SEPTEMBER 2015 NEWSLETTER On behalf of the entire Langenburg Preparing for the future in a safe and caring learning environment while High School staff, challenging us to achieve our potential. I would like to extend a warm and enthusiastic welcome to all of our year you have questions, concerns, or S.A.D.D. returning Eagles. In addition, I would like to volunteer any specialized meetings think it is important that we give will be services, feel free to call or drop into special recognition to the following every day 5 the school for a chat. at 12:20 in new students and staff: Finally, and most importantly, thank Miss Sveinbjornson's Grade 5 room. Betke, Ashton you for entrusting us with your Collins, Coralee children and working with us, as Sr. Boy's Crowdis, Colton Volleyball partners, to ensure that the students Ferguson, Kaeden practices will Field, Sydney at LHS receive an education that is run every Mon Friesen, Emma-Lynn Haas, Chase second to none. We appreciate your and Wed from 7:30- Hertlein, Jenisey efforts in assisting us to uphold our 9:30. The home Miller, Katie tournament will be on Good Spirit School Division Motto: Parmar, Sammy September 25th and Quantz, Alan “Students Come First.” 26th. If you are able Rosin, Avery Roulston, Jennica Respectfully, Mr. Parmar, Principal to run the score clock, Schick, Serena or lines, please talk to Lifetouch will Wirl, Kaitlyn Miss Sveinbjornson. Grade 6 be coming to Sadie Rumancik LHS on Grade 8B Student Laney Brochest September 22 Handbooks Grade 9 for school have been Zoen Bell Grade 11 photos, with provided Jason LeBlanc for all students grades retakes on October 26. This year we Grade 12 5—8. Our handbook is Victoria Firomski will be collecting and sending all very informative. Staff payment directly to Lifetouch in the Miss Laura Sveinbjornson Listing of our staff, Miss Emma Castle envelopes provided. NO payments policies, and important Mrs. Kristine Neustaeter back from will be made to LHS. We encourage dates are provided. her maternity leave. Classroom teachers everyone to order your school pictures To the parents of all our review the handbook students to the communities of online. Watch our school website for with their home room Langenburg, Spy Hill, MacNutt, coupon codes that you can use when students. I urge all parents to familiarize Marchwell, and Churchbridge, I you order online to save some $$$ on yourself with the extend an ‘open door’ invitation to your school photos. Remember your handbook. you. If at any time during the smiles !! Created by Shawna Nerbas Langenburg High School Newsletter

We Protocol and Notes will Parents, if you have any complaints, be discontinuing the B concerns, or suggestions, please Bingo follow this procedure: Welcome Fundraisers due to the back! In downward trend in 1. Discuss the issue with the teacher concerned. Be as players at Yorkton’s the first week, every student will specific as possible about your PK Bingo and thus be given a sheet outlining concern. revenues for LHS. We evaluation, expectations, dates to 2. If the problem persists, bring have a final few mark on your calendar as well as the matter to the attention of commitments in Sept/ the Principal. some other information. Please ask Oct 2015. Thank you your child to show you this paper. to all student advisors 3. If you are not satisfied, take All students are required to wear a and workers from past your concern to the years and current Superintendent of Schools. particular uniform for Bingo Advisors: Mr. performances, and these are Parmar, Mrs. Fuhr and outlined on that sheet. Some of Treasurer Mrs. Werle the bands use shirts that must be for their fundraising Please purchase through the Band efforts over the past Remember Boosters. Please be checking if few years. our school is ... your child’s shirt still fits from last pen Campus for year, so we can get ordering new O noon hour. ones soon. If you have access to Bus students in grades Energy Drinks Not Allowed one from an older sibling, etc., feel 5—7 must present a There are many “energy drink” free to use that. parental note to the products currently sold in Canada. The Beginner band students will be home room teachers They are available in corner stores, gas stations, and bars, usually having a Headstart Clinic on before leaving school displayed alongside soft drinks, juices, Saturday, September 12 from property during the and sports drinks. Some of the brand 10:00 – 2:30. This will take place at lunch hour. The note names include: Red Bull Energy Drink, Churchbridge Public School. A must indicate a valid Impulse Energy Drink, detailed note was sent home on the reason for leaving Dark Dog, first day. Hopefully, all will be able school. All grade 8—12 Shart Energy to attend. Also, if you have not students will be Drink, Hype secured an instrument for your allowed to leave school Energy Drink, SoBe child please make sure you are grounds over the noon Adrenaline Rush, EAS Piranha Energy doing this. The information was hour, provided that Drink, AMO Energy Drink, Red Rain, presented at the meeting in June the 2015-2016 parent Red Dragon Energy Drink, Diablo Energy Drink, AJ Stinger. Any of (or sent home if you were unable to consent form has been these brands plus other energy drinks attend). If you have questions, submitted to the that are not listed here are not please contact me. office. allowed at Langenburg High School.

