Stonepark Intermediate School

50 Pope Avenue Charlottetown, PE

C1A 7P5 Phone: 368-6085 Fax: 368-6089

Website: http://stonepark.wordpress.com Email: stonepark@edu.pe.ca

Principal: Norman Beck Vice-Principals: Mike Smith (7), Jill Burry (8) Greg Campbell (9)

November, 2012

Kudos to You: -Two of our students, Cole Meston and C.J. Misener, were a great help with Art-to-the-Schools program on Wednesday and Thursday of the Teachers Convention. These two gentlemen worked well together as a team along with seven students from QCIS. They moved the entire collection from the Confederation Centre across the street to The Mack and helped organize and set it up. As well they helped teachers carry their chosen packages of works to their cars. After all was said and done, these students then had to tear what was left down and haul it back over to the Confed Centre and store it away!!! Not an easy job by any stretch of the imagination but they all seemed to have fun, and they worked hard and well together.We love seeing students giving back to the community in a positive way like that. -We apologize to Serena MacIntyre as her name was inadvertently omitted from the list of students that spent time after school and part of the evening back in September as part of the session designed to assist a special needs student in the school. We certainly don’t want to miss recognizing good work like that. -“Ripped Paper”, a very talented up and coming rock band comprised of Logan Richard, Connor Nabburs, Stefan Leclair, and Tanuj Fernando, is doing their part for the community as they lent their musical talents to help out school breakfast programs. On Oct 25th, while many students were catching some extra shut-eye with the day off, these aspiring musicians were entertaining those in attendance at a pancake breakfast at St. Jeans Elementary. Another excellent example of the fine citizens we have in our school. Stonepark Gives Back: We are happy to pass along news regarding the Cancer Treatment Centre. They will have the new treatment chair soon, as a result of funds raised from the Stonepark Gives Back Concert. Other items they recently bought were two large tv's, X-Box and

games for the unit and for the

students who have had cancer treatment there. These items are very useful in providing distractions for the children during treatment. There is always a great need in that department to help our young patients. Pictured below is Callum Russell-MacLean, a former Stonepark student, with the new equipment.

Magazine Campaign: A big thank you to the students and parents who supported our annual Magazine Campaign here at the school. Students achieved the goal set out prior to the start of the campaign, and as part of the deal with students, Mr. Beck had to wear his penguin suit for the day. Great work on everyone’s part! Many magazines will begin arriving over the next 2 months, but some subscriptions may take up to 16 weeks to start. If you have any questions, please contact QSP directly at 1-800-667-2536. They offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Or you may check your ONLINE order status online at QSP.ca under “Check Your Magazine Order”. You may have ordered many subscriptions to support our campaign, but you might wish to renew other magazines, or order gift subscriptions later in the year. Now you can take advantage of QSP’s great prices all year long – with the profit benefiting our children with each order! Just go to the Stonepark Intermediate School website and click on the QSP Magazine Link or go to:WWW.QSP.CA. This fundraising project, while a busy and exciting time for a week and a bit, really allows us to provide many things that we otherwise would be unable to afford. A good portion of the money raised goes to cover budget cost overruns that occur during the course of the year. However, in addition to that, because of the magazine campaign, we have been able to support students in areas such as: financial support for school clubs; supplies for our Yearbook Committee; supplies and prizes for our Recognition and Closing Ceremonies; funding for beautification projects that students have undertaken; purchasing additional Band and Strings equipment to enhance our programs; thank you luncheons for volunteers that come in and work with our students on a daily basis; supplies for our Games Room; sports teams uniforms; classroom supplies that support instructional practices and enhance student learning; lcd projectors and screens; SMART Boards; sound systems for classrooms; notebook computers to assist students in need of academic support; financial support for needy families; fees for some student social nights; fees for special presentations and assemblies put on for our students;

