REPORT CARDS & INTERVIEWS Report cards will be sent home on March 15th. Parent/Teacher Interviews will be held on March 19 & 20. A schedule will soon be sent home with the oldest/ only child in our school. If you need to make changes, please call the school at 780-941-3927 as soon as possible.

KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION NIGHT Our Kindergarten Information Night will be held on April 3 @ 7:00 pm. This evening is for all parents of children attending kindergarten at New Sarepta Ele-mentary School in the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. During this time we will be providing a brief over-view of our kindergarten program and going over im-portant dates and information. We will also be electing the L.A.C. executive for next year. This is an excellent way to be involved in your child’s education and meet new people. Please pass this message on to anyone you know who will have a child attending Kindergarten next year. 2019-20 Kindergarten REGISTRATION is now open. All registrations are to be processed online. The registration link is: http://www.blackgold.ca/ schools/programs/kindergarten/ (and our school web-site). Please note that your child must be 5 years old by February 28, 2020 to register for Kindergarten for the 2019-20 school year.

CALENDAR EVENTS 6 - Early Dismissal (2:27 pm) 7 - Family Dance 8 & 9 -Gr. 3/4 Girls District . . Floor Hockey Tournament 10 - Daylight Savings Time 15- St. Patrick’s Assembly(am)

*Wear green . - - Report Cards home - - Silent Auction items due 15 & 16-Gr. 5/6 Girls District mmFloor Hockey Tournament 15 - 20 - School Book Fair 18 *NO SCHOOL COUNCIL m mtg. in March. Council m members & Room reps to o meet on March 18th @6:00pm to assemble Silent Auction Baskets 19 & 20 - Parent/Teacher Interviews

22 -NO SCHOOL: PD Day . Mar. 25 - Apr. 1: Spring Break Mar. 30 - Silent Auction & Jugspeil from 9:00 a. m. - 7:00 p.m., at the Agriplex

Classes resume Monday, April 1 April 3- Early dismissal@ 2:27 *Kindergarten Information . .Night April 3 @ 7:00pm

Principal: Mr. Greg Luchak

E-mail: greg.luchak@blackgold.ca

Our monthly school newsletter can also be found online at: nses.blackgold.ca

780-955-6025

CAUGHT YOU BEING GOOD! During the month of February students were acknowledged by staff members for their positive student behaviors in our “Caught You Being Good” program. In this program “tickets” were given to students who were caught in the act of showing good character or demonstrating good behavior. Students receiving a “ticket” entered a draw for the chance to win an individual prize and were given a heart to hang on our “Caught You Being Good” tree. Certainly there is much to celebrate in terms of positive student behavior in our school! It is in the doing of something good, for yourself or others, that the real reward is found.

2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR Next year ’s school calendar has been approved by our Board of Education. It can be found on-line at the Black Gold Website - https://www.blackgold.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/School-Year-2019-20-APPROVED-1.pdf

When I was with our ECS students in library, I noticed a sign that our Librarian, Mrs. Noble, has hanging on the wall. It is based on the research of Nagy, Anderson and Herman (1987) and, not surprisingly, states that students who read more are able to achieve more. A student who reads 20 minutes per day will be exposed to 1.8 million words per school year and can score in the 90th percentile on standardized tests! By the end of grade 6, a student who reads 20 minutes each day will have read for the equivalent of approximately 60 school days. Not only is reading fun, but it is FUNdamental to the educational growth of our stu-dents! Thank you for supporting your children in their reading at home and at school. Together we can help students not only discover new words, but also new worlds of understanding. Yours in Education,

Greg Luchak Principal

STUDENT OF THE MONTH Congratulations to the following students for being chosen for their great practice of Habit #6 - “Synergize” in February: 1H - Mayleigh Sarnecki 1K - Savannah Ducharme 2B - Teddy Doornbosch 2H - Austin Blair 3Hi - Leighton Woo 3HL - Ember Abraham 4B - Van Hofstra 4Q - Kaylee Olson 5E - Rayner Beerwort 5H - Kyler Brennan 6J - Lily Goski 6P - Cody Preston Thank you for being such great role models in our school! The Student of the Month theme for MARCH is Habit #7 - Sharpen the Saw, which involves taking care of our body by eating right, exercising, and getting enough sleep. Along with balancing our time between school, extracurricular activities, family and friends; and always learning how to become a better person. Students recognized as “Student of the Month” receive certificates and an opportunity to have pizza with the principal. Special thanks to P.I.I.E. for sponsoring this event.