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We will be having a junior choir again this year for anyone in grades 5-7. We rehearse at noon (usually on Day 2) and at times after school as well. We perform at various school and community functions throughout the school year, and share our love of music and singing! There is a sign-up sheet by Mrs. Vosper’s room and a meeting will be called next week.

Earth Club is an Our newly elected SRC Members for extra-curricular this year include: group that meets once a week at 2014-2015 SRC noon to carry out environmental initiatives such as recycling, President Fundraising Coordinator awareness, Terracycle/ upcycling, Morgan Yont Karlee Andres and the Labels for Education Vice President/Secretary Communications program. Interested students can Alanna DeCorby Tanner Zerr sign up by Mrs. Vosper’s classroom and a meeting will be called next Treasurer Members at Large week. Riya Patel Kayla Clay, Aidan Mussell, Kellianne Haas, John Canteen Director meetings with LHS McDonell Sabrina Hillman SCC and Hoffman. Grade 8 and 9 Reps will be Social Director School Community Council elected next week. meetings are held six times Breanna Popp, Delaney Adam Upcoming SRC Events Include: throughout the year at LHS. If Music and Drama Directors you are interested in becoming a Bobbie Shingoose, Ashley Zwick WOW (Week of Welcome) – September 8-11 council member, please contact Sports Director Christina Kinney, Michelle Chuckwagon Races and Aydan VanEeden & Parker Carlson Welcome Back BBQ – Andrews, or LHS principal, Mick House and Points Director Friday, September 11 Parmar for further details at Toni VanCaeseele Terry Fox Run – Thursday, 306-743-2631. Elections, if Sept. 24th Yearbook Editors necessary, will take place early November. Kelsi Clay, Alli Debnam

