DUNDURN & AREA NEWSLETTER JULY 2014 Page 2 July 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Canada Day 2 3 4 5 (Statutory holi- day) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Town 15 Baby Clinic 16 17 18 19 Council Mtg 7:00 10:30 am—2:15 pm pm at Hall RM Council Mtg 20 21 Museum 22 23 24 25 26 Mtg 6:30 pm 27 28 29 30 31 Please note: There will only be one Baby Clinic for this month—Tuesday, July 15th. FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... “Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.” SCHOOL SCOOPS Page 3 DUNDURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Well, the 2013-2014 school year is drawing to a close and it is so hard to believe that another year has come and gone. Dundurn Elementary was a busy place with high levels of learning and engagement taking place throughout the year. The number of activities, guest speakers/presenters and events that our students were involved in is stag- gering and we hope everyone enjoyed them all. Our latest function was our annual Try-all-athon at Blackstrap Provincial Park, on Friday, June 20th. It was a wet and muddy day but our grades 1-6 athletes persevered, completing the soggy course. Students from Hanley Com- posite School and Venture Heights School (Martensville) joined us for the event. A big thank you to all of the staff and volunteers who helped organize and supervise the event as well as to our Try-all-athon coordinators, Mrs. Fiedelleck and Mrs. Shannon-Wobeser. As always, this time of year brings with it some good-byes and best wishes to staff and students. Firstly, we wish our grade sixes the best of luck in their new adventures. We thank them for being a part of our “team” and the memories we will have of them will be with us forever. We know they will do great things and we look forward to hearing all about them. We also need to wish the best to some of our dynamic staff members as they too move on to new assignments and pursuits. Mrs. Adeline Schroeder is retiring after 21 years of service within the Prairie Spirit School Division. A huge thank you to Adeline for all of her work and smiles over the years as she will certainly be missed but we know she will be busy in her well-deserved retirement. Also, Mrs. Wendy Crawford is moving to South Corman Park School to teach grade 3/4 for next year. Wendy has done a wonderful job teaching grade 3, re- source and kindergarten over the past three years. As well, Miss Renee Lemieux will be leaving our team as she moves back to Regina. Renee taught grades 6, 5, 4, and 2 in the 1½ years she was with Dundurn Elementary. We appreciate her flexibility and wish her luck in whatever new adventure awaits her. I hope everyone has a wonderful summer break from school. We invite all students and family members to please join us on Tuesday, September 2nd at 8:15 am for our Pancake Breakfast to kick off the school year. We look for- ward to the 2014/2015 school year as it will be another action-packed year of high levels of fun, engagement and learning. A reminder to refer to our school website for all of the school information and news (www.spiritsd.ca/ dundurn) and to contact the school or Mr. Hill with any questions. Jason Hill Principal, Dundurn Elementary School PO Box 250, 302 - 3rd Avenue, Dundurn SK S0K 1K0 Prairie Spirit School Division (Work) 306-492-2050 (Fax) 306-492-2084 (Cell) 306-291-8076 Email: [email protected] Page 4 SCHOOL SCOOPS HANLEY COMPOSITE SCHOOL The end of this school year saw a combination of class trips, construction, exams, projects, reports cards, next fall’s class selections, supply lists, reminiscence and celebration. Hoping that the weather will cooperate and give every- one a chance to get away or enjoy some warm sunny days in July and August. We didn’t seem to have enough of them in June. Congratulations to our graduating class as they make transition from these last years of high school to their next life phase. Many of our students have plans to attend business college, technical school or university in the fall while others have obtained apprenticeship positions in a trade or will be working for the summer. We are proud of their accomplishments and wish them well in the future. Thanks to Mrs. Burgess and Mrs. Prakash for organizing this year’s graduation. We are sad to see Ms Wall leave to move to Moose Jaw for a teaching position this fall. Thank you for all your con- tributions to our Resource Room and student needs including your extra curricular work and SRC advising. Mr. Woods-Fehr will