DINO-MITE Spring Book Fair - Stomp, Chomp, and Read! MARCH 15th - 20th Watch for flyers that will be coming home soon with the students, advertising a small sampling of the books that will be on sale at the fair! Be sure to fill in the Family Event Door Prize ballot included in the fly-er, and send it back by March 20! Once again, a schedule will be set up for classes to shop during designated recesses, so please watch for that on the back of the note attached to the book fair flyer, or check with your child's teacher to find out which days they are allowed to shop. The book fair will also be open for business during P/T interview eve-nings, March 19th and 20th. Please stop by to take a look at all the terrific new books prior to Spring Break! We ask that parents accom-pany their children when shopping or browsing during P/T Interview evenings. Thank you once again for supporting this library fundrais-er. Your purchases help us bring many new books to our library! Mrs. Noble

LEDUC MUSIC FESTIVAL This year the speech portion of the Leduc Music Festival will be held on April 12th. All performances will take place at the Leduc Community Baptist Church (3205 Coady Blvd.). We wish the best of luck to all our participants!

CRAFT CLUB In February, we enjoyed creating personalized valentine cards! This month craft club will go green. Creativity will be key as shamrocks abound! Join Mrs. Klassen in the Art Room at lunch recess the second week of March.

SPRING BREAK & PD Day There is no school on March 22nd as this will be a Professional Develop-ment day for teachers. Our Spring Break then starts on March 23rd and runs through to March 31st. We wish you all the best while you enjoy this break from school. Classes will resume on Monday, April 1, with Early Dismissal on Wednesday, April 3rd.

FLOOR HOCKEY NEWS Grade 4 - 6 floor hockey intramurals will start up in April. Currently the Gr. 3/4 & 5/6 Girls Floor Hockey Teams are busy preparing for their District Tournaments (Gr. 3/4 Girls - March 8 & 9; Gr. 5/6 Girls - March 15 & 16). The Gr. 3/4 Boys Team and the Gr. 5/6 Boys are having try-outs as their tournaments are in April: Gr. 3/4 Boys - April 5 & 6; Gr. 5/6 Boys - April 12 & 13). We wish all teams the best of luck and know that they will do a fine job of representing our school. Congratulations to the following students for making the 2019 school floor hockey teams formed thus far: Gr. 3/4 GIRLS TEAM Jenna Rouncville Shia Shipalesky Isabelle Scammell Sophie Cetinski Amberlea Scammell Keisha Borynec Ashlyn Nessler Zoe Kneller Leighton Woo Ruby Fehlauer Lillian Nelson Grace Kadatz Ember Abraham Makenna Nelson Lillia Edwards Coaches: Mrs. Hammell & Mrs. J. Hiller

Gr. 5/6 GIRLS TEAM Morgan Knight Grace Trach Brittynn Fairlie Rayner Beerwort Lauren Goddyn Megan Wieling Bryanna Geldart Sophia Lapachuk Katie Woods Madyson Lingnau Claire Loren Coaches: Mrs. Erdmann & Miss Pylypiuk

HEALTH TIP OF THE MONTH Be a positive role model for your children. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Go for a brisk walk. Try a new activity. Park your car a distance away from the shopping mall or arena. Take your dog for a longer walk. Keep active!

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Day On Feb 1st, BGRS hosted a Girls in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineer-ing, Arts and Math) Day at West Haven Public School. Students from each school across Black Gold were invited to attend and learn about the future career opportu-nities and possibilities for female students in the areas of science, technology, engi-neering, arts and math. We are proud to have Madyson Lingnau, Brittyn Fairlie, Katie Doornbosch and Brianna Geldart represent our school and take part in this exciting educational event!

