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124 4th Ave East, Brooks, AB T1R 0Z3 Tel:(403) 362-3524

IMPORTANT DATES Jan 21st School Council meeting at 6:30 pm in room 410. All parents welcome.

Jan 31st Report Cards Feb 3rd PD Day for staff -

no school for students Feb. 5th & 6th Parent/teacher

Interviews 3:30-6:30 (Call the school to

arrange an interview). Feb 17th - 21st No school for students (Teachers Convention Feb 20th & 21st)

Welcome to 2014

Happy New Year to staff, students and parents of Brooks Junior High School. We have had a very successful start to the 2013/14 school year and we are looking forward to many more milestones. Our athletics program has had amazing success in football, cross country and volleyball and we have a record number of students playing Roadrunners Basketball this season. Our band students performed at “Sounds of the Season” on December 12th and they were amazing! They are looking forward to their trip to Vancouver in May and are working hard to develop their skills so they can represent BJHS in the exemplary manner that Mr. Stone always does. Keep your eyes and ears open for a few events they have planned to perform and to help raise money to support this exciting trip!

There has been a renewed sense of pride in Roadrunner Country this year with the initiation of TAG and reenergized Pep Rallies. It has been wonderful to see all the awesome ideas that have come forward through both of these initiatives. The “Random Acts of Kindness” and “BJHS Takes on Moonlight Madness” have been highlights for the first part of the year and we anticipate many more exciting adventures as the year progresses. The new Pep Rally T-shirts have been a huge success with the student body…they really like the bright colors and catchy sayings on the shirts! The Halloween Minute-to-Win-It activities and Term 1 Awards ceremony were amazing opportunities to celebrate the culture of BJHS.

Finally, as the new guy around here I am continually impressed with

the variety and diversity of the programs offered at Brooks Junior

High School. We have wonderful dedicated staff who work tirelessly

to support the learning needs of all students. There is a real pride in

the hallways and our students are wonderful ambassadors of

Roadrunner Country! Please help us make the rest of the this school

year a huge success by getting involved in the school and taking part

in the many exciting events we offer at BJHS.

Jim Burchell, Principal

Issue 3

JAN 2014

BJHS WINTER NEWSLETTER

G R A S S L A N D S P U B L I C S C H O O L S

Tim Rodgers, Vice Principal

[email protected]

Jim Burchell, Principal

[email protected]

BROOKS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

The second annual Snowball Dance was well attended on Dec 5th and STUCO donated 220.00 to the Brooks Food Bank which represented 1.00 for every student that attended the dance. Thanks to all the parents and staff that came out and helped with supervision and decorating.

Student Council is working hard to plan our next BIG event, “We Day Silent Sleep Over”. This will replace our 30 hour famine this year. More details to come in the new year.

Must-know winter health & safety tips www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/12/07/winter.health.safety.parenting/index.html Check out this refresher for a variety of winter concerns.

◊ Staying safe in cold weather ◊ Age-appropriate winter sports ◊ Managing cold and flu symptoms ◊ Keeping skin healthy during cold weather ◊ Dressing for weather

www.Safelyeverafter.com

Internet safe-smarts tip sheet for kids

www.safelyeverafter.com/internet_tips_kids.html During school breaks, students may spend more time online. The ‘Safely Ever After’ website has tips for parents and students. These tips are in the form of a contract for the student Internet user, and include agreements, such as:

◊ Not giving out personal information. ◊ Never agreeing to meet any contacts who are online only in person ◊ Never sending a picture to anyone without telling parents first. ◊ Never sharing passwords with anyone but parents.

Input and Information Meeting

Pre-K – Grade 6 Schools in Brooks Grasslands Public Schools invites all parents, students and staff of Central, Eastbrook and Griffin Park schools, as well as community members, to a meeting at BJHS on January 29th, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. The division is excited about the opportunity to discuss future plans for the new Uplands School, Eastbrook School, and Griffin Park School, as we prepare for the 2014-2015 school year when there will be three schools serving neighbourhood elementary students. This will also be an opportunity for you to have input into decisions still to be made, including the location of attendance boundaries.


Random Acts of Kindness

BJHS Takes on Moonlight Madness

November 15th and 21st 2013

Mrs. Senecal and Mrs. Troidl are working on a PLC project called ‘Community – BJHS Students getting involved in the community and the community getting involved with BJHS’.

Their project is based on the rewards and benefits of volunteering in the community and the positive effects it has on students and community members. Junior High students are often stereotyped as being a tough age group but in participating in positive community activities the public begins to see them more in a positive light.

