Volume 107, Issue 6 Waldeck School February 1, 2018 … · Registration Night & Parent Meeting February 1, 2018 Volume 107, Issue 6 Waldeck School February Newsletter Waldeck School’s

Thoughout our February Newsletter you will read about what the students

are learning inside their classrooms, upcoming events at our school, SCC

activities – all about what is happening within the walls of Waldeck School!

We hope that you will enjoy this issue!

Waldeck School

Pride - Tradition - Excellence

Waldeck School 2018-2019 Kindergarten

Registration Night & Parent Meeting

February 1, 2018

Volume 107, Issue 6

Waldeck School February Newsletter

Waldeck School’s Motto:

Pride~Tradition~Excellence

Mission Statement:

We will strive to achieve the highest

academic learning for all students.

Individuals will feel safe, valued and

become active in and around our

school community.

Value Statements:

We strive to teach and model the

following values:

~ We will demonstrate our belief and

expectation that all students can

achieve their personal best in all areas

of learning.

~ We will ensure students learn the

desired outcomes by helping them to

develop their unique gifts and abilities.

~ We will commit to modeling and

encouraging positive attitudes and

actions that demonstrate respect for

all!

~ We will create and maintain an at-

mosphere where al individuals have

the opportunity to demonstrate their

strengths, abilities and opinions.

~ We will lead our students to opportu-

nities that encourage active involve-

ment in our local and global communi-

ties.

Vision :

Our school, with the support of parents

and community, will strive to build a

legacy of confident lifelong learners.

Vision Statements:

~ Foster the development of moral

intelligence.

~ Strive to develop in students a “love

of learning” and the self-motivation to

be successful learners.

~ Empower students to be difference-

makers in the school, local and global

communities.

~ Continually celebrate individual

uniqueness and diversity.

Waldeck Elementary & Junior High School Box 90, #1 Warrior Way, Waldeck, SK. S0H 4J0

Phone: 306-778-9292 Fax: 306-778-3577 Web Page: http://chinooksd.caschool/waldeck

Like us on Facebook at “Waldeck School SCC” and follow us on Twitter @WaldeckWarriors

We would like to welcome our new facility operator, Mr. Russ Hildebrand.

Mr. Hildebrand and his wife, Bonnie, are both proud graduates of Waldeck

School. Their two children, Celine and Landyn, attended Waldeck School and

then continued onto the Swift Current Comprehensive. Mr. Hildebrand worked

for over 20 years as an electrician in the Swift Current area and brings a

wealth of knowledge in the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and construction

areas. We look forward to having him on board at Waldeck School!

Welcome New Facility Operator to Waldeck School

Monday, March 5, 2018 7:00—8:00 p.m. (Library)

* Kindergarten eligibility is age 5 by December 31, 2018

* Please bring proof of your child’s birth date (birth certificate) and

Sask. Health card.

In the Elementary Classes we are learning about...

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The Grade One’s have had a great first half of the school year! They have been busy learning all sorts of new things.

This month, we are focusing on finishing up our Addition and Subtraction unit in Math and starting on our Measurement unit. In ELA, they are working hard at learning how to read and using their creativity to write their own books and stories.

The students have been practicing and work-ing hard at preparing for our Division 1 As-sembly coming up on February 16

th. Hope

to see you there!

Coming up in March, the Grade One’s will be lucky enough to be a part of swimming lessons in Swift Current. We are looking for-ward to an exciting and busy second half of the school year!

Did you know that

on February 9th,

we will have been

in school for 100

Days? WOW!!

In Kindergarten, during the month of February,

we will learn about Groundhog Day and Valen-

tine's Day! A friendship theme will be linked to

our Valentine's Day activities.

All year in the classroom we

work on getting along with our

friends, sharing with one an-

other and helping each other,

but these things will be further emphasized this

month.

Following a visit from Mrs. Eidsness-Anderson

in January, Kindergarten students will enjoy

using orff instruments during music. The

students enjoyed her introduction to playing

these instruments and are excited to explore

new activities with them in February!

