Newsletter,Newsletter, September,October, 2017 2017

Town of #preecevillereads Preeceville Makes @pvilleschool Generous Donation Cross Country Preeceville School is very appreciative of the thoughtful donation from the Town Runners Advance of Preeceville in the amount of $3000.00 to go towards the new sports clock in the to Provincials gynasium. Mrs. Stacy Strykowski (right) Congratulations to our was at the school on Friday, October 13 four Panther cross country representing the Town Council as Mr. runners who earned their King (left) made a public acknowlegment way to Provincial Cross of the donation to the staff and students Country that was held at the school pep rally. Thank you very in on October 14. The boys competed amongst 110 competitors. Eli Kashuba placed 26th, Eric Sandager placed Carter Scheller was the lucky Back Row L/R: Erik winner of the Golden Ticket 32nd, and Dweight Paligan Sandager, Eli Kashuba. Prize give-away (which ended placed 89th. Janhia Irlandez Front Row L/R: Janhia up being a raffle as the ticket competed amongst 95 Irlandez, Dweight Paligan. was never found) & received a set of head- competitors and she finished phones. in 69th place. This was the first time Preeceville Congrats! School has qualified to send a team representing Carter Scheller our school to provincial cross country. Great accomplishment team! Don’t drive past a bus with its stop arm out in the loading zone! The safety of our kids matters! ACCEPTING 2017/2018 YEARBOOK ORDERS!!! Price: $35.00 Cheques made payable to: Preeceville School

Preeceville School Website: www.gssd.ca/school/pre Buddy Nutrition Pajama Day Reading Break

Preeceville School alumni, Kira Olson, spoke to the grade 7 to 12 students about her experience of becoming a published author and how important learning about the mechanics of writing in high school is. She emphasized how high school builds the skills they will need in post secondary education or to use in their day to day career. Miss Olson is a registered nurse and has a published paper in the University of undergraduate research journal.

AuthorPreeceville School alumni, Rene Jakubowski, spoke to the elementary kids about her experience of writing a letter to author Robert Munsch Day for a grade two English assignment. Mr. Munsch made the trip to Rene’s family farm when she was in grade 6, which resulted in a published book, The Playhouse, based on the letter Miss Jakubowski wrote in grade two as well as the farm visit in grade 6. Miss Jakubowski also read her orignal letter she wrote to Mr. Munsch.

Mr. Roland Larson shared his experience of writing a book with the elementary students. He’s always been a writer of stories and letters to family. He chose to write the book A Pony Named Peanut to share the story of his wonderful horse with everyone around him! Former Preeceville School teacher, Ms. Minato, illustrated the book!

High school staff Library and students appre- ciated the natural Appreciation light in the library to work throughout Day the day due to the power outage! OPEN HOUSE SCC Spaghetti Supper Panther Clothing

Entertainment Bingo for Books

Dress Like Your Favourite Book Character Day Our Superintendant, Mr. Mark Forsythe, stopped by the school on Thursday, October 12th and took some time to read to the grade 4 class as well as to the grade 1 and 2 classes. Thanks for sharing stories with us, Mr. Forsythe!

Gym Intramurals K-3 Dodge Ball

4-6 Soccer

Students vs Teachers Dodge Ball TOTAL RAISED GRADE: TOP FUNDRAISER: AMOUNT RAISED: BY CLASS: K Bennet Halkyard $95.00 $349.00 Gr.1 Madisyn Pole $85.00 $382.00 Gr.2 Leah Thideman $335.00 $659.00 Top Classroom Fundraisers Gr.3 Carter Halkyard $115.00 $398.00 Gr.4 Isabelle Payette $50.00 $165.00 Gr.5 Paje Reynolds $55.00 $181.00 Gr.6 Rieley Turchinetz $202.00 $590.00 Gr.7 Mardy Mclaughlin $300.00 $432.00 Gr.8 Kiera Balyski $100.00 $284.00 Gr.9 Jillian Tonn $100.00 $140.00 Gr.10 Emily Prestie $60.00 $60.00 Gr. 12 Sylvan Klebeck $75.00 $75.00 Back Row L/R: Mardy McLaughlin, Kiera Balyski, TOP FUNDRAISERS GRAND TOTAL: $3661.25.95 Emily Prestie, Sylvan Klebeck, Jillian Tonn. Front Row L/R: Madisyn Pole, Isabelle Payette, Riely K-3: Leah Thideman (Week of Free Lunches from the servery) Turchinetz, Leah Thideman, Carter Halkyard, Gr. 4-6: Riley Turchinetz (Week of Free Lunches from the servery Bennet Halkyard. Gr. 7-9: Mardy McLaughlin OR Subway Gift Card) Gr. 10-12: Sylvan Klebeck (Servery, Subway OR Gas Gift Card)

