Physical Education News

Oak Bank Elementary School News May 2011

I Love shirts and shorts on on May 19th, students Physical these days. All from Education students will be all expected to wear grade News appropriate footwear levels Mr. Belanger & Mrs. (no sandals, crocs, flip flops, or boots). Other Armstrong things to consider are prepared a variety of sunscreen, a hat, and cultural dances from a water bottle. Happy countries around the running! world. Each grade Oak Bank Running performed their dance Club Manitoba Marathon outside for the rest of As the weather Many students who the school to see. We improves, we are now are involved in the appreciated your hard getting ready to Oak Bank Running work and excellent prepare for the Club will register for performance. Manitoba Marathon. the 2.6-mile Super Our Oak Bank Running Run at the Manitoba Mini-Olympics Club meets every Marathon. This event Mini-Olympics is Monday and takes place on Sunday a field event for Thursday from 11:55 June 19th which also students in to 12:55. Practices happens to be Father’s grades 1-3. The focus will include a warm- Day. Registration for of Mini-Olympics is up, a run, a cool the 2.6 - mile Super based around basic down/stretch, and will Run will be sent out movement skills such be followed by lunch in later this month and as running, jumping, the gym. All students parents/guardians are throwing and catching in grades 3 to 5 are encouraged to join in a fun, non- invited to join our their children for this competitive event. running club. There is event. Mr. Belanger Mini-Olympics is no commitment to will collect and currently scheduled register for the register all returned for Wednesday June Manitoba Marathon, so st forms. Please be 1 , 2011 and the rain just come out and run advised that there is a date is Tuesday June for your own th registration fee that 7 , 2011. Let the enjoyment and fitness. must be paid in order games begin! I would like to remind to receive a students to bring a registration number Sports Day healthy snack for and package. Sports Day is a field morning recess, as we event for students in will not be eating Multi-Cultural Day grades 4 & 5. Sports lunch until after the As part of our Day has a variety of run. Runners should celebration for field events that are also remember to Multicultural Day held designed to introduce wear appropriate t- students to proper Track & Field events participation, fun and June 10th, 2011 and (like the ones at the is non-competitive. the rain date is middle school). The Sports Day is currently Tuesday June 14th, focus remains on scheduled for Friday 2011. Music News

High Five Recorders Congratulations to all the Grade 3 to 5 students who completed their seven songs to obtain the gold star on their High Five Recorder sheet. These students are to be commended on their hard work and diligent practicing. You are true examples of Oak Bank Pride!

Music Monday On Monday May 2, all staff and students gathered in the halls of the school at 9:00 a.m. to kick off the annual Music Monday celebration. Everyone sang the official song “Tomorrow Is Coming” which composer Luke Doucet was commissioned to write. On May 2 students from kindergarten to grade 12 throughout Canada performed the song in choirs, in bands or in other instrumental groups. The purpose of uniting Canadian youth with music at the same time was to highlight the importance of music education in our schools and to celebrate the gift of music in our lives.

Multicultural Day On May 19 Oak Bank Elementary explored various cultures from around the world. Several music groups performed in the morning assembly. The Gr. 4 Choir will be showcasing songs from nine different regions, singing in the native language of the country. The Gr. 5 Drumming Club accompanied the choir on the tubanos (African drums) for the South African song “Siyahamba”. The Gr. 5 Orff Club presented an African folk tale called “Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky”. The story is brought to life with African rhythms played on numerous Orff and percussion instruments and recorders. Two students from Mrs. Burke’s talent development art program, Leia Jaworski and Emma Shibou-Savoie, created shadow puppets which, when projected, will tell the story on a shadow screen. High five, girls! Congratulations to the following students in the Gr. 5 Orff Club who devoted many noon hour rehearsals to make this presentation a success. High Five to Shayna Baranoski, Matthew Bonikowsky, Jesse Casson, Randene Chabluk, Aaron Dettlinger, Megan Early, Alyssa Goertz, Melissa Goertz, Hannah Jonker, Avery Joseph, McKenna Joseph, Emily Matthewson, Milica Oravec, Sydney Plante, Alyssa Skura, Amy Therrien and Morgan Young.

