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Spartan Spirit November 2014

From the Principal’s desk….

“Together, we make a strong team!”

This quote is certainly demonstrated at KCI! Collective responsibility for student learning is a

priority for us. It is truly inspirational to see such a strong team commitment to children's’ ed-

ucation. As a staff, we are very appreciative of your involvement in your child’s education,

and we are grateful to be working with such a strong parent community.

Please consider attending the SCC Annual General Meeting being held at the KCI Library on

November 18, 2014 at 7:00 pm. For the latest info and happenings check out the KCI website,

like us on

Facebook, or follow us on twitter at @KCISpartans. We update it regularly.

On November 7th, we will participate in the Remembrance Day program hosted by KCI stu-

dents, and in this way, remember those individuals who served our country so bravely and cou-

rageously. We invite parents and other community members to attend our assembly at 10:45

am and join with us in this solemn occasion.

Term 1 progress reports were sent home on Thursday, November 6th. Parent/Teacher/Student

interviews will be held from 3:30 – 7:00 on the eve-

nings of November 19 & 26.

Once again, thank you for your strong support for us as

a school and for your commitment to your children’s

education. By working together, we help students reach

their potential.

“Together, we make a strong team!”

Sincerely,

Mrs. Tracy Forsythe

The library will be open for study

every day after school starting in

November. If you want a tutor

please see Ms. Bishop or Ms.

Fedorchuk and it will be arranged.

Editor in Chief—Morgan Fatteicher

Co-editor—Mr. Stanko

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The Kamsack Track and Field Club is getting ready to begin its second season! We will have a

parent meeting for all people wanting to join the club this year. This meeting will be at KCI at

6:30pm on Thursday November 13. Our first official practice will be Monday November 17 in

Gym 1 at 6:30. This year, we will practice every Monday and Thursday in gym 1 and the hall-

ways from 6:30-8:00pm. Any student may join the club, but you have to be committed to

working hard and improving your skills. We work hard in track club. This year, the club will

be sporting a brand new original logo and we will be ordering jerseys from Saskam Sports ear-

ly in the season. We will be competing in several meets across the prairies this winter and

spring. There is a Sask Athletics fee to join our club.

Those wanting more information about the club can contact the club coaches Mr. or Mrs.

Kitchen.

Jr Boys Volleyball

Jr Boys Volleyball would like to extend a special thank you to RCMP member, Terry Wilson, for coaching

the boys this year, it was much appreciated.

The team had 6 very dedicated and devoted players this year; Nicholas Tomochko, Denton Dietz, Lionel

Cote, Steven Guillet, Cade Henry-Martino and Jake Philipchuk. A big congratulations to the boys who

came away with some wins and some losses this year but managed to place third place at Sturgis tourna-

ment on September 20th and came home with a 3rd place plaque from Invermay tournament on October

3rd.

It took special dedication from the boys when there are no substitutes and the pressure to be present for

every practice and game is crucial.

Thank you boys for you dedication and making KCI proud!

Michele Tomochko - Manager

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Jr Girls Volleyball

The Jr. Girls Volleyball team had a terrific season. We went to four tournaments, winning silver at our home

tournament, and bringing home a gold medal from the Esterhazy tournament. The girls took first place

at conferences, which sent us to Districts on October 25. Brooke H, Shani B, Maddie W, Shaelyn D, Julianna

R, Sadi M, Annika L, Chloe I, Hannah P, Tara H, and Koryssa W all played extremely well at Districts. The

team beat Sacred Heart in two straight sets, but lost a tough battle of three sets to Langenburg and Mel-

ville. Congratulations Jr. Girls on a great volleyball season. You were a pleasure to coach!

Miss Nichol & Mr. Gareau

Sr. Girls Volleyball

The Sr. Girls Volleyball team has had a very busy schedule this year. The team of twelve girls,

1. Michela Cooke

2. Allison Thomsen

3. Jaelyn Dietz

4. Cassidy Irvine

5. Megan Thomsen

6. Mikayla Woloshyn

7. Paige Sterzer

8. Kaytlyn Placatka

9. Lexi Schwartz

10. Kaylie Bowes

11. Bre Bland

12. Lexie Tomochko

have attended tournaments

in Sturgis, Melville, Swan River, and Regina as well as playing exhibition games against Canora. The

Sr. Girls will also be attending a tournament in Norquay and compete in Conferences which is being

hosted at Sacred Heart High School. With the wide variety of tournament locations the girls have

played against a wide variety of opponents and come up against some who were very challenging.

