Box 190, Trochu AB, T0M 2C0

Phone: 442– 3872 Fax: 442- 4209

Email: troval@ghsd75.ca Web Site:

http://trochuvalley.ghsd75.ca

IN THIS ISSUE…..

Trochu Valley School staff would like to wish you all a very happy and healthy summer holiday - we hope you

all get plenty of fun, sun and good times. Reminder - the 2019-2020 School year commences

September 3, 2019. See you in the Fall!

June Newsletter

And just like that we are already in the last month of school! It is time to enjoy some warm weather and the

days outside!

Congratulations to Tro-Val’s class of 2019. Every one of you looked incredible and it was a great day full of

celebrations! We are excited to see what each of you accomplishes in the years to come!

Both Divisonals and Zones have now passed for Track and field. All of our athletes from grade 7-12 did great

and represented TroVal well!

Mark your calendars for the year end band concert. This years concert will be held at the Arboretum on

June 6th at 7:00 p.m. There will also be a matinee for

the Seniors Outreach at 1:30 p.m. Come and enjoy some great music and the hard work of Mr. Vokins

and his different bands. Make sure to bring a lawn chair. It will be a great evening!

The exam schedule is posted on our website so make sure to take a look at those important dates for Final exams for Grades 7-12. They are fast approaching. Make sure to enjoy the awesome weather we are having and enjoy a well deserved summer break!!

Chantalle Van Otterloo

Associate Principal

Mrs. Van Otterloo’s News Pg1 Exam Schedule Pg2 Walk-A-Thon, Track & Field Pg3 June Events, Thank You’s Pg4 Weedless Garden Pg5 Work Experience Pg6 Summer Sports Scholar-ship Pg6 2019 Graduation Pg7 Band Trip Pg8 Breakfast of Champions Pg9 Snack Shack, Parent Council Pg9 Jr ATB Summary Pg10 Year End Band Concert Pg11 Trochu School Age Program Pg12 Transportation Reminder Pg13 Bus Driver Opportunity Pg14 FCSS Teen Stress Pg15 2019-2020 School Calendar Pg16 June Calendar Pg17

Trochu Valley School

June 2019

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Exam Preparation

Practice exams for all grade levels to help prepare for finals

are available at: Alberta.exambank.com

This is a powerful resource for all Alberta students.

If you and your child are interested in utilizing this

resource contact the subject teacher for the user name and

password.

Please ensure that your child is well rested and ready to do their best. A nutritious breakfast the morning of exams is also very

beneficial.

REPORT CARDS Elementary will be released at

3:25 pm on Thursday, June 27th, & sent home with all elementary students. Any report cards not

picked up Thursday can be picked up Friday, June 28th by noon. Please make arrangements for your child’s report cards to be picked up either by yourself,

your child or a responsible adult .

Junior /Senior High report cards will be available for viewing

through PowerSchool, their report cards will not be printed.

Report Cards will not be mailed home!!

2019 Provincial Achievement Test Dates

Grade 6 Dates Wed, June 19—LA Part B

Thurs, June 20—Math Mon, June 24—Science

Tues, June 25—Social Studies Grade 9 Dates

Tues, June 18—Math Part B Wed, June 19—LA Part B

Thurs June 20—Math Part A Mon, June 24—Science

Tues, June 25—Social Studies

June 2019 Exam Schedule

After PAT Exams, the grade 9 students can go home. If they are a bus student, they need a permission note to leave the school grounds. The

note must be given to the school office.

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On Monday May 13th the Trochu Valley School Elementary students took part in a Walk-A-

Thon Fundraiser. Grades K-6 walked, ran, jumped and crawled a total of 6,218 laps in the gymnasium in one hour. The Walk-A-thon was a huge success and raised $5,691.50!

