Strathclair
School
COMING
EVENTS:
FEB. 7...SEM.
TWO BEGINS
FEB. 7...M.Y.
BASKETBALL AT
HOME
FEB. 8...S.Y. BASKETBALL AT
HOME
FEB. 13...TEEN
CLINIC AT SCS
FEB. 20...LOUIS
RIEL DAY—NO
SCHOOL
FEB. 21...MTYP
PERFORMANCE
(K-6)
FEB. 22—PINK
DAY #1
FEB. 24—SKI
TRIP (K-6&7-12)
MAR. 6...DIV. PD
(NOSCHOOL)
MAR. 15...HOLO
CAUST SYMPOSIUM/ HUMAN
RIGHTS MUSEUM FIELD TRIP
(GR. 11)
MAR. 16...RO
BERT MUNSCH
AT S.L. (K-6)
MAR. 19… STUDENT COUNCIL SPRING
SUPPER
MAR. 20—PAC
MEETING
MAR. 22 & 23—
K-8 CONFERENCES
MAR. 24—SCS
FEST
MAR. 27-31…
SPRIING BREAK
APR. 9-11… SR.
BAND TRIP TO
EDMONTON
HAWK Talk
FEBRUARY 2017
SCS kindergarten student Myra Ramsey ( w ith the help of her
dad Matthew ) brought a very unique show and tell to class!
The calf was less than 24 hours old!
PAC MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 20—7:00 P.M (MPR)
DISCUSSION TOPICS INCLUDE HOMEWORK AND
THE ELEMENTARY SWIM PROGRAM
EVERYONE IS INVITED!
Principal’s Message
Another semester has come to a close. The high school
students have a new set of courses, and the kindergartens
get to come to school every day!
Chwaluk for hosting the program in her classroom. This
year’s ROE teacher is Halle, Ms. Ramsey’s baby.
Congratulations to our basketball teams on excellent seasons so far. The senior boys team picked up a big win
I really enjoyed the Strathclair Christmas Concert this
year. Each of the class performances was outstanding. The against Major Pratt. The middle years boys team looks
strong, and they are having lots of fun. Also good luck to
performance by Drew Watson, Brooks Watson, Lucas
Pederson and Mr. Check really added to the program. So our senior curling teams at the Zone Championships in
Shoal Lake. We hosted the Grade 5/5 Division Bonspiel
did the beautiful duet by Ms. Chwaluk and Ms. Blair. Did
you know that Ms. Chwaluk used to perform with Canadi- again this year. We had two teams from SCS entered.
an country music artist Jess Moskaluke? Ms. Chwaluk was Thanks to Ms. Fraser for organizing. Joe Lane and Cory
Mervyn are enjoying their high school hockey seasons. Joe
even Jess’s roommate for a time. Lacey Winstone and
Shelby Watson were fantastic M.C’s again this year. Thank plays with Minnedosa and Cory plays with Birtle.
you so much to everyone who attended the concert.
February is “I Love to Read Month.” We will be doing
some reading activities at our K-6 assemblies during the
I also enjoyed the band concert. The grade 7 group performed with considerable power and grace. It was one of month of February. We will also do a K-12 buddy read on
the better grade 7 performances that I’ve seen. The grade Feb. 22. Mr. Check is working on bringing in a couple of
8’s were also good. The senior band was very strong and special guests to read to us. Stay tuned for details.
powerful and really played together well. Morgan Boles
Pink Day #1 is on Feb. 22. Pink Day #2 is on April 12. We
really impressed on percussion!
encourage all students to wear a pink shirt on these days
Welcome to new student, Kye Wilcox! Kye is joining our to show that you stand up against bullying. On Feb. 22 we
will be doing some anti-bullying activities along with our
grade 11 class. He moved to Strathclair from Penticton,
buddy read. We are not able to order pink shirts for all of
BC. We hope everyone will help him feel welcome.
the students this year. Perhaps last year’s shirt still fits, or
Good luck to all of our students that are taking division
you can find another one.
vocational courses this semester. Ana Maria Cortez, Emma
-Jean Koscielny, Shebly Watson and Griffin Boles are tak- Thank you to the student council for organizing our grade
7-12 skiing and bowling trip. Thanks to Ms. Maguire for
ing the Health Care Aide course. Jenna Rystephanuk and
organizing our K-6 ski trip. Both trips are Friday, Feb. 24.
