Even though we cannot

complain about this past

winter‟s weather, I am

so happy that warmer

weather is finally here! I

love looking outside my

window and seeing

green! Spring is a time

of renewal, for both

plants and students. As

we head in to Education

Week next week I hope

that students find a re-

newed drive to do their

very best in their educational pursuits!

Warmer weather means cooler clothing and I want to

take this opportunity to remind both students and par-

ents that Hines Creek Composite has a dress code that

needs to be observed by all students in the building.

You will be able to find the details of the dress code on

our school‟s website, but if you are reading this now

please note that the “fashionable” short shorts are a no-

no at HCC. Please ensure that shorts, skirts and dress

lengths are at least mid-thigh to pass the test. If not,

your student will be asked to change.

May hosts Education Week (May 2-6), and we‟d like to

invite you all to our annual pancake breakfast! Please

join us between 7:45 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on May 3rd to

share breakfast, a cup o‟ joe and some great conversa-

tion to start the day off right!

With only two months left of the school year it‟s time to

start making plans for next year. Grade 9s, have you

been thinking about how high school will be different

than Junior high? Mrs. Charchuk and I would like to in-

vite you and your parents to a Transition Meeting on

May 18th at 7 p.m. We will talk about course options,

expectations, and graduation requirements at this

meeting. Parents, this is a

great time to come out and

ask some questions about

high school; including about

High School Redesign.

Mrs. MacDowall

May Events:

May 3-Free Pancake Breakfast-

7:45-9:00 am Everyone Welcome

May 5– Jr./Sr. PTI’s 4-7 pm and

VC Interviews 5-8 pm

May 6-ECS-Mother’s Day Tea-

2 :00 pm and P.E. Grades 10-12

trip to G.P.

May 7– Highway Clean Up-

May 11-PAC Mtg. –6:30 pm

May 12– PAT Exam-ELA 6 Part A

May 14-Slam Jam-EEO

May 17-Alberta Opera Presenta-

tion-1:45 pm

May 18-Kindergarten Registration

-8:30-4:00 Open House 1-2 pm

May 19-No School-PD Day

May 20-No School– In lieu of PTI

May 23-No School-Victoria Day

May 27-School Track Meet-10 am

May 31-Assembly-Block 4

TIGER TALK

H I N E S C R E E K C O M P O S I T E

Volume 9 Issue 9

May 2016

School Declamation Contest Winners Tiger Awards

Achievement Tests Kindergarten-Mother’s Day Tea

Free Community Pancake Breakfast Thank you Judges and Volunteers-Trade Show

Highway Clean-Up Elementary Track Meet PAC Minutes Principal’s Message

Mini Paws Tournaments Superintendent’s Msg. Congratulations- New Teachers

Mental Health Week Health/Safety Tiger Incentive Winners

Elementary Awards P.T.I.s Divisional Declama-tion Winners

Inside this

issue:

Page 2 TIGER TALK

Our School Declamation was held on Monday, April 18, 1:00pm.

The winners were:

1st place Grade one- Rayna McEwen Mr. Rabbit

Runner up- Alyssa Bennett Mr. Rabbit

1st place Grade two- James Heasley My Dog Ate My Homework

Runner up- Darcie Fortier Bored

1st place Grade three- Daisha Smith My Teacher took my iPod

Runner up- Keira McEwen Excuses, Excuses

1st place Grade four- Cheyenne Buker Morning Announcements

Runner up- Chloe Berg Morning Announcements

1st place Grade five- Hanna MacDowall 5 Sure to Impress Excuses

for Not Doing Your

Homework

Runner up- Emalee Hagen How and Why Should We

Conserve Nature

1st place Grade six- Morgan Young If I had 3 Wishes They

Would Be…

Runner up- Alfie Lench If I had 3 Wishes They

Would Be…

Thank you to our judges: Andrea Hale

Mona Kobbert

Luke Hoffman

Paula Fiorini

Hope Hoover

Dallas Bjornson

SCHOOL DECLAMTION WINNERS

H.C.C. DECLAMATION PARTICIPANTS

Hanna MacDowall went on to win

the Divisional Declamation contest

that was held at H.C.C. on April

21st. Hanna‟s grade five speech

was titled, “Five Sure to Impress

Excuses for Not Handing in your

Homework”. Congratulations!