It will be a fun and exciting month in

Kindergarten!

Students in Grade 2 think school is AWESOME!

We are doing cool things in Grade 2.

We got new desks and we love them.

Skating was so much fun.

Maps are cool.

We like reading and drawing maps.

In Art we are making plastercine things.

Making healthy foods is awesome.

We enjoy playing instruments. We wrote our

own stories and it was sweet.

In Math booklets we work at our own pace to

learn adding and subtracting strategies.

We had a great time making snowflakes.

We are getting ready for Assembly on February

16th as fast as we can go.

Grade Two is awesome!!!

By the Waldeck Grade Two Class

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The Grade 3 and 4’s have the Scoop on Multiplication! The grade 3 and 4's

have been working

very hard to master

their multiplication

facts up to

12x12. Students have the chance to

earn a towering ice cream sundae by

knowing each of their facts. They have to

earn each part; from the napkin and

spoon, to the marshmallow, sprinkles,

cookie crumble, and other delicious top-

pings! We will be celebrating our fact

mastery sometime before the February

break!

Hitting the Ice! This year the weather has cooperated so

that we could enjoy Waldeck's outdoor

rink. We have spent a lot of time working

on our skating skills, playing hockey, help-

ing each other, and playing cooperative

games. We are hoping to hit the ice a

few more times before winter is over!

Please remember to notify your child’s

homeroom teacher when there is a change

in plans in picking your child up after

school. The school requires:

- A note in your child’s agenda

planner from the parent/guardian, and

- if your child is a Bus Student - A

phone call or note to the busdriver to

indicate a change of plans. (ie child is

not going home on the bus.)

For your child’s safety, we cannot take a

student’s word about a change of plans

without confirmation from the parent/

guardian. With combined classes in the

afternoon, various teachers are dismissing the

students from their homerooms so it is im-

portant that the school is made aware of any

changes early in the day to avoid

confusion for your child.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Grade 5 and 6

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Reminder to Parents/Guardians Re: Communication

Grade 5/6 have been very busy in the new year! Many of the grade five and six girls are on the basketball team and performing very well as young players facing often taller and older students on opposing teams. Academically, the grade six students are busy learning about multiplying, dividing and estimating with decimals and different ways to estimate in their math class. Similarly the grade five students are also working on estimating in math class. In E.L.A., the grade five and six students are starting a novel relating to multiculturalism in the 1800's and how it often played out in the 1800's in Canada and the United States. Human body systems is the focus for Science this month. Basketball has been a focus in Phys. Ed. class for the last month. Students have been honing their skills with dribbling, passing and shooting. Occasionally when the weather has been suitable, students had a few outdoor classes enjoying the opportunity to skate and play shinny in the rink. French class has the students learning about the verb, aimer, (to like), and putting that together with various sports to create questions and sentences related to the topic. This is just a tiny snapshot of what the students have been learning in January and Feb-ruary! Have a wonderful February!


In Junior High the learning continues...

Grade 7/8 ELA - We are currently working on a unit called Spies Among Us where we focus on the question "Is spying justified?" They are listening to a book in a spy novel series called S.T.O.R.M. The Black Sphere. And students are also reading non-fiction texts regarding spy work.

In Gr. 9 ELA, the students just finished reading the book, The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher. The book provided us with lots of discussion around the world's use of water, water conservation, and in some parts the lack thereof. The book was set in a dystopian future and centered around the adventures of three teenage students. The book was a fun read and real-ly encouraged the class to think critically about the world's use of water. Currently, we are focusing on an extended unit related to grammar, punctuation, and word us-age. Students are working very hard at improving in some of the areas; our writing improves by the day!

Grade 7/8 in Social are learning about how land is important to Canadians. This includes learning lots of things about what Treaties are and how land is important to First Nations and immigrants. We will be testing on this unit shortly.

Grade 7/8 Science - Right now we are in the middle of a unit on Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Body Systems. Our class just completed a project on the cell where they either made a cell model, created an analogy poster about the cell, or created a cell rap. They were very well done! We are now focusing on how water and nutrients move in and out of the cell through the cell membrane.