Marika Dewar-Norosky are taking the new Outdoor Ed.
Course. Each of these courses are being taught in Birtle. I We feel that skiing is an excellent life long physical activity.
We also feel that by providing our students with an ophope that the students enjoy these courses. We don’t
portunity to learn the sport at a young age, that they may
have any students taking construction or cosmetology.
continue to ski into their teenage years and adulthood.
Congratulations once again to Marika Dewar-Norosky on We hope that the K-6 trip at Minnedosa helps to prepare
being nominated for the PWSD Citizenship Award. Marika them for the 7-12 trip at Asessippi. Also note that the stuwill represent SCS at the Awards Banquet in Hamiota on dent council spring supper is planned for March 19.
Feb. 16. In my opinion, Marika is the epitome of what good
citizenship looks like. She has done so many things for our Our next PAC meeting is Monday, March 20 at 7:00 p.m.
The discussion topics for this meeting will include homeschool, community, province, country and the world.
What an impact she has made! Good luck at the banquet work and the elementary swim program. Topics at future
PAC meetings will include sports teams, band program,
Marika! We are proud of you.
student council, school enrolments, technology in the
Thanks to Ms. Watson for once again running the Roots of school, review of the code of conduct, bullying, course
Empathy program in our school. Also thank you to Ms.
options in high school and supporting career planning.
Mr. Geekie PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL (PAC)
Did you know….
Parent Advisory Groups are the
official voice of parents in the
Division and, through the
Manitoba Association of Parent Councils, in the Province.
if your child goes to SCS, Kindergarten through Grade 12,
you are already a member?
if you live in a community
served by SCS, you are already a member?
SCSACSL is our official acronym
and it stands for the Strathclair Community School Advisory Council for School Leadership, aka PAC.
for the purpose of information
sharing and cooperation.
Mr. Geekie is asking the PAC to
provide input on a number of issues affecting our students.
These include: homework,
sports teams, band program,
student council, swim program,
school enrolments, technology
in the school, review of the code
of conduct, bullying, course options in high school, supporting
youth career planning.
We need all of your input to fairly represent all of our students.
Please plan to come to the next
PAC meeting. March 20. 7:00
The objectives of the Strathclair pm.
PAC, as stated in our Constitution, are to act:
We plan to discuss the following
As an advisory structure to Prin- two important topics:
cipal and staff, presenting paHomework. The role of
rental and community conhomework in early, middle
cerns and perspectives on isand senior classrooms. Mr.
sues related to programs,
Geekie is specifically lookschool planning, budgeting,
ing for parent’s beliefs and
and the management of the
feelings around the amount
school.
of homework at each of
As a means of disseminating inthese ages.
formation about the school
Swim program. Our elemenand about parental priorities
tary swim program is a
and of promoting community
unique opportunity, but
understanding and involvepresents some rather
ment in the school.
unique scheduling challengAs a liaison between the school,
es as well – is it worthparents, community, and other
while?
school support organizations
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KINDERGARTEN NEWS
December and January
marked the last two months
that the Kindergarten class
spent as half time students at
SCS. Beginning the week of
February 7th, Kindergarten is
full time – yay! This might be a
bigger adjustment for some
more than others but I know
our whole class (and their
teacher) is looking forward to
coming to school every day.
We were busy as usual in
December and January with
Christmas concert preparation,
making Christmas ornaments
with our Grade 7/8 buddies,
staying inside on cold indoor recess days, enjoying hot chocolate on our PJ
Polar Express Day, watching “The Secret Life
of Pets” with all the K-6 students on the last
day of Christmas break, enjoying Christmas
and Gingerbread Man themed playing and
learning centers, spending a few gym sessions
skating at the rink with the help of our Grade
7/8 buddies, learning new math games, writing
in our journals, taking walking field trips up
town to the Co-Op and sharing special items
for show and tell. Unfortunately, in January,
we had to say good-bye to our classmate and
friend, Harlen, who moved to Brandon with his
family over Christmas holidays. Already we
miss playing cars and trucks with Harlen, telling jokes with him, playing tag with him in gym
and playing outside with him. Everyone in our
class hopes he loves his new school and makes
lots of friends!
