<p> Northeast Kings Education Centre 1816 Bains Road, Canning, Nova Scotia B0P 1H0 Phone: 582-2040 Fax: 582-2044 http://www.nkec.ednet.ns.ca Principal – Kevin Veinot</p><p>May 7, 2010 The reason for this is that we have great students who are handling all the choices of growing up. They do not make the best decisions sometimes, but we hope that they learn from their experiences so that they can be a great citizen when they finally get to be on their own. Mission Statement Another reason that we have had such a wonderful school is the fact Northeast Kings Education Centre believes in developing a learning that we have fantastic staff that genuinely cares about their students. It environment that nurtures academic, physical, social and emotional is not only the academics, but the social and emotional growth of each growth. student as they mature. </p><p>Principal’s Message Enjoy the spring weather and continue to be involved with your child’s education. Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s),</p><p>What sensational weather we have had to begin the spring season! It is so nice to have such warmth and early plant growth. This has the Kevin Veinot potential to be one of our best growing seasons to date. With a new Principal season, we also begin planning for year-end celebrations. Staff and students are preparing for year-end projects or exams and completing SCENT-FREE SCHOOL assignments to ensure course credits. This can be a very busy time of Please be reminded that Northeast Kings is a scent- the year. Please take the time to check in with your child in order to free school. There are several students and staff ensure that she/he is being supported and that everything is getting who are allergic or sensitive to scents. We are done. Being organized and making sure that nothing is forgotten can asking for your cooperation in not wearing any make year-end at school less stressful and more enjoyable, as it should scented products at Northeast Kings. be. Our students are doing well here at school and we want every one of them to continue this until the final day of June. Here are a few things that we have been focusing on over the past month. NUT-SMART SCHOOL Retirements We have a number of students and staff in our school We want to congratulate and thank Diane Cameron and Mac that have allergies to peanuts and other nuts. Exposure to MacKenzie for their superior years of service to our school community. nuts for some can result in an extreme medical emergency. Please try to They are educators that show compassion, give support and guidance use alternatives to nuts when packing a lunch or snack for the day. and teach a strong curriculum from the first day of school until the final Thank you for your support. day of the school year. We will greatly miss them and want to wish them nothing but happiness and learning in their retirement. MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS School Improvement Plan It is difficult to believe that another school year is drawing to an end! It We have been successful with our External Review Team visit and our is very important that you keep in close contact with your child School Improvement Plan has been accepted. Our two goals are as regarding their school work. It is easy to let things slide as the weather follows: gets warmer, the days longer and the end of the year draws near. Make sure you reinforce the importance of finishing the year on a strong note. By June 2013, 75% of students will show improvement in their problem-solving and critical thinking skills on multiple measures. By Grade nine orientation day will be coming up June 2. This day will be June 2013, 75% of staff, students and parents will agree that NKEC an opportunity for our current grade eight students to meet the KCA provides a positive academic climate in which learning is a priority. grade eight students and the staff for the next year as well as expectations in grade nine. We have a middle school dance on May 12th. We are very excited to begin the three-year plan set in place to achieve This dance is open to the grade eight KCA students. As well, they will these goals. begin the process of meeting new classmates for next year.