January 12, 2015

Millarville Community School

130 Millarville Road 403-938-7832

http://millarville.fsd38.ab.ca

Principal’s Message Welcome back! We are happy to return to learning with your students! We hope you had a restful and happy holiday season with your families. New year - new resolutions! This month as a staff, we have resolved to focus on activities with the students that involve understanding the benefits of caring for those around you, and to be appreciative of the things we have. Think of it as a month (or more) of Valentines activities without the big pink hearts. Watch for more on this as the month continues. January also marks the halfway point of the school year. A time to reflect and plan for addressing whole school goals and academic goals for all MCS students. A large part of our long range planning involves the Accountability Surveys mailed home to our families and taken by all students in grades 4-8 later this month. Please read the article later in the newsletter regarding this important process. On behalf of everyone here at MCS school, I would like to express our collective sympathy to the Stabler family for the loss of Clarence. I have frequently heard that Clarence was considered the “unofficial mayor” of Millarville. He was known for his friendly, inclusive demeanour, caring attitude and as the local welcome wagon, as he was usually the first to greet new residents. You will be missed Clarence. As always if you have any concerns, questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.

Glenn Gibson (gibsong@fsd38.ab.ca) Be Awesome, Be Better, Be a Team Player

Upcoming Events: January 13 – 3:10pm Fundraising Committee Mtg. January 16 – Kinder Friday January 19 - Kananaskis Presentation January 23 – Staff Learning Day January 26 – 30 – Literacy Week January 30 – Kinder Friday January 30 – 31 – Wildcat Chaos Basketball Tournament

February 3 – 7:00pm – School Council February 6 – Staff Learning Day February 16 – 20 Family Day and Teachers Convention week (No classes)

January 2015 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Sunday

12 13 14 15 16 17/18 Fundraising Meeting

3:10 pm – 4:40 Grade 1 Cross Conservation Fieldtrip

6BB @ Longview 7/8BB @ Home vs. Cayley!

Kinder Friday

19 20 21 22 23 24/25 Kananaskis in the Classrooom - Planet Earth 9:00am

Kinder Skating Day 6BB @CIM 7/8BB @ Edison

Staff Learning Day No Classes

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6BB @ Spitzee 7/8BB @ Home vs. Blackie

Kinder Friday Wildcat Chaos Basketball Tournament Day 1

Wildcat Chaos continues Saturday

February 2 3 4 5 6 7/8

School Council Meeting – 7 pm

6BB @ Home vs. TV 7/8BB @ Cayley

Staff Learning Day No classes

Grade 1-4 Skating at recess Mondays and Tuesdays Grade 5-8 Skating at recess Wednesday-Friday

<-----------------------------------------Literacy Week ------------------------------------------->

<-----------------------------Gym Skating Week (Helmets please) ------------------------------>

School News Briefs Amazing Volunteer

Thank-yous!

Mr. & Mrs. McAllister for taking all our kids on hayrides just before the Christmas break.

Mrs. Lipiski for taking our grade 4 class to the Glenbow Museum on very short notice.

Mr. Fleetcroft and Mr. Hamilton for making pancakes for the grade 2’s for Paul Bunyan Day.

Millarville Directory

2015 Millarville directory is getting ready for spring publication. If you have changes to your phone number or would like to be included in our super handy book, please email millarvilledirectory@gmail.com We are also looking for local businesses to advertise in our book. It goes out to more than 1500 families in the Millarville and Priddis area. Send us an email and we can send you the cost of the ad spaces. Thanks again for your continued support.

FundScrip

This month FundScrip is offering a special promotion for the following cards:

Red Lobster – 7%

Starbucks – 6%

Indigo/Chapters – 12% This will be an ongoing fundraiser for the remainder of the year. Please see the order form at the back of this newsletter. Orders will be due Wednesday, January 28

th for delivery the

following week.

