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ÉCOLE
GRAVELBOURG SCHOOL
Fostering a positive community of learners – S’engager dans une communauté harmonieuse d’apprenants
240 – 1st Avenue West Gravelbourg Sk P.O. Box 930 S0H 1X0 (306) 648-2480 Website: https://schools.prairiesouth.ca/gravelbourg
Email: [email protected]
Principal: Mr. Jody Lehmann
2018 NEWSLETTER
École Gravelbourg School is located on Treaty 4 Territory, the original lands of the Cree, Ojibwe, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota,
Lakota, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation.
We are all Treaty people.
Félicitations Amanda! Amanda Blohm est la gagnante régionale pour la Dictée P.G.L. pour 2018!
Les arts de 3 / 4 B
Dictée P.G.L.
Each year, students at École Gravelbourg
School compete in the Dictée P.G.L. The
Dictée P.G.L. program is an international
French dictation competition open to
students from kindergarten to grade eight.
Through the program’s reading and writing
activities, students learn about
international realities, the importance of
protecting the environment and this year’s
theme of art. Participation in the program
requires a donation to the Paul Gérin-Lajoie
Foundation. The funds raised are used to
support education programs for children
and literacy training projects for young
adults. The Foundation’s major programs
take place in Haiti, Burkina Faso, Mali,
Benin and Senegal.
Students from maternelle as well as grade
2 and 4-7 competed at ÉGS this year.
Winners are, Maternelle: Kisses T. Grade 2:
Silas B. Grade 4: Ariana B. Grade 5: Zoey W.,
Grade 6: Amanda B. and Grade 7: Hunter R.
Each year the students in grade 5 and 6
compete to become the École Gravelbourg
School’s top speller. This year’s school
champion is Amanda Blohm. Amanda will
represent our school at the next level of
competition where she will compete
against students from the northern and
western provinces for the right to
represent those provinces at the
International competition in Quebec later
this year. Félicitations Amanda!
École Gravelbourg students have
competed at the regional level for the last
11 years. The ÉGS competitor has been the
top speller at the provincial level for all but
two of those years.
Thank you FCC!
Thank you Farm Credit Canada
for their donation to our
Nutrition Program of $450.00!
Their donation will go towards
the weekly morning snack
offered ÉGS students.
The Saskatchewan Science Centre’s
Go!Science Outreach program came to ÉGS
March 2. All students grades K – 12 had
opportunity to be fascinated and amazed by
this hands on presentation! Thank you to
Kingside Investments & Insurance for
sponsoring this out- of- classroom learning
experience!
Les élèves de a classe de Mme Lillian sont
arrivés habillés en vieilles personnes pour
le 100e jour d’école.
K/1/2 A Classroom Clips
Since the last newsletter, our class has
had two exciting learning
opportunities. We celebrated 100s
day with snacks, counting and
creating. The students brought in
many different collections of things
such as gems, hockey cards, necklaces
and chocolate bars! We had a very fun
and energy filled day. We also had the
dental hygienist Carlee Layman come
and talk to us about taking care of our
teeth. We all received a bag of things
to help us take care of our teeth such
as a story, toothbrush and toothpaste.
Thank you very much to Carlee and
the Gravelbourg Dental Clinic.
Nouvelles de 3/4 b
Nous avons appris à lire l’heure en
maths et nous passons aux fractions.
En arts, on utilise notre imagination a
chaque semaine. Nous avons
commencé des clubs d’art : un chef
par groupe décide d’un projet.
We are now experts at telling time.
For St. Patrick’s Day, we figured out
how to make a hat with paper and
glue, and decorated it. We then wore
it to dance to Irish music. Our class
treasure is our talents, and they
are displayed on the wall.
Lunch Helpers treat
appreciation
Thank you to our student lunch
helpers who assist with classroom
supervision over the lunchhour! Our
student volunteers were treated to
an ice cream snack in appreciation
for their assistance.
Spirit Days
Gym Day!
St. Paddy’s Day!
Franco fiévre
March 14th, grade 8-12B ÉGS Immersion
students attended a Provincial Youth
Rally with fellow French speaking
students at the Prairie Land Park in
Saskatoon. As students arrived from all
corners of the province, some of our
students enjoyed watching an
incredibly talented DJ at work -
showcasing many popular French
songs. Others took part in a wide
variety of fun (and most certainly
entertaining) activities and
challenges! Following this “Fair”
portion of the day, students enjoyed
performances from Jacques Jacobus
and Le Groupe Swing, both from
Ontario. Les jeunes ont surtout apprécié
les chansons du groupe Swing - pendant
celles-ci, ils dansaient, sautaient et
chantaient! Bravo! Emcee and SK
music artist Shawn Jobin reminded
students about the importance of
speaking the French
language. Students certainly enjoyed
this French cultural experience and look
forward to the next Francofièvre event.
A special thank you is extended to our
bus driver, Mr. Joe Green. Merci!
Mme Gauthier
Grade 7 & 8 Safety Day
On Thursday, March 15th, Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibitions (SAASE), Red Coat Ag Society, Progressive Agriculture Foundation, Community Initiatives (CIF), Ministry of Agriculture, SaskPower, Farm Credit Cooperation and Prairie South Schools hosted our South Safety Day 2018 at the Prince of Wales Centre in Assiniboia. Over 230 grade 7 & 8 students attended the event.
