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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Lafleche Central School Box 130, 207 5th Ave West

www.prairiesouth.ca/lafleche T: 306-472-3192

School routines and schedules are well underway.

Teachers are busy getting to know their students and what

individual needs they may have. As a parent, I can tell you

that I feel blessed to have the staff we do in our school.

Currently, we have 126 students enrolled from PreK to Grade

12. It is exciting to see all our busy classrooms.

Last spring students and parents completed the Tell Them

From Me survey. Thank you for all those who took the time to

complete this survey. At the beginning of the school year, the

teachers met to look at the survey results as well as the

reading data that had been collected from the previous

year. This data helped our school establish our Learning

Improvement Plan (LIP). Our LIP has two goals we are

focusing on:

By June 2016, 80% of Grade 1-8 students in LCS

will comprehend, at grade level, what they read

as measured by Fountas and Pinnell (Grades 1-

4) and Basic Reading Inventory (Grades 5-8).

By June 2016, there will be a decrease of anxiety

in Grade 7-12 LCS students from a mean of 48%

to 28% as measured by the Tell Them From Me

Survey.

Our first fundraiser was a bottle drive. This fundraiser has

been ongoing throughout the past few weeks. Thank you to

all who donated their bottles. If you still would like to donate,

we are accepting bottles until the end of September. A

special thanks goes out to Adam Crooks who brought in his

trailer for us to store the bottles. Our next fundraiser will be in

November. We will be selling Mom’s Pantry products. Please

keep your eyes out for the order forms.

Continued….

Upcoming Events

September 23

Pass, Punt & Kick Local

Competition – 1:15

Cross Country Meet in MJ

September 24

Bantam Girls VB at Lafleche

September 25

Non-School Day Driver Training – 9-4:30 (Kincaid)

September 26 Bantam Boys VB at G’bourg Tourney

September 28

School Colours Spirit Day

Terry Fox Run

September 29

Assiniboia Career Expo

Senior Mixed VB at Mankota

September 30 Hot Noon Meal

Bantam Girls VB at Glentworth

Bantam Boys VB in Lafleche

Cross Country in Moose Jaw

October 6

Senior Mixed VB at G’bourg

October 5

Cross Country Districts in MJ

October 7

Breakfast Club

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On September 8, I attended a Career

Work and Exploration (CWEX) inservice.

This is an excellent program for high school

students. Students complete classroom

modules online. Once the online

component is complete, they are

partnered in a work place where they gain

hands on experience.

Mrs. Cornet, Mrs. Ellis and myself

attended a Prekindergarten basics

workshop on September 18. It was an

opportunity for us to learn what the PreK

program should like in the classroom, and

the resources that support the program.

Our School Community Council (SCC)

met this week. We discussed goals and

plans for the upcoming school year. Thank

you to the SCC members who volunteer

their time to be on this committee. Your

continuous support of school events, goals

and fundraisers is very much appreciated.

As September comes to an end, we

hope that the weather holds off for

everyone to finish up harvest and get lots

of their fall jobs completed!

Mrs. Lisa Packet – Principal

The Lafleche School Community

Council will be running a concession

at the Len Hicks Auction Sale on

Wednesday, October 21. If you are

able to donate baking and/or

volunteer to work a shift during the

sale please contact Wendy Fiset at

472-7814.

Robb Nash

Presentation

The Grade 9 –

12 students

were very

fortunate to

have the

opportunity to

attend this

division-wide

presentation

on Thursday,

September 10

in Moose Jaw.

Robb Nash

suffered life-threatening head injuries due

to a serious car accident when he was a

teenager and as a result often

experienced feelings of anger, self-doubt

and depression. After working through

physical as well as emotional issues, he

chose to use his own personal stories,

songs and videos to touch base with

young people throughout Canada. Robb

sensitively deals with serious issues

including drug and alcohol addiction,

bullying, self-harm, depression and suicide.

He inspires youth to stay hopeful,

recognize their unique strengths and make

positive choices. The Robb Nash Project is

a message of strength and hope at a time

when many youth need it most. Our

students would like to thank everyone who

made this opportunity available:

Moose Jaw Journey to Hope Organization

Prairie South School Division

Bus Driver – Ronald Luke

LCS Staff – Mrs. de Graauw, Mrs. Bouffard,

Mrs. Longworth, Mrs. Packet

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Lafleche Central School is hosting

the Regional Pass, Punt & Kick

competition on Thursday, October 1

at 5:30 pm. Volunteers are needed

to help measure distances. If you are

able to help out please

contact Mrs. Bouffard at

472-3192.

Burrowing Owl Presentation!