transportation costs for extra-curricular activities and school related trips; additional items in the cafeteria such as microwaves; prizes and thank you gifts for school fairs; etc;. As you can see, the money is well used, and serves students in a wide variety of ways. We hope to be able to continue on with such support in the future as well. A new addition to this year’s campaign was a “limo lunch” for students who sold more than 20 subscriptions and collected all 20 of the penguins. The following students (pictured below) were picked up at the school in a limo and taken to Pizza Delight for a pizza lunch, followed by a cruise around town in the limo: Jeremy Boyle. Cassidy Hughes, Riley McInnis, Sophie Lannigan, Eve Johnson, Carson Gallant, Ben Newson, Madeline Killorn, Madeleine Valois, Colton Willis, Matthew Llewellyn, Ryan Llewellyn. A nice way to recognize the students for their excellent work, and we thank them for that. Winners of the $200 shopping spree were: Daniel

Mosher 7I, Kelly McCardle 8B, Andrew Lewis 9F. Congratulations to each of these students. Students Achieve (SAS) - Students Achieve is an online application that allows teachers to enter attendance and marks, and parents and students to view them as they are entered. At Stonepark, attendance is entered by all homeroom teachers, but currently, it is optional for teachers to display marks. However, many teachers are choosing to do so at this time. If you do not yet have a Students Achieve username (one per family), please email us at: stonepark@edu.pe.ca Usernames and passwords do not change from year to year.

Library News: The annual fall Scholastic Book Fair was very successful with our commission over $1000. Thank you to all who supported the book fair. New library resources were purchased with the money raised. There were a number of contests ongoing during the fair. The daily book quote winners were Oliver Judson 7I, Erin Chiasson 7C and Patrick MacKay 8D. The winners of “I Wish I Could Win” were Celelia Potter 7C, Delaynie Hennessey 8 G and Sophie Acorn 7B. The teacher winner of “I Wish I Could Win” was Stephanie Holmes of grade 8.

Congratulations to all and a special thanks to the library monitors who helped out during the fair. November 22nd is the beginning of our annual literacy event, “The Read In”. This event focuses on reading and reading activities in language arts classes and Celebrity Readers for three days. In combination with the event there is a bookmark contest with the theme of literacy. Students can enter the contest by going to the library for the contest information. The deadline for submissions to the contest is Nov. 14th

Mr. Stratton’s Culinary Corner: This month Mr. Stratton reminds you to practice good kitchen safety. Here are some tips.

1) Keep flammables away from the stovetop, such as paper towels, oven mitts, cloths, and curtains.

2) Do not store food items above the stove. The area above the stove is warmer and food could spoil easily if kept here.

3) Lift the cover off of a pot so that it opens with the steam facing away from you.

4) Never use water to put out a grease fire in a kitchen. Smother grease fires with a pot lid, salt or baking soda.

5) Turn pot handles inward when they are on a stovetop.

Did you know that most home fires begin in the kitchen? Please never deep fry french-fries in a pot on the stovetop.

Lunch ideas

Many students are eating Fast food Lunches much too often. These lunches include highly processed packaged foods (frozen foods, pizza pockets, Lunchmates, snack foods etc). Try to limit these items to once or twice a week.

Have your child make their own fresh sub sandwiches, pita wraps, salad bowls, veggies and dips, fresh fruit and cheese, hummus and breads/or veggies—yummm!

Get the ingredients ready on a Sunday night and use them up early in the week.

Save Thursday and Friday for those Fast Foods. It’ll soon become routine.

Phys Ed Corner: Girls Field Hockey : A golden congratulations goes out to members of our girls field hockey team. The team defeated Montague 1-0 in the provincial final at Cornwall turf. Amelia Jenkins scored the lone goal half way through the first half of the game. This inspired the Tigers to pressure the Montague team and kept the play in the opposing end for majority of the first half. The second half was filled with defense as the Tigers felt Montague’s pressure. Payton Brown had several key saves and the defensive team of Sophie Carragher and Mackenzie Koughan played a huge part in the win. Amelia Jenkins was awarded a

