March 2018

Upcoming Events Mar 3 - Regional Science Fair Mar 6 - Jr High Leadership Conference Mar 7 - Jr High Ski Trip Mar 7 - Gr 5&9 Catchup Immunizations Mar 9 - No School Mar 13 - Parent Drug Awareness Night 6:30 pm Mar 13-16 - Kiwanis Music Festival Mar 19 - MADD Presentation Mar 21 - HS Art class - Sundre Museum Mar 21 - Farm Safety Presentations Mar 21 - Parent Council 7:00 pm Mar 22 - Report Cards Mar 22 - Starbucks Culture Club - King Lear Mar 23 - No School Mar 27 & 28 - Parent Teacher Interviews Mar 30 - Good Friday

A warm hello to all of the members of our Hugh Sutherland School community! It needs to be a warm greeting with all of the snow and cold weather we have had this winter! We just had an amazing month of February here at the school with many exciting and important events and activities happening. We are also looking forward as we move into March and what wonderful opportunities the spring will bring for our stu-dents and hopefully some warm, snow free weather ☺.

The winter Olympics were incredible and many of our students had an excellent day of getting into the Olympic spirit earlier in the month as they participated in the HSS Winter Olympics. We just recently hosted our local Science Fair where sever-al budding scientists put together some amazing projects! On the theme of bud-ding scientists, our grade 6 students enjoyed a trip to TELUS Spark Science Cen-tre. Our grade 10 students had the opportunity to work through a 2 day workshop and obtain their Standard First Aid Certification. Students learned about respect during our annual Pink Shirt Day with part of the lessons coming from a guest speaker, Alvin Law. We had an excellent basketball season this year with many teams representing our school. In particular a big congratulations to our Junior Girls Team who were champions of our entire league. Well done girls! Now, bad-minton is just around the corner and many students are looking forward to batting around the “bird”!

Coming up in March we have several Junior High and High School students off to a leadership conference, many of the grade 7 and 8 are participating in a ski trip and the Kiwanis Music Festival is running all next week.

We want to send out our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Maxine Noren. Maxine was a long time teacher in Carstairs who genuinely touched so many people. She will be deeply missed. Thanks to the overwhelming support pro-vided at Maxine’s Celebration of Life tribute that occurred at the school this last weekend. The family is collecting donations in Maxine’s name for a school scholar-ship. If you would like to donate, please contact the school office.

Report cards are coming out on March 22nd. Remember, we have gone paperless this year with High School report cards, so please log into your Power School Ac-count to monitor your child’s progress and get complete mark update on the 22nd. Parent Teacher interviews are scheduled for March 27th and 28th . We will be send-ing out information for appointment bookings over the next few days. Please stay in regular communication with your sons and/or daughters teachers in order to en-sure learning success.

Our next School Council meeting is on Wednesday, March 21st. You are welcome to come out and provide input into the school through this important committee.

I certainly appreciate the parents, students, school staff and school community who all work tirelessly to make Hugh Sutherland School the wonderful school it is. If ever you have any questions, please call us anytime or drop in to the school.

With HSS pride,

George Thomson, Laura Lee Hrabok and Dean Nielsen

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One-to-One Reading Program

Hugh Sutherland School will be starting a new session of its One-to-One Reading Program in March and we are looking for more committed volunteers to read with our younger students! Our spring session will run from March 5th until May 31st. Volunteer expectations: Commitment of at least 1 hour per week to read one-on-one with stu-dents. One morning or afternoon of volunteer training during the week of March 5th-8th. A crimi-nal record check, child welfare check, and confidentiality agreement. This is an excellent opportunity for family members to become involved in student learning and to support and encourage literacy at Hugh Sutherland School! Students greatly benefit from having one-on-one reading time with adults and it helps children learn literacy skills for life. For more information, please contact Michaela Allen at mmallen@cesd73.ca or 403-337-3326. We look forward to working together with families in the community to build strong readers and help students develop a love for reading.

Donations

The school is looking for old iPods or iPhones that still keep a charge and connect to WiFi to use with our students. Please drop donations off at the office.

In the event of a school emergency or closure, HSS would text, call and email parents

and guardians however our new SchoolMessenger system requires that you

Opt-in for text alerts. Please text “Y” or “yes” to 724665

Hugh Sutherland Science Fair Results - Feb 18

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Congratulations to all of the students who took part in the Hugh Sutherland School Science Fair on

Tuesday, February 13! We are very proud of all of you, and we would like to recognize the award win-

ners.