Family, friends and neighbours helped our fundraising endeavor by pledging our students. All proceeds will stay in our school community to be used to enhance the elementary

programs at Trochu Valley School. A variety of active living prizes were awarded to the K- 6 students for their participation and fundraising efforts. Grades 3 and 6 earned the ice cream cookie party for running the most laps on average. Families who raised $150 or

more had their name drawn for 10 single visit family swim passes donated by the Town of Trochu! Staff, students and parents of Trochu Valley School had a great time planning,

organizing, volunteering and participating in this worthwhile fundraiser

Sr High track divisionals were held in Trochu on May 16. We had 6 athletes participate and all 6 went to zones in Calgary on May 22. There was some tough competition, but our athletes tried

their best in all of their events. Sr High Athletes: EJ Abasola, Molly Aellen, Ashley Gagyi, Mark Gamboa, John Mark Lajato &

Ryley Schmidt. Jr High divisionals took place in Linden on May 22. We had 16 athletes attend, and 7 went on to

compete at zones in Calgary on May 28. Again, there was some tough competition, but our athletes all tried their best.

Jr High Athletes: Harvy Abasola-Zones, Clara Aellen, Maille Cheshire, Justine Dela Cruz, Casey Fetterly, Cydney Fetterly, Alex Flores-Zones, Kaden Franke-Zones, Alix Geier, Kyro Janke-Zones,

Daylan McRae, Holden Murray, Charlie Olson, Hayden Peterson-Zones, Boris San Pedro-Zones, Bryan San Pedro, Kiera Wagstaff-Zones.

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Thank You Tro Val Parent Council What a wonderful Hot Lunch we had in May.

The Sweet & Sour Meatballs & Rice were delicious. What a great treat to have!

We are all so appreciative of all the wonderful hot lunches that we have enjoyed all year

long. We look forward to the year end BBQ that is free to all Tro- Val students.

PHOTOS WANTED…. The Yearbook Committee has been working very

hard to complete the 2018-2019 Yearbook. They are in need of a few more candid photos to

add to the pages of the book. If you have any sports photos, class activity

photos, concert photos, etc. we would appreciate if you could forward them to the committee via Mrs. Moriarty at roberta.moriarty@ghsd75.ca

Trochu Valley School would like to Thank Mr. Alex Kwon, owner of

Trochu Family Foods, for his generous donation of ice cream

treats to our school. The students worked very hard on May 9 to ‘Tidy Up Trochu’, gathering up many bags

of trash and garbage. It was very nice to have an ice cream treat when they got back to the school. Thanks again to Mr. Kwon for his kindness and generosity to our students and

school.

We would also like to thank the Communities in Bloom &

Mrs. Christine Vokins for organizing ‘Tidy Up Trochu for us. Your

generosity and commitment to our school is greatly appreciated!!

June Events: June 4: Gr 2 to Atlas Coal Mine June 6: Band Concert in the Park June 10: Kindergarten to Safety City June 11: Free Hot Lunch for Entire School June 12: Gr 3 to Innisfail/Red Deer June 13: Gr 1 to Calgary Zoo June 14: Gr 12 to Calgary June 19-20: Gr 8 Kananaskis Field Trip June 20: Gr 4 Spark Science Center June 26: Gr 5/6 Field Trip June 26: Gr 7-9 Calaway Park June 26: Gr 10 & 11 West Edmonton Mall June 27: Elementary Report Cards June 27: Swimming/Ice Cream at Sweetgrass

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Remember to check out our website:

http://trochuvalley.ghsd75.ca/

For updated important updates and information on a variety of school

related events and happenings.

The Grade 2's, 5's and 6's were asked to help plant our school garden. And HELP they did! It is now planted FULL of potatoes, carrots, spaghetti squash, zucchini, corn, beans, tomatoes,

cucumbers, sunflowers, peppers AND watermelon and cantaloupe for extra fun! It took about

48 minutes to plant the entire garden with ALL of these willing, helping hands. No one wanted to stop working and they kept asking for MORE to plant! There was lots of

discussion, chatter and excitement about the produce that will feed our school next year with our Hot Lunch programs. I also heard many comments about how much they enjoyed being outside and doing this activity! It is wonderful to live in a rural community where we can

provide powerful learning experiences right in our back yard! Thanks also to our photographer student who helped plant and was able to take lots of photos for us! When the

plants come up...we will count and give you a tally as to actually how many plants there are...and there are a LOT. The best part about our Weed-Less garden is, of course, little to zero weeds but also that plants can be planted so much closer together and we utilize the

ground space so much more efficiently.

