E.S. Laird Middle School Newsletter Mrs. S. Klisowsky, Principal Mrs. B. Peck, Vice Principal http://eslaird.lpsd.ca October 2015 The E. S. Laird Middle School family s mission is to nurture the diversity of each of our student s social, emotional, academic, and physical needs in a safe and caring environment. In partnership with home and community, we strive to develop independent, confident, and positive members. Inside this issue: A Message From The Principal October is a month that gives us time to be thankful. We have really appreciated the support and flexibility of our school community over the past month. September saw a lot of NEW. We really are grateful for all the community support we have! Thank you Lorelee Marin for donating school supplies! Thank you to our volunteers for the grade7 &8 fun days and the Terry Fox Run over the past few weeks. We have all begun to settle in and are finding our routines. Please take time to ask your child what they learned today, who they hung out with and what they did each day. We look forward to seeing you at our Student led conferences on October28th & 29th. Stacey Klisowsky Principal This newsletter is one way to communicate home and provides a wide variety of information and/or links to information that is pertinent to the health and success of Middle Years students. We also have many links and much information on our website at; http:// eslaird.lpsd.ca/, or through our division website at; http:// www.lpsd.ca/. We can also be found on Facebook @ E.S.Laird Middle School and on @ Sabrelibrary on Library News 2 Room 3 Sabres of the Month Clubs and Sports 4 Health News 5 Calendar 6 At E.S. Laird we take great pride in celebrating our students accomplishments. Each month every grade 7, grade 8, and grade 9 interdisciplinary team of teachers nominates students deserving of Sabres of the Month award. This story Students can fit are 75-125 nominated words. on a number of criteria including effort, positive citizenship at school, improvement, perseverance, and commitment to the school and its students. The Sabres of the Month for October Your headline are: is an important part of the newsletter and should be considered carefully. In a few words, it should accurately represent the contents of the story and draw Congratulations readers into the story. Team Develop 7 AB the Danae headline Messmer before, Brant you write Stephens the story. This way, the headline will help these you keep students the story who Team 7 C Carlee Bautz focused. have Team 7 DE Ryen Freeman, Serg Leyva been real Team Examples 8 AB of David possible Sokolov, headlines John Lloyd include Ubaldo Product Wins Industry Award, New Product Can Save SABRES You Time!, Team Membership 8 C Ty Drive Bishop Exceeds Goals, and New Office Opens Near You. Team 8 DE Stewart Smith, Connor Sturge Team 9 AB Leizl Ubaldo, Ricayla Robertson Team 9 CD Tyson Swiderski, Nathan Zacharias Team 9 EF Jordan Boser, Janessa Morningchild
Page 2 Page 2 Mr. Donald s Art Club will be running Mondays: Soccer Practice :00pm Jr A Boys V-Ball 7-8:30am Jr A girls V-Ball :30pm Mondays: Yearbook pm Woodworking 7A Oct.5,19,26th &Nov 2 :00 Tuesdays: Tues/Thurs at Lunch Library News SEARCH CONNECT COMMUNICATE CREATE Did you know the Library can offer you WAY more than just books to read? The Library is more about learning than just reading. Reading leads to learning, but so does doing, creating, sharing, communicating, and Connecting. Challenge yourself to make better use of the Library this year. Take part in events and activities, like Lego Club, Game of Phones, Bingo for Books, and Education Week activities. Come in when you have free time in class or during a break or lunch hour, and use some of our products that aren t books, or that are books you can draw in, like our Lego bricks, Wacom drawing tablets, or one of our new coloring books. Jr. A Boys V-Ball :30 Mrs. Hiron Wednesdays: Jr A Girls V-Ball 7:00am-8:30am Jr. B V-Ball :30 Thursdays: Lunch yearbook V-Ball League Games for all V-Ball Fridays/Saturdays: Jr. A V-Ball Tournaments Do you like taking pictures and Scrap Booking? Well if you do come on out and join Mrs. Newman and Mrs. White at the yearbook club on Mondays afterschool from 3:30 5:00 pm and Thursdays at lunch from 12:10pm 1:00 pm. Can t wait to see you there!! Woodwork Club Schedule 2015/2016 Mondays from pm Have your ride at school by 5 please! 7A Oct 5, 19,26, Nov 2 7B Nov 16, 23,30 Dec. 7 7C Dec 14 Jan 4, 11,18 7D Jan 25, Feb 1,8,22 7E Feb. 29 Mar 7, 14, 21 8AB Apr 4, 11, 18, 25 8CD May 2, 9, 16, 30 8E May 30 June 6, 13, 20 There will be no school on Monday, October 12th due to Thanksgiving,