Music and Movement will continue to be our focus for Grades 1-6s this month. Learning various dance moves will help students feel comfortable at our upcoming school dance and for our Grade 6 Air band contestants to design movements! All classes will also be enriched with an Orff Unit using our xylophones, metallophones, and various non pitched percussion instruments to accompany songs and create new compositions. The Grade 1s & 2s will be starting a Salute to Spring Unit and a St. Patrick’s Unit involving jigging, singing,and Luck of the Irish musi-cal game songs. The Grade 3s will be enriched with a Ring of Mystery Unit which in-volves Vivaldi, Violins, and Venice. They have been given a creative Venetian mask home project and will be ready to sing and present them at an upcoming Venetian Carnival Assembly in April. The Grade 4s will continue with their “Beethoven Lives Upstairs” unit. They are learning recorder skills and being awarded ribbons in our Recorder Karate Program. Please encourage them to spend 10 minutes daily in practicing their songs. Tutor Tuesdays will be offered again in March at recess with Grade 5 assistants. The Gr 5 & 6s will be doing a Mo-zart Composer Study and create an opera called Mozart’s Magic Flute with a Twist. They will be busy creating scripts, musical com-positions, practicing solos, duets and choral group songs, creating backdrops, props, designing cos-tuming for an upcoming presenta-tion to other students, parents, and grandparents. The Grade 6s have started their Airband Presentation Unit. They will be practicing in their music studio rooms on Tuesdays and Fri-days, starting March 5. Guidance and presentation skills will be given to these aspir-ing bands until they perform on April 18 at 1:00 in the gym. Be sure to mark your calendars for these very special 27th Annual Airband Presentations!!!!

SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS

P.I.I.E. Upcoming FUNDRAISER Donations Needed!!: SILENT AUCTION THEME BASKETS Each year the New Sarepta Ag. Society hosts the "Crooked Ice Jugspiel” which is a milk jug curling bonspiel. The Ag. Society generously allows P.I.I.E. to run a silent auction during the jug-spiel. For several years, the silent auction has been a major source of our fundraising income, enabling us to pay for bus-sing to skiing and swimming lessons and to bring in special events. To help ensure a successful auction, we ask each classroom to collect donations of either cash or items for a "theme basket" please bring all donations to school by Friday March 15. Below is a list of this year’s themes for each class: Kindergarten (both classes) Easter Basket Gr. 1K Baking Gr. 1H Camping Basket Gr. 2H Beach day Basket Gr. 2B Mothers Day Basket Gr. 3HL Fathers day Basket Gr. 3Hi BBQ Basket Gr. 4B Coffee/Tea Basket Gr. 4Q Spa Basket Gr. 5E Junk Food Gr. 5H Pet Basket Gr. 6J & 6P Gift Card Basket While we encourage everyone to get involved, participation in this fundraiser is, as always, voluntary. The theme baskets are just one aspect of the auction. We also approach businesses for donations of cash, services or prod-ucts. In the past we have had bicycles, airline tickets and Oilers tickets donated. These larger items really help to draw interest and increase bidding. If you know of a company or individu-al who would like to donate something for our Silent Auc-tion, please use the corporate sponsor letter found in this newsletter to ask for donations. More copies of this letter can be obtained through the school office or from any school council executive member. Please feel free to call Noelle at 780- 919-2022 if you have any questions or a donation item. Thanks for your continued support! New Sarepta Ag. Society’s Jugspeil held on Saturday, March 30, from 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., at the Agriplex. For more infor-mation contact Shelley at the Ag. Society @ 780-941-3730.

Can’t participate in the jugspiel but still want to support PIIE? Couple of options: Stop by and place a bid at the silent auction during the Jugspiel 9am-7pm or; Purchase a sup-per ticket to attend the Jugspiel supper (Supper only ticket $20 purchase by March 19, 2019). (Please note the event is for 18 years or Older.) **MEETING CANCELLATION: Please note that there will NOT be a School Council meeting in March. However, School Council members and Room Reps are reminded to meet at the school on March 18th @ 6:00 p.m. to assemble the Silent Auction baskets. Parent volunteers are welcome! Our next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 15th at 7:00pm. We will be discussing and deciding on our fundrais-ers and hot lunch for the 2019/2020 school year. Everyone Wel-come!

COMMUNITY NEWS

Volunteer Appreciation All agencies and organizations

appreciate their volunteers as our programs and events would never succeed without them!

New Sarepta and area volunteers are invited to drop by the FCSS Office on

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) for coffee and cake.

(New Sarepta Agriplex, West Doors)

Mobile Mammogram Screen Test Program 1 in 8 women in Alberta will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. A mammogram can help find breast cancer 2-3 years before it can be felt. Women 50-74 are recommended to have a screening mammogram every 2 years and may self-refer. The Mobile Mammogram Screen Test Program will be held in New Sarepta on Thursday, April 25, 2019 (10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) at the New Sarepta Agriplex (North Side). Please call 1-800- 667-0604 to book an appointment. La-dies, let’s take advantage of this amazing program that is being offered in our community!