Page 3

These students have been recognized for effort in the category they‟re listed under.

T-teamwork I-involvement G-giving E-excellence R-respectful and S-success

T– Gavin Thompson, Payten Belhomme, Cheyenne Buker

I–

G– Danny Neilson, Shaye Godberson, Cassidy Charchuk, Courtney Chaykowski,

Matthew Cox, Daylon Wilson

E–Keira McEwen, Chloe Berg, Harleey Bjornson, Hanna MacDowall, Isalin Gretland

R–

S-Deo Kubbernus, Kashtyn Villeneuve, Jace Hoffman, Austin Gerylo,

Kristine Rufano, Darby Ostrem, Christopher Hoffman, Shelby

Giesbrecht, Darci Hagen, Trinity Haney, Michael Mason

APRIL TIGER AWARDS

Page 4 TIGER TALK

KINDERGARTEN

Mother’s Day Tea…

May 6th at 2:00 pm in the

school foyer.

Kindergarten mothers are

invited to come and enjoy a

presentation and tea for

Mother‟s Day.

THANK YOU

Hines Creek Composite would like to thank

all the art and school work judges at the

Clear Hills County Annual Agricultural

Trade Show.

The Parent Association would also like to

thank all the volunteers who came out and

worked the food booth at the Trade Show.

FREE PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Come celebrate Education

Week and stop in for a free

pancake breakfast.

WHEN: TUESDAY, MAY 3RD

WHERE: H.C.C. FOYER

TIME: 7:45-9:00 A.M.

EVERYONE WELCOME

Page 5

ELEMENTARY TRACK MEETS

Hines Creek Composite will be holding the school‟s

Elementary Track Meet on Friday, May 27th at 10:00

a.m. The Parent Association Committee will serve

free hotdogs & ice cream for all students attend-

ing H.C.C. on that day. Can you please start to

practice at home whenever possible.

The 44th Annual Divisional Track Meet will be held

at H.C.C. on June 3, 2016 starting at approximately

10:00 a.m. Parent volunteers are needed for play-

ground supervision, helping with events and the

food booth.

Please call the school at 780-494-3510 if you can

volunteer on June 3rd. Thank you!

HIGHWAY CLEAN UP-MAY 7

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

How would you like to help your school, your

community, your children and raise money all at

the same time? We have a great opportunity for

you! Highway Clean-up is the first Saturday in

May this year. By participating in this fundraiser,

not only do we raise money for our school, but it

teaches our children the importance of volunteer-

ing, taking care of our environment and

reinforces „Please, don‟t litter!‟ The money raised

goes right back into the school where it has bene-

fitted all students, no matter their age. In the past

this money has been used to purchase prizes for

both the AR store and TIGER prizes. It has also

purchased PE equipment and books. Funds

raised benefits all the children, not just specific

groups. Please come and help us this Saturday as

“many hands make light work!”

Please meet at the school by 8:00 am on May 7th

for further instructions.

We need as many volunteers as we can get,

students must be 9 years or older.

We really appreciate all the help.

Page 6 TIGER TALK

Mini Paws Tournament

April 30 & May 14

Our Mini Paws Basketball season is underway. Our team will be attend-ing two tournaments this year.

Menno Simons is hosting a tourna-ment on Saturday, April 30, and EEO is hosting Slam Jam on Saturday, May 14th. Come out and cheer on the Tigers.

GO TIGERS GO

STUDENT UNION ACTIVITES

MAY

May 4th- May the Fourth Be With You-

Dress up as your favourite Star Wars

character for a prize.

May 31st- Spirit Day- Wear your Tiger

colours!!