Back Row L/R: Tess Covlin, Kacey Heskin, Back Row L/R: Keane Balyski, Hunter Nelson, Jillian Barnachea, Quirin Nelson, Luke Aliya Redoblado, Jaxon Walter, Cassidy Sandager, Chloe Bourassa, Hudson Maier. Paterson, Hayley Payette, Hallie Petryshyn, Front Row L/R: Jian Isican, Alyson Apland, Mrs. Klebeck. Front Row L/R: Addison Beau Covlin, Dhexy Paligan, Levi Maier, Danielson, TessaStack, Maicey Scheller, Marhea Sydney Koloski, Maria Angulvan. Quibod, Tristan Acosta, Alexis Firman, Emerson Strykowski, Paje Reynolds.

The Science Lab needs to stock Is it time to the freezer with animal hearts for dissection. Please drain the hearts as butcher animals? Animal much as possible before bringing them in so they are not too gooey when Did you have a Hearts disecting them. successful hunt? Our Writer in Residence, Sigmund With Grade 3, Brouwer, shared some valuable Sigmund spoke writing strategies (and stories!) about the alphabet with Grades 3, 4, and 6 during his being a set of visit on October 24th. symbols that create In Grade 4, he shared some tips on meaning and writing “hook sentences”, which control thoughts. (count on your fingers) include the Putting these who, what, when, where, and most symbols together importantly, the grabber (your creates words and thumb, because, well, that’s its job!). words create stories The grabber is the part that catches and stories engage the reader’s attention, making them people. Writing is a even before spelling. He wants the laugh, cry, wonder, or cringe. In delivery system to take stories out students to consider how they use writing hook sentences, writers of the students’ heads and put them words to convey clear messages. have to think about their audience onto paper to share with others. In all grades, he emphasized the and how they want their audience After the Grade 6’s collected value of description and how it to feel. He suggested students have some of Sigmund’s background helps readers to visualize the story conversations with their families information through a quick Q & A and messes with their emotions/ about their experiences – the period, he spoke with them about minds. He also talked about being craziest, silliest, grossest stories why words matter and how words appropriate for your audience. their parents and grandparents are cool, sharing lots of examples. have! Word choice is second to the story, In their own words, here are some of the student thoughts on having Sigmund Brouwer as a part of our Literacy team: WHAT ARE YOU MOST WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO LOOKING FORWARD TO US HAVING SIGMUND AS OUR LEARN FROM SIGMUND? WITH SIGMUND’S VISITS? WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE? -“When Sigmund comes, we all got excited. -“I want to learn how to publish a He messes with our feelings, and he’s an book.” ~Franz (Gr 4) AEWSOME author!” ~David (Gr 3) “To laugh, learn, -“I like when Sigmund -“To learn more words, and under- -“He gave us and talk…” helps me with writing stand more words.” ~Jilliane (Gr 4) new student ~Viktoiy (Gr 4) folders to learn and reading. He tells story ninja us not to be inappro- -“I hope to learn priate. He tells us to how to become -“I want to learn to moves.” Rheana be a story ninja!” (Gr 3) mess with our teachers’ the BEST story minds.” ~anonymous ninja and write ~several students -“Him telling us funny stories and -“I am happy to (Gr 3) cool stories.” (Gr 3) reading us chapters of his books.” have Sigmund as ~Matthew (Gr 6) ~Luke (Gr 4) our WIR because not “I think he will teach the K-6 -“To learn about stories and writing, -“I think it would be cool to learn how to many schools students to love to how stories are better than books. make your stories seem real.” ~Cassidy (Gr 6) anywhere write.” ~ Books are just paper, glue and other have that Riely (Gr 6) things, while stories are so much -“I hope to learn how to ‘poison’ peoples’ privilege.” more.” ~Renato (Gr 4) minds.” ~ Destiny (Gr 6) ~ Lydon (Gr 6) Kacey Heskin was Grade 6-8 the Preeceville students were School winner of provided the the Crossroads opportunity Credit Union to find out colouring contest! what the cadet L/R: Jordan Lowe, Zac Larson, Her prize was a program is Braden Mclean. choice between a about from class pizza party three of the Preeceville branch cadets. Students or $150 towards were encouraged to attend the cadet open house books for her and find out more about the program. Jordan classroom. She Lowe, Zac Larson, and Braden Mclean also Back Row L/R: Miss Stolar, Mrs. Boch- chose the books! travelled to schools in Norquay and Sturgis to do nuik, Jeff Bisschop, Kim Ryzak. Front Congrats Kacey! presentations. Row: Kacey Heskin.

