SOURIS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER http://schools.shmb.ca/sci. Number 18, May 17, 2013 NEWS FROM MR. WILLIAMS Spring is here…and the rains have arrived just in time for all the hardy campers out there to be able to enjoy May long weekend. Congratulations to Linda McRae-Walker, Brenda Swaenepoel, and the entire cast and crew of “A Kidsummer Night’s Dream”. From all indications, all shows were exceptional and all were well attended. Great job, everyone. All the time, energy, and commitment that you put into the show certainly paid off. The male and female Rugby teams returned from their trip to Calgary with a whole lot of experience under their belts. The top-notch competition that you faced, combined with the class and dignity that you displayed, will go a long way to ensuring success throughout the season and into the future. Great work. Thank you to Mr. Yon and your supporting cast of coaches, managers, and chaperones. I would like to welcome Reese Ryckman into the world. Reese was born May 6th, 2013 to Angie and Mark Ryckman. On that note I would like to welcome Shayla Zadorozny to our staff. Shayla is a new graduate out of Brandon University and is filling Mrs. Ryckman 0.5 FTE position until the end of the June. A number of changes will be occurring prior (hopefully prior) to the first day of classes next fall. I have listed them below:

- There will be 4 gr. 1-2 Multi-age classrooms

- A classroom must be renovated for the addition of the 4th gr. 1-2 Multi-age room

- There will be 3 gr. 3-4 Multi-age classrooms

- Gr. 5 students will be moving up to Middle Years end of the building

- The Nursery School/Daycare will be moving to Mrs. Ryckman's room

- The Before and After School program requires more space and is moving to Mrs. O'Brien's soon-to-be-former room. Building access to these programs will now be through the Middle/Gymnasium entrance and parking for the

- Nursery School will be on the street in front of the building.

- A large overhead door will be put into the South wall of the Woods room to

allow for us to improve our Construction program. The plan is to have a fenced-in enclosure as well. This plan also includes the demolition of a portion of the wall separating the Woods and Art rooms to allow for the expansion of the Woods program.

- As a result, the Art room will be moving from its present location. The plan, at present, is to utilize the South hut and the present Gr. 6 Science room as the Art rooms.

That is all for now. Have a great weekend.

Some of our high school students participated in a CTS Rube Goldberg Science Challenge in St. Leon on Wednesday, May 8th. Their task was to filter dirty water through a series of simple machines. They competed against students from Miami, Killarney, Treherne, and Carman Schools. Students from left to right: Rhett Dodds, Cassie Rekken, Tara Farmer, Wyatt Hiebert, Alberto Pozo, Sabrina Kyle, David Criddle, Adam Lamb, Phillip Campbell, Matt Williams •Mr. Cory Skelton Middle Years News As the planning process has begun for the 2013/2014 school year, we have made a decision in the restructuring of our Middle Years area. This fall our grade 5 students will be moving up into the Middle Years end of the school. The province of Manitoba defines Middle Years as “the education provided for young adolescents in Grades 5, 6, 7, and 8” (Manitoba Education 2010, “Engaging Middle Years Students in Learning – Transforming Middle Years Education in Manitoba) and with the relocation of several classrooms that will be occurring in our school throughout the summer, this decision was a natural transition that became evident.

If you have any questions regarding the joining of the grade 5s to Middle Years, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Rolfe at leanner@shmb.ca or 483-6233.

Middle Years Track & Field

Souris School Track and Field meet will be occurring on May 22nd for our Grades 5-8 students. Please come on by and cheer on our students as they participate in this event.

Students that qualify from our own Track meet will travel to the Sportsplex in Brandon on May 29th for the Southwest Horizon Divisional Track and Field.

Grade 1-5 Swimming Lessons

Parents of our grade 1-5 students will be receiving letters today regarding their child’s participating in swimming lessons through the Souris Pool. Please be sure to return the forms and money by the date outlined on the letter to insure that your child will be part of the swim program.

K-6 Musical Showcase

Our music classes are hard at work preparing for our Musical Showcase. Our Musical Showcase is being held Thursday May 30 at 2:00 in the school gym. Each class will be performing something that they have been working on in class. Please consider this your invitation to come and support the hard work of all our students and take a peek at what happens in our music classes! All proceeds from silver collection will be helping to purchase guitars for our music program.

