BLACK GOLD REGIONAL SCHOOLS SA B R E N EW S APRIL/AVRIL 2015 4801—55 Ave. Beaumont, AB T4X 1K2 Phone: 780-929-5977 Fax: 780-929-5258 http://ejels.blackgold.ca PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE—MME MARLA TONITA Mission: To empower students to reach their potential through quality learning opportunities. Vision: ÉJELS is a school community that honours a strong pedagogical foundation and that fosters an empathetic and productive learning environment through innovation and teamwork. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: SPEECH ARTS / LIBRARY NEWS 2 HONOURS 4 MUSIC NOTES 4&5 SPORTS 7&8 HOT LUNCH 9 APRIL CALENDAR 14 I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks. - William Shakespeare The staff of École J.E. Lapointe School would like to extend our huge and heartfelt thank you to the School Council and the many other volunteers who treated us like royalty during the week of March 16 – 20. We were served hot and cold beverages, breakfast and lunch delights, delectable treats, and amazing home-made containers filled with sweets. Oh my goodness! The entire week was filled with surprises and warm wishes from our parent community and we are so very grateful for that support! I was disappointed to miss much of these grand delights as, during that week, I was attending the ULead Conference with most of my colleague Principals in Black Gold Regional Schools. I found it a privilege to be at what has become a truly international conference where we heard from extremely knowledgeable and thoughtful educators from Canada, Finland, Australia, China, and Singapore. The rich wealth of knowledge that exists within the educational community is astounding! It was interesting to note that no matter which country we live and work in, our hopes and dreams for our students remain the same: we want our students to be safe and cared for at school and in the world, and to develop the skills, attitudes, and knowledge necessary to help them be all that they can be now and in their futures. I am currently reading a book about the educational system in Finland, and while the world is big, it is also oh, so small! You will be aware that we have a new school website that aligns with the format of the new Black Gold website. We are very excited to have a platform that we are certain will be much more userfriendly for our students and families, and anyone else interested in our school. We will continue to work on updating information and tweaking things as we learn, and I am sure that you will notice some changes as we grow in this area next year as well! Feel free to visit us at http://ejels.blackgold.ca 2015/16 Registration Packages We are in the process of looking at our registration numbers for next year. Registration packages were sent home with students on Monday, April 13, 2015. Please complete and sign forms where required and return to homeroom teachers by Friday, April 17, 2015. If your child is not returning to École J.E. Lapointe school in the fall please indicate this on the Verification form or contact the office at 780-929-5977. MARCH WAS NUTRITION MONTH During the month of March students and staff were encouraged to try a variety of fruits and veggies. Each week there was a different pattern required and participants were entered into a draw for a booster juice gift card. Congratulations to the following gift card winners: Carter Wiebe, Brooke Joinson, Adam Plooy, Nathan Rotisberger, Ariel Rice, Ivan Drotsky, Cole Simmons, John Plooy, Hudson Welsh, Camryn Munchrath and Sarah Munchrath. As well as the following staff: Mrs. Plooy, Mrs. Kuppe, Mrs. Gervais and Mrs. Buzak. Great job and enjoy your booster juice! There were also several students/staff that were able to complete their entire bingo card. They will be treated to a healthy lunch later this month. Great work! Adam Plooy, Jenna Kerekes, Justin Van Wellegham, Hannah Rasmussen, Sarah Munchrath, Ariel Rice, Jordyn Matson, Mattea Krug, Annya Wiley, Brooke Vidicek, Tiara, Pihrag, John Plooy, Lily Gramlich, Jonah Rasmussen, Sam Hokanson, Seth Larson, Jillian Claerhout, Brooke Joinson and Meirwyn Aubrey - Hebert SABRE NEWS CONT: Page 2 HEALTH WEEK MAY 4-10 The CAP Team is very excited to be partnering with the J.E. grade 8 SWAT students, FCSS, and other Black Gold professionals to bring a fun filled afternoon to all of the grade 7 classes on Friday May 8, 2015. We are thrilled to be planning a Mental Wellness Afternoon where every grade 7 student will choose their top 3 choices out of 7 sessions that each deliver hands on learning about mental health and how to keep our minds healthy! All of us have mental health, just as we all have physical health. Mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. It is a state of well-being. Mental Health Week (May 4-10th ) is an annual national event that encourages people from all walks of life to learn, talk, reflect and engage with others on all issues relating to mental health. We are very excited to be part of this day with J.E. Lapointe’s students and staff! After all, your mental health is the CAP team’s priority! We are delighted to be offering the following sessions on J.E. Lapointe’s Mental Wellness Afternoon: drumming, drama, art, imagination stations, team building, yoga, and dance. The sessions are designed for the participants to learn how to relieve stress, maintain a balanced life, and have fun. See you in May, and remember mental health matters! WRISTBAND CHALLENGE At our assembly each month, family day passes are drawn for the Beaumont Aqua-Fit Center. Students can be eligible for the draw by dropping off their wristband that they were given when they entered the Aqua-Fit Center or the Leduc Recreational Center. There is a Wristband Challenge drop box in the office. At our March assembly Delaney Lynn (6E)), Joelle Klassen (7A), Abdullah Shahid (7C), Reagan Deatherage (7C) and Dylan Zak (7C) had their names drawn. Each received a family day pass to the Aqua-Fit Center. Congratulations. SPEECH ARTS Several students will be representing our school for the Speech Arts portion of the Leduc Music Festival, Monday, April 13th and Tuesday April 14th. Students were given a letter mid-March to take home indicating location, date and time of their performance. Parents are reminded that they must contact the office in order to report their child's absence for the Speech Arts competition and are responsible to transport their child to and from their performance venue. LIBRARY NEWS What happened in March! The winner of the Freedom to Read word search was David Shute. He took home an autographed book! Congratulations! Our March Madness Tournament of Books is entering the final week. The Final Four books are: The Long Haul, The Fault in Our Stars, The Maze Runner and The Giver! Which two books are going head to head in the Championship? Stay Tuned! Coming up in April! April is National Poetry Month! To celebrate, the students are invited to create their own Blackout poetry to be displayed in the library all month! SABRE NEWS CONT: Page 3 HONOURS Congratulations to the following students for achieving an honours level during this reporting period. Grade 6 continued Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Calista Adams Cole Anderson Noah Andrews Meirwyn Aubrey-Hébert Micah Beasley Jacob Cammock Ava Carson Corson Ceulemans Carson Chapman Sydney Clarke Jace Coulombe Emma Danylyshen Jocelyn Duhaime Paige Engelman Kyle Francis Jacob Gerhardt Tyler Goudreau Lily Gramlich Lauren Hawtin Emma Hurd Macy Kadatz Mattea Krug Juliana Lindsay Rachel Lozinski Delaney Lynn Peter McCrackin Kaynyah Mukiri Audrey Negonde Braden Onyschuk Adam Paplawski Spencer Paplawski John Plooy Aubreanna Quintal Cadence Regier Conner Reinhardt Brandee Robertson-Grafton Nadia Ross Nathan Rotlisberger Cole Simon Keely Smith Courtney Vaughan Cassandra Webster Hudson Welsh Alaina Wile Aidan Winter Victoria Winter Ava Arnold Joshua Bell Erik Berner Alexis Bernier Kaden Biederman Danica Blanchette Kennedy Delwisch Ivan Drotsky Jorja Garchinski Robert Giorgini Jordan Grant Natalie Horvat Aidan Hughes Jada Johanson Arianna Klar Joelle Klassen Emma Kornel John Krieger Jocelyn Kublik Emma Lacquement Kaden Lakusta Danielle L’Heureux Stuart MacLellan Josh MacCallion Akash Nijjar Tyler Scott - Nordstrom Mason Reiser Nathan Royer Justin Russell Carson Schultz Josh Shihinski Dane Squire Taryn Terpsma Jordan Tomkins Michelle Worobec Evan Amyotte Claire de Aguayo Rohan Dhaliwal Emily Fry Carter Gylander Samantha Healy Roen Helgren Myenna Jorgensen Jenna Kerekes Ben Lisowski Kyla Lopez Josh MacIntyre Jade Matson Monique Mattia Eric McEown Deleila Olczak Ritika Patel Amy Persaud Stephanie Peterson Adam Plooy Ceara Prokopiw Hannah Rasmussen Brooke Roswell Dobrila Skendzic Jordan Vanier Hannah Walter Liam Weber Matthew Wile Jack Yurko Congratulations to the following students for achieving Honours With Distinction level during this reporting period. Grade 6 Paul Belland Jillian Claerhout Jordyn Matson Camryn Munchrath Audrey Rodrigue Anmol Sandhu Khari Weber Grade 7 Ian Bendig Brooke Joinson Magnus McCrackin Kaeli Wright Grade 8 Jenifer Angell Eric Brisson Megan Kick Mathew Lisowski Sophie McCart Kiana Row Sam Villetard Kale Wolen Aydin Yasa Page 4 SABRE NEWS CONT: MUSIC NOTES Leduc Music Festival The EJELS school bands and choir will be performing at the Leduc Music Festival April 15 – 17th. Please see schedule below for times and dates, along with who is performing when. Parents are needed to transport instruments, as well as supervise on the bus, so please email [email protected] if you are