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SUMMER CAMP SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS

Students who plan to attend a sports

camp this summer are encouraged to

apply for Mr. Bill Cunningham’s

scholarships.

Mr. Cunningham generously awards

$50.00 towards

a sports camp to 4 applicants.

For more information contact Mr. Cunningham at 442-4328

FREE Parent Council Hot Lunch

Tuesday, June 11th Year End BBQ

Free to all Students and Staff

Trochu Baptist Church

Valley Vet Clinic

Peterson Autobody

TRL Trucking

BPG Bauer Farms

Town of Three Hills

St. Mary's Health Centre

Elnora School UFA - Bulk Fuels (Trochu) Trochu Playschool St. Mary's Health Centre

Simber Farms

Matt Strohschein

Elnora Motors

Trochu Motors

Changes Hair Salon

Olds Breeding and Training

Bill and Treina Winther Elnora School Simber Farms

Elnora Youth Centre

Bison Coulee Contracting

Ladysmith Restaurant Olds Breeding and Training

Clifford Greig

Trochu Valley School would like to extend our thanks to our community Work Experience Partners for their assistance and commitment toward our students. This valuable experience could

not be possible without their involvement.

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Leo Berglund, Brandon Bigelow, Jamie Doyle, Glen Enzie, Joel Frere, Adam Guard,

Tomi-Lyn Howard, Jayden Miller, Christopher Rist, Conner Sharp, Jason Smith,

Evan Vokins, Ty Winther

The Class of 2019 celebrated their Graduation on May 25, 2019. This wonderful photo was taken by Jason Ewert at the Trochu Arboretum, and the banquet & commencement ceremonies were held at the

Trochu Community Hall. The Banquet was catered by our amazing Grade 11 Parents and Students, the meal was absolutely

delicious. Evan Vokins & Jamie Doyle M.C.’d the program for the banquet, which included speakers Ilona Noble, Joel Frere, Simonne Frere, Darren Howard, Tomi-Lyn Howard, & Keitha Tetreault as the

guest speaker. There was a packed house for the Commencement Ceremonies later in the evening. To start the evening Mrs. Van Otterloo introduced each graduate and their parents. Joel Frere & Tomi-Lyn

Howard M.C.’d the program which included a fabulous slide show history produced by Christopher Rist & Jamie Doyle. The Valedictorian speech was made by Evan Vokins. Mrs. Howard and Mrs. Van

Otterloo presented each student with their certificate. It was a wonderful evening, and the Grads would like to thank everyone who helped make their

Graduation such a fabulous and memorable event. The Grade 11 parents and students for planning, cooking, serving and cleaning up the banquet as well as setting up and taking down the tables and

chairs. Jason Ewert Photography, all the Guest Speakers, Mrs. Howard & Mrs. Van Otterloo, all Tro

Val staff and students for their help and support, all their families and to everyone for attending and sharing in this milestone with them.

Trochu Valley School Class of 2019

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SENIOR BAND TRIP…

The Senior Band went on their annual Band Trip from May 2 - 4. The students performed in Linden, Strathmore, Okotoks, & High River. These

concerts were a highlight for both students and their audiences. The Band got to stay in Calgary and were able to attend “Billy Elliot the Musical” at

Theatre Calgary. The group did some bowling, and spent several hours on Saturday at Cross Iron Mall.

Thank you to the parents who volunteered as chaperones, and to the Band Parent Support Society for their monetary assistance which makes this annual event

possible.