Volunteer Income Tax Program New Sarepta FCSS will complete 2018 Income Tax Returns for low-income individuals who have a simple tax situation and are living within rural Leduc County or the municipality of New Sarepta. Please contact Lucille at (780) 941-2382 to make an appointment to have your 2018 Income Tax Return completed free of charge. Please Note: we are not able to complete complicated returns, returns for the deceased, or those with business, farming or rental income.

Leduc County Public Works Open House Leduc County is in the process of updating the hamlet of New Sarepta Area Structure Plan (ASP). This plan guides the current and future growth and development in the hamlet. Updates will ensure that it reflects the vision and goals of the community and Leduc County. For more information, please attend the Open House on Monday, March 4 (5 p.m.-8 p.m.) at New Sarepta Agriplex Hall (5088-1st Avenue S. New Sarepta).

FAMILY DANCE REMINDER: We will be having our annual Family Dance on March 7th from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. All New Sarepta Elementary school families are invited to attend. Tickets are available in advance only, to ensure the cost of the DJ is covered. They can be purchased online through PowerSchool, or at the office for $3.00 per person. Deadline is March 6th.

Babysitting Course Leduc County FCSS (New Sarepta Office) will be hosting a babysitting course on Friday and Saturday, April 12-13,

2019 - registration forms will be available at New Sarepta Elementary School and

New Sarepta FCSS in late March. For more information,

please contact Lucille @ (780) 941-2382.

Parent Link Stay’n’Play and More Stay’n’Play is held Wednesday mornings, 9:00 - Noon @ the Agriplex. This is a free drop-in program for parents and children 0 to 6 years. Enjoy an interactive playtime with your child. By following your child’s lead, you can support play while building self-confidence and self-esteem.

Our Compassion Club Members made up of Grade 4 - 6 students at New Sarepta Elementary School formed January 2019 with the goal of becoming more com-munity aware of the needs of others young and old. The mem-bers generated ideas of how we as individuals and as a group could be more valuable citi-zens. It was decided that we would make cards for people in hospitals, sick at home, and those who are going through difficult times, and visit seniors that might be lonely or ill at senior homes nearby. On our upcoming visit to Salem Manor in Leduc, March 17, we will be taking part in various activities like reading, sharing photo albums, playing board games, doing crafts, singing songs, dancing St. Patrick Day jigs, and just talking with the seniors. The goal of this club is to make future vol-unteers that make a huge dif-ference in our world! Kida Gordon ( Grade 6 Student Leader) Mrs. Michelle Schmaltz (Teacher Leader)

PIIE: Partners Involved in Education

20th Annual Silent Auction Fundraiser

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller

January 2019

Dear Potential Sponsor of New Sarepta Elementary School,

I am the Fundraising Coordinator for the New Sarepta Elementary School’s parent volunteer

group, Partners Involved in Education (PIIE). We are planning an upcoming Silent Auction to

be held March 30, 2019 and would love it we could have your support.

For the past 20 years we have been invited to run this silent auction in conjunction with our

local Agricultural Society’s Jugspeil Event at the New Sarepta Agriplex. This event draws in

quite a few spectators and participants!! This year our goal is to raise over $5000, and with

your help, I believe we can!!

We are a small school with approximately 270 students and this fundraising event really helps

us provide the children with opportunities they may otherwise not have. Funds raised support

extra activities and events (tract meets/ skiing/ swimming), music and art activities, field

trips within Alberta and to purchase upgraded technology for the children.

Please consider supporting our event by donating gift certificates, merchandise or services.

In exchange, you will receive some excellent community exposure and advertising. Your

company name, address and phone number will be included in the description of item on the day

of the event. A letter of acknowledgement, which will serve as a tax receipt, will be issued to

you after the event. If you or your company cannot donate an item, please consider

forwarding this letter to others you may think would be able to help. It would mean the world

to us and greatly benefit the children of New Sarepta Elementary School!!

It is through the generous support of our community and surrounding areas that PIIE is able

to fulfill its mission to raise funds to help give the students that extra step to make their

school years both memorable and educational. New Sarepta considers Beaumont, Leduc,

Sherwood Park and Camrose their prime locations to bring our business, so we really hope you

can support ours in return.

Thank you for your consideration, I look forward to hearing from you. Feel free to

contact me at careycolette@icloud.com or 780-919-2022 if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Noelle MacLean

Partners Involved In Education (PIIE): Fundraising Coordinator