The Walter Whyte Times November 2014 Volume 3, Issue 2

Principal’s Message

September and October have been two very busy months of learning for all our WWS students in a variety of engaging

and authentic learning experiences. As we move into November, we will have an opportunity to meet with families and students

to share and celebrate this learning during our Parent Teacher Meetings on Nov. 27th and 28th. We look forward to having you

visit us! In our newsletter this month you will also read information regarding the Parent and Student Portal which will open on

November 21, 2014. The portal will also provide access for students in Grades 4 to 9. On November 20, 2014 you will receive a

Synervoice message with a reminder that you will be receiving an "Access ID" letter in your child's November report card. This

is another way for you as the parent to connect with your child around their learning goals throughout the year.

I would also like to take a moment to extend a very BIG thank you to all our staff who also take the time to provide a

variety of learning experiences to our students “beyond” the classroom and outside the regular school day. These are the staff

who plan and organize activities such as our Intramurals, After School Sports, Leadership Activities, Boys Night, School Danc-

es and many more that we have planned throughout the year. These opportunities teach our students many skills that they will

use as they become respectful citizens in our community. My thanks to all of you for your dedication to our school community!!!!

As we move into the months of November and December I would like to highlight a few special calendar items:

On Monday November 10, 2014 we invite everyone to our Remembrance Day Service

starting at 10:30 a.m.

On Thursday November 13, 2014 we are hosting our Family Fun

with Food Event from 6:00-7:30. Information was sent home on

Monday Nov. 3, 2014.

December 4, 2014 will be Merchandise Bingo School Fundraiser.

We appreciate any support you are able to provide for this event

and we hope you will join us!

Thank you to all our parents and families for your support

with your child’s learning and all that we do to provide a

positive learning environment here at WWS. Proud Principal of WWS

Mrs. Juvonen

On behalf of ALL the STAFF, STUDENTS and COMMUNITY I

would like to extend a very sincere THANK YOU to the GRAND

MARAIS FAMILY FESTIVAL for donating the $971.25 for the cost

of the EAGLES LOGO on our new gym floor!!! Greatly Appreciat-

ed! We look forward to helping the committee plan the Grand

Marais Family Festival Events again this year in February 2015.

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Grade 1-2: MS. LABERGE

BY: TIMOTHY JUVONEN

This month my students had fun learning about bats and are going to

be learning about birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians. They are working very

hard on our reading.

Last month we worked very hard representing numbers in different

ways for example, pictures, words, tally markers, tens frames and number sentences.

My favorite part of my class this year is that all my students are eager and very enthusi-

astic to learn new things.

October was a super exciting month in Kindergarten! Everyone was very excited for Halloween to

arrive as we counted down the days. We had a wonderful time sharing treats together, showcasing our fan-

tastic costumes during the parade, and ended the day with our Amazing Halloween Race.

During the month we also had fun learning more about ourselves and our colours. A big thank you to

everyone who joined us on our colour days. It was great to see such school spirit!

As Remembrance Day approaches, we will be preparing for our service. We will be performing the

poem, “Little Poppy”. Also throughout the month of November, we will be learning about how to be peace-

makers and our community helpers!

Kindergarten: Ms. TULLY

BY: MICHAEL GELINEAU

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In Grade 4/5 we are currently working on our class Newspapers. In Social Studies we are learn-

ing about living in Canada. We are studying all about our government. In math the students are learning

how to multiply by doubles. The students are getting ready to do a Remembrance Day presentation at our

school service on November 10th.

My class had a Halloween party in the morning on Halloween day and we watched a movie and

ate treats. In the afternoon we participated in our Eagle Day activity – The Amazing Halloween Race.

Grade 4-5: MRS. CYR

BY: LOCKIE MCKAY

Mrs. Duguid’s class have been working on “We are Canadian” posters in Social

Studies which you can see in the front of their classroom. In Science they have been learning about plants, they

also started researching them on the computer and they have been watching their bean plant grow.

Mrs. Duguid has been a teacher for seven and a half years and during those years some things have

changed for teachers like a new reporting system (new report cards), UDL (Universal Design for Learning) and

technology so the kids are now able to use laptops for class.

In the grade two/three class they took a vote for their favorite class subject and there were two different

classes that they liked the most and they are gym (almost the whole class voted for gym) and art.

Grade 2-3: MRS. DUGUID

BY: MICHAEL GELINEAU

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This month in the grade 5 and 6 classroom they will be answering their science-based, Big Ques-

tion: ‘’How diverse is life on earth, and how is it all connected?’’ Students have built portfolios of infor-

mation to use in their answers, and are tasked with showing what they know about this in any way they

want! Mr. Murray is really excited to see all the cool ideas they come up with! Assignment packages went

home on October 30th and projects are due on November 10th! After this we will begin to learn about life

in early Canada, including how and why Manitoba became the province it is!

Parents/guardians are encouraged to continue to visit our classroom web site often to see up-to-

date information on their learning, as well as assignment due dates and other tidbits, and to check their

child’s blogs!