Volunteer Appreciation A special assembly to recognize the efforts of our parent volunteers was held on May 25. The Grade 3 Choir was the featured performers. In keeping with the theme “Volunteers Are Tea-rrific” the choir performed “I’m A Little Teapot”, “Tea for Two” and “Getting to Thank You”. The entire school sang “We Appreciate You”. DRESS CODE REMINDER

As we approach the warmer weather, we remind students of the information provided in their agendas regarding appropriate dress: In summer, students are allowed to wear shorts of modest length to school. Ripped or torn clothing such as shorts, jeans or cut-offs, etc. are inappropriate.

Inappropriate muscle shirts, tube tops, halter/midriff tops are unacceptable. We encourage socks to be worn with sandals for safety reasons on the playground. Shoes with high heels and flip flops are discouraged for the same safety reasons

Thank You!

A very special Thank You goes out to the parents who helped with the Oak Bank Elementary Kindergarten Registration this year. These parents were: Pat Allard, Kelly Heieie, Brenda Dettlinger, Jaylene Enns, Wendy Augustine, and Jennifer Gutoski.

Parent Council Meeting

Interested in the Oak Bank Elementary School Parent Council?

Please join us at our next meeting:

Thursday, June 9th at 6:30 pm in the school library.

Hope to see you there! Oak Bank Elementary Spell-A-Thon

Congratulations to Oak Bank Elementary students, parents, grandparents, friends and relatives who helped to make our Spell-A-Thon fundraising activity such a huge success.

During February 7 to March 23 our students were involved in studying their spelling lists which contained grade appropriate words. Students received pledges from sponsors and on March 17th the spelling test was written.

We are very pleased to announce that the Spell-A-Thon raised $13065.83. High five students from Oak Bank Elementary!!!

Fundraising projects provide our students with additional financial resources for curriculum support materials, student leadership activities, many special presentations and activities, and if enough money is raised, Smartboards.

Congratulations to our Manitoba Moose Backpack winners: Matthew Kizlik, Parker McDermot, Regan Smith, Eric Stotski, Spencer Dudar, Amy Kizlik, Abbey Bates and Talia Kohut

Congratulations to our bicycle winners: Kira Hanstead, ,Nate Keller and Nathan Kelly.

Library News

The library has been bustling with activity!

Thank you to the students, parents and staff who supported our March Book Fair. It was a great success! Ms. Latrofa and Ms. Lavallee’s classrooms shared the “Classroom Challenge” prize of $60 in books. Tuera Newton (Mrs. Cheethams’s class) won the Family Event Draw of a $25 “Bag of Books” for both herself and her classroom. Many other students were recipients of individual prizes. Congratulations to all!

“High Five” to the following students who entered a national “Why I Love My Library” essay contest:

Trinity Gowen Ciara Tutkaluk Haley Salamacha

Randene Chabluk Milica Oravec Victoria Walker

Maya Blair Rachel Bergthorson Rachel Haner

Cyrus Sanders Ethan Enns

All entries were recognized with a gift!

April was “Poetry Month” and we had many grade 2 and 3 students write poems for the Springfield Library’s first poetry contest. The judges will have a tough decision as the quality of poetry submitted was fantastic. Stay tuned as winners will be announced on May 31st!

Enjoy the Spring temperatures everyone! Keep reading!

Mrs. Dueck

What do apple sauce, chocolate milk and fruit juice have in common?

They are all things that have been spilled on library books this year. Please help keep our collection in good shape by keeping books in a plastic bag away from food items!

Students teach Pysanky Making

The Grade 5 Ukrainian students of Oak Bank Elementary made a presentation for the English students and helped them all make Easter eggs or in Ukrainian, Pysanky. The Pysanky are covered in beeswax and dyed in different coloured dyes. The colours are yellow, orange, red, blue, green and black. You start with white because it’s the lightest colour and then you work your way up to the darkest colour which is black.