Development and improvement has been the focus of the season as well as showing up and playing

our best game every time play. There are a lot of seniors on the team and they have been a reliable

foundation for playing as well as for helping develop the skills of the rookies on the team. I will be

sad to lose them next year but look forward to seeing many talented players return as well. Thank you

for a wonderful season the effort and commitment was phenomenal. Girls it has been interesting,

busy, as well as enjoyable season, and I wish you all the best! ~ Ms. McGonigal

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Junior B Volleyball

With so much interest in playing junior volleyball this year, KCI has been fortunate

enough to offer a Junior B Girls volleyball team. The girls worked hard on developing strong

volleyball skills and played games against the Norquay B team, the Canora B team, and

played in the Jr. Girls KCI home tournament. They split a fair amount of sets with Norquay B

and they came out on top when they played Canora B. Your coaches are very proud of every

one of you girls! Best of luck in your future years of volleyball.

Miss Butler and Kaylie Bowes

KCI Spartans Senior Football

All in all, the KCI Spartans senior football season has been a learning experience for the play-

ers and coaching staff. We have endured a series of crippling injuries that has resulted in a

number of games where we have been short players: Trai, Henry, Ethan, Jaraden, Austin,

Taryn, Nathan, Brandon, Teegan, & Jayden have been injured at various points. Zack Cote

shone as our fourth-string quarterback during our lone win at Porcupine Plain. While we have

not experienced success in the win column, we have been learning the great game of football

all season long. Brandon Cote, Chase Shingoose, and Ethan Musqua are our only football

players who are in grade 12, so we expect to be a strong squad that competes for a playoff spot

next season.

Mr. Thomas

Special Thank you to

For the donation of $330.00 towards our SRC taco in bag sales !

ART CLUB – It is not too late to join noon

hour Art Club. The club meets on Day 5’s

in the art room. Parental consent forms can

be found on Ms. Doyle’s Art room door.

Please encourage your children to partici-

pate as we are always working on some-

thing new, and different from what we do

during class time.

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2014-15 SHSAA Cross Country Provincial Championship at Madge Lake

In June of 2013 at the SHSAA Annual General Meeting in Nipawin, the 2014 Provincial Cross

Country Championship was declared an open bid, meaning anyone in the province had the op-

portunity to place a bid to host the event. I love planning sporting events and I love new chal-

lenges, so a light bulb immediately went off in my head. I knew the perfect spot to host a fall

event such as this would be the rolling hills and picturesque views of Madge Lake Golf

Course, just minutes from town. Very quickly, everyone was on board and the planning began.

Fast forward 15 months to October 4, 2014. With 556 athletes registered from 14 districts

around the province of Saskatchewan, over 100 volunteers from Kamsack and area, I took a

few moments to look around the golf course and take it all in. What I saw was a beautiful set-

ting for a cross country race, the best athletes in Saskatchewan, and the hard work of dozens of

volunteers, each donating time out of their busy lives to provide a memorable experience for

student athletes and their families.

As someone who values athletics in education very much, I have been involved in high school

sport for many years. Like many coaches or managers, I was once an athlete myself. I had the

advantage of taking part in many high school provincial events myself, but I never understood

how much work went into the planning and running of those events. I believe in giving back,

or paying it forward if you will, so this was a great opportunity for me and my colleagues to

do just that.

Selfishly, I couldn’t help but feel an extreme sense of pride on Saturday evening when the

event was complete. I was proud of my co-workers, my students, my community members,

my school division, and my province. People from all across Saskatchewan came together and

experienced an event that will not soon be forgotten.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that this event happens around Thanksgiving each year. What I

am most thankful for this year is a community that comes together and lends a hand when

needed. You all stepped up to the plate, and I cannot possibly thank you enough for that.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving - Chantel, Barb, Andrea, Glenda, Joanne, Rich, Becki, Lesley,

Dave, Lisa, Ryan, Ryan, Ryan, Brian, Bryan, Rod, Bob, Leanne, Julie, Michele, Michelle,

Monica, Greg, Jana, Karie, Tracy, Tracey, Mark, Roger, Allen, Linda, , Kev, Laura, Bob, Erin,

Mike, Grant, Dale, Shelley, Darran, Val, Claire, Wayne, Tyson, Leona, Reid, Chantelle,

Melinda, Lee, Amanda, Shelley, Carla, June, Maria, Chrissy, Wendy, Lucy, Kevin, Lyle, Fred,

Jake, Kim, Chad, Kristen, Brian, Juliana, Alexis, Sarah, Krystal, Garnet, Jessica, Laurie,

Marty, Scott, Faye, Carol, Colleen, Chelsey, Kim, Kim, Kendra, Rhonda, Maddie, Madelyn,

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5B Classroom

5B is a great place to be! We have been learning many things across all curriculum areas.

