Principal’s message March 2014

were such a boon during this long winter! Kudos to our PAC and EUBP PAC!

Nancy Lovenjak, Principal

I received over eighty notes during I Love to Read and Write month that I loved reading and replying to! I want to thank our school com-mittee who worked hard to provide extra reading and writing activities for the entire school to par-ticipate in! I am looking

forward to Spirit Week! Pledge forms will be go-ing home before Spring Break for our Math-a-thon and the test day will be April 15, 2014. Thank you to everyone who supports all the activities we do throughout the year. Finally, our staff appreciation week treats

Presenting

March’s

English

Ukrainian Bilingual Program

Kindergarten Information Evening

& Open House

Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

at 7:00 pm (school library)

Congratulations Congratulations to everyone who completed the HTS Reading and writing chal-lenge! There were over 120 entrants and Principal for the Day will be Annabelle Bush who is in Grade 2. Annabelle will be carrying out some principal duties during our Spirit Week.

HAPPY THOUGHT SCHOOL

659 Quarry Rd. East Selkirk, MB

Box 6 Group 35 RR1 East Selkirk, MB R0E 0M0

PHONE: 482-4521 FAX: 785-2872 www.lssd.ca/hts/ E-mail: hts@lssd.ca

Reminder Just a reminder that no supervisors are on duty prior to 8:25 in the morning, so please drop your chil-dren off after this time.

Library News Spring is upon us and it’s the time of year for new beginnings…

Here in the Library, I’ve been focusing on new books, both ordering, cataloguing and preparing them for our shelves. We’ve been building our collection with some fun new series that are a great addition to the transitioning chapter book area, such as Heidi Heckelbeck and Captain Awesome. For older readers, we have Katherine Lasky’s Wolves of the Beyond, and a lovely new series from Britain entitled, My Funny Family. We also have a new colourful Canadian provinces and territories series, plus a community series that includes important places in our neighbourhood. I’ve also purchased a pair of books that discuss children earning and spending money…an important part of preparing our students for the world ahead. And in the picture book department, I can’t keep up with the demand for Mo Willem’s books. I’ve added about a dozen new titles, with Elephant and Piggie being the most popular! I love the enthusiasm these new books generate in our students!

Students will be allowed to bring Library books home over spring break if they choose. Please watch for them and share some all-important reading time with your family.

Patti Grayson

Librarian

Mr. Chody’s Chatter We all thought spring was coming, but alas, winter won’t release its grip on us with yet more snow. Saying that, we have had a fabulous month of Bucket Fillers. I had the privilege of handing out awards at the last assembly to some extremely deserving individuals. Awards were given to students for being thoughtful, positive and helpful. Take Tanner S. who encourages our young Kindergarten students by giving them positive comments, smiles and thumbs up. Or, Petra who sees that a peer has accidentally dumped a bin belonging to another teacher in the hall-way, and helps in cleaning it up. It can be as simple as Solomon who takes the time to tie his peers’ cross country ski boots, carry their gear for them and lend his own materials to his classmates. These may seem like simple tasks but they show students thinking of others. Great job to everyone who is taking time to fill others’ buckets.

Tanner S.

Petra P.

Solomon S.

WOW

This year our fundraiser is a Math-a-Thon. It will be very similar to our Spell-a-Thon that was held two years ago. Students can collect pledges per question or collect a flat rate. Packages will be go-ing home on Monday, March 24. That will give stu-dents a chance to collect pledges over Spring Break. The date of the Math-a-Thon will be Tues-day, April 15, 2014. We thank everyone for their support during our fund raising efforts. We use those funds for gym, library and technology equip-ment, as well as WOW awards and special events.

Awards February 2014

William Baptiste, Ashley Veitch, Kyra Lazaruk, Marco Prochorow, Phillipp Horn, David Diewert, Jackson Gwynne and Drake Vermeulen, Abby Smolinski, Jude Kroeker, Austin Smo-linski, Jaxon Smolinski, Lukas Wiebe, Sierra Wilde, Aaron Stone, Vinsent Shumski, Camilla Emmers, Raeanne Peters, Angelina Dubois, Epic Emery, Hunter Johnson, Taven Schroeder, Jessie Muth.

W.O.W.