Another basis of this project came from a ‘Parent Council Meeting’ in September when a discussion took place regarding volunteering and how BJHS could get their students to experience volunteerism.

On Friday, November 15th, BJHS students went to various places around the city and placed ‘Tags’ with warm wishes on the windshields of vehicles. This project was very well received as the school received various phone calls thanking the students for ‘making their day’! On Thursday, November 21, over half of the BJHS student body along with the staff ‘Took on Midnight Madness’. This project consisted of students handing out hot chocolate, candy canes, holiday ornaments and collecting money and food donations for the food bank. Two floats were put into the parade and the Glee Club sang after the parade. The students had a great deal of fun and experienced a real positive effect of volunteering.

The next project will consist of bringing members of the community into the school. It is hoped that community members that have expertise in various fields will be able to come in and help teach a concept that is in a specific subject area’s curriculum.

From these projects students will experience the good feelings of accomplishment that goes hand- in-hand with volunteering. It is hoped that students will continue to find ways to volunteer in order to network themselves and establish connections in the community that will have far reaching effects as they get older. For instance, connecting with people in the community will allow an individual the possibility of reference letters or may enable that student some type of employment. It may help a student’s resume’ when applying for universities, colleges and scholarships.

It is also documented in an article by Leslie Goldman, ‘How Helping Others Helps You’, that the

reward center of your brain pumps out the mood elevating neurotransmitter dopamine, creating what

researchers call a helper’s high. People who engaged in random acts of kindness experienced a

boost in overall feelings of well-being.


Nutrition Tips For Active Kids The easiest meal for active kids is often the one they can grab on the go, and that often means fast food. But too

much junk food — even for very active kids and athletes— is unhealthy.

Between the time crunch of getting from sport to school to home and celebratory treats that are part of the team

experience, and the benefits of all of that activity diminish quickly.

How Much Food Does Your Child Need?

According to the New York Times Well blog (http://nyti.ms/S2K7XA), part of the problem is that kids and their

parents tend to overestimate the number of calories active children need.

“Studies show that more than one in four youth sport participants are overweight and half of youths who are obese say they participate in a sport.”

According to Dr. Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition and public health at New York University, the problem is greatest for the youngest students. “They’re not yet exercising as much, and they’re not growing as much,” she said.

Quality of Food Is Important The quality of the food is also a concern. Fast food does not provide the necessary nutrition. According to the blog, active teenage girls should eat at least one and a half cups of fruit and two and a half cups of vegetables each day as part of a recommended calorie budget of about 2,400 per day.

Active teen boys should eat two cups of fruit and three cups of vegetables daily within a total daily calorie count of about 3,000. Younger children require few calories.

Canada’s Food Guide puts a similar emphasis on fruits and vegetables. Boys and girls aged four through eight require five servings each day, and kids aged nine to 18 require 6-7 servings per day. www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/basics-base/quantit-eng.php

Fitting in meals between games and practices is not easy. Planning ahead is key to better nutrition for active children.

Nutrition Tips The following nutrition tips for young athletes are from SportsNutritionAuthority.com

◊ A balanced healthy diet should include a variety of lean proteins, fruits and vegetables and dairy.

◊ Students should not take supplements or steroids.

◊ Students should never participate in an extreme diet. A lack of proper nutrients could result in decreased energy, muscle loss and possibly other health problems.

◊ Hydrate before and during practices and games. Drink water, not caffeine and sugary drinks.

◊ Plan a meal approximately two to four hours before practice or game activity. Make sure the meal is not too large.

Parent Newsletter

Congratulations to all of our students who received awards for Term 1. We are very proud of your accomplishments!

CITIZENSHIP AWARDS

The students that received this award exhibit active participation in school activities, a positive attitude toward fellow students, staff, and the school in general, contributes to the activities and functions of the school and demonstrates leadership.

Recipients:

◊ Beth Mentie

◊ Mitch Burns

◊ Evan Sager

◊ Amy Drader

TOP OVERALL FUNDRAISER FOR TERRY FOX RUN

◊ Jayde Kubinchak

HONOR ROLL GR. 9

◊ Asha Abdurahman ◊ Thomas Anderson ◊ Kaylee Anhel ◊ Nathaniel Avila ◊ Kortney Barnes ◊ Elhan Bashir ◊ Colton Bateman ◊ Kaylee Beard ◊ Madison Bellisle ◊ Jesse Boschmann ◊ Mark Brandt ◊ Mitch Burns ◊ Zain Cheema ◊ Jasmin Cherpin ◊ Lina Chinchilla ◊ Kennedie Christie ◊ Autumn Costard ◊ Dana Cox ◊ Brianna Curtis