- In ELA, we have nearly completed a Book Club Unit with a main theme of bullying. Students each read a

novel and met weekly to discuss their book. They are now writing a comic book detailing a main event in their

group's novel and learning to summarize and sequence textual information. Additionally, a new Guided Read-

ing Unit has just begun where students from Grades 5 and 6 are grouped by level to practice reading compre-

hension strategies.

- Our students love extra-curricular programs! Students from 5B participate in Cross-Country, SRC, Free the

Children, Knitting Club and Art Club regularly.

- Also, in Math we worked on representing, comparing and ordering numbers to 1 000 000. Stu-

dents practiced writing and reading numbers in all forms. They played place value games and represented

numbers with manipulatives. We are now working on multiplication and division. Strategies for mental math

such as using arrays, repeated addition and subtraction, halving and doubling are very helpful. Have your stu-

dents show you the facts they have mastered so far!

- Students in 5B are enjoying Art, Career Education, Music, Band, Science and Library classes in other areas

of the school.

- Good character traits have been the focus of our Health class so far. We practiced reframing statements to

encourage good self-esteem and are now skilled at fighting stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination. Current-

ly, students are writing a book that will teach our audience about the positive aspects of diversity.

- Physical Education class got off to a jumpstart with a unit on high jump and long jump. Next, we practiced

putting and chipping golf balls outside on the track and grass. At this time, we are practicing backhand and

forehand frisbee throws and catching like alligators as we lead up to playing games of Ultimate Frisbee.

6A has been learning about amazing, over the top, super fun, new things in Social, Science,

Math, E.L.A., Health and Phys. Ed. In Social we're learning about geography and how where a

person lives affects their life. In Science we're talking about diversity of living things and ani-

mal adaptations. In Math we are learning about place value and are now onto a new unit of

patters and relationships. In ELA. we are learning about fables, myths, and wonderers. In

Health we have been concentrating on our values and what is important to each of us and in

Phys. Ed. we're learning about offensive and defensive strategies. Other fun subjects are Art,

Career Ed, and Band. In Art we're creating pictures that identify ourselves, in Career Ed. we

are talking about periods in our lives when something important happened, and in Band we are

doing, well Band. That's it for your 6A news. This is Makayla Romaniuk signing off.

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5A Classroom

In LA we are doing guided reading. The grade 5 and 6 classes have been divided up by reading levels and are tak-

ing part in a guided reading program five out of the six days of the school cycle. Each classroom teacher has four

groups in their classroom that cycle through the following stations: Teacher-led Time, a Must Do (an assignment

related to the reading strategy that has been taught and discussed during Teacher-led Time), Technology Tasks,

and Independent Reading. This past month we have been focusing on the reading comprehension strategy of

“Making Connections” to self, text, and the world. The next strategy we’ll be working on is “Predicting”.

We also completed a book club unit about the body. For September and part of October, students in 5A were di-

vided up into four groups to read magazines about the human body. This topic relates directly to the unit we are

studying in Science and even touches on the personal eating practices unit we are studying in Health. Aside from

reading magazine articles about the body, they: performed an experiment related to a body function; participated

in discussions and responded to questions before, during, and after reading; and listened and responded to a fic-

tion book that is related to our book club unit’s theme. They have just completed a poster to tie everything they

learned together.

In Math we are learning multiplication. Students are currently working on using a variety of multiplication strate-

gies to learn their basic multiplication math facts. They will be using these facts to multiply a minimum of 2-digit

by 2-digit numbers. In September, 5A students completed a unit on place value.

In Health we are learning about our body systems. Students have been learning about personal eating practices in

order to evaluate the reasons for making the choices they make when they eat. They have studied about nutrients,

the food groups described by the Canada Food Guide, and the influences that determine what they eat. They have

also evaluated the messages the media sends in regard to eating practices. Students have kept a food log to record

the items they eat in a week and have used that information to create an action plan for healthy eating.

In Science we are learning about the respiratory system. This is included in a study of the human body systems and

how they work together. Students have learned about traditional and non-traditional methods for keeping the body

healthy. This past term they also researched an organization or individual that provides a health service.

In Social Studies we are making match boxes. We are also studying First Nations, Inuit, and Metis history. Stu-

dents have been developing an understanding of the Aboriginal heritage of Canada through a variety of reading

and responding activities. They are also learning about the evolution of Canada as a multicultural nation.

We are making pictures for the nursing home. In Art, students are studying pop art and its history. Before Hallow-

een, 5A students created artwork to display in the local nursing home.

