April Newsletter 2012

Calendar of Events

April                           6                     Good Friday - NO CLASSES

                     9            Easter Monday - NO CLASSES

                     13                   High School Registration – Gr 9 NO CLASSES GR.9’S

                     18-20              East Wiltshire Days

                     19                    Dance 7-10 pm

                     27                   School Development Day - NO CLASSES

                                                        

May                          4                    Teachers’ Association Annual Meeting - NO CLASSES

                                  8                      Home & School Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

                                  21                    Victoria Day - NO CLASSES

                                  31                   Grade 6 Parent Information Meeting - 7:00 p.m. EWS

 

June                          1                      Orientation - Incoming Grade 7's

                                    TBA     End of Year Band Concert  Grade 7 & 8 Bands - 7:00 p.m.

                                    7                      Closing Dance 7-10 pm

                                 TBA     End of Year Band Concert Grade 9 Band & Jazz Band-7:00 pm          

                                   21                    Grade 9 Closing Exercises - 7:00 p.m.

                                    26                    Last Day of Classes Grade 7 & 8

                                    26                    Report Cards - Reporting Period 3: Gr 7- 8 

                                    29                    Last day for Teachers

Math Coaching

For the past few months EWS Math teachers have been staying after school on Wednesdays until 4 pm to help students of all grades with math homework or practice any skills that students need extra support with.  Math Coaching will continue throughout April and we encourage any students to come out for a great opportunity for one-on-one help.

 

Science Fair
Congratulations to our EWS Provincial Science Fair participants on a great day at the fair.  Emily Idicula won 4 specialty awards, Robin Noye won 2 specialty awards Aysha Young brought home one special award and Jessica Arbing and Madeleine McKennell brought home one specialty award.  Robyn Noye also received honorable mention for her project in the Junior High Category.  Great effort by everyone!

 

Musical Performance ‘Footloose’

On April 19th, EWS students will be attending the musical performance 'Footloose' at Bluefield High School.  We leave around 9:00am and will return in time for lunch at 11:30.  The cost is $5.00 for the performance and $2.00 for bussing.  Students are asked to have their money in by April 16th.

 

Band News

The Grade 7 Band will be participating in PEI Beginning Band Day on Friday, April 13, at Athena Consolidated School in Summerside.    Students will be bussed to Summerside by Superior Coach Lines.   They will have a Band Practice that morning instead of on Wednesday morning that week, so they will have to be at school by 7:50 AM that day.   They should be wearing their white and black band uniform for the day and bring a lunch with a beverage.   If time permits, Mr. Nabuurs will be bringing them to Cold Stone Ice Cream at the end of the festival, so they should bring the appropriate amount of money to buy their favorite treat.    Chaperones are needed for this event, if you are available to go along on the bus and hang out with the band for the day, please let Mr. Nabuurs know by phone or email at 368-4130 ext 232 or fanabuurs@edu.pe.ca

 

The Jazz Band will be performing at PEI Jazz Day held at Colonel Gray Sr. High School on Friday, April 20 sometime in the morning.    Students will be bussed to Colonel Gray in the morning and will return to EWS in time to see the Hypnotist performing at the school that afternoon.   Mr. Nabuurs will be forwarding more information as soon as he gets a copy of the schedule for the festival, stay tuned to the band web page for more information.

 

Some members of the grade 9 band will be doing 3 fundraising activities for our trip to Halifax in May.   There will be 2 bake sales held at the school on Tuesday April 17, and Tuesday May 1.   The group will also be selling $2 raffle tickets on a Mother's Day basket full of goodies and treats to pamper the lucky winner.   Tickets will go on sale April 17, with the draw taking place on Friday May 11.   

 

The Grade 9 Band will be traveling to Halifax for a trip in May.   The dates for the trip are Wednesday May 23 - Friday May 25.   Band students need to pay their $175 trip fee by May 4.   You can send the fee in any time by cash or cheque made payable to East Wiltshire School.

 

Band Concert/Easter Seals Fundraiser

East Wiltshire will be hosting a band concert on Tuesday night, May 8 at 7:00 PM in the school gym.   The concert will feature the East Wiltshire and Queen Charlotte Grade 9 Bands and a special performance by "Second Chances" concert band, directed by Rowan Fitzgerald.   All proceeds will go to the Easter Seal Campaign.    This will be a great concert and a wonderful way to support our Easter Seals Ambassador who comes from Eliot River Elementary this year, Mr. Luke Gaudet.   Hope you can reserve the date.

 

Student Council News

East Wiltshire Days:  The Student Council is trying something new this year, by combining a few of our yearly activities and adding a few new ones to create East Wiltshire Days.  EWS Days will run April 18-20.   The following is a list of activities:

 

Wednesday, April 18:  Grade 9 students can enter the Text-Off to see who is the fastest texter at EWS.  This is an elimination contest with the first place prize being $30.00 in itunes gift-cards.  Second place prize is a 10.00 gift card. The entry fee is $1.00.  The contest will run during lunch.

 

Thursday, April 19:  In the morning we’ll be going to “Footloose”, the Bluefield musical.  Bluefield is offering a special showing to EWS students at a cost of only $5.00.  There is also a $2.00 bus fee.

In the evening, we’ll be having a dance/games night.  Students can come and dance to the tunes or hang out in the games room with their friends.  The theme for the dance is Country vs. Hip-Hop.  7-10 pm with a cost of $5.00.

 

Friday, April 20:  EWS Spirit Day! Show your warrior pride by wearing our school colors, blue, red and white.  The class with the highest participation wins a cake from the Student Council!