What is a SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST (SLP) & What Do They Do? Did you know….The need for a professional to deal with disorders of speech was identified in the 1920s, however, “speech correctionists” were not introduced to the schools until the 1950s. In the beginning, “speech correctionists” dealt with articulation, but over the years, the field has grown to include voice, fluency, language, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), accent reduction, and more! SLPs deal with people of all ages in schools, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and private practice. The field of Speech-Language Pathology is unique in that it combines science, education, medicine, and psychology. In Good Spirit School Division, Speech-Language Pathologists work with individual students on a referral basis, complete speech, language and hearing screenings, and also work with students in classrooms with teachers. SLPs work closely with other school division personnel to deliver programming that supports language development, literacy work, social skill development, and student well-being, just to name a few! A Frightfully Fun HALLOWEEN

TEAM PARKLAND VALLEY

SASK WINTER AGE ELIGIBILITY TRY OUT DATE TRY OUT GAMES SPORT LOCATION Alpine Skiing U16 – (2002-2003); Jan 20-21, 2018; If interested, contact Alpine Sask immediately to Table U14 – (2004-2005); get registered; Karen Musgrave; [email protected]; 780-205- Mountain, U12 – (2006-2007) 9299. Put your info on their website. Join a ski club. Get training! N Badminton U19 (1999 or later) Nov 12 (Sun) & Dec 10 (Sun); Contact Coach Troy Frick ASAP to Melville register; [email protected] or 306-728-8911; Start time is Comp 1:00pm. School Biathlon 11-15 (2003-2007) ???; Contact ASAP if interested; Tom Landine (Esterhazy) ??? To Be [email protected] 306-745-2675 or Dominque Hayden Determined (Melville) 306-641-9402 [email protected] Bowling 12 and U17 at start of Nov 19 at 11:00 am; Contact Jen Zich 306-745-2847 or Esterhazy Games cell at 306-745-8476 Bowl Bowling-Special O 1978 or later Contact: Betty-Ann Shalkowsky, [email protected] Yorkton Cross Country Jr. 10-12 (2005-2007) Contact Cross Country Saskatchewan, Dan Brisbin ASAP if ??? Skiing Sr. 13-15(2002-2004) interested; 306-280-1709; [email protected]. They will Saltcoats come out to demo if you want to start a club! ??? Curling (Female) 11-16 (2001-2006) as Jan 20-21, 2018; Apply as a team online w/coach at Yorkton of June 30/17 www.curlsask.ca due by Jan 11; contact Deana Schenher, Curling [email protected] for more info Club Curling (Male) 11-16 (2001-2006) as Jan 20-21, 2018; Apply as a team online w/coach at Yorkton of June 30/17 www.curlsask.ca due by Jan 11; contact Deana Schenher, Curling [email protected] for more info Club Figure Skating 2001-2008 Dec 9-10; Online registration no later than Nov 1 w/ Bethune www.skatecanadasaskatchewan.com Gymnastics 2005-2008 Nov 18; register with your Gym club by Nov 15 or contact Gym Regina Sask, Kristi Mandzuk, 306-780-9229, [email protected] Hockey (Female) 2003-2004 Dec 1-3; Applications online w/SHL due by Nov. 17; www.sha.sk.ca Bredenbury (1st & 2nd year Bantam) Hockey (Male) 2004 (1st year Bantam) Dec 1-3; Applications online w/SHL due by Nov. 17; www.sha.sk.ca Bredenbury Judo 2003-2006 No team - ☹ - unless you practice Judo and we don’t know about - it! Contact TV Taylor: [email protected] w/ Sask Judo Snowboarding U14 – (2004-2006); Dec 10; ID Camp; Contact Murray Ernst at Sask Snowboard Ass. Asessippi U17 – (2001-2003) ASAP if interested; [email protected]; 306-882-5135 Speed Skating 2003-2007 Contact Tom Hearn ASAP; Melville; 306-720-0228 or Melville [email protected] (Only 3 skaters so far – we can take 8!) Synchro Swimming 2000-2007 Team already picked and athletes in training. - Table Tennis Jr. - 2000 or later; Nov or Dec? Contact Jeff Woo ASAP if interested, Table Tennis ? Melville or Cadet 14 - 2004 or later Sask; 306-975-0835 or [email protected] Peepeekisis Target Shooting 2000-2006 Jan 13-14, 2018; Contact Michelle Stewart ASAP, Sask Target Saskatoon Shooting Association if interested, 306-940-7836; [email protected]. They will come out to demo! Weightlifting 2000 or later If interested contact Coach Austin Hovrisko ASAP, Yorkton To Be [email protected]; 306-742-7757. We need females! Determined Wrestling 2003-2005 (Bantam/1st We need a coach! We need some wrestlers! Contact Sask ??? year Cadet age) Wrestling 306-240-7380 or [email protected] immediately if interested.

