wednesday, june 1, 2016 lafleche central school · we have one staff member, mrs. penny anderson,...
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Lafleche Central School Box 130, 207 5th Ave W, Lafleche, SK S0H 2K0
www.prairiesouth.ca/lafleche T: 306-472-3192
The final countdown for the staff and students at LCS is officially
on! With that being said, we have a number of events happening in
a short amount of time. Class trips, Grad, Track and Field, SCC BBQ,
Awards Day, and final exams.
This time of year always brings changes to our staffing for the next
school year. As soon as staffing has been completed and confirmed,
I will share that information with students and parents. I do know that
we have one staff member, Mrs. Penny Anderson, who is retiring from
her Educational Assistant and Library Associate positions. LCS has
been blessed to have had Mrs. Anderson all these years. Words
cannot express how much we appreciate all the things she has done
for our school during her time here. We wish her all the best!
Our Awards Day ceremony has been scheduled for Monday,
June 20 at 1:00 pm. Please mark this date on your calendars and
join us.
Our last Early Dismissal/LIT day is on Monday, June 20. One of our
school goals was to lower the level of anxiety in our high school
students from 48% to 28%. We are happy to report that according to
our Tell Them From Me survey; students who have intense feelings of
fear, intense anxiety or worry about particular events has declined
from 48% (2015) to 20% (2016). Another goal was for 80% of the
students in Grades 1- 8 to be able to comprehend at grade level.
We are still waiting for final testing to see how we did with this goal.
Our goals next year will focus on writing.
Mrs. Heather Hobbes, a learning consultant for Prairie South, has
been meeting with the teaching staff to provide in-service on the
new 2016-2017 Students Achieve report cards. Ms. Wilson attended
an additional workshop to help support our school. These report
cards will look slightly different from what you are familiar with; we
will provide parents with more information about the format of the
report cards early in the new school year.
Grad week is finally here! Our school is very excited to have a
grad ceremony this year! We are busy decorating, preparing
speeches, and getting ready to celebrate this important milestone.
Please join us in celebrating with our three graduates on Friday, June
3. The Ecumenical Church Service is at 4:00 pm at St. Radegonde
Church and the Commencement Exercises are at 7:30 pm at LCS.
We look forward to celebrating with the grads as they enter the next
chapter of their lives - “Move Ahead With Confidence.”
Mrs. Packet (Principal)
Upcoming Events June 3 LCS GRADUATION
Non-School Friday
June 9 Elementary Track Meet @ LCS
June 10 Non-School Friday
June 13 Bricks for Kids @ LCS (K-Gr. 4)
Library Books Due
June 15 SCC BBQ
June 17 Regular Classes - Wednesday TT
K Day
Donuts with Dad
June 20 2:30 Early Dismissal
LCS Awards Day 1:00-2:30
June 22 Pancake Breakfast
June 23 Last Day for PreK Students
June 24 Regular Classes – Monday TT
K Day
June 23-June 28
Final Exams
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Shout out and thank you to: - Dave Fehler for setting up a pump
to drain the water off of our flooded
track!
- Garth Sproule for providing
assistance to our golf students.
- Maurice & Gail Bouvier for
purchasing of a scroll saw for our
PAA Construction & Carpentry class.
Ask me about…..
GRADE 3 & 4
ELA 3 & 4 – handwriting, Charlotte’s Web,
and the Six Traits of Writing.
Math 3 & 4 – estimating and measuring
lengths. We recently completed our unit
on time and we will now move on to
measuring. Students will learn various units
of measurement.
Science – sound. Students have been
learning about the importance of sound,
sounds around us, and the meaning of
sounds. Students have also been learning
about how you can see sound and
vibrations.
Social - Saskatchewan people who have
made a difference and Government! We
just wrapped up our previous unit about
Saskatchewan today and who has
shaped our province. Now we are just
starting to talk about Government in
Saskatchewan and why we have rules
and laws.
Health – the body systems. Students have
been learning about the five body
systems, the life cycle, and our growing
and changing body.
Arts Ed – Pablo Picasso. Students will be
learning about the various works of art and
eras of Pablo Picasso. Students will then be
able to create their own “cubism”
portraits.
PE – track and field. Students have been
working very hard practicing their track
and field events for the upcoming track
meet.
Ms. Riendeau & Ms. Williams
Thank you to everyone who helped
make our fundraising efforts for the RED
CROSS FORT MCMURRAY RELIEF a
success. Through donations of wieners
& buns (Lafleche Co-op), personal
cash donations and the hot dog sale,
we were able to raise a total of $440!
GREAT JOB LCS COMMUNITY!
All LCS library books must be returned
by Monday, June 13 so that we can
begin the annual library inventory.