In Phys. Ed. we are learning how to throw a Frisbee. 5A students have also learned golf skills and a variety of

movement activities and games.

We are learning how our career starts from when you are born until you die. This is an ongoing theme in 5A’s ca-

reer education class.

Students in 5A participated in several activities around the school over the last couple of months including the

Terry Fox Run, a fall hike at Duck Mountain Provincial Park, and the annual magazine campaign. Grade 5/6 vol-

leyball is the next exciting activity in which students will have the opportunity to participate this fall.

Compiled by Jordyn Thomas, Riley Harlow, and Mrs. Guillet

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6B Classroom Report.

Hello KCI!

We are creating graphic novels in ELA. The students read graphic novels about space in

small groups that correspond to reading levels. The students then either extended their story

or made up their own story set in space in a graphic novel format.

Also, in Math we have been doing a test on place value and we are also going around the

school and surveying people. Our first unit was in the Shape and Space strand where we

learned about perimeter of polygons, area of rectangles, and volume of right rectangular

prisms. Students learned very quickly how to communication numbers larger than one million

and smaller than one thousandth. In the Statistics and Probability strand, we are undertaking

surveys and creating graphs using Excel.

For Social, we have been looking up our cultures and we are interviewing our family about

our culture. Students are creating presentations that combine research into culture with the in-

terviews of family members about culture.

In Health we have been learning how to control stress. Students are creating a six-day ac-

tion plan for stress management that includes a personal goal statement and information

about personal standards.

And in Art we are doing Halloween art for the hospital. Also in Music we are playing the

xylophones. In Band we have been playing songs. We have played some songs in Band like

"March Zuma."

In Physical Education we have been learning offensive and defensive strategies. Students

are going to culminate this unit by writing and speaking about offensive and defensive strate-

gies.

We have gone on a hike at Madge Lake with grade 5s and 6A. Grade six students led a

number of activities during the hike from Batka Lake to Moose Lake and back. Special thanks

to Ms. Doyle for leading us in creating art in nature according to the technique of Andy

Goldsworthy.

6B students are getting into the habits of co-creating criteria for assignments with Mr.

Thomas and assessing the level of their own learning.

The grade 5s and 6s started a guided reading program in ELA this past week whereby stu-

dents are grouped together according to reading levels. Students do either teacher-led activi-

ties, a must-do, a technology component, or independent reading during guided reading.

by Aidan, Curtis, Charlotte, and Connor & Mr. Thomas

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This has been a busy time for all grade 9’s. We have completed our first short story unit

with both groups. The final evaluation to this unit was a personal short story. Students

worked hard for this assignment. Please ask your student to share their outline and check to

see if they have completed all tasks. 9A began their novel study Messenger. 9B began their

novel study The First Stone. Some students are keeping up and others are struggling. Books

should be coming home daily! Please ask your child to see their work and ELA binder daily.

Please help your child to organize their work and stay organized throughout year. At this age,

your child should be reading 20-30 minutes every day. This could include: reviewing notes

from school and /or an independent novel, the Kamsack Times, magazine(s), or a cook book.

Reading is a lifelong skill for all; please encourage this daily at home.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions and concerns. I would like to encourage all

parents to come and see me during parent teacher interviews to discuss your child’s progress

in more detail .

Thank You

Mrs.J. Schwartz

Joanne Schwartz

This year has gone really well. In Math we have reviewed fractions, decimals, divisibility rules and multipli-

cation so far. Coming up is percentages, ratios and other things like that. In ELA we have been using lots of

reading strategies. Some of them are comprehension, inferring, connecting, questioning, etc. For Science we

have been studying ecosystems, how animals interact, and what they are classified as in food chains and food

webs. During Social we have been learning about globalization and how it affects the world in positive and

negative ways. Health has been cool. First we have done a movie study on “A Walk to Remember” and it’s a

really good movie, and now we are doing a book study on “The Hunger Games”. We have done this because

these different situations are great examples of healthy and unhealthy relationships. Phys. Ed has been excit-

ing! We have learned lots of different and fun games this year. We have also made an Action Plan about

something we would like to improve on. For example: run faster or jump higher. During Career Ed we have

had a presentation about following your dreams and making your life goals happen. This year we have had the

opportunity to have a 7A vs. 7B Academic Octatholon which we would like to host every month. It was a big

success and will be continued. That’s it for October but there is more to come.

-Sadie McGriskin

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So far this year in 7B we’ve learned a series of Math, Social Studies, Science, ELA, Music, Phys.ed,

Art, Health and Career Ed. outcomes.

