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December 2017

Mrs. Kristine Wilkinson, Principal

Mrs. Darla Clark, Vice Principal Telephone:(780)923.2240

Email: [email protected]

The holidays seemed to approach so quickly this year with

all of our wonderful weather. We have just a few weeks

before celebration time is here. Your children have been

working hard and it is nice to see this hard work reflected in

the success of students here at Gibbons School. Our school

has been busy with activities from Arden Theatre field trips,

to swimming lessons and archery lessons. Our Leadership

students have organized a Food Bank drive, and what a lot

of food we have been collecting. Our Parent Council will be

providing a Pancake Breakfast for the whole school on

December 21. These are a few of the activities our school

has participated in, and it is wonderful to see such a busy,

exciting place.

Our Christmas concert is scheduled for December 13th in

both the afternoon and evening. We hope to have a large

contribution to our local food bank from donations at the

Christmas Concert. Our Drama Play will be presented on

December 15th for the parents and family of the class.

Over the holiday season, we hope you all are able to stay

safe and spend much time with family, friends and loved ones.

Happy Holidays from the staff and students of Gibbons School!

Sincerely,

Upcoming Events:

November 20 - December 7: Food Bank Drive

December 4: Term 1 Ends

Grade 5 & 6 Swimming Lessons

PAC / GRAMPS Meeting 6:00pm

December 5: 901 Fieldtrip -Courthouse

December 6: Term 2 Begins

December 7: PAC Hot Lunch - Edo Japan

December 8: PD Day - No School

December 12: Rocks ’n’Rings

902 Fieldtrip - Courthouse

December 13: Christmas Concert 1:30pm & 6:30pm

December 14: Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

December 15: JH Drama Production: Beneath the Banyan Tree 6:30pm

December 18: Grade 5 & 6 Swimming Lessons

December 20: Grade 9 - A Christmas Carol

December 21: PAC Pajama Day and Pancake Breakfast

December 22: Last Day of School before Christmas Break

December 23 - January 7: CHRISTMAS BREAK

January 8: Classes Resume

Principal’s Message:


December 2017




Lunch Time

A closed campus exists to assist the school in ensuring a safe and caring

environment. Students are not allowed off school premises unless a parent

contacts the school via phone/note to have the student attend an

appointment or be involved in a specific activity. Should you have any questions

or concerns regarding this policy, please contact Mrs. Kristine Wilkinson, Principal, or

Mrs. Darla Clark, Vice Principal.

Bikes & Scooters A reminder that the skate park is not school property, and students are not

permitted there during school hours. Students must wear helmets while

riding bikes and scooters, and please always remember to lock up your

bike/scooter while at school.

Severe Nut Allergies

We have students who have severe allergic reactions to nuts. If exposed to nuts, their

reaction may place them in a life-threatening situation. In providing as safe an

environment as possible, we encourage our students to not share their food with others.

If students are bringing treats for others, we ask that they be free of nut products. Your

assistance in limiting these products being brought into the school is appreciated. We

would also ask parents/guardians to inform the school if their child(ren) have any life

threatening allergies so that we may better protect your children’s health. Please

contact the school office at (780) 923-2240.

Absentee Check If your child will be absent for the day please contact the school as soon as possible at

780-923-2240, or send an email to: [email protected]. Absentee checks will be

done each morning, and automated calls will be made to verify attendance for those

students marked absent.

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December 2017




Congratulations to our November

Grizzlies of the Month

These students were chosen by teachers for showing a noteworthy achievement in one or

more of the following areas: improved work habits, improvement in a particular subject,

assisting other students with homework, planning or helping with a community event,

assisting with technology trouble-shooting, moving to the next reading level, or other

personal bests or achievements within the school community.