◊ Alex Doonanco ◊ Amy Drader ◊ Kaitlin Durepos ◊ Brayden Dyck ◊ Amanda Friesen ◊ Brooklyn Gauthier ◊ Govind Gill ◊ Alyssa Gosse ◊ Sina Gulube ◊ Abby Harbinson ◊ Ellie Harper ◊ Katelin Hartling ◊ Ginger Hemminger ◊ Syeda Hussian ◊ Torrie Jantz ◊ Shamus Kidd ◊ Carsen Klein ◊ Aleah Kurylowich ◊ Austin Landry

◊ Nicholas Lelek ◊ Melody Lo ◊ Sharlie Lucas ◊ Kaela MacNaughton ◊ Madison Marshall ◊ Kadry McAllister ◊ Brianna McDonald ◊ Beth Mentie ◊ Erica Meyer ◊ Anatola Mohamed ◊ Kyle Nagy ◊ Angela Ngam ◊ Jade Norman ◊ Brianne Olson ◊ Jeff Pangilinan ◊ Riley Paskowski ◊ Matthew Pearson ◊ Danny Peeters ◊ Wanatda Phengphonekeo

Parent Newsletter

HONOR ROLL

◊ Adam Potts ◊ Wesley Reid ◊ Karly Sagert ◊ Allison Sanchez ◊ Ben Shields ◊ Natalia Shiu ◊ Jamie Skriver ◊ Dominik Steen ◊ Brianna Sudworth ◊ Veasna Svay ◊ Amanuel Tadesse ◊ Arslan Tung ◊ Jayden Westwood ◊ Kimball Wissler ◊ Zhi Yong Zhao GRADE 8 ◊ Muna Abdalla ◊ Adil Abdulwahab ◊ Amel Ahmed ◊ Chandler Aleman ◊ Venessa Allaby-

Thompson ◊ Quinton Antill ◊ Cheyanne Arendt ◊ Brennen Bateman ◊ Rajan Bhinder ◊ Isabella Buckosky ◊ Bailey Grant ◊ Saleha Cheema ◊ Jason Choi ◊ Warda Choudhry ◊ Bailey Clarkin ◊ Cheyenne Clow ◊ Megan Cobb

◊ Jarod Delaney ◊ Maricris Endaya ◊ Albert Fraser ◊ Devon Fry ◊ JM John Funa ◊ Jenny Gao ◊ Brett Gray ◊ Max Green ◊ Isaac Hamilton ◊ Matthew Hampton ◊ Rachel Harvey ◊ Brittney Hemsing ◊ Bas Hermus ◊ MacKenzie Hickey ◊ Jebreel Hussein ◊ Devon Ives ◊ Cassidy Kavanagh ◊ Chris Keeping ◊ Kaitlyn Kirby ◊ Julia Koszycka ◊ Jayde Kubinchak ◊ Dickson Lai ◊ Brayden Leveque ◊ Yang Liu ◊ Mason Loewen ◊ Safiya Maalin ◊ Ryan Melnychuk ◊ Lingzhen Meng ◊ Cesar Montesinos ◊ Peyton MS-Obeng ◊ Cristopher Pascual ◊ Anthony Pauchy ◊ Obed Pennor ◊ Kathryn Philpott ◊ Taryn Renard

◊ Brittney Rhodes ◊ Katelyn Rommens ◊ Maida Roth ◊ Kelvin Sadie ◊ Breanne Schuh ◊ Natalie Shiu ◊ Sydney Shuttleworth ◊ Julianne Simpson ◊ Sarah Sinclair ◊ Ethan Strickland ◊ Meghan Swartz ◊ Ze Tang ◊ Rachel Tanigami ◊ Chris Taylor ◊ Brody Thurmeier ◊ Munira Tofa ◊ Karson Tumoth ◊ Jayden Tymryk ◊ Tristan Unreiner ◊ Madison Van De Kraats ◊ Jesse Warren ◊ Braydon Willms ◊ Jordan Wong ◊ Xinzhu Zhang GRADE 7 ◊ Sumeya-Bilan Abdulkadir ◊ Sarah Anderson ◊ William Anderson ◊ Willa Aurelio ◊ Jayden Baksa ◊ Kaytin Beblow ◊ Darian Blake ◊ McKenzie Bolen

Parent Newsletter

HONOR ROLL

“I appreciate the text Sarah, but next time you can just raise your hand.”

