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May 2019 Inside this issue Rudolph Hennig English News ...............................2 Junior Science News ..............................3 Art Pictures .................................3 High Math News .................................4 School Social Studies News .....................4 Band ............................................5 Parent Council ............................5 The Raven’s Roost Athletics ......................................6 Outdoor Education ......................6 Counsellor’s Corner .....................7 May’s Edition of the Raven’s Roost Drama Pictures ............................7 Drama .........................................8 Although the start of May might have seemed like winter, Art ...............................................8 spring has finally arrived. Our students are riding their bikes Construction & Fabrication.........9 and scooters to school and we ask you to be extra cautious Literacy Lane ...............................9 around the school. Please do not drop off or pick up your child in the staff parking lot as students are riding their bikes Foods & Fashion ..........................10 and scooters through them at the same time and we want to EIPS Parent Survey Results ..........11 insure student safety. We ask that all students wear helmets Bus Driver Appreciation ..............11 while on school property. As the year winds down, students should be starting to review for exams. Our first final is this week as students write Part A of their English Language Arts exam. Please note that our year end finals will occur on June 19, 24, 25, 26 and 27. Students should have handed in ttheir option forms for next year as we are currently looking at next years schedule. We look forward to our Guitar Café on May 22 and our Spring Concert on May 23 in collaboration with Fort High School’s Jazz Band. After a long winter, enjoy those May flowers! Follow us: Calendar @RHJRavens May 1: Early Dismissal—Staff Meeting May 6—10: Emergency Preparedness Week May 7: English Language Arts PAT-Part A and Grade 7 & 8 RHJRavens Final Part A May 16: Track Meet May 17: Professional Learning Day—No School May 20: Victoria Day —No School May 21: Parent Council Meeting 6:00 pm May 22: Guitar Café 7:00 pm May 23: Spring Band Concert 7:00 pm May 24: Rain Out day for Track Meet Hello from the Language Arts Department! Our first final exam is upon us and it’s hard to believe how quick- ly this year has gone! In addition to preparing for the written fi- nal exam and PAT, students in Language Arts have continued to engage in a lot of reading, writing and exciting tasks in class. Students completed their book club unit in Mrs. Yarmuch’s class and created some very cool projects to demonstrate what they learned. After the written exam, students will be analyzing popu- lar poems and writing their own poetry. Students in Mr. Gerrie’s classes are in the midst of their Brooklyn 99 unit, working with both dynamic and round character arcs and static and flat character arcs. They are currently analyzing how different experiences and obstacles can cause characters to grow either negatively or positively. Students in Mrs. Wildeman’s class recently completed their narrative writing unit and many wrote very creative stories. They have begun their study of Lois Lowry’s The Giver, have had some great discussions in class re- garding the novel and students are currently reflecting on what job they would be given if they were a character in the novel. In grade 9, students recently completed their study of The Hate U Give in Mr. Gerrie’s and Ms. Essington’s classes and have just begun the novel in Mrs. Pieterse’s class. We have been working hard to prepare for the written PAT and are excited for what’s to come over the next eight weeks of classes with poetry analysis in Mr. Gerrie’s class and a novel study in Mrs. Pieterse’s classes. 2 The Science Scoop Art Pictures Students in Grade 7 Science are wrapping up their Unit on Plants for Food and Fibre. In this unit students learned that we plant and harvest crops and trees to supply our need for plant fibre. Students discovered various means of controlling pests in regards to agricultural production. The Grade 7s also had the opportunity to grow their own bean plant! In Science 8 we are beginning our study of Simple Ma- chines and how they make our lives easier. We have been using a number of hands labs to better learn how the ma- chines work. Our learning has shown us that we can com- bine the 6 simples machines in various ways to make more complex machines. We even go to put pulleys together and lift each other up!! ! In Science 9 we are finishing our unit on Matter and Chem- ical Change. We have learned about different types of chemicals and how they interact. We are now at the stage where we can perform chemical reactions and name the products that have been made!! It is a super busy time of year in Science 9 so we must continue to review and go over the material! 3 Math Department Social Studies May is now upon us and we will be finishing up the grade 7, 8 and 9 curriculums by the end of this month. Grade 7 classes will be stud- Hello again from the world ying Statistics, Probability and Circle Graphs. Grade 8 classes will be of Social Studies! Our working on Data Analysis, Probability and Transformations. Our amazing group of grade 7s grade 9 students will be covering the units Similarity and Transfor- are currently learning mations along with Data Management and Probability. about the “Reformers” dur- ing the time of Upper and Congratulations to the following students who competed in the Lower Canada. Mrs. Olsen Pascal National Math Contest sponsored by the University of Wa- is having the students pick terloo: Mason Tomchyshyn, Bryce Onusko and Darian Persaud. an important figure from They achieved a combined score of 331 out of 450 possible points. this time and making a Congratulations on representing Rudolph Hennig as zone champi- fake Facebook page. In ons! grade 8 the students are finishing the unit on Japan The grade 7 & 8 Gauss National Math Contest will be taking place and will soon be learning on Wednesday May 15. We have two different winners for our monthly math problem from the March and April newsletters. Ma- about the Aztecs, Mrs. Big- son Tomchyshyn correctly solved March’s coin problem with a solu- otti has promised there tion of $99.19 and Geno Gaspersz solved April’s number problem will be no human sacrifices with a solution of A = 2, B = 1, C = 7 and D = 8. scheduled! In grade 9, the students are learning May Math problem of the month: about the economies of Rocky’s boss at the nursery told him to plant 20 rosebushes at the Canada (mixed) and the Maxwell Mansion and make sure he did five rows of four bushes U.S.A (Market) and about each. When Rocky got to the mansion, there were only 10 bushes. the effects of consumer- “Oh well,” he sighed, and planted the bushes. When he got back to ism. We did a mock auc- the nursery, the boss asked him if he had planted the bushes in five tion where students were rows of four each, and he said, “Yes!” How did he do it with only 10 given specific jobs and bushes? (Your answer should be a drawing of his garden.) were then able to bid on homes, cars, boats, mo- If you know the answer to this problem, please bring the written torhomes, and even pri- work with your solution on a piece of paper to Mr. Belyk’s room on vate islands. The kids got a or before May 31. The correct responses will go into a draw to win great lesson on supply and a prize. demand and free market principles! Happy May! 4 Band The month of May is a busy and exciting month for the band stu- Parent Council dents. On Friday May 10, the grade 8 and 9 band students have the opportunity to go the Winspear Centre for Music in Edmon- ton along with Fort High. There they get to work with symphony Our last Parent Coun- musicians in sectionals as well as have a rehearsal with the assis- cil meeting of the tant conductor of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Following year will be on Tues- a tour of the Winspear, students will stay for the evening perfor- day May 21 at 6:00 mance to hear the symphony play. pm in the school li- brary. All parents are All band students are working hard to prepare for the final con- welcome to attend. cert on Thursday May 23 at 7:00 pm in the Gym. All are welcome to attend. We are looking forward to having the Fort High Jazz Band to join us that night. Each band will be featured by itself, in combination with others, and conclude the evening with a mass band grades 7 to 12 performance that you will not want to miss. All this will be done in time to depart at 8:30 pm. Guitar students are also working towards a final performance on Wednesday May 22 at 7:00 pm in the Band Room. These stu- dents have worked hard all year to learn different techniques: playing melodies, strumming chords, finger picking chords, and some will even sing for you. Please enjoy a relaxing evening of music to celebrate what the guitarists have worked hard all year to learn. 5 Outdoor Education Raven Athletic Update The month of April was a very busy one for all or Badminton players.