able to help. Wednesday, April 15th Choir (Leduc Alliance Church) *Bus leaves EJELS @ 10am *Bus leaves church @ 12 for lunch 11:26 am *Return to EJELS by 1:30pm Thursday, April 16th Grade 7 Band (MacLab Theatre, Leduc Comp) *Bus leaves EJELS @ 8:15 am *Students perform, and then listen to the other bands Grade 6 Band & Instrumental Solos (MacLab Theatre, Leduc Comp) 9:36 am 10:50 am *Bus leaves EJELS @ 9:30 am *Students perform, and then listen to soloists Hailey Navas-Tersigni Madison Power Carter Elder Shayla Cymbaluk Madison Schlase Arianna Klar Camryn Bauer Ava Arnold *Students return to EJELS by 12:30 (Please note: students playing in the afternoon stay with Mrs. Baron at the high school and either provide their own lunch, or bring money to buy own lunch at Nitza Pizza/McDonalds/Macs) Instrumental Solos/Duets/Trios David Shute Kaeli Wright Drew Wellar Mackenzie Cowan Jace Coulombe/Kim Ward Natasha Maxwell/Kaeli Wright 1:00 pm MUSIC NOTES CONT Page 5 Instrumental Solos/Duets/Trios Alexis Bernier/Arianna Klar/Ava Arnold 2:36 pm Nicole Elder/Isabella Grande/Deleila Olzcak Calista Adams/Camryn Munchrath/Keely Smith Joshua Bell Holly Aherne Nicole Elder Deleila Olzcak Nick Gilmour Friday, April 17th Jazz Band (MacLab Theatre, Leduc Comp) *Bus leaves EJELS @ 8 am *Students perform, and then listen to the other bands 9:21 am Grade 8 Band (MacLab Theatre, Leduc Comp) 10:51 am *Bus leaves EJELS @ 8 am *Students perform and then listen to other bands *Students return to EJELS by 12:30 (Please note: students playing in the afternoon stay with Mrs. Baron at the high school and either provide their own lunch, or bring money to buy own lunch at Nitza Pizza/McDonalds/Macs) Instrumental Solos/Duets Emma Cooper/Emma Kornel Paige Engelman/Mattea Krug Tori Klapstein/Tiara Pihrag Alyssa Kamaleddine/Callie Peterson Nadia Ross/John Plooy Preston Hain/Morgan Kuss Rachel Lozinski/Delaney Lynn Michelle Worobec/Jenifer Angell Kéa Chamberlain/Monique Mattia Isabelle Grande/Deleila Olzcak Hudson Welsh 1:00 pm 2:35 pm Junior High Band Performance Tour Members of the ÉJELS Jr. High Grade 7 & 8 bands will be heading to the Festival of Bands in Red Deer, AB on May 11th to participate in a provincial band festival. A big thank you to the parent volunteers who are coming along! Year End Band & Choir Concert Thursday June 11th @ 7pm ÉJELS Gym *Please mark this important date on your calendar, so your child doesn’t miss out on this final concert of the year *The Grade 6 Band, Grade 7 Band, Grade 8 Band, Jazz Band and the Choir will be performing! SABRE NEWS CONT: Page 7 SPORTS BASKETBALL Premier Girls Basketball Premier Boys Basketball The premier girls basketball team had a terrific season. The team competed in a 12 team tournament in Sherwood Park at the end of January, handily winning the B Final. Great work! In league play they finished with a record of 5 wins and 3 loses. The team played hard in playoffs and lost a very close game for the bronze medal. Great work this year and I look forward to seeing you on the court again in the future. The Premier Boys Basketball Team has had a great season. At the end of January we competed in the F.R. Haythorne Invitational Tournament in Sherwood Park. We lost a close first game and went on to win the B final. We completed our regular season with a 7-1 record, which was good enough for second place. After beating Coloniale in the semi finals, the boys went on to lose a tight gold medal game. It has been a true pleasure to coach this group this year. The boys showed outstanding effort and strong character in helping to make the season a success! Coach Deanne Dorash District Boys Basketball Coach Shane Slade District Girls Basketball Congratulations to the District Boys Basketball team for an amazing 2015 season. Our boys played the game with integrity, sportsmanship and heart and as a result we had a 12-0 undefeated season; ranked first in our division winning the championship game. Our boys had the opportunity to do something special, this season, for their school and for themselves as we worked hard towards our first ever District Boys Basketball banner! This was a tremendous feat for these boys as they all have numerous other commitments and still manage to work hard to accomplish their goals! I am very proud to have had the opportunity to coach such a dedicated, hardworking group of boys. Coach Kathy Stewart and Coach Chris Mistol Photo courtesy of Chantal Perron This year's District Girls' basketball team was composed of ten bright, motivated, and dedicated young ladies who came together to represent J.E Lapointe in a very challenging season. These athletes demonstrated strength, courage, and humility in the face of defeat and proved that team spirit goes a long way. Good work girls! Coach Vienna Malko-Monterrosa Page 8 