SOURIS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER http://schools.shmb.ca/sci. Number 2, September 27, 2013 NEWS FROM MR. WILLIAMS Hi, everyone. The leaves on the trees have turned colours quite rapidly this past week. Fall has arrived. Hopefully our farmers get a string of dry days so that they can complete the harvest. Yesterday we made the decision to postpone the Terry Fox Run/Walk due to the mucky weather. The Run/Walk will occur Wednesday, October 2nd after lunch. Last summer we installed a refrigerated and filtered water fountain near the gym entrance outside of the Main Gym entrance. There is a counter on the fountain that tracks the amount of water bottles that have been saved from landfills as a result of the use of the fountain. Over the past year we have saved over 20,000 water bottles by having staff and students fill their reuseable/refillable bottles at the fountain. We encourage our students to use this fountain rather than purchase a bottle of water from the machine. Important reminder to students and parents.

Morning exercises begin at Souris School at 8:55 AM. Students are expected to be in their first class prior to that time.

There is a warning bell at 8:50 AM.

Students should begin to move to their classrooms at that time.

Presently we have a number of students who are walking in the doors while the national anthem is playing or while announcements are being read. Time management is one the the most important “soft skills” that a person can develop.

“Soft skills” is a term relating to a collection of personal, positive attributes and competencies that enhance your relationships, job performance, and value to the employment market. We thank you for your anticipated support and cooperation regarding this issue. I would like to remind all parents to check the Student Portal for your son(s) and/or daughter(s) assessment and attendance information. In our opening mailout you would have received a sheet of paper with a username and password for each student. The link to the portal is located on the Souris School website near the bottom of the lefthand column. Have a great day. SENIOR YEARS AWARDS On Thursday, October 3, the High School staff will present awards to our students to recognize last year's academic achievements. Parents, friends, and/or other family members are most welcome to attend. The event begins at 9:00 am and it occurs in the gym. •Mr. Mike Kindle

K–8 News

SOCIAL JUSTICE FIGHTERS Hey Everyone, We are the Social Justice Fighters! To start the year off, we have taken on the challenge of collecting Tassimo T Discs and packaging to be recycled. For every disc and package we collect and send into Terracycle, we will receive 1 penny. We all know that pennies can add up!! The money we receive back will go towards our future project’s fund. Your discs do not have to be

cleaned out, simply bring them to the drop off box in front of the office at Souris School. This collection will be ongoing all year. Thank you…from Mother Earth RESPECT PROGRAM Our Early and Middle Years staff and students have been involved in the implementation of a Respect Program in our school. The premise behind this program is that, as a school, we strive to provide a caring environment where each child can learn. Our Respect Program has replaced our previous “Greenslip Policy” and “StopCard Policy”. Our goal is to assist our students in developing the skills to be reflective of their behaviors; realize the impact that their behaviors may have on others; and provide them with the tools to make positive choices. We also hope to see a decrease in disrespectful behaviors with our students. Informational letters have been sent home to parents regarding our Respect Program, so parents, please be sure to ask your child for a copy of this letter. GRADE 7 & 8 VOLLEYBALL Permission/informational letters have been sent home with our players. Please be sure to check the schedule for game days and other information regarding our season. PARKING REMINDERS A friendly reminder to parents to please not park in the Early Years staff parking lot on the south end of the school when dropping off students or picking up students at the end of the day.

°Mrs. Leanne Rolfe

SHOUT OUT FOR BOOKS After doing some summer reading of my own, I am following up on a suggestion to reach out to the community to help stock my classroom library. Generally I am looking for any grade 6, 7, or 8-level books taking up space in your house that you might like to donate to the school. Specifically my class has mentioned the Percy Jackson series, the Wrush series, Maximum Ride, The Hardy Boys, and/or Scott Westerfeld and

Gary Paulson. •Thanks, Miss Birch!

GRADE 3-6 SOCCER JAMBOREE On Tuesday, October 1 all of the grade 3-6 students will be traveling to Hartney to participate in a soccer jamboree. The kids have been informed what color of shirt to wear. The games will run from 11-2 on the Hartney School grounds. There will be hot dogs and drinks available to purchase, however, we are encouraging our students to bring their own lunch and drink. Microwaves will not be available for our students to use. We also request that all students bring proper footwear for this event. All students will be back in time for buses. If your son/daughter has not yet brought in their soccer permission forms, please be sure they do so on Monday. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Penner, Mrs. Young, or Mrs. Rolfe. We look forward to a great day!