NORTHWEST REGIONAL

SKILLS COMPETITION

A huge congratulations is going out to:

TESSA PEATS

Tessa received a bronze medal at the skills competition

in the category of Jr. Hairstyling. This event was held on

April 22, 2016 at GPRC campus in Fairview.

Page 7

Hines Creek Composite was honoured to have Dallas Bjornson

and Kaydee Wyness do their teaching practicum at our school

from Feb. 8-April 15th. Both of these students are officially

teachers and on our sub list. Congratulations Dallas & Kaydee!!

Hines Creek Composite School hosted the West End

District Declamation Competition on Thursday, April

21, 7:00pm.

Thank you to our judges: Miss Olivia Moore, Mrs.

Michelle Hayward, Ms. LeAnn Masyk, Dr. Prybysh,

Mr. Steven Prusak, Trustee Delainah Velichka.

The Finalists were:

Grade one- Kevin Weber from EEO Poem- Neversink

School

Grade two- Chalene Chalmers from STM… Poem- In

the Heart of a Seed

Grade three- Olivia Heck from STM… Poem- Excuses,

Excuses

Grade four- Morgan Rowe from WCS… Poem- Saw

My Teacher on a Saturday

Grade five- Hanna MacDowall from HCC… Speech-

Five Sure to Impress Excuses for Not Handing in Your

Homework

Grade six- Winner from EEO- Name not available…

Speech- The Beginner‟s Guide to Texting: How to

teach Granny to text

Congratulations to all of the finalists and participants!

H.C.C. HAPPENINGS……...

Spotlight on Health and Safety

Kristy Shilka, PRSD Health & Safety Coordinator

Waking up to the sound of your fire alarm going off is a frightening thought, but it‟s how we react when that alarm sounds that

can make all the difference between life and death.

Preparedness and proactive prevention is the key to avoiding tragic fires that happen because of a lack of under-standing and unsafe attitudes and behaviours. Fire safety rules are so commonplace that we risk becoming indiffer-ent toward them. So many fires are preventable and teaching children about fire safety and setting a good example can help avoid tragedies. Stop fire before it starts: obey ‘No Smoking’ signs, watch for frayed electrical cords and overloaded circuits, store combustibles in a safe area and never leave heat sources or open flames unattended. Proper maintenance procedures are also an important aspect of fire prevention. We should all be familiar with the location and operation of fire-fighting equipment and smoke alarms should be installed and maintained regularly.

Make sure that everyone knows exactly what to do when the alarm sounds or there is smoke or fire. Always have two ways out

and keep exits clear. A good escape plan that you have practiced will help everyone to deal with a potentially scary situation

in a calm and safe manner.

Other sources of information:

www.3minutedrill.alberta.ca is a unique Alberta made interactive website, where you can learn fire prevention.

The Office of the Fire Commissioner provides public education, http://www.ofc.alberta.ca/public-education-main, check out

their safety campaigns and prevention and safety

TIGER INCENTIVE

WINNERS!!

These students got caught doing

something good and their name

was drawn for a Tiger prize.

Rebecca Richardson

Alyssa Bennett

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!!

The grade 5 class has been working hard to raise Rainbow Trout. We started off with 65 live eyed eggs to raise. Now we have 47 live trout. They arrived on

January 12th 2016. The tank temperature has to be at 10 degrees celsius, other-wise the fish will die. Spinarama died on March 2nd 2016 because of a deformed back. He was not able to swim to the top to eat so he starved, and this happens in the wild. Did you know that only 1% of live fish live the wild, so the Fish in Schools are helping triple the amount of fish. As they grew, more fish died and more fish grew so in the end the grade 5 class has raised more than 40 live trout and they are healthier than ever. –By Amie Hoffman

This year in our fins program the grade five glass got 65 rainbow trout eggs. We got our eggs from the Bow Habitat Station. We got them on January 12th. It teach-es your kid to have responsibility. That is why it is an awesome program. –By Dane Ostrem

