In the spirit of Halloween, the SRC will be putting on a Halloween Carnival, Monday, October 30. Lots of fun for all ÉGS students and their families! On Tuesday, October 31, students are invited to come dressed in their costume. Students may wear their costume all day;

we do ask students to refrain from scary masks to avoid frightening younger students. The GSA Club will be hosting a bake sale at

noon, offering spooky treats, prices ranging

from $3 and under. Bake sale items will be available on a first- come first-served basis.

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 https://schools.prairiesouth.ca/gravelbourg/news/

Principal: Mr. Jody Lehmann

2017 NEWSLETTER

5:30 – 7:30 pm

École Gravelbourg School Gym

All grades welcome! Children 7 & under must attend with parental supervision. Arrive dressed in your Halloween costume! (No scary masks please) Fun carnival activities, Snack booth, and a Costume contest! Free admission, activity booth tickets 10 for $5.00. Sponsored as an Initiative of the SRC. It will be a Spook-tacular event, See you there!

EDUCATION WEEK OCTOBER 16 – 20

Planned group activities took places throughout

the school celebrating Education Week.

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.

DRIVE AWAY HUNGER

CAMPAIGN

Staff, students and community participated in the FCC Drive Away Hunger Campaign October 4 – 12. 150 pounds of non- perishable food items were collected and donated to our local food bank for families in need. Thank you everyone for your generosity!

NEW PLAYGROUND!

The playground has been moved from its old location; improving safety by enhancing visibility. A new igloo climbing structure was added, funded in part by our local SCC. Play safe everyone!

TERRY FOX RUN

On Thursday Sept. 28th, students and staff

of ÉGS participated in the National Terry Fox

School Run. The SRC provided a Hot

Dog/Hamburger Lunch, with proceeds being

put towards the day’s fundraising, as well as

a Hat Day for students who could donate a

toonie and show their

support in the fight

against cancer by

wearing a hat at

school. Combined

pledges and

fundraising efforts

totalled $4200

donated to the Terry

Fox Foundation.

Terry Fox T-shirts

were given to our own courageous Mr. Blair

and Aaron Chislett.

Thank you to our great community for your

support to this very worthwhile cause!

Maternelle &Prématernelle – Prêts pour la

course Terry Fox! Ready for Terry Fox Run!

HEALTH SCIENCES 20

Mrs. Lagasse held a white coat ceremony for her Grade 11 Health Sciences Class. These students have demonstrated their skills as they progress through a mock

“Medical School” . The students have now proceeded on to their “internships,” where they will learn about each of the systems of the body.

Health

Science Trip

On Thursday, September 7, the Health Science 20 class started off with a bang – they took a trip to Regina to visit the Body Worlds display at the Science Centre, then they toured the Sask. Disease Control Laboratory before finishing the day at the STARS base in the simulator room. This was an extremely valuable trip for all. A special thanks to Mrs. Teixeira for coming along that day!

Nouvelles de 3/4B

Nous continuons à bâtir nos cabanes à rondins. On

apprend maintenant l’histoire d’Isabelle, une jeune

pionnière qui est arrivée d’Irlande avec sa famille.

En arts, on étudie les artistes de la

Saskatchewan. On a copié le style

d’Andrew Meredith pour produire des

chefs d’œuvres qui sont dans notre salle

de classe.

The grade 3/4b class is continuing to learn

about pioneers. We are also studying

Saskatchewan artists. We were inspired by

Andrew Meredith to create masterpieces

for our class.

Grade 12A The 12A class travelled to Regina on October 24th for a field trip. Students learned of post-secondary

courses at the University of Regina and at Polytechnic. They also ate food like they hadn’t eaten in days!

Nouvelles de 2B

Learning Mathematics in grade 2B is fun! Students were able to apply their new knowledge to

their Gnome Project. We have another project on the run too, a First Nations model that will

represent their values

and beliefs. Grade 2Bs

are also learning about

the four food groups

the fun way, by making

bread and ice cream.

More yummy learning is

on its way! Students are

working on writing

stories in English and

French. They hope to

show parents their work

really soon.

Mme Nathalie

Pré-Maternelle

Le petit train, c’est chouette! It’s fun doing the Little train!

Maternelle

La visite d’un doux petit ami poilu ! A soft and furry little friend came to visit us!

KINDERGARTEN/GRADE 1/ GRADE 2

ART CLUB

Art Club has begun for the year –

we will meet at lunch every Thursday (except for special

event days) until the long weekend in May. Our first major

project involves “Mixed Media,” in this case using pen and ink along

with watercolours. Here is an example from one of our very

talented Senior Art Club students.