When I asked the students to mention their favorite classes they said physical education, science

and math. The students had a great time during the Halloween activities, the school dance, and a movie.

Grade 5-6: MR. MURRAY

BY: LOGAN SCOTT

MR. JUVONEN

BY: MATTHEW PEEMOELLER

November sees an exciting field trip for our Gr. 8s and 9s to the St. Boniface

Hospital’s Bio Lab. We will look at how to use DNA in forensics and look at hearts. Our Christmas concert is

also coming up soon – the band’s getting ready!

Our cross-country season went great – pretty good weather for a change. We had two top – 20 finish-

es at the elementary championships Luke and Anne Green and a 3rd, 4th, and 6th place finish from Tim Juvo-

nen, Logan Scott, and Cale Jonski at the junior high championships. See my website for lots of pictures.

This is the start of my 19th year teaching at Walter Whyte –long enough for me to be teaching children

of students I taught those first few years.

I taught for 3 and a half years at Sagkeeng First Nation and 1 and a half years at J.H Bruns Collegiate before

coming to Walter Whyte.

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Grades 4-6 divisional volleyball is coming up. They will

practice after school on Tuesdays and during lunch hour and P.E class in prepara-

tion for their November 14 tournament.

Jr. High intramurals was a great success with almost 100% of students participat-

ing and all games were very close and everyone had a good time.

For the month of November, the sports we are playing for Phys Ed will be volley-

ball, tchoukball, and curling.

MR. SIMPSON

BY: JONATHAN KENDEL-GLADUE

MR. RYZ

BY: LEXI COURCHENE

Mr Ryz said that we have had a great start to the year in Language Arts. All classes are working through their

first novel study of the year, and we have been looking at the important parts of speech in our Sentence Building units.

The month of November will continue to be a busy one in all subject areas in his classroom. The Gr. 8s and 9s

will be going on a field trip on November 17th to the Biolab at St. Boniface Hospital. This will work our as a great addi-

tion to our study of cells and body systems in Gr. 8 Science.

Mr. Ryz has begun the planning for the annual ski/snowboard trip. We are selling items from the canteen as

well as running a firewood raffle (1 cord) to help offset the costs. The draw date for the firewood raffle has been extend-

ed to Friday, November 14th. Tickets are available at the school or at many of the local businesses. Special thanks to

Mrs. Merton for her help with the tickets, and to Gary Danwich (the Tree Whisperer) for the wood.

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Coming Soon!

Our PAC has identified a need to start

a Milk Program at WWS!!

A 237 ml. carton of white milk will be sold for 75 cents.

Milk Coupons will be sold in advance for a cost of $7.50 for two weeks. More infor-

mation will come home by the end of this week.

Remembrance Day

Colouring Pages

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CROSS COUNTRY

BY: LOGAN SCOTT AND TIM JUVONEN

During this cross-country season we have had

some victories and some losses. The elementary runners

have had two runs which were located at Kilcona Park for the Milk Run. All of

them finished in the top 20 runners. The second run was at Grand Beach. All

the exact results will be posted on Mr. J’s website.

The junior high runners have had three meets which included the

Milk Run, Lower Fort Garry and Grand Beach for the championships.

Again, all the photos and results will be posted on the website.

On behalf of all the runners, we would like to thank Mr. J for all his

coaching and the time he took to help us practice.

Library News

The library has new books! So far this year there have been over 80 books purchased

for the library. A big thank you to the PAC for donating money so more books could be

bought. Also a big thank you for the donations of new books that keep coming in.

There will be another Book Fair this November. The money raised from this book fair

goes towards buying new books for all the students to read. Don’t forget to come in

and take a look. There will be a lot of choices and books make a great Christmas pre-

sent for family and teachers. Later in the month a letter and preview will be sent home.

Again this year we are collecting Campbell’s soup labels. We need the full label (UPC and front panel)

from the soup can. The labels are turned into points and books or other equipment can be bought for the

school. Thank you for your support.

Mrs. Kendrick

Librarian

C a d e n ’ s f u n f a c t s !

Q: There are 2 ducks in front of 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks behind 2 other

ducks. There are 2 ducks beside 2 other ducks. How many ducks are there?

A: Just four in a square formation

Q: A word I know six letters it contains. Subtract just one and twelve is what remains.

What is the word?

A: dozens

Q: A man builds a house with all 4 sides facing south. A bear walks past the house.

What color is the bear?

A: The bear would be white because your house is directly on the North Pole

RICKY’S RIDDLES

The firefly is not actually a fly, but a beetle

Butterflies taste food by standing on top of it! Their taste receptors are in their feet

unlike humans who have most on their tongue.

Humans get a little taller in space because there is no gravity pulling down on them

Sneezing with your eyes open is impossible.

The trickiest tongue twister in the English language is apparently "Sixth sick

sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick". Give it a try and see for yourself.

Rabbits and parrots can see behind themselves without even

moving their heads!

Our new Elkay water fountain is now installed!!