(Livia), kiss (Ethan), go sledding (Carter R.),
sleep all night (Orianna), go wild (Charlee),
have a snowball fight and drink hot chocolate
while they skate (Myra), ring everyone’s doorbells (Carter M.), steal sweeties, kiss and go in
cars (Alexis), melt (Lane), wet the bed
(Tuckar), barge inside the school and do magic
so everyone forgets (Valley), throw snowballs
and wake the cats up (James), watch fireworks (Danielle), throw snowballs at the door
(Peyton), . Who knew snowmen were so mischievous at night when everyone else is asleep!
In February, the Kindergarten class is
looking forward to coming to school every day
just like the Grade 1s and during this transition, we will start up new home reading and alphabet bags, start a new math program on the
iPads called Dreambox and continue to learn
and grow through play and meaningful learning
In January, we were authors once again centers. It is hard to believe the school year
is about half way through – the K’s have all
and wrote a book called “Snowmen at Night”
modeled after Caralyn Buehner’s book of the made such exciting progress and growth, keep
up the great work!!
same name. Some of the things we thought
snowmen did at night, while everyone else was Miss Harrison
sleeping, were throwing snowballs at people
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Mrs. Chwaluk’s Classroom
After Christmas we started a new Science Upcoming Events at SCS:
February 6 – No School
unit called “Structures and Materials.” So
(Administration Day)
far we have learned important terms,
February 20 – No School (Louis Riel
looked at famous structures around the
Day)
world, determined if structures are natural
February 21 – K-6 Manitoba Theatre
or man-made, and tested the strength of
for Young People Performance
paper. We are looking forward to testing
February 22 – K-12 Pink Day
and designing more structures and materiFebruary 24 – K-6 Ski Trip at Ski
als throughout the unit!
Valley in Minnedosa
We are currently learning about floor hockey in Phys. Ed. We cannot wait until we get
to play actual floor hockey games! Our
Baby Halle
skating program has also begun at the
is 5
Strathclair rink. Ask your child what goal
months
they have set for themselves to become a
better skater! Our upcoming skating dates old!!
include:
Tuesday, January 31
Thursday, February 2
Tuesday, February 7
Thursday, February 9
Tuesday, February 14 – Valentine’s
Day Skating Party!
Stay tuned for a surprise Phys. Ed. program
in March and April!
Halle came to visit our classroom on January 19th. She is growing very quickly and is
already five months old! This month’s Roots
of Empathy unit focused on emotions. We
spent a lot of time discussing our own emotions, and also discussed the emotions that
go along with bullying.
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2016 Christmas Store
The 2016 Christmas Store rolled in to SCS on December 21 and 22nd. Hosted by
the gr. 7&8 class, the Kindergarten to gr. 6 students had a chance to bring in change
from home to purchase Christmas presents for people in their family. This year
presented students with lots of great shopping options. Everyone enjoyed searching for just the right thing for their loved ones. Many students wrapped a few of
their own presents, leaving the tricky ones to the Gr. 7&8 Buddies. I did find myself wondering how long it would take to peel away the layers of scotch tape covering their treasures.
This year there were some exciting additions to the money donated to the Shoal
Lake/Strathclair Food Bank. Several students made a special donation to the food
bank to bring the total donation to $206. Thank-you to everyone who donated
gently used items, wrapping paper and gift bags.