Hello Parents, We are busy as always in our class! We are working on letter sounds, sorts, short vowel sounds and printing our letters correctly. We are working on Needs and Characteristics of Living Things in Science, Community in Social Studies and Numbers from 0 up to 5 for Kindergarten, 10 for Grade 1 and 20 for Grade 2. In Art, we are working on seasonal art and songs as well as a Remembrance Day poster. In Health, we are talking about being Social Detectives and working on problem solving with friends. I look forward to seeing everyone dressed up at Halloween and enjoying a fun-filled day together! Mrs. Goepen-Bourgeois

STEM

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) club is now meeting every Friday

that we have classes.

This offers students an opportunity to learn about topics of their choosing related to these areas.

Robotics, computer programming, and rocket launching seem to be the most popular choices so

far.

Watch for events involving

these students and their

creations

VOLLEYBALL

SENIOR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

The Sr girls volleyball team has continued to

have great success! The weekend of Sept 22-

23, the girls travelled to Assiniboia and came

home from this 10 team tournament placing

4th! The very next weekend, Sept. 30, we

made it to the Coronach tournament and

snagged the Gold medal. On Oct. 13-14 we

drove to Ponteix where we once again

captured the gold medal. Our home

tournament was Oct. 20-21 where we placed

4th of 12 teams. Thank you to the parents

who have been working hard to support our

team driving, preparing food for the canteen

and working in the canteen. We could not

have done this without you! Good luck in

playoffs which start Nov. 4th!

Mme Pouteaux

BANTAM GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

Congratulations on a first place finish for the

bantam girls who captured the gold medal in

playoffs held in Kincaid October 20.

Coaching the girls to victory was Mme

Roxanne Brisebois, assisted by Mme

Fournier.

BANTAM BOYS VOLLYBALL

The boys played in the Lafleche tournament Sept. 30th where they

placed 2nd. Then, they attended the Rouleau tournament October 14th where they placed 2nd once again. Best of luck to the team this coming weekend at Section playoffs in Mankota.

Coach: Mme Gauthier

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

The SRC planned a hot lunch fundraiser in September with proceeds being donated to The Terry Fox Foundation, and are in the process of planning a Halloween Carnival for October 30. The SRC has initiated a series of School Spirit Days for Fridays:

SRC SPIRIT DAY FRIDAYS

SCHOOL SPIRIT DAYS

CROSS COUNTRY

Vaughn, Julien and Samuel represented our

school at the invitational meet in Moose Jaw on

Tuesday, September 26. Congratulations to

Julien on his 1st place finish and to Samuel for

his third place finish at the invitational meet.

Vaughn, Julien and Samuel returned to Moose

Jaw on October 4 for the

District Cross Country

Meet. It was a very chilly

day! The boys navigated

the muddy and wet

terrain, resulting in a 2nd

place finish for Julien.

Well done!

Having earned himself a sport at the Provincial meet, Julien travelled to Turtleford on October 15 to represent our school and division.

P.A.A. students are often looking for staff

members to sample

their culinary creations!

Mr. Remple is enjoying

their garnish

assignment!

Nov 10 – Red & White Day

Dec 1 – Wear white from

head to toe!

Dec 15 – Beach Day!

Dec 22 – PJ Day

Jan 12 – Twin Day

Jan 26 – ER Day – dress in a career ending in ER;

teacher, practitioner, singer…

… All students and grades

are welcome to participate in Spirit days!

6B/7B October News

October was a month filled with activities.

During PAA, students did some sewing and

prepared food to sell in the canteen during

tournaments. In Math, students have covered a

number of concepts including adding,

subtracting, dividing and multiplying decimal

numbers. Students are currently studying the

past tense, with a focus on the verbs that are

conjugated with être. During art, students

finished a multi-media colour review and have

recently started working on their Remembrance

Day posters. Volleyball skill improvement was

the focus of most phys-ed classes throughout the

month. Each social studies class starts with a one

minute informational video. This month we have

learned about Gandhi, Martin Luther King,

Fukushima, organ transplants, solar eclipses and

the history behind Friday the 13th. In the days to

come, we will be preparing for Student Led

Conferences. Looking forward to seeing you

there.

Nous avons toujours beaucoup à faire. Pendant

les classes de APA, les élèves ont appris à faire un

nœud ainsi que 2 points de couture de deux

façons. Ils ont aussi préparé de la nourriture à

vendre dans notre cantine lors des tournois.