Grade 7 Math - In math we are in the middle of a unit on Fractions, Decimals, and Percents. We are learning how to add, subtract, multiply and divide deci-mals, and will be moving on to focus more on how use percentages. Grade 8 Math - Before the Christmas break we finished out unit on Fractions.

We have moved into looking at percents and how to calculate Sales Tax and GST on items we buy at the store! The next part of this unit will be spent learning about Ratios and Rates! Math 9 - Our class has been spending the time since Christmas working with Polynomials. In this unit we have been able to build on and apply our integer rules from previous years as we looked at different types of algebraic expressions. We will be moving on to inequalities next!

Sr. Girls Basketball - The senior girls have been having a fantastic sea-

son currently sitting at an 8-1 record! They are an amazing group of girls

who work so hard in practice and in games, and support each other both on

and off the court. We are all so proud of them.

January had us up against teams such as Central, Irwin, Herbert, Centennial

and Fairview and in some games we have had the opportunity to focus

more on playing our younger players, which was very exciting for them.

We have shown a lot of growth from last year and the girls are consistently

demonstrating the skills we work on in practice out on the court.

We also hosted Fairview, Centennial and Herbert for our 4 on 4 tourna-

ment. It was really exciting with almost every game providing close scores

and nail-biting action. The girls came out on top in the end and won the

tournament. Both the boys and girls won their 4 on 4 tournaments this year,

which is the first time this has happened in a long time, if ever at all! So

congrats Warriors.

This month we will host both Central on Thurs the 1st and the All Saints on

Thurs the 8th. Come on out and cheer the girls on!

Amy Jago, Girls’ Coach

Warrior Basketball Season 2017

PINK DAY—Wednesday, February 28th

Dear families and friends,

We invite you to support us in celebrating Red Cross Pink Day on Wednesday February 28th, 2018.

WHAT IS RED CROSS PINK DAY? It is a campaign that provides students with the opportunity to ad-

dress bullying behavior with a focus on that actions have impacts and we all have the power to make ours

bold in the face of bullying behavior.

On, Wednesday February 28th, 2018, students and staff will be wearing PINK to show that they are taking

a stand against bullying.

HOW DID IT GET STARTED? In 2007, a Grade 9 student in Cambridge, Nova Scotia was bullied by class-

mates for wearing a pink shirt to school. Taking notice, two Grade 12 students named Travis Price and Da-

vid Shepherd rallied their friends to send a message. The next day the halls were filled with students in pink

shirts. This ignited the Pink Day campaign, aimed at bringing together schools and communities throughout

Canada to promote the idea that actions have impacts; make yours bold in the face of bullying behavior!

PINK DAY AT Waldeck School—Wednesday, February 28th

Thank you for your support and partnership

Carrie Chambers – School Counsellor

On February 28, 2018, we encourage everyone to practice kindness and wear

pink to symbolize that you do not tolerate bullying.


Sr. Boys Basketball - The Boys

Basketball team continues to

strive! They worked hard to

win 1st Place at our 4-on-4

WIT Tournament against some

very strong teams. Our SWAC

regular season is coming to

an end and the Warriors have

finished in 2nd place with only

1 loss the entire season! Way

to go Warriors!!

This means that we will be

hosting our first playoff game

on Thursday, February 8th.

Come out and cheer on your

Warriors!

Miss K Olfert

Wyatt Wiebe

School Calendar for 2018-2019

The 2018-2019 Calendar PDFs are now posted and available for parents to download on the Division

and all school websites under “Publications” (located at the bottom of the home pages). This includes

the one page calendar with key dates, as well as the Student Contact Days list.