See you again next year! Ms. Maguire
Strathclair Christmas Concert
The Strathclair Christmas concert was held at the Bend Theater on December 20. The Concert was started by Lacey Winstone and Shelby Watson welcoming everyone and by having
Ms. Blair play O’ Canada on the piano. The kindergartens started the concert with a song
and dance called the Blitzen’s Boogie. The K-6 performed a wonderful musical with lots of
lovely solos. The Guitar Group was the first high school club that participated in the Christmas Concert over the past few years. They featured Drew Watson singing and playing,
alongside Brooks Watson, Lucas Pedersen, and Mr. Check on their guitars. The grade 1-3s
did a very well done musical skit about Christmas Eve. Ms. Chwaluk and Ms. Blair did a
beautiful duet to the song “Where are you Christmas.” The grades 4-6 did a fun and lively
play called ‘The Red Carpet.’ The show was closed by Ms. Blair playing ‘God Save the
Queen’, ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas.’ And ‘Here comes Santa Clause.’ Children of all
ages lined up to get their pictures with Santa and tell him what they wanted for Christmas.
The night remained lively by all the amazing talents and the MC’s (Shelby and Lacey)
jokes. There was never a dull moment on stage and everyone was always smiling and
laughing. The MCs provided the crowd with jokes and singing while the acts were getting
set up back stage. Overall the night turned out wonderful and fun.
Lacey Winstone—HAWK TALK REPORTER
GRADE 4-6 GOALS/ CURLING
Deangelo: My goal for 2017 is to try to make money to add up to get to Disney World.
Chanelle: I hope to go see my aunty that lives in Vancouver. My
goal is to make enough money to see her. 2017 is going to be
great because I’m saving enough money to see her.
Drew: My goal for 2017 is to score 10 goals in hockey because I
want to feel proud of myself.
Julia: My goal for 2017 is to get to go to Finland for the first time.
I would like to see my mom’s family and where my grandpa grew
up. I will try to make that happen by getting our passports and
making a plan.
Tim: I hope to learn about animals in the world because I want to
learn more about them. I want to be a smart animal lover.
Sean: My goal for 2017 is to get better at hockey and learn more
drills. I will keep trying. I won’t give up. I will never quit.
Josie: My goal for 2017 is to go see my cousin’s family in Winnipeg,
Madison, Brooklyn, Auntie Sandy and my Uncle Brad. I love them
and their family.
Maybelle: My goal for 2017 is to learn to fish, catch fish and ice
fish. I want to learn to cast. I want to ice fish better and catch
more fish. I want to be great by 2018!
Chael: My goal for 2017 is to be myself. I am grateful to be myself.
Lexy W: In 2017 I wish to clean up my room more because I am
starting to lose things in that mess. I will start by vacuuming every
week, tidying and organizing.
Lexi: My goal for 2017 is to get better at dancing powwow. I will
practice more and more. Also I want to go to see my grandma in
Yorkton. I will save money.
The Grade 5/6 Park West School Division Bonspiel
On Wednesday, January 25 Strathclair Curling Rink hosted
16 teams of Grade 5/6 students for our annual bonspiel.
Teams came from Russell, Birtle, Inglis, Shoal Lake, Miniota,
Hamiota, Binscarth and Strathclair. On the first Strathclair
rink the curlers were Whitney, Lexy, Julia and Maybelle. The
second rink included Sean, Chael, Josie and Drew.
The winner of the first event was Russell! The winner of the second event was Binscarth and the winner of the
third event was Inglis! Whether the curlers won or lost,
they all showed talent and terrific sportsmanship! Great job
curlers!
Thanks to the Strathclair Curling Club for the excellent ice conditions! Also a big thanks to the crew that prepared food in the canteen! It was a wonderful day!
