does an amazing job and keeps the students engaged and entertained the entire time.

Teacher's Pet will being doing presentations to the Gr. 3/4 and Gr. 5/6 classes.  In the morning the Gr. 5/6 class will be learning about Soap Stone Carving which ties into their social studies curriculum.  In the afternoon the Gr. 3/4 class will be learning about Lights and Shadows which is part of their science curriculum.  

Weekly Update Feb. 29th - Mar. 4th

Curling Success ~

The Gr. 3-6 students had a wonderful time curling.  They learned how to slide out of the hack, how to throw the rock, and how to sweep the rock.  They also learned how not to fall on the ice.  Some of them learned that more quickly than others.

Annual Council of School Councils ~

All parents are invited  to listen to Dr. Phil McRae speak on (RE)Inventing Education for the 21st Century on Monday, February 29 @ 7:00 pm at the MacLab Centre in Leduc. 

Dr. Phil McRae is an Executive Staff Officer with the Alberta Teacher's Association and Adjunct Professor with the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta where he earned his PH.D.  He was the Director of the internationally recognized Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI) at the University of Alberta from 2005-2009, and taught several graduate courses in the Master of Education in Educational Studies program.  Phil has worked in many secondary and post-secondary educational contexts while living and teaching in the Middle East (United Arab Emirates), Asia (Japan), Europe (Spain), and in Alberta with the Lethbridge Public School District and on the Blood (Kainai) Reservation.

Family Day Unplugged Winner ~

Congratulations to Cameka Sandford for winning Honourable Mention in the Family Day Unplugged Contest.  Cameka's poster was titled 'Snowmobiling Day".  

Thank you to all of the other students that participated in the poster contest.

Library Enrichment ~

A few of the grade six girls, with the guidance of Mrs. Sekora, have organized some enrichment activities to be done during library club.  There are posters hanging in the school and the girls will be speaking about the program at our assembly this Wednesday at 1:20.

Dr. Seuss Day ~

                                                    Wednesday, March 2 the staff and students will be honouring Dr. Seuss by dressing up as one of their favorite Dr. Seuss characters.

Proper Footwear ~

In the past week many of the students have been coming to school in running shoes.  With the nice warm weather that we have been having, the playground and school field are very wet.  There are many puddles laying around and many students end the recesses with wet socks. Not only are their feet wet but it also makes a mess down the hallway of the school.  Therefore, students should be encouraged to wear proper footwear such as winter or rubber boots until the area dries up.  Thank you for your cooperation with this matter.

Staff Planning & Development Day ~

There will be no school for students on Friday, 
March 4th as that is a Staff Planning & Development Day.  
Enjoy your up coming long weekend!    

Weekly Update Feb. 22nd - Feb. 26th

Snow Fun ~

Here are a few more pictures of the students having fun in the snow last week. 

 

Valentine's Day ~

The kindergarten to grade four students spent the last part of Friday, February 12th doing Valentine's day activities together.  The students were divided into cross grade grouping and rotated through the activities

Playing Valentine's Bingo in       Mrs. Martinoff's room.

                                                                 

Making love bugs in the library with 

Mrs. Hutchings and Mrs. Sekora

Decorating Cookies in 

Mrs. LaGrandeur's room

Spirit Day ~

On Tuesday, February 23rd, the kindergarten class will be celebrating their 50th day of school.  The Gr. 1/2 class just had their 100th day of school on Feb. 18th.  To celebrate this, we will be having a Fifties/100 day at school on Tuesday, February 23rd.  Students and staff are encouraged to dress either from the Fifties or as if they were 100 years old. Please remember that the Gr. 3-6 students will be swimming in the afternoon so make-up and hairspray is discouraged.

Pink Shirt Day ~

Wednesday, February 24th is Pink Shirt Day.  The theme for this year's Pink Shirt Day  is Kindness is One Size Fits All.  Help end Bullying by wearing a pink shirt to show that we are all working together to prevent bullying in our schools, in our communities and online.  Pink Shirt Day comes from two Nova Scotia high school students, who decided to take a stand against bullying in their own school.

Black Gold Schools 2016 -2017 School Year Calendar ~

The School Board has approved the 2016-2017 School Year Calendar.  To view the calendar please click on the following link:

http://www.blackgold.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/School-Year-2016-17-APPROVED.pdf

Weekly Update Feb. 16th - Feb. 19th

A Special 'THANK YOU' to the PTA!

The students and staff would like to thank the PTA for purchasing the Snow Blocks.  Luckily we got more snow this past Thursday so the students have been able to enjoy building snowman and forts.

Curling ~

The Calmar Curling Club and Agricultural Society has generously offered to sponsor curling lessons for our Gr. 3 - 6 students.  This includes an instructor as well as busing to and from the curling rink.  The students will be going curling for the next  two Wednesdays - Feb. 17th and 24th.  

Swimming Continues ~

A reminder that there is still swimming lessons.  The gr. 3-6 students swim Tuesday afternoons and the K-2 swim on Thursday afternoons.

Checking in at the Office ~

We would like to remind all parents and visitors to please report to the office before going to other rooms in the school.  Mrs. Austin is not always at her desk and does not always see everyone that comes into the school. In the event that we would have to carry out an Emergency Protocol we need to have all people in the school signed in at the office and accounted for.  We appreciate your support with this request.  Thank you!