April 13, 2016 Spring Break April 18-22!

TROJAN TRIBUNE The purpose of Delburne Centralized School is to facilitate each student’s success.

What’s Happening at

Delburne School . . . Apr. 11-14 – Chess Tournament

Apr. 11-15 – Bamfield Marine

Biology Trip

Apr. 18-22 – Spring Break

Apr. 27 – Hunting Hills Band

Performance (K-8) 1:30pm

Apr. 28 – DCS Awards 11:15am,

PAC Meeting 6:30pm

Apr. 29 – Grad 2016 Fundraising

Dinner

May 5 – Welcome to Kindergarten

Meeting 7:00pm

May 6 – Collaborative Day (no

school for students)

May 20 – No school

May 23 – Victoria Day (no school)

May 26 – DCS Awards 1:00pm,

PAC Meeting 6:30pm

May 27 – Commencement

Exercises 5:00pm

School Phone: 403-749-3838

School Fax: 403-749-3012

Website: www.delburneschool.ca

School Begins at 8:35am

Lunch from 12:10am-12:45pm

School Ends at 3:15pm

PAC Annual Plant Sale! PAC will be selling 11’ hanging baskets

and 12’ patio planters. Order forms were sent home with DCS students. The 1 day sale/pre-order pick up will

be on Saturday, May7th from 9:00am-12:00pm at the Delburne School.

Please join us at our next PAC meeting

Thursday, April 28th

at 6:30pm in the Learning Commons. All parents/guardians are welcome!

Grad 2016

Beef-on-a-Bun Dinner

Fundraiser

Friday, April 29, 2016

Doors Open: 5:00 p.m.

Dinner: 6:00 p.m. Location: Delburne Hall

Tickets $25.00 Purchase tickets from Grads

or through the school.

Entertainment by

Hypnotist Jesse Lewis

and a Silent Auction.

We would appreciate donations (product

or monetary) for the Silent Auction. You

can make these donations to any

2016 Grad or contact

Ms. Robin Ritchie at 403-749-3838.

Please attach a business card so we can

acknowledge your donation.

Photographer Wanted elburne Centralized School is

seeking a photographer for

our graduation ceremonies on May

27, 2016. If you are interested

please contact Ms. Ray or

Mr. Banks at 403-749-3838, or

tray@cesd73.ca or

sbanks@cesd73.ca.

Another Super Book

Fair Comes to a Close! nce again the Scholastic Book

Fair has finished up with a

bang! We surpassed our goal of

$2,500.00 and reached a total of

$3,828.40! A portion of this goes

towards new books and furniture

for our Learning Commons.

The winner of the Family Event

Draw with the prize of $25 worth

of books for both the winner and

the winner’s teacher, was Shelby

Helm in Mrs. McCaw’s grade ¾

class. The winner of the “Guess

How Many Pages” contest was

Weston McCollister in grade 4,

with 3 numbers off the correct

amount of 721 pages.

Congratulations to the winners!!

DCS would like to give a huge

thank you to PAC, who bought

books for all the K-8 teachers for

their classroom Libraries. Also,

thank you to everyone who came

to support the Book Fair. It always

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Last day to buy tickets

is Monday, April 25th!

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brings a smile to my face to see

kids excited over reading! See you

all again in the fall at the next

Scholastic Book Fair!

Ms. Jackson

Librarian

WE Cupcakes Were

Delicious! he WE Club baked and

decorated 11 dozen cupcakes

to raise money for Free the

Children’s End World Hunger

Campaign. They made Double

Chocolate, Vanilla with Rainbow

Icing and Gluten Free cupcakes.

Aspiring Leaders

Program will Ensure

Quality Learning for

Students into the

Future hinook’s Edge was very proud

to receive honourable mention

from the Premier’s Award for

School Board Innovation and

Excellence, for our Aspiring

Leaders program.

