October 20, 2014

Millarville Community School 130 Millarville Road

403-938-7832 http://millarville.fsd38.ab.ca

Principal’s Message

Millarville Community School believes in open and transparent communication regarding your child’s learning and our learning as a staff. With this in mind, I would like to invite all MCS families to attend our next School Council Meeting on November 4

th at 7:00 pm. At this time, Karla

Davis and I will share with our families the results of last year’s effort indicating where we were, a look at our current year’s school goals and staff learning plan and invite feedback into our upcoming school year. Coming soon, on November 6

th you will also have an opportunity to meet

with your child’s teacher to get an update into the first few months of school. While you are encouraged to contact your child’s teacher(s) at any time, this opportunity allows you to have a designated time to get answers to your questions and learn more about what takes place in your child’s classroom and an update of their progress before formal Learner Profiles (aka Report Cards) come home. Starting this Wednesday at noon, you will be able to book an appointment with your child’s teacher through our online booking system (See below). Please access and set up an account if you have not already done so and log in anytime after Wednesday to book or modify your schedule. Please note that I will also be available for booking an appointment, however, due to my teaching load, I may book up quickly and we may need to book another time. If you have any questions about the system, or you are experiencing troubles, please contact Miss Wendy or me directly. Thanks again for your support and I look forward to meeting with you. Glenn Gibson (gibsong@fsd38.ab.ca) Be Awesome, Be Better, Be a Team Player

Upcoming Events: October 30th – Halloween Activities October 31st – System Learning Day - no classes November 4th – School Council Meeting 7pm November 6th – Parent Teacher Interviews November 7th – Remembrance Day Assembly 10:30am November 10-11th No Classes (4-day weekend) November 12-14th Camp Caroline Band Camp (Gr 7/8)

Parent Teacher Interviews

November 6, 2014 3:30-8:00 Booking starts Wednesday, October 22nd at Noon

and ends November 5 at 10:00pm http://mcs.schoolappointments.com/admin/

School Council Please take the survey at http://bit.ly/MCSLearning to help plan school council learning this year. Join us for our meeting on November 4, at 7:00 pm in the Learning Commons.

October - November 2014 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Sunday

20 21 22 23 24 25/26 Hot Lunch ordering open for November! Team Thrive Mtg. 6:00 pm Learning Commons

B-Vball Prac. 7:15 am Millarville Foundation Mtg. 7:00 pm Learning Commons G-Vball Prac 3-4:30 pm

Parent Teacher Interview scheduler

open at noon. Gr 6 V-Ball Practice Noon Hot Lunch

Pizza Day Girls and Boys Volleyball Game 3:45 pm @STS

27 28 29 30 31 1/2

Gr 6 V-Ball Practice Noon Hot Lunch

Pizza Day Halloween Activities 12:30-2:30 Bring costume to change into at noon. Messenger News items due.

System Learning Day No Classes

3 4 5 6 7 8/9 Next Messenger publication

Grade 7’s volunteer at Food Bank MCS School Council 7:00 pm Learning Commons

Hot Lunch Grade 8’s volunteer at Food Bank

Rumpelstiltskin Performance 12:35 pm Pizza Day Parent Teacher Interviews 3:30-8:00pm

Picture Re-takes at 8:30 am Remembrance Day Assembly - 10:30 am

LONG WEEKEND!

10 11 12 13 14 15/16

Day in-Lieu No classes

Remembrance Day No Classes

Hot Lunch Camp Caroline Band Camp Nov 12

th -14

th

Pizza Day Kananaskis in the Classroom The Weather of Oz Performance 9:00 am

Where’s the rest? Please check your email or check it out online at:

http://millarville.fsd38.ab.ca

School News Briefs

Amazing Volunteer

Thank-yous!

To the Bruder, Grogan, Jamieson, Nicholson and Gibson families for setting up chairs at the Farmers Market and earning $200 towards this year’s Grade 8 Grad!

Christmas Shoebox Campaign

Millarville School will be participating again this year in the Christmas Shoebox Campaign. Boxes are available in the office for those who would like one and need to be returned by Friday, November 21st. Thanks for your support!

Girl Guides & Brownies

Girl Guides will be running Sparks and Brownies out of the Square Butte Hall on Thursdays starting in October. Sparks is for kinder and grade one girls and will run from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Brownies is for grade two and three girls and will run 6:00-7:30. Please contact Alana Bates for further information at 403-809-7905 or jacksonalana@hotmail.com.

Student Recognition

Students, teachers and parents have begun dropping off nominees for our new “Students of Awesomeness” recognition program. Students who have been caught displaying “awesome acts” will be recognized each publication of the Millarville Messenger with a chance to receive something a little extra (more on this later). Thanks for being Awesome MCS! See the last page of the Messenger for this week’s list.