Waldeck School webpage: http://chinooksd.ca/schools/waldeck

Please follow us on Twitter: @WaldeckWarriors

And now on Facebook at “Waldeck School SCC”


Each year the School Community Council chooses a goal on

which to focus. This year the goal can be summed up in one

word...community! Creating and improving a healthy com-

munity provides an environment of safety,

encouragement, and support; a place where people can be

challenged to grow. Communities thrive when people are

better connected and that has been the aim of the SCC

through the various events we have planned. Here is a look

at the events we have planned and supported to date:

September 29th - Terry Fox School Run

October 20th - Cowboy Community Pancake Breakfast

October 31st - Interhouse Kickoff

December 8th—Waldeck Community Christmas Festival

and Caroling

School Bulletin Board - A portrayal of all the community-

related events to date! Come have a look!

Stay tuned for more up and coming events!

We will keep focusing on engaging and im-

proving our community through various out-

reach efforts. If you have any ideas or sug-

gestions, please feel free to forward them

to one of our SCC members.

The members are Rachelle Patzer, Jill Martens, Loni

Chubaty, Honey Martens, Kelly Petras, Naomi Greenwood,

and Crystal Blades.

Also, follow us on Twitter: @WaldeckWarriors, and "Like" us

on Facebook at "Waldeck School SCC"

Waldeck SCC Happenings 2017/2018 ME TO WE

Me to We has been having a

great year! We've been volunteer-

ing to cook at The Center once a

month, visited Herbert Nursing

Home to sing Christmas carols,

hosted a school dance, cooked a

Christmas lunch for the Junior

High, and continue to do our

weekly canteen. The funds from

the canteen are going towards our

global goal of Health care in a

third world country. We are plan-

ning a couple of fun activities for

the students of our school and

hope to attend a We conference

in March. It has been busy but be-

ing volunteers has been lots of

fun!

Taco In A Bag Food Sale

Makerspace

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The grade 1 & 3 students will be

participating in the swimming les-

sons through the school program

again this year. The lessons for

both grades will be held at the

Swift Current Aquatic Centre dur-

ing the week of March 5-8, 2018.

The cost of the swimming lessons

and transportation will be paid for

by Waldeck School.

Dates: March 5, 6, 7, and 8

Time: 1:00—2:30 p.m.

Please ensure that your child

brings his/her swimsuit and towel

on these days.

Parents are welcome to attend the

lessons.

The February Food Sale will be held on Thursday, February

8th. This month the Grade 8 class will be serving Taco In A

Bag with your choice of toppings—lettuce, cheese, sour

cream, and salsa. A juice box will be included.

The cost is $6.00 for a Taco in a Bag and a juice box.

Please have your order and money into your homeroom

teacher by Friday, February 2nd so we may prepare for our

sale. Thank you!

As part of our Physical Education curriculum,

we are planning a ski trip for our Grade 6-9

students on Friday, March 9th (snow condi-

tions permitting). We will travel by bus to Hid-

den Valley located in Elkwater, Alberta.

Info letter will be coming home in the next few

weeks. We are looking forward to a great

day on the ski hill.

Students are having a great time with the hands-on

experience of our Maker Space. Things like Lego,

Knex and Crazy Forts are very popular as is duct tape

crafts and melty (perler) beads.

There are a few students who are interested in learn-

ing how to knit and crochet so if there is any one who

would like to teach our students this skills please con-

tact Mrs. Kruk at the school (306-778-9292)

We welcome donations of items for our Makerspace.

In particular, any craft kind of item, building things

like Lego, K'nex, etc. Please contact Mrs. Kruk if you

have any questions or would like to donate some-

thing. Thanks.

Lori Kruk

Library Technician

Grade 6—9 Ski Trip

Grade 1 & 3

Swimming Lessons

Prairie West Band

In April and May, each of the bands will be going on a

spring tour. More information will be handed out as it

is available.

March 19—Band Parents’ Meeting at 7 p.m. at Irwin

School

June 7—Prairie West Band Awards Concert at SCCHS.


Waldeck School is very thankful to the following businesses for their gracious sponsorship of

Warrior Athletics.

