KINDERGARTEN / GRADE 1/2
October is upon us and with it comes Thanksgiving and Halloween
activities! Thank you to all the parents who attended the parent meeting
on September 15. Thanks to Mrs. Craney for coming to the meeting to go over
Animal Island, Centres and Workjobs.
The K/1 class is learning about Precious Pets. We are reading many stories
about animals. Some of the stories include I Feed the Animals,
Wild Animals, Little Brown Puppy, Brown Bear, The
Little Turtle, My Puppy and The Best Pet. The Grade K/1
class has been doing patterned writing about animals and doing sequencing
activities related to the stories we have read. We held a fantastic stuffy
“PET SHOW”!!
The Kindergarten class is adjusting well to the routines at
school. They are learning about the letters of the alphabet and the numbers
and colors. They are also learning to play cooperatively, take turns, share
and make their own choices during Center Time.
The Grade One class is learning to print the lower case
letters. They are working on initial and final consonant sounds in
Phonics. They are reading many new words and were very excited to take home
their first booklets to read to their family. In Math they are learning
about sorting and patterning and the numbers to 20. In Social Studies
they are doing activities related to Identity. They are learning about
Animals in Science. They are doing the Basic Movement Patterns of sending
and receiving in Phys-Ed. They also practiced fire drill procedures.
The K/1 class took part in the school Terry Fox fundraiser.
Thank you to all the parents who sent money for the fundraiser.
We are in need of jack-o-lanterns. If you have extra pumpkins,
please write a note in the day planner or contact the school. We are hoping
to have a pumpkin for each student to carve on October 29 after the costume
parade. Mrs. Craney and I are looking forward to seeing the students dress
up for the Halloween parade at 12:45 pm in the gym on October 29th!!!
Have a Spooktacular Fall!!
- Mrs.Shelley Follensbee &
Mrs. Sherry Craney
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GRADE 2/3
September has flown by! It is hard to believe
that we
are already thinking about Halloween!
Our Bugs and Creepy Crawlies theme has been very interesting.
We have read stories and poems. Children have also written stories, and
poems. We learned about some of the insect life cycles. We also made
several mini books about insects, and learned the names of some of the parts
of insects. We learned how to locate information in non-fiction texts. We
also did mini book reports and we are using them to build a Bookworm in the
hallway. We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and wrote patterned
stories. We read the Grouchy Ladybug and did several sequencing
activities. Each student created an original story. We also read A
Ladybug Garden which teaches up how ladybugs are helpful creatures. We
read Ladybug Lunch, a fictional story written by Shelley Leedahl, an
author that I went to school with. We also read Arnold Brought a Bug,
a story in which the main character brings a caterpillar to school and it
eventually makes a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.
While gathering produce from my garden
this fall, I happened upon two pupa which I took to school and placed in
specimen jars for the students to view. We checked on them daily and were
thrilled to find adult ladybugs emerge from them! This sure helped the
students understand the life cycles of some insects.
We will be doing a baking project on October 7th and
each child will need to supply one ingredient. We will be making Peanut
Honey Bees and Fluttering Butterflies!
In Math both grades are nearing the end of their patterning
units. The Grade Two students have learned about repeating and increasing
patterns. The Grade Three students have been working with increasing and
decreasing patterns.
We are working on Unit 5 in Spelling. The Grade Two and Three
students are learning about the short vowel sounds in Phonics. In Printing
the Grade Two students are reviewing proper pencil grip and proper printed
letter formation. The Grade Three students are also reviewing proper pencil
grip as well as proper letter formation for cursive writing.
In Science the Grade Twos and Threes have been learning about
animals. We learned about the life cycles of many animals, and we learned
that some need care and some are able to take care of themselves from the
time they are born. In Social the Grade Threes have been completing
identity booklets. In Phys-Ed. we began by reviewing sending and receiving
skills. We focused on throwing underhand as well as overhand. We are now
working on sending and receiving skills in soccer, as well as dribbling the
ball.
In Arts-Ed. we have learned how to draw bugs, and we made
origami ladybugs, as well as other three dimensional ladybugs. We will now
begin to work on drama skills.
Our class donated many coins to the Eaton School Terry Fox
fundraiser, and we took part in the school activities and the walk. We had
the chance to show our Spartan Spirit at several pep rallies and spirit
days.
We have set up a can for donations to UNICEF in our classroom,
and students are encouraged to bring donations to help those less fortunate
than us. We will soon begin our poster for the Legion Remembrance Day
poster contest.
Our Halloween party will take place on Friday, October 29th.
Students are encouraged to dress up in the afternoon. Half of the class
will be asked to provide snacks for the Halloween party, and the other half
will supply them for the Valentine Party.
