November 4, 2011 Phone: 483-6298 or 1-866-422-5118

Check out our website: www.shsd.mb.ca/wawasc

Wawanesa SchoolWawanesa School

Remembrance Day Service Wednesday, November 9

2:45 – 3:15 p.m.Wawanesa School Gym

The public is welcome to attend.

Canapé/Dessert Theatre, Disney's Beauty and the Beast!

November 18 & 19 Wawanesa Community Hall

at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 each

Tickets available by contactingLucie West-Burnham at

483-6298

Good Luck toGrade 7-8 Boys’ Volleyball team on

Monday, November 7th at Divisional Tournament in Souris

andGrade 7-8 Girls’ Volleyball team on

Monday, November 14th at Division Tournament in Deloraine.

Lifetouch Picture Retakes

T h e r e t a k e p r o o f s w e r e distributed this week. All orders must be returned to homeroom/TAG teachers by Wednesday, November 9th.

November 4, 2011 Phone: 483-6298 or 1-866-422-5118

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Plans for Musical RehearsalsWednesday, November 16 Many of our staff and students are involved in the dress rehearsal and preparation for our dinner theatre production of Beauty and the Beast. • We will have supervised study time for students in grades 9-12 for the morning. • Regular classes for grades 9-12 will resume at 1:05. Incoming video conference courses will continue as normally scheduled.• Grades K-8 classes will continue all day as normally scheduled.

Thursday, November 17 We are performing the matinee of Beauty and the Beast at 1:15.• We will have regular classes for all grades during the morning.• All students and staff will be attending the matinee performance from 1:15 to 3:15. • After the performance, Grade 1-6 students will be walking back to the school for dismissal. Students in Grades 7-12 will be dismissed from the hall at the end of the performance.

Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews November 23 and 24 (4:00 – 7:00 p.m.) have been set aside for teachers to meet with parents to review progress to this point and set goals for the three months ahead. Students at all grade levels, from Kindergarten to Grade Twelve, are a part of the interview time.   Please plan to bring your son(s)/daughter(s) with you.

Dates for your calendar:November 10 Report preparation and interview scheduling November 15 Reports home for all grades November 23 - 24 Parent-teacher interviews and TAG family conferences (4:00 – 7:00 p.m.)

Your son’s/daughter’s marks are always available on the Student Portal Website:

HTTPS://WWW.SHMBPORTAL.COM (A link will also be provided on www.shmb.ca)

Bullying Survey Bullying is a problem in schools and ours is no different than any others. We must know bullying is very different today than it was 10 years ago. One of the biggest reasons is due to the fact that we are socially connected 24 hours a day with email, texting, and social media websites such as Facebook. Public Safety Canada defines bullying this way:- An imbalance of power (real or perceived) manifested

through aggressive actions, physical or psychological (including verbal or social);

- Negative interactions that are direct (face-to-face) or indirect (gossip, exclusion)

- Negative actions with an intention to harm. These can include some or all of the following;

- Physical actions (punching, kicking, biting), - Verbal actions (threats, name calling, insults, ethnoculturally-based or sexual comments) - Social exclusion (spreading rumours, ignoring,

gossiping, excluding).- Negative actions thst are repeated. Either the intensity

or the duration of the actions establishes the bully's dominance over the victim.

One of my main goals at Wawanesa School is to try to eliminate or at least drastically reduce the occurrences of bullying amongst our students in school and out of school. I have posted a school survey on the Wawanesa School homepage http://web.mac.com/keithm3/Wawanesa_School/Welcome.html. The purpose of the school survey is to identify problem areas in our school, so we can focus resources in these areas. Please feel free to view the survey at your leisure. Students in grades 5-12 will be completing the survey in class. Look for results in a future newsletter. What are we doing as a school?• Classroom visits and lessons with our guidance counselor Mrs. Borton.• Several learning outcomes in the Health Curriculum focuses on this topic.• Guest speakers, Rachel's Challenge, wellness fairs.• Videos and articles.• Survey to help identify problem areas or grades. I realize that this is a huge undertaking and a goal that is not easily obtainable; it’s going to take months or years and will be an on going process with students, parents, staff and the community as a whole. Please feel free to contact me at the school 483-6286 or by email at brenth@shmb.ca

Mr. Hauser

November 4, 2011 Phone: 483-6298 or 1-866-422-5118

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Varsity Boys’ Volleyball The varsity boys have reached the end of this year’s regular season. After participating in the Neelin tournament last weekend against some of the province’s top ranked ‘A’ and ‘AA’ teams, they finished off regular season play this week with a pair of wins over Killarney and Deloraine. The boys now head into playoffs with the best record of Zone 9 east ‘A’ teams which makes Wawanesa the host site for the Zone ‘A’ provincial berth playdowns on November 8th. The schedule is as follows: 4:30 p.m. Semi-final #1 (best 2 of 3) Elkhorn vs Wawanesa5:30 p.m. Semi-final #2 (best 2 of 3) Sioux Valley vs Reston6:30 p.m. Final (best 3 of 5)

(NOTE: 5:30 and 6:30 start times are approximate)Come cheer the boys on Tuesday night!

