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October 29, 2008
Report
Cards will be
issued to all grades on Monday, November 10. Parent/Teacher
Interviews will be held on November 13 from 3:30 – 6:00
and 6:30 – 9:00. Bookings can be
made by calling the school office beginning Nov. 3. There will be no school on Tuesday, November 11 in
recognition of Remembrance day. There will be no school on Friday, November 21 in lieu of interviews. Remembrance
Day Service: Bashaw School Remembrance Day Service
will be held on Monday, November 10 at 10:30 in the school gym.
Please join us. Graduation
2009 Congratulations to our executive! President
: Jennifer Broughton Vice President:
Chelsea Schierman Secretary:
Erica Oberg Treasurer:
Jessica Schou Next Grad meeting
will be Monday, November 3 at 11:45 in music room.
Take
Our Kids to Work Day: November
5 is National “Take Our Kids to Work Day”.
Grade 9 students will be spending that day in the work force with a
parent, relative or adult friend. Objectives
of the program include: Learning
first hand about seeing parents in different roles, recognizing the importance
of staying in school. Grade 9’s
are looking forward to our educational and fun day in the work world. Thank
you to
all of the parents who brought in lunch supplies and desserts for our 8/9 Girls
V-ball tournament on Oct. 18. Your
support is greatly appreciated. Terry
Fox Run: Terry Fox Run raised $2810.10! Thank
you to all the volunteers and well done runners particularly those who ran the
10km course. Well done to all
participants for taking part in this fundraiser for Cancer Research.
Brody St.
Louis and Chance Betts managed to squeak out wins against Mr. Dunlop, beating
him in the 10 km run with a mere 3-4 kms ahead. Picture Retakes are scheduled for Tuesday, November 4 at 9:00. Parent
Council: Thank
you to parents attending the annual Parent Council meeting.
The executive for the 2008/09 school year include:
Chair – Candace Coubrough
Vice-Chair – Karen Koenraadt
Secretary – Colleen Penner Treasurer – Mary Jane Heck Items discussed at the recent Parent
council included: -
increasing
parental involvement and input into the school. -
spacing
out or look at more closely, the timing of funds required in September.
The financial burden of September. Next
meeting of the Parent Council is on Wednesday, Nov. 5/08 at 7:30 in the library.
Cross-
Country:
Our
cross country running teams had a fairly good year in 2008.
Out of seven senior high students, we sent the following three to
provincials: Chance Betts, Hannah
Miller, and George Naylor. At the
elementary/junior high meet in New Norway we had a number of top ten finishes,
including; Mathew Andriatz (5th), Kodi Betts (6th),
Brittany Broughton (9th), Dustin Bunch (9th), Stephanie
Dookie (4th), Luke Dunlop (3rd), and Jessyka Holt (3rd). Well done to all. Grad
Class are selling Calahoo Meats to help pay for their
expenses for Grad. If you would
like a price list or to order, please see any graduate Green
Tip: Save the Planet Tip: Peel potatoes and carrots on to a
piece of newsprint and place it all in the compost.
This saves water and the decomposing peels and newspaper becomes great
soil Halloween
Activities: Students are asked to dress up during
lunch in the Junior and Senior High and directly after lunch for Elementary.
The really scary parade will begin at 1:00 with the grade 1 class
beginning. The Junior and Senior
High students who are dressed in costume can welcome the elementary in the gym
while costumes are being judged. Grades
7-9 can begin Halloween activities following the costume judging.
Parents are welcome to join – If you DARE!! Reminder:
Even
in the Halloween Spirit, Bashaw School has a great, fun environment while
ensuring safety and security for all. We
would ask that parents refrain from sending
guns or knives as part of student costumes to school on Friday.
UNICEF UNICEF pledge envelopes have been given
to grades 1-6. Thank you in advance
for supporting UNICEF. Farm
Safety: There will be a Farm Safety
Presentation for grades k – 6 on Wednesday, Nov 5/08. Parents are welcome to attend.
Please see your child’s homeroom teacher if you would like to come. Christmas
Wonderland Fundraiser: The fundraiser went very well this year
with Bashaw School raising $4,143.00 to help with fieldtrips.
Thank you very much to everyone who supported our fundraiser.
Items should be here the week of Nov. 10. Healthy
Active Schools Healthy
Active Schools is a recognition of the important role education has in promoting
healthy lifestyles. Bashaw School
has Healthy Schools as a major focus with our ongoing philosophy towards
personal development of the Mind, Body and Spirit. Bashaw School is one of the few schools
in the province awarded the Diamond Level of Quality Daily Physical Education. This is the highest level award provided for offering a
complete, quality phys. ed. program and Bashaw School has recieved this award
for the last 10 years in a row. With
new nutrition guidelines out in schools, we felt it appropriate to send out some
information to parents and guardians providing some examples of nutritious items
that could be included in students lunches. Over the coming weeks we will include this as well as some
info on items that should not be included in lunches. The
topic for this week is dealing with ENERGY DRINKS. These drinks are not for children or youth.
Labelling on the side of these can warns against the use by children, as
well as pregnant or breastfeeding women. In
the near future, Bashaw School will
be
looking at banning these products from our site (students will not be allowed to
bring them to the school). The
reason this product is a danger is due to the extreme amounts of caffeine in
them. A small can like "Red
Bull" has two times the amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee. Large (mega) cans like "Monster" can have 6 to 10
times the amount. If you wish to
get more information please do not hesitate to call Mr. Middleton at the school. Dare
to Care: Grades 7-9 will be attending an
anti-bullying workshop on Wednesday Nov 5.
Thank you to Bashaw Ag Society for the use of their facility. Special
thanks to Marion Hartel for arranging sponsorship.
School
Fees: Reminder
to all parents who have outstanding school fees.
They are now due. Please
make arrangements by contacting Mrs. Schierman at the school office as soon as
possible. Thank
you 4H
Recycling Program: Once again Bashaw 4H are doing the
Recycling program. From Oct.
15-Nov. 15. They will be collecting
tires, tv’s and computers. They
will be collecting batteries and bottles on an on going basis.
For more information or pickup: Gerry Fankhanel
877-2598 Leonard Kohlman
372-3693 Darren Paget
877-3985 Dwight Durie
372-2355 Peter Brosinsky
372-2426 East Central Health News: Every early dismissal Tuesday (third
Tuesday of the month) there is a Walk- In Clinic from 9:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m. There are Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational
Therapists, Physical Therapists, a Respiratory Therapist, a Social Worker and an
Early Intervention Support Worker available to parents with concerns.
Consultation is done on a first come first serve basis. The clinic is located at
5015-50Ave., 3rd Floor, Camrose, 780-608-8611 for more info. Community Rehabilitation Program- Pediatrics Staff: The
first event is a reminder that on every early dismissal Tuesday (third Tuesday
of the month) we have a walk in clinic from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.
There are Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical
Therapists, a Respiratory Therapist, a Social Worker and Early Intervention
Support Worker available to parents with concerns.
Consultation is done on a first come first serve basis.
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