________________ The Schell School Times #2 ______________

Thursday, September 29, 2016

OCTOBER 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

2 3

Day 3

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Kindergarten

Music – BCS

Blue Jays Day

Day 4

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Day 5

6

Non-

Instructional

Day – No

School

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Collaborative

Learning Day

- NO

SCHOOL

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9 10

Thanksgiving

Day –

No School

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Kindergarten

Day 6

12

Music – SBC

Day 1

13

Kindergarten

Day 2

14 Rider Pride

Day Sr. Girls VB Tournament

Day 3

15

Sr. Girls

Volleyball Tournament

16

Holdfast

Fall Supper

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Kindergarten

Music – SCB

Day 4

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Day 5

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Kindergarten

Day 6

20

Music – CBS

Day 1

21

Kindergarten

Day 2

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Day 3

25

Kindergarten

Music – CSB

Day 4

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Day 5

27

Kindergarten

Pacer Pride Day

Day 6

28

Music – CSB

Day 1

29

30 31 Halloween

Costume Day

Day 2

DATES TO REMEMBER FOR THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR: Oct 6 – Non instructional Day - No school for students

Oct 7– Collaborative Learning Day – No school for students

Oct 10 - Thanksgiving Day – School closed

Nov 4 – Picture Retakes

Nov 8 – 1st term report card goes home

Nov 8 – K-12 Evening Conferences

Nov 9 – K-12 Evening Conferences

Nov 11- School closed – Remembrance Day

Nov 14 – Day off in lieu of November conferences

Dec 16 – K-6 Christmas Concert

Dec 20 – Last day of classes in 2016

Dec 21 – Jan 3- Christmas Break

Jan 4 - First Day of Classes in 2017

Jan 30 – Non Instructional Day – No School for students

Jan 31 – Semester 2 begins

Feb 2 – Report cards go home

Feb 6 – K-12 Evening Conferences

Feb 20-24 – Winter Break

Mar 6 – Non-Instructional Day – No school for students

Mar 20 – Collaborative Learning Day – No school for students

Mar 31 – No School

April 11 – Term 3 Report Cards go out

April 12 – K – 12 Evening Conferences

April 14 – Good Friday

April 17 - 21 – Easter Break

May 19 – Day in Lieu of February/April Conferences May 22– Victoria Day – School closed

June 27– Last day for Kindergarten

June 28 – Last day of classes for Grades 1 – 10

June 29 – Evaluation Day for staff

June 30 – Semester 2/Term 4 Report cards can be picked up until noon

SCHELL SCHOOL HAPPENINGS:

REMINDER SCHELL SCHOOL IS NUT & SCENT FREE! We have students with

allergies to NUTS & SCENTS. Please do not send food snacks or lunches containing nuts

to school . . . remember this includes peanut butter, cashew butter, almond butter,

Nutella, and all baking and foods made with these products in them! If the package says

may or may not contain nuts, please DO NOT send it. Also please do not wear perfumes or

colognes with strong scents.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Welcome to our Pre-school students – Reese Ackerman, Deron Bangsund, Blake Bast, Bridget Bast,

Max Borchardt, Jack Ehmann, Ethan Fahlman, Harlan Fahlman, Nicholas Goetz, Conrad Gottselig,

Logan Mengel, Ella Rogoschewsky, Charlie Thorson, Ruby Thorson, Mitchal Wood and Wade Woodhouse.

They started pre-school on Sept. 13 and will be coming every Tuesday and Thursday morning.

Supervision – Reminder to all parents that there is NO supervision before 8:45 a.m. and after 3:25 p.m. at the

school. Thank you!

School Pictures – School photos were taken on Monday, September 26. There is no obligation for families to

purchase the pictures. RETAKES are scheduled for Friday, November 4, 2016. After the proofs have arrived,

please call the school if you are wishing to have retakes done.

