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

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.

Welcome back and Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a restful holiday and is looking

forward to a great new year of learning successes ahead!

All the best to everyone in 2018! Here’s what’s ahead.……

COMING UP IN 2018… January 22 French Oratory Finals 9:30 a.m. January 25 EXAMS begin – see schedule p.11 January 26 Wednesday Timetable “ER” Spirit Day January 31 NO CLASSES February 1 Fiddler’s Workshop – all grades February 2 Wednesday Timetable Feb 5 -8 French Second Language Week February 12 Early Dismissal February 13 English Oratory Finals February 14 Valentine’s Day GSA Bakesale February 16 Monday Timetable February 19 - 26 NO CLASSESS FAMILY WEEK February 22 English Oratory 9:30 a.m. February 28 Pink Day March 1 Music Festival entry deadline March 9 No classes March 19 Early Dismissal March 22 & 23 Student Led Conferences

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Les élèves de Mme Elyett ont présenté une danse pour ceux qui étaient au Concert de Noel ainsi que les résidents du Foyer au mois de décembre. Parents joined them for a Family Day and made crafts together and had enjoyed Christmas goodies! Prématernelle

PREMATERNELLE

Bonne fête Mme Elyett!

Mme Dubeau’s grade 10 Core

French class enjoyed a taste a

French culture, preparing and

sampling a Christmas Tortière and

Pudding Chômeur!

Mmmm, c’est beau!

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

The 6/7b class won the pizza lunch

for selling the most gift cards in

our Avgen Fundraiser sponsored

the SCC. Here they are enjoying

their winnings – looks yummy!!

ÉGS students performed a Christmas concert for

parents and community December 22. “What

Can Go Wrong for Christmas” told the story of

the holidays all being mixed up, finally getting it

right in time for Christmas!

The event was well attended and enjoyed by all,

and was live streamed (thanks to Mme

Munteanu!) and enjoyed by numerous home

viewers as well. Thank you to the Christmas

concert committee consisting of Miss Stene,

Mrs Goepen Bourgeois, Mme Gisele, Mme

Elyett and Mme Gauthier for leading this effort.

Thank you to the teachers for rehearsing their

class numbers and creating costumes for their

students, to Mr Lehmann for running the sound

system, and all the other hands on deck that

made the concert a success! Thank you to our

community for your generosity, providing

donations to the food bank to ensure a Merry

Christmas for all, and for your support of Aaron

and his family, helping them as we are able on

their journey ahead.

Nouvelles de 3/4b

Avant Noel, nous avons présenté notre film.

Les parents ont été invites a une classe

transformer en théâtre. Nous sommes en

train d’apprendre tout sur la lumière. Notre

but ultime est d’éclairer une station

spatiale.

En arts, on explore des textures variées, et on a commencé des clubs d’arts, gérés par les élèves. On apprend à bien prendre soin de notre santé. Nous allons bientôt savoir beaucoup au sujet des cartes et des provinces et territoires du Canada.

On continue aussi à travailler fort en mathématiques, en français et en anglais.

VOYAGE au QUÉBEC ÉGS French Immersion students planning on visiting Montréal and Quebec City in February of 2020 would like to thank all of you who ordered a pasta hot lunch January 18! The Voyage au Quebec group and Mme Gauthier will continue to prepare hot lunches throughout the year as part of their fundraising endeavors. Many thanks to the parents who are eager to help out when extra hands are needed. Profits from various hot lunches such as these help supplement some of the costs of this great cultural trip where students are completely immersed in the French culture during six days. ÉGS students participated in such

trips in 2010, 2013 and 2016, all returning with fabulous experiences and memories. MERCI!

The grade 3 /4 b class is very busy these days

learning about light, total health and textures

in art. We are also learning more about

maps, math and language arts. Before

Christmas, parents were invited to attend the

premiere showing of a movie made in the

class.

The senior boys basketball

team, coached by Micheal

Ava, are looking forward to a

win at their home tournament,

February 9 & 10.

Go Hawks!

BANTAMS BASKETBALL

SENIOR BOYS BASKETBALL

The bantam basketball

team, coached by

Mr. Lehmann are looking

forward to tournament

play this weekend at

home, January 19 & 20.

The 4/5 b class has

been curling at the

rink for Phys Ed the

month of January!

These students applied their math and problem solving skills to escape Mme Dubeau’s Math class!

The grade 4/5 A class have been learning

about the systems of the body in science.

Using paper maché and modelling

materials, the students created the 6

systems of the human body:

Miyah, Jordan, Noelle – skeletal – muscular system Emma, Nicole, Maria – cardio-vascular sytem Taylor, Ashley & Skylar – respiratory system Christina – excretory system Brody & Jay – nervous system A.J, Liam & Gian – digestive system

Land development

SCIENCES

The grade 9 Science class has been

researching the late great chemists, inducting them

into the “Dead Chemists’s Society”;

Grades 6 & 7 have been conducting experiments on

matter and states of matter in class;

Grade 5 & 6, 7, 8 , 9 classes all created snowflakes

using Borax detergent.

The grades 6 & 7 classes are learning about

developing land for human use, while still

protecting, and not destroying, the existing

ecosystems.

Dead Chemist’s Society

Borax Snowflakes

Gravelbourg & District Bilingual Music

Festival

April 18th – 21st, 2018

Church of Christ, Gravelbourg, Sask.

Gravelbourg Grammy’s April 28, 2018

Please visit our website for entry

information and to enter online before

March 1, 2018

www.mforganizer.ca/gravelbourg

CHOIR

The ÉGS choir, directed by Mrs. Goepen

Bourgeois and Miss Stene, sang in the

Christmas concert and at the Foyer in

December, and are now working on

their selections to perform at the music

festival in April.

BAND

ORATORY

concours d’art oratoire

Once again students from kindergarten to grades

7 are busy practicing and preparing their poetry

selections for our annual oratory competition!

Students are given the opportunity to recite a

poem for an audience, learning the valuable skill

of public speaking.

Oratory Finals will be held in the gymnasium:

January 22 - French Oratory Finals 9:30 a.m.

February 13 – English Oratory Finals 9:30 a.m.

Winners of the oratory finals will be sponsored by

ÉGS to compete at the Gravelbourg & District

Music Festival April 16-18 if they choose to

advance. (Students may enter the music festival

on their own but will be responsible for their own

entry fees and submissions to the Music Festival.)

The 4’o-clock rockers gave a

performance January 15 for their

parents. They performed a set of 8

songs they will again present for ÉGS

students and for their showcase at

the theatre later in the year.

Grades 7-8-9 Social Studies Mosaics The 7-8-9’s have been studying Ancient Rome and its culture, including the ancient art form of Mosaics

Arts Ed

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Art 7-8-9 A Personality Pinwheels Passions, talents, or characteristics associated with your name!

Peinture à l’eau et pointillisme – les annees 8/9 avec Mme Fister watercolours

ALL AFTERNOON EXAMS ARE 12:45– 3:15

École Gravebourg School is actively seeking casual drivers to assist with school trips and outings, such as transportation to and from the rink or pool for seasonal Phys Ed opportunities, and after school and weekend sporting events. Spare drivers for regular bus routes are also needed. If you would be interested in this role, please contact

306-648-2480 for further information, or follow the link provided to the website.

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