December Admin. Message:

Thank you for attending your child’s SLC last week. If you were unable to attend

last week’s SLCs, please contact your child’s teacher to scheduled an alternate

time. Also, if you would like to meet with your child’s teacher at any point in the

school year, please call the school to schedule a date and time. The next report

card will be issued on March 23, 2017. The goal for the March report card is to

email those report cards to parents/guardians. There will be a chance to update

email addresses in the new year for the March report cards. Also, for March SLCs

(March 28th and 30th), parents/guardians will be able to book their SLC times

online. We hope that this change will allow parents/ guardians to pick SLC times

that work best for their family’s schedule. Watch for more details in the March

newsletter!

December 2016

O.M. Irwin School

GET YOUR

ICE CLOTHING WEAR:

Clothing orders are going home today,

December 1st! Orders will be due

Wednesday, December 7th! Quick

turn around, but orders should be in

for Christmas!! Any late orders will

not be processed before Christmas.

May you and your family have a

holiday season filled with peace, joy,

friendship and love.

Merry Christmas from the Staff and Students

of O.M. Irwin School.

“Achieving Excellence”

Save the Date:

Code Yellow Drill

December 1st

Band Concert 7 pm (Grades 6-8)

December 8th

School Dance (Grade 6-8)

December 15th

Pizza Day

December 16th

Christmas Concert (K-5)

Dec. 20th

Last day of classes before

Christmas break

December 21st

Christmas Break

December 22nd—January 3rd

Classes resume January 4th (D3)

Irwin ICE Awards of Excellence for November

WAY TO GO ICE!!

KD: Dane Allan, Samantha Bradshaw, Brady Broccolo, Natasha Wiebe 1B: Maddison Erasmus, Rowan Robinson, Wyatt Frey, Jacklyn Theise 1P: Rayyan Khan, Aubrey Woelk 2R: Sienna Alexander, Scotlyn Rogers 2RK: Anahra Henderson, Danica Jackson 3H: Diezel Boquiron, Nicolas Rojas 3N: Koby Cascagnette, McKenna Moen 4S: Carlie Hildebrand, Braydon Karl, Muzamil Tessier 4Sch: Aston Annesley, Sophie Regier 5D: Kendra Blatz, Hudson Flaterud 5A/F: Kayle Bodnaryk, Tyler Choma

Thank you to all our families who donated a loonie for the Swift

Current Broncos Movember cam-paign!! The Broncos along with

Service Master were very im-pressed by the turn out and the

support from our

ICE students!!

Focus, Breath, Play Hard

Thank you to the #IrwinIce community for partnering

with the Swift Current Broncos and the Saskatchewan

Lung Association to support healthy lung choices. Stu-

dents who participated in ticket sales were entered into a

draw for some lung association prizes and the winners

were: Koby Cascagnette, Ezra William, Nathan Peters,

Karsyn Alexandre, and Rohan Priebe. Our top fundraiser

and grand prize winner was Jase Peesker. The following

students who sold 4 or more tickets will get the VIP ex-

perience at the December 4th Lung Challenge Broncos

game night; other prizes will be announced the night of

the game as well. Jase Pessker, Koby Cascagnette, Hai-

ley Bollinger, Karsyn Alexandre, Austin Allin, Rohan

Priebe, Finn Ostrander, Tazmyn Banadyga, and Jack

Thomson.

December 2016

2015-2016 Yearbooks have arrived!!

The 2015-2016 school yearbooks have arrived and will be sorted and

handed out this week.

Thanks to our yearbook commit-

tee for your hard work and cre-

ativity you put in to creating

our book of memories.

Student Contact Information:

If you have recently moved, changed phone numbers, have a new job, please update the school with new

contact information. It is crucial the school has cur-rent and up-to-date numbers in case of emergency or

student illness.

Please update the school at 306-778-9270 or email your child’s homeroom teacher to be forwarded to

the school office.

Thank you to our school’s SCC for creating and adminis-

tering the Parent Survey during SLCs on November 21

and 23.

One hundred and fifty-five (155) parent surveys were

completed. The data from the survey will be used to en-

hance each family’s connection with the school. This in-

turn will support and improve learning through improved

attendance and opportunities for kids! Thank you for

taking time to complete the survey!

Also, during the week of December 5-9, Grade 4-8 stu-

dents will take part in the Our School (Tell-Them-From-

Me) Survey. The goal of this anonymous 30-45 minute

survey is to gather student feedback and suggestions.

This information would enhance their school connec-

tions and opportunities which would improve their Irwin

learning experiences. If you have any questions about

the Our School Survey, please call the school at your

convenience (306-778-9270).

Colder Weather is approaching us… please remind your

children to wear clothing to keep them warm while they

wait for the bus or play on the playground. With the cold

weather and wind chill playing on the playground can

be chilly!! If you are in need of extra winter wear, please

call the school and speak with Michele or Morgan.

Thank you...

