Important Dates Principal’s Message June 3, 2010agb.ccrce.ca/newsletters_pdfs/jun10.pdf · learn they are representing the school when they attend an event away from the school

The month of June is upon

us! There are many, many

things going on during the

month. We are trying to

maintain a focus on academ-

ics, especially as our Grade

3 students complete a pro-

vincial mathematics assess-

ment. Teachers are also

busy assessing the learning

that has taken place during

Term 3 as this data is es-

sential in order to complete

report cards. There are also

the other important learning

activities that take place

during June – track and

field meets, field days, end-

of-year trips, and celebra-

tions such as the Citizenship

Assembly, the Grade 6 clos-

ing, and the like.

At some point this month,

all students will be leaving

the school grounds for an

activity. These “out of

classroom” activities are

important, both socially and

academically. They tend to

have both an entertainment

component and an education

component. Students also

learn they are representing

the school when they attend

an event away from the

school and there are certain

expectations when doing so.

This is all part of the teach-

ing-learning environment.

As the last month of school

is so very busy, we encour-

age parents/guardians to pay

extra attention to the Im-

portant Dates section of the

June Newsletter. You are

also encouraged, if you are

able, to visit the school web

site at and view the News-

letter and/or the June Cal-

endar. Teachers at the vari-

ous grade levels will also

convey messages via your

child’s student agenda. This

vigilance is even more neces-

sary if an activity takes

place outdoors as proper

precautions (sun glasses, sun

screen, hat, insect repellant)

may need to be taken.

Lastly, we at the school

would like to take this op-

portunity to thank all par-

ents/guardians for your co-

operation and continued sup-

port over this school year.

Later this week we will be

meeting and speaking with a

new batch of students and

their parents/guardians at

the Primary Orientation.

These youngsters and adults

will become part of the AGB

community next year.

Gary Esling

The A.G. Baillie Breakfast Program was a very busy program this year, serving over

3400 breakfasts. Due to the high volume of breakfasts served, we have used all of

our grant funds plus some and thus are ending the program for the year on June

18th. Thank you to all parent/staff volunteers as well as our student volunteer

Wade Russell. Without your assistance this program would not be possible.

The cafeteria Menu will continue as usual until June 11th. After this date it will be

an open menu until the end of the school year. Last Pizza Day of the year will be

Thursday, June 17th.

Principal’s Message June 3, 2010

June 3rd

June 8th

Primary Orientation

District Track and

Field Meet (Parkdale)

June 10th Rain date District

Track Meet

June 14th

June 15th

Citizenship Awards

1:45 p.m.

Field Day a.m. P & 1

June 16th

June 17th

Grade 5’s to St. FX

Field Day a.m. 2 & 3

Grade 4 Trip to Sher-

brooke Village

June 18th

Grade 6’s to Halifax

Grade 2 & 3 Pictou

Pool/Caribou

Grade 3/4 to St FX

June 21st Grade 1 to Melmerby

Beach

June 22nd

Grade 6 Closing 7:00

Grade Primary Bowl-ing 10-11 a.m.

June

24/25/28

Marking & Grading

Days No School

June 29th Last Day of School

9:30 a.m. Dismissal

Important Dates

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A.G. Baillie Breakfast Program/Cafeteria Menu

Page 2 A.G. Baillie Memorial Newsletter

Our band season officially drew to a close on May 19 with

our Year-End Spring Concert. The Baillie Beginner Band and

the Pictou County Sharps and Flats entertained with a se-

lection of band hits, sectional pieces, and solos.

Congratulations to our award winners!

Pictou County Sharps and Flats Band Spirit Awards: Domi-

nique Amit, Luke Henderson

Beginner Band Students of the Month:

February - Alex Owen

March - Matthew Gannon

April - Abbie Delaney

May - Olivia Murray

Also, congratulations and good luck to our Grade 6 band

members who will be graduating this year: Dominique Amit,

Brandon Bent, Jennifer Corkum, Nicole Corkum, Carleigh

Halliday, Luke Henderson, Justin MacDonnell, Jill Morrison

(GR Saunders). Alex Owen (Acadia St.), Merrilee Spears,

and Katie Warren (GR Saunders).