Mrs. Marla Frison
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GRADE
4/5
Fall is here and we are enjoying the beautiful, sunny weather
for a change. In the classroom, you will see a group of hard-working young
people. We are reading tall tales and learning about exaggeration
techniques in a humour unit in ELA. To reinforce the tall tales, we watched
a movie called “Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure” and completed some
activities. What a great movie! The focus on Math in both grades is on the
Number Strand, particularly whole numbers, place value and estimation. We
are taking a look at Saskatchewan’s location, identity, and learning map
skills in Social Studies. In Science, students learned about force – what
it is, kinds of force, examples of force. In October, we will learn more
about forces – balanced and unbalanced, force and mass, and the kinds of
forces, before we move on to motion. Mrs. Rogers is helping us learn more
about AIDS and HIV in Health class, as well, she teaches our Phonics
program. We are now on page 14. We have completed 4 lessons in Spelling
and we are
excited about a computer assignment called “All About Me”. Students
created some beautiful art using leaves and focusing on line, color and
texture in Arts-Ed. We will be starting Drama in preparation for the Drama
Olympics on October 24th. Students in Grade 5 were very excited
to get their instruments in Band. They are learning how to hold and play
their new instruments. The Grade 4s are learning notes and songs in
recorder with Miss Luptak.
There were lots of smiles on faces on Picture Day (September 14th).
Don’t forget to return picture order envelopes by October 5th.
Thanks to all of the students who brought change donations for Terry Fox and
for their participation in the Eaton School Terry Fox School Day Run which
was held on September 30th. It’s nice to see so many of the kids in our
class cheer on the Spartan football and volleyball teams at their home games
and pep rallies. In October, we are looking ahead to more volleyball and
football games, Thanksgiving, and Halloween. We will also start composing
poems, essays and posters for the Royal Canadian Legion’s Literary & Poster
contest and we will practice a song for the Remembrance Day Service on
November 9th at 11:00. Wow! With so much to do, we will begin
rehearsing for the Christmas concert before we know it. Have a great fall.
- Mrs.
Lisa King p
SRC
REPORT
September has been a very busy month with school sports and
clubs starting up.
We have started the season with a home game from the Spartans
Football Team. The team consists of students from Eaton School as well as
Marengo. Since then, they have played two home games and one away game.
They are a determined and hard-working team. Good job guys!
Volleyball has also started up once
again, with four teams. The Midget Co-ed team has played three games
already and they are doing great! Grades 4 to 6 students participate with
Mrs. Susan Theaker and Mrs. Shelley Follensbee as the coaches. The Junior
Boys’ team is being coached by Mr. Michael Hoult this year, and they have
played one tournament in Unity and a game in Eston so far. The team
consists of boys from Grades 7 to 9. The Junior Girls’ team started off
their season with a tournament in Kindersley. They tried very hard and that
showed as they came in second in the round robin. Their second game was
also in Kindersley for league play. Coaching them are Mrs. Julie Nunweiler
and Mrs. Lisa King. The Senior Girls’ team played very well at their Leader
tournament and they hosted a tournament on the 24th and 25th.
They are being coached by Mr. Craig Vanthuyne. Everybody is doing very
well. Keep it up teams!!
The Cross-Country team is led by Miss
Karen Luptak this year. The team had a very good tournout consisting of
students from Grades 4 to 12. They attended 4 meets this year where
everyone did very well and tried their best. The Cross-Country Team is now
wrapping up for the season and we are all looking forward to next year’s
season.
We’ve had two pep rallies so far this
year, pumping up our sports teams for their big games. They involved fun
activities and a tremendous amount of school spirit.
We have had one Spirit Week displaying
some very creative costumes. Look for pictures in the yearbook. Also,
intramural volleyball will start up soon at noon hours.
The Terry Fox fundraiser also started
with a kick. Our goal this year was to collect thirty cans of coins to
celebrate thirty years of the Terry Fox fundraisers.
In
October our school is looking forward to the SADD club starting up. We are
also expecting lots of more fun sports events. Halloween is right around
the corner and will include a school-parade, great creative costumes, and
lots of trick-or-treating! We have a fun-filled, exciting year ahead of us
still!
- Dakota Price & Jenny
Nunweiler,
SRC Reporters
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CROSS
COUNTRY
RUNNING TEAM
Over
the past 3 weeks, 20 students from Eaton School have been participating in
Cross Country Running. We have participated in four meets; Unity, Rosetown,
Macklin and Biggar.
We
look forward to districts on October 7th in Biggar. Congratulations on your
runs so far and best of luck at Districts!
-
Miss Karen Luptak,
Coach
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MIDGET
COED VOLLEYBALL
This year’s team has had an exciting and promising start to the
volleyball season. This year’s team consists of the following students
Chelsea
Smith Tessa King
Loghan
Hennes Nikki Solvberg
Ashley
Adams Kelsey Guidinger
Colton
Aldridge Max Eckstein
Breanne
Follensbee Hellana Oberle
Skye
Radies Kara Richardson
Nathan
Ritchie Brett Stimson
Toni
Theaker
We played games with Westberry and Elizabeth Schools. Eaton
goes to Elizabeth School on October 5th. Drivers are needed.
Eaton School plans on hosting a mini-tournament on Wednesday, October 6th
starting after school around 4:00 pm. Come out and cheer them on! We have
also scheduled a game with Eston School on October 25th.
Way to go team!! Go Spartans!!
