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Imperial School

April 2016

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1 Easter Break

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Day 1

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Day 2

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Day 3

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Day 4

12 Anti-Bullying

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Pancake

Breakfast

7:45-8:45 am

Gym Blast

Day 5

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Day 6

14 Third Term Report (Gr.7-12) Midnight Madness

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15 Non-instructional day- no school for students

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Day 3

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Day 4

21 Parent/Teacher Interviews (3:30-9:00 PM)

Day 5

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Day 6

23 Car Wash 10:ooam-5:00 pm

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26 Sr. Badminton Pre-Districts

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27 Sr. Badminton Pre-Districts

Day 3

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Day 4

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30 Sr. Badminton Districts (Humboldt)

Phone: 306-963-2240

Email:

alanna.gosselin@horizonsd.ca

Principal: Carol Baade

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Imperial School

May 2016

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1 2 Student Day

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3 Jr. Badminton Pre-Districts

Day 1

4 Jr. Badminton Pre-Districts

Day 2

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Day 3

6 Day 4

7 Sr. Badminton Regionals

8 Central Band

Concert 2pm

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Day 5

10 Jr. Badminton Districts

Day 6

11 Jr. Badminton Districts

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Day 2

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Day 3

14 Sr. Badminton Provincials

15 16 Track Pre-Districts (Watrous)

Day 4

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Day 5

18 Track 3000m (Humboldt)

Day 6

19 Non-instructional day- no school for students

20 Day in Lieu PTSI- no school for students

Day 1

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22 23 Victoria Day - no school

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25 Track Districts (Humboldt)

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Day 4

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Day 1

Phone: 306-963-2240

Email:

alanna.gosselin@horizonsd.ca

Principal: Carol Baade

The Baade Blurb I thought that spring was in the air until I woke up this

morning to see snow and ice all over! Oh well, my

husband tells me that’s okay, more time to

psychologically prep for farming!

March has been an exciting month! On March 8, the

grades 3-8 students travelled to the Watrous Music

Festival to perform a variety of poems in the speech arts

category. This is an opportunity to work on reading

fluency and public speaking, both vital components of the

ELA program.

On March 16, the teachers and the students of Imperial

School had a chance to listen to a motivational, positive

anti-bullying speaker named Andy Thibodeau. He spoke

about the importance of caring for each other, whether it

be classmates, teachers, siblings or parents. He was

humorous with a very strong message. Thanks to the SRC

and SCC for providing the funds to make this positive

experience happen.

The School hosted its biennial carnival on March 17.

Everyone appeared to have a fantastic time. The Cake

walk, the Fishpond station, and the Bouncy house seemed

to be the most popular activities. Thanks to the staff for

working diligently to set up the various events. Each and

every member was responsible for a particular job, from

canteen to prizes, from golf putting to hockey shots, to

getting a pie in the face! Tyson Webster was the lucky

recipient to “pie the principal” - no hard feelings, Tyson!

To add to the festivities, there were helium balloons, face

painting, and a silent auction. Thank you to everyone who

donated items to the silent auction, and a big thanks to

the people who purchased them! I feel we had a great

attendance this year, along with some volunteer SCC

members. Thank you to Paul Gosselin, Ryan Kelly, Meghan

Stratton and Joann Mooney for helping at the Carnival.

Students are currently involved in the anonymous

OurSCHOOL survey. This allows grade 4-12 students the

opportunity to voice their concerns about school. Then in

turn, the Staff has a chance to address these student

concerns. Communication between students, teachers,

and parents is vital.

Speaking of communication, report cards for K-6 students

went out on March 11, and secondary reports will be sent

home on April 14. Parent–teacher interviews will occur on

April 21.

Looking at the happy faces of the students for some of

these March events, I can’t help but thank you for your

efforts as parents and community members in making

Imperial School a great place. The more we work

together, the better it is for our students. Enjoy the

Easter Break with your families, and we will see everyone

back at school on Monday, April 4!

Mrs. Baade

Cougar Athletic Report Spring has sprung, well I thought it had, but then Mother

Nature tricked us. I was excited to pull my golf clubs out

and get started for the 2016 season and then the snow

came back. With the coming of spring brings the last of

our school sports. These include badminton, spring golf,

and track and field.

Dodgeball intramurals have wrapped up in the gym. With

our busy March schedule regular league occurred, but

time ran out to have our finals. Thank you to all students

in grade 6-12 who come out at noon hours and get active.

Youth are supposed to get 60 minutes of physical activity

a day. Intramurals are just one way our school tries to

make this happen. After Easter we will begin a doubles

badminton tournament, followed by a floor hockey

tournament.

Junior and senior badminton programs are well

underway. Mrs. Busche is coaching the seniors and Ms.

Cantelon is coaching the juniors. Badminton schedules are

out, and games are scheduled.

I will be coaching track and field this year, along with Ms.

Nagy. Track is a passion of mine, and I encourage all

students to get involved. Practices will begin once it has

dried up outside.

On April 12, in conjunction with Anti-Bullying day, the

grade 7-12 PE program will be running a pancake

breakfast. For only $5, students and community members

will receive pancakes, sausages, juice or coffee. We will

not be taking pre-orders. The breakfast will be served

from 7:45- 8:45am. If any parents would like to help out

with cooking or clean up, please contact Mr. Doom at the

School. Students are expected to help out. This fundraiser

can be used towards students’ community service hours.

(Grade 10-12 require 20 hours and grade 7-9 require 10).

