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Torch 05 25 15Web JUNE 2015 for Kids! 2015 Camp EDVentures (ages 5–12) SS01 Week 1—July 6–10 $149 Cruise Around the World! Get your “passports” ready as you leave on an imaginative “cruise” around the world, using games, crafts and creativity. The Kildonan-East and Miles Macdonell group at Juno Beach, Normandy; one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of SS02 Week 2—July 13–17 $149 German-occupied France during the Second World War. Super Cartoon Movie Chaos Week! and Normandy regions of France and STUDENTS HONOUR VE DAY 70TH IN EUROPE It’s Superheroes meets Frozen meets The made some unscheduled detours to Incredibles week with crafts, games, real-life In early March, 40 students from They spent hours listening to the Omaha Beach and Juno Beach, as well heroes, your favourite animated characters and Miles Macdonell Collegiate and stories of veterans in Groesbeek, as cemeteries that held significance for original creations. Kildonan-East Collegiate experienced Netherlands. Later, they met up with them. SS03 Week 3—July 20–24 $149 MasterBuilders Week! an extraordinary memorial celebration over 800 other Canadian students and “A lot of the students had family firsthand, as they visited Europe to took part in a commemorative silent This week, creative games, building, exploring members who were part of the fascinating structures (think bugs, birds, exotic participate in the 70th anniversary of walk to the nearby Canadian cemetery. various campaigns overseas. One architecture and “LegoLand”) will be included. VE Day—May 8, 1945. student’s great-grandfather and “It was surreal. It was silent for at SS04 Week 4—July 27–31 $149 great-great-grandfather were both Ultimate Sports & Games Mashup! VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, least three kilometres and there were killed in the First World War,” Ms. What would we call a Frisbee and Volleyball marked Germany’s surrender of its a couple thousand townspeople, Wickstrom-Street says. “We went way mashup? This week it’s ultimate games and armed forces and the end of the as well, that joined in the march,” sports all mixed up! off the beaten track and found the Second World War. On this day in 1945, says Miles Macdonell teacher Kara cemeteries where they were buried SS05 Week 5—Aug. 4–7 $119 millions of people crowded streets Wickstrom-Street. and visited their graves.” Underwater Discovery Week! around the world to celebrate. Seventy Favourite water games, with mysterious and The students also took part in a years later, the celebrations took on They also located the grave of fascinating underwater sea creatures and cities Liberation Day parade in Wageningen, added... hmmm. This could get interesting. extra significance with the knowledge Winnipegger and Victoria Cross celebrating the Canadian army’s that it may be the last anniversary in recipient Andrew Mynarski near SS06 Week 6—Aug. 10–14 $149 liberation of the Netherlands. Over which any great number of Second Amiens, France, which was important CSI Science Mystery Week! 100,000 people cheered on the parade World War veterans will be alive. to one of the students, a cadet in Time to solve the big crime case of the week. as it passed. They walked behind the Can you guess what mysterious games and the Andrew Mynarski regiment. The veterans and experienced, firsthand, sports will be played? The RETSD students visited London, graves are sadly plentiful and the the lasting gratitude of the Dutch walking the streets that had been group encountered cemeteries far too people, who waved Canadian flags, Register soon, terrorized by Luftwaffe attacks during frequently. cheered and high-fived the students. camps are filling up fast! The Blitz and visiting Bletchley Park, “These cemeteries are in the middle of For more information contact: where British codebreakers broke “It was powerful; it’s hard to explain,” nowhere in northern France, all over Adult & Continuing German ciphers, which is said to have says Ms. Wickstrom-Street. “It was the place. There are commonwealth Education shortened the war by two years. emotional, too. A lot of the students cemeteries absolutely everywhere, cried, because they couldn’t fathom some of them really tiny,” she reflects. They then journeyed to the 204.667.6193 the connection between the Dutch and or www.retsd-conted.com Netherlands and France to see how the the Canadians.” The schools hope to return and mark war affected those on the other side of the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge in the English Channel. Afterwards, the group visited the Vimy 2017. Superintendent’s message Recently, a gentleman who is in his modern technology students require to nineties visited Lord Wolseley to see his be at the top of their game. In recent In this month’s issue of The Torch, childhood classrooms! While