On May 23, a total of 24 band members, plus parent chap-

erones, and Ms. Fraser travelled to Canso to see the Sta-

dacona Band and Naden Band perform a musical tribute

celebrating 100 years of the Canadian Navy.

Art at Lunch The end of the school year is fast approaching, and our program only has one pro-

ject left (this day is also a make-up day for anyone who has missed a project this

year). We would kindly ask parents/guardians to remind their child to come and

work on their assigned day. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact

your Art at Lunch coordinator.

The Art at Lunch committee would like to extend a special thanks to Collier Vas-

sallo, who volunteered his time to make the wooden hot plates for the Mother’s Day

project, and to Paul MacLean from MacLean’s Flooring for their generous donations

for this project. Thanks to Nova Leather in Stellarton, who donated the leather for

our June Father’s Day project, and to Yvonne Carrigan who donated her time and

expertise for this project. We would also like to thank our parent/grandparent vol-

unteers who helped us and the children to complete the projects. We could not put

on this program without your help! Thank you!

It has been a fun and exciting year. We have lots of ideas for next year, including

having another artist in to teach the children painting/drawing techniques, and pos-

sibly a potter to teach us about pottery. We look forward to working with you next

year! Hope to see lots of old faces, and plenty of new ones, too.

Summer

Basketball Camp

Basketball Camp for both

Girls and Boys in grades

4 to 9. The camp runs

from July 12th to 16th at

North Nova Education

Centre. For more infor-

mation you may log onto :

www3.ns.sympatico.ca/lua

p/highfive/index.html

Our bands received a warm welcome, CDs and souvenirs,

and were able to meet with navy band members after the

show.

A thank you to the students who represented us so well in

public, the chaperones who spent a beautiful Sunday on a

bumpy school bus, and the families who were able to work

this unique event into their long-weekend schedules.

A special thank you and goodbye to Ms. Belinda Fraser,

our Beginner Band Instructor for the past eight seasons,

who will be moving this summer. We wish her the best of

luck in her new position at Truro Elementary School. In

the meantime, Ms. Fraser is rehearsing Wednesday after-

noons with band students who will perform a special musi-

cal farewell at the AG Baillie graduation ceremony.

Our band program begins again in September, and is open

to any interested students in Grades 3-6. Registration

details will be available in the new school year; further

information is available from Jennifer Henderson,

[email protected].

Baillie Band News

Page 3

Lyn-Sue’s Art

Studio

401 Nelson St. New Glasgow

Summer Art Classes For Children

Summer Art Classes will run for two

full weeks this year. July 5-9th and

August 2-6th. Each week will be com-

pletely different art projects ena-

bling students to attend both weeks if

desired. Subjects will vary. Drawing

and painting with water colour and/or

acrylic paint each day as oil pastel.

Mid morning snack is included.

These workshops are suitable for age

6-12 9:30-11:30 Monday-Friday

Don’t miss out on a fun creative sum-

mer. Workshops includes all paint pa-

per and other supplies.

For other information and to register

call: Lyn-Sue Wice at 752-1963

PSYCHOLOGY FOR YOU

Public Education Series Via Telehealth

“Bullying in Preschool” Speaker:Melanie Noel, MSc & William Crist, PhD

Monday, June 14, 2010

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Boardroom/Classroom

Aberdeen Hospital

Please call 752-7600 ext 1205 to register for this

The Pictou County Centre for Sexual Health

Presents:

For girls ages 9-13

Topics Include:

Self Esteem, Our Bodies (Puberty), Body Image,

Healthy Eating, Physically Active Lifestyles and Media Lit-

eracy.

Free Healthy Lunch Provided!

The camps will run Wednesday from 10 a.m.– 4p.m. at:

Westville Legion ………………………………………… July 7th

Thorburn ……………………………………………………… July 13th

Stellarton Town Hall …………………………………. July 14th

Scotsburn Elementary School ………………… July 21st

New Glasgow YMCA ………………………………….. July 28th

Pictou Landing Elementary School …………. Aug 4th

Registration Required before June 25th,

Please Call 902-695-3366

468 Victoria Ave Ext

New Glasgow, NS (adjacent to A.B. Baillie School)

Visit www.westsideafterschoolprogram.com

Now accepting applications for the 2010/11 school year.

Please call or visit out website for more information