Pendant la classe de mathématiques, les élèves

ont divisé, multiplié, additionné et soustrait les

nombres décimaux. Nous avons abordé le sujet

des règles de conjugaison au passé composé

pendant nos classes de français. Les élèves

viennent de terminer un projet multi-média en

éducation artistique. Au début de chaque

période de sciences humaines, nous visionnons

une vidéo d’une minute et nous en discutons. Ce

mois-ci nous avons appris des choses

intéressantes sur Martin Luther King, Gandhi,

Fukushima, la greffe des organes et les éclipses

solaires. Nous allons bientôt commencer nos

préparations pour les rencontres parents-élèves-

enseignants. Mme Gingell

Thank you to Mr. Eva for helping our

PAA class make para-cord bracelets!

School Community Council

The SCC showed appreciation for the Bus Drivers on Tuesday,

October 17th. The SCC presented the bus drivers with cards signed

by the bus students and a gift for each driver to show our

appreciation for the great job they do bringing students to and from

school safely each day.

The École Gravelbourg School Community Council was pleased to accept a donation of $720.00

from the Bouvier Greenhouse Fundraiser. The ÉGS SCC has worked with the Bouvier Greenhouse

for the last 2 years, selling gift cards for the Greenhouse, with 20% of the sales being given to the

School Community Council. The funds will be used to support the Learning Improvement Goals

of reading and writing, purchase Handbells, and playground equipment, and other School and

student needs. The SCC is grateful for the support of our community and look forward to this

continued partnership with Bouvier Greenhouses, Creations by Lise and the Plant Ranch.

Yvonne Sutherland

Kristine Goepen-Bourgeois

ÉGS SCC Chairperson

ÉGS is pleased to announce the return of

Mme Simonsen to our

teaching staff, as well as extending a

warm ÉGS welcome to our three

new educational assistants;

Miss M. Bell, Mrs. N. Quigley, and

Mrs. M Wojtowicz.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Play & Learn Daycare kindly reminds EGS families that Daycare parking is for picking up and dropping off children from daycare only. Please help us keep our parking lot safe for our small children! ~Executive Director,

Darla Hobday

REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE

Friday, November 10 École Gravelbourg School Auditorium

11:00 a.m. sharp

Parents & family welcome

Veteran’s lunch to follow

Please contact the school if you know of any veterans or service members, active or retired, who may wish to beincluded in the service.

Oct 26 Paul Silveria Square Dance Workshop Oct 30 SRC Halloween Carnival Oct 31 Halloween Costume/Dress up Day, All Day! Nov 3 No School Nov 6 Early Dismissal Nov 6 -14 Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes due Nov 10 ÉGS Remembrance Day Service 11:00 am sharp Nov 10 -14 Scholastic Book Fair Nov 13 Remembrance Day Holiday – No School Nov 13 Poinsettia Gr 12 Fundraiser- last day to order Nov 14-16 Bullying Awareness Week Nov 16 Student Led Conferences 6 pm – 8 pm Nov 17 Student Led Conferences 9 am – noon Nov. 24 No school

Let us all Take time to remember

Student Led Conferences will be held November 16, 6pm – 8:30 pm and November 17, 9 am – noon. Parents may schedule their interview time online @ www.schoolinterviews.ca . Remember to drop by our annual Scholastic Book fair in Room 107 after your conference!

November 10, 14 -17

École Gravelbourg School

November 16 -17

Homework Tips Kids are more successful in school when parents take an active interest in their homework — it shows kids that what they do is important. Here are some tips to guide the way:

Know the teachers — and what they're looking for. Attend school events, such as parent-teacher conferences, to meet your child's teachers. Ask about their homework policies and how you should be involved.

Set up a homework-friendly area. Make sure kids have a well-lit place to complete homework. Keep supplies — paper, pencils, glue, scissors — within reach.

Schedule a regular study time. Some kids work best in the afternoon, following a snack and play period; others may prefer to wait until after dinner.

Help them make a plan. On heavy homework nights or when there's an especially hefty assignment to tackle, encourage your child break up the work into manageable chunks. Create a work schedule for the night if necessary — and take time for a 15-minute break every hour, if possible.

Keep distractions to a minimum. This means no TV, loud music, or phone calls. (Occasionally, though, a phone call to a classmate about an assignment can be helpful.)

Make sure kids do their own work. They won't learn if they don't think for themselves and make their own mistakes. Parents can make suggestions and help with directions. But it's a kid's job to do the learning.

Be a motivator and monitor. Ask about assignments, quizzes, and tests. Give encouragement, check completed homework, and make yourself available for questions and concerns.

Set a good example. Do your kids ever see you diligently balancing your budget or reading a book? Kids are more likely to follow their parents' examples than their advice.

Praise their work and efforts. Post an aced test or art project on the refrigerator. Mention academic achievements to relatives.