Grade 3

First Best of Fair - Alec J

Second Best of Fair - Matthew P

Third Best of Fair - Darius L

Third Best of Fair - Damon M & Sloan W

Grade 4

First Best of Fair - Zander E

Second Best of Fair - Brekyn G

Third Best of Fair - Meagan K

Grade 5

First Best of Fair - Ty M

Second Best of Fair - Jessa S

Third Best of Fair - Ashlynn M & Kiera P

Grade 6

First Best of Fair - Kaia K, Emma K & Hayley G

Second Best of Fair - Alyssa S

Third Best of Fair - Jules O.P. & Hannah S

Grade 7

First Best of Fair - Tehya K

Grade 9

First Best of Fair - Hailey G

All of the students who placed first, second, or third in this year’s HSS Science Fair will be moving onto the Mountain View Science Fair in Olds on Saturday, March 3. Best of luck at the fair! We hope to see more students participating in the Science Fair next year! You can start thinking about your projects now. It’s never too early to start.

Mission: Chinook’s Edge School Division will engage every student in meaningful learning by challenging,

encouraging and believing in them.

Vision: Chinook’s Edge School Division will be universally recognized as a collaborative learning community where learning is personalized for all students to achieve success as compassionate and innovative global citizens.

MSTS Science Fair Results - Mar 3

Kodiak’s Snack Shack

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Congratulations to all of the students who took part in the Mountainview County Science Fair in Olds on Saturday, March 3! We are very proud of all of you, and we would like to recognize the award winners. Grade 3-4 Category

Damon M. and Sloan W. - Gold and 2nd Runner-Up for Best of Fair

Brekyn G - Gold

Zander E. - Gold

Meagan K. - Silver

Matthew P. - Bronze Grade 5-6 category

Ty M. - Gold and Best of Fair

Kaia K. and Emma K. - Gold

Hayley G. - Silver

Alyssa S. - Bronze

Kiera P. and Ashlynn M. - Humanities Award

Hanna S. and Jules O.P. - Biology Award

Jessa S. - Nutrition Award Grade 7-8 category

Hailey G. - Silver

Tehya K. - Nature Award

FROM THE DESK OF THE GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR...

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With the exception of some crazy weather, semester two is well underway. Grade twelve students should be up to date with Di-ploma marks through MyPass. All high school students should set up a MyPass account. Please see Mr. Hronek if you have not already done so. If you find your child would benefit from extra tutor support as we progress through , semester two, please contact Sheila John-son, msjohnson@cesd73.ca at the school. We will do our best to coordinate this service with you. Scholarships : Please refer to our current scholarships under the High School tab on our website. Many of these scholarships have deadlines. Don’t miss out! Several of our high school students are capitalizing on an opportunity to participate in two Dual Credit programs offered through CESD and Olds College. These students have dedicated their Fridays off to head to Olds College for Welding and Agriculture Tech programs throughout the semester. These opportunities expose students to life as a Post Secondary student, while still having the support of our school to guide them. These 9 students will earn both high school and post secondary credits. The fol-lowing picture was taken at the Ag Tech Orientation evening at the Olds College Trades building where students will practice their skills hands on in the shop. If interested in future Dual Credit opportunities, please contact Mr. Hronek. Meanwhile, grade 10’s put in some extra work to earn Standard First Aid Certificates at school through the Canadian Red Cross. Thank you to Instructor Tammy McMow for all her extra time and effort to help each student be successful. Please see below the following reminders and opportunities: Grade 10 orientation: If you have a student going into Grade 10 there is a meeting Wednesday April 5, 2017 at 7 pm in the Learning Commons. We will be going over Alberta High School Diploma Requirements, High School Course Selection, Post Secondary Planning and HSS Policies & Expectations Career Expo: April 26, 2018 Red Deer, AB https://nextgen.org/careerexpo/ SAIT Campus Tours: March 10 -April 28, 2018 http://www.sait.ca/future-students/visit-campus/campus-tours Olds College Preview Days: https://www.oldscollege.ca/about/events-dates/preview-days/index.html

Business programs- Mar. 2 Fashion program- Mar. 8 Agriculture & Land programs- Mar. 23 Trades & Horticulture programs -Apr. 6 US College Expo - http://uscollegeexpo.com/us-college-expo-canada

Please feel free to contact me at any time. Kevin Hronek Guidance Counselor/Off Campus Coordinator khronek@cesd73.ca