FinS is a fun activity that I like. In our class I participated in the first group of fish investigators. I like the fish in schools program because it's a good way to save the Rainbow Trout Species and get involved in class projects. On January 12, 65 of our Rainbow Trout eggs arrived. 2 were dead when they got to the school the rest were still alive. Over the week 2 more died and our new number was 61. On the 25 January all of our trout were hatched and they were all very active. Now our fish are doing exceedingly well and some are quite big. We have only had 16 mor-talities in the 4 months we’ve had them way better than in the wild. In the wild only 1% of the eggs survive. The Bow Habitat Center in Calgary provided our fish this year. FinS also is a good way to teach children responsibility and it’s fun (they’re also kinda cute). So FinS is a fun way to teach responsibility and to participate in classroom activity. –By Emalee Hagen

The Grade 5 class would like to welcome you to the FinS program. FinS is an ab-breviation for Fish in Schools. Every week we do three water changes and every day we feed them. We also have special little rocks in the tank to help fight the ammonia. Those little rocks are called Zeolite. On January 12 2016 the Rainbow Trout arrived as eggs. In the Rainbow Trout life cycle they go from eggs to eyed eggs to alvien. From aliven to fry to fingerlings to Rainbow Trout. The FinS pro-gram is helping kids develop strengths as in responsibility . Keeping track of the fish is really hard so that is where the responsibility comes in. In my school we have fish investigators so we are not crowded at the tank all at once. On this day, Friday April 22, 2016 we have 47 fish and 18 mortalities. I hope you learned some-thing to day and had fun reading my article about the FinS program. –By Becca Hoffman

February Elementary Awards

For the Month of February Staff members were observing and listening to students to see who were the most

courteous. I have to say it was wonderful listening to the reasons why each of these students deserved their awards as they were all extremely courteous.

February 2016 Courtesy

K: Elizabeth Heasley & Sophia Polukoshko

Gr1: Jackson Buker & Sheldon Chaykowski

Gr2: Carissa Belhomme & Draken Lyman

Gr3: Hudson Thompson & Zoey Giesbrecht

Gr4: Shyira Walmsley & Harleey Bjornson

Gr5: Emalee Hagen & Hanna MacDowall

Gr6: Connor Zavisha & Austin Gerylo

March Elementary Awards

Throughout the month of March staff were on the look-out for students who were showing the most Tiger Spirit in a variety of ways: Tiger clothing, Tiger attitude and Tiger pride of course. We have such fabulous Tigers in elementary making this month even more difficult than usual to choose just two students from each class.

March 2016 Tiger Spirit

K: Rikanna Svederus & Anthony Bjorklund

Gr 1: Sheldon Chaykowski & Jasmine Haney

Gr2: Jayden Kowal & Kasch Kobbert

Gr 3: Sawyer Bjornson & Daisha Smith

Gr 4: Kalen Nehring & Cheyenne Buker

Gr 5: Dane Ostrem & Daylyn Schischikowsky

Gr 6: Charleigh Thompson & Mansi Peats

Sorry Cheyenne, we didn’t get to see your face in this picture!

Tristin Neilson received a special award for Math.

Congratulations everyone!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Mental Health

Awareness &

Education Week

>>>>>>>>>>>>>

2 3

Free Pancake

Breakfast

7:45-9:00 am

4 5 PTI’s

Jr./Sr. 4-7 pm

VC-5-8 pm

6 Kindergarten

Mother’s Day

Tea-2 pm

PE 10-12 Field

Trip to G.P.

7

Highway

Cleanup

8 am

8 9 10 11

PAC Mtg-

6:30 pm

12

PAT exam

English LA-

Grade 6 (part A)

13 14

15 16 17

Alberta

Opera-1:45

18 Kindergarten

Registration-all

day and

Open House 1-2

19

No School

PD Day

20

No School

In Lieu of

PTI’s

21

22 23

No School

Victoria Day

24 25 26 27

School Track

Meet-10 am

28

29 30 31

Assembly

Block 4-1:15

pm

May 2016