In Math so far this year we have learned about adding and subtracting integers, along with adding and

subtracting fractions, and mixed numbers.

In Social Studies we have been learning about globalization and how it affects all of us in different

ways.

In Science we’ve learned about ecosystems and what makes up a good ecosystem for organisms to

live in.

In Phys. Ed. we have been playing a variety of fun and stamina raising games.

In ELA every one of us wrote a mystery story and we presented it during an author’s tea in front of

the class. We have also been working on a multi genre inquiry project as we learn about Remembrance Day.

We look forward to reading In Flanders Fields at the Remembrance Day Ceremony.

In Music we’ve been learning a song on the xylophones, we’ve been playing it now for the last few

classes and it has been a lot of fun.

In Career Ed. we’ve learned about our dreams and wishes in life and one that may come true and ones

that probably won’t; we had a presentation from Mrs.Wienheimer about that topic.

In Health we have been learning how to maintain a healthy diet, and about the different servings of

each food group we need. For our last subject we have Art. In Art we have been making clay sculptures and

drawing Remembrance Day posters.

So far this year the students are busy working on their projects. The grades 8s are finishing

drafting and moving onto hands on projects. The grade nines are working on engines and

welding. Grade tens are also on engines and welding. The 11 and 12 are also doing their work.

We have also been able to assemble the new commons tables which look great. As a collective

whole we have also completed one of our now famous utility trailers and are starting another.

The students are having a great time in the shop, showing much care and attention, and the

learning has been fun!

Mr. Angeloni

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The 2014-2015 school year kicked off with some volleyball skill-work and understand-

ing sportsmanship. Fitness was our next focus where the classes learned many different exer-

cises and the muscles that they affect. We were fortunate to have a Crossfit coach (Taryn Ro-

manowich) come in from Yorkton and lead us in some workout fundamentals. The students

created action plans that they will bring home soon to improve an area they chose to focus on.

At the moment we are finishing a unit on tchoukball before we learn strategies, tactics, and

skills involved in basketball.

Volleyball season is wrapping up with basketball following soon after! Thank you to all

the coaches who volunteered for the upcoming season. Thank you to our volleyball coaches:

Mr. Gareau, Ms. Nichol, Ms. Butler, and Kaylie Bowes for coaching the junior girls teams.

Terry Wilson volunteered to coach the junior boys volleyball team with the help of Mrs. To-

mochko. Jake Broda and Mrs. Raabel teamed up to coach the senior boys volleyball team and

Ms. McGonigal is working with the senior girls team.

Mr. Stanko

From Home Ec. Our Home Ec. Lab has been very busy so far this year! The grade 8 students have been working

very hard on theory about kitchen skills, food safety, and baking. So far they’ve also had a chance

to make no-bake cookies, quesadillas, and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. We are right in the

middle of our baking unit which means the students will have a number of cooking labs throughout

the month of November. In Grade 9, our students have learned about the basics of clothing care,

sewing equipment, and sewing machines. They’re also well into their practical projects – sample

books, chenille hot pots, and gym bags. So far the projects are looking fantastic, and the students

are showing a lot of creativity! Meanwhile, our Grade 10’s have been cooking up a storm as the

KCI Spartan Chefs prepare a meal once a cycle for the servery. They’ve also constructed some

adorable sock monkeys and Ugly Dolls from scratch, and are now into a theory unit on Commer-

cial Cooking where they are learning about the food service industry. In addition, our classroom

has had an intern, Ms. Woloschuk, from the U of S who is learning from Mrs. Parnetta and the stu-

dents about teaching. So far she’s enjoyed the experience very much!

A reminder that projects and photos from these classes can be viewed at the KCI Home Ec. Face-

book page or on Mrs. Parnetta’s blog. Both Mrs. Parnetta and Ms. Woloschuk would love to see

you during parent teacher interviews to discuss your child’s progress in these classes.

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KCI Art Class Update

The Grade 5 artists have been learning all about pop art and how popular culture influences not only our dai-

ly lives, but contemporary artwork as well. Students have just begun a pop art self-portrait. We start by taking

a picture of each student and then tracing just the outline or contour of their facial features on to our good copy

paper. Students will then use an old optical illusion called Benday dots to fill in their face. Pulp comic

books of the 1950s and 1960s used Ben-Day dots in the four process colors (cyan, magenta, yellow and black)

to inexpensively create shading and secondary colors such as green, purple, orange and flesh tones.

The Grade 6 artists have been learning about identity and how to represent their experiences in an abstract

artwork. Our last project was an oil pastel assignment called “Mapping our Journey”

Students were challenged to create autobiographical artworks without using symbols or recognizable imagery.