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GRADE 5/6 DIVISION BONSPIEL
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MRS. DYCK AND THE GRADE 7&8’S
It is hard to believe we are almost at the end of
January!! The grade 7/8’s have been busy with
a variety of different activities, and learning a
lot of new things. We have been very lucky to help the Kindergarten class with a here and there. In December,
we spent some time making milk carton igloos,
and a large cardboard gingerbread house for
the Christmas extravaganza. The gingerbread
house found a good home in a Kindergarten
play centre. Also in December, we helped the
Kinders with a few different art projects. We
made popsicle sticks Christmas trees and reindeer using our hand prints. Most recently, we
have started helping Miss Harrison buddy with
the Kinders during their skate time at the rink! In our classroom
we have also
learned quite a few
things as well. In
ELA, both grade 7
and grade 8 finished their novel
studies and made
some amazing final
projects. Currently,
we are both working on a unit on
humour and author’s craft and
learning to become
better writers and
authors. In Science
we have been looking at light and optics and have
learned about the
law of reflection
and usefulness of
different types of
mirrors like car
mirrors and periscopes. In Social Studies we have started looking at Ancient Egypt over the past couple
weeks. In between learning about the Ancient
Egyptians, each individual student is also becoming an expert in a specific ancient civiliza-
tion. To display this new knowledge they are
creating their own website!!! Hopefully we will
be able to share these soon. Keep tabs on our
classroom website for more information. Outside of our classroom, on January 19th the
grade 8 boys were able to travel into Brandon,
to Crocus Plains, for a trades and skills day
with Mrs. Maguire. The boys went to a couple
different workshops where they learned how to
design their own stickers, carve their initials
using wood working tools and more! The
weather was so beautiful that day that the
grade 7’s and I just had to go outside and enjoy
the warm temperature and do a little crosscountry skiing!! Happy February Everyone!! Mrs. Dyck & the Grade 7/8’s Mrsdycksclassroom.weebly.com
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MS. WRIGHT
The Grade 12 students have battled their way through the
semester. Who could forget Savannah’s ice cream cake, or Avery’s
Grade 12 Provincial ELA exam, despite cancelled buses and closed
Grandma’s apple crisp, or Chance and Alyssa’s fabulous brownies, to
schools. Some students really had to endure a writing marathon to
name only a few! Ms. Wright
complete before the Department of Education’s deadline of Monday,
January 16. Congratulations to everyone for rising to the challenge!
With the exam behind them the Grade 12 students were able to concentrate on their debate unit. The debates were held on Tuesday, January 24, and Friday, January 27. Congratulations to everyone who
dressed for the occasion! Nearly everyone looked very professional.
The topics up for debate were “Should abortion be legal in Canada?”,
“Should parents be able to ‘design’ their babies?”, and “Should doctor
assisted dying be legal in Canada?” All the teams presented thoughtful
arguments for and against their chosen motions.
The Reading is Thinking students have now completed this
course, and will be moving on to ELA 10F next semester. The skills
they have learned recently have been all about research. Taking accurate notes, summarizing using notes, avoiding plagiarism, citing sources
correctly, researching to find specific information, and synthesizing information from multiple sources to create your own written piece on a
topic. All these skills will help them complete research projects and
essays in the years to come!
The Grade 10 ELA class have finished reading Of Mice and
Men, and developing a facebook page for the main character of their
choice; using events from the text and the characteristics, language, and
personality of their character to create authentic posts and extras. Recently we have been working on reading short stories and identifying
and developing the elements of fiction; and on reviewing figurative language techniques, including explaining how the use of figurative language
adds to the message of a text. All the Grade 10 ELA students wrote the
divisional Grade 10 ELA exam during exam week.
The Home Ec. class have all completed their sewing, baking,
and cooking assignments, and the (usually) lovely smells wafting from the
Home Ec. room will take a short break before the class starts up again
next semester. Home Ec. brought out some memorable talents this
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MR. CHECK
The months of December and January absolutely flew by and now we find ourselves preparing for exams and a new term here at
Strathclair School.
The grade 9 Social Studies class began to focus
on Canada and how it relates to the rest of
the world. We looked at a variety of current
news articles and videos from around the
world and attempted to connect them to Canada in some way. In Grade 11 History, we
looked at some of Canada’s defining moments
during World War 1. We also conducted a simulation that demonstrated the power of alliances in war…which resulted in some intense
debate and conversation.
In the aftermath, we also
examined how treaties
can impact all nations involved during times of
conflict.