MIDDLE YEARS DRAMA

Souris School Drama would like to send a huge thank you to everyone who came out to see our production of “A Kidsummer Night’s Dream”. We had a lot of fun performing for you!

Thanks for supporting Drama at Souris School

•Mrs. Brenda Swaenepoel

CAREER EXPLORATION NEWS Last call for Historica. “Encounters with Canada” is a week long seminar held at the Terry Fox Canadian Youth Centre in Ottawa. This is an “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity that allows youth from across the country to come together. For more information and forms, please stop in at the Career Center. This year’s Grad preparations are well underway. Grade 12’s have until the end of the month (May 31) to submit their applications for the local scholarships to the Career Center. Information on our school’s local scholarships is on the web. The Grade 11’s, next year’s grads, will have their first Grad credit check interview in the next two weeks. Career choices, post-secondary options and scholarships will be discussed.

As well, there are scholarships still available to this year’s Grads. It is worth your while to check these out. Please see me for further information.

•Mrs. Cynthia Delaurier DRIVERS ED The next Driver’s Ed class will begin September 5th,

2013. Your birthdate has to be on or before March 26, 1998 to be accepted into this class. You have to go to your local insurance office to register. SAVE THOSE EMPTY CANS AND BOTTLES! Once again, the Grad Class will be doing the annual bottle drive. More details to follow! Thank you. •Grad Class 2013 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION The school is now accepting registration for Kindergarten students for the 2013-2014 school year. Parents who have children of Kindergarten age are asked to register these children with the school secretary between 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday at the school office. Parents are asked to bring their child’s birth certificate when they come to register, so we can make a copy for our files. Children must be five years of age on or before December 31st, 2013. Anyone who is aware of neighbors and friends who may have children ready to begin Kindergarten in the fall are asked to pass the message on to them to assist with our school planning. 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/

Upcoming Meeting Dates: Monday, June 10, 2013 – 7:00 p.m. Meetings are conducted efficiently, adjourning no later than 9:00 p.m., and with fairness to the members present in accordance with the agreements established by Souris School PAC. Motions are carried by a majority vote. BADMINTON Congratulations to Sarah Paulson for doing very well at the Varsity Provincials the May 3rd weekend in

Winnipeg. Sarah had 3 wins and 4 losses. She narrowly missed the playoff round but finished in the top 20 in province. Well done Sarah! RUGBY

At McMahon Stadium in Calgary

Even though they are in Calgary, homework has to be done. The Souris Sabres kicked off their tour in Calgary May 9th. The Lady Sabres came up against City Finalists Sir Winston Churchill High School and it was a physical game right from the start. The game went back and forth, but the experienced Churchill side proved too much as they defeated the Sabres 19-0. Emily Tuttosi was named player of the game for Souris. The Souris boys really brought it and took it to the home side defeating Churchill 43-5. The physical play of the Sabres at the breakdowns and in the set piece really put Churchill on the back foot. Scoring for the Sabres were: Sheldon Kowalchuk 3 Tries, 4 Converts Michael Fortin 1 Try, Blair Penno 1 Try Tyson McRae 1 Try, Carter Suski 1 Try Sheldon Kowalchuk was named player of the game for Souris. The Souris Sabres finished their Calgary Tour playing the Western Canada Redmen today. Western Canada is one of the largest schools in Calgary with over 2,000 students. The Lady Sabres kicked off first and played very well. The game