This unique initiative, being led

by Chinook’s Edge, is designed to

increase instructional leadership

skills in schools and to support

teachers who are interested in

becoming a school-based

administrator. It has created a new

level of collaboration and

commitment in Central Alberta, as

more school divisions become

involved.

By sharing resources, each of

these school divisions are

developing the skills and aptitude

of a number of professionals to

ensure there will be a large number

of people ready to lead schools

when the current teams of

administrators begin moving into

retirement in the coming years.

We are doing our best to

provide authentic learning for our

divisions’ leaders. Nothing is more

important for our students and staff

than ensuring there are strong,

skilled leaders guiding the quality

learning environments in our

schools and classrooms – now and

into the future.

We are pleased to honour our

staff by providing this unique,

high-level professional

development opportunity, which

has quickly increased the skill

level in our division and enhanced

student achievement in the

process. It is providing an

impressive portfolio of

professionals, who are ready to

step into leading roles and

continue providing the quality

learning our students and families

have come to expect of us in

Chinook’s Edge!

Colleen Butler

Board Chair

Kurt Sacher

Superintendent of Schools

Principal’s Message K-12 school is a wonderful

environment to spend my

days. Developing a school wide

culture in a K-12 school poses

some unique challenges, because

the interests and abilities in our

school community vary greatly.

All of our students are involved

in some sort of cross-grade activity

- buddy reading, buddy math,

leadership programs, DCS Award

Assemblies, and school-

wide activities like the Terry Fox

Run and SRO Hockey Game. I am

proud of the way that our older

students act as mentors, tutors, and

positive role models for our

younger students.

Learning is our top priority and

we have worked hard to ensure

that we minimize disruptions to

academic classes. However, we

also recognize that sometimes our

school needs to come together to

celebrate that learning, as well as

show our support for worthy

causes.

It is my sincere hope that DCS

is a place where every student

learns to their potential. My

ultimate goal is to ensure that each

student in our school feels

successful each day.

As always, if you have

questions or concerns about any

aspect of your child's experience at

school, please contact me directly -

403-749-3838 or

thutchings@cesd73.ca. Your

children are worth it!

Sincerely,

Ted Hutchings

Principal

Delburne centralized School

Interested in Traveling

to Ottawa, Montreal and

Toronto? lans are in the works for a

school trip to Ottawa,

Montreal and Toronto in April of

2017. Any grade 10, 11 & 12

student interested in this trip please

speak to Mr. Banks as soon as

possible.

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Book Spine Poetry

Contest pril is National Poetry Month!

Test out your poetry skills

and enter to win.

Rules: 1. Grab some books (you need at

least three)

2. Stack them up!

3. Arrange them so the titles make

a poem.

4. Take a photo and share it with

us.

How to Enter: Use books you have on hand,

whether they are from the Library,

classroom or home. Take a photo

and upload it to Google Drive and

share it with ljackson@cesd73.ca.

Both students and staff are

welcome to enter.

Submit your entry by Thursday,

April 28th!

The winner will receive a Chapters

gift card!

In Need of Some Cool

DCS School Gear? heck out this awesome

website

http://delburnecs.entripyshops.com/

for great deals on DCS branded

items. Add in the possibility of

free shipping and 10% off on your

order, and these are certainly great

online deals!

Hot Lunch Program Hot Dogs: Wednesdays for $1.00

Hot Lunch Program:

Friday, April 15 – Subway (pre-

orders)

Friday, April 29 – Taco-in-a-Bag

$4.00

Friday, May 13 – Chicken Caesar

Wraps $3.50

Friday, May 27 – Hamburgers

$3.25, Cheeseburgers $3.50

Friday, June 10 – Chicken

Nuggets $3.50 (K-4), CTF Food

Trucks (5-12)

Hot Dog/Hot Lunch coupons may

be purchased at the Main Office.

Coupon values range from $1.00

to $4.00.

Kindergarten

Registration e are now accepting

Kindergarten registrations

for the 2016-2017 school year.