If there are continuing problems with homework, get help. Talk about it with your child's teacher. Some kids have trouble seeing the board and may need glasses; others might need an evaluation for a learning problem or attention disorder.

Tips

The Importance of Literacy with Young Adults

Many believe that parents no longer need to encourage literacy with their kids once they have grown

out of the bedtime stories. However, according to a study done in the United States by the National

Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), more than 60% of grade twelve students fall below the

proficient reading level, and another 27% of those students fall below the basic reading level. There is

no questioning the effects that low reading levels have on young adults as they enter post-secondary

education programs that require a large amount of weekly readings. Only two years out of high school

myself, I understand the struggle that it may be to take the time in my day to read a book. Sports,

friends, jobs, and other things are now a large factor in high school student’s lives, making it even more

difficult to find a novel that may interest them.

There are many things that we can do to encourage young adults to read more often. Some of these ideas include:

Encouraging your child to visit their school library and to search the trending section of novels.

Taking the time to make a trip to a local book store or library to choose some books with your child.

Suggesting novel series that will encourage your child to continue reading for a longer period of time.

If you enjoy technology, you can encourage them to begin reading novels on various e-books or tablets.

And, if they do not seem to have the interest in reading a novel, educational magazines may be a great option for them.

Many of these ideas will help young adults to develop good reading habits and to maintain or increase their reading level. Nevertheless, your children are soon going to be adults themselves, and will have to be responsible for their own reading whether they are going to enter post-secondary education or not. The best thing that you can do for your child is to set a good example. Be involved, go to the library with them, spend time discussing their novels, and take the time to share with them your readings as well. Overall, it is important to remember that through all the busyness that high school may bring, literacy is one of the best ways to prepare for post-secondary schooling and can be a way to positively influence and spend more time with your children before they move on to their next exciting stage in life.

Trending Young Adult Books 2017 The Hate U Give –Angie Thomas Carve the Mark –Veronica Roth

The Upside of Unrequited –Becky Albertalli This Is Really Happening –Erin Chack

And We’re Off –Dana Schwartz

CHRISTMAS DINNER

Dear Parents:

It is time to start planning our Annual ÉGS Christmas Lunch for the students. This has been a great success the past years and something that the staff and students look forward to before Christmas break. This year we will be having our lunch on Thursday, December 14th. The meal will consist of turkey, mashed potatoes, vegetables, gravy, stuffing/dressing, buns, cranberry sauce, pickles, and dessert. Yummy!!

This year we have a coordinator to plan the meal and we are asking for your support. Mme Fournier will be in charge of volunteers. Please contact her at (306)-648-2480 or fournier.nathalie@prairiesouth.ca if you can volunteer some time.

Remember: Many hands make light work. Grandparents/ aunts and uncles are welcome to help too. The following are jobs needing to be filled with the number in brackets being the number of people needed for each job:

Wednesday, December 13th:

Set up tables and chairs (4) Set tables (4)

Peel potatoes (bring your peeler) (4-6) Make stuffing (4)

Prepare juices and cutlery (2 or 3 people - can be done in your home in the week prior)

Prepare desserts (1 or 2) Cook and slice turkey (9)

Thursday, December 14th:

Food prep and reheating (12 + people needed) Serve food (6-8)

Helpers to assist the younger students (6) Clean-up after lunch (4-6)

Mme Fournier is in charge of donations and food purchasing. Please contact her at (306)-648-2480 or fournier.nathalie@prairiesouth.ca if you are able to donate. We were able to keep costs down last year due to the amazing generosity of our school families. Money can be donated to purchase food, or items that can be donated include:

Turkeys Potatoes Frozen peas Carrots Buns

Onions Celery Tart shells Apple pie filling Pickles

Cranberries Juice boxes Napkins Margarine

Sign-up sheets will be available during Student Led Conferences, but if you know what you want to do, please contact Mme Fournier and let her know.

Thank you for your help with this wonderful activity.

ÉGS School Community Council

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Preparations are underway planning for this year’s Christmas

Concert! Dates and details to follow in the November

Newsletter…

POINSETTIA FUNDRAISER

The grade 12 class is taking orders

for poinsettias as a Grad

Fundraiser; large mature plants in

6 “ planters; red, pink or white,

$25. Please contact any grade 12

student to order by November 13.

Protect Yourself Against Influenza - Be Immunized!

FREE FLU VACCINE FOR EVERYONE

Gravelbourg Parish Hall Wednesday October 25, 2017

Thursday Nov 9, 2017 Drop In

12 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

If you have questions phone 648-1400

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Shoeboxes are available at the office for families to wishing to participate in Operation Christmas Child, an initiative of Samaritan’s purse. Please return your filled shoebox by Nov. 14