ISSUE
03
October 11
2012
BI-WEEKLY
Newsletter of
BAWLF SCHOOL
The Bulletin
Photo Submitted by:
Ron Pederson
Thursday,
UpcomingOctober
Events: 11
Fresh IE Gr 7-12 2:00 pm
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Thursday, October 11
Sr High Vball vs Forestburg
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Friday, October 12
Last day for Fruit Sales
Notes from the Principal
Mrs. Diana White
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Congratulations, Cross Country
Friday, Saturday Oct 12-13
-Sr G Vball Ponoka tournament Runners!
-Sr B Vball Athabasca tourney
Once again, Bawlf School students are
demonstrating their ability to Achieve
Excellence in a variety of ways. Under
the tutelage of their coach, Mr.
Tuesday, October 16
Longhurst, our XC athletes have been
-Mini-Slammers @ Daysland
extremely competitive in recent invita-Sr Girls Vball vs Ermineskin
tional and regional meets. Way to go,
-School Council Meeting
team! Special congratulations to Kas7:00—9:00 pm
sidy Baumle on winning Gold in the
Wednesday, October 17
BRSD Regional Championship Meet
Jr High Vball Bawlf @ CK1
and Raice Szott for her record breakSmoothies—$2.00
ing 1st place finish in Hardisty. InterThursday, October 18
estingly enough, Raice’s time broke
Sr Girls Vball vs Daysland
the five year old record, formerly held
Thurs, Fri & Sat Oct 18-20
by Bawlf School’s own Tara Yuha (Gr
Sr Vball Morinville Tournament 10), by only 1 second!
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Monday, October 15
Panago lunch
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Monday, October 22
Mini-Slammers Vball
Forestburg @ Bawlf
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Tuesday, October 23
Sr High Vball vs Hay Lakes
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Wednesday, October 24
Healthy Lunch
Jr High Vball NN @ Bawlf
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Thursday, October 25
Sr High Vball @ Samson
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Friday, October 26
Ham & Eggers—$3.00
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Monday, October 29
Subway lunch
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Wednesday, October 31
Bottle drive—curbside pick up
12:00 pm—Sr. Athletics
Raice Szott, Mr. Longhurst, Tara Yuha
Thank you – to our High School Students’ Union who treated our staff to
cupcakes and hand-made personalized
notes on Teacher Appreciation Day.
This was a very thoughtful gesture and
genuinely appreciated by our staff.
Parent Portal Opening Soon Bawlf School is pleased to announce
the opening of its Parent Portal. Parents/guardians and students can now
view information regarding academic
progress, attendance, timetable, accounts and family contact information
24 hours a day via on-line access. This
secured information is only accessible
through the ConnectEd portal (located
on the Bawlf School homepage) using a
family specific user name and password. Instructions on how to access
your family’s information will be distributed to students (youngest in the family)
next Monday. Be sure to be looking for
it. Need help navigating the technology? The Bawlf School Council is hosting a portal information session as part
of their regular meeting Tuesday, October 16th at 7pm. Parents are invited to
bring their own computer device to this
meeting as we walk through the log-in
process. Please be sure to check the
email flyer sent out by the School Council for further details regarding this opportunity.
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BI-WEEKLY Newsletter of BAWLF SCHOOL
Next Edition: October 25, 2012
October 11
Submission deadline: Noon October 24, 2012
2012
Notes from the Principal (cont)
Assessment Information Evenings Coming Soon
Wondering about the school division’s new student
assessment policy? Bawlf School would like to invite
parents to develop a deeper understanding of current
teaching and assessments methods by attending one
of our Assessment Information evenings. During this
time, staff and student presenters will share their journey in shifting the way teaching and learning occur in
21st century schools.
Mark Your Calendar:
Tuesday, October 23 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Video Conference Room
Wednesday, October 24 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Video Conference Room
In order to promote participation and discussion, space
will be limited for each session. Please RSVP your
preferred session, name and phone number to
Gail Flemming, School Council Chair,
[email protected] or call 780- 375 – 3905.
A special thanks to the School Council executive for
their assistance in organizing this opportunity for
Bawlf School parents.
