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We are coming up to the end of the first month of the new semester for any new courses and the second half of the year for other courses. It looks like winter is slowing giving way to spring weather—the temperatures are warming but the wind chill still remains. There is still a possibility of a snowstorm or two before we have to cut grass and swat mosquitoes. As the weather is warming up and the snow begins to melt, please ensure that students are dressed appropriately for the changing weather conditions. As students go out for breaks to enjoy the weather, boots and splash pants are needed to supplement or replace the winter wear. The next reporting period is in March. Students in K to Gr. 8 will be receiving their second report card on March 11. The High School students will receive their first report card of the second semester on April 12th. Although the report cards will be coming at different times there will be only one Parent Teacher evening and morning. March 14th is the date of the parent teacher evening while the morning of March 15th is the parent teacher day. For any parents that missed the last conferences in November we hope to see you then. As a reminder, should you have any questions about the performance of your child, you may speak with the teachers at any time during the school year by contacting the teachers and arranging a time. Our sports teams are currently finishing basketball and curling and prepping for track and field and

badminton. Our students perform well and demonstrate good sportsmanship when involved in competition. We are proud of our students in their efforts in extra-curricular activities within our school and in other schools. The course options for the 2019/2020 school year have been finalized. The first two phases have been completed. The list of courses that students would like to take has been prepared. The school timetable has to be prepared before students can make their timetable selections. Once there is a final decision next year’s School Division budget the school timetable will be prepared and finalized then students will be able to make their individual timetables. These final steps will happen during March and April. If any parents wish to discuss course selections for high school students or to discuss grade 8 student orientation into grade 9 please contact the school. The book fair was held in the school library the week of February 19 until February 22. Thank you to everyone who purchased books to support this literary fundraiser.

- Mr. Vern McMichael

February 27 - Progress reports for K to 12 issued March 10 - Daylight savings time begin March 11 - Report cards for K to 8 students March 14 - Parent Teacher evening (5 PM - 8 PM) March 15 - Parent Teacher morning (9 AM – 12 PM) No Classes for stud March 21 - Ski Trip for Students March 22 - Last day for classes before March break

Used Laptops for Sale Used laptops will be for sale from the Division

Office starting March 4th for the price of $25. The laptops are being sold "as-is" with no

warranty. TRSD reserves the right to limit quantities per individual. Pick up will be at the

Division Office in McCreary only and will be first come first serve basis.

For more information, please contact Shannon by e-mail shannon@trsd.ca or phone

(204)835-2067 x 203.

News from the Grades 3 & 4 Room

We have been celebrating I Love to Read Month

in our classroom this month by keeping track of

the books students have read. We will wrap up

our celebration of reading with an ice cream

party on March 1st. We also celebrated

Valentine’s Day in our classroom with a card

exchange, treats, and games.

The Grades 3 and 4 classes are working hard

during math class at multiplication in these final

weeks before spring break. Both classes have

been playing games, completing assignments on

Mathletics, working hard in their Jump Math

workbooks, and doing quizzes and tests on

multiplication.

We have been learning about Canada’s North and

the Inuit in Social Studies and have completed

many pieces of beautiful artwork related to

Canada’s North. We have watched many

interesting videos about life in the arctic in the

past and present.

Our skating days continue on Day 1 – March 1st,

March 11th, March 20th, and one extra day on

Wednesday, March 6th from 1-2:15pm. Please

remember to send your child skates and a helmet

if they have. We have quite a few spare pairs of

skates and helmets in our inventory but not

always enough for everyone who would like to

skate. We would appreciate parents sending

helmets if your child has. Or if any community

members have any helmets or skates (especially

in those in youth sizes 2-4) at home they do not

use we would greatly appreciate them for our

school skating program.

- Mrs. Amy Buchanan

Book Fair News A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who supported our Dino-Mite Book Fair!

It was held in the Library from February 19-23. At this book fair we sold a grand total of $1862 (minus 5% GST = $1731.66 in Net Sales) This means we earned back 50% in profit as well as earning a 10% bonus for this being our second book fair this year and another 10% bonus for having our fair during I LOVE TO READ Month. We earned a total of $865.83!! I selected $654.50 in books from the book fair and the remainder will be used for books from the Scholastic Catalogues. Our Parent Event was held on February 19 from 3:30 – 5:30 and the winner of the Parent Event draw was Nathan from the Grades 5/6 classroom. He won $25 in books for himself and also $25 for his classroom! Our classroom winners were as follows: Pre-School – Everyone received a small prize K – Brooke W. Grade 1 – Kayley Grade 2–Maddison Grade 3 – Aloyse Grade 4 – Jade Grade 5 – Liam Grade 6 – Jamie Grade 7 – Alexis Grade 8 – Martha Grades 9-12 – Hannah Each winner was able to pick a poster or a book up to $7.50 as their prize, the Grades 9-12 only have one winner who got to spend $10 at the book fair as their prize! All entrants were able to pick a pencil or book as a participation prize. Congratulations to all of our winners! Another big thank you goes out to Mrs. Sucharyna for running this book fair. There is a lot of work involved in setting up the library and all the items for the book fair as well as repacking everything upon completion. Mrs. Johnson helped with some of the set up, and

Mrs. Rudkewich helped with some of the pack up and also deserve thanks for helping out with those tasks! Once again thank you to everyone for supporting this literary fundraiser for our Library, there will be several new books added to our shelves! Have a great month everyone!