3 Created by Shawna Nerbas Langenburg High School Newsletter Student Services & Career Guidance – Mr. Kaminski I would like to welcome all students to Langenburg High School for the 2015-2016 school year. If you have The Langenburg High any questions or concerns or if you School staff is proud need assistance in finding information about career choices or and excited to continue post-secondary education, please pursuing the goal of feel free to contact me at the fostering and promoting school at 743-2631or by email at a Sense of Belonging in [email protected]. all students. We Students should feel free to stop by my office or make an believe all students are appointment. The following are my equal and that everyone office hours for the 2015-2016 must be treated school year: respectfully and fairly Day 1: Period 4 to make them feel like they belong. The LHS Day 2: Period 4 staff, students, Day 3: Period 4 parents, and community Day 4: Period 4 all have a role to play in Day 5: Period 4 making our school environment even more Day 6: Period 4 accepting of individual The Youth differences. The staff Apprenticeship program will be continued this year at LHS. of LHS looks forward to Currently, any student who enrolls this challenge. We will in PAA will be automatically be taking a reflective registered for this program. This look in the mirror to program is for any student in analyze how we can Grades 10-12 who are considering a skilled trade as a career. It is promote and develop a designed to help students earn 300 Sense of Belonging in all apprenticeship hours prior to of the children and entering an apprenticeship program young adults that after leaving high school. Students attend LHS. must complete PAA 10, 20, 30 and a number of other tasks listed in the Students are SYA course to be awarded their encouraged to join our certificate. This will be done under Student Voice The Tutorial period the supervision of Mr. Hrywkiw. Please feel free to contact Mr. Committee in order to after lunch is optional Kaminski or Mr. Hrywkiw if you positively impact their for grades 10—12 have any questions about the learning environment. students up parent program. permission, provided It is our goal to Any Grade 12 students who are continue the practice of that none of their teachers have interested in applying to Sask giving students a voice requested their attendance on a Polytechnic Institute (formerly in school matters in an particular day for extra academic SIAST technical colleges) should effort to make assistance. If you have any do so immediately. For most of the courses, students are selected on a Langenburg High School questions, please call Mr. Parmar. first qualified-first selected basis, an even better school so I encourage all interested for all. www.gssd.ca/school/lhs 4 Created by Shawna Nerbas September 2015 students to apply early in correspondence course program. the CSI – Come. See. September or as soon as possible. There is a fee to enroll in the course, Investigate Tour at This helps ensure their acceptance but it is refundable to the student Saskatchewan for the fall of 2016. upon successful completion of the Polytechnic open course. houses should check NOTE: A calendar has been set out the following up and all grade 12 students have Any students in Grade 10-12 who are website for selected a time for their initial interested in registering for distance information and pre- fall appointment. Priority is given learning courses with the GSSD or registration: http:// to those students who may be with other divisions within the www.saskpolytech.ca. thinking about attending province please see Mr. Kaminski or Visit CSI SaskPolytech SaskPolytech, but each student Mr. Kinney to assist you in registering and search under “visit will have had their first meeting for the course or courses of your a campus” and then by the end of October. This choice. For more information on register under “my initial meeting is to ensure that distance learning courses you can path”. These tours each student meets the check out the GSSD website at provide potential requirements for graduation, has www.gssd.ca. the necessary and required students with an courses for his/her post- Students interested in taking part in opportunity to explore secondary choice(s), and to help the “Experience US” Open House at the programs and the University of Saskatchewan on services at each of the with post- secondary applications nd and paper work. October 2 , 2015 should register SIAST campuses. CSI as soon as registration opens shortly. SaskPolytech is Transcripts: Please note that Some sessions fill up very quickly, so available to interested students must apply for official you may not get the session of your students in Grades 11 transcripts for post-secondary choice. This open house is a great and 12. The Fall 2013 applications through a new on-line opportunity to ask questions, tour the dates for CSI SIAST process. There is no longer a campus, and get a glimpse of university are TBA for each of paper application. The information life. Please note that this is not a the following is listed below. school activity, so students are campuses: Kelsey Online Request for High School expected to attend with their (), Wascana Transcripts parents or on their own. As well, (Regina), Palliser Effective January 29, 2014, requests there are some informative sessions (), and for High School Transcripts will be that are designed just for parents. Woodland(Prince accepted through a secure web For a small fee parents can attend a Albert). Please note application process at https:// number of sessions. Please check the that this is not a www.k12.gov.sk.ca/etranscript/. University of Saskatchewan website school activity, so students are Payment for transcript requests may for more details. http:// explore.usask.ca/tours_and_events/ expected to attend be made online using VISA and openhouse.php with their parents or MasterCard. on their own. Students interested in taking part in Note: Students must request official the University of Regina Open House Have a pleasant, transcripts be sent to their post- at the University of Regina should exciting, and secondary institution in order to be note that the date for this open house educational 2015-2016 officially accepted in to the program is October 17, 2015. Once again, school year!!! of their choice. this open house is a great DISTANCE LEARNING: Good opportunity to ask questions and Spirit School Division offers learn about the campus and get a students the opportunity to receive glimpse of university life. Please credit for a select number of note that this is not a school courses that may not be offered at activity, so students are a student’s home school. As well, expected to attend with their other school divisions within the parents or on their own. Please province offer these and other check the University of Regina courses. These distance learning website for more details. courses are completed by the www.uregina.ca and then click on student on their own time and the “Future Students” link. essentially take the place of the old Students interested in attending