much has years, it’s also done by helping our I see a junction of our division’s past changed since he was running around students take advantage of the growing and present—celebrating history while the schoolyard, the school maintains number of opportunities in the trades meeting the needs of the “here and much of its old school charm. sector. You can read more about these now.” efforts in our story about the High While we pay homage to our division’s School Apprenticeship Program on the As you’ll see in one of the stories rich history, we’re also striving to following page. below, two of our schools are create student success by helping them celebrating their 100th anniversaries— to meet the needs of the current job Please enjoy this issue of The Torch, Lord Wolseley Elementary School and market and to become contributing our last for the 2014–15 school year, John Pritchard School—so if you’re a members of their community. In and have a wonderful summer! former student or staff member, this part, this is done by maintaining a is a great opportunity to check out rich variety of both vocational and Kelly Barkman your old alma mater or workplace. academic programs and providing the Superintendent/CEO just shone.” England, in 1777. The John Pritchard centennial celebration will take place Almost 15 per cent of the students in on Thursday, Oct. 8, at the school, RETSD are self-identified as Aboriginal. 1490 Henderson Hwy. There will be an Being part of the Powwow is a great afternoon program from 1–3 p.m., an source of pride for many of these evening program from 5–8 p.m. and students and their families. a formal presentation at 7 p.m. The “It’s powerful, seeing the pride in their program will include an alumni band identity as Indigenous people and and a student choir featuring music seeing their school and community and dance through the decades. The welcome them as Indigenous people,” classrooms will be open for viewing in says Ms. Aymont Hunter. “These stories the afternoon and evening. are out there. We just need to see Lord Wolseley was built in 1915 and is more of them.” (l—r) Trustees John Toews, Colleen Carswell, Eva Prysizney and Jerry Sodomlak with a named for Field Marshal Garnet Joseph dancer in traditional Aboriginal regalia at the Powwow. Don’t miss these fall centennials! Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, who RETSD celebrates with Powwow RETSD. AAA programming integrates commanded the Red River Expedition Aboriginal perspectives into learning Two RETSD schools, just a stone’s in 1870. The Wolseley neighbourhood Along with students, staff and for all students and aims to help throw from each other on Henderson of Winnipeg is also named for him. The community members, the gym at Aboriginal students achieve the highest Highway, will celebrate their 100th Lord Wolseley centennial celebration Chief Peguis Junior High was filled possible success at school. anniversaries early in the fall of will take place on Thursday, Sept. with pounding drum rhythms and a 2015—John Pritchard School and Lord 24, from 5–8 p.m. at the school, 939 kaleidoscope of bright colours on There’s a lot involved in putting on such Wolseley Elementary School. So, if Henderson Hwy. The formal program April 22, 2015—Earth Day—as River a large event with so many participants you’re interested in attending, be sure will begin at 6 p.m. and there will be East Transcona hosted its fourth and RETSD Aboriginal community to save the dates on your calendar. displays, tours and refreshments. community Powwow since 2008. networker Lisa Aymont Hunter credits a group of hard-working volunteers with John Pritchard officially opened its If former students of John Pritchard or Dozens of Aboriginal dancers from making sure it went off without a hitch. doors in 1967, but previously it was Lord Wolseley have any information, across the province turned out for the called Lord Kitchener School and was stories or memorabilia they would event, which celebrates Aboriginal “The flow of everything went so well, built in 1915. John Pritchard was an be willing to share with the schools, culture, the community and another from feeding our guests to registering early settler in the area, a politician please contact them at 204.339.1984 successful year of Aboriginal Academic the dancers,” she says. “We have such and an employee of the Hudson’s Bay (John Pritchard) or 204.661.2384 (Lord Achievement (AAA) programming in a committed group of volunteers. They Company who was born in Shropshire, Wolseley). on-the-job apprenticeship training. HSAP this summer “With baby boomers set to retire, there Students who will be working in will be shortages in the skilled trades qualified trades over the summer over the next 10 years,” says RETSD months qualify for HSAP and should HSAP teacher Catherine Westlake.
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