•Trever Penner

STUDENT ATTENDANCE The following was taken off a fact sheet from Program and Student Services Branch of Manitoba Education

Daily attendance is important for all students. Students who attend school regularly are more engaged in learning, have a greater sense of belonging in the community and are more likely to obtain a high school diploma. Attendance Facts: · If a student misses 2 days of school per month they will miss one month of school in the year. · If a student misses 15 days of school per year they will miss an entire year of school by their senior year. · If a student is 10 minutes late for class every day they will miss 6 days of instruction per year. Attendance and Employment: · Individuals without a high school diploma are twice as likely to be unemployed as those with a high school diploma. · Workers in Manitoba without a high school diploma make about $19,201.00 per year.

Dropping out of school is a process not an event. Students who drop out of school often begin the process of disengaging from school as early as grade 3. What the family can do: · Participate in school events like family fun night, open houses, special events like concerts, and celebrations of learning · Have a parent-child discussions about the importance of going to school every day · From the first day of school be consistent in your support for daily attendance · Talk to the school as soon as problems occur · Help your child get ready for school every day through such things as homework monitoring, regular bedtimes and planning for breakfast and lunches What the school can do: · Create trusting relationships among teachers, students and staff; and ensure that each child has a trusted adult in school · Communicate with families making sure they are informed about special events, positive calls to parents, and early conversation if there are concerns · Have high standards for all students and provide academic and social-emotional supports to all students · Support after-school programs to increase school bonding · Create welcoming environment for students and parents · Reward and acknowledge students for good attendance STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS: Welcome back everyone! This year we have decided to put monthly adverts in the newsletter to let you know what we’re up to on Student Council. This year’s Student Council consists of Jessie Robbins as

president, Niamh McKenna & Grant Jackson as VP’s, Tara Farmer as treasurer, Emma Boisvert as secretary, Andrea Robins as social convener and Alissa Swaenepoel as the media rep. The grade reps are Kendra Roberts, Madi Dodds, Adam Kowalchuk, Kaylee Butterfield, Zach Miner, Krystal Adams, Gina Williams and Hannah Cooke. As always, Mrs. Penner and Mrs. Delaurier help keep us all under control. This month has been pretty busy with all the buzz of being back at school but our planning for October has already started! We are putting together a costume and a pumpkin carving contest as well as collecting coats for Coats For Kids! Keep your eyes open for our updates in the newsletter to stay caught up with what we are up to! •Alissa Swaenepoel, Media Rep

CAREER EXPLORATION NEWS Monday, October 28th is our Post Secondary Day for all Grade 11’s and 12’s. Hartney and Wawanesa students will join Souris students for the morning. Students will be able to ask questions, gather information and obtain application forms. Many universities and colleges will be in attendance. Students will have a choice of attending two post secondary institution informative sessions and access display booths. Sign up sheets for the 1st and 2nd session choices will be posted next week. Reminder to all Gr. 12’s, you should have or be in the process of completing applications for post secondary institutions. Many have already! Scholarships are available and are well worth the effort. For further information and to check out the new scholarships, please see me

°Mrs. Cynthia Delaurier

MIDDLE YEARS NEWS Middle Year's held their elections on September 18th to determine who would represent their class for the Middle Year's Leadership group. A lot of people decided to run and enjoyed putting up posters and campaigning to their classmates for their votes! Here are the results: Grade 5/6 Elder- Kaedynce Tuttosi (5) and Amee Butterfield (6) Grade 5/6 Keyes-Shaylee Scraba (5) and

McKenna Page (6) Grade 5/6 O'Brien- Hannah West (5) and Lacy Chambers (6) Grade 7 Birch- Dylan Jones Grade 7 Kreusch- Zach Thexton and Caitlin Bossert Grade 8 Sobry - Ashton Jones and Kylie Matiowsky Grade 8 Adams- Lisa Gohl Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to those who were successful! •Ms. S. Zadorozny SOURIS PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL For information on Souris PAC: email sourispac@shmb.ca, call Mandy at 204-483-2595 go to http://schools.shmb.ca/~sourispac/ Families are busier than ever these days, so brief monthly meetings and a few group activities through the year make the Parent Advisory Council a great way to stay connected to the school community. Anyone looking for more information can: •email sourispac@shmb.ca, •call Mandy at 204-483-2595 •go to http://schools.shmb.ca/~sourispac/ Next meeting October 16th.ATTENDANCE FACTS

Sports GOLF The Souris golf team of Danny Peaslee, Brayden Rolfe, Rhett Dodds and Jeremy Carter traveled to Shilo to compete in the Zone 9 championship. The team played well capturing fourth place. Congratulations and a special thanks to Mr. Wallmann for coaching the boys. On September 20th Danny Peaslee travelled to Portage La Prairie to compete in the Provincial Golf Tournament. He had the best score in the recent Zone Golf Tournament held in Shilo. In windy conditions Danny came through with an excellent score of 41, shooting one of the lowest scores of the tournament. Congratulations Danny!