-Mrs. Barbara Anderson, Librarian

Grades 7 & 8 News We have had a busy month in the Grade 7/8 room. Students have been busy learning about different countries around the world, compiling research so they can make a presentation on their chosen country before spring break. In science, we have looked at heat and are now looking at matter and different ways to classify matter. In ELA, we have started a novel study. We have currently read up to chapter 5, and are looking forward to reading the rest of the novel. The novel is called ‘The Breadwinner’ and takes place in Afghanistan. The main character, Parvana is experiencing life under the Taliban rule, and we are quickly learning that her life is very different from the lives that we are living. Our Spring Cleaning Basket Raffle fundraiser is almost ready to begin; we just have a few small details left to finish up with. Make sure to keep an eye out for students selling raffle tickets! Tickets are expected to cost $2 for 1 ticket or $5 for 3 tickets. We are also planning on having a bake sale during noon hour before spring break. Once more details are figured out, we will be sending information home with students. Students will also be selling Tupperware as a third fundraiser, so if you are interested please talk to a student that you know in Grade 7 or 8!

- Miss Sarah Doran

A Program to Help Prepare our Children and Transition

Them into Kindergarten

Activities will include:

Creative Arts

o Visual Arts

o Dramatic Play

o Music and

Movement

Language Arts

o Reading and

Alphabet Skills

o Printing

o Listening

o Speaking

o Viewing

o Representing

Science & Social Studies

Math

o Numbers

o Shapes

o Colours

o Patterns

Social Skills

o Learning how to get

along with others

Physical Health

o Exercise

o Safety

o Nutrition

o Learning about the world around us Days:

Day 1 – April 1, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm

Day 2 – April 3, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm

Day 3 –April 8, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm

Day 4 – April 10, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm

Day 5 – April 15, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm

Day 6 – April 17, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm

Day 7 – April 22, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm

Day 8 – April 24, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm

Day 9 – April 29, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm

Day 10 – May 1, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm

Place: Kindergarten room in Alonsa School

Using funds from the Early Childhood Initiative Grant, Turtle River School Division will

be offering a program for students who will begin Kindergarten in September 2019. An

instructor with early years education training will be conducting a series activity days in

Alonsa School.

The objective of this project is to have our children learn the necessary pre-reading, numeracy, and

social skills in a relaxed and entertaining environment and to lay the foundation for positive school

experiences in the future. (This program will not replace nursery school, but will enhance it. We will

be working closely with the nursery school teachers in each community.)

PARENT'S DAY - Form for Scheduling of Interviews

Parent's/Guardians Name: _________________________________

Teachers are as follows:

Mrs. Amanda Asham - Resource

Kindergarten/Grade 1 – Mrs. Wendy Zalluski & Mrs. Dana Thompson

Grade 2 – Ms. Laura Grant

Grades 3 & 4 – Mrs. Amy Buchanan

Grades 5 & 6 – Ms. Katie Terrick-Steiner Grades 7 & 8 – Ms. Sarah Doran (except Grade 8 Math)

Mrs. Darlene Grimstead - Grade 9 Homeroom – Math 10F, Science 10F, Math 8,

Canada in a Contemporary World 10F, Agriculture 30S, Family Studies10F,

Web Design35S/Digital Pictures 25S

Mr. Brad Dupasquier Grade 10 Homeroom – Grade 6 to Grade 12 PE, Band 9 to 12,

Music Gr. 3 to 8, Science 20F, Accounting 30S

Ms. Miranda Sadler Grade 11 Homeroom- ELA 10F, 20F, 30S and 40S, FNMI Studies 40S,

Life Work Planning 20S, Home Ec.10G

Mr. Matthew Reimer Grade 12 Homeroom – Math (Essential) 20S, 30S,40S, Biology 30S,

Physics 30S, Cinema as a Witness to Modern History 40S

Mr. Vern McMichael (Principal) – Math 30S (Applied), Math 40S (Applied), Drafting 10G,

Math 20S (Intro to Pre-Cal/Applied)

Do You Prefer a Group Meeting? ______ or Individual Meeting? _______

What Day Do You Prefer? THURSDAY, March 14 (5-8 P.M.) _______

FRIDAY, March 15 (9 A.M. to 12 P.M.) _______

WHICH TEACHER(S) WILL YOU BE VISITING? ______Sarah Doran

_______Wendy Zalluski ______Darlene Grimstead

______ Dana Thompson ______Brad Dupasquier

______ Laura Grant ______Miranda Sadler

_______Amy Buchanan ______Matthew Reimer

_______Katie Terrick-Steiner ______Vern McMichael

Generally, appointments will be made on the basis of the date these forms are completed.

Earlier return of forms gives us a better chance of you getting your desired date and time.

Return forms by Tuesday, March 12th. Only one form per family.

School Use Date Received Time

Alonsa Nursery School annual

fundraiser is upon us again

MEGA DRAW 2019-2020

You can do 4 post-dated cheques if $144 is too much all at once, the 1st of

every month for the first four months. ($36.00 x 4)

Tickets are available through any parent whose child attends Nursery School,

Tiffany Turko, or Laurie Ann Conrad. Thank you for your support!

If your child is interested in attending Alonsa Nursery School in the fall, PLEASE contact Laurie Ann Conrad ASAP

at 204-496-0945 or 204-767-2168 (Tuesdays & Thursdays). Any child over the age of 2 can attend,

does not have to be toilet trained.

Alonsa Nursery School Annual Fundraiser

is upon us again!

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10 Daylight Savings Time begins - clocks ahead 1 hour

11 K - Gr. 8 Report Cards Sent Home

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15 Parent-Teacher 9 AM– 12 PM Admin - PM No Classes

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17 Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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LIBRARY SCHEDULE: Pre-School - Thursdays K/1 - Days 1 & 3

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