The financial planning
group set out on their
final projects, which essentially places students
in a new city with no job, no education, and
only $5000.00 to their names. The challenge is
to complete the project with a ‘Net Worth’ of
$250,000.00. Students are able to acquire degrees, get jobs, file tax returns, check bank
statements, organize their personal schedules
and even invest in the stock market. This project effectively simulates what life might be like
in the real world, and it seems like the students are having a fun time experimenting with
planning their lives! Beside is an example of
what the simulation looks like to our student.
Above is a snapshot of their home during the
simulation.
We had a bittersweet end to the term in personal management, as many students are sad
to be leaving their younger reading partners.
The grade nine students were in charge of assessing the reading progress of their junior
partners and also created personalized story
books that put their younger buddies IN the
stories. It seemed like both groups had an excellent time creating and reading these books
together.
Guitar club is continuing to meet every Thursday for rehearsals, and we are currently learning a song by the Lumineers. The Magic The
Gathering Club is also going in full force. Magic is a strategy game of mythical beasts and
powerful wizards and there
are many students currently
playing!
The student council is going
to be launching a fundraiser
called ‘Threads of Hope’ at
the start of the new semester.
‘Threads of Hope’ are bracelets made by Filipino families
which are then sent to various groups to sell. Half of the
proceeds will benefit our
council directly, while the other half goes directly to the families who make the bracelets.
They will be for sale during lunch hours and
at other community functions going forward.
Ms. Okemow
Winter has rolled in and with it came some unpredictable weather from extreme cold one
week to above zero conditions. This week has graced us with excellent weather and we have
enjoyed some outdoor activity. Both physical education classes have enjoyed getting outside
to cross-country ski we stayed on school grounds the first class and went and explored in
the bush behind the town recycle bins the next class.
Global issues students have been working on Take Action Projects. Several different topics
are being researched and discussed. Some topics being researched are Violence in the Media,
Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, the Environment and ecosystem degradation.
In Indigenous studies we are learning about the seven teachings and incorporating them into
our lifestyle. We are also learning about birch bark and its many uses.
Christmas Classic Hockey Game
The Strathclair Skyhawks went to the rink in Birtle on December
22 to cheer on their fellow classmates. Cory Mervyn played forward for the Birtle Falcons and Joe Lane played goalie for the
Minnedosa Chancellors. It was a close game, each team fighting
their way back. The Falcons brought home the win, Falcons 6 vs
the Chancellors 3. Lacey Winstone—HAWK TALK REPORTER
Newdale Christmas Concert
Newdale Christmas was December 10 at the Newdale hall. This was a great way to start off
the season of Christmas. The K-6 class sang songs, *add who read peom*, Drew Watson
played a song on the piano, Lucas Pederson, Brooks Watson, Drew Watson and Mr. Check
played guitar and sang. Finally the Newdale 4-H club sang Christmas carols and at the end
Santa came and gave treats to the boys and girls!! Michaela Kryshewsky—HT reporter
Band Concert
January 19 was the annual Strathclair/Shoal Lake school band concert. Directed
by Ms. Chelsey Novakowski the grade 7 played two pieces and for their first performance they did amazing. The grade 8 played two pieces as well and they
played like pros. The senior band played 3 pieces and they had everyone in the audience at wow. Last but currently not least
we had the Jazz Band which consists of 9
students from Shoal Lake and Strathclair
play “Now is the Time” which had solos
from Paul Lindgren and Tyler Dalke. The
last piece they played was “Jammin with
Charlie” which had solos from Jenna
Rysphanuk and Michaela Kryshewsky. In
all the concert went very well despite having it postponed and all of the students did
a fantastic job!! Michaela Kryshewsky
Olympic Athlete visits SCS!
January 13 we had a very special guest come to our school to talk
with some of the students about being a professional athlete. Her
name is Cassie Hawrysh and she is and professional athlete for skeleton. Cassie has two world cup medals, a world cup team gold, ranked
8th in the world and she was also the alternate from the Canadian
team in Sochi Russia. Cassie came to talk to the students about how
she got to where she was, some of the struggles that she has to go
through and how she never gave up. Cassie is such an inspirational
person, she makes you want to go out and do things you have never
done. So from the students at SCS we thank you Cassie Hawrysh!!!