After you’re done with the wax and dyes, you simmer it in lard for a while.

The classes that made them were Mr. Loeb’s, Mrs. Woods’ and Mrs.Lourenco’s classes. If you don’t handle the eggs very well, they might break because they’re not hard boiled or the yolk isn’t drained. Now that the grade 5 students know how to make Pysanky, the grade 4 students going into grade 5 will make them with the other classes next year.

Oak Bank Pride

Each month, we recognize those students who have demonstrated, in an outstanding manner, one of the qualities or attributes listed below.

September – Respect January – Attentiveness October – Courtesy February – Effort May – Improvement November – Organization March – Responsibility June – Academic December – Cooperation April – Pride

During that particular month, we concentrate on talking about that quality to our students. We discuss what it looks like, and sounds like, in our classrooms, school and playground. We would invite you to be partners with us, if you wish, by also talking about what that quality might look like, or sound like, in your family, in your home, or in your community participation in outside activities.

We are so very proud of our Oak Bank Elementary students and we welcome your participation in your ongoing family commitment to develop respectful and responsible citizens.

Congratulations to these students for receiving an “Effort” Award for the month of February.

GRADE 1 Kira Marshall Mikayla Lankhout Salvador Tavares Gracie Agnew Nolan Hay Xander Small Martina Robak Kaden Doell Sarah Dettlinger Trey Sellen GRADE 2 GRADE 3 Logan Waskul Matthew Dzioba Chloe Franklin GRADE 4 Philipp Kister Christopher Fox Kajla Farmer Michaela Delaurier Lydia Shingoose Samuel Kister Allegra Crang Brittney Brown Morgan Young John Lepp Madison Hopkins Alina Lebova Julia Friesen Aleah Marshall- Cole Evans Michelle Betz McKenna Joseph Reimer Austin Dubinsky Madison Schlag Jayden Danilow Mariah Hothem- Austin Clegg Brittany Duthie Kristen Cathcart Bumbry Sera Maslechko Kerys Novoselnik Randene Chabluk Josh Henschel Adrian Piesko Carter Smith Anna Jaques Nate Keller Reed Dubinsky Travis Kloschinsky Hannah Jonker Mya Lambert Jacob Hibbard Nathan Mushaluk Georgia Nicol Brianna Betts Haley Salamacha Madison McCarthy GRADE 5 Zach Fidler

Congratulations to these students for receiving a “Responsibility” Award for the month of March.

GRADE 1 Benjamin Abigail Fast Ethan Hanstead Caitlyn Steiner Adolph Halle Wessner Will Beaulieu Conrad Solypa Kate Heieie Jessica Haner Nicolas de Jong Sheldon Connor Evans Haley Ras Meagan Relf Ballegeer Daniel Kotello Caroline Harnum Ella Zbrog Connor Toth Kolby Kosheluk GRADE 5 Cameron Megan Ballegeer GRADE 4 Wyatt Emes Malone Bronwyn Brosch Grace Brandt Brendan Kalan Sitarz Jonah Frykas Colby Steiner Molinski Kaden Ethan Derksen Logan Doell Brody Welsh Bruchanski Katelyn Furgala Carsen Dokken Tommy Walls GRADE 3 Janelle Dzioba Tyler Lesuk Cooper Plant Colleen Early Evan Marshall Devon Weimer Curtis Draper Kyara Friesen Lauryn Waite Hannah Bertram Ethan McColm Nicole Bredin GRADE 2 Braeden Rebeck Talia McMurchy Abby Mathez Avery Suchar Eric Vryenhoek

Congratulati students for ons to these receiving a “Pride” Award for the month of April.