Volleyball Varsity Girls The Varsity Girls Volleyball Team started their season in Elton on September 13th. After a tough loss to Dauphin, the girls rebounded to finish 2nd in their pool. They split with Morden and beat Teulon and Rivers two straight. They lost a close match to Virden in the playoffs. The girls competed in a tournament in Weyburn on the September 20th weekend. They lost to Yorkton, defeated Weyburn, and split the match with a team from Regina in pool play. On Saturday they faced teams from Estevan, Arcola, Moose Jaw and Yellow Grass. They ended the day with a decisive victory over Yellow Grass. Home opener for League Play is October 1st against Wawanesa. •Mrs. Rhonda Young Varsity Boys The Varsity Boys volleyball team traveled to Brandon University on September 20thto compete in the Bobcat Tournament. Many positive things came out of the weekend, including great passing, some powerful offense, and players stepping up into leadership roles. First home game action for the Sabres is on Tuesday, October 1st, as they take on Wawanesa. Come out and cheer them on! •Ms. Rachel Prévost

SOURIS SCHOOL COMING EVENTS September 30 Band Town Cheese Blitz October 1 Band Town Cheese Blitz 1 Home Opener for Varsity Volleyball vs Wawanesa 2 Terry Fox Run 3 Senior Years Awards – 9:00 a.m. Gym 14 Thanksgiving Day – NO CLASSES 25 Provincial PD Day – NO CLASSES 28 Grade 11/12 πost Secondary Day 30 “WE” Day”, Winnipeg – Gr. 8 November 8 Admin Day – NO CLASSES

11 Remembrance Day – NO CLASSES 22 Admin Day – NO CLASSES December 2 Hartney Band Concert – 7:00 p.m. 3 Souris Band Concert – 7:00 p.m. 20 Last day of classes 23- Jan. 4 Christmas Holidays – NO CLASSES January 6 First day of classes February 3 Souris Band Concert – 7:00 p.m. 4 Hartney Band Concert – 7:00 p.m. 17 Louis Riel Day – NO CLASSES 24 Divisional PD Day – NO CLASSES March 14 Admin. Day – NO CLASSES 28 Admin. Day – NO CLASSES 31- April 4 Spring Break – NO CLASSES April 7 First day of classes 18 Good Friday – NO CLASSES 21 PD Day – NO CLASSES May 19 Victoria Day – NO CLASSES June 23 Souris School Grad 26 Report Card Pick Up and Early

Dismissal 27 Admin. Day – NO CLASSES COMMUNITY EVENTS The Souris District Arts Council opens their concert series featuring a very talented female trio, "Rosie & the Riveters" from Saskatchewan. These gals, who are inspired by the fashion and music of the 1940's, will have you dancing in the aisles and laughing in your seats. Come out to the Souris Glenwood Community Hall on Thursday , October 3 at 7:30 p.m. for a great evening of entertainment. For ticket information, call Sharon Dunn at 483-2001. PLEASE STOP BY FOR SOME TREATS At Halloween, we all look forward to seeing kids in costumes and sharing in their excitement of getting treats in pillowcases or little pumpkin buckets. This Halloween, we invite the kids of the Souris School, to come trick or treating at the Souris Personal Care Home. We would love to see all of your costumes and give you little treat bags. Come up and see us after 5:30 pm, this way we can finish our supper and

get set up at the front entrance to greet all of you.

•Holly Berg, Activity Supervisor Souris Personal Care Home

SOURIS SKATING CLUB Labels for the Stuff Kids Lose! “Mabel’s Labels” are dishwasher and laundry safe personalized labels. Shop and order at: www.souris.mabelslabels.com

Great for school supplies, lunch boxes, sports equipment and clothing. This fundraiser runs September 4/13 to March 31/14 in support of the Souris Skating Club.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS Tuesday and Thursday, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Souris School Business Ed Lab No Cost. Please join us. Please bring your immigration papers for registration. If you have questions, please contact Deanna at 204-858-2646 or Bruce at 204-573-0970. MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO A CHILD'S FUTURE AND

BECOME A VOLUNTEER HOME VISITOR!

Child & Family Services of Western Manitoba is

looking for volunteers to be involved in the Parent Child Home Program this Fall.

The purpose of this program is to help strengthen

the relationship between parent and child and to

aid the parents in helping their child learn.

Volunteers are trained as home visitors and they

visit the family's home twice a week for

approximately half an hour each time. The home

visitor is provided with books and toys to model

play and positive interaction to the parent.

A training workshop is scheduled for early October

and the program runs from mid-

October to early April. Volunteers attend a

weekly meeting for training and support.