Michaela Kryshewsky—HT Reporter
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HAWKS GO FOR GOLD!
On December 1, 2016, the SCS Varsity Girls volleyball team headed to Grandview, Manitoba to compete in the
‘A’ volleyball provincials. There was a total of 10 teams participating from all over the province in an intense three day
competition. The previous provincial champions and number
one ranked team, the Elton Sabres, were at provincials. The
girls knew that it would be a tough weekend of playing and
they worked hard in every game they played. It was a very
emotional weekend for everybody, but the team stuck together until the very end.
a close game. The game went to three sets and sadly Rivers
came out on top this time. The scores were very close, 17-25,
25-17, and 10-15, and it was an exciting game. The next game
was at 11:00am against St. Paul’s. The girls came out swinging and really played hard that game, winning both sets 25-23
and 25-18. Madi got player of the game. The last game of the
day was definitely an exciting one as the girls faced Boissevain. This game had fans out of their seats cheering! The
match went to three sets, resulting in a win for the Skyhawks
with scores 25-23, 16-25, and 15-12. Sydney got player of the
game. After playing an intense three games that day, the team
was now sitting at two wins and two losses in their pool. Only the top four in their pool could advance, which sent the
Rivers team home. The Skyhawks placed 2nd in their pool,
meaning another early game the next day against Glenboro,
but they had the rest of the day off. The group met at Pizza
Hut later for a team meal, and then went for ice cream after.
Saturday was another early morning with a 9:00am
game against Glenboro. All season these two teams have
been very evenly matched, and everybody knew it was going
to be a good game. The Skyhawks played an amazing game
and won after some pretty close sets with scores of 23-25, 25
-23, and 15-6. Madi got player of the game again. The girls
now advanced to the semi-final game against Rosenort at
1:15pm. During this game, Sydney hurt her knee and was
unable to finish the game. This was an emotional time for the
team and they ended up losing that match with some close
sets, scores being 20-25, 29-27, and 10-15. The Skyhawks
now had one final game at 3:30pm against, surprisingly, Elton. Before the game, the girls had a team huddle as Sydney
wasn’t going to be playing because of her injury. Saturday was
turning out to be a very emotional day. The girls played hard,
Thursday at 9:00am, SCS held a pep rally for the team but lost the third place game to Elton 14-25 and 15-25. The
team had a long and emotional talk after the game, and said
before they left for Grandview at 9:30am. Shortly after
9:30am, the team headed to Grandview. The opening ceremo- some encouraging words to the Grade 12 players as that was
their last game.
nies got cancelled, but that gave lots of time to watch some
good volleyball games and scope out the competition. The
The whole school was very proud of the girls volleyfirst and only game that day was at 5:00pm against the Elton
Sabres. The girls prepared for the match, knowing it would be ball team for placing fourth in the province and for sticking
a challenge. When game time came, they fought hard but lost together as a team through the tough weekend. The winner
of provincials ended up being Boissevain, a team that the
both sets 15-25 and 12-25. There was a provincial banquet
that night that all teams attended. There was great food and a girls have beaten every time they have played them. It made
good guest speaker. Afterwards the team headed back to Dau- the girls happy knowing that they could’ve won provincials.
phin to the hotel. The team had a quick meeting to discuss the Although the weekend was long and the competition was
intense, the SCS Varsity Girls volleyball team had a successmatches the next day before getting some rest.
ful weekend and season. Congrats girls!
Friday was an early start for the Skyhawks as their first game
was at 9:00am against Rivers. Rivers had defeated them before Shelby Watson—Hawk Talk Reporter & Skyhawk libero
but the Skyhawks had also defeated them; this was going to be
Senior Boys Basketball
Roster: Noah Geekie, Shane Laforge, Joe Lane, Bryce Wilson, Aries Cook, Calvin Shorting, Morgan
Boles, Shaun Kryshewsky ,Thomas Bone, Ana Maria Monroy, Brendan McKay, Blaine Bone, and Mason Bone.