</p><p>Riiny Ngot Presentation There will be a change in staffing next year as our middle school We had Riiny Ngot, surviving ‘Lost Boy’ of Sudan, present to our population will be declining. The large group of grade eight students entire student body on April 28th. It was a most inspiring presentation will move on to high school and there are fewer grade sixes entering. and our students were so respectful and appreciative of his words This means there will be twelve home rooms next year, four at each regarding overcoming obstacles. Our school community raised enough grade level. Mrs. Cameron, our family studies teacher, is retiring after money for Riiny to fly to Uganda to meet his mom who he didn’t know many years of excellent teaching and we wish her well. On a personal was alive until recently! note, I have enjoyed the quiet conversations we have had and I look back at my own schooling with fond memories in her class. Safe Driving With graduation on the horizon and year-end celebrations being The school was very privileged to have Riiny Ngot speak to the student planned, this is a time of year when we remind students to drive body last week about the story of being a Sudan refugee. His talk was responsibly. There are too many examples of young people being incredibly powerful and moving and made all of us think a little harder tragically killed in motor vehicle accidents. Please remind your about our lives and how fortunate we are. Funds were raised for Riiny daughter/son to drive responsibly and not to get into a vehicle with and he is now able to fly back to Uganda to see his mother after eleven someone under the influence. years of missing her. Well done students! You can make a difference in a person’s life! On May 17th, representatives from Free the Children Dress Code will be here to speak to the student body on how we can contribute in a With the warm weather coming, we are re-visiting our school dress positive way to the community locally and globally. The group selects code. It is important that all of our students wear appropriate clothing two schools in North America to speak to every year and we were that represents themselves in a manner of dress suited for a school and selected as one of the schools! This will be another invaluable day for public environment. We want to see clothing on our students that reveal the students and staff. them from the neck up. We also want to see only positive comments and/or graphics that would be appropriate in a school setting. Please Our next year’s grade six students will be coming to us on June 9th for help us educate our students as they make fashion choices that represent their orientation to Northeast Kings. We are excited about meeting them them in a positive light. and showing them around our campus. Our grade six students will have no school on this day. Have a terrific month, it will go by quickly! Ambassadors for our Environment We have started out this spring with doing a good job cleaning up after ourselves during break times. There is always room for improvement. We want out “future” Earth caregivers to understand the importance of Jeff Newbery only leaving footprints in areas they have visited. We have done a much Vice Principal Middle School better job recycling here at Northeast Kings Education Centre this year and have reduced our garbage quota by over 50%. </p><p>We really have a great school here at Northeast Kings Education Centre. Money that you would like to donate please bring it to Mr. Morton or WE ARE PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS Mrs. Baldwin. It would be greatly appreciated!</p><p>Ready Set Cook Team – With hopes Track and Field - Track and Field season is upon us again. The high, Grade 11 and 12 students – dates for the District meet held in Kentville are: May 18th and 19th. Jaysen Wiseman, Laura Roy, Taylor The dates for the Regional meet held in Lunenburg are: May 28th and Brown, Emma Ueffing and alternate 29th. The dates for the Provincial meet held in Dartmouth are: June 4th Ryan Trentleman strived for excellence and 5th. Good luck to all of our athletes! in the annual high school cook off. Students were treated to a formal Table Tennis – Good luck to the NKEC Table Tennis Team as they banquet at the Westin Hotel and then travel to Cheticamp this weekend for Provincial Championships. The spent the night at Mount Saint Vincent Senior Boys team includes Jamie Lyons, David MacBurnie and David University prior to their competition. Northeast Kings placed second Hayes. The Intermediate Girls team includes Gillian Tetlow, Deanna and came home with a plaque for the school and silver medals. Huntley, Nicole Martin and Kali McMullin. The Intermediate Boys Congratulations to the team for all their hard work and dedication over team includes Mark Trenholm, Chet Harrison and Luke Slaunwhite. the past two months! COMMUNITY NEWS</p><p>2010 Nova Scotia Recycles Contest – Mikayla Doyle won a $500 AYLESFORD LAKE YACHT CLUB SAILING award for her class and a plaque for our school to be posted showing PROGRAMS her recognition in winning the Nova Scotia Recycles Contest. Her SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES 5-75! category was the visual arts. Breanna Pearson also won a $1500 bursary to be used for post secondary education in the Nova Scotia Recycles Sailing: (n) essay writing contest as well. Both girls were recognized at the Nova An environmentally friendly activity for Scotia Recycles Award ceremonies held in Kingston. all ages with versatility as a sport, a </p><p> pastime, an adventure or an athletic NKEC Lieutenant Governor Awards – Congratulations to Rhianna endeavour. Nicholson and Joshua Lohnes who are NKEC’s recipients of the Lieutenant Governor Awards for this year. The Lieutenant Governor’s TO CONTACT US: Medal is awarded to one female and one male student in grade 11 who Email: [email protected] has demonstrated qualities of leadership and service in the school and Web: http://aylesford-lake-yacht-club.ca community and commendable performance in the courses in which PHONE 679-1588 he/she has enrolled. These students will receive their medals from the Lt. Governor on May 28th during a ceremony at Middleton Regional 2010 Cadance Academy Summer Camps – Camps age range from 3 High School. to 10+ from July through August. All camps are located at 47 Roy Avenue, New Minas. For more information, please call Cadance Also congratulations to Navarre Hebb who was selected as one of fifty Academy at (902) 679-3616 or email at [email protected]. grade 9 students from across the province to attend Catapult, a Visit our website at www.cadanceacademy.ca. Leadership Camp being held at Acadia this summer. Well done Navarre! AVH Child & Youth Mental Health Program – continues to offer Parenting Your Defiant Child and Parenting Your Defiant Teen. Each Canadian National Math Contest – results for grades 7 & 8 are in. course is four sessions and takes place monthly in May and June. For Northeast Kings Education Centre placed very well in our region (Nova more information, please contact Sarah Hergett at 365-1701, ext. 2016 Scotia) with only three valley schools making it into the top 10. At the or [email protected]. grade 7 level, ranking seventh was Northeast Kings Education Centre, in fifth was Pine Ridge Middle School, with third going to Evangeline FOSTER FAMILIES NEEDED Middle School. At the grade 8 level, ranking fifth was Northeast Kings Many children in Nova Scotia need a foster family and being a Education Centre; in sixth was Pine Ridge Middle School, with fourth foster parent has many benefits. Besides developing parenting going to Evangeline Middle School. Our grade 8 student, Lucas skills and being part of a care giving team, you get an incredible Manion, had the fourth highest score in the province. He correctly sense of satisfaction. answered 31 out of 40 questions. Congratulations to everyone involved. We are proud of you! If you have been thinking about becoming a foster family, please call 1-800-565-1884 for more information. GRAD NEWS</p><p>Scholarships/Bursaries Just a reminder, if you are receiving a scholarship or bursary and would like it announced at the graduation ceremonies you must submit a copy of the award notification to Student Services as soon as possible. Please be sure to check at Student Services often, and read the announcements for the most current list of bursary and scholarship applications available in Student Services. New applications are May arriving daily. 8 Grad Yard Sale 8:30 am – 12:00 pm SAFE GRAD NEWS 10 AP Biology Exam 12 Middle School Dance 7:00 – 9:00 pm Graduation Reception 13 Spring Fling – 6:00 – 9:00 pm in Attention Grade 11 Parents! To make the graduation evening more gymnasium special for grads and their families, parents of Grade 11 students are organizing and hosting a reception after the graduation ceremony this 14 Site Based In-service – No School for year. You will be contacted in the near future about any contributions students (sweets, sandwiches, veggie/fruit trays, money and/or your time) you could provide to help make this evening a memorable one for our 20 Spring Concert – 1:00 pm graduates. If you would be interested or would like more information, 24 No School – Victoria Day please contact Renee Whynot at the school. 27 High School Dance 7:30 – 10:30 pm Grad Yard Sale - Our largest fundraiser is a Giant June Yard Sale on May 8th at the school from 8:30 – 12:00 2 Grade 9 Orientation – no school for pm. It includes a plant sale, bake sale, silent auction current grade 9 students and barbeque. All donations are appreciated and can be brought to Mrs. Osmond’s room. 3 MS Dance 7:00 – 9:00 pm 4 Site based In-Service – No school for Grad Fees – Students are reminded that Grad Fees are due on May students 21st. The Basic Fee is $40 while the Grad Package (which includes the basic fee, a prom ticket, a Grad Banquet ticket, the Grad Photo and the 9 Grade 5/6 Orientation – No school for Grad DVD) is $85. current grade 6 students High School Semi-formal NKEC ATHLETICS REPORT Fundraiser - The phys. ed. department will be conducting a Canadian 10 Athletic Banquet – 6:30 pm Tire Money fundraiser, from now until the end of the school year. We 11 Newsletter goes home would like to purchase new equipment that can be used for both the High School locker cleanout Middle and Senior High levels. If you have any extra Canadian Tire </p>