K-5 Christmas Concert:

It’s a Magical Time of the Year

A nasty magician, The Grunch, has made Santa Claus disappear. The kids try their best magic tricks to make Santa reappear. They even appeal to the famous magicians Sigmund and Freud for help, but all that appears is a surprise. Please come join us on Wednesday, December 20th. Family and guests are welcome to join us during either times below: 12:45 pm Dress Rehearsal 6:30 pm Program Students are to be ready in their homerooms by 6:15 pm for the evening performance. Homeroom teachers will be sending notes home in the near future with specifics you may need to be aware of. At the door our ICE K-Kidz will be collecting silver as well as donations for Dorie’s House. Please see page 4 for more details. The SCC will be giving away hams and turkeys at the end of the concert. Your program will have your ticket number for the draw!

News from the Band Room:

The Winter Band Concert is on Thursday, December

8 at 7 PM. Please have students to Irwin School by 6:30 PM dressed in band uniforms. Grade 6 students should wear all black clothing, and grade 7 & 8’s should wear their white shirt/black vest/bow tie and black pants/shoes. If any 7/8’s have not received their band uniform, please see Miss Jersak ASAP.

Band Bottle Drive:

Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 Starting at 9:30 am

Parents and students can meet at Kevin’s Ultimate Detail (630 Cheadle St W.) on Saturday, December 3rd, starting at 9:30 am. We need 38 drivers and a lot of students. Come even if you do not have a driver and we will find a spot for you. Drivers will need 2 walkers to get a route. (1 Driver + 2 Walkers = 8 Music Miles) Parents and students who participate receive “Music Miles” that will go towards your fees for band trips. Free hot chocolate, coffee and donuts will be waiting after the Drive. Please dress for the weather.

December 2016 “Achieving Excellence”

IRWIN ICE

Christmas Concerts

Happy Holidays from your O.M. Irwin School Community Council

December Newsletter

A Message from our K-Kidz...

This year the Irwin K-Kidz have decided to fundraise for Dorie's House. We will be taking a silver collection at the

door of the Christmas concert on December 20th for Dorie's House. Also, from December 12-20th, we will be col-

lecting the following items to donate to Dorie's House: pillows, grocery store gift cards, toiletries (shampoo, condi-

tioner, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hair brushes, toilet paper, etc. Students can bring all donations to their hom-

eroom teacher or the main office.

Information about Dorie's House: Dorie's House is a shelter for youth aged 14-17 who need a safe and secure place

to live. Youth can live in the shelter for up to three months. During that time, connections will be made with parents

and caregivers; and/or supports will be set up with community agencies. Dorie's House is planning to be open for

admission on January 15th, 2016. For more information about Dorie's House, please contact Executive

Director Betty McDougall at southwestyes@gmail.com.

ICE Volleyball Update:

The Senior Girls Volleyball team played in the Swift Current league, hosted SWAC sectionals, and en-tered 4 tournaments this season. We placed 1st in tier 4 at the Dog Pound tournament in Medicine Hat, we were one point away from wining our sec-

tional meet and won our league (for the 3rd year in a row!). The girls improved so much throughout the

year and had many exciting games that made the fans jump out of their seats while cheering. Thank you to our refs , our fans, and our parents. Most importantly, thank you to the girls. They showed

maturity, always displayed a high level of sportsmanship and achieved excellence weather

they won or loss.

Your Coaches, Ms. Wagner & Miss Connor

December 21st Activities for Grade 5, 6, 7, 8

We have three options for all our of grade 5-8 students for

the last day of classes on December 21st.

Students are to sign up by the office this week and next.

Options are:

Swimming

Movie: The Secret Lives of Pets

Hockey—Full Equipment

Thanks to our Grade 6 Safety Patrollers!

We have some very dedicated and enthusiastic Safety Patrollers from grade 6 who have helped out at our cross

walks during morning arrival and afternoon dismissal. We really appreciate them as they help keep all of our lCE stu-

dents safe. These helpers have received a recognition lunch in November and will again in December.

December 2016

“Achieving Excellence”

O.M. Irwin School—December Newsletter

In Motion Commotion December News

Remember to take this Christmas season to give yourself the gift of health!!! Try to focus on

these five things: exercise, nutrition, relaxation, water and sleep. Also, make sure to check out

some fun recreational opportunities over the holiday season such as skating, swimming, to-

bogganing, walking, and building snowmen or snow forts. And for Christmas gift ideas, visit

www.saskatchewaninmotion.ca/tools-resources/active-toy-guide. Saskatchewan in motion’s

Active Toy Guide has arrived just in time with lots of great gift ideas to help kids of all ages

burn off steam, chart an active outdoor adventure and experience the joy of movement. Also,

watch for the 5th annual Wellness Challenge information coming out in early January. This

year’s challenge will run from Jan. 16 to Feb. 12.

Promoting healthy lifestyles in our community!

May the spirit of Christmas bring you

peace, the gladness of Christmas give you

hope the warmth of Christmas grant you

love.”

-Author Unknown