GRADE 1 Jacob Sargent Carter Riddell Eric Wallace Dallas Currie Brayden Cranstone Joshua Sheldon Ballegeer Ryleigh Miller John Lepp Atamanchuk Mikayla Lankhout Devin Wallace Aidan Whiteman GRADE 5 Chelsea Dzioba Ryan Blair Benjamin Wyatt Emes Chase Janas Ilona Bullert McDonald Emma Shibou- Abbey Bates Kaelyn Dickenson Madison McCarthy Savoie Cameron Pink Colton Agnew Griffin Smith Shana Kostyniuk Len Kanzler GRADE 4 Michael Kessler Talia Kohut Tessa Cesnik Cole Orchard Avery Joseph Kadyn Kohuch Carson Bate Manuel Kanzler Dexter Fjeldsted Sydney Stotski Regan Smith Leia Jaworski Derek Mathez GRADE 2 GRADE 3 Agnes Bullert Eric Barton Isabella Costa Cassie Kumhyr Cassidy Cherneski Luke Sigurdson Mikayla Valente Jenna Bonneteau Amy Atamanchuk Janelle Darragh

Hot Lunch – Help Wanted

We would like to give a huge High Five to Dee Henschel and the crew of other volunteers – Gregg Scott, Tammy Derksen, Connie Marques, Gillian McMurchy, Brenda Robinson, Leigh Cherneski who regularly participated in the organization, and distribution of our Hot Lunch program. Other volunteers helped when they could and we thank them as well. However, over the course of the year, it was very difficult to run the program with so few involved. We do not have any coordinators for the program next year, so hopefully there is a parent or two out there who is willing to step forward as a coordinator, and that there are others who can make a regular commitment to assist with counting and distribution. Unfortunately, if this does not happen, we will not be able to offer this lunch program alternative for our students. If you are willing to let your name stand as the Coordinator, please call the school, 444-2473 and let the office know. Thanks again to the parents who participated this current year.

OBE students involved in Multicultural Day Activities

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Hot Lunch For Japan

By: Luther Pankratz and Rachel Haner

Did you know on Friday, March 11th, 2011 Japan was hit by a disastrous earthquake? Well if you didn’t know, it got even worse for them. After the earthquake a tsunami came. After that most of the people of Japan were homeless, and had little money if any, and no food. Well, the grade 4s of OBE watched a video of what happened in Japan. The video touched our hearts, so the Grade 4s decided to help Japan. They were going to raise money by making a hot lunch for Japan!

A student in Mr. Humphries’ class thought of the main idea. Then the students and teachers added on to make it better. The main idea of this was to get food and supplies to Japan. The grade 4s raised money by sending home “Hot Lunch for Japan” forms. We created awareness by putting up posters and making announcements. For the announcements, two people from the same class would write out a speech and announce it in the morning to the school. Eventually after a week we ended up raising $1133.08!!!! All the money raised was sent to the Red Cross. Then the Red Cross used the money to buy food and supplies to send to Japan. Now Japan has food and supplies! We are really proud of what we did to help Japan. Thank you Oak Bank Elementary for making our project successful and for helping the people of Japan! Volunteer Thank You

Oak Bank Elementary students and staff would like to thank all of the volunteers who worked at our school this year.

Volunteers are crucial to many of the educational enrichment activities that we provide our students, and many of the activities could not run without your help.

We greatly appreciate the time that our volunteers have given and look forward to working with you in the future.

During the afternoon of May 25, and Volunteer Appreciation assembly and tea were held in the honour of our many, many volunteers.

Grade 5 Day Trip to

Camp Red Rock By

Kristen Cathcart and Megan McKay

If you ever wanted to go to a place where the sky is the limit, Camp Red Rock is the place to be! When the Grade 5’s went to Camp Red Rock, it wasn’t the warmest day ever, but we had a lot of fun!

There were a lot of activities we could have done, but we only had time for five. The five activities we did were: archery, nature hike, orienteering, wall climbing and free time.

The meals at Camp Red Rock were really tasty too! For lunch we had farmer’s sausage, perogies, salad, and a fruit platter. We also had chocolate ice cream for dessert. For dinner we had another fruit platter, spaghetti, Caesar salad, bread sticks and for dessert, we had chocolate cake with smarties. We didn’t have breakfast there, but we’re sure it will get your tasted buds jumping.

So to finish off, Camp Red Rock is for people who just want to have fun and learn!