École Opasquia School Be the best you can be! PO Box 4700 27-8 th Street West THE PAS, MB R9A 1R4 Phone (204) 623-3459 Fax (204) 623-6599 February 2015 SUPER STUDENT ASSEMBLY On Thursday, February 26th, we held our Super Student Assembly. Every attempt was made to contact parents of students receiving the awards, and all parents are most welcome to attend assemblies. The following students received Super Student for the month of February. Mme/Mrs. Cruz Ries Lajambe Kylie George Blaise Bercier-Moritz Hannah Spence Ms. Bortolotto Isabelle de Bakker Jessica Bighetty Reece Constant Justice Wilson-Thomas Mrs. Smith Mrs. Truong Mme Armstrong-Bernier Trinity Michel Dean Anderson Anya Ducharme-Thrones Carson Thibodeau Layla Linklater Ava Hamonic Jack Horst Cameron Allard Mrs. Gislason Ms. King Mme Murray Lucy Perswain Ty-Marcus McWatch Anthony Commodore Kaylin Elder Ashton Scott Maddox Manych Mrs. English-Almas Ms. Moule Mme Chiasson-Pendergast Jae-Lynn Bignell Nikeesha Wilson Landon Froese Keagan Ballantyne Marty McGillivary Ella Sterling Tyra Samuel Ms. Chartrand Ms. Matheson Mme Gallant Angela Sayese-Young Anthony Martin Logan Huculak Clara Osborne-Edwards Justin LeSann Owen Kerr Mrs. Bird Miss Berscheid M Robichaud Natanis Pascal Hannah Weir Rowan Mathews Peter Charlette Margaret Cook Harmony Clyne Ireland Grindey
OPASQUIA SCHOOL ROCKS École Opasquia School would like to thank all the families who helped support the bake sale in support of Dallan Coulter and who generously donated baking. We raised $ 1 058. 60! THANK YOU Once again, a Special Thank You to our great community, staff, students and families, for their generous and considerate donations to our Student Support Centre (SSC), for various donations of food, supplies and winter clothing. PARENTS - PLEASE If making changes for your child after school, please let the school office know prior to 3:00 pm. Also, if you are arriving before 3:45 to pick up your child for an appointment etc., please check in at the office DO NOT go directly to the classroom to get them, as this interrupts the whole classroom and is a safety concern for all. If you have any questions, please call the office at 204-623-3459. ALSO Students with unpaid lunch fees and who go home for lunch should leave the school at 12:00 noon and not return before 12:55 pm, as there is no supervision prior to class starting. OUTDOOR/INDOOR RECESS: Regular outdoor recess breaks occur to temperatures of -29 C. When the temperature is between -30 C to -34 C students will go outside for the two 15 minute recess breaks, but remain indoors for the 30 minute lunch hour break. Indoor recesses occur when the temperature is -35 C or lower. PARENT / TEACHER CONFERENCES Parent /Teacher conferences are just around the corner. They will be held in the evening Thursday, March 12 th and on Friday, March 13 th, during the day. Reports will be sent out to parents on Monday, March 9, 2015. Parents can begin contacting the school on Wednesday, March 4 th, 2015 to book interview times. KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 2015-2016 Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 Where: École Opasquia School @ 6:00 pm What: Kindergarten Registration for the 2015-2016 school year. Age: 5 years old on or before December 31, 2010 (Born in 2010) We will be offering English full day / alternate day program and French Immersion full day / alternate day program. Please contact the school, if you have questions or concerns.
2015 Kelsey School Division Science Fair Kindergarten: Innovation- 1 st Jaiden Tritthart Experiment- 1 st Lilja Elliott 2 nd Johann Elliot 3 rd William Shultz Best in Show: Jayden Tritthart Grade 1: Experiment- 1 st Mason Hanchuk 2 nd Anya Ducharme & Aubrey Cote 3 rd Jack Horst Best in Show: Mason Hanchuk Grade 2: Experiment- 1 st Zoey Wright 2 nd Jayme Geswin 3 rd Adara Young Study: 1 st Maddox Manych 2 nd Morgan Mayuk 3 rd Austin Gibb Best in Show: Maddox Manych Grade 3: Experiment- 1 st Jayden Mischuk 2 nd D Anna Luce 3 rd Olivia Shotton Study- 1 st Jae-Lynn Bignell Best in Show: Jayden Mischuk Grade 4: Experiment: 1 st Liam McAree 2 nd Kayden Geswin 3 rd Owen Dawe Innovation: 1 st Bambi Lathlin-Erickson Study: 1 st Alexis Marlow Best in Show: Liam McAree Grade 5: Experiment: 1 st Sarah Porter 2 nd Abigail McKinnon Innovation: 1 st Joey Seymour & Rowan Mathews Best in Show: Joey Seymour & Rowan Mathews Grade 6: Innovation: 1 st Michael Geswin Best in Show: Michael Geswin
CONGRATULATIONS Northern Manitoba Trapper s Festival Poster Winners: Ella Sterling - Grade 2 Alex Gavel - Grade 4 Kayden Geswin Ashlynn Belfour Autumn Snow Abigail McKinnon - Grade 5 Valene Pranteau Emma Johnson Kendall Fenner OUTDOOR/INDOOR RECESS: Regular outdoor recess breaks occur to temperatures of -29 C. When the temperature is between -30 C to -34 C students will go outside for the two 15 minute recess breaks, but remain indoors for the 30 minute lunch hour break. Indoor recesses occur when the temperature is -35 C or lower. SCHOOL OF CHOICE Procedures for 2015-2016 1. Parents/Guardians can request a move to another school. 2. Requests to attend the Kelsey School Division Alternate School (Mary Duncan) will be referred to a selection committee to be reviewed based on a list of criteria. Parents can contact the schools for a copy of the criteria. 3. Requests must be made in writing by the deadline of May 15, 2015. In order to fulfill the request there must be room in the grade level and suitable programming. 4. All requests will be processed in the order they are received. 5. Written requests for a change of schools must be directed to the Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Doug Long. The written request must include the student s full name, current grade level and the reason for the request. Submit by May 15, 2015 To: Mr. Doug Long Box 4700 The Pas, MB R9A 1R4 Deliver by hand: 322 Edwards Avenue, Kelsey School Division Office or E-mail: douglong@ksd.mb.ca
UPCOMING EVENTS - 2014 2015 Fri. Mar. 13 - No School Parent/Teacher Meetings Mon. Mar. 30 Apr. 3 - No School - Spring Break Fri. Apr 24 - No School - Professional Development Fri. May 15 - Early Dismissal (12 noon) Mon. May 18 - No School - Victoria Day Fri. June 5 - No School - Placement Day Mon. June 29 No School - Administration Day Tues. June 30 last day of school dismissal at 10:00AM WEBSITES Parents can access latest classroom and school newsletters, school calendars and other information, on the web at www.ksd.mb.ca just follow the links. You can find our school web site at www.opasquiaschool.wordpress.com If you prefer, you can reach Mr. Smith at gavsmith@ksd.mb.ca or Mr. Cam Nagle at cnagle@ksd.mb.ca.