If you would like more information, please call:

Parent Child Home Program Coordinator - Barb

Martens – 204-726-7143

CFS Volunteer Coordinator – Brenda Lacerte –

204-726-7178

AVALON THEATRE PLANES – September 27th – 29th Rated: G 91 mins. Animation/Adventure/Comedy Stars: Carlos Alaraqui, Dane Cook, and Stacy Keach A cropdusting plane with a fear of heights lives his dreams of competing in a famous around-the-world aerial race. THE BUTLER – October 4th – 6th Rated: 14A 132 min. Biography/Drama Stars: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack As Civil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam and other major events affect this man’s life, family and American Society. SOURIS VALLEY RECREATION COMMISSION Upcoming Community Programs 483-5214 or svrc@mymts.net Zumba - Mondays and Thursday September 16 - December 2 No Classes on Holidays 6:30pm - 7:30pm Souris Community Hall 10 punch pass $100 20 punch pass $170 What is My Dog Saying? An introduction to canine communication Handouts provided Wednesday, October 23 6:30pm - 9:30pm Cost: $15.00 Bootcamp - Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:00 pm September 25 - November 27 7:00 - 8:00pm Souris Community Hall $90 for ten weeks Shake, Rattle and Roll - Mondays October 7,21,28 November 4, 18, 25 Preschool Activity Program Souris & Glenwood Community Hall 10:00am - 11:00am Session $20 or $5 drop in Bob Ross Painting Workshop Saturday September 28th 10:00am - 4:00pm $85.00 Adult Community Badminton Wednesdays and Sundays - starting September 18 7:30pm - 10pm Subject to school availability Bring your own racquet Adult Community Volleyball Thursday - starting September 19 8:00pm - 9:00pm Subject to School Availability Children's Recreational Hockey Saturdays 8am - 10am November 2 - March 16 Souris & Glenwood Memorial Complex Cost: $85.00 Gymnastics - Tuesdays October 1,8,15,22, November 5,12,19,26 Souris & Glenwood Community Hall 5:00-5:30pm Pre / K 5:30-6:30pm Grades 1&2 6:30-7:30pm Grades 3&older Preschool/Kindergarten $45.00 Grade 1 and up $65.00 Walking in the Complex The Complex is open during the day for walking. Pedometers available at the recreation office Hatha Yoga - Tuesdays

September 17- November 26 7:00 pm-8:15 pm St Paul's United Church $104.50 per session or $13 drop in Contact Kim 204 483-3178 to register Power Yoga - Tuesdays September 17- November 26 8:30pm - 9:45pm St Paul's United Church $104.50 per session or $13 drop in Contact Kim 204 483-3178 to register Core Yoga - Thursdays September 19 - November 28 7:30 - 8:45pm 104.50 per session or $13 drop in Contact Kim 204 483-3178 to register Yoga, Bellyfit and Zumba Tuesday or Wednesday evening Minto Town and Country Centre 6:00 pm or 7:00 pm whichever suits most people Six weeks at a cost of $60. Contact Heather Ayre if interested <mailto:h.f.ayre@talk21.com> h.f.ayre@talk21.com SUNFLOWER TEA HOUSE Daily soup & 1 pkg crackers 2.75 Hot Dog 2.75 Hamburger 3.75 Cheeseburger 4.00 Pizza Pops 2.00 Sandwiches: Ham, Chicken, Cheese 3.25 Caesar salad with 1 dressing 3.50 Chicken Caesar Salad with 1 dressing 4.25 Chicken Wraps – with 1 dressing 4.00 Extra salad dressings .25 Extra crackers .25 Specials – Daily specials are 4.25 Monday-Grilled Cheese & Bag of Veggies Tuesday – Taco in a Bag Wednesday – Peroghies (6) & sour cream Thursday – Chili & a bun Friday – Pizza Monday – Chicken Burger Tuesday – Taco in a Bag Wednesday – Mac & Cheese Thursday – Pulled Beef Friday – Pizza Snacks Veggie bag & dip 1.75 Old Dutch Chips 1.00 Long John’s 1.50 Hot rod 1.25 Rice krispie cake 1.00 Beef Jerky 1.75 Puffed wheat cake 1.00 Apple fritters 1.50 Cookies .75 Muffins .75 Donuts 1.25 Twister 1.50 Fruit ( in season) 1.00 Drinks Apple juice or orange juice 300ml bottles - 1.50 White or chocolate milk - small 1.50, large 1.75

THINK SUNSHINE!!

CAMPBELL’S SOUP “LABELS FOR EDUCATION” THANK YOU to everyone who clips and saves those labels and UPC codes. If you use these products then save those labels – Campbell’s Condensed soup, Chunky soup, Broth, Ramen Hearty Noodles, Ramen Hearty Noodles, Ready to serve soup, Habitant, Gardennay, Soup at Hand, V8Soups, Easy cooking sauces along with Prego sauce, V8 Splash/Fusion, Pace Salsa, Goldfish crackers. Collection bins are at the school, Big Way and Robbins Fine Foods. It seems like a lot of work but the labels would be just heading to the garbage anyways. The school appreciates everyone that has supported this program, so keep on saving those labels. Remember, both the label and UPC are needed. •Glenda McConnell