School Fees

Just a reminder that school fees for the 2014-15 school year are now past due. If you have not yet paid, please do so as soon as possible as we are required to submit all fees to our Division Office by the end of January. If you have concerns or would like to set up a payment schedule, please contact Mr. Gibson or Mrs. Gregson in the office at (403) 938-7832. Thank-you!

Alberta Education Accountability Pillar Information for parents:

As an annual check-up on the education system, the Accountability Pillar provides an opportunity for Alberta Education and school authorities to ensure that we are equipping students for success.

The Accountability Pillar uses a set of 16 indicators consisting of surveys of students, parents and teachers on various aspects of quality; student outcomes such as dropout and high school completion rates; and provincial assessments of student learning.

From January to the end of February, Alberta Education will be conducting the annual Accountability Pillar Survey. In January, parents of students in grades 4, 7, and 10 will receive a survey from Alberta Education. In February, students in grades 4-8 and all teachers will be completing their surveys online at school.

All surveys are anonymous and ask questions about experiences with the school. In addition to English and French, the parent survey is available in Chinese, Punjabi, Arabic, Blackfoot, Cree, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Urdu.

Your participation in the survey helps provide important information on the quality of education your child is receiving, so we encourage you to return your survey promptly.

Survey results will be available to school authorities in May 2015, and will be reported publicly as part of their 3-Year Education Plans and Annual Education Results Reports.

Kinders are inquirying into what we learn from our families by investigating

family trees. They will also find out who does all the work around the

house! Mom? Dad?

The Grade 1s are researching arctic animals and one student wants to

find out how reindeer fly. Hopefully they will find some answers!

The Grade 2s are comparing different kinds of Tall Tales and will be busy

writing personal stories as their unit unfolds.

The Grade 3s made some beautiful prints and looked at symmetry, area,

and pattern. The Tunisian tiles are usually blue, yellow, orange, or green.

They are influenced by Islam.

The Grade 4s spent the day at the Glenbow Museum learning about

those special risk-takers who settled in our province. Did you know that

cowboy Maverick, John Ware lived close to the Fisher’s property here in

Millarville?

The Grade 5s are wrapping up their unit of inquiry by filming “Canadian

Minute” videos. These will be shared with the class next week. The next

unit in Grade 5 is the PYP Exhibition!

The Grade 6s enjoying their work with fractions and are finishing their novel

study, I Was a Rat, by Philip Pullman. They are enjoying their basketball

league with other grade 6 classes in our area.

The Grade 7s are loving their phys-ed unit on Ringette! Someone

commented that “this may be my favourite sport!”.

The Grade 8s hosted the assembly on Caring this week, acting out with

Western flair how kindness can infuse anyone. Their short video showed

what caring means to us at MCS.

And we all think it’s pretty awesome that Mr. Hanson got engaged over

the Christmas break! Congratulations!

Students of Awesomeness

The following students have been recognized by their peers or teachers for exhibiting one or more of the IB Attitudes in their time at MCS. Student names will be pulled from this growing list of names for additional surprises at upcoming assemblies.

Courney Gr. 5 for appreciation Olivia Gr. 4 for integrity Maryanne Gr. 5 for appreciation Stetson Gr. 3 for respect Clay Gr. 4 for respect Grace Gr. 8 for commitment

Taylor Gr. 8 for respect Ben Gr. 4 for appreciation Raine Gr. 3 for cooperation Taya Gr. 5 for respect Sage Gr. 5 for creativity

Community News

MILLARVILLE AND DISTRICT

RECREATION BOARD

The Millarville and District Recreation Board is accepting applications for funding for non-profit organizations for the coming year. Each year the board receives a grant from the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and disperses the funds to deserving groups. If you would like to apply for a grant, please send a letter stating your request along with a budget for 2015 and a financial statement for 2014, to Box 59, Millarville, Alberta T0L 1K0. In previous years funding has been provided to the Millarville Sports Association, Millarville Community Library, Millarville Community School, Oilfields High School, West End Band Program, various 4-H groups and individuals in sports and dance who have competed at a national or international level. The deadline for applications is March 15

th. For

further information please contact Norma Dawson at 403-931-3580. We are always looking for new community members to sit on our board, so if you are interested please give Norma a call.

