School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
RECOGNITION OF STUDENT/SCHOOL SUCCESS
November 6, 2006
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha) extends congratulations to the following students/groups for these
outstanding examples of success:
DISTRICT
•
The district cross-country run hosted by Naramata Elementary School was well attended and another
great success. The four 2.36 kilometer races attracted 392 participants in grades 4 and 5 from schools
in the Penticton-Summerland area.
INDIVIDUAL PLACINGS
TEAM PLACINGS
(Based on 6 qualifying runners)
(Results in order of placing;
lower the points, higher the
ranking.)
Grade 4 Girls
Grade 4 Boys
Grade 5 Girls
Grade 5 Boys
Parkway
Columbia
Wiltse
West Bench
Carmi
Naramata
Kaleden
134 points
138 points
169 points
182 points
218 points
230 points
233 points
84 Participants
Shelby Richard
Meg Cumming
Kendra Penner
Columbia
Naramata
Uplands
11:49
11:52
12:33
Wiltse
Columbia
Parkway
Uplands
West Bench
Queen’s Park
39 points
107 points
164 points
184 points
241 points
260 points
106 Participants
Spencer Kingzett
Tyrell Buckley
Kyle Kohlhauser
Wiltse
Wiltse
Wiltse
10:07 New Record
10:07
10:14
Wiltse
Columbia
Trout Creek
Naramata
West Bench
Parkway
Queen’s Park
70 points
88 points
184 points
187 points
234 points
309 points
373 points
91 Participants
Ardessa Alleyn
Emily Clarke
Delaney Biollo
Wiltse
Parkway
Wiltse
10:47 Tied Record
11:19
11:38
Columbia
Wiltse
Parkway
West Bench
Trout Creek
Naramata
Queen’s Park
116 points
121 points
151 points
153 points
173 points
279 points
338 points
111 Participants
Tameus Venkataraman
Dan Thornton
James Fraser
Trout Creek
Uplands
West Bench
9:37 New Record
9:44
9:51
CARMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
•
Another busy and productive month at Carmi. Highlights included:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
The Eccleston’s musical performance
Cross Country Meets: Carmi’s Cross Country Canter, the Naramata Run and the Trout Creek
Pumpkin Run
Soccer games
Weekly Assemblies
Students of the Week
Student Teachers join Carmi’s Team
Walk to School Day activities on Oct. 4th
The Eccleston’s Performance
Grade 1’s Assembly Performance
Walk “at” School Day
Carmi Cross Country Canter
Gabby Tunold: 1st place Grade 3 Girls
Student Leaders:
(Helped with Carmi Canter)
Past Student Leaders:
(Helped with Carmi Canter)
Soccer in Action: Parkway at Carmi
-2-
Student Teachers Join Carmi’s Team
Students of the Week!! Congratulations
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
•
Students were treated to an excellent Celtic performance by a group called "The Ecclestons." The
Ecclestons provided traditional Celtic music in a more modern context and involved the entire student
body in the performance. Students enjoyed participating in the performance and the easy-going
professional manner of the players. This performance was provided as one of several that the school
district sponsors during the year.
At the end of the performance, along with the usual questions of "How long have you been together?"
and "When did you start playing the guitar?" etc., one student asked them if they could play a tune
called "Smoke on the Water" by the Heavy Metal group "Survivor." They immediately responded by
playing a superb rendition, much to the surprise of everyone. To top it off, it was discovered that one of
the players was a professor at the University of Victoria and that she had made the history of "The
Beatles" an area of study. As a result of this discovery, everyone was serenaded out of the gym to the
tune of "I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends". This group was outstanding and completely
student-focused.
•
Once again, Columbia was lucky enough to have a visit from "Sparky", the Fire Safety Dog. Sparky
visited students to share information about how to get out of a burning home safely. Later in the month
student names will be drawn for prizes from those students who entered the Penticton Fire & Rescue
Safety Contest. We will keep you posted. Prizes include being taken on the fire truck to a luncheon at
the Fire Hall, two tickets to the Penticton Vees, and a family pizza feed at Panago Pizza. Wow!
-3-
•
Congratulations to all of the grade 3-4-5 students who took part in the Carmi run on Thursday, October
19th. Columbia students, as always, had a good deal of fun and represented themselves well.
•
Columbia students were recently seen, all of them getting ready for Halloween. Little goblins and
gremlins were all about, little fairies and princesses, you know what it's about. Little pumpkins and
pirates were giving it their best, and all of them passed the Halloween test. Now, my friends, let's get
on with the show.
-4-
GIANT’S HEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
•
•
Students and parents ran in support of Terry Fox and raised $648.64 for donation to cancer research.
Well done!!