For current information on the Sask Winter Games please visit our Website: www.parklandvalley.ca, follow us on Twitter: @Parkland_Valley and like us on Facebook: Parkland Valley Sport, Culture & Recreation District

Please read the Technical Package associated with each sport that is posted on our website. Any questions? Contact Erin Sobkow, Community Consultant, Phone: 306-786-6585 or Email: [email protected].

We encourage ALL eligible athletes to try out for our Parkland Valley Team who will compete in the Sask Winter Games, Feb 18-24, 2018, !

RtI Computer Science Meet-ups While RtI is a great time to receive tutorial from teachers and work on homework, it is also a time where students can challenge themselves on a personal project. This is where coding fits in. Learning how to code is a great skill to learn because it puts students into the driver’s seat and allows them to create their own digital platforms. The modules are designed so that students can work through them at their own pace (all it requires is a computer and an Internet connection). Our first theme is going to be video gaming. We will meet up on Wednesdays to connect and see what people have been developing and do some trouble shooting. If you have any questions, talk to Miss Paterson.

SNOLAB Virtual This webinar featured a tour of a lab which studies dark matter and it is located 2 km beneath Tundra Connections the ground in Sudbury, Ontario. We connected to scientists in Churchill, Manitoba Science to learn about polar research and being a polar bear scientist.

Canada 2067 hosted a youth summit in Vancouver on October 26th. We tuned in to listen to speakers such as Dr. Margarita Marinova (Senior Mars and Vehicle Systems Development Engineer, SpaceX). We’re hoping to catch some speakers on the livestream from the Toronto youth summit on November 15th.

We are looking for data which indicates the first day IT’S a lake or river is BACK!!! completely frozen over.

Email Miss Paterson ([email protected]) In 2016, we started tracking freeze over of the local water bodies (lakes, ) for complete, shore-to-shore ice cover at Preeceville School. Last year, complete freeze-over happened the third week of November. If you make any observations of ice-over this fall, please send pictures and dates to [email protected]. Nov. 20: 8:30am - 3:30pm Remembrance Nov. 21: Day Service 8:30am - 7:30pm th Nov. 22: Thurs. Nov. 9 8:30am - 6:30pm 11:00am Preeceville School Gymnasium

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Servery~ November 2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 2 3 Grilled cheese Skinny Fries Pizza $3.00 Poutine $3.00 $4.00 6 7 8 9 10 Chicken Noodle Taco in a Bag Baked Mac & Popcorn Chicken No School for Soup & Cheese $5.00 Cheese & Ceasar Salad Students Bun $4.00 $4.00 $5.00 13 14 15 16 17 No School for Chicken Fried Lasagne & Garlic Skinny Fries Hot Dogs Students Rice & Spring Toast Poutine $3.00 Roll $5.00 $5.00 $4.00 20 21 22 23 24 Chicken Noodle Taco in a Bag Baked Mac & Popcorn Chicken Pizza Soup & Cheese $5.00 Cheese & Ceasar Salad $3.00 Bun $4.00 $4.00 $5.00 27 28 29 30 Grilled Cheese Chicken Fried Lasagna & Garlic Bacon Cheese $3.00 Rice & Spring Toast Burger Roll $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 Nov.6 - PJ Day Nov. 9 - Formal Day East Central District Athletic Association is Nov. 24 - Inside Out Day responsible for the coordinating of Junior High and High School Athletics for students of the Good Spirit and Christ the Teacher School Divisions. We are looking for people interested in officiating the sports of volleyball, basketball and football. Officiating is a fantastic way to help our student athletes, make money and become involved in sport. If you have experience or are interested in learning how to officiate these sports please Anyone wishing a digital PDF contact: version of the Preeceville Cary Franklin - ECDAA Officials Commissioner School newsletter please Preeceville School provide Mrs. Antonichuk with 547 3148 [email protected] your preferred email address at [email protected] Thank you for supporting Athletics in Education!

Parent-Teacher Interviews Report Cards: Tuesday, November 21, from 3:30 - 7:30 High School (9-12): Wednesday, November 22, from 3:30 - 6:30 Wed. Nov 15/17. Elementarytary Interviews by appointment NOTE: High School Interviews are come and go Elementary (K-8):

SCHOOL Mon. Nov. 20/17 PICTURE RETAKES: Fri. Nov. 10 & NOV.2/17 Mon.Nov. 13 9:00 AM Please be aware of busses unload- Please ing children in the mornings in front respect the of the school as you students in drop your kids off and when you pick our school your kids up after school. Many kids with life are walking to and threatening from school and may dart out from allergies! unexpected places.