Terry Fox Run – Our Terry Fox Run was held on Tuesday, September 27 this year. The students had a beautiful +24 C

day for the run any many completed the run; with very good times. Congratulations to the following Gr. 7 – 12 students

who did the run competitively:

Junior Girls: Junior Boys:

Kiana Ehmann 1:16:04 **Aydon Burks 39:15**

Grace Folk 1:16:05 Jacob Zehr 1:39:52

Rileigh Reynoldson 1:16:06

Alexis Gottselig 1:19:40

Senior Girls: Senior Boys:

Emily Otte 1:27:07 Brayden Johnson 1:20:56

Anna Folk 1:36:51 Jacob Rennie 1:20:57

Taylor Metz 1:36:51

The above students earned points for their respective Intramural teams. **Congratulations to Aydon Burks, who broke the

Junior Boys Record set by Brady Fahlman in September of 2001 by 3 minutes and 20 seconds!! Wow!

Thank you to all students who participated in the run and to those who took the time to collect pledges for the Terry Fox

Foundation. Our goal this year was $950 and we have raised $981.42 for cancer research to date. Way to go!

Congratulations to Hunter Thorson, Elizabeth Maerz and Rileigh Reynoldson who were the lucky winners of the Terry

Fox T-Shirts. Special thanks to Conexus Credit Union who donated a snack for each of the students involved in the run.

Thanks also to Liberty Co-op for donating the Styrofoam cups that are used at each of our drinking stations.

“Even if I don’t finish, we need others to continue. It’s got to keep going without me.”

Terry Fox – July 10, 1980

Please note: If students still have their pledges at home, please return them to the school by October 5th

so we can have pledge monies sent in to the Terry Fox Foundation by the end of next week.

Yearbooks – The 2015-16 Yearbooks are here and look great! They are on sale for $29.00.

If you would like one, they are available from the front desk.

Cheques are to be made out to “Schell School SRC”. The “Ninja Turtle” Yearbook is full color.

To preview a copy contact the school at 488-2055.

We would like to thank our advertisers for helping sponsor the 2015-2016 yearbook. Thank you also to all

students and families who support the yearbook. Your support is much appreciated! - Gayle Fahlman

ART CLUB - Our Art Club has been working hard this month and is almost ready to display their very first

bulletin of art work. The title for September’s art display is “Art Warming”. The students are already beginning

to work on October’s display, which will be “Falling into Art”. Please make sure to have a peek at all this

excellent work (at the end of the Senior hallway) next time you are at Schell School!

Thanks to all the artists who dedicate their time and talent to join us every Tuesday after school!

- Ms Knorr and Ms Korchinski

Student Fees – if you have not paid your student’s fees, please make arrangements to do so as soon

as possible. Fees are as follow:

Copying fee: $10.00 all grade 1 – 12 students

Art fee: $5.00 all grade 4 – 9 students

Project fee: $5.00 all grade 4 – 9 students

Please note that some students have lost library books or have Canteen IOU’s

that must be paid along with the fees.

Thank you to all parents and students who have paid their fees.

Cooking with Schell 2 - We still have recipe books available! They can be purchased at the front desk of Schell

School and at a variety of local businesses for $15.00. They make great birthday, wedding shower or Christmas

gifts. All proceed go to the Schell School Fundraising Committee.

Name Plates – An order for name plates for the feature wall in the main entrance of our school will be made

late in November, so that we have them up for the Christmas Concert. The wall includes all former staff, board

members and students from any of the schools on the wall. If you wish to have your name, your student’s name

or a parent or grandparent displayed under any of these schools, please leave a cheque for $10/name plate at the

front desk. Cheques to be made out to “Schell School Fundraising Committee”. We need a minimum of 5 name

plates in order to place an order.

Registration Verification Forms were sent out with students the first week of school. If you have not

returned it, please make any necessary changes to information on the form, sign and return to the school. A

separate Driver’s Authorization Form was also sent home. This form is for all parents, grandparents and

guardians who are willing to drive for class trips and sports. These forms need to be in conjunction with the

criminal records and vulnerable sector check. Criminal records checks are good for 3 years, so if you filled one

out recently they will be acceptable. If you have any questions or concerns or want to check the expiration of

your criminal records check, please contact the school at 488-2055.