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School Fees

School Fees were due on October 20, 2017 and are now past due. Please be advised that Hugh Sutherland School policy states that extracurricular actives will not be available for those who have not paid school fees or set-up a payment schedule. These activities include school dances, athletic team participation and Cap & Gown Ceremonies. If any fees have not been paid due to financial difficulty, you may contact the school office at 403-337-3326 to pick up an application form to waive school fees or make payment arrangements. Payments can be made online at www.hughsutherlandschool.ca, under “QuickLinks” click on “Online Payments”. Detailed instruction can also be found on the

statements that were sent home with students. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

A Note From Janet

HSS is SPRINGING into some fantastic events for this Month. Friday, March 2 Munsch Mania Puppet theatre production will be performing for CES & HSS's Grades 3 & 4. Monday, March 5 Single Parent Families Supper & Conversation @ Carstairs Bancroft United Church. 6-7:30 Child Care provided. Wednesday, March 13th. HSS Parent Council & Carstairs Protective Services have collaborated to offer an educational parent evening on the topic " What Parents Should Know About Children & Drugs". Some topics to be covered are drugs in our communi-ty, vaping and slang names. Speaker: Sheldon Kresniak & Kayla Kornicki Hugh Sutherland School 6:30-8 pm Learning Commons Room (library) Monday, March 19th MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) will @ HSS to present to Grades 7-12. Sponsored by the Double Trouble Drinking & Driving, SADD, team @ HSS. 9:51-10:56 North Gym Parents welcome. Would love to shout out a huge CONGRATULATIONS to our 25 Rainbows students who completed the program for the 2017-18 year. Thursday, March 29 WINDS OF CHANGE, coffee chat @ KOFFEE KABIN, for single parents. 6-7:30.

There are a lot of things happening for our pocket students this month. March 6 - Leadership March 7 - Ski Trip (bus is leaving at 6:45 am) March 13 - Jr High Band @ Kiwanis Music Festival March 15 - Jazz Band @ Kiwanis Music Festival March 16 - Choir @ Kiwanis Music Festival March 22 - Report Cards go home March 27/28 - Parent Teacher Interviews March 29 - Bunny Hop

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Chinook's Edge School Division No 73

Hugh Sutherland School RR#1 Carstairs, AB T0M 0N0

Phone: 403-337-3326 Fax: 403-337-3918 E-mail: hugh.sutherland@cesd73.ca

Where Students Come First!

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Assessing our impact on student success A Message from the Superintendent This month’s newsletter theme of ‘Assessment’ provides the perfect opportunity for us to share our pride in the great accomplish-

ments of our students and the dedicated staff who support them. In Chinook’s Edge, we measure student success in a number of ways. This includes provincial achievement data, of course, but it also includes information about whether our students are reading at grade level, if they feel safe at school, and if they feel equipped to continue striving toward their goals after graduation. Our division-wide focus on literacy, academic excellence, social

emotional framework development, and career development is setting our students up for success. We are pleased to see an increase across the board in the number of students who are achieving both levels of Acceptable and levels of Excellence in Provincial Achievement Tests and Diploma Exams. This is an important indication that our strategic focus is impacting students at every grade level in Chinook’s Edge. Our clear goals, along with the commitment of staff, students and

parents, is leading to great success for our students. Kurt Sacher, Superintendent

*Inclement Weather Update*

We are reviewing our Inclement Weather practices following the winter storm on February 8th, when it was deemed a Yellow Day and buses in Chinook’s Edge weren’t running. In retrospect, due to the potential safety issues this created for staff and high school students, we likely would have classified this particular day as a Red Day in some of our schools. Each Inclement Weather day is unique, and each present different challenges across our large division. Our ongoing review and discussions are based on the priority of safety considerations for students and staff. Following this review, the likelihood of a Red Day is higher than it has traditionally been.

There are several issues that might necessitate a Red Day at a school, in a community, or throughout the entire divi-sion. Facility issues, such as extended power outages, for instance, may also necessitate a Red Day. Most often a Red Day is declared because the roads are unsafe for travel for students, parents and staff, due to a winter snowstorm. It is vital that parents have clear back-up plans in place for the care of their children on Red Days when their school is closed.

It is also imperative that parents are familiar with our Inclement Weather protocols (which are available on school web-sites and the division website). To ensure highest safety, parents are reminded that on a Yellow Day at your child’s school (meaning that buses are not running, but schools are open and classes are being held), our schools still require you to contact them if your child will be absent. Some parents may choose to drive their child into the school when their school bus isn’t running, while some parents will choose to keep their child at home that day – and schools can’t make assumptions when safety is at stake. Parents of bus students: please contact your school to confirm if your child will be absent on Yellow Days.

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