◊ Garrett Bolt ◊ Rachel Borle ◊ Zaiden Weiss ◊ Casey Bradford ◊ Brooke Bungay ◊ Emily Cameron ◊ Juan Campos ◊ Traiya Caverly ◊ Jonatan Chinchilla ◊ Shawn Delaney ◊ Dalen Despas ◊ Kevin Deveau ◊ Carson Dingwall ◊ Hannah Dingwall ◊ Sarah Donald ◊ Nicholas Donnelly ◊ Kierra Drake ◊ Carly Eddison ◊ Samantha Farrell ◊ Cobey Fiset-Hofer ◊ McKenna Franzen ◊ Cassidy Friesen ◊ Cordell Friesen ◊ Cameron Garner ◊ Cooper Greer ◊ Rui Guo ◊ William Hang ◊ Megan Hartling ◊ Brandon Hauck ◊ Isabella Jeffries-Aldridge ◊ Haillie Kingswell ◊ Anna Klein ◊ Summer Lamotte ◊ Shaylee Ledoux ◊ Tamarin Livingstone ◊ Sumaili Lusambya ◊ Meghan MacLean

◊ Taylor Massey ◊ Rian Massick ◊ Ayden Matycio ◊ Jori Mawer ◊ Alyssa Maxwell ◊ Carter Meador ◊ Shaelynn Mikkelsen ◊ Maria Montesinos ◊ Ethan Mullings ◊ Kate Niznik ◊ Kyle Nobert ◊ Mitch O’Farrell ◊ Caitlyn O’Keefe ◊ Erik Olsen ◊ Glory Omosomwan ◊ Avery Piper ◊ Kim Pasquisa ◊ Felix Ramirez ◊ Najim Richardson-Almashehdi ◊ Arman Romana ◊ Morgan Safronovich ◊ Reece Sagert ◊ Jordyn Schuett ◊ Kianna Smith ◊ Alexander Taylor-Lee ◊ Quin-Tanah Telke ◊ Emerson Timmons ◊ Carson Troidl ◊ Jared Ulry ◊ Grace Vincent ◊ Mason Walsh ◊ Dax Wandler ◊ He Wang ◊ Breanna Williamson ◊ Hannah Winter ◊ Ryan Winters ◊ Sebastian Wissler

◊ Tyler Wlad ◊ Xiao Zhao

Hidden Valley Ski Resort - Elkwater

Planned for Friday, February 14th students will have the opportunity to spend one day at Hidden Valley Ski Resort in Elkwater. Costing only $55.00 for lift ticket, rental equipment, lesson and helmet it’s the cheapest day of skiing you can find. There will be more information out later this week.

Fernie Ski Resort – Fernie British Columbia

More for the students wanting a bigger experience, BJHS is heading to Fernie BC on March 5, 6 & 7th for three days of mountains and powder. Students will leave bright and early on Wednesday March 5 and have three days of lessons and open terrain skiing before heading home late on March 7. We are staying in Fernie at the Stanford Inn. The cost for this trip is $315.00 for all stu-dents and cost for parents will be $290.00. This fee will be due as soon as possible to ensure our numbers with a final cut off of February 27th. The cost will cover the following:

Students Parents

3 Days lift tickets 3 Days of lift tickets 2 Nights Accommodations 2 Nights Accommodations 2 Continental Breakfasts at Stanford Inn 2 Continental Breakfasts at Stanford Inn 3 Days Rentals & Helmets (if needed) Transportation if traveling by bus 3 Hour and a Half Lessons Transportation

Students will need to bring money for evening activities, lunches and dinners. We will need parents to help drive if our numbers warrant and as additional supervisors. More information will be coming out later this week. If you are interested in coming as a parent supervisor please talk to your child and have a look at the information. After that contact Mr. Rodgers at the school [email protected] and we will work out the details. All parents that opt to attend will be asked to help chaperone small groups either on the hill or in town.

Parent Newsletter

New York & Boston

We have already had one parent meeting for current BJHS students but you have not missed your chance to travel to Boston and New York in Spring 2015. With activities ranging from the duck boat tour, visits to Lexington and Concorde, tours of historic Boston and New York, the viewing deck at the Empire State Building or a Broadway show – this trip is set to be a most memorable one. Open to all students Grades7-9 at BJHS and their parents in spring 2015 – we hope that many more students will opt for this experience. With easy monthly payments, qualified and experience guides, comprehensive travel insurance, most meals, all entries and transportation – all the details have been taken care of for you. If you have any questions or are interested please contact Mr. Rodgers at the school or by email [email protected]. Information packages will be going out to Eastbrook and Griffin Park students this month.