2013-14 Yearbooks

There are still a few copies of the 2013-14 yearbook available for purchase in the office for $25.00. Please see Mrs. Gregson to get your copy.

Picture Re-takes

Picture re-takes are Friday November 7th. If you would like your child to have re-

takes, please check the box on your order form and return to your child’s homeroom teacher. If you no longer have the form please send a note with your child.

The Snack Shack

The snack shack is opened for business! This “store” is operated by the Grade 5’s and is open at lunchtime in Erin’s Wing. Some items available include: Hot Rods, White or Chocolate Milk, Juice Box, Beef Jerky, Fruit Cup, Granola or Fruit Bar. Items range from $0.75 to $1.00

Milk Program

Milk is available at lunchtime for students in grades 1-4 in the Grade 3 room. The cost is .75 each. Milk cards can be purchased at the office.

Milk card $10.00 for 14 cartons.

School Council

Upcoming Meeting

Tuesday, November 4

7:00-8:30

in the Learning Commons

Agenda items:

- Presentation: Education Plan for Millarville Community School

- Updates from administration, teaching staff and school trustee

All parents are welcome and invited to attend!

WANTED Secretary/Treasurer for School Council

School Council is a group of parents, teachers and administrative staff

that work together to support and enhance student learning. At MCS our

School Council meets every month on the first Tuesday, at 7 pm. All

parents are invited to attend any meeting(s) of interest, or just to hear

about what’s going on this month at school.

We are looking for a volunteer parent to sit as Secretary/Treasurer for the

rest of this school year (one year term). The duties of this position are not

strenuous, largely involving minute-taking and distribution, as the

treasurer role is quite small. The meetings are interesting and enjoyable.

If you are interested in volunteering or want to know more, please contact Glenn Gibson in the office, or Dawn Dott, Chair of School Council.

Students of Awesomeness!

The following students have been recognized and should be congratulated at home for exhibiting the following attributes of a successful learner

and/or global citizenship.

Levi – for cooperation and empathy

Sage – for appreciation and curiosity

Harley – for empathy

Michael – for appreciation

Karley – for creativity and curiosity

Nolan – for cooperation, creativity and tolerance

Jesse – for confidence

Konrad – for empathy

Naomi – for appreciation, respect, creativity

Maryanne – for respect

Justus – for cooperation, respect and commitment

Jordan – for cooperation, respect and commitment

William – for cooperation, respect and commitment

Jacob – for creativity

Odin – for respect and cooperation

Raven – for cooperation

Gracie – for commitment and cooperation

Kade G – for commitment and cooperation

Wes – for commitment and cooperation

Xana – for empathy

Noah – for appreciation

Jaqueline – for commitment and cooperation

Sydney – for empathy

Olivia B – for integrity

Aidan – for enthusiasm

Emily B – for creativity, commitment and respect

Gracie – for creativity and appreciation

Ashley – for creativity and appreciation

Nolan – for appreciation

Elizabeth – for respect, empathy, integrity

Chase – for cooperation and respect

Tyree – for respect

Christina – for appreciation

Carson – for respect

Fiona – for empathy and tolerance

Phillip - for appreciation

Hanna S – for tolerance and empathy

School Sign Project

In an effort to improve communication and community messaging for both our school and the Millarville Sports Association, MCS and MSA are collaborating on the purchase of the following outdoor sign. Final drawings will be available shortly, however this should provide you a glimpse of what the final product might look like. Please note that this sign will not be lighted. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Gibson.

It’s been a busy two weeks and here’s a list of some of the great things happening in and around the building.

Millarville Community School families collected a pile of non-perishables to donate to the Turner Valley Food Bank!

Kinders visited the RCMP and Turner Valley Hospital to learn about community services.

Students from grade 6-8 went camping in the Foothills and Rockies!

Grade 2 students took a field trip to the Chinook Honey Company to learn about bees and honey.

Grade 4 students visited Ralph Klein Park to learn more about Waste in our World.

Congratulations to our Flag Football team for ending the season with a day at McMahon Stadium and a hard fought final at Highwood High School earning second place in the league!

Volleyball teams are up and running and are racking up the wins each Thursday!

Grade 3s shared their understanding of Rocks and Minerals in their Rock Show! Thank-you to all the families who were able to attend.

Grade 1 spent some time making signs displayed around the school to practice writing and display their art!

Mr. Gibson and Ms. Davis survived the Banff earthquake of 2014! (Actually, we didn’t feel the 2.7 tremor, but we now have a story to tell!)

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