Gold:

Silver:

Petras Tire & Service

Shannon Runcie, Century 21

Castlerock Marketing Inc

Pebbleridge Farm Ltd

Steinley Farms

Anchor Dental Group

Dickson Agencies

Caliber Custom Solutions

Service Master Swift Current

Tim Hortons

Patzer Ranch Ltd

Pattison Agriculture

Sign Here Signs & Printing

Standard Motors

Winmar Restoration

BASF

Akropol Restaurant

Voth’s Brandsource

Firefly Farms Ltd

Seed Solutions Seed Labs

Anchor Marine

Fastenal

Wood Coulee Cattle Co Ltd

Village of Waldeck

Pro Embroidery

Innovation Credit Union

Bronze:

Wiebe Contracting Ltd

Parenting Study Groups

Promoting healthy parent/child relationships

with respectful communication, co-

operation, responsibility and encourage-

ment. Based on teachings of Alfred Adler

and Rudolph Dreikurs

Tuesday, February 13th– Parenting Study

Group

Tuesday, February 27th – ADD/ADHD Infor-

mation & Support

Time: 7:00 – 9:00 at O.M. Irwin School (Art

Room—2nd floor)

Call 306-626-3317 for more information.

February 7 Gr. 10 Registration at SCCHS 7p.m.

February 8 Taco In A Bag Sale (orders due Feb. 2)

February 12-14 Dental Program (K, Gr. 1 & Gr. 7)

February 16 K—Gr. 2 Assembly at 2:15 p.m. * new date

February 19 Family Day Holiday. No school.

February 20-23 Spring Break. School Closed.

Classes resume on Monday, February 26th.

February 28 Day of Pink

March 5 2018/2019 Kindergarten Parent Meeting

& Registration Night (7-8 pm Library)

March 5-8 Grade 1 & 3 Swimming

March 9 Gr. 6-9 Ski Trip to Hidden Valley

March 14 Pizza Sale (Gr. 4) & Cookie Sale (Gr. 2&3)

March 12 PD Day. No School for students

March 16 Term II Report Cards emailed.

March 21 & 22 Term II SLC 3:30—7:00 p.m.

March 30 Good Friday. School Closed.

Dates to Remember...

PRE-SCHOOL SURVEY

We are completing a Pre-School Survey for the Waldeck

School Attendance Area. If you live in the Waldeck School

attendance Area and have preschool children at home (ages

newborn to 5 years old), please complete the information

below and send it to the school or call the school office at

306-778-9292 with your information.

This information is very important to us as we plan for the

school over the next 5 years. Thank you, in advance, for

your help!

Parent’s Names: ____________________________________

Address: __________________________________________

Phone: ____________________ Postal Code: ____________

Child’s Name: ______________________________________

Birthdate: _____________________ Sex: __ M __ F

Child’s Name: ______________________________________

Birthdate: _____________________ Sex: __ M __ F

*We conduct a preschool survey for our school each year. If you have

previously submitted your information to us, we will have it on file and you

do not need to submit again unless you choose to. Phone calls to submit

information are welcome as well. (306-778-9292) Thank you!

April 2—5 Easter Break.

April 6 PLC Day. No School for students

April 19 Burger Sale (Gr. 9) Cupcakes K/Gr.1

April 23 No School in lieu of SLC

May 10 Hot Dog Sale

May 16 Div. II Assembly (Gr. 3-6) * new date

May 21 Victoria Day Holiday. No School.

June 1 Gr. 1-6 Track Meet at SCCHS Track

June 5 Gr. 4-6 Hodgeville Track Meet (SSCHS)

June 7 Prairie West Band Concert

June 26 Grade 9 Graduation

June 27 SCC Barbeque at noon

Elementary Awards Assembly

Last Day of Classes for students

June 28 & 29 Administration Days.

No school for students

Community Information...

Cypress Advanced Services Ltd.

Offering St. John Ambulance First Aid

courses in Swift Current.

For more information contact:

Jan Loeppky-Mackay—Instructor

Email: [email protected]

To Register: Call 306-774-4885

See posters in the front foyer. Registration

forms available at the Waldeck School Office.

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