went back and forth but the game remained scoreless just before the half until Western Canada capitalized off a Sabre handling error and scored to make it 5-0 at the half. The Lady Sabres dominated the second half territorially and possession wise, but came up just short in a great effort. Final score Western Canada 5 Souris 0. Emily Tuttosi was named player of the game. The Boys came up against a big squad but took it to Western Canada physically in the first half and led 5-0 at the half when Conrad May punched over a try. The boys gave up a quick score in the second half and Western Canada took a 7-5 lead. Western Canada scored again 7 minutes later to make it 12-5. The Sabres never gave up and punched one over on the final play when Michael Fortin touched one down to make it 12-10 Western Canada. The Sabres needed to make the convert to tie the game, but the kick just sailed to the left bringing the final score 12-10 for Western Canada. Sheldon Kowalchuk was named player of the game Even though the Sabres didn't get the wins today, they proved they can compete with the big city 4A schools and certainly grew as a team. The Sabres look forward to returning home and finishing their season. Great work Sabres! Back home in league action the Varsity Rugby teams played the Minnedosa Chancellors Thursday night and first place in the final standings was on the line for both teams. The Lady Sabres got off to a great start and controlled most of the play during the game and defeated the Chancellors 32-12. Scoring for the Sabres were Amy Tuttosi and Maggie Murphy both with two tries each. Also scoring tries were Alix Sabeski and Courtney Roy with one each. Charlotte West kicked a convert. The Ladies next action will be a semi-final game next week. Time and date TBA. The Varsity boys also played a solid game in a match up of undefeated teams. The Sabres battled hard in a physical game against the Chancellors and worked their way to a 27-7 victory. Scoring for the Sabres were Seth Walker and Blair Penno with 2 tries each. Michael Fortin also scored a try and Sheldon Kowalchuk kicked a convert. The first place finish sets up a semi-final match against the Crocus Plainsmen. Kick-off and date TBA. Great job Sabres and good luck in the playoffs!

•Mr. Yon

SOURIS SCHOOL COMING EVENTS May 20 Victoria Day – No Classes 22 Gr. 5-8 Field Day @ Souris School

23 Raindate for above 25 Senior Years Prom – 9:00 – 1:00 pm Kirkup Lounge 29 Gr. 5-8 Divisional Track & Field for qualifiers Day – Brandon 29 Early Years Field Day – A.M. 30 Gr. 4, 6, & 9 Immunizations 30 K-6 Musical Showcase – 2:00 pm June 10 PAC Meeting 24 Souris School Graduation 28 Administration Day – No School SUNFLOWER TEA HOUSE Daily soup & 1 pkg. crackers 2.50 Hot Dog 2.50 Hamburger 3.50 Cheeseburger 3.75 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 and include Swiss roll for dessert 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 Pork Friday – Pizza Snacks Veggie bag & dip 1.50 Old Dutch Chips 1.00 Long John’s 1.25 Hot rod 1.25 Rice krispie cake 1.00 Beef Jerky 1.75 Puffed wheat cake 1.00 Apple fritters 1.25 Cookies .75 Muffins .75 Donuts 1.00 Twister 1.25 Fruit ( in season) 1.00 Drinks Apple juice or orange juice 300ml bottles - 1.25 White or chocolate milk - small 1.25, large 1.75

COMMUNITY EVENTS NEED A JOB? Looking for part-time student for after school and Saturdays. Must be 16 as this is a yard position. Drop off resume at the Co-op. For more information contact Rick at 741-0003. The Fairball Management Board is looking for a student to work at the fairgrounds starting immediately. The job will include grass cutting and ball diamond maintenance. The job will work around the student’s schedules. If you are interested, contact Kris Doull at 483-0692. Turtle Mountain Bible Camp, Legion Camp 2013 forms are available at the office. St. Paul's United Church U.C.W. is providing $500.00, and would be pleased to help sponsor any student who wishes to go to a camp this summer. This amount to be divided among however many apply. For more information, call Cheryl Doull at 204-483-2870. Please apply as early as possible. Thank you. SOURIS VALLEY RECREATION COMMISSION Upcoming Community Programs 483-5214 or svrc@mymts.net Join our Community in the fight against Cancer RELAY FOR LIFE June 7, 2013 6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. Souris Victoria Park Contact: Verne or Lynda 204 483-2903 Arlene 204 483-2528 Karen 204 483-3356 Community Badminton Drop In Community Badminton is available at the Souris School subject to school availability. Please bring your own racquet. Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. Sundays 7:30 p.m. $15 for season towards purchase of birdies Did you Know??? The recreation office has a sound system you can rent for $25.00. The Manitoba Games in 2014 will be held in Morden-Stanley-Winkler March 2-8. The sports below are in the games. For more information contact Sport Manitoba Westman 726-6072 or email westman@sportmanitoba.ca Badminton, Cross Country Ski Figure Skating, Curling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Ringette, Special Curling, Wrestling

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 AVALON THEATRE Concession Prices: Drinks, bars and sm. popcorn $1.50 and up Movie Times – 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday Admission Adults-$6.00, Students-$5.00, Children under 4-$4.00