Grade 5: Stephen Desjarlais, Drew Hawkins, Neely Ference, Jaylee

Fraser, Payton Michaluk, AJ Clipperton, Trystyn Sidor, Abigail

Hewitt, Austyn Whittle, Parker Anderson, Emma Duiker, Shawn

Walker, Spencer Demerais, Boe Johnston, Ava Mac Sween,

Neely Ference, Kiera Hamm

Grade 6: Avarey Stewart, Kash Ganter, Connor Mellott, Kierra Siedlecki,

Kaily Derouin, Cassidy Fenske, Taylor Bradley

Grade 7: Hannah Dale, Raleigh Andrews, Luke Carey, Kolby O’Donnell,

Arabelle Love, Travis Geleta, Addison Michaluk, Elayna

Richardson-Kuzyk, Landon Rittmeyer

Grade 8: Billy Milligan, Kayleigh Letwin, Sarah Turgeon, Daniel McCann,

Grade 9: Jocelyn Cole, Michael Tulloch, Daniel Taal, Hannah Friesen,

Devin Craig, Hannah Friesen, Shelton Anderson-Croft,

Rebecca MacAulay, Ella Timmer, Jenae Hawkins


December 2017




Gibbons School would

like to extend our

thanks to Shearwall

Triforce Inc. for their

generous donation to the Gibbons School

Hockey Academy program.

BOSTON PIZZA & GIBBONS

SCHOOL

make fundraising easy and tasty!

Boston Pizza and Gibbons School are joining together in

Operation Education again for the 2017-2018 school year! It is a

co-operative fundraising program designed to foster a sense of

community where students, peers, educators and families can

effectively raise funds towards specific school related ventures.

Please turn in your original Boston Pizza receipts from all

Alberta Boston Pizza locations to the drop box in Gibbons

School office by December 22, 2017. Boston Pizza will give

back 5% before taxes of all the receipts to Gibbons School PAC.

This money will be used throughout the school.

REMINDER

Now that the snow is

here to stay, we’d like

to remind students that

they are not to be wearing winter

boots to class, or in to the gym.

Please ensure that students have a

clean pair of running

shoes to wear

indoors.

GIBBONS SCHOOL FOOD BANK DRIVE

From November 20th through December 7, students can bring in non-perishable food items for our food bank drive.

There are rewards for reaching the following milestones, and the class with the most items will win a pizza party!

* 250 items: CANDY DRAW * 500 items: EXTENDED RECESS * 750 items: PAZIUK THE ELF * * 1000 items: EZIO AND EBBERS PIE IN THE FACE * 1500 items: MOVIE IN THE GYM *

Parent Council is in need of some volunteers to flip

pancakes in pajamas for our school wide pancake breakfast

on Thursday, December 21st. If you would like to volunteer,

please call or text Jen Kobza at (780)914-5216.


December 2017




Counsellors Corner In October we looked at mindfulness and self regulation… Part of understanding how to self regulate and consequently be mindful requires us to understand some basics about our brains and how they function. It is important to know that our prefrontal cortex is the last to fully develop and is shaped by our experiences. This is why learning how to self regulate and be

mindful as soon as possible is important -- it allows the connections in the brain to be made when a person is young. As we get age it gets harder to ‘rewire’ the brain to break old habits. Check out “How Mindfulness Empowers Us” by Happify - https://youtu.be/vzKryaN44ss

https://youtu.be/vzKryaN44ss


December 2017




COMMUNITY NEWS Sacrament Preparation classes for

the Gibbons/Bon Accord area

This includes First Communion and Reconciliation with the Roman Catholic

Sacred Heart Parish in Gibbons

Please contact Shawna Stelfox for more details at 780-923-3346 Classes will start in February

Thank you from the Williams Winter Wonderland!

Just a short note to say a huge thanks to some special students of Gibbons School. This

group of outstanding students have volunteered many hours as we prepared for the light

up at Williams Winter Wonderland. They worked hard setting up, painting, decorating,

and just being great kids. They are outstanding young people. They laughed while they

worked, and worked on school assignments taking black and white photos while

working ono the decorations. Kyle Povey, Jax McBain, and Haley and Carter Dutka

have given their time freely and happily to the project and we would like to say a huge

thank you to all of them. And Kyle is already busy planning on

a new scene for next year’s light up that we are so excited about.

So, thanks to Gibbons School staff for being a part of making

these kids great kids, to their parents for sharing them with is,

and of course we are so very proud to call them FAMILY.

Thanks Kyle, Jax, Haley, and Carter! You are our future.

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