Instead, they had to think about how line, shape, colour and pattern can convey a message.

The Grade 7 artists have just finished their first clay unit. The goal of this unit was to learn how to properly

work with clay and clay tools. We were inspired by Saskatchewan artists Joe Faffard who creates sculptural

works that are inspired by the people and places that surround him. Since this was our first time using clay,

students were invited to experiment with making clay tiles, pinch pots and/or figures. The first batch of clay

pieces have been bisque fired and students are now learning how to properly glaze their masterpieces to

achieve a rich, high gloss colouring.

The Grade 8 artists have completed themed mixed media collages. Each student was asked to choose a topic

of concern to youth, or an issue they felt strongly about. Mixed media simply means that there is more than

one art material being used. Many of the pieces created included paper, oil pastel, chalk pastel and marker.

Students are now working on Remembrance Day posters in either colour or black and white.

The Grade 9 artists are currently working on Remembrance Day posters in honour of those who so coura-

geously fought for our freedom. Our last project was community driven and in line with our conceptual focus

“Taking Action”. Students were given the opportunity to paint pumpkins and hand deliver them to both the

Eaglestone Lodge and the Nursing Home. This is all thanks to a very generous donation of 30 pumpkins from

Wayne and Laura Lomenda. The residents were very pleased to receive the spirited art works and meet the

artists.

Senior Artists have just completed an art history project where they were asked to research an artist of their

choice and create piece inspired by their artwork. Since all of the artists chosen were different, a variety of ma-

terials were used to create the student’s final art works, such as pen and ink, acrylic paint, watercolour, and

even the video game Minecraft! The creative and building aspects of Minecraft allow players to build con-

structions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world. This platform was approved as an art

medium as the student was able to recreate historic statues and art galleries in the game. Next, we will be

learning how to create atmospheric landscapes in watercolour.

Mrs. Doyle

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Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 10 have covered outcomes associated with unit pricing and cur-

rency, earning an income, and length, area and volume. Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 20 have

been working on slope and rate of change, graphical representations, and surface area, volume and capacity.

Foundations of Mathematics 30 outcomes have been associated with financial mathematics, set theory and

logic.

As for the other half of education, athletics are in transition. Junior and senior golf teams have hung up their

clubs for winter but are eagerly awaiting the signs of spring? Hopefully it will be a mild winter and we will

be swinging our clubs again in March. If the golf course is closed, it must be basketball season……come out

to KCI and cheer on our Spartans!

Mr. D. Placatka

TRAINING NOVEMBER 15, 2014

9am-5pm

$50.00

KAMSACK COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTE

REGISTER ONLINE to: [email protected], on the website swf.sk.ca, or call Andrea

Verigin at 306-542-2521

Sponsored by: Town of Kamsack and SWF Kamsack Branch.

Must be 18 years of age.

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From the Guidance Office:

Career Explorations 2014

Join us for the largest education and career fair encompassing East-Central Sas-

katchewan. The event is brought to you by Parkland College, Good Spirit School

Division & Christ the Teacher School Division.

Discover post-secondary options and meet potential employers all under one roof

on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 at the Gallagher Centre in Yorkton, SK.

Approximately 2,000 students will be in attendance with an open invitation for

community members to also be involved throughout this event. Back by popular

demand this year is the opportunity to attend presentations throughout the day for

students.

Our students have a great opportunity right after the long weekend! Grade

10, 11 and 12 students will be travelling to the Gallagher Centre in Yorkton

for the annual Career Explorations event. There are many exhibitors and

presenters to choose from, including:

Access Communications All Nations Healing Hospital Ambrose University

Army Cadets Assiniboine Community College Avant-Garde College

Bayer CrosScience Bethany College Brandon University

Briercrest College & Seminary Canadian Forces Army Reserves Canadian Mennonite University

Centre for Arts and Technology Christ the Teacher Catholic School Division

City of Yorkton Canadian Welding Association CWC Energy Services

Eston College Encounters With Canada Farrell Agencies Ltd.

Fedorowich Construction Ltd. First Nations University of Canada Gabriel Dumont Institute

SUNTEP– Gabriel Dumont Institute Good Spirit School Division Harvest Meats

International Rural Exchange Canada JBS Food Canada Inc.