Bawlf Students are awarded over $22 000 in
scholarships and awards! - Theresa Kruchten
Our annual Junior/Senior High Academic
Achievement Night was held on Friday, October 5
and an impressive evening of student recognition
ensued. Students were recognized not only for
their unrelenting work ethic and positive attitude,
but also their citizenship, leadership, and top
marks in what hailed to be a celebration of academic excellence. We would like to recognize the
following groups for their generous donations to
our awards program and continued encouragement of student success:
ATA BRSD Local #32
Banack Family
Bawlf Lions
Bawlf Lutheran Women
Gladstone Community Ladies’ Club
Iwanus Family
Rosalind Elks
Village of Bawlf
Zarski Family
Our school is comprised of many talented and interesting young people! Beginning in this edition, we are highlighting the extra-curricular achievements and interests of our students. If
your child has an interest/activity that you would like recognized in The Bulletin, please send a
write—up and, if you desire, a photo (in jpeg format please) to [email protected] for consideration in future editions. Bawlf Alumni are also welcome to send an update to let us know
where their lives have taken them. Please state your year of graduation.
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You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.
Jesse Jackson
October 11
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From the Cat’s Lair
October 12-13—Ponoka Tournament (G), Athabasca Tournament (B)
October 18-19-20—Morinville Tournament
NEXT HOME GAMES— Oct 11 vs Forestburg, Oct 16 vs Ermineskin (G), Oct 18 vs Daysland
Cross Country Running - Mr. Rob Longhurst
The cross country team had a very successful season. We went to two different races (with the high school runners attending one more). Eighteen runners attended the first race, a tough, muddy course in New Norway. All
of our runners did very well. Notable results include: Colby Craig - 9th, Clarissa Gendreau - 7th, Demi Vermeer
- 10th, Halley Hay - 5th. Two individuals were awarded medals. Raice Szott placed 3rd in her category. This
race was also the regional race for Battle River Junior High schools. Kassidy Baumle placed first, winning
the gold medal and is the regional champion for Grade 7 girls.
Our second race was a held in Hardisty on a very windy Monday evening. Only seven runners attended this
race. Colby Craig and Kassidy Baumle placed 7th and Clarissa Gendreau, Halley Hay and Demi Vermeer
placed 5th in their respective categories. Raice Szott won gold in her race breaking the previous course
record held by Tara Yuha. Hopefully the success of this year will help to build the team for the future. I am looking forward to next year.
Cross Country Running Team 2012
Raice Szott & Colby Craig
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From the Cat’s Lair
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(cont)
High School Golf Zones—Mr. Terry Skoropad
Congratulations to the High School Golf Team consisting of Luke
Munro, Austin Munro, Corbin Loesch and Zenan Sherbaniuk on a
successful day at the Zones Meet in New Norway on September
17. The team was only 8 strokes back of a provincial run. Corbin
Loesch shot 83, placing 5th overall for individual play.
Photo submitted by:
RON PEDERSON
High School
Athletics Fundraiser
L to R—Austin Munro, Zenan Sherbaniuk, Luke Munro,
Corbin Loesch, Terry Skoropad
THANK YOU once
again to the Bawlf
community for the support you’ve shown during our Fruit and
Cookie Dough Fundraiser. Final tallies are
not yet complete but it
is looking to be a resounding success!
Individual students will
be responsible for
delivery to their supporters.
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Terry Fox Run—Mrs. Brenda Holm
On September 28, the Bawlf students once
again hosted and participated in their annual Terry Fox Run. This has been the 28th
consecutive year Bawlf School has raised
money for cancer.
This year the students raised $4529.95.
Looking back at records, in the
past five years, Bawlf School
has raised over $25,000.00!
Congratulations, Bawlf students
and community, on your support
of such a worthy cause.
Students created a banner displaying stickers dedicated to special people in their lives who have been affected by
cancer.
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THE YEARBOOKS ARE HERE AND THEY LOOK
STUPENDOUS!
‘Jake & Cody Hauling Straw’
Photo submitted by:
CODY BOWIE
Yearbooks were handed out, to students that purchased them,
at lunch today. Beginning October 11, yearbooks will be ready
for pick up at the office for community members that ordered
them and no longer have children in the school. Please see
Mrs. Szott or Mrs. Erickson.
Mrs. MacFadyen would like to thank her yearbook staff for their extremely hard
work and dedication to make the new color version possible.
Book Fair 2013
Junior High School
Magazine Sale
The Junior High has
started their annual
magazine campaign
fundraiser. If a student
has not visited you, and
you want to purchase a
magazine, please contact
the school, or go online
to www.ccrp.ca and enter
the Bawlf School code
AB779. There you will
find over 500 magazines
to choose from. We receive commission on all
magazines purchased, so
your purchases are
greatly appreciated. All
money goes towards a
variety of activities for
Junior High students. If
you want to credit a specific student, please be
sure to enter their name.