In Appreciation On behalf of the entire staff at Happy Thought School, we would like to thank our Parent Advi-sory Council and EUBP PAC for a lovely staff appreciation week full of surprises and treats. We appreciate the thoughtful gifts and beauti-ful luncheon. It is a privilege to work with all your children!

EUBP NEWS Our EUBP students will be celebrating Easter in the month of April. They will decorate Pysanka (Easter Eggs)and bake Paska (Easter Bread) for their Easter Baskets. On April 25th students will walk down to have the baskets blessed by Father Chorney and enjoy a wonderful lunch at the East Selkirk Hall. During the week of April 21, 2014, EUBP students will be creating a mural of Taras Schevchenko with visit-ing artist Annie Bergen. This unique mural will displayed at the school and various Ukrainian events like Folk-lorama. MPUE has been contracting guest artists annually to especially work with our Ukrainian Students. Looking back at the last few months we have forgotten to thank our students, teachers, volunteers and parents who made the Christmas Tea/Concert such a hit way back in December. The Ukrainian caroling went very well. Students visited various places around Selkirk meeting up at the Sel-kirk Mall for a spectacular Ukrainian Christmas Carol performance. Petrusia Perogy has been busy making her rounds entertaining all the children at R.F. Morrison and Hand in Hand Daycare. She is such a popular perogy!

Dear Petrusia,

Why do you wear high heels?

From, Schalin Eisbrenner

Dear Schalin,

In my spare time I like to dance and my high heeled boots are part

of my costume!

From, Petrusia

Ask

Petrusia

Kindergarten Registration for 2014-2015 We are now accepting kindergarten registrations for both our English and English-Ukrainian Bilingual programs for children born in 2009. The English-Ukrainian program is available to all children in the Lord Selkirk School Division. We are asking our parents to register as soon as possible because we provide readiness packages for children prior to their entering kindergarten. This material will help your child be better prepared for school.

For additional information, please contact the school at 482-4521.

UDL - Component Two of SEL: Valuing Diversity Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the idea that teaching the child is just as important as teaching the child his/her academics. The goal of Universal Design for Learning in LSSD is to develop caring classroom com-munities through Social Emotional Learning.

Students in Lord Selkirk School Division are being guided by their teachers to realize their “smarts” through the multiple intelligence survey and programming changes that support the variety of ways students can learn.

Students also have been building relationships with other students through three minute morning chat activi-ties. Teachers are focusing on building relationships within their classrooms through the promotion of ac-ceptance and appreciation in the differences all of us bring to the classroom.

Within the community of their classrooms, teachers and students are creating “classroom brains”.

Teachers are working through lessons that highlight individuals’ “smarts”.

Students are having discussions in their classrooms about all of the different careers that would thrive with their current smart.

Teachers are recognizing the challenges that students need to work on to help them be a well-rounded in-dividual. This is being done through goal setting and continued follow up discussions around each stu-dent’s area of weakness.

There are students in our school division that have exceptionalities. Teachers are leading discussions and activities to establish empathy for others.

Through specific Respecting Diversity Lessons, and through ongoing discussions around all of these ideas, students and teachers are establishing a safe and caring environment where all students are accepted for who they are. If all people find value in each smart, they will learn to appreciate the strengths that others bring to their lives.

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”

-Voltaire

Skating The Grade 4 noon hour skating sessions were very successful. Many students enjoyed the fun and fitness during the last few months. Their confidence on skates and skill levels improved sig-nificantly. A big thank you goes out to all the parents, grandpar-ents, Ms. Sprange, Ms. Kalyta, Mrs. Kwiatkowski, Mr. Chody and Mrs. Lovenjak who volunteered their precious time and came out to the arena to help out the skaters. We would also like to thank Mr. Genyk and Mr. Mueller for unlocking and locking the doors! Finally we wish to thank the East Sellkirk Recreation Association for their support and partnership in our skating efforts.

Here is more timely information from our HTS/ESMS Food and Nutrition committee who meets every second month at 6:30 in the ESMS library. Our next meeting will be May 21, 2014. Please join us!