The day was designed for students to be exposed to safety hazards which they may encounter in the work place and their daily lives. Students participated in 13 interactive stations that were presented by many local and provincial organizations.
Pink Day February 28
Older students
buddied up to mentor
younger students
with a sort activity
aimed at identifying
helpful vs harmful
behaviours, and
suggesting that simply
being kind can bring
about a positive
outcome.
“Kindness Has no Filter” Students composed text messages on pink sticky notes and constructed a large heart in the atrium!
Red Cross Pink Day was observed
February 28. The theme for the day,
“Be Someone’s Hero”, was illustrated
making superhero masks, encouraging
students to battle negativity with their
positive powers!
Students finished up their
buddy activity and superhero
craft with a pink snack – pink
wafer cookies….YUM!
Have you tried SchoolCashOnline? An easy,
convenient way to purchase and pay for
school items using credit card or electronic
payment! Sign up for emails to be notified
when school items become available for
purchase!
Bantam Basketball
The Bantam Mixed
basketball team had a
tremendous season. All
players improved their skills,
improved their fitness,
learned how to be good
teammates, learned about
the game of basketball, had
fun and represented their
school with class and good
sportsmanship. Thank you
to all the players for a very
fun season!
–Mr. Lehmann
We Act Green Club
Pictured are the winners for the We
Act Green Club’s Valentine Activity.
Students had to find and unscramble
the Mystery Valentine’s word from
letters hidden around the school, and
find the correct number of hidden
hearts. Winners received a
Valentine’s treat bag!
Important Dates:
March 22 & 23 – Student Led Conferences March 28 – Live Different Presentation Grade 6 -12 March 30 – Good Friday – NO CLASSES April 2 – 6 – Easter Break NO CLASSES April 9 – Classes Resume April 13 – Thursday Timetable April 16 – EARLY DISMISSAL ( No period 6) April 16 – Hip Hop Hoop Dancers April 18 – Pre-K/Kindergarten Registration Meeting April 18 – 22 – G’bourg & District Bilingual Music Festival April 23 – Atamiskakewak – Moose Jaw April 27 – Monday Timetable May 2 – P.A.R.T.Y. Gr 10 & 11 May 3 – 4’0clock Rock presentation May 4 – Tuesday Timetable May 14 – EARLY DISMISSAL (No period 5) May 15 – High School Sectional Track meet in Moose Jaw May 23 – High School District Track Meet – Moose Jaw May 26 – ÉGS Commencement Ceremonies May 30 – Elementary Track & Field Meet in Kincaid May 31 – French Immersion Play LaRonge Students
Oratory Finals
Oratory finals, this time
for the English poems,
were held February 13.
Pictured are this year’s
winners! Thank you to
our judges, Mme Stringer,
Mrs Baron, and Cst Steve!
Telemiracle
The SRC nominated 3 students
and 3 staff members to compete
for donations to “Kiss a Critter”
for Telemiracle! The office was
a frenzy of excited donors
emptying their piggy banks and
change jars in support of their
nominee! Mr Lehmann was a
popular favorite as was Justin in
grade 11. Sydney reeeeaaallly
wanted to be the lucky winner,
filling her own jar….Better luck
next year Syd! In the end, with
his jar spilling over, Mr Lehmann
was the top contender, and he
and Justin were the lucky ones
to kiss the goat on Spirit Day,
March 16. Total Telemiracle
donations, including Hat Days,
Staff Dress-Down Days, the SRC
bakesale and the Kiss-the-Critter
campaign totalled $1400. How’s
that for spirit!!
Youth sizes $18 Sizes xs – L $21 Adult sizes $20 XL $23 Youth sizes $21 Adult sizes $23 $46.00 $48.00
We Act Green Club
March 22 & 23 During Student Led Conferences All items $1
School Clothing Items
Please take a moment to stop by the Lost and Found when you attend your Student Led Conference. Items unclaimed will be donated to IPI this weekend.
Will again be available for purchase at Student Led Conferences March 22 & 23.
Also available on schoolcashonline! Hurry, for a limited time only – All orders
must be received March 29.
Bus Reminders
Food/Drink on Bus o We've had a few occasions lately where buses have
come back from trips (generally the longer trips to places like Mission Ridge, etc.) full of garbage and sticky from spilled drinks.
o Please remind staff and students that there is no eating or drinking on the buses except for water.
o Beyond the clean-up required when the bus is returned, the number one reason we (and other school divisions) do not allow eating on the bus is the risk of choking.
o The school will be charged a minimum of 2 hours for clean-up.
Objects/Projectiles on Bus o Just a reminder that SGI prohibits objects such as
hockey sticks, skis and snowboards from being transported on school buses.
o Larger objects, which cannot be placed on students' laps or on the floor under the seat in front of them, can be placed in the first row of the bus behind the driver, but no higher than the seatbacks and cannot stick out into the aisle.
o On regular route buses there must also be room available – we cannot displace students.