Parent Newsletter


Evening Parenting

Classes 2014

Monday, January 20

Wednesday, January 22

Monday, January 27

Wednesday, January 29

Monday, February 3

Wednesday, February 5

6:30 to 8:30 pm

To register, please call

Parents as Teachers

403-362-8729 Ext 113 or 116

Cost: $25.00 per person

$40.00 per couple

(if the cost is a factor, please ask

about subsidy)

Limited spaces for childcare available at a minimal cost.

LOVE AND LOGIC

Would you like to feel more confident as a parent, have more fun, and feel more

relaxed at the end of the day?

Answers to:

“How do I get my kids ready for school in time?”

“How can I get my children to stop bickering?”

“How do I get my kids to do their chores without arguing?”

“Can I discipline my toddler without creating a scene?”

“How can I get my teenager to come home at the agreed-upon time?”

“How can we get our preschooler to stop whining at the dinner table?”

And many other day-to-day frustrations.

This course in parenting is designed to

give you practical skills that


COUNSELLING SERVICES AT BJHS

Helping students create solutions to . . .

and

issues

WE BELIEVE:

• YOU have worth and value

• YOU need caring adults in your life

• YOU deserve to be treated with respect

• YOU have strengths that can be built upon

• A counselor CAN make a difference in your life

For more information call Takia or Maureen at 403-362-3524

PERSONAL

/social

PERSONAL

/social

PERSONAL

/social

PERSONAL

/social ACADEMIC

ACADEMICACADEMICACADEMIC

OUR COUNSELORS:

Maureen Lynn (BA,BSW)

Takia Angus (MC)

Thanks to all who have paid school fees. If you are experiencing difficulty paying these fees, you may set up a payment plan. Please contact Mrs.Suik to do this. The next set of fee sheets will be included with the Jan. 31st report cards. You will only receive a fee sheet if your child has a balance. We would like to work with all parents to get fees cleared up as soon as possible as Grasslands send these to collections at the end of the year.


THE WORKPLACE OF TODAY Most of Canada’s youth today are likely to experience:

◊ An average of 17 employment transitions in their

working lifetime

◊ A variety of occupations in up to five different sectors of the economy

◊ A variety of concurrent work roles (multi-tasking)

◊ Planned and unplanned gaps of no work

Check out alis.alberta.ca on the website for career planning assessments,

occupational information, and tips on how to start the career planning process

with your child.

Please Remember

◊ Check our lost and found box located at the end of the hall past the library. Any items left after a couple of months will be donated to the Salvation Army.

◊ To order your child a 2013-2014 yearbook, bring $30.00 to the office. The books are delivered in October 2014.

◊ Please do not send your child to school before 8:00 am as the outside doors are not unlocked before that time.

◊ Please do not drop your child off in the parking lot or the handicapped parking stall in front of the school.

UPCOMING PARENT COUNCIL MEETING Jan 21st at 6:30 pm in room 410

We encourage all parents to get involved with parent council

Any parents who are interested in volunteering at upcoming events please

contact Linda Green at (403)362-7621.


Photo

Fun

BJHS TAKES ON MOONLIGHT MADNESS

MR. TERRIS AND HIS

STUDENTS BUILDING

A SHED

ZONE CHAMPIONS

SENIOR BASKETBAL - GO RUNNERS!

FOOTBALL AWARDS


Photo

Fun

TAG DOOR DECORATING

JAN. 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1Happy New Year 2 3 4

5 6Welcome back

students and staff 7 GAA

Basketball 8 9 Sewing Club

3:45-5:30 10 11

12 13 Cooking Club

3:45-5:00 14 GAA


3:45-5:30 17Jr Girls’ BB

Home Tournament 18 Jr Girls’ BB

Home Tournament

19 20 Cooking Club

3:45-5:00 21 GAA

Basketball SAC Mtg 6:30 pm

22 23 Sewing Club

3:45-5:30 24 25

26 27Cooking Club

3:45-5:00 28 GAA


3:45-5:30 31 Report Cards

Sr. Boys’ BB Home Tournament

FEB. 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1Sr. Boys’ BB

Home Tournament

2 3 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS - STAFF PD DAY

4 GAA

Basketball 5 Parent/

teacher interviews

3:30-6:30

6 Parent/teacher

interviews

3:30-6:30

7Sr. Girls’ BB

Home Tournament 8 Sr. Girls’ BB

Home Tournament

9 10 Cooking Club

3:34-5:00 11 GAA


3:45-5:30 14 Ski Trip

Hidden Valley 15

16 17 Family Day

No School 18 No School 19 No School 20 Teachers’

Convention

21 Teachers’ Convention

22

23 24 Cooking Club

3:34-5:00 25 GAA


3:45-5:30 28

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