From the Canteen . . . Fresh fruit and vegetables! We continue to use our nutrition grants to provide

some healthy choices for students at our canteen. This month we had a variety of fruits and veggies

bagged and for sale for the mere price of 25 cents. We also enjoyed many other delicious options such

as perogies, wraps and pasta bowls provide by Mrs. Myrah & Mrs. Fahlman. Thank you Mrs. Myrah for

all of your work preparing the fruits and veggie bags in September. Special thank you to Mrs. Fahlman

who looks after stocking, ordering and cleaning the canteen on a daily basis!

Fresh Fruit Fundraiser – We are participating in the De Simone fresh fruit fundraiser again this year. We

have attached order forms to this school newsletter – only one per family. If you should choose to order any of

the products, please fill out the form accordingly and have it back to the school by Friday, November 4, 2016.

Multiple orders can be placed on the same order form. Cheques are made payable to “Schell School SRC”.

Products will be delivered early December. All profits will go to the SRC for future projects and endeavors. If

there are any questions, please call the school @ 488-2055. Thank you very much for your support and have a

nice Thanksgiving holiday!

- Mrs. Fahlman, SRC Advisor

Schell School Clothing – We still have Schell School clothing for sale in adult and youth sizes, but act fast as

stock is limited. If interested in seeing what we have stop by the school or call the front desk at 488-2055.

Prices are as follow:

T-shirt Youth Sizes - $15.00 Adult Sizes $18.00

Long sleeve t-shirt Youth Sizes - $20.00 Adult Sizes $24.00

Sweatpants Youth Sizes - $25.00 Adult Sizes $30.00

Pullover Hoodie Youth Sizes - $30.00 Adult Sizes $35.00

Schell Website – We have been slowing updating our school website and are extremely delighted with the

information that we are able to provide you with! There is lots of information and important dates; however, if

there is anything you would like to see on it, please let Mrs. Danielle Dennis know.

Check us out at:

www.horizonsd.ca/school/schell/Pages/default.aspx

DON’T MISS OUT ON EVENTS AT SCHELL SCHOOL SIGN UP FOR THE TEXT & EMAIL

REMINDERS

To receive reminders regarding events at Schell School via text message:

Text: @schell2016 to (306) 500-1948

To receive reminders regarding important events at Schell School via e-mail:

Send an e-mail to rmd.at/schell2016

To receive school the newsletters, please email danielle.dennis@horizonsd.ca

All numbers and e-mail addresses are confidential – NO teacher or student can ever view them. All numbers

and e-mail addresses will be removed at the end of each school year.

Even if you had this last year (2015/2016) you need to RE-SIGN up again this year (2016/2017).

Interim Bussing Procedure - All Administrative Procedures related to Transportation Services are

currently under review. You will be informed of the new procedures once they are approved. In the

interim, due to the demand for alternative transportation arrangements and;

as per AP 554 (1.6) “Request permission of the driver to arrange for any special situations requiring additional

bus service (i.e. children to grandparents, birthday parties, etc.),” the following procedures should be followed:

1. Requests must be submitted prior to the date the service is required for.

2. School administration should be in possession of written communication from the parent/guardian of the

student requiring transportation, including the dates for which transportation is required.

3. School administration should be in possession of written communication from the receiving

parent/guardian, indicating their acceptance and responsibility for the student they are receiving.

4. The bus driver should also be in possession of this documentation.

5. The bus driver must have contact information for the “guest rider” on the bus, to be stored with the

contact information of the regular riders.

6. The stop must be an existing stop on the route and at no additional cost to the division.

7. There must be room on the bus to accommodate the additional rider(s).

8. School administration is to contact Southland Transportation, where applicable or the bus driver, to

advise of approval for “one time” transportation.

Schell School has forms that can be requested at any time for alternative transportation arrangements. We

encourage your families to provide at least two business days notice for requests for alternate arrangements.

If you have any questions or concerns, regarding this information, please contact Mr. Curts directly.

