Panther News PRINCIPAL S MESSAGE

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1 Arcola School 302 Souris Ave. Arcola, SK S0C 0G0 Ph: (306) December, 2017 Panther News PRINCIPAL S MESSAGE As we enter the holiday season, it was magical to spend some time with the grade one class recently and their new guest, Elvis the elf. The smiles were priceless as I read them the story that had just arrived from the North Pole. I always enjoy this special time of the year where we can celebrate family and friends and hopefully be reminded to also do good to others. A special thank-you to everyone that made it out for our first round of student-led conferences last week. If you were unable to make it for some reason, please contact the school in order to reschedule a time. Remember, if your son or daughter is going to be absent from school for any reason, you can save us from making many phone calls in the morning by phoning the school ahead of time to let us know. I hope to see you out at the afternoon or the evening Christmas concert this year on Tuesday, December 19. As well, we will be holding our traditional Christmas feast on the last day of school before the Christmas break. Many thanks to the teachers and students who are working hard on these endeavours and making our school such a special place. Enjoy the winter season and keep safe, everyone! Yours in education, Ron Wardrope Principal INSIDE THIS ISSUE Remembrance Day...2 Grade 6 Play...3 Sr. Boys Volleyball...4 Sr. Girls & Jr. Boys Volleyball.5 Jr. Girls Volleyball...6 Ice Presentation...7 Christmas Concert...8 Grad Bottle Drive...8 Gr. 5 Reading Challenge...9 Grad Christmas Tree Raffle...9 Grade 3/4 Phys. Ed...9 Gr. 1 Christmas Shoe Box...10 Breakfast Program News...10 Lego Club...11 Encouraging Pretend Play...12 December Calendar...13

2 REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY Our school s Remembrance Day Ceremony was held on Wednesday, November 8th. Mistress and Master of Ceremonies were Heather Foy and Nick Singleton (photo at left). Legion and Legion Auxiliary members in addition to staff, students, family members, and community members were in attendance. Josh Jones and Joeb Paha-Sapa in the Colour Party (left). Guest speaker Nedra Clark (above) shares stories and history with the crowd. Elementary students shared songs, stories, and poetry. The grade 2/3 class (below) sang for the audience. 2

3 The grade 6 class performs How Man Got Fire during their Art class. - Submitted by Miss. Paul Panthers Tech Club is finished for 2017 and will resume with the Third Session on January 11, Merry Christmas from the Tech Club! 3

4 VOLLEYBALL SENIOR BOYS This season the Senior boys were coached by Tyson Hislop. Miss Houston and Mr. Brown helped manage the team. The boys had a successful season, competing with local teams in exhibition games and represented our school at provincials in Rocanville on November 24 th and 25 th, The boys road to provincials started on November 10, 2017 in Rocanville. The boys placed third and were off to districts at Carry the Kettle. At Carry the Kettle the boys came together as a team and the rookie players had their chance to shine. The rookies challenged the first place Rocanville team. The boys were off to provincials in Rocanville the following weekend. The boys may not have won on the court but they showed their love of the game on and off the court. A big thank you goes out to all the parents who helped out this season. Congratulations on making it provincials boys! - Submitted by Miss. Houston 4 All grades anxiously awaiting the Senior Boys volleyball team at their provincial volleyball rally! - Submitted by Ms. Naylen

5 SENIOR GIRLS Arcola senior girls become regional champs and headed off to Provincials in Fox Valley, although the girls didn t play as well as they hoped the girls should be so proud on how far the came this year. Way to go girls for a great and memorable season!! - Submitted by Mrs. James VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR BOYS This year was a rebuilding year for the Junior Boys. We had a young team, but these boys worked hard and it paid off. The team travelled to Gladmar on November 9th for districts. They started off slow in their first game, but bonded together off the court in-between games and this teamwork paid off once again. They advanced to semi-finals ahead of Pleasantdale by one point, battled hard, and finished off in third place. Mrs. Karlunchuck and Miss Houston are very proud of the boys improvement on and off the court throughout the season. - Submitted by Miss. Houston 5

6 VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR GIRLS The Junior Girls Volleyball team, coached by Kelly Running and Eugene Brown, had an awesome year. They finished off the season in a hard fought battle for second place at regionals. Great work ladies! 6

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8 Christmas Concert Tuesday, December 19th 1:30 & 7:00 8

9 Grade 5 Reading Challenge The Grade 5s have a challenge every month on how many pages they can read. For the month of November their goal was pages. They surpassed this goal by reading pages!! Way to go Grade 5!! - Submitted by Ms. Rakochy Gr. 3/4s are busily working on our fitness goals which includes planks, push-ups, sit-ups, and more! - Submitted by Ms. Naylen 9

10 The grade one class donated toys and items to fill two boxes for Operation Christmas Child. They were very excited that they are going to make one little boy and one little girl very happy at Christmas. They had so much that they had extra items to donate for another box. They also brought $60 to help with shipping costs. Ms. Nobert is very proud of them! - Submitted by Ms. Nobert Donation Made to Breakfast Program Dupont Pioneer through local distributor Ridgeline Ag donated $1,500 to Arcola School's Breakfast Program. From left to right: Stacy Brownridge (Ridgeline Ag), April Nichol (Dupont Pioneer - Account Manager for Southeast Saskatchewan), and Dan Graf (School Community Liaison). - Submitted by Kelly Running 10

11 LEGO CLUB LEGO Club is still going strong with approximately 20 students each week! Stop by the Elementary Display case to see their neat and unique creations! - Submitted by Ms. Naylen Ms. Naylen captured this great winter shot of our school. 11

12 Adapted from Toys that Kickstart the Imagination by Lauren Lowry found at Hanen Certified SLP--The Hanen Centre is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization. Its mission is to provide parents, caregivers, early childhood educators and speech-language pathologists with the knowledge and training they need to help young children develop the best possible language, social and literacy skills. For more information, please visit For more information about the growth and development of young children, or to be put in touch with an Early Learning Consultant, please contact SECPSD Early Learning and Care: (office)

13 December 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat No School PD Day Yearbook 3:30-4:30/5 ICE Presentation at Carlyle Elementary Yearbook 3:30-4:30/5 Pick up Mom s Pantry Orders Yearbook Last day :30/5 Christmas Concert 1:30 & 7:00 before Christmas Break Christmas Feast Merry Christmas! 3:30-31 NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break: December 23rd to January 7th Upcoming Dates: Back to School on Monday, January 8th; Rocks and Rings on Tuesday, January 16th.