Page 3 Mrs. Jones Notes from the Room September Was Great!!! The band year is off to an exciting start. The bands are working hard and sounding great for this point in the year! Concert/Trip Dates Please mark the following dates in your family calendar. Winter Concert December 2nd 2015 doors open at 6:30pm. Spring Concert-June 9th 2015 doors open at 6:30 pm. Practice Records September practice records are due. October Records are available in the band room. Grade 7 Retreat- was a smashing success! Thanks to all the students and parents who helped make this opportunity happen. Season of Savings Fundraiser- A big thank you to the band booster club for organizing our first fundraiser, and a huge thank you to all of the students who are working hard to sell those coupon books. Keep it up! Funds and unsold books need to be returned to Mrs. Jones by October 15 th. Sobey s Table- If you are interested in working the Seasons of Savings table at Sobeys over the next few weeks, please contact Bryan Watt bswatt@telus.net or call/text Bryan at 780-808-9275 Booster AGM- Thank you to all of the parents who came out for the band booster AGM! We appreciate all of your support! Jazz is in full swing (pun intended). Jazz I practices Tuesday from 4-5pm after school and Thursday at lunch 12:30-1:00pm. Jazz II practices Monday 8am-8:50 am and Fridays at Lunch 12:30-1:00pm. Concert Attire- a black collared shirt, black pants and black dress shoes. The school will supply a red tie. Grade 9 Concert has a Remembrance Day performance in November, so make sure you have your band uniform ready. You re going to look sharp Sabres! Inside Story Headline Gold - will run every Wednesday at E.S. Laird from 3:30 530 pm. Talk to Mrs. Jones for details if you re interested in joining but haven t signed up yet! Mrs. Jones Nifty Little Music Book -has been handed out to every student and should have been brought home to read through and sign. It s your student s first band assignment so If you haven t seen one, please check with your band student for their copy. Practice Tip- Begin with the end in mind: Have a goal for each practice session before you start playing. Just playing through your music isn't the same thing as practicing. Before you start, think: What do I want to accomplish today?
Page 4 E.S. Laird Middle School VolleyBall -below is the Girls B Volleyball Schedule and the practice schedule for Sept & Oct. Date Time Game or Practice Location Sept 16 pm Practice ES Laird Sept 23 pm Practice ES Laird Sept 24* pm Game ES Laird Sept 30 pm Practice ES Laird Oct 1** 3:30-6pm Game Onion Lake Oct 7 pm Practice ES Laird Oct 8** pm Game Bishop Lloyd Oct 15** pm Game Holy Rosary Oct 21 pm Practice ES Laird Oct 22 pm Game ES Laird Practice schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 7:30-8:30am Boys A Volleyball Girls A Volleyball :30pm Girls A Volleyball Boys A Volleyball B Teams Practice Volleyball Games 5:30-6:15pm Volleyball Games October 31st will be the Volleyball Districts in Meadowlake Soccer is enjoying a good season. We are averaging 40-50 players at practice and games. The Last Game of the season is October 14th in Meadow Lake. Mr. Mann Volunteer Drivers: If you are volunteering to drive for a sporting or other event, we require a volunteer driver form and a copy of your insurance and registration on file. You can download the document on www.eslaird.ca, under the School Info tab.
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9Page 6 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Day4 2 Day 5 3 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 4 5 Day 6 Upcoming in November: 6 Day 1 7 Day 2 1 Day4 8 Day 3 2 Day 95 Day 4 3 10 November 2 Picture Retakes November 4 Take your kids to work day November 6 Report cards out November 6 Remembrance Day Ceremony 11am Nov9 13 No School all Week 11 12 13 Day 5 14 Day 6 15 Day 1 16 Day 2 4 5 Day 6 6 Day 1 7 Day 2 8 Day 3 9 Day 4 10 17 8-8:50am Jazz II Jazz I 4-5pm Soccer Game Girls Soccer at ES Laird game @ ES :30Gold Yearbook club 18 19 Day 3 20 Day 4 21 Day 5 22 Day 6 23 Day 1 24 11 12 Thanksgiving NO SCHOOL 8-8:50am Jazz II Yearbook club 13 Day 5 Jazz I 4-5pm 14 Day 6 Early Dismissal 2:30pm :30Gold ;30Gold 15 Day 1 16 Day 2 17 25 26 Day 2 27 Day 3 28 Day 4 29 Day 5 30 Day 6 31 Halloween 18 19 Day 3 20 Day 4 21 Day 5 22 Day 6 23 Day 1 24 Jazz I 4-5pm 25 26 Day 2 8-8:50am Jazz II Yearbook club 27 Day 3 Jazz I 4-5pm 28 Day 4 :30 Gold Student Led Conferences 3:30-7:30 29 Day 5 Student Led Conferences 3:30-6:30 30 Day 6 31 Halloween Volleyball Districts Meadowlake
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