SRC HAPPENINGS:

Special Days in October:

Tuesday, October 4 – Blue Jays Day – wear something blue

Friday, October 14 – Rider Pride Day – wear your Rider gear or Green & Whit

Thursday, October 27 – Pacer Pride Day – wear something blue or your Schell Pacers Clothing

Monday, October 31 – Costume Day/Halloween activities in the gym. All pre-school children are

welcome to join us for some Halloween fun! (12:15 – 1:00 p.m.)

SPORTS HAPPENINGS:

Cross Country – The following students are competing in the Pre-District Cross Country Run on Thursday,

September 29 in Strasbourg: Cale Robertson, Ryan Burks, Gracie Reynoldson, Jordyn Snyder, Aydon Burks,

Anthony Rennie and Pyper McGowan. Good luck to you all!

- Mr. Kurbis (coach)

Junior Girls – Congratulations to the Jr. Girls Volleyball team on their 2nd place finish at their home

tournament this past weekend. It was an excellent turnout with great competition between the teams. Thank

you to Ms. Knorr for being the referee the whole day, Mrs. Fahlman and all her helpers for putting on a great

canteen and all the students who helped with the score keeping and doing lines for the first and final matches.

The girls continue to practice twice a week and play in league games on Thursdays. They are continually

improving and are looking forward to participating in their next tournament in Watrous on October 15. This

will be a 10 team tournament so it is bound to provide the girls with some great opportunities to work together

and demonstrate their skill as a team. Congratulations girls again on your win and I look forward to watching

you improve even more in the 2nd month of play!

- Mrs. Demmings (coach)

Senior Girls Volleyball – With a team roster made up of mostly grade 10’s and 11’s, it has been a slow start

but with hard work and some tough tournaments, the girls have improved greatly. Our first tournament was at

Bruno and we finished third. Next we travelled to Wakaw where we experienced the likes of PA Carlton,

Wakaw and Kinistino. We survived the day with one match victory, ouch! This past weekend, we travelled to

Weyburn and again faced a very tough pool. The girls played better and started to play a better game against

Moose Jaw Central, Kinistino, Weyburn 10’s and Montmarte. We defeated the Weyburn 10’s and advanced to

the consolation final after defeating Viscount from Moose Jaw. In the final the Weyburn 9’s, a very skilled and

well coached team, defeated us 2 straight. Progress is being made!

- Mr. Kurbis (coach)

Books Make Great Gifts! - The Book Fair will be held from November 7-10, 2016. We will be featuring books

from Scholastic Books and Readers World. Please stop by and help support our school library

during the week as well as at the 3-Way Conferences!

For more information, contact Mrs. Rita Myrah (Librarian) at 488-2055.

When should your child stay home from school?

Fever

children with fevers, even slight fevers, should not be sent to school

a fever is a sign of illness

Vomiting and/or diarrhea

children should not return to school until vomiting/diarrhea has cleared (48 hours have passed since their

last symptom)

Respiratory infections

sore throat, coughing, earaches or persistent cough with discharge from nose and/or throat

Rashes

skin rash may be a sign of illness

rashes have different causes

if your child has a rash, see your doctor

Pink eye

your child can return to school after 24 hours of

appropriate antibiotic treatment

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS:

Sarnia First Responders Group is looking for new recruits for all areas covered - in particular Dilke and

the Beaches. Requirements are CPR C with AED training and First Responder Certification. Anyone

interested, please contact Agnes at 488-4473 or Ryan Dennis at 551-1440 for more information and

certification dates.

Bridge Kids - Hosted by The Bridge Community Church in Bethune

Thursdays 6:30-8:00 starting October 6 at the rink.

Ages 5 and up

We have lots of games, crafts, bible stories and snacks!

Any questions contact Stacey at 306-690-6970 or Pastor Glenda 306-630-8117

Dilke & Area Tradeshow

Mark Your Calendar!

When: Saturday, October 29, 2016

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Cost: Tables $10 or 2 for $15

Contact Lora Bast for more details @ 488-4202

Something for everyone! Come do some Christmas shopping and grab some lunch!