THANK YOU - TROCHU VALLEY SCHOOL PARENT COUNCIL and all TRO –VAL VOLUNTEERS

The Students and Staff at Trochu Valley School would like to extend a huge Thank you to all of the wonderful people, community groups and businesses that have volunteered at and/or donated to our school. We are extremely fortunate to have

such a generous and committed group of people assisting us here at Tro-Val. From the excellent lunches, field trip funding, use of facilities, classroom help, treats,

coaching, $ donations, the list is endless! We are truly blessed. We thank you all for your time, commitment and dedication to the students, school

and staff.

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Thank You Parent Council Trochu Valley School would like to thank Tro Val Parent Council for their amazing support of our school. From Hot Lunches, Birthday Books, Awards, Staff Appreciation, Drama, Curling, Special

Event funding to Equipment purchases, they help us out so much. We are extremely grateful for the monetary assistance Parent Council gives to help fund field trips.

Without their contribution the cost of bussing would have to come from our families and can be rather expensive. Without the help of Parent Council a lot of these events would not be possible.

Thank you again to our most amazing parent council! If you are needing to contact parent council, please email Deb at curlingdeb@outlook.com

15 Trochu Valley Students Honored at the Annual Breakfast of Champions

On May 16th, the Tro-Val staff was up bright and early cooking a delicious breakfast for 15 deserving students. Each student had been chosen for demonstrating qualities of excellence that are not recognized through academic or sports awards. The task of choosing only one student per staff member is very difficult as we have a school full of champions!! This year’s recipients were: Molly Aellen, Carter Baldwin, Sawye Charles, Davin Charles, JC-Lyn Clearwater, Ben Dicks, Cole Hambleton, Lucus Hepting, Lizah Hogg, Bristol Kober, Kaley Kowalchuk, Olivia Moriarty, Stephanie Paul, (missing) Tristan Tetz and Evan Vokins.

Congratulations to our Champions!

Trochu Valley Snak Shak

We are winding down and have limited stock left.

We will continue to have frozen treats and

smaller snack items for the next few weeks.

Thanks to everyone for supporting us this year!

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Library News…

Jr & Sr High Library Books are due back on June 7th

Kindergarten—Grade 6 Library Books are due back on

June 14th Also don’t forget to return your textbooks by the end of June!!

Books not returned will result in

a fee charged to replace the book.

2018/2019 JR ATB Wrap Up As we wrap up the 2018/2019 JR ATB session, we would like to take this opportunity to thank Trochu Valley School, the teachers, parents, students and our wonderful JR ATB staff for a great year. This was our first year partnering with Tro Val School to offer this

program. Back in November we launched the JR ATB concept for the grade 4 - 6 students. We invited all interested students to complete a job application which was

followed up by an interview process. We selected our staff (everything from tellers to board members) and were excited to get the ball rolling. Starting in the new year, we

hosted 8 deposit days allowing students to grow their savings. Throughout the year we had 57 deposits totalling almost $700. We had various promotions throughout the year

giving away ATB swag, bonus cash deposits and entries to win a google home mini. On our final deposit day, every deposit allowed that student to enter their class into a draw

for an ICE CREAM PARTY!! The grade 4 class was the winners and enjoyed a cool treat on a hot day. The JR ATB staff was very excited to draw for the GOOGLE HOME

MINI which was won by Mrs. Howard. We wrapped up our year with a pizza party for the JR ATB staff.

This years JR ATB staff included: CEO: Janessa Doyle Vice Chairperson: Kallie Hogg Secretary: Chealzy LaBangco Treasurer: Fiona John M Munoz Marketing Manager: Desiree Schmidt Community Officer: Owen Hunt Chief Compliance Officer: Lucus Hepting Tellers: Nigel Gaboury, Lucas Hoppins, Griffyn Martin and Grace Bauer Back Cash: Tyson Fretz and Chase Andersen Greeters: Hailey Sigurdson, Olivia Hoppins and Bristol Kober We had a great year and look forward to next year!! Bonnie and Dawnaca ATB Trochu

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Bring your own lawn chair, sit back, relax and enjoy the

evening showcasing all Trochu Valley School Bands.

In case of inclement weather the concert will be held at Trochu Valley School.

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