tournament all star and Ashley Fitzpatrick was awarded the MVP honor. Special mention goes out to Charlee Holden and Meghan Kiley for their contribution to the win. Mrs. Steele, Mme Holmes and Mme. Sears are extremely proud of their team’s efforts and composure to take the banner back home to Stonepark. Well done! Cross Country: The Stonepark Bantam Girls Cross Country team braved some horrible weather conditions and tough competition to win the provincial cross country championship in Mill River. Tori Fitzpatrick won the individual event and Ashley Fitzpatrick was fourth. Other team members are: Ellie Langston, Lilly Hickox, Nicole Derry, Catherine MacEwen, Maddy Neuffer and Maddy Hurley. The Midget Girls competed very well and finished third in the team event. Carly Connell led the Tigers with a strong fourth place finish. Other team members are: Juli MacMillan, Mackayla Martell, Emma Bradley and Drew McKeighan. The Bantam Boys Team of Ben Fradsham, Jamil Saleh, Patrick MacKay, Jack Digout and Logan White braved the elements and had a strong race. Congratulations to all participants and a big thanks for representing our school in a great way! Golf: The Stonepark Boys Golf Team defended its intermediate golf crown once again this year with a decisive win over the competition. After finishing first in the zone qualifier, the boys had four of the top 5 scores in the provincial championships. Jordan Birt shot an 81 but lost in a playoff to finish second overall, just slightly ahead of Colin Koughan who finished with an 83. Nick Fitzpatrick 85, and Nick Currie 86, rounded out the scoring for the team. The team total set a new provincial record for this level. Great job, guys! Boys Soccer: Our Boys Soccer Team almost pulled out a Cinderella ending to their season. The boys started the season slowly but gained momentum at the right part of the season as they pulled out two overtime wins in semi-final play, advancing them to the Provincial gold medal game against Birchwood. Isaac Costain opened the scoring but Birchwood fought back, eventually winning the game 3-1. We would like to thank Phil Enserink and John Chandler for their dedication in coaching our team. We appreciate your efforts. Girls “A” Soccer: Mme. Matheson, coach, and Mrs. Lyons, manager, want to thank the members of the Girls' A Soccer Team and their parents for their dedication this season. The girls were awesome to work with and should be very proud. The team ranked second in the league standings and, despite a valiant effort, had a heartbreaking loss in the Eastern semi final game. Members of

the team are: Kate Bartlett, Chloe Benoit, Riley Chappell, Cici Clark, Oryssya Ellis, Tori Fitzpatrick, Sam Gallant-MacNeill, Chelsey Gunn, Courtney Gunn, Karley Hartinger, Ellie Langston, Tess Lyons, Bethany MacDougall, Allie MacKenzie, Kelly McCardle, Maddy Neuffer, Ashley Plaggenhoef, Clara Ready, Samantha Silliphant, Lauren Steele, Maddie Stewart, and Amelia Weber The Stonepark Girls AA Soccer Team: Won their first Provincial title in nearly 10 years. The girls put an undefeated season on the line in the Gold medal game on the turf at UPEI. The girls took control of the game from the opening kickoff. They started the game with the same focus and drive they carried throughout the season. With a team first approach, they moved the ball quickly and used their speed to create chances early in the match. The team's unselfish play resulted in goals from Maddie Hurley, and Maeve MacNally. Chelsea Barnett stopped all opportunites by Queen Charlotte. Although playing with the lead, the girls kept pressing forward, winning almost every battle for the ball. They finished the game the same way they started! What a game! What a feeling! Congratulations to all players on a terrific season.

