OPEN HOUSE AND AWARDS NIGHTTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2019

3:30 pm – 5:15 pm ACTIVITIES FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND PARENTS INCLUDING

OBSTACLE COURSE – GYM ELEMENTARY DANCE – SRC

5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. BOOK FAIR IN THE LIBRARY

5:15 pm – 6:00 pm LASAGNA, CAESAR SALAD & GARLIC TOAST SUPPER FOR ALL

ICE CREAM SUNDAE BAR FOR DESSERT

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ACTIVITIES FOR MIDDLE YEARS AND UP INCLUDING PARENTS

FLOOR HOCKEY TOURNAMENT PAINT NIGHT

7:30 pm – 8:00 pm ACADEMIC AND CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS PRESENTATIONS

STUDENT DISPLAYS, SCC DISPLAYS, MEET AND GREAT WITH STAFF

Fox Valley School

NewsletterOctober 1st,

THESE ARE THE OPEN HOUSE PAINT NIGHT PROJECTS FOR THE MIDDLE YEARS AND UP. PLEASE CALL THE SCHOOL TO REGISTER FOR PAINT NIGHT BY OCTOBER 15.

NEWS FROM CHINOOK CYBER SCHOOLThe Cyber School’s purpose is to provide educational opportunities to rural students in Chinook.

We’ve had a busy start to the year, with many of our fulltime staff visiting schools and meeting with students. Our goal is to build relationships with students and see them succeed with their online courses!

Students and parents can access the Cyber School website by clicking on the link or contact their student’s teacher directly by accessing the staff directory page.

Fun fact: Student marks are live in Moodle. Log in with your child and have them show you their grade book and progress. See you next month!

What’s Happening in the Classroom!!

Teddy Bear Picnic

On Friday, October 11, the K-1 class will listen to a story called The Doorbell Rang. In the story the children learn about sharing cookies and being grateful for our grandparents. The class will then make copies as a class and then we will deliver then (with a card) to the elderly people in our community, ill people or people who live alone.

In grades 2 and 3 we are learning all about mapping! This involves Flat Stanley coming to visit our classroom. We also have worked with map grids and cardinal directions in our classroom and in the gym. We are also learning about air, water and pollution in science. There are many ways to measure weather and we are making one type. We are also hoping to go on a short field trip to learn more about another type. – Mrs. Sunde

The Grade 4/5 class have settled back into school and are working hard at improving their reading, comprehension, writing, and math skills. We have been enjoying listening to the book Holes by Louis Sacher every morning. We have completed a self-monitoring (comprehension) unit and are working hard at monitoring our reading and making sure we understand what we have read. In math, the focus has been on patterning and math equations. – Mrs. Hoffart

The grade 6/7 class is working on a multi-medium art project creating robots out of aluminum and recycled metal objects. They are turning out great! The grade 7/8 PAA class is finishing up our Photography unit. We are currently working on a stop motion animation and then will finish our photo portfolio. Our next PAA unit is future student planning and we will be looking into learning styles and how to use our unique personalities to develop personalized study tips. The grade 4-7 Physical Education classes have been enjoying our Disc Golf unit and are getting good at throwing the frisbee. Grade 4/5 are in the midst of our Habitats and Communities in Science and are loving learning about different animals and how they adapt to survive! - Miss Peers 

Hi everyone! I can’t believe we are already through our first month of school! We have had a great start to the year so far. With me being new into the school, I want to thank the students and staff for being so kind and welcoming while I learn the “ropes” of a new school! To start off the year, I had my math 8 and 9 students create a bulletin board for my classroom that shows where they see math in the “real world.” I am very excited with how they turned out! At the beginning of each class, I introduce to the students to our learning goal for the day (which comes from the curriculum) and a behaviour goal. This behaviour goal comes from either our Class Norms or something I have seen that we may need more practice with. Lately, our behaviour goal has been to raise your hand when you have a question. Students are responding well to this and it is helping to create a positive learning environment in the classroom!Here is what’s happening in my classes!Math 6 - we are learning about patterns in tables and how to graph them!Math 7 - we have been working with creating relations with tables and how to graph them!Math 8 - we have been learning about the difference between squares and square roots and how to use them in the Pythagorean Theorem Math 9 - Surface Area! We have spent a lot of time on how to find the surface area of composite objects. Don’t forget the overlap!!Science 10 - we are almost done with our first unit! We have been learning about Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics. The students did an excellent job on their Biomes Project.Health 8/9 - We have been talking about family roles and stereotyping, and bullying. We will be talking about additions and violence soon!PAA 8(½)/9 - Our first module is about Wildlife Management. We have been working on comparing different types of ecosystems. - Miss Connor

Wellness 10 Ping-Pong Tournament

Mr. Thibault’s Wellness 10 class recently held a round-robin ping-pong tournament which was followed by a playoff bracket with Gold and Bronze medal games. The results were: Gold Medal Game - Karston Hellman and Noah Bosch defeated Tyra Grant and Kael Hellman. Bronze Medal Game - Gauge Conkin and Ryan Hudec defeated Olivia Hudec and Rory Schneider.The tournament was very exciting with some very high level play. Thanks to all participants! - Mr. Thibault

September has been a busy month for the grade 11s and 12s of Fox Valley School!