The first annual “Walk to School” day took place October 4. Students were encouraged to walk, jog or
ride a bicycle to school. As well, buses let students off a safe distance from the school so they could
participate as well. Muffins and a juice box were offered to students as they arrived at school.
•
Grade 3’s Tour a Piece of Summerland’s Paradise
If you wanted to be surrounded by huge trees, hundreds of interesting plants and a canyon view that
would make your heart beat wildly, where would you go? Well, just ask the grade three students from
Giant's Head School! Students and their teachers headed to the Summerland Ornamental Gardens.
Their goal was to learn more about plants that grow in the Summerland area. The study of plants is a
big focus in the science curriculum so the Gardens were an excellent choice as a destination.
Once at the Gardens, the students were met by three
volunteers from the Friends of the Gardens society.
Karen Taylor toured one class through the tall trees in
the upper garden and down along the canyon path.
Students were impressed by the tall Ponderosa pines
and the beauty of the canyon, the creek and the
"trestle". Another group followed them into the
xeriscape garden. Students were impressed to learn
these plants could grow all summer long with very little
extra watering. They got to feel the soft velvet leaves of
the Lamb's Ear plant and to listen to the wind in the
Trembling Aspen grove.
As junior scientists they observed insects, a dead
snake, very lively squirrels, and even bear scat. Linda
Sears headed the tour of the Superintendent's house.
The students were impressed by the beauty of the old
building. They saw antique office equipment as well as
lots of equipment that would have been used in the
early days of the Research Station. It was interesting
to see the old black and white photographs of the
Research Station. The apple trees were much taller
back then and the irrigation water moved in a wooden
flume ... it was all very strange! A visit to the house
would not be complete without a trip to the bug room. If
you have ever wondered what those big green tomato
horn worms turn into, ask the Grade threes - they
know!
After going on each of the three tours, the students, teachers and parent volunteers enjoyed lunch at
the Gardens. With the warm temperatures and the beautiful setting it was a perfect place to dine out.
The students had a little time for sketching and then they all boarded the bus for the trip back to
school. It had been a fun and eventful day. Many students visiting the Gardens for the first time
pledged they would be asking their moms and dads to make a return visit some time soon
•
The Special Events boys helped promote the school’s UNICEF fund raising
campaign with their well prepared announcements of encouragement. To
date the school has raised over $1200.00 with more money to be collected
and counted. The generosity of the community shines when it comes to
helping others in need.
-5-
•
•
•
For the last two years Mrs. Krieger has been training groups of grade 4’s in peer mediation and
problem solving skills. The grade 4’s become peer mediators during their grade 5 year. The peer
mediators wear bright orange vests on the playground at recess and lunch, so they are visible. If
other students have problems that they wish to solve, they come to a pair of peer mediators and
ask for help. Peer mediators have been trained in a step by step problem solving method that
helps students learn to solve their own problems, and eventually become independent in this area.
Peer mediators are a great asset to Giant’s Head School, and we thank them for their time and
effort. Peer mediators volunteer to problem solve during one recess and lunch over a two week
period.
The recently held Book Fair was extremely successful! The profits from the Book Fair will be used
to purchase a little over $3000 worth of books from Scholastic for the library. The 24 volunteers are
to be commended for their support with this very valuable fundraiser.
Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Naramata Run.
HOME LEARNERS’ PROGRAM
•
Students from the Home Learners’ Program participated in
an exciting field trip to Mascot Mines in Hedley. Students
from kindergarten through grade nine took a walk into the
past as they tackled over 500 steps down a mountain to
learn about the early days of mining in Hedley. Although
the climb up was a challenge, the consensus was that this
was a great learning experience that many would like to
repeat!
-6-
KALEDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Some of October’s highlights include:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Giving Thanks Assembly, followed by turkey lunch for students and parents. Food items were collected
for a needy family in Kaleden.
Naramata Cross Country Run: 13 students participated. Gillian Kennedy, grade 4, placed 9th
Fire Chief for the Day – Daniella Valenciano-Rheume and Assistant Fire Chief – Carolina Gomes –
Budding Reading and Spirit Day, Wacky Hair Day
Carmi Cross-country Canter: 10 students participated. Gillian Kennedy, grade 4, placed second
Kindergarten students visited the Fire Hall
School-wide assembly was followed by a school-wide pumpkin carving
A Halloween costume parade followed by a “Monster Mash Dance”
KVR MIDDLE SCHOOL
•
Students raised $3,794.53 for the Terry Fox Cancer Foundation. Student Kimberley Swaney raised
$615.00 in pledges on her own. Well done!!
NARAMATA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
•
•
Naramata Fire Department continues to blaze ahead with their annual ‘Fire Safety Program’ for the
primary students, and recognized Felicia Ord, Spencer Miller, Cam Gunning, and Heidi Robertson as
Fire Chiefs for the day.