Emails will be sent home at the end of
next week if your child has a library
book not returned. We would really
appreciate you assisting your child to
make sure these resources get
returned to the school by this date. Mrs.
Longworth & Mrs. Anderson
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GRADE 7 & 8
ELA 7 – my choice of many exciting projects
in our Tracking Triple Seven independent
novel study.
ELA 8 – the historical fiction short story that I
am writing to conclude our Roll of Thunder,
Hear My Cry novel study.
Math 7 & 8 – probability by focusing on
mean, median, mode and range.
Science – forces, fluids and density. We will
be starting a new unit on water systems on
Earth.
PAA – fixing up the gazebo and preparing
our C02 cars.
PE – ground and standing defense
techniques.
Mr. Lindsay, Ms. Ramsey
GRADE 11 & 12
Communications 20 – my work on persuasive
techniques and arguments for our
upcoming debate!
ELA B30 – my projects in study of the novel
Night by Novel Peace Prize winner Elie
Wiesel.
Math 20 Foundations – the characteristics of
quadratic relations.
Chemistry 30 – calculating PH, p0H, Kw, Ka
and neutralization. We will have a unit exam
at the end of the week.
Food Studies 30 – looking into food crisis in
Canada and throughout the world.
PAA Cosmetology – up-dos and braids! We
have been working hard on our braiding
techniques. We have mastered the French
invisible braid, dutch or visible braid and the
French fishtail braid. We are currently
working on up-dos and proper pinning
techniques.
PAA Construction & Carpentry – our barrel
coffee tables.
PE – our sexual education unit we just
completed. We are moving on to a unit on
self-defense. Ms. Ramsey, Mrs. Bouffard, Mr. Lindsay, Ms.
Williams, Mrs. Packet
SRC
The SRC will be preparing a free sausage
and pancake breakfast for all the students
and staff on Wednesday, June 22. We are
also planning water day activities for the
last day of school.
SRC Advisor – Mrs. Bouffard
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD
21 LCS high school students attended the
Sectional Track Meet at Guthridge Field in
Moose Jaw on Tuesday, May 17. The
following athletes competed in this event:
Keegan B, Ariel C, Tessa C, Shania C, Emily
C, Jacob D, Samantha F, Emma H, Rikki H,
Kayla H, Aiden M, Travis M, Ashley P,
Jaelynne P, Daniela P, Michael P, Quinn R,
Terrilynn S, Brady S, and Fletcher S. Students
who place first, second or third in each
event were:
Tessa C - Bantam Discus – Third
- Bantam Javelin – Second
Ashley P
- Bantam 400m – Third
Travis M
- Bantam 80m Hurdles – Third
Samantha F
- Midget Shot Put – Third
Kayla H
- Midget Discus – Second
- Midget Shot Put – Second
Jaelynne P
- Midget Shot Put – First
Emily C
- Junior 800m – First
- Junior Shot Put – Second
- Junior Long Jump – Second
Jacob D
- Junior Javelin – First
- Junior Shot Put – First
Rikki H
- Senior Shot Put – Third
Terrilynn S
- Senior Javelin – Third
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Michael P
- Senior 1500m – Second
On Wednesday, May 25, Michael, Jacob,
Terrilynn, Jaelynne, Kayla, Rikki and Emily
advanced to the District competition.
Jacob D placed third in Districts for Junior
Javelin.
Coaches: Mrs. Bouffard, Ms. Riendeau, Ms.
Wilson, Ms. Williams
GOLF
We have resumed golf practices for the
year. On Thursday, May 19, we were very
fortunate to have Mr. Garth Sproule come
out and give us a refresher course on the
basics of golf. Thank you Garth for sharing
your time and expertise! Last Tuesday we
played nine holes at Thomson Lake which
the golf students all enjoyed. On Monday,
May 30, Mrs. Miller accompanied Jaelynne
P for an Invitation Tournament at the Moose
Jaw Hillcrest Sports Center for Grades 9-12
golfers. Jaelynne played well and placed
fourth overall! We are planning a few more
practices at the lake (weather permitting!)
for the month of June.
Coaches: Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Miller, Mrs.
Ellis
TRACK MEET
Kindergarten to
Grade Six
Track Meet
Thursday, June 9
We are really hoping the
weather will co-operate so we
can host the Track Meet on this
new date! We have over 330
athletes who are very excited
for this event to take place!
Concession/Kitchen Workers –
we will keep the same work
schedule that we had for the
May 26 date. Please contact
Mrs. Longworth if you are no
longer able to work at that time.
If you weren’t able to help out
on the 26th but are now
available, please contact Mrs.
Longworth at (306) 472-3192.
Thank you!
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Grades 7 - 12
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