MILLARVILLE COMMUNITY LIBRARY The Annual General Meeting of the library will take place on Tuesday, March 3

rd at 3:00 pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend and we are looking for new people to sit on our board. The average age of our board members is getting up there and we need some new younger blood to revitalize our library and make us more in tune with new technology. Many of our daily volunteers go south in the winter and we may have to cut back our hours if everyone goes away at the same time. Right now we have sixteen regular volunteers and four spares which usually means we can stay open over thirty hours each week. If your children are in the school, maybe you could find a half day each week or every other week where you could volunteer. It is a fun place to work and you do not need any previous library experience – we will train you! If you are interested, please call the library at 403-931-3919

FOOTHILLS CONTINUING EDUCATION

The new course guide is out and you can pick up your copy at the School, the Community Library or the General Store. There are classes offered all over the Foothills so have a look and learn something new! In our area there are courses in working with willow, yoga, badminton, pickleball, various cake classes, ebooks and library apps and an introduction to Scottish dancing just in time for Robbie Burns day.

NAME TELEPHONE PAYABLE TO

Society for Millarville School Fundraising

ORDERS DUE JANUARY 28 FOR FEBRUARY 6

NOTES

Thank-you for your support!

Retailer % $ Qty Total

OTHER CATEGORIES

Retailer % $ Qty Total

THE ESSENTIALS

Total of this order$

Build-A-Bear Workshop

OTHER RETAILERS

257

Cabela's 254

Canadian Tire 504

Chapters - Indigo 255

Cineplex Odeon - Galaxy, Scotiabank 104

Fairmont Hotels - WillowStream 1008

Foot Locker 255

Gap - Baby - Banana Republic, Old Navy 505

Giant Tiger 253

Home Depot 253

Home Hardware - Home Furniture 1003

Hudson's Bay - Home Outfitters 503

iTunes 253

La Senza - La Senza Express 257

La Vie en Rose - la Vie en Rose aqua 258

Mark's Work Wearhouse 507

Payless Shoe Source 258

PetSmart 252

Rona/Réno Dépôt - Totem Building Supplies 502

Roots 2510

Running Room 256

Sears - Sears Home, Sears Travel 503

Shoppers Drug Mart 253

Sport Chek - Atmosphere 254

Staples/Business Depot 503

The Children's Place 258

Toys R Us - BabiesRus 252

Walmart

250

100

50

2

WaySpa 5010

WinnersHome Sense

50

256

Extra Foods,No Frills,Real Canadian Superstore,RealCanadian Wholesale Club

3

GROCERY

250

100

50

M & M Meat Shops

50

253

Safeway

100

50

25

3

SobeysIGA

100

50

25

3

Esso

GAS

50

252

Petro-Canada

50

252

Shell

50

252

Boston Pizza

RESTAURANT & COFFEE

255

Earl's RestaurantsEarl's 505

Jack Astor�s® Bar and Grill

50

255

JOEY RestaurantsJOEY 506

Keg RestaurantsKeg 505

Kelsey's Restaurant- Kelsey's, East Side Mario's,Harvey's, Milestones, Montana's, Paddy Flaherty's,Prime Pubs, Swiss Chalet 50

253

Moxies Classic Grill 5010

Pizza 73 2510

Red Lobster 255

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 257

Starbucks

25

55

Subway 253

The Old Spaghetti Factory 255

Wendy's 103

Aldo

OTHER RETAILERS

2510

American Eagle Outfitters® 506

Bath and Body Works Canada 255

Best Western 502.5

Body Shop 255

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Society for Millarville School Fundraising

IMPORTANT NOTE : Retailers, rebates and card denominations subject to change without notice. Retailers, rebates and card denominations indicated on the FundScrip website willsupersede those on this paper order form.

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