SABRE NEWS CONT: BADMINTON Congratulations to the following students that have made the 2015 J.E. Lapointe Badminton Team. Intermediate Girls Junior Girls Intermediate Boys Junior Boys Jade Matson Alexis Bernier Adryon Thompson Magnus McCrackin Amber RobertsonGrafton Erin Siermachesky Reagan Deatherage Brett Thompson Josh McCallion Natalie Horvat Jayce Hawtin Ben Crawley Kiana Row Jocelyn Kublik Logan Klapstein Nyasha Mubayiwa Megan Kick Taryn Terpsma Roen Helgren Percy Ashani Emily Fry Emma Lacquement Carter Gylander Liam Weber Maya Keshavjee Josh Crawley Tori Klapstein Liam Morris Tournament dates: April 11th @ F.R. Haythorne School in Sherwood Park April 18th @ Devon (LDAA “North” Playdowns April 16 th @ Dansereau Meadows April 25 th @ Wetaskiwin (LDAA Finals) RUNNING CLUB Running Club is up and running! During the months of February and March, students competed and had great success in the Running Room Indoor Games at the Butterdome. One of our Boys’ Elementary teams made it to the Quarter-Finals, placing 25thout of over 200 schools in Edmonton and the surrounding area. Spencer Paplawski Adam Paplawski Jake Gerhardt Jacob Cammock Carson Chapman Alex Belzile, Sam Hokanson Tyler Goudreau One of our Junior High teams also made it to the Semi-Finals and were three tenths of a second off from making it to the Finals. Congratulations to: Jorja Garchinski Natalie Horvat Jade Matson Sydney Sloan Reagan Deatherage Kieran Sloan Liam Morris Ethan Stang Brett Thompson Gabriel deRuiter Also, congratulations to Reagan Deatherage for qualifying for the 200m Individual Race Quarter-Finals! Amazing job, everybody! Anyone who is interested in running after school, please come and meet at the front of the school every Tuesday once the Break is over. WRESTLING: A SPORT FOR EVERYONE By: Marlenie Arana – Your Travelling Trainer If you’ve had kids you know the routine of pulling one off of the other, drying tears, and forcing apologies after a play fight with too much energy. Instead of pulling your hair out, try channeling that energy into a disciplined sport like wrestling. Wrestling is a great sport for youth and adults alike, and has been growing in popularity, especially among girls, in the past decade. During adolescence, kids shape, size, and weight change. Wrestling accommodates all body types and skill levels, with different weight and gender classes in each league. While other sports may only offer success for certain physiques and abilities, nobody is too big or too small to wrestle, and skills are developed with practice. In addition to being accessible, wrestling builds discipline, self-empowerment, and camaraderie, improving success in all aspects of life. Though highly competitive (challenging teammates and rivals), wrestling is also a strong team sport, where you are only as good as the team you practice with. This encourages each individual to be their best, while supporting teammates to get better. This system teaches to be accountable for their own training and discipline, empowering each individual to take pride, and put the effort, into their practice. There can be risks to wrestling, but with a good coach these can be learned and avoided. Unlike soccer, baseball, or football, not every parent is familiar with wrestling, and finding a coach with the experience and patience to nurture development is important. Wrestling is also an affordable sport, with little personal equipment required. There are great spaces, and coaches, at the University of Alberta to get you or your teen training. This past weekend I had the pleasure to attend the 2015 Alberta Open Wrestling Championships in Cochrane. Over 300 kids participated and some of our local athletes received medals in their division. A big congratulations goes to Sam and Linnea Hokanson for winning gold and bronze in their age and weight category . If you think you may be interested in learning more about wresting: join me and some of the University of Alberta (Nationally Ranked) coaches; on Wednesday April 22. There will be a FREE one hour wrestling information session and conditioning clinic so you can learn more about the sport. Everyone is welcome, all ages, boys and girls, men and women. Just email me if your interested and I will be dividing you into groups and 3 different time slots. It will be a great workout! Free Wrestling Clinic with Marlenie Arana and Tyree McCrackin, Cory Horsborgh and Owen Dawkins Ecole Coloniale Estates School – Multipurpose Room Beaumont, AB April 22, 2015 at 4:30pm, 5:30pm, and 6:30pm Email [email protected] to RSVP! APRIL HOT LUNCH MAY HOT LUNCH April 09 - Domino’s Pizza May 07 - Boston Pizza April 16 - Booster Juice May 14 - Booster Jucie April 23 - Subway May 21 - Maina’s Donair April 30 - Booster Juice
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