K & S Potash Canada GP Labour Market Services Industry of the Economy

Lakeland College Leon’s Manufacturing/Ram Industries

Logan Stevens Construction (2000) Ltd. Louis Dreyfus Commodities

M.C. College Maple Farm Equipment Marvel Beauty School

Medicine Hat College Millar College of the Bible Minot State University

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Mount Royal University Nipawin Bible College Painted Hand Casino

Parkland College Parkland Regional Library PotashCorp (PCS)

Providence University College RCMP R.H. Electric

Richardson Oilseed Ltd. Rocky Mountain Equipment SK Building Trades Council

SK Apprenticeship and Tracdes Certification SK Construction Association

Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) SK Ministry of Highways

SIIT—Yorkton Industry Career Centre Saskatchewan Union of Nurses

Saskatoon Business College SaskTel Sask. Polytechnic (SIAST)

Student Recruitment Power Sports Technician Program Skills Canada Saskatchewan

St. John’s Ambulance Steinbach Bible College Sunrise Health Region

The Mosaic Company The Recording Arts Institute of Saskatoon

University of Regina —> Enrollment Services Luther College

Campion College Flexible Learning Dimension Faculty of Education

Paul J. Hill School of Business

University of Saskatchewan —> Recruitment Services College of Nursing

College of Agriculture & Bioresources & Western College of Veterinary Medicine

St. Thomas More College & College of Arts & Science Vancouver Island University

Walmart Canada Corp. #3176 Western College of Remedial Massage Therapies

Massage Therapies WorkSafe Saskatchewan Yorkton Co-operative Association

Yorkton Plumbing & Heating Business Emergency

Health & Human Services Trades Universities

As well, there are many presentations to attend that day!

The list of presenters and schedule can be found at the following link:

http://www.parklandcollege.sk.ca/media/news/events/career-explorations-2012

It looks like a great day for our students!

http://www.parklandcollege.sk.ca/media/news/events/career-explorations-2012

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On December 9th and 10th we are hosting Susan Lang from CurlSask to

work with our curling teams and a few classrooms to help us “up” our curling

game. Hurry hard! Curling rocks! This is sponsored by Sask. Lotteries.

Thank you to grade 6 teachers and students for

participating in the Recess Guardians program.

On Tuesday October 28th, the students had a

blast learning new games and how to be leaders

on the playground or in the gym. This program

was free to KCI and sponsored by Sask. Blue

Cross. The program has been in over 80 schools.

Saskatchewan Blue Cross Recess Guardians is a non-profit organization dedi-

cated to bringing play back into recess. By building leadership abilities and

encouraging a healthy lifestyle, Recess Guardians helps teach youth positive

building blocks for their future in a safe and educational environment--all

while allowing them to create their own fun during recess.

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Spartan Spirit Wear - Fall 2014 Spartan School Clothing is on sale beginning November 6th, 2014! There are some excellent

items to buy your favourite Spartan! There are many items to choose from. All items have the

Spartan logo embroidered on them on the chest or leg. Embroidered logo is included in the

price. Saskam Sportsman is our local partner in the clothing sales. There are some higher end

and some “intermediately” priced items. Please apply applicable taxes as per the order

form.

All items can be viewed on the KCI website. It is a very standard offering of

excellent Spartan gear. Prices are on the website as well.

Storm Tech:

Storm Fleece Zip Up Hoody

Mens S-3XL $87 Grey Melange

Womens XS-2XL

Storm Fleece Pant

Mens S-3XL $57 Grey Melange

Womens XS-2XL $57

Youth XS-XL $52

Signal Track Suit Jacket

Mens S-3XL $72

Womens XS-2XL $72 Royal Blue and White

Youth XS-XL $67

Blaze Twill Pant

Mens S-3XL $57

Womens XS-2XL $57 Royal Blue and White

Youth XS-XL $52

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Trimark:

Toque (one size fits all) $22 Charcoal Grey

Parima Tech Tee

Mens S-3XL $24 New Royal or Steel Grey

Womens XS-2XL

Rhode Fleece Kanga Hoodie

Mens S-3XL

Womens XS-2XL $47 (same price for all sizes) Vintage Navy or Grey

Youth JRXS-JRXL (Vintage Navy is royal blue!)

Russell Athletic:

Dri-Power Fleece Pullover Hoodie Grey or Royal Blue

Adult XXS-XXL $30

Youth S-XL $23

Dri-Power Fleece Pullover Crew Neck

Adult XXS-XXL $27 Grey or Royal Blue

Youth S-XL $20

Dri-Power Fleece Closed Bottom Pant Grey only

Adult sizes only XXS-XXL $27

Gildan:

T-shirt

Adult XXS-XXL $16 Grey or Royal Blue

Youth XS-XL

You may pay with a post-dated cheque dated December 1st, 2014.

Please use one form per item. Sizes – specify either youth, men’s, or women’s sizes.

There is more information included at the end of the SRC section.