On Friday, September 18 we had Lori

Johnson from the Burrowing Owl

Interpretive Centre in Moose Jaw visit our

school to do a presentation to all

Kindergarten to Grade 12 students as well

as the children from the Lafleche Early

Leaning Childcare Centre. She brought

her little owl friend named Potter; his name

came from the movie or book Harry Potter.

This owl sure did poop a lot! Some of the

things we learned is that burrowing owls

can lay up to 5-12 eggs, they are silent

fliers, and they can rotate their heads up

to 270 degrees. The name “burrowing” owl

comes from where they live. They live

underground in burrows, but they are

pretty lazy and they don’t dig their own

holes; they take over abandoned burrows.

When they are born they are about the

size of a thumb. These owls are

endangered so we must do our best to

protect them. I really enjoyed this

presentation. Thank you so much, Lori and

Potter!

Hailey Spence – Grade 5

Lori Johnson & Potter!

Breakfast Club

We will once again be serving free

breakfast snacks to all

Kindergarten to Grade 12 students

each Wednesday morning from

8:30 to 8:50 at LCS. Our first

Breakfast Club will be on

Wednesday, October 7. We

receive funding for this program

through a government grant as

well as monetary and food

donations from community

organizations, local businesses,

the SCC and parents. If you wish to

donate, please contact Wanda

Longworth or Jenna Pfeifer at 472-

3192.

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Ask me about…..

KINDERGARTEN

The Kindergarten class is gearing up for fall.

The students have recognized that it is

getting cold outside and that the leaves

are changing colour and falling on the

ground. Our class has been busy learning

about colours through exploration,

science experiments, taste tests and

literature. We have begun our first unit in

Math exploring sorting and patterns. In

ELA, we started with listing to draw, Jolly

Phonics and rhyming. We have also been

learning about the jobs of an author and

illustrator. Pete the Cat books have been

our favourites. Last Friday, our class got to

attend the burrowing owl presentation:

“We learnt that owls burrow in the dirt. The

foxes try to eat the owls and sometimes

owls lose their homes because the wind

pushes the dirt away.” The students love

coming to school and look forward to all

their learning experiences. The

Kindergarten PE students have been

practicing for the upcoming Pass, Punt

and Kick Competition. They have also

been practicing co-operative games.

Mrs. Cornet, Mrs. Bouffard & the

Kindergartens

GRADE 3 & 4

The school year is flying by! It’s hard to

believe it is almost October; our Grade 3/4

class has been busy in all of our classes.

We Are Working On…

ELA - our class is continuing on with our

comprehension skill-predicting. We have

also been working hard each week

learning new sets of spelling words. Our

class is also working on “What Good

Writers Do” and sentence structure in our

writing.

Math - we have had a busy few weeks in

Math in our class! Currently, we are

learning all about finding the difference

and increasing sequences.

Science - we are now learning all about

the different types of producers and

consumers in various habitats. With that,

we are learning all about the role each of

those producers and consumers play in

the circle of life (food chains and food

webs).

Health - we have discussing how our

differences are what make us who we are

and about our “self-worth”.

Art - we are working on our water color

paintings and we will soon begin creating

various food chain and food web

“craftivities”.

Ms. Riendeau

GRADE 7 & 8

ELA 7 – the article “Resisting Hitler” and what

I learned in my research about Hitler.

ELA 8 – my resume writing project.

Math 7 – the order of operations in Math

with a focus on addition, subtraction,

division and multiplication.

Math 8 – the order of operations in Math as

well as greatest common factor, lowest

common multiple and factorisations.

Social - our unit on Canadian identity

where we have focused on past events

that have shaped how the world views

Canada.

PE 7 & 8 – our passing skills in soccer.

Career Ed – my employable skills and how I

represented them on my collage.

Art 7 & 8 – developing a play of The War of

1812. We have broken down key events

and are creating dialogue that will tell the

story of this event in our own eyes.

Mr. Lindsay, Mrs. de Graauw

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GRADE 11 & 12

ELA 20 – the collection of poems we have

read regarding childhood and how I have

made my own inferences regarding their

content.

ELA A30 – my predictions about the novel

The Englishman’s Boy and my impressions

of the first few chapters.

Math 20 – reading and understanding

different kinds of graphs.

Math 30 – using precise measurements

and the different types of measurement

tools.

Physical Science 20 – the five different

types of chemical equations; synthesis,

combustion, decomposition, single and

double replacement.

History 30 – my project on Canadian

events from first contact to Confederation.

Food Studies 30 – using the Canada Food

Guide to develop a well-balanced three-

day menu as well as the role of a dietician.

PE 20 & 30 – our soccer unit focusing on

passing drills in class.

