Muenster School Newsletter

December 2017

Principal’s Message

For the second straight year, our Senior Girls

Volleyball Team has claimed the Provincial title

at the 2A level. A huge congratulation to the

members of the team! These girls have worked

very hard over the past few years and were well

deserving of their achievement. Thank you to

coaches Mr. Taphorn and Jewel Varga for the

time and expertise you have shared with these

girls.

Curling is well under way with many of our

students participating in Muenster Super League

and the Humboldt Jr. Curling League. Once

again, all the Grade 5 – 12 students experienced

a session with instructors from Sask. Curling.

Special thanks to Gord Kiefer for arranging this

for our students.

As you may know, Muenster School recently

experienced the ROSE process – (Review of

School Effectiveness). Opportunities to share

information about our school were provided

through student, staff, and parent focus groups,

as well as staff interviews and student, staff, and

parent electronic surveys. Thank you for your

participation in this process. A report should be

available to the school prior to Christmas.

Please watch for a High Risk Activity Informed

Consent Form that your child will be bringing

home. This form must be completed for every

student in the school.

The annual Seniors’ Lunch will occur here at the

school gym on Friday, December 15. We always

look forward to this event and hope to see a

good crowd once again. Also, please note that

the Christmas Concert will be on Thursday,

December 21 at 7:00 PM (dress rehearsal will be

on Thursday as well at 10:00 AM). We look

forward to seeing you all that evening. School

resumes on Monday, January 8.

Please note: there will be an early

dismissal on Friday, Dec. 22 @ 2:15

Enjoy the holidays with your children and

families, and have a very Merry Christmas!

D. Gerwing

Dates To Remember

Tuesday, December 12: SRC Spirit Day –

Christmas Sweater Day

Wednesday, December 13: SRC Spirit Day –

Christmas Character Day

Thursday, December 14: SRC Spirit Day –

Pajama Day

Friday, December 15: SRC Spirit Day –

Christmas Hat/Formal Day

Friday, December 15: Seniors’ Appreciation

Lunch (11:30 – 1). Please invite your

community members (RSVP by Wednesday,

December 13)

Monday, December 18 - Wednesday,

December 20 – SRC Candy Cane-o-gram Sale

(at noon)

Thursday, December 21 – Christmas

Concert Dress Rehearsal @ 10 am

Thursday, December 21 – Annual

Christmas Concert @ 7 pm – Public is

Welcome – Silver Collection

Friday, December 22 – Early Dismissal @

2:15 pm

Friday, December 22 to Sunday, January 7

– Christmas Break – No School

Monday, January 8 – Classes resume (Day

4)

Thursday, January 25 to Tuesday, January

30 – FINAL EXAMS

Wednesday, January 31 – Non-Instructional

Day – No Classes

Muenster School

301 Scott Street

Box 160

Muenster SK S0K 2Y0

Ph: 306-682-4538

Kindergarten News

What do you want for Christmas? Gretta: Pokemon Lego Hayven: a stretchy monkey Maria: a big Elsa sled with a steering wheel Jace: a Lego football field Brittney: spy stuff Reece: a puppy that has babies to pull out and put in Chloe: a real puppy Millie: a dolly Melanie: a pet panda Olivia: an American Girl doll with clothes, Pajamas, coat, and dog Maci: an American Girl doll with a cat and a dog Teagan: a dragon with water and marshmallow to toast Brett: I don't know Tuff: Skylanders Imaginators Luke: a red Power Rangers outfit

Grade One News

What do you hope Santa will bring you for Christmas? Taylor-a cotton candy machine or a giant teddy bear Zander-a nerf gun Annika-money Georgia- a new Barbie Bella-an LOL or a pet snake Mattie- a cash register Jasmine-money so I can buy books Joshua- a lamp Jameson- an army guy with a sword in his pocket or a nerf gun Hunter-a combine Cooper-army guys Austin-a nerf gun Kamara- 20 dollars Jozie- books I can read Landen-tractor Maddix-army gear with a helmet

Grade Two News

The grade two classroom is getting into the holiday spirit. We are beginning to practice for the Christmas Concert and are excited to do Christmas crafts and activities. The students are also listening to Christmas stories and writing about Christmas themes. I have asked the students to share their favourite things about the holiday season. Patience - I like the snow and Santa. Danica – Spending time with my family. Kaylee – Everything! Especially Christmas caroling. Blair – I like singing Christmas Carols. Natalie – I like getting presents at Christmas. Tanner – I like waiting for Santa come. Mathew – I like the Christmas Concert. Kyler – Going to my grandmas and opening presents. Grace – Everything! Especially making cookies and decorating the Christmas tree. Ty – I am excited about the snow coming. Kelsey – I like getting Christmas presents. Mckenna –Everything, especially getting ready for the Christmas Concert. Alice – Practicing for the Christmas Concert. Sam – I like waiting for Santa to come. Reid – I like setting up the Christmas tree. Cain – I like decorating. Cohen – I like going to Nanna and Papas. We cut down trees and bring them back by skidoo and decorate them. Ava – Spending time with family. Mrs. Niekamp – I love singing Christmas songs and wrapping presents!

