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February 23, 2012 Phone: 483-‐6298 or 1-‐866-‐422-‐5118
Webiste: http://wawanesaschoolshmb.wordpress.com
Wawanesa School
A New Principal at Wawanesa School I announced to our staff earlier this week that effective May 1, 2012, I will be changing roles within our school division from principal to technology coordinator. I have enjoyed my years at Wawanesa School and look forward to supporting the students and staff of Wawanesa School in my new role, in the years ahead.
K. Murray
Synrevoice Update A test email was sent out from Wawanesa School on Tuesday, February 21 to all families with a valid email address on our database. If you did not receive an email, please send a message to Mrs. Fisher at [email protected] so that we can update our lists. We will be making test phone calls next week.
Wawanesa School
Student Portal Information All students in Grades 5-12 now have updated information for the current term on the Portal. Both attendance and results on assignments should be available. If you are unsure how to access your child(ren)'s information, please contact the school office. When you are looking over your son's/daughter's course results, there will be an overall mark for the bin as shown. The overall mark is only for each individual bin and does not represent a cumulative result for a student.
February 23, 2012 Phone: 483-‐6298 or 1-‐866-‐422-‐5118
Website: http://wawanesaschoolshmb.wordpress.com
Career and Technology Studies and High School Apprenticeship Program
Wawanesa School is proud to announce those students who are participating in the CTS and HSAP courses. These courses provide students with training and experience, while at the same time allowing them to explore possible future career paths. They are able to earn high school credits while they work. The following students have been/will be working in various occupations and trades with their cooperating businesses and employers. CTS: Management Skills 40S studentsRyan Cowlthorp: Motor Vehicle Body Repair with MeadowView Autobody and Glass (Wawanesa)Cole Miller: Heavy Duty Mechanic with the Department of National Defence (Shilo)Kirk McEachern: Heavy Equipment Operations with Pelican Riviera (Ninette) Sydney Hore: Early Childhood with Wawanesa Wee Care Ltd. (Wawanesa)Lucas Badiou: Automotive Tire Repair with Bad Tire (Wawanesa)HSAP: Chad Kozak: Truck and Transport Mechanic with Peterbilt Manitoba Ltd. (Brandon)Andrew Finnegan: Carpentry with Cullen Construction (Glenboro)Kirk McEachern: Truck and Transport Mechanic with Pelican Riviera (Ninette)Ryan Cowlthorp: Motor Vehicle Repair with MeadowView Autobody and Glass (Wawanesa)Skylar Kozak: Roofer with Double K Roofing (Carroll)
Wawanesa School wishes to thank the above businesses for their cooperation and guidance in providing on-the job training for these students. For more information about these programs, please contact Mrs. Borton at Wawanesa School (483 6298).
To Give Away We have a tropical tank set up at school with several African Convict Cichlids. They have been very successful in reproducing and we now have many fish to give away. If you would be interested in taking some for a home aquarium, contact Mr. Murray at the school office.
Gourmet Kitchen Fundraiser Order forms will go out this week! Completed orders must be returned to Ms. Klippenstein or Mrs. Borton by March 8. Orders will be available for pick-up on March 20 at 3:15 at the school. Please make cheques payable to Wawanesa School. Have fun!
School Website URL Change We have moved our school site to a new location.
The new address is http://wawanesaschoolshmb.wordpress.com/
Please update your bookmarks with our new location.
Interview Date Changes Please note the date changes for our next parent-student-teacher conferences. They will be held on Monday, March 19 and Wednesday, March 21. Letters will be sent home in March for families to indicate which date they prefer.
Kindergarten Registration! Wawanesa School is accepting registration for the 2012 – 2013 Kindergarten class. Our program runs mornings every day. If your child or another you know is eligible, we encourage you to pick up a registration form at the school office. This information is necessary for transportation and planning for next year.
February 23, 2012 Phone: 483-‐6298 or 1-‐866-‐422-‐5118
Website: http://wawanesaschoolshmb.wordpress.com
I Love to Read Week Can you remember an exciting book you read as a child, or maybe a favorite story that was read to you? Getting young learners excited about reading is an important part of what we do in school every day. Being a l i fe long reader is important for becoming a well-rounded person. Enjoying and comprehending different types of books helps increase knowledge base and i s an avenue to increasing learning. This is why we must celebrate! Our theme this year was “Hats O f f t o R e a d i n g ” a n d w e commemorated each day with a
new guest reader or activity to promote literacy. The students were also encouraged to wear a hat to celebrate each day. We celebrated Reading Around the World on Monday by wearing multi cultural hats and enjoying guest reader Yuhan Huang, a student who transferred from China. She read a book in her native language and demonstrated her beautiful penmanship and writing to the students. For Career Hat Day we enjoyed the books that were shared by Firefighter Rob Brown and RCMP Officers Karen Paulsen a n d M i k e R o m e i r o . O n Wednesday we celebrated our love
of reading with sports books that were read by Grade 12 athletes Elise Badiou and Garett Moore. We celebrated winter on Thursday by wearing our winter hats all day and having a special hot dog roast at lunchtime. Our last day, Friday, was Wacky Hat Day and our annual Used Book Exchange. The week also brought cross- grade buddy reading, cross-grade teacher guest readers, making origami newspaper hats and our daily dose of DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) time. We had a week of reading fun and it was a fantastic literacy event!
Mrs. Thomson/Mrs. Emberly
February 23, 2012 Phone: 483-‐6298 or 1-‐866-‐422-‐5118
Website: http://wawanesaschoolshmb.wordpress.com
Library Reading Tree At the beginning of ‘I Love To Read’ week we had a very bare tree on the Elementary door. This tree slowly filled up with leaves as the week went on. Many lovely books left the library to be read by eager students and all who signed out a book were entered in a draw. The tree is now bare again and the winners are as follows: Justice Fick Kindergarten Meghan Harris Grade 1 Nathan Fiander Grade 2 Keagan Shearer Grade 3 Elliot Belfour Grade 4 Wyatt Taylor Grade 5 Cassie Hamilton Grade 6
Mrs. West-Burnham
The Trustees of Southwest Horizon School Division invite you to attend a public meeting on the proposed 2012/13 budget.
Location: Band Room, Hartney SchoolTime: 6:00 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Everyone is welcome to attend.
If you have any questions or concerns, contactMr. Brian Spurrill, C.M.A., Secretary-Treasurer
Southwest Horizon School DivisionBox 370
Melita, Manitoba R0M 1L0(204) 483-6261
Please RSVP via email to [email protected] telephone 483-6249
Calendar of EventsFebruary 24 P.D. Day; No SchoolFebruary 28 Grades 8-12 Ski Trip to Asessippi; regular classes for non-participantsFebruary 28 Rocks and Rings (rescheduled)March 1 Grades 5-7 Ski Trip to MinnedosaMarch 9 Report Prep: No SchoolMarch 19 and 21 Student/Parent/Teacher Interviews (4:00 - 7:00 p.m.)March 23 Admin. Day; No SchoolMarch 24-April 1 Spring BreakApril 2 First day after Spring BreakApril 6 Good Friday; No SchoolApril 30 P.D. Day; No School
Yearbooks are On Sale$30.00
Full Colorsee Mrs. Lane to place your order.