Mrs. Bouffard, Mrs. de Graauw, Mr. Lindsay

SRC REPORT – Milk sales began this week;

Michael P will be distributing milk to

students with milk cards. To purchase a

milk card please send $20 for 20 milk

(please make cheques payable to

Lafleche Central School). On September

28, the entire school will dress in our school

colours – red, black and white in honour of

Terry Fox! Volleyball intramurals are

running at lunch time for Grades 7-12.

House Colour Teams will be created in

October. We will have a Halloween Spirit

Week from October 26 to October 29.

SRC Advisors: Mrs. de Graauw, Mrs. Bouffard, Mrs. Spence

GOLF

Our Golf Sectional tournament was held at

Thomson Lake on September 11. Those

competing were Jaelynne P, Fletcher S,

Brady S, Tucker P and Dayton P. Fletcher

placed 2nd, Brady took 4th and Jaelynne

took home the gold!

LCS Bantam Golf Team

Fletcher, Tucker, Jaelynne, Brady, Dayton

The District playoff was held at Thomson

Lake on September 18. Competing in

Districts were Jaelynne P, Fletcher S, and

Brady S. Jaelynne placed 2nd, Brady

placed 3rd and Fletcher tied for 4th. We

had a great season and can’t wait for

spring so we can start up again! We would

like to say thank you to Mr. Bruce Anderson

and Mr. Craig Benson for volunteering their

time to give us some tips on improving our

game. Also, thanks to Bruce Anderson for

helping marshal at the District tournament.

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District Winners

Brady – 3rd, Fletcher – 4th, Jaelynne – 2nd

Coaches: Mrs. Eills, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Anderson

CROSS COUNTRY

Our first invitational run is on September 23.

Check the next newsletter for our results.

Emily, Kyle, Michael

Coach: Mrs. de Graauw

BANTAM BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Last Wednesday we travelled to ACHS

where we played against Assiniboia and

Coronach. This week, we travel to

Glentworth to play both Glentworth

teams. Thank you to Jody Packet for

driving to Assiniboia on September 16.

Thank you to Gail Bouvier for driving to

Glentworth on September 23. On

Saturday, we will be competing in a

tournament in Gravelbourg. September 30

is our first home game at LCS. On October

3 we will be hosting a mini-tournament at

LCS. Hope to see you there. Please come

out and cheer us on!

Coach: Mrs. Bouffard

BANTAM GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

So far it’s been a great start to the season.

The Bantam Girls won their first games on

Wednesday, September 16 against

Mossbank and Glentworth. Over the

weekend the team participated in a mini-

tournament in Gravelbourg where they

place 2nd! We have home games against

Gravelbourg and Assiniboia on Thursday

this week. Come cheer us on! We would

also like to welcome the Grade 5 girls to

the team who will be practicing with us

and joining us as subs for games.

Coaches: Ms. Elek & Mrs. Cornet

SENIOR CO-ED VOLLEYBALL

Last week we played Mossbank and

played 5 out of 5 sets. Despite the loss at a

final set count of 2-3, we were very

pleased with the way we played. We are

developing team chemistry and

sharpening our skills.

Co-Coaches: Ms. Kirkpatrick & Mr. Lindsay

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NEWSLETTERS ON THE NET – Our bi-weekly

newsletter can be viewed online on our

school webpage -

http://www.prairiesouth.ca/lafleche/. We

will also send newsletters via parent email

to those who sign up to receive the

newsletter in this manner. If you would like

to receive your newsletter via home email

address, please contact Mrs. Longworth at

longworth.wanda@prairiesouth.ca and

indicate the email address you would like

it sent to. Printed newsletters will be

available for those who do not have

access to a computer. Printed copies are

also available for pickup at the Lafleche

Coop and the Limerick General Store.

PRINTED NEWSLETTERS WILL NO LONGER BE

SENT HOME WITH STUDENTS ON A REGULAR

BASIS. Please contact Mrs. Packet or Mrs.

Longworth with any questions or concerns.

Monday, September 28

1:15 at Lafleche Central School

Come join the school as we walk/run to raise money for cancer research. Pledge forms were sent home last week! All proceeds raised will go directly to the Terry Fox Run Association.

DRIVER TRAINING

SCHEDULE

The first class was held on

Monday, September 21 in

Glentworth. All LCS driver

training students are being

transported by bus when

driver training classes are

out of town. We would like

to thank the Prairie South

School Division for providing

that service to our school.

Upcoming dates are:

Friday, September 25

At Kincaid Central School

9:00am to 4:30pm

Bus leaves Lafleche at 8:25

Monday, October 19

At Lafleche Central School

9:00am – 4:30pm

Friday, October 30

At Lafleche Central School

9:00am – 4:30pm

Monday, November 23

At Glentworth School

3:15pm – 6:45pm

Bus leaves Lafleche at 2:40

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