assume the SERT duties in the fall. The remaining staff will assume their current roles with some minor class or course adjustments. The annual Triathlon was a successful at Blackstrap Lake with our elementary students participating in swimming, running and biking. Renovations to the power supply and plans to improve the heating systems as well as the building painting for the east wing have been finalized. There are plans to complete some landscaping on the west front lawn to ensure proper drainage away from the building and enclose a compound area of the IA shop. I’d like to express my appreciation again for your support of our school and staff each year. Please continue to keep the lines of communication open with us as we make the best choices we can for the education of your children. We invest a lot of ourselves in their growth and care about them and their successes as much as you do. That’s all for now. As always, Mr. Anderson and I would love to talk to you if you have time to drop by the office or give us a call. Take care and I’ll talk to you soon. Chris Tucker Principal, Hanley Composite School PO Box 449, 316 Bodeman Avenue, Hanley SK S0G 2E0 Prairie Spirit School Division – http://blogs.spiritsd.ca/Hanley Work: 306-544-2511 Fax: 306-544-2221 Page 5 Triathlon Canada Youth Elite Race Series Pike Lake, Saskatchewan was the host of the first of four triathlon races in the Triathlon Canada National Junior and Youth Elite Race Series. 105 Youth and Junior athletes battled the frigid water and air temperature on June 14th and 15th. The conditions were so difficult to race in, but athletes battled it out to race for and represent their provinces. Winning the Junior Elite Male race was Russel Pennock of Calgary, only by a slight margin over reining Junior Elite champion Xavier Greneir-Talvera of Quebec. In the Female Junior Elite race, a battle between last year’s champion Emy Legualt of Quebec and team mate Elizabeth Boutin was amazing to watch with Emy powering through on the final kilometer of the run to edge out Elizabeth for the win!! In the Male Youth Elite race, Pavlos Antoniade of Quebec ran away with the win over Saskatoon's Sam Seshadri. The two stayed close together in the wa- ter and on the bikes, but the run saw Pavlos clock an epic time to garner him the win!! The Female Youth Elite race was extremely exciting for all the Sas- katchewan Triathlon members to watch as their very own hometown girl Kay- cee Schroeder was in the lead pack of girls the entire race. Kaycee powered through the run to win by almost a full minute ahead of her closest competition Carley Wlad of Alberta. Kaycee would like to thank the community of Dundurn for all of their support, those who came out to her Steak Night at Big Mur's and to the Dundurn Lion's Club for their sponsorship. Kaycee will be travelling across Canada this summer to compete in the remaining three races in the Triathlon Canada Youth Elite race series. Thanks, Lacey Schroeder Page 6 Dundurn & Area Church Services BLACKSTRAP COVENANT CHURCH – Services Sunday 10:00 am Service held at Dundurn Community Hall, 214 3rd Street Contact Pastor Steve Menshenfriend at 306.220.5022 DUNDURN GOSPEL CHURCH – Services Sunday 11:00 am Prayer Night - Wednesday at 7:00 pm Service held at 108 3rd Avenue, Dundurn Website: dundurngospelchurch.ca CATHOLIC SERVICES – Services Sunday 5:00 pm Service held at St. George Chapel, CFB Dundurn Priests – Fr. Phaneuf & Fr. Pius Schroh Contact Joan Wilson at 306.492.4922 PROTESTANT CHURCH – Services Sunday 11:15 am Service held at St. George Chapel, CFB Dundurn PLEASANT POINT MENNONITE – Services Sunday 11:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Contact Pastor Harry Harder at 306.931.2449 DUNDURN UNITED CHURCH – Services Sunday 11:15 am Sunday School at 11:15am Service held at 300 Second Street, Dundurn Contact Reverend Andrew Appledore at 306.956.3228 Page 7 DUNDURN GOSPEL CHURCH is a warm and caring church family where people from all walks of life are welcomed, accepted and nurtured in faith. Our worship is a celebration, is cen- tered on the Bible, and you are always welcomed to "come as you are". Our services provide an opportunity for worship, spiritual growth, belonging, and fellowship. Our vision is to be a light- house for Jesus Christ and to influence our neighbors, our community, and our world for Him. Pastor Mike Johnston is a spirit-filled, ordained minister with the Association of Faith Churches and Ministries (AFCM) Canada and has been ministering in our church since 2002.