- Mrs. Susan Theaker &
Mrs. Shelley Follensbee,
Coaches
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JUNIOR
BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL
The Junior Boys’ Volleyball Team is off to a great start. So
far this year we competed at a tournament in Unity, and have had league play
in Eston. While it took a bit to get started at Unity we did finish the
tournament on a strong note, by defeating Kindersley in the consolation
final.
The month of October will be a busy one for our team. We have
upcoming tournaments in Eston, Outlook and Leader, and are looking forward
to them. We will also be hosting league play on Wednesday October 20th,
so we hope you will be able to come out and cheer us on.
Meanwhile we will continue our practicing and hard work so that
our skills will continue to grow.
- Mr. Michael Hoult,
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JUNIOR
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
The season is underway with the Jr. Girls’ practicing Tuesdays
and Thursdays. We went to the Kindersley Tournament on September 18th.
We played 5 teams in the round robin to advance to the final against
Kindersley. In an exciting 2 game match, we ended up placing 2nd
in the tournament. Congratulations, girls! On September 28th,
we had our first round of league play in Kindersley. October will be a busy
month with 3 more league play dates and 3 tournaments. For league play, we
head to Marengo October 5th and to Eston October 21st.
Be sure to come cheer us on when we host league in Eatonia on October 12th.
For tournaments, we will travel to Elrose on October 2nd,
Dinsmore on October 16th, and Beechy on October 23rd.
A huge thank you goes to all of the parent drivers and fans who support us
this season.
- Mrs. Lisa King and
Mrs. Julie Nunweiler,
Coaches
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Open houses offered at universities and colleges are a great way for the
Grade 12’s to get acquainted with a
school prior to packing up and
heading off! It builds excitement and eases apprehensions surrounding
this major milestone in a young person’s life. There are often sessions
specifically for the student and others
for parents to attend. Please take
a moment to check out the website of your post-secondary institute of
interest to explore and/or register for an open house! I have listed some
of the more common events in our
area.
Upcoming Events:
October 14 or 15 U. of S. Experience US!
October 21/22 University of Regina UR Connected
October 23 U. of A.
Open House
October 31
TD Canada Trust Scholarship application deadline
November 1
seeyourfuture Career Fair – Saskatoon
(Saskatoon Inn
from 9:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.)
Various SIAST - Come. See. Investigate. (CSI)
Look at website
for upcoming dates. Spots fill up
quickly, so register ASAP!
www.siast.sk.ca/stuservices/CSI.shtml.
Scholarship Highlight:
Loran Awards
Applicants must be attending a Canadian university next fall. Check the
application for eligible universities.
Awards are valued at:
National Awards - 30 at $75,000
(spread over up to 4 years)
Finalist Awards - 42 at $3,000 each
Provincial Awards - 40 at $2,000 each
Applications can be found online at
www.loranaward.ca
.
Ms. Lisa Presler
When I
checked Google Images for examples on
stress,
approximately 7 million visuals were about to affront
me. Seven
Million!! What an incredible bulk of information
to be hit with
and who has time to look through them? In a
very minor
sense, I felt a degree of stress. That feeling
that tightens
our chest, overwhelms our brains and gives us
just cause for
sleepless nights. As adults, we often claim
stress for
ourselves. We have bills to pay, deadlines to meet,
people counting
on us for their mere survival. The media tells
us we must have
a successful career, eat right, volunteer,
meditate and
still look good in a bikini. Talk about stress!
And of course,
these things don’t touch the real pressures in
our lives.
Family and work demands, financial strains and constraints, and the
onslaught of negative news bites from the world can be a significant burden
for our mental health to bear. It often feels like seven million concerns
are downloading upon us on a daily basis.
But
what about children? The modern child is not immune to the affects of a
culture that thrives on action nor are they oblivious to the pressures of
life. They too are facing hectic schedules, deadlines, pressures from peers
and the other stressors that come simply from life. Changes in families such
as death or divorce, the addition of a new sibling, the move of a friend -
all of these life events can have a profound impact on children. Symptoms
can be seen in headaches, sleep disturbances, or reverting back to old
“problems” (such as bedwetting). Some children will find it difficult to
concentrate and like adults can become irritable and listless. Changes in
behavior may be indicative of an underlying issue. Stress is not just
another word in our vernacular; it is a very real concern in the life of
kids.
As
adults and parents, we can help in several ways. Proper exercise and
nutrition are always key elements. Talk with your child and normalize their
feelings. Stress is not something to be eliminated, but it is something to
be managed. Be careful what you say in front of them. Adult concerns are
difficult for children to fully grasp and hence that information is
processed differently. Also, teach your child how to choose an appropriate
amount of activity and allow time for play and to exercise their
creativity.
If
you would like more information or resources in dealing with stress in your
children, please contact me through the school or email me at
shelly.eckstein@sunwestsd.ca.
I would be happy to answer any inquiries regarding this or inform you of
counseling services available throughout the school division.
Shelly Eckstein
Child and Youth Counsellor
Westcliffe and Eaton Schools
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