Baking, Crafts, Home Business Vendors

Lil Tykes Preschool – It’s never too late to sign your preschooler up for preschool.

Location: Schell School in Holdfast

Start Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Time: Tuesday & Thursdays – 9:00 to 11:45 a.m.

Cost: $60/month plus a one time $20 supply fee

Ages: 3 & 4 year olds (must be potty trained)

Teacher: Mrs. Lora Bast (Educational Assistant Diploma)

Contact: Danielle Dennis @ 488-4909 or

email: dberger11@hotmail.com

Holdast Fall Supper:

Assumption Parish Turkey Supper: Holdfast Catholic Church Hall

Sunday, October 16, 2016 – 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Tickets sold at the door

Everyone Welcome!

POWER SKATING IN HOLDFAST

When: TBD

Where: Sarnia Community Complex (Holdfast)

For: All Ages – depending on turnout will determine groups

Don’t have to play hockey

Instructor: Matt Burks – Badge 8 in Power Skating

Ph: 306-690-6972

Call or text with questions!

FLU CLINIC – will be held as a walk-in clinic on Wednesday, November 9th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Village

Office in Holdfast. The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region recommends seasonal influenza vaccine for everyone. Those

who would benefit most are:

Adults 65 years of age and over

People with chronic health conditions or severe obesity

Residents of a nursing home or other care facility

Pregnant women in any trimester and members of the same household

Children aged 6 months to under 5 years of age

Contacts of the individuals listed above

Contacts of infants less than 6 months of age

Any health care worker or care provider

Any volunteer in a health care setting

Rural Regina Influenza Clinics 2016

Holdfast

Sarnia Health Centre Drop In

Wednesday, November 9

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Lumsden

Lumsden Elementary

School

Drop In

Monday, November 14

3:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Bethune

50 Plus Seniors Club Drop In

Thursday, November 3

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Imperial

Long Lake Valley

Integrated Facility Drop In

Wednesday, November 23

10:30 am - 2:30 pm

Holdfast Palliser Library – Thank you so much to all the kids who participated this summer! Our enrolment

was up from last year and it was great to see all the kids trying to read the best they could! The child who read

the most books was Hunter Thorson, and in second place was Elizabeth Maerz. Way to go you two, and great

job to all the other children – this year each child who participated was able to pick a prize once Hunter and

Elizabeth had chosen theirs.

During the summer reading program, each child was able to guess each time they came to the library on how

many candies were in the jar as well. Lisette Isabelle was our winner for this, she guessed right on at 68

candies! Good job Lisette!

The library will also be hosting a Halloween Story Hour – please watch for posters or posts via Facebook. The

children loved this last year and we look forward to another fun year of story hours. Also watch for other

upcoming events & fundraisers.

Library Hours:

Tuesdays – 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Thursdays – 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Job Opportunity - Holdfast & District Library

Substitute Branch Librarian

Duties overview: The Substitute Branch Librarian is responsible for the operation of the branch library in the

absence of the Branch Librarian. These employees perform a great variety of clerical tasks of a responsible

nature which requires a through working knowledge of branch library procedures. They receive detailed initial

paid instruction but as they become more familiar with prescribed procedures and regulations, they are expected

to carry out the more routine aspects of the work with significant independence. They have regular contact with

the public and must be courteous and tactful at all times. These employees work on a very casual /temporary

basis and are responsible to the branch librarian and have a comprehensive manual to assist them.

We are looking for someone who will be available for call-ins at short notice

Required Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

1. Good clerical and organizational skills.

2. Ability to relate well to the general public and colleagues.

3. Good oral and written communications skills.

4. Must be able to pass criminal records check

Experience and Training

1. Library experience and / or computer knowledge an asset.

The current rate of pay is $11.04 hourly

If you would like to apply or have questions, please contact Librarian Katherine Middleton at our library

Tuesday 12:00 to 5:00 or Thursday 1:00 to 6:00 You may also send her an email @ holdfast@palliserlibrary.ca

or call 306- 488- 2101

Closing date: 5 pm October 6, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving - Happy Halloween