“When’s the book fair coming? When’s the book fair coming?”
is a regular question in the library at this time of year. This
year’s fair, under the theme, “All-Star Book Fair – Every reader is
a star”, will be open for business on Thursday, November 1 st. As
in the past, displays will be set up during the Parent-Teacher
Conferences. Your support of our annual library fundraiser is
greatly appreciated!!
Photo submitted by:
SHERRY BRATRUD
Something Told The Wild Geese
Something told the wild geese
It was time to go,
Though the fields lay golden
Something whispered “Snow.”
Leaves were green and stirring,
Berries’ luster glossed,
But beneath warm feathers
Something cautioned –
All the sagging orchards
Steamed with amber spice,
But each wild breast stiffened
At remembered ice,
Something told the wild geese
It was time to fly –
Summer sun was on their
wings,
Winter in their cry.
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In Our School
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Photo submitted by:
GAIL GATES
Green Certificate
Test Dates:
November 22
February 28
May 30
Healthy Lunch
Dates:
October 24
November21
December 12
January 23
Coy Robbins—Professional Steer Riding by Derek Robbins
Coy’s season began in Camrose, the first Pro Rodeo of
the year on March 17. He rode for 77.5 points to win his
hometown rodeo and start the season off strong. In
Medicine Hat on April 20, he rode the rank cow for 76
points, and placed second, missing the win by half a
point. One week later, he was bucked off in Coleman
and again the next day in Trail BC where he’d drawn a
good one but was thrown off at 7 seconds. Tough luck!
May 11 saw Coy in Stavely where he was fourth. From
then on, he was on the road, entered in two to three
rodeos every weekend. He went to 52 rodeos this year
across three provinces in places such as: Falkland,
Cranbrook (fourth), Merritt, and Dawson Creek in BC,
Peace River, Pincher Creek (third), Taber (second),
Grande Prairie (fourth), Lethbridge (third), and the Ponoka and Calgary Stampedes in Alberta, Maple Creek
and Kennedy, Saskatchewan including just about everywhere in between!! There were LOTS of miles!!! There
were many rodeos he rode in but there weren’t enough
points to place in the money. He rode 68% of the animals he drew (that is a good riding range). He only
placed on 24% that rode, that’s out of his control, it’s up
to the judges. He did his job and that was, ride ‘em! On
June 22, he rode in Wainwright and drew the same cow
he’d ridden in Medicine Hat and got 75.5 points. He
was sitting first for the four days until the last ride of the
last day when his good friend drew the same cow and
beat him by half a point to win it. The next day, his thirteenth birthday, he fractured his jaw in Sundre. The
following weekend, he rode in Ponoka for 80 points and was the leader until the last day when two kids
rode for 81.5 and 84 points. Coy had a good year, his first year riding professional, fourth year riding
steers. He just missed qualifying for the Canadian Finals Rodeo at Rexall Place in November. The top
six in Canada go and he ended up ninth. He missed it by $358! He has one more year riding steers
professionally so he can fulfill the dream he’s had since he was four – to ride steers at the CFR! He
can’t wait for the next year to start, this year isn’t even over yet, that’s how much he loves it. It’s his
passion and dream to be a professional cowboy.
Panago Dates:
October 15
November 5
December 3
January 14
February 4
March 4
April15
May 6
June 3rd
Deadline for additions is NOON
the Wednesday prior to the
edition.
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Royal Canadian Legion Poster and Essay Contest
For many, many years, The Royal Canadian Legion has sponsored the Annual Literary and
Poster Contest that is open to all Canadian school children. The youths that participate in the
contest assist the Legion in one of our primary goals – fostering the tradition of Remembrance amongst Canadians.
The contest is divided into four categories:
 Primary (Poster Contest only) – grades 1,2 and 3;
 Junior – grades 4, 5 and 6;
 Intermediate – grades 7, 8 and 9; and
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Senior – grades 10, 11, 12.
Initial judging takes place at the community level by volunteers at local Legion branches and
the winning entries progress to judging at the Provincial level. The winning entries at this
level are forwarded to Ottawa where they are judged and the National winners declared. The
names and work of all the National winners are published. Students may enter as many contests as they wish to but may submit only one entry for each category. See our website for
more contest information. http://www.legion.ca/Poppy/contests_e.cfm
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Parent to Parent: A School Council Update
By Karin Naslund
Hi Everyone and Welcome Back
Wow, it seems activity doubles once September hits with school and out of school activities starting,
and harvest getting underway. The School Council Executive had a meeting in late August and
hosted the 1st “Boo Hoo” Coffee Party for parents of kindergarten children where we wiped tears
while talking about the school and answering questions (Thanks to Carol N. and Michelle B. for planning). We hope to have similar opportunities throughout the year with parents from all grades.