P. Friesen

Magazine Campaign Thank you parents, families and friends! We raised over $10,000! Our top selling class was Grade 4. They will receive a pizza party on the next pizza day. Top individual seller was Brandon Bedard in Grade 4. Way to go Wawanesa School!

Adult Band Parents, do you have an old instrument that you used to play in school but is now sitting under your bed and you wish you could play it again? It's your lucky day! Haul out that instrument and join the Wawanesa adult band! Let Ms. Klippenstein know if you are interested (phone: 483-6298 or email alyshak@shmb.c). Anyone can join. We've already got a few teachers on board!

Old Instruments Does anyone have a use for an old instrument that no longer works? Decorative purposes? Craft ideas? I have a few instruments that no longer work. Contact Ms. Klippenstein.

Very Successful Halloween Parade!

Congratulations to Jordon Thomson, captain of the Manitoba Youth team, who brought home a silver medal from the Western Canada Under 16 Challenge Cup tournament in Moose Jaw, October 27-30, 2011.

November 4, 2011 Phone: 483-6298 or 1-866-422-5118

Check out our website: www.shsd.mb.ca/wawasc

Operation Christmas ChildWawanesa School is again encouraging families to

support “Operation Christmas Child”. This project is supported by Samaritan’s Purse, a non-profit agency and a registered Canadian charity. The collection of gifts is targeted for boys and girls ages two-14. You may send a note or photo to a child. Please place it inside the box, not inside the donation envelope.

Collection will be November 7th – November 17th. All support is greatly appreciated for your effort to provide a gift for a child suffering because of misfortunes such as natural disasters, war and poverty.Suggested gifts:√ Toys: small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals,

kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, skipping ropes, small Etch-A-Sketch, Slinky, etc.

√ School supplies: pens, pencils and sharpeners, crayons or pencil crayons, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, , etc.

√ Hygiene items: toothbrushes, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, wash clothes, etc.

√ Other: candy (hard through to the centre and in manufacturer’s packaging), sunglasses, ball caps, socks, T-shirts, toy jewellery, hair-clips, watches, etc.

√ $7.00 or more to help cover the shipping and related costs. Cheques may be payable to Samar i tan’s Purse. Donate onl ine a t www.samaritanspurse.ca

Do NOT include the following:X Toothpaste (due to customs regulations)X Liquids or items that leak, melt, or freeze: (these

can spoil boxes) shampoo, gels, paint, cream, lip balm, liquid glue, etc.

X Food (due to customs regulations) chewy, soft-centered, crumbly, unwrapped or pressed sugar candy (such as Rockets or Tootsie Rolls), etc.

X Used items (due to customs regulations)X Breakable items: glass, porcelain, mirrors, etc.X Items that can scare or harm a child: knives, war-

related toys, toy guns, etc.Shoeboxes would also be appreciated. Wawanesa

school would like to thank you for your support of this project.

Mrs. Thomson

Calendar of EventsNovember 7 Gr 7-8 Boys’ Zone Volleyball tournament in SourisNovember 9 Remembrance Day Service 2:45 p.m. in the gymNovember 10 Report Card prep; No SchoolNovember 11 Remembrance Day; No SchoolNovember 14 Gr 7-8 Girls’ Zone Volleyball tournament in DeloraineNovember 18-19 Beauty and the Beast performances in the HallNovember 23-24 Parent-Teacher Interviews 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.November 25 Admin Day; No SchoolDecember 1 Grad Cap/Gown Photos (appts. being scheduled with Mrs. Lane)

Lions Peace Poster Contest Students in Grades Six & Seven have been working hard to complete their entries for the Lions Peace Poster Contest. They will be joined by students from Green Acres & Nature Valley Hutterite Colonies. The deadline for submitting entries is noon on November 8th with judging to take place after school that day. Posters will be on display in the foyer of the school for the Remembrance Day program on November 9th and for the Anglican Church service on November 11th. Please make a point of coming to view the results of the artistic talents of our young people as they illustrate their interpretations of the theme “Children Know Peace”. Monetary prizes will be awarded to the top three winners and participation treats to all students entering a poster. The winning poster will go on to the next level of competition at the Lions District 5M13 level. Watch for winners’ names to be published in the next newsletter.

Lions Margaret & Don Martin

St. Paul’s Anglican ChurchCommunity Remembrance Day Service

Friday, November 11 10:00 a.m.Wawanesa School Gym

Everyone is Welcome!