King and Queen for a Day! During the week, students are able to buy 25 cent raffle tickets to be eligible to win the King and Queen for a Day contest.  The names will be drawn on Thursday.  What do the King and Queen win? 

1.  The King and Queen get wheeled around in special thrones all of Friday.

2. Free lunch for the King and Queen and each of them gets to treat a friend.

3. Free entrance to the hypnotist (money will be refunded if they’ve already paid).

 

Video Lunch: The Student Council executive is preparing a special selection of videos to be played on the big screen in the cafeteria for a Video Lunch.

 

Hypnotist Ian Stewart will delight and entertain us in the afternoon.  All students are able to attend, but only the Grade 9 students will have an opportunity to be hypnotized. The cost is 5.00.

 

CMHA’s Signals of Suicide Program - Presented to Grade 9 Students

The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) will be presenting a youth suicide prevention program entitled ‘Signals of Suicide’ (SOS) to Grade 9 students the week of April 16-19/2012. Using interactive discussions and a short video, the 80-90 minute program safely explores the topic of suicide with youth, outlining warning signs for suicide and ways to seek help for themselves and their peers when they are in distress or crisis.  This program is presented to all Grade 9 students across PEI and is part of the Grade 8-9 Health Curriculum.

 

Pat Doyle, CMHA’s Suicide Prevention Coordinator, is a trained facilitator and will present the program to students. If you have questions or would like more information about the SOS program, please contact your School Counsellor or Ms. Doyle at 628-3669. To find out more about CMHA’s programs and services, visit their website at www.cmha.pe.ca, or call 1-800-682-1648 (toll free).

 

Eliot River Ramblers Soccer Registration

Summer soccer registration will be available online as of April 2, 2012.  You may also register in-person at the Cornwall Town Hall April 14 from 9-12, April 17 from 6-8 and April 21 from 9-12.  Please see the ERRS website for further details www.ramblersoccer.ca

 

Cornwall Area Minor Ball (CAMBA

“CAMBA is having a “Come and Try” day on April 21st from 1:00 until 2:30 at the soccer turf field.  The event is free and is open to any child who hasn’t played ball before or hasn’t played in a couple of years and may want to play. Registration will be held April 28th at the APM from 9AM- 2PM and April 30th 6-7PM.

 Please contact Andrew Cameron at ac_cameron@yahoo.ca or 902-626-3795, for any

further information.

 

2012 YOUTH TRANSITION EXPO: 2012 YOUTH TRANSITION EXPO will be held at Stonepark Intermediate School on April 25th from 6-8pm. Free admission.

 

Visit our information booths to learn more about services for youth and young adults with disabilities in the areas of education and training, advocacy, assistive technology, employment, financial assistance, life skills and day programs, recreation and leisure, housing options, support organizations, transportation, and many other programs and services that are available throughout our community

 

For further info contact the Resource teacher at your school or phone 620-3746.

 

Student Job opportunity

New Glasgow Lobster Suppers

Hiring dishwashers for the upcoming 2012 season

Please send your resume to mike@peilobstersuppers.com

or Fax: (902)964-3116

for more information call Mike at (902)314-4699

 

Healthy Eating Tips from the PEI Healthy Eating Alliance

Looking for a great activity that you can do at home with kids that doesn’t cost a bundle?  Try cooking!  Cooking with kids doesn’t have to be a big production or a lot of work.  Whether you have toddlers or teens, and whether you’ve got five minutes or 50, your kids can cook and they’ll love it.

 

Get them cooking with healthy habits now, and chances are they’ll keep up those good habits as they grow older.  We’re not just talking about cookies, either.  It could be any food or dish for any meal.

Remember you’re making more than meals together.  You’re making memories together!

 

Different stages for different ages.

To make the cooking experience a positive one be sure to give your child an age appropriate task that he or she can be successful at.  Also, remember to keep your kids safe by supervising them closely in the kitchen.

 

Secrets to success

There are a few basics to keep in mind to maximize the positivity and fun in the kitchen.

 

1.     Think safety first.  Like many places in the house, your kitchen has hazards.  Supervise your kids at all times.

2.    Wash up.  Teach your kids why, how, and when to wash their hands thoroughly before getting started

3.    KISS.  Keep It Super Simple.  Your first goal is for your child to think, “Hey this is fun, let’s do it again!”  So choose something you’re sure will work.  This main thing is for your child to feel successful.

4.    Don’t rush.  Allow more time than you would need to make a recipe on your own.  When you are in a hurry, give your child a specific, manageable task.  For example, they could find and wash fruit to make a fruit salad.

5.    Get organized.  Keep your  kids interested and engaged by avoiding downtime.  Assemble what you’ll need and maybe even get a head start on some parts of the recipe before inviting your kids to join you in the kitchen.

6.    Give your child a task.  Children learn much more by doing than by watching so let them do as much as they can.  If they seem to be struggling, ask if they want any help.

7.    Oops!  Keep a damp cloth handy.  You have to expect some mess.  Here’s the best way to handle it: without showing your child you are upset, help them tidy up a mess rather than doing it all for them.

8.    Don’t expect your child to eat it.  Your kids will be more interested in cooking if they know they won’t have to try everything they make.  At least they are more familiar with that food now than before they helped cook it!

9.  Create a kid-friendly kitchen:  Can your kitchen be organized so that children can work more independently (with your supervision)?  Perhaps you need a good sturdy stool, a kid-sized pitcher or a drawer just for them with their lunch bag, reusable containers, a plastic bowl, plate and cutlery.

 

For more information on this topic and age appropriate cooking tasks and tasty recipes to cook with kids please visit

http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/ViewDocument.aspx?id=6&Cat=158.