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tudent to them upon mid-year enrollment to an User Accident Langenburg High School. By G.S.S.D. Fee Insurance: policy, every driver must complete There will All students this form and submit it to their V be a “User Sare covered during any school prior to transporting and Pay” Gas Supplement Fee for sports school-sponsored G.S.S.D. student (other than their teams or student activity groups activity. Parents may, own child, of course). This is school that use the school van. The if they wish, purchase division policy. Student safety and following criteria will be in place for 24-hour coverage. All staff/school division liability are the the various forms of student claim forms, etc can be rationale for this requirement. excursions. found on the brochure Therefore, your cooperation in this handed out the first matter is greatly appreciated. Curricular or Mandatory Extra- day of school or visit Curricular: Students will not be If you require a form, please ask at our website at charged a fee for a class or sporting the office or check our webpage at www.gssd.ca/school/ activity that requires mandatory www.gssd.ca/school/lhs lhs/Pages/default.aspx student participation. These and click on the In addition, an S.G.I. Driver’s activities need Division approval. www.kidsplusca link. Abstract is not necessary unless you When approval is given the Division plan to take the training and be covers the mileage. These types of classroom trips are usually quite Student approved to transport students in a rare, but do include the mandatory Transportation – 15 passenger van. A final reminder participation in District, Regional, Driver Information is that the driver information form and Provincial events. Forms (reminder and is only valid for the current school clarification) year; therefore, G.S.S.D. requires Co-Curricular: Students will be that drivers fill out this form each charged a Gas Supplement Fee of $5 The Good Spirit school year. If you have any per student for these out of town School Division Driver questions, please feel free to give excursions. Most field trips would Information form is the Langenburg High School be classified in this category as sent home with every administration office or the Good “extensions of class room learning.” student at the Sprit School Division Transportation A collection of $5 per students is beginning of each Manager a call for further the current practice; therefore, this school year or is given clarification. is not a new fee, but is a simple reminder of our current policy. Extra-Curricular: Due to the fact that most extra-curricular players already pay a team fee, the trips made by teams will be based on the length of the trip and is outlined by the following payment schedule: Return trips that are 200 km or less, which includes Yorkton and Melville for example, will be charged a $5 Gas Supplement Fee per student. Return trips that are greater than 200 km return will be charged a $10 Gas Supplement Fee per students. Any in-town excursions are exempt from the fee.

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lectronic Devise technology into classroom teaching 2nd infraction: Usage Policy and learning, these devices may be Student will serve a used during class time upon the full day in-school E Purpose: The purpose of approval of the classroom teacher, in suspension. The this policy is to other words, these electronic devices electronic device will communicate the framework for should only be used during class if a be held by the office appropriate student use of direct connection has been made to during the school day. electronic devices during the the educational curriculum and/or The administration will school day. another purpose or activity that contact parent/ enhances student learning. Any Acceptable Use: Grade 8 to 1 2 guardians. unauthorized “posting” of photos, students may use their electronic video, comments, etc. on any 3rd infraction: devices (cellphones, IPads, IPods, social media site is Student will serve a 2 etc.) for personal and educational strictly prohibited day in-school purposes during their “spare” unless all parties suspension. The and/or non-classroom included in the post electronic device will time (noon hour, 5- have given their full be held by the office minute breaks, permission. All publicly during the two school grade 11 and 12 class shared media forms with any days. The spares, prior to the connection to activities of administration will 8:45 a.m. bell and Langenburg High School must be contact parent/ after the 3:27 p.m. “school-appropriate”. The school’s guardians. bell). In addition, grade 8 to 12 administration will have the final students are also encouraged to Any further decision on whether an item is bring their “smart” electronic inappropriate use of an appropriate and whether disciplinary devices to class so that these electronic device after consequences are necessary. devices, upon approval of the the 3rd infraction will classroom teacher, can be used for Consequences for Inappropriate result in a parent/ educational purposes. These Use: Students that inappropriately administration meeting electronic devices, for example use electronic devices during any part to discuss a plan to smartphones, must be on silent of the school day (to cheat, to bully, help improve the mode during class so that they do to distract, to photograph/video, and/ defiance issue and not cause unnecessary distractions. or to use in any other manner deemed outline any future During the school day our Parkside inappropriate by the administration of remediation efforts. students, grades 5 to 7, are only Langenburg High School ) will be In any case of severe allowed to use these electronic subject to disciplinary action as inappropriateness or devices with their teacher’s or follows: harassment, the school their staff supervisor’s approval. administration may 1st infraction: The electronic At all grade levels, the camera and decide to implement device will be confiscated and held in video recording functions on any out of school the office until the end of the school electronic device can only be used suspensions and day. The staff member will make a with the approval of the classroom additional disciplinary phone call home to inform parents/ teacher or administration. The use consequences. This guardians of the incident and the of the camera or video functions on policy has been possibility of an in-school suspension these electronic devices during developed in if a future incident occurs. special events such as Christmas conjunction with the dinner, school assemblies or pep Langenburg High rallies, field trips, extra-curricular School Community events, etc., must again be Council and Langenburg approved by the activity supervisor Student Voice or school administration. Committee. If you have any questions Inappropriate Use: Students are regarding this school not allowed to use these electronic policy, please call Mr. devices during class time for Parmar at the school. personal/social purposes. However, since both staff and students are encouraged to incorporate

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