In Pre-Calculus 30, the students just finished their first unit on transformations of different types of graphs. We have just started the polynomial functions unit and are looking forward to learning about that topic.

In Chemistry 30, the grade 11s and 12s are just finishing up learning about how electrons look in the atoms of different elements from the Periodic Table. Having already learned about different models of the atoms, the students have been using that knowledge during this topic. Next up is organic chemistry and different types of bonds!

In Foundations of Math 20, students recently complete the first unit on inductive and deductive reasoning. We were able to do many whiteboard activities to practice reasoning and we successfully reasoned out ways to solve Sudoku puzzles. Currently, we are working on properties of angles when the angles are created by lines intersecting parallel lines. The geometry sets are being used in full swing!

It has been a great first month so far! I am excited to see what October brings us! – Miss Neinaber

The Grade 4/5 class will once again be selling Mom's Pantry products. The order forms will go out next week will a delivery date near the end of October. If you would like a form, and do not have a child in school, please contact the school and

we will be sure to get you one. - Mrs. Hoffart

October/November Volleyball ScheduleSr. GirlsOctober 4/5 – Eagle Butte High SchoolOctober 18/18 – PlentyOctober 25/26 – LeaderNovember 1/2 – ConferenceNovember 8/9 – RegionalsNovember 15/16 – Provincials

Jr. A Girls October 4/5 – ConsulOctober 18/19 – Leader

Sr. BoysOctober 4/5 – BeechyOctober 18/19 – Home TournamentOctober 25/26 – LeaderNovember 1/2 – PontiexNovember 8/9 – ConferenceNovember 15/16 – RegionalsNovember 22/23 – Provincials

Jr. A BoysOctober 4/5 – Notre DameOctober 18/19 – Leader

SRC Executive 2019-2020President - Cooper Schneider

Vice President - Maddie JacksteitSecretary/Treasurer - Abbie HoffartAdvertising Director - Janae Mass

Media Director - Haley Wagner & Gracie PidlisnyMembers at Large - Grace Bosch

Staff Advisor - Mrs. Wilde & Miss Nienaber

October Spirit Days

October 2nd - Hat Day ($1)October 9th - Crazy Sock DayOctober 16th - Tie Dye Day

October 23rd - Twin Day October 30th - Bunny Hug Day

October 31st - Halloween Parade

*All proceeds from Hat Days go to the Community Hall*

Elementary Library Contest

For the month of October, when an elementary student reads a book or a 5 chapters of a chapter book, they are eligible to enter their name in a draw to win a

collection of Bone Graphic Novels. Good Luck Readers!!!!

We are looking for volunteers to help during our Fox Valley Scholastic Book Fair

October 15-18 Please contact the school at 306-666-2144

if you are interested. Provincial Golf

Your HelpWe Need

A HUGE shoutout congratulations to Kaden Gramlich on receiving Fox Valley School's first medal in a provincial golf championship.  Kaden and his team brought home the bronze medal in the team competition at Provincial Golf this past weekend in Estevan!  Congrats Kaden...we are very proud of you!!!!

The Fox Valley Rec Board Want YOU!!

The Rec Board is looking for two student representatives,

Grade 7 – 12, to join the board as voting members.Responsibilities would include:

*Monthly meeting attendance (1st Wednesday of every month)*Monthly report of student/school activities

*Vote on important issues concerning YOUR community*Do not have to be an SRC Member

Please contact Charlotte Anton 306-666-3020 if you are interested in joining.FYI – Looks amazing on a resume!!!

October Dates to Remember!!

October 2 – Hat DayOctober 4 – Noon Lunch – Chicken Burger and Juice Box - $5.00October 7 – SCC Meeting @ 7 p.m.October 9 – Crazy Sock dayOctober 11 – Noon Lunch – Poutine and Juice Box -$3.00 small/$5.00 largeOctober 14 – NO SCHOOL - Happy Thanksgiving!!October 15-18 – SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIROctober 16 – Tie Dye DayOctober 17 – FOX VALLEY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSEOctober 18 – Noon Lunch – Pizza Buns 1 for $3 or 2 for $5 with a juice box.October 18/19 – Sr. Boys Volleyball Home TournamentOctober 21 – 25 – EDUCATION WEEKOctober 21 – Bus Driver Appreciation Day October 23 – Twin DayOctober 25 – SubwayOctober 28 – NO SCHOOL for studentsOctober 30 – Bunny Hug DayOctober 31 – HALLOWEEN