Coaches: Rebecca Okemow and Chelsey Novakowski
Our practice schedule is Monday 3:30 to 5:30 pm and Wednesday 3:30 to 4:30 pm unless we have
a game. Practices have been going well with players attending often. We have been working hard on
improving our defense, offence, and rebounding. All boys have worked hard during practice to improve
on skills such as dribbling, shooting, layups, and cardiovascular endurance.
Home opening game was January 18th with a loss to Shoal Lake. Our next game was on Jan 23rd in
Russell with ended with a win.We then returned home and played against Rossburn/Birtle which ended with a loss.The remaining games are Feb 1st at Shoal Lake , Feb 8th at Strathclair, and Feb 13th at
Rossburn. Playoffs are Feb 15th, 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3 (location unknown). Finals are Feb 22nd, winner of 1
vs 4 plays winner of 2 vs.3 (location unknown)
Uniforms have been ordered and should be here by the end of this week.
The senior boys’ basketball program is not as established as it could be.The program is new and as
we are developing we are learning about team play, working together, and developing relationships
with our team mates. We are working at getting through all Tuckman’s stages of team development
which are Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing.The program has room for growth and has
several players interested in playing next year which will allow for continued progress.
Ms. Okemow
K-6 Christmas Play
The grade 1-6 class went to Hamiota to watch a play
put on by some of the students. The play was A
Christmas Carol and it’s about a guy named Scrooge
who hated Christmas. Then on Christmas he is visited
by three ghosts, the ghost of Christmas past, present
and future. In the end Scrooge learns to love Christmas. Some of the kids I talked to said that they loved
the play and they would like to watch another one.
Michaela Kryshewsky—HAWK TALK REPORTER
K-8 STUDENT-PARENTTEACHER CONFERENCES
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 &
THURSDAY, MARCH 23
4:00 P.M. TO 7:00 P.M. EACH DAY
AN INTERVIEW TIME WILL BE
SCHEDULED FOR ALL FAMILIES
Grade 1 News
-By Ms. Blair
Fun in the Snow
The month of February is just around the corner. We have so many exci ng ac vi es taking place during the month. Some of the highlights in‐
clude: The ska ng wind‐up/Valen ne’s Day party I Love to Read Month 100 Day Celebra on We read the fun story “Odd Todd and Even Steven” recently. The students enjoyed looking for all of the odd and even things in the illustra ons. We’ve been crea ng our Even and Odd Streets in the classroom; they’re looking fantas c. We’ve been researching Canadian animals in class. Each student is going to create a page for our class book based on the story we read together called “Is This a Moose?” They have been researching the animals’ appearance, habitat, and diet, as well as discovering some amazing facts about them. It’s been very exci ng seeing the students do such an impressive job of reading some challenging informa on. 2017 Grad Class
The Graduating Class of 2017 has been busy fundraising as has held 2 meat draws as well as a Christmas Raffle. The first meat
draw was held on Friday, September 30, 2016 at the Strathclair Hotel. The Meat Man donated over $90 of meat, and Diane, the
winner of the 50/50 donated $30 back to the grad class; both were much appreciated. The winners of the draws are as follows:
Tom Watson, Kathy M, Cheryl Glenn, Bridget Wright, Richard Aikman, Harry & Joan McLean, Steven Kaskiw, Shelley Hersak,
Tanis Webber, Alan Johnston, Chastity Blackbird, Jackie Pedersen, and Marguerite Wareham.
The second meat draw was held on November 25, 2016 at the Strathclair Hotel. Bill McLean won the 50/50. The winners of the
draws are as follows:
Angela McCutcheon, Audrey Gerrard, J J McCutcheon, Jody Bryce, Bill McLean, Marguerite Wareham, Roselyn Aikman, Garnet
Hyndman, Cheryl Glenn, Joy Bradley, Bobbi-Lynn Geekie, Romaine Chubak, Cheryl McMurachy, Shelley Hersak, and Joan McLean.
The Christmas Hamper raffle was drawn on December 22, 2016. There were three draws. The first place winner was Alex Lints,
second place went to Pepi Michaudville, and Lori Waddell won third place.
The Grad Class would like to thank everyone who has supported their fundraisers.