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| Celebrating Ms. Campbell's "Milestone" Birthday! |
And then it was MAY! Wow! We will end this week on May 2 with the annual Area Association Day, which means no classes for PEI students. This is a day dedicated to business meetings for the various unions in which educational staffs are involved. Our instructional staff will be meeting at Westisle Composite High School that day to participate in an agenda prepared by the Western Area Teacher's Association (a local branch of the PEITF).
In other news, I attended an ELSB Principals' meeting last week in which the topic of student attendance (or lack thereof) was discussed. The Board has struck two committees to look at this issue: one for Elementary/Intermediate schools and one for High Schools. Their mandate will be to create Island-wide attendance policies for the various school levels that will be presented for consideration in Semester 2 of the 2014-15 school year. In the meantime, we encourage all our students to miss as little class time as possible and to arrive on time for class each and every day. Even an "excused" absence can mean loss of important instructional time, and it doesn't take long for students to feel like they are behind. Your support with this is greatly appreciated. We can't teach our students when they're not physically with us in school and being behind the 8 ball leads to undue stress on their part.
UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE:
April:
30 Financial Lunch and Learn #4 @ noon in LT
TOPIC: Insurance (Mike Bradley)
May:
2 Area Association Day- No Classes
9-10 Voye Memorial Rugby Tournament
10-12 Nicole Out of Province-CSLA Executive Meeting
16 Band/R&B Band Concert- Ecole Sur Mer (7 p.m. and $10 admission)
19 Victoria Day- No Classes
22 Band Spring Concert (evening)
24 Grad Prom
29 Principals' Meeting- Nicole Out
31 Band Banquet
Summerside Relay for Life
APRIL FINANCIAL "LUNCH AND LEARN"!9-10 Voye Memorial Rugby Tournament
10-12 Nicole Out of Province-CSLA Executive Meeting
16 Band/R&B Band Concert- Ecole Sur Mer (7 p.m. and $10 admission)
19 Victoria Day- No Classes
22 Band Spring Concert (evening)
24 Grad Prom
29 Principals' Meeting- Nicole Out
31 Band Banquet
Summerside Relay for Life
Speakers from the financial community will be coming in to share their expertise for 30 minutes each day at noon in the Lecture Theatre for the month of April. See the "Upcoming Dates to Note" section for scheduled dates. Parents are always welcome to come in and learn, as well! Topics include: Saving and Investment, Personal Finances, Insurance, Credit and Credit Management (Loans, Credit Cards, etc.), and Entrepreneurship.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 is Session #4!
SESSION #2 TOPIC: Insurance
PRESENTER: Mike Bradley, Cooperator's Insurance
LUNCH TREAT SPONSORS: Water Street Bakery and Dominos Pizza
LUNCH TREAT SPONSORS: Water Street Bakery and Dominos Pizza
PARENT COUNCIL CORNER!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
VOYE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT COFFEE AND BAKE SALE (MAY 9 & 10)
The Parent Council are looking for donations of baked goods to the Bake Sale they plan to operate during the Voye Rugby Tournament May 9 & 10. Please drop your donation off to the Main Office at the school during the school day on May 9. The sale will begin when school ends and continue into Saturday. Any parent/guardian willing to help at the table those two days can e mail Karen Smith at: smithkaren2@hotmail.com.
"IN OUR OWN BACKYARD" FUNDRAISING DRAW!
Reg and Toby MacDonald have organized another draw with ticket proceeds going to our school's "n Our Own Backyard" Breakfast and Lunch programs:
1st Prize: $100 of lobster and/or scallops
2nd Prize: $75 of Epicure spices
3rd Prize: $50 gift certificate from Kelly's Flower Shoppe
Tickets are now available in the Main Office and at the Parent Council Bake Sale at the Voye tournament May 9 & 10. The draw date is Friday, May 16...just in time for the Victoria Day weekend celebrations!
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS PLEASE BE ADVISED that "Prom Party" tickets are now printed and ready to be sold to students, apparently. While our Grad Prom is a school sanctioned event, the after party is NOT, as it is highly dangerous and involves underage drinking and drug use--something we obviously do not support. We just want parents to be aware if/when their child asks to attend prom party what risks are involved. The potential for harm is substantial and tickets, in the past, have been sold to students as young as junior high age and to those much older than high school age. We ask that you please give your decision to support this event some sober thought. We worry...every year.
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| TOSH Reach for the Top Team Representing in Truro! |
KUDOS TO OUR KIDS!
To our Reach for the Top team (pictured above) for their 3rd place finish in provincials this past weekend in Truro, NS! Team members are: Rachel Barry, Brohan Brennan, Jillian MacIntyre, and Colin MacKay. Thanks to Ms. Sarah Jane Barrett for accompanying them as chaperone!
To our AAA Men's Rugby team (pictured above) who won the Rothesay Rugbyfest this past weekend in Rothesay, NB beating St. Peter's Catholic 10-5 in the fnal! A shout out to coach, James Voye, for a great start to the season!
To our AAA Women's Rugby team who lost two close games in round robin play in the Rothesay tournament. They did not advance but were excellent representatives for our school! Thanks to Mr.Tim Hockin and Matt Champion for their time and dedication!
To our school bands: Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band who both achieved Gold standing from the adjudicator at the New Glascow Music Festival this past week! Our Wind Ensemble was recognized with the "Outstanding Band of the Festival" award, as well and were invited to perform in the Stars of the Festival performance later this month which, unfortunately, they can not attend. Thank you to Mrs. Krista Bryson for accompanying them to the festival and for her awesome work with our music students all year long!
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| It's Banner Time! :) |
To our Badminton players (pictured above) who ROCKED provincials this past week/weekend in Ch'town!:
Jesse Cameron/Owen Arsenault: Gold in Senior Boys' Doubles
Connor Loerick/Matt Barlow: Silver in Senior Boys' Doubles
Kelly Curley/Jessica Gillis: Gold in Senior Girls' Doubles
Jessica Gillis/Colin Loerick: Bronze in Senior Mixed Doubles
Tiffany Cameron: Gold in Singles
Kelly Curley/Jessica Gillis: Gold in Senior Girls' Doubles
Jessica Gillis/Colin Loerick: Bronze in Senior Mixed Doubles
Tiffany Cameron: Gold in Singles
Jesse Cameron: Gold in Singles
Alex MacFadyen: Silver in Singles
Matt Barlow Silver in Singles TOSH won both senior girls and boys PEISAA championship banners as well as finishing in a 3 way tie for the Juvenile boys banner!
Honourable mention to Philip Cameron for his coaching and encouragement throughout the day and thank you to our own Mr. Joel Arsenault for his coaching time and talent!
Challenge: Consider attending the Financial Lunch and Learn session on Wednesday at noon in the Lecture Theatre or, at least, encourage your son/daughter to attend!
Quote of the Week: "All kids need is a little help, a little hope, and someone who believes in them."~ Magic Johnson
Wishing you a wonderful week ahead!
Nicole
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