I want to introduce your Executive for 2012-2013 who were elected at the June Annual General
Meeting:
Photo submitted by:
SHERRY BRATRUD
A person who
won't read has no
advantage over one
who can't read.
Mark Twain
Gail Cunningham Flemming – Chairperson
Christee Langkamp – Vice Chairperson
Andrea Uglem – Secretary
Jason Schiele – Division 1; Kindergarten to Grade 3
Michelle Beattie – Division 2; Grade 4 to Grade 6
Blaine Fenske – Division 3; Junior High
Carol Naslund – Division 4; High School
Stephanie Jacobson – BEST Representative
Karin Naslund – Past Chairperson
Diana White – Principal
NOTICE
SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012; 7:00—9:00 pm
Bawlf School; Conference Room (Upstairs)
TRACK YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS ON THE BAWLF SCHOOL
PORTAL!
Join us for an educational session on using the school portal.
You will be able to go online and see how to use the portal
for accessing information on YOUR child (e.g. marks).
Bawlf School
Box 130
Bawlf, AB T0B 0J0
780.373.3784
Please bring that night:
The portal information page which you will receive from the school in advance.
A laptop if you have one.
RSVP your attendance and whether we need to provide you with a laptop to
Karin Naslund (School Council Past Chair) at [email protected].
780.373.3950 fax
www.brsd.ab.ca/bawlf
See you there!
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Community Events
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Rosalind Christmas Market
The Rosalind Christmas Market will be held on November 18, 2012 in the
Rosalind Hall from 12:30 to 4 p.m. To book a table call Crystal Kelland at 375
-2113.
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Photo submitted by:
SHIRLEY LYSTER
Monthly Rehabilitation Walk-In Clinic will be held every third Tuesday of the
month. We are located at 5015 – 50 Avenue 3rd Floor, Camrose (near the
Royal Bank). The next clinic is Tuesday, October 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Respiratory Therapists, Early Intervention Support Workers, and Social
Workers will be available to address questions about your child’s development. For more info: 780-608-8611.
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If you have great
scenery photos
that you would
like to see in The
Bulletin, please
send them to
Mrs. Lyster at
[email protected]
in jpeg format
only, please.
Photo submitted by:
GAIL GATES
Monthly Rehabilitation Walk-In Clinic
No Hit Hockey for 12-18 year olds
If you like hockey, but hitting is not for you, no-hit hockey is available. For information about the league go to www.funteamalberta.com To be on a team
in the Camrose area, or if you would like more information please call
Jocelyne Brattland at 780-855-0009.
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Rosalind Pond Hockey
Are you interested in playing Pond Hockey (Shinny), on a weekly basis at the
Rosalind Arena? Rosalind will once again be having a Pond Hockey
team. Anyone interested in playing pond hockey, please call Shannon Barber
at 780-375-3735 to ask questions or register. Pond Hockey is a noncompetitive program that focuses on participation in a hockey program. It allows participants to learn hockey skills in a flexible program.
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Coats for Camrose
The Emergency Clothing & Furniture Depot is once again holding our Coats
for Camrose campaign. We will be set up in Duggan Mall. Our hours are October 17, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm and October 18, 10:00 am - 8:00 pm. Donations
for gently used jackets, ski pants, hats, mitts, sweaters, and boots can be
made at 4918-46 street or in the donation boxes set up in Duggan Mall.
There is no charge to use this service. Any person or family within the
Camrose and area is encouraged to use Coats for Camrose for any items
needed, regardless of financial situation.
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Daysland Pond Hockey
Looking for that opportunity to play hockey, but don't want the schedule of minor
hockey? Pond hockey may be the program for you! We will be having an information and registration meeting on Oct. 25 at 7:30 pm at the Daysland Public Library. We are also looking for on-ice supervisors for this program. Call Debbie Kirk
780-374-2278 for more information.
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Gladstone Achievers 4H Multiclub
Gladstone Achievers 4H Multi Club is holding their registration and organizational meeting on Tuesday, October 23rd at 7:00 pm at Gladstone Community
Center. Members can be 9-21 years old (as of Jan.1/13). Current projects
are Foods (Cooking) and Crafts (Scrapbooking). For more information call
Karen Pederson 373-2150.