On October 11th, the school hosted a Cross Country Run for
all the grade 4’s and 5’s in the Okanagan School District.
Congratulations to staff, parents, and students who
contributed to yet another terrific Naramata Run. Finally, a
year with fine weather on race day! A very special thank you to Mr. Mike Townley (retired Naramata
teacher) for again organizing the race. PAC volunteers and parents did another awesome job of
running the concession and, of course, the Naramata runners did the school proud. Under the
guidance of running coach, Mrs. Alice Hancock, 35 Naramata students participated in the race.
Team standing:
6th place - grade 4 Girls
4th place - grade 5 Girls
8th place – grade 4 Boys
6th place – grade 5 Boys
Individual placing: (in the top 10)
Grade 4 girls: (out of 84 runners)
Meg Cumming
Haylee Robertson
Grade 5 boys: (out of 111 runners) Tyler Bell
Blair Anderson
•
(2nd place)
(5th place)
(5th place)
(6th place)
Carmi Canter Results for Naramata Students - on October 19th, 20 students from grades 3, 4 and 5
participated in the Carmi Canter cross country race. All of the runners performed very well and should
be commended for their fine efforts. Results for Naramata runners:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Grade 3 girls:
Grade 3 boys:
(21st).
Grade 4 girls:
Grade 4 boys:
Grade 5 girls:
Grade 5 boys:
Courtnay Wheeler (5th), Monique Mooijer (6th), Sydney Foster (14th)
Nathan Iannone (1st), Pete Simmerling (5th), Cam Gunning (13th), Matthew Young
Meg Cumming (7th), Haylee Robertson (8th), Amanda Prowse (23rd), Nikita Logie (41st).
Jack Upton (18th), Riley Smith (19th).
Nadia Iannone (4th), Annaka Ramsay (15th), Cory Henderson (17th), Hilary Kopp (38th).
Tyler Bell (9th), Blair Anderson (11th), Jack Cumming (25th).
-7-
PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
•
•
•
Terry Fox Run - Students at Parkway ran, jogged and walked around our safe “on field” course and in
the process raised in excess of $300.00 for fighting cancer.
Pink Ribbon Campaign - Kiana Casavant took part in the CIBC Run For the Cure and raised $400.00
in donations in memory of Jette Fowler, a relative. Well done Kiana!!
Great Behavior - Parkway students took part in the Eccolstons’ concert, school photos and the 2010
Legacy presentation (grade fives). After each of these events the presenters and organizers sought out
a staff member to congratulate the students on their excellent behavior.
PRINCESS MARGARET SECONDARY SCHOOL
•
•
•
•
Several grade 12 students are applying for the Canadian Merit Scholarships.
Over 500 students were involved with an information leadership awareness campaign within the local
community and within the school concerning the safety risks of 'Datura'.
The school athletic teams have been very successful in league and tournament play.
Over 100 cast members are involved with this year's Disney musical production -- High School
Musical!! Performance dates are November 29, November 30, December 1, and December 2 at the
Cleland Theatre.
QUEEN’S PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
•
•
•
•
•
Blockbuster Video sponsored a movie night in October showing the movie “Over the Hedge” and
providing a case of popcorn. Over 150 students and family members attended this “blockbuster” event.
Congratulations to all the cross-country runners who did such a great job at the three district runs this
month. We had three top ten finishers!! Well done!!
A new Peer Mediator program has begun using ten grade 5 students from the school. Kiwanis has
donated $500 for T-shirts and Hoodies for our mediators.
The school has just begun their 7th SAFE program with ten new families this year.
The grade 5's have started a new fundraiser for the school. “Wild Things Endangered” and “At Risk
Stuffies” are being sold by our grade 5 students.
SKAHA LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
•
•
•
•
•
All staff and students participated in the Terry Fox run raising $631.43 for cancer research.
The D.A.R.E. program has begun for all grade 6 students.
Grade 6 students were visited by Olympic Curler Guy Hemming.
The Ab Ed students went on a field trip to Nk’mip.
Skaha Lake Rugby Team won the Middle School Championships!
-8-
•
Skaha Lake Cross Country Team has had a very successful season. Over 40 participants have come
out with 19 students running over 42km; one marathon. Skaha Lake student Daniel Alleyn finished 6th
in the Province.
SUMMERLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
•
The school proudly presented OFFRAMP, a night of fantastic Jazz, featuring Justin Glibbery (piano),
Steve McPhee (drums), Stephan Bienz (Bass), Gord Robertson (Guitar) and Stan Sabourin
(Saxophone). This was held on Friday, October 13 at the Centre Stage Theatre. The event was
enjoyed by all who attended.
SUMMERLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL
•
Cross-country Valley Finals were held at Sunoka Beach on October24. Congratulations to Deanna and
Jonathan Palmer who both have qualified for the Provincial Cross-country finals to be held on
November 4 in Victoria. Deanna placed 6th out of 82 in the girls' open race (Third in the jr. girls).
Jonathan placed 17th out of 108 in the boys' open. Jordan Greenhough and James Cook had strong
finishes, too, with 27th and 37th respectively out of 108.
•
Brittany Watson just returned from a trip to Ottawa with Encounters with Canada.
Encounters with Canada is a one-week program of Canadian Studies held at the Terry Fox Canadian
Youth Centre in Ottawa. The program period extends from early Autumn to late Spring; over 130 high
school students per week come from across the country to the Nation's Capital for a "once in a lifetime"
opportunity. Now does that sound fun or what? Encounters with Canada's objective is to bring young
Canadians from different backgrounds and regions together in order to give them an opportunity to
learn about one another, to discover their country through each other, and to gain a better
understanding of Canadian Institutions.
•
Students have been enjoying various field trips including great trips to Bamfield (Biology), Ashland
(Acting and Drama), Victoria (Civics), and Japan – a trip of a lifetime.
A group of about 20 Penticton and Summerland high students joined a recent delegation visit to Japan.
Penticton has a sister city relationship with Ikeda, while Summerland has a similar link with Toyokoro,
Japan. After spending three days in Tokyo, the students traveled to Ikeda, a farming community on the
northern island of Hokkaido. The students all stayed with host students in the Ikeda area – many of
whom visited Penticton last January.
-9-
TROUT CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
•
It has been a busy, productive month for staff, students and parents at Trout Creek. Some highlights
include:
• great student, staff and parent participation in the annual Terry Fox Run; students raised $ 547.17
for this worthy cause
• a wonderful turn out and great food at the Open House and P.A.C. Barbeque; special thanks to the
PAC for organizing the dinner and the parents for the tasty desserts
• a cultural concert featuring the Celtic melodies of The Ecclestons was enjoyed by all
• Kindergarten and grades 4 and 5 students visited Hardy Creek to learn more about a fish’s life
cycle
UPLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
•
•
•
There was a great showing for the Open House and Spaghetti Dinner – it was another success. Over
342 spaghetti dinners were sold.
Students, parents and staff supported the SPCA Paws for a Cause at the annual walk that took place
this year at Okanagan Park (beside the art gallery). Thanks to Ms. Babiak and the Uplands families
who came to school before the walk to collect, sort and cash in five van loads of recyclables. The total
raised was $350. $250.00 went to the BC SPCA and $100.00 went to the local animal shelter to buy a
brick for the new building under construction that will open in 2007.
This year the Terry Fox Run brought in $334.00.
•
•
The grade 3 students participated in a Bus Safety Program
presentation on October 11th. A presentation by a bus driver and a
Bus Safety video was shown. Students also took part in a loading and
exiting activity on an actual bus and each student received a School
Bus Safety Activity Booklet. Thank you to Berry & Smith for facilitating
this program.
Congratulations to the cross country running team for another great race. Twenty runners took part in
the Carmi run held on Thursday, Oct. 19. Everyone ran hard on this fast course which included “the
hill of doom”. Way to go!
WEST BENCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
•
•
Monday morning assemblies and Friday sing-a-longs have started. What a musical school West Bench
is! Everyone has danced and sang many a toe tapping tune. It’s a great way to develop reading and
poetry skills!
Students and staff enjoyed the Run for
Fun on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
mornings and it helped to get students
and staff in shape for the Terry Fox Run.
Thank you to all of the parents and guests
who came out and ran with the students.
$200.00 was raised for the Terry Fox
Foundation.
•
The Ecclestons’ Musical Trio
- 10 -
•
Fire Safety was reviewed with all the students. The Penticton Fire Department offered a 30 minute,
entertaining fire safety presentation/skit with “Sparky the Fire Dog”. Students also received a contest
draw box and a “Fire Safety Starts with You!” brochure. From the contest forms, one student will be
selected to be the “Fire Chief for the Day”. The “Chiefs” and their families will attend a Fire Hall Party.
•
Congratulations to all the West Bench
students who participated in the
Naramata Run.
•
•
Students have learned our new West Bench School Song and how to do the West Bench Macarena.
The Novice guitar club has over thirty children in it and the Senior guitar club has over 20 students. Mr.
Major and Mrs. Hammerquist, Mr. Philpotts and Mrs. Silvius are all helping the students with guitar.
The grade 4 and 5 West Bench Soccer Team has been practicing hard and learning lots. They have
won all of their games so far. More importantly they have been great ambassadors for the school.
•
Ref: 06-07SUP/00300-01/Admin/Board of Trustees-General/Student Successes/ Success Stories 06Nov06
- 11 -