Volleyball:

Our boys volleyball team advances to the provincial championships next week. They earned a bye to the provincial tournament by finishing first place in the league. Good luck to the boys and their coaches, Aaron Young and Eric VanWiechen. Our girls volleyball team will play in a zone semi-final on Thursday. The winner of this game will advance to the provincials. Good luck to our girls and coaches Larry Young, Nancy MacKinnon and Carrie MacKay. Band News: The “Coffee, Tea, and Treats” sale during parent-teacher interviews raised $485.00 for the grade 9 band trip. Thank you to all of the students and parents who helped to make this fund-raiser a success! Grade 9 band students will perform on Thursday, November 8th in the morning during the school Remembrance Day assembly. Grade 9 band students are reminded that uniforms (white shirts, black pants, band sweaters) are required for this event. Dr. Dale Lonis will be presenting a workshop for Grade 9 band students on Thursday, November 22. Dr. Lonis is a well respected band director, adjudicator and clinician. Details will be posted to the band blog later this month: http://stoneparkband.wordpress.com/ Science and Heritage Fairs at Stonepark: A question was raised by some parents at parent-teacher conferences, wondering whether these fairs are both mandatory. To clarify, Heritage Fair is mandatory for grade 7 English students only, but can be open to anyone in other grades who would like to participate. Our in-school Heritage Fair is held in mid-April.

The Science Fair is not mandatory at any grade level, and it is open to all students in each grade. Our in-school Science Fair is held on Feb. 19th. Parent-Teacher Conferences: We’d like to thank parents for their attendance at the recent Parent-Teacher Conferences. We value this time to dialogue with parents about their child’s progress and appreciate your participation in this process.

“Home For The Holidays” - This classic Christmas show is back at Murphy’s Community Centre for its second year! We have reserved seats for Stonepark students for the show on December 14th at 11:00am.

This 1 hour show is packed with funny stories from Island storyteller David Weale and traditional Christmas songs from Joey Kitson, Ashley Condon, and Caroline Bernard. Cost of the show is $8.00 per student. If you wish your child to attend, please pay the money to his or her homeroom teacher by November 8th.

Registration for 2013-2014 Kindergarten: During the week of November 19-23, 2012, parents are asked to register their children for Kindergarten. Children must be 5 years old by December 31st, 2013 in order to be eligible for Kindergarten. Parents are asked to register their child at his/her local elementary school during school hours. If you are unsure of your school zone, please call the Stratford Office (368.6990) or Summerside Office (888-8400). A registration form will be completed at the time of registration. Parents are reminded to bring two pieces of information which verify proof of child’s age (birth certificate or PEI health card) and verification of home address. Dates for the parents and children to attend the Annual Welcome to Kindergarten sessions will be announced in the Spring of 2013.

Maritime Idol: Season 7 is coming to Colonel Gray!! Open to all ages! Begins 7 PM Wednesday November 7 for 4 weeks: Week 1 – Choice; Week 2 – POP;Week 3 – Country; Week 4 - Rock Performances are videotaped and put online for voting. There is also live voting each week by the audience. The winner is announced the following week. The 4 weekly winners, along with winners from other area competitions, then face the judges (who represent 50% of the vote) to compete in a regional competition for a chance to move on to the quarter finals to make the TOP 18 who record “Best of Maritime Idol – Top 18” and on to the finals with the live Maritime Idol band for the title of “Maritime Idol 2013” Along with a 10-12 song cd recording and electronic distribution! COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL MARITIME TALENT! Admission - Adults $7 Students $5. For More Info visit

www.maritimeidol.com Synchro PEI: Interested in the sport of synchronized swimming? For information on programs throughout the year, please contact Bridget at sport4life@live.ca, check out www.synchropei.goalline.ca or pick up a brochure at the front desk at CARI Complex. Upcoming dates to remember: Nov 6th Lockdown Drill Nov 7th Take Our Kids to Work Day (No

classes for Grade 9 students only) Nov 8th Remembrance Day Assembly

(periods 1&2) Nov 9th Provincial PD Day (no classes) Nov 12th In lieu of Remembrance Day (no classes) Nov 22nd Home and School Meeting in the library at 7:00. All parents are welcome to attend. Nov 22nd Read-In begins. Nov 22nd All overdue books are to be returned to the library prior to report cards being issued. Nov 30th In-school PD Day – No classes for all students. Dec 4th First report cards distributed Dec 5th - 7th – Grade 9 photos will be taken in the Games Room. Dec 11th School Christmas Concert.