SPIRIT WEEK

MONDAY - hat day

TUESDAY - color day

WEDNESDAY - Husky Pride day

THURSDAY - beach day

FRIDAY - pajama day

COME TRY RINGETTE DATE

Saturday, April 12, 2014 Please register by April 5, 2014

WHERE St. Andrews Community Club Arena

For more information or to Register, Please Contact:

Deb Lazaruk by email to: ringettering@gmail.com

Ice Time 9:00am

Please arrive 1/2 hour prior to ice time.

Parent information session and refreshments for participants after ice time.

Visit ComeTryRingette.com

for details on the next event in your area and to register online.

HTS Student Council This week our contributors are Isabella Masi Grade 1-1, Ryan Marowitch Grade 2-2 and Sarah Genaille Grade 4-2

Interview with Mrs. Enns by Isabella

I-How many kids do you have in your class?

Mrs. E.-I have 23 students in my class.

I-How long have you been teaching?

Mrs. E.- Two years.

I-Do you like teaching?

Mrs. E.- Yes I love teaching!

I-What is your favourite food?

Mrs. E.- Ice cream

I-What is your favourite colour?

Mrs. E.- Purple

I-What do you like to do in your spare time?

Mrs. E.- I like to do hot yoga, Zumba, crocheting and knitting.

A Short Story by Ryan

When it Happened

It happened a year ago when I was running on sharp rocks. I tripped on one and fell and hit my head on the rocks. My mom had to take me to my cabin and glued a bandage to my head.

Jokes by Sarah

Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Sponge.

Sponge who?

Sponge Bob Square Pants.

Knock knock.

Who’s there?

School.

School who?

School to be here!

Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Banana.

Banana who?

Banana split.

K-1 Estyn K. K-2 Fiona B. K-U Evan H.. 1-1 Drake V. 1-2 Kevin B. 1-U Jude B. 2-1 Connor K.

2-2 Tianna K. 2-U Colin B. 3-1 Evan B. 3-2 Brooklyn Fr. 3-U Brandon B. 4-1 Ty J. 4-2 Rachel A. 4-U Adam I.

 

February’s Athletes of the Month Every month, an athlete from each class is recognized in our assembly. Students chosen demonstrate good sportsmanship, consistently appropriate behaviour and strong effort and excellent participation.

Cross Country Skiing Club In February and March we decided to put all the snow on the playground to good use and started and gr. 3 cross country skiing club. Thirty-two students signed up and in the spirit of the Olympics we made 3 teams: Canada, Ukraine and the United States. We had to cancel several times due to indoor recess but each team managed to go skiing 3 times. Judging by the smiles on the students faces and the eagerness they showed each time it was their turn to ski I’d say it was a big success! Way to go gr.3’s!!!

Team Ukraine - Jonathan, Jessica A., Jaya, Brooke F, Angelina, Camilla, Conelith, Austin, Hailey, Brooklyn Freeman, Dheklin

Team USA- Solomon, Colby, Danica, Breena. M, Ariel, Harley, Reanne, Liam, Cadence, Paige, Ciara

Team Canada - Jessica H. , Ember, Tyler E, Evan B, Chloe, Maddex, Epic, Jaiden, Kelton, Kenneth 

Ms. Penner Loeppky

Golden Shoe Award Ms. Brown’s class

Good-bye and Thank you We would like to thank Ms. Densmore for being part of our school, teaching physical education since January. Thank you for providing so many indoor recess activities and running a before school basket-ball club and tournament. We would like to wish her well and welcome back Mrs. McConnell!

Admittance $1

The PAC is having a

Spring Fling dance on

April 10 from 6:30 - 8:00 in the HTS gym

Come and

dance to all

your favorite

hits.

canteen with

drinks and snacks

to purchase after

working up a

sweat

The dance is open to all HTS students and staff

and their families.

APRIL 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

3

4

5

6 7 day 5

8 day 6

9 day 1 PAC mtg @

6:30

10 day 2 SPRING FLING

6:30 - 8

11 day 3 PD day

No School

12

13 14 day 4 EUBP mtg @

6:30

15 day 5

16 day 6 Gr. 4 Recorder

Festival

17 day 1

18 GOOD FRIDAY

No School

19

20 21 day 2

22 day 3

23 day 4

24 day 5

25 day 6

EUBP

Easter blessing @ 10:30

26

27 28 day 1

29 day 2 LSSD Choral Festival

30 day 3 LSSD Choral Festival

Spring Break March 31 - April 4