Children must be five years old by

December 31, 2016, to begin

attending Kindergarten in the fall

of 2016. If you are interested in

information on Pre-Kindergarten

programming, please contact us!

There are no school fees for

Kindergarten students in

Chinook’s Edge.

REPORT CARDS

Grade 9-12 students - PowerSchool Gradebook is ready April 15 for students and/or parents to view grades in Semester 2 classes. Students will not receive a paper copy of

their report card unless requested. We are making an effort to be environmentally responsible.

Click on the the following link to view and save &/or print a PDF copy of your child's report card for future reference if desired. https://powerschool.chinooksedge.ab.ca/public/

Parents are welcome to contact the school if they need a printed copy of the report card and we will be glad to assist - call Mrs. Huston at 403-749-3838 or khuston@cesd73.ca.

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Spring has sprung…keeping DCS students very active!

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DCS Awards

March 2016

Sponsor: Mervin & Roberta Peters

This month, Mervin & Roberta Peters were the sponsors for the DCS Awards.

The DCS Award is given to students who show excellence in one or more of the

following three areas:

DCS: Dedication, Citizenship & Spirit.

DIVISION I RECIPIENTS Aiden Rieder, Madison Whitebear, Kye Flath, Kayley Babb, Conner Marek, Georgia Murray, Eastyn Cox, Bryson Ward,

Jaynee Young, Claire McKay, Mylee Silbernagel, Taisley Riggins, Jagger Ringdahl, Aiden Babb, Kyla Cardinal, Keeley

Christensen, Cayla Davidson, Cambree Flemming, Allison Friesen, Enya Larratt, Malakai Mundt, Lannie Ogilvie,

MacKenzie Oxley, Abby Bellerive, Rayna Senecal, Matt Southworth, Kyla Cardinal, Jordynn Myers, Lily Bellerive, Cole

Resch, Logan Acheson, Briley Christensen and Cassandra Kirbyson.

DIVISION II RECIPIENTS Zach Wilson, Katherine Kim, Paisley Poirier, Leah Peters, Caidyn Flemming, Janelle Klein, Parker Chaffin, Dalton Beck,

Teryn Steen, Brooklyn Schlag, Hunter Grenier, Mackenzie Dolan, Brooklyn Schlag and Madison Roller.

DIVISION III RECIPIENTS Kolby Schmitz-Ringdahl, Dawson Beck, Kale Ward, Faith Grenier, Jacob Schlag, Brayden

MacDonell, Holly Wells and Caitie Zemlak.

Mervin & Roberta Peters donated four crisp, brand-new fifty dollar bills. The draw winners for March were

Kye Flath, Cassandra Kirbyson, Hunter Grenier and Kolby Schmitz-Ringdahl. (DCS Award recipients names were entered into a draw).

If you would like to be a sponsor for the DCS Awards, please call Stephen Banks at the school 403-749-3838.

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Delburne Centralized School

Welcome to Kindergarten Meeting for Parents and

New Kindergarten Students

Thursday, May 5 @ 7:00pm, Learning Commons

Children who will be kindergarten age (five years old by December 31, 2016) and their parents are invited. This

is an activity-based evening therefore we ask that the parents and only the child entering kindergarten attend.

The children will be taking home “Welcome to Kindergarten” bags. Children with special needs may be

admitted at a younger age. Birth certificates and legal land descriptions are required for registration.

RSVP by calling 403-749-3838

Please phone the school if you require more information at 403-749-3838.

Harvest Gym Spring Sale

Adult memberships are now $25

for April/May/June!

Sign up today at the Delburne School Main Office!

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Liquidation Sale 1998-2011 Yearbooks $10each

2011-2012 $35.00 2012-2013 SOLD OUT 2013-2014 $35.00 2014-2015 $35.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2015-2016 Yearbook Order Form Name ___________________________________________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________________________________

Phone # __________________________________________________________________________________

Total Yearbooks Ordered @ $45.00 each __________________ X $45.00 = $________________________

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