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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: school.ecolegravelbourg@prairiesouth.ca

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.