The funds raised from this breakfast will go toward PE

programming to help reduce students’ costs. These funds

will be ear-marked toward the charter bus rental from the

ski trip, swimming, golf and gymnastics trips. I am also

hoping to take students to watch the Saskatchewan Rush

Lacrosse team. We will run another fundraiser in May as

well.

Thank you all for your continued support. Have an

amazing Easter. Before we know it, May will be here, our

gymnasium upgrades will occur and we will be outside for

all physical education classes and extracurricular

activities.

Brandon Doom

Athletic Director Imperial Students Attend We Day

On March 2, students from grades 7-12 traveled by bus to

Saskatoon where they attended We Day. We Day is a

celebration of youth making a difference in their local and

global communities. This day offers young people the

tools and the inspiration to take social action, empower

others, and transform lives, including their own. While

attending, the students saw many performers and

empowering international people of great stature. A few

were: astronaut Chris Hadfield, Dr. Joyce Banda, Henry

Winkler, and Spencer West; however, there were a total

of 22 individuals. This is a great opportunity for the

students, and we hope we'll be going back next year, and

years to follow.

Miss. Emma Anderson

Music Festival On March 8, grades 3-8 were bussed to the Watrous

Music Festival. Congratulations to the Grade 3/4 class on

receiving a mark of 85% with their poems “Gorilla” and

“Things To Do Today”. Grade 5/6 performed “Yawn” and

“I’m the Single Most Wonderful Person I Know” and were

awarded 86%. The Grade 7/8 class recited “The Prairies

Where the Sky Begins” and “The Aliens Have Landed”,

with a mark of 86%. Congratulations to the Grade 7/8

class for being invited back to the final performance.

Even though they were unable to attend, the recognition

is always nice! The directors for Choral speaking were

Mrs. Van Damme, Mrs. Baade, and Ms. Danyluk. Great

job everyone!

Imperial High School band participated as well on

Wednesday, March 9. Students played selections from

“Grease” and “Harry Potter and A Half- Blood Prince”. It

was a great performing opportunity directed by Mr.

Osatiuk.

Mrs. Baade & Mr. Osatiuk

Cinderella Production

Due to popular demand, more DVDs have

been produced and are available for

purchase at the cost of $10.00. Contact the

Office at 306-963-2240

April 12

Pancake Breakfast

(7:45 am)

Anti-Bullying

“Pink” Day

AM- Safe Talk-

grades 9-12

PM- Gym Blast

Grades 3-12

Listen, Participate, and Show Up

The Imperial SRC made an effort to keep students on their toes in the month of March. In the midst of the

month, the SRC launched a spirit week, which ran from March 15-18. Tuesday was Backwards Day, and

students were to wear their clothing items backwards. Wednesday was School Clothing Day, so students were

able to take the runway and show off their Imperial School Cougars gear. Thursday was, obviously, a day to

wear green. This was also St. Patrick’s Day, so not wearing green would simply be crazy! Shamrock shakes

were also made on Thursday, with peppermint patties and magic. The girls also tried to steal shamrocks from

the boys by getting them to talk. Friday was Flashback Friday, where students were able to show off their style

from any decade they so desired. On March 16, the SCC helped the SRC to bring Andy Thibodeau, an

inspirational speaker, to Imperial School. Andy gave his “Share Your Care” presentation to all students, so

everyone learned to “Listen, participate, and show up!” Andy stressed the need to get to know your school

community. Overall the month of March has been pretty kind to us, and April will surely be amazing as well.

Miss. Kennedy Lewis

The SRC will be hosting Midnight Madness on Thursday, April 14. This is a night of food, games, and fun for

students grade 7-12 from 3:30 pm-12:00 am. Parents will be required to pick up their child/children at

midnight or earlier. This activity will replace the annual wake-a-thon hosted by the SRC in previous years.

The cost of the evening is $15.

Carnival Fun

Thank you to all those who attended carnival, supported the many activities of

the evening, and donated product or Baking for the silent auction and cake

walk. This event is always a lot of fun. It brings the staff great joy, to not only see

the students, but also their families having so much fun!

SCC Report

Congratulations to the 46 students who entered the

January Reading Bee Challenge and read a combined total

of 27,874 minutes! $922.28 was raised from the

event and this money has been put back into the school

library to provide a wider range of literacy materials for all

ages. Particular thanks go to Georgie’s Place, Imperial

Garage and Long Lake Insurance for their monetary

support.

A huge thank you to family and friends who not only

supported the Reading Bee by sponsoring the students,

but also for their dedication in encouraging them to read

and recording their minutes. SCC was so impressed with

the students’ reading achievement that alongside the

Book Fair discount rewards given to all reading

participants, we also hosted a bonus prize of a lunchtime

chocolate fondue party. Thank you to Kathy Williams and

Heidi Sainsbury for volunteering to help with the party.

SCC’s primary role is to support student learning. The

Reading Bee was a positive way to encourage student

reading and reward their success.

Imperial SCC

We are excited to announce that Imperial School is now on Twitter!!

Our School Twitter account is: @ImperialSchool1

You can also follow our classroom “tweets” at:

@Imperial_MsD Ms. Danyluk’s Classes

@jade_vandamme Mrs. VanDamme’s Classes

Please remember to return the Social Media release form sent home with your child.

Thank you to all those parents

who faithfully call or email me

when your child/children will be

absent. This is greatly

appreciated!

Mrs. Gosselin

Thank you to all those who

supported the SRC

Lamontagne Chocolate

Fundraiser!