Grade 3 and 4 News

Here we are in December already! We are busy preparing (and are so excited!) for the upcoming Christmas concert. Information on props and costumes will be communicated soon. The Grade 3’s are busy working on addition and subtraction in Math class, while the Grade 4’s have moved on to multiplication and division. We are just finishing up writing personal narratives and now turn our attention to a very serious writing activity… Santa is stuck in a chimney! The students will have to write about how they helped Santa and saved Christmas. As we write, we will focus on the use of time-order words and prepositions. We will also find time for one more round of Guided Reading. In Social Studies, we are continuing to focus on Christmas Around the World. Did you know that the tradition of decorating an evergreen at Christmas came from Germany? We found that out just last week! We hope everyone enjoys decorating their Christmas trees as holiday preparations begin! Have a great month!

Grade 5 and 6 News

We really enjoyed decorating and eating cookies with our spirit groups last Friday! It was a great way to begin December. We have many things to look forward to this month. Spirit week is always fun – ugly Christmas sweater and PJ days are the best! Of course, we are practicing our lines and songs for the Christmas Concert. We have come to the conclusion that we couldn’t pick a favourite song from our musical this year as we really like every one of them and can’t wait to sing them for you. In Work on Writing in our Daily 5, we decided that we are going to try and complete the book that we discussed last year. We are going to write about a traveling classroom that can travel to landmarks for each subject in school. (It’s similar to the Magic Schoolbus – but incorporates all subjects, not just science and health.) We’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Zoe, Merek, Blair and Hudson

Muenster Superleague Curling

The Muenster School Superleague is off to a fantastic start! We are into our third week of play. Games take place at the Muenster Curling Club after school on Wednesdays and Thursdays. During the week before Christmas, games will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the finals being played on Thursday, December 21st. Good luck, curlers!

Breakfast for Learning

Breakfast for Learning is funded in part by Presidents Choice Children's Charities.

We would like to thank Muenster SCC, Chantel Classen, and Jessica Hamilton for their

generous contributions.

Thank you!

Bookfair Success

The 2017 Book Fair was a HUGE success once again this year and I’d like to extend a GIANT thank you to everyone that supported our book fair!!! We had another record-breaking year...We made $3004.35 in sales which bumps us to the 60% prize limit mark which means we get $1800 in NEW BOOKS for our library!!! The winner of the $25 Family Event Door Prize was Hailey Stadnyk and The winners of the guess how many pages contest were Kendra Schwingenschloegl and Cheyanne Busch. Thank you to everyone that supported our school library’s fundraiser and a huge thank you to all the volunteers who helped!

Thank you!

Senior Girls’ Volleyball

November is always an exciting month for volleyball players. Playoffs!! Provincials!! A year has passed since our girls were crowned provincial 2A champions. Stepping into this year, they knew that they had their work cut out for them if they were to repeat. Our school hosted Conference play downs on November 4th. Our girls played 3 round robin games where they won all 3, earning a birth into the Regional playoffs the following weekend. On November 10th and 11th, the girls trekked their way to Hanley. They finished the round robin undefeated, beat Langham in the semi-final and then defeated Birch Hills in the final. This victory gave our girls the number one seed heading into the provincial weekend. Davidson played host to 10 teams from across the province vying for the 2A provincial championship. Our girls stayed true to form and played at a high level of volleyball all weekend. They ended the round robin with a 4-0 record. They then played Lemburg in the quarterfinal, winning in 2 straight sets. The semi-final saw the girls come up against Birch Hills for the third straight weekend. Our girls stepped up their game and won in two sets, putting themselves in the exact position they were one year prior. The Provincial Final! Our girls saved their best game of volleyball just for this moment, and this moment will now be a lasting memory for this group. Our girls went through their entire playoff run, starting with Conference and ending with Provincials, without losing a single set. They once again were crowned 2A Provincial Champions. Aside from winning, our girls were great ambassadors for our school all year long. They deserve as much credit for how they behaved off the court, as to what they accomplished on the court. A true testament to the people that they are. Thank you to our graduating players: Mykenzie Taphorn, Samantha Mollenbeck, Kelsey Pratchler, Shelby Engele, Kelsey Berscheid, and Jenay Varga. Congratulations!!