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School Clothing Order Form - Fall 2014 Name: ________________________________ Homeroom : ____________

Date: ________________________________

Item: ______________________________

Color: ______________________________

Size: ______________________________(youth/mens/womens)

For Dry Power Hoodie or Crew Neck you may choose Large Embroidery across chest or small standard Spartan

logo. Your choice is:_____________________________

Price of Garment: ___________________________A

Additional Embroidery:

Name on Right Sleeve: _________________________($5)

Additional lines on sleeve:________________________ ($1)

_________________________($1)

_________________________($1)

_________________________($1)

Name on Left Sleeve: ___________________________($5)

Additional lines on sleeve:_________________________($1)

_________________________ ($1)

_________________________ ($1)

_________________________ ($1)

Large name on back ___________________________ ($15) (this could be “Grad 2015 or 2016 or 2017”)

Total Price of Additional Embroidery: __________________B

Add tax (10%) __________________C

GRAND TOTAL (A +B +C) ___________________

Paid by _____Cash _____Cheque (#______)

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SRC

Student Council has been very busy building a positive school climate for students and staff this fall. They

started the year by welcoming returning Spartans back and introducing all new Spartans to KCI on the open-

ing day assembly and by delivering ice cream to all Spartans later that day. We had a very successful Terry

Fox fundraising and awareness event for cancer research in September, raising just over $1800.00. KCI joins

schools all over GSSD and Canada in the Terry Fox National School Run every year. Schools provide stu-

dents with opportunities to become good citizens when they offer students opportunities to help others and to

run charity events.

Six students attended the Saskatchewan Student Leadership Conference in Nipawin in mid-September:

Devin Klapatiuk, Cassidy Aker, Bre Bland, Allison Thomsen, Jaelyn Dietz, and Allison Placatka. Along with

nearly 800 student leaders across the province, these students had the opportunity to sit in sessions relating to

creating positive school climate, SRC ideas and idea sharing, fundraising ideas, school activities, and leader-

ship training. KCI has a proud tradition of being involved in SLC since the very first one over 20 years ago.

The executive has run two very successful Student Recognition assemblies since the beginning of the year

and is currently working on their third one. At our assemblies, we recognize current athletic teams and coach-

es, often have student talent, play a few games that mix students and staff in silly fun, and promote current

activities going on in KCI. Often we have videos and presentations by individual students or by groups.

Community members, too, are often on the agenda. Other awards are often presented as well. Our assemblies

are very important to the culture of KCI and help keep our tradition of our “Spartan Family”. Our assemblies

are open to parents………..we encourage you to come and see what great things our students do and the great

group of student leaders we have!

Our magazine fundraiser is coming to an end. We have reached over the $15, 000.00 mark and are very

happy with that. Our magazine fundraiser helps to offset the cost of student activities for all Spartans and

gives families an opportunity to help support the extra-curricular activities are students participate in. KCI

offers student activities at a very minimal cost to students because of fundraising and all students are ex-

pected to fundraise- including the senior students. Sales are down for magazines, as we suspected. Howev-

er, this fundraiser is still bringing in a great amount of money to our school. It is an excellent fundraiser for

schools as it promotes literacy. KCI is one of the top selling schools in Saskatchewan. If we do not fundraise,

options might be that families will have to pay higher fees such as other schools do for each activity. Can

you imagine paying $400.00 for a student to pay volleyball, then $500.00 for basketball, etc? Swan River stu-

dents do, as do many students in other schools. We are doing two other fundraisers to supplement our

magazine fundraiser – a produce one (root crops) that will be delivered in time for Christmas and a poin-

settia one that, too will be delivered in time for Christmas. Those forms will be out next week. Students

who did not sell in the magazine fundraiser and who are in extra-curricular activities will be asked to sell.

Help keep our fees to a minimum! It is important to have extra-curricular activities that are affordable for

all. There is a high correlation between extra-curricular involvement and academic achievement.

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Students had the opportunity to wax Devin Klapatiuk’s legs at an assembly as we reached the

$7,000 goal in the fundraiser, and also got to pie SRC members in the face as we reached the

$8,000 goal. We passed the $12, 000 goal and now KCI staff will get pies in the face! And

because we reached the $15, 000 mark, we will be entertained by a fashion show put on by

our football team. They are good sports! Thank you everyone for taking one for the Spartan

team. All in fun!

More Clothing Information

We will collect school clothing orders on Wednesday, November 13th, Thursday, November 14th, and Friday,

November 15th. There will be a collection table in the student lounge from 8:30 to 9:55 a.m. each day. Only

three collection days! No late forms will be accepted so we can get the items ordered as soon as possible..

Additional Forms are by the student phone in office area.

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