KENSINGTON INT/SR HIGH SCHOOL
P.O. Box 340/19 Victoria St. E.
Kensington, PE C0B 1M0
Phone 902-836-8901/Fax 902-836-8903
http://www.edu.pe.ca/kish
Newsletter #3
November 2014
UPCOMING
Wednesday, November 5………………………………………………Take Our Kids to Work (grade 9)
Thursday, November 6………………………………………………………….Parent-Teacher Interviews
Thursday, November 6……………………………………………………………………….CPF Info Meeting
Friday, November 7………………………Parent-Teacher Interviews (am)/PD (pm) – no classes
Tuesday, November 11…………………………………………………Remembrance Day – no classes
Thursday, November 13…………………………………………….Deadline for pie fundraiser orders
Thursday, November 20………………………………………………………………Report cards go home
Friday, November 21…………………………………………………………………...PD Day – no classes
Thursday, December 4……………………………………………………………………….Christmas Dance
Friday, December 5………………………………………………Collaborative Team Day – no classes
Tuesday, December 23………………………………………………Last day before Christmas break
PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS
Our first set of interviews will be held on Thursday, November 6 from 3:30-5pm, 6-7:30pm
and on Friday, November 7 from 8:30-10am. There will be NO classes on Friday,
November 7. At this point in the school year, parents of junior high students can
schedule to see their child’s homeroom teacher and parents of senior high students can
schedule to see the subject teacher.
You can schedule a time by using the online form
(http://kishwebsite.wordpress.com/interviews/) or by contacting the school at 902-8368901. If you contact the school, you will be put into an open slot on the online form. If
you are using the form, click the sign-up button on an available space and enter your
name. You do not need to create a sign-up account, just select the option to enter your
name. Please remember your interview time as no reminder will be sent home and
interviews are to be kept to 10 minutes. If you require more time, talk to the teacher
about setting up another meeting.
KISH PIE FUNDRAISER
KISH students are undertaking a new and exciting fundraiser this year. From Thursday,
October 30 until Thursday, November 13, students are selling 8” frozen fruit pies for $6
each (from Apple Valley Foods in Annapolis Valley) and 9” frozen meat pies (from The
Home Place) for $8 each. The fruit pies come in apple, caramel-apple, raisin, rhubarbstrawberry, cherry, pumpkin, no sugar added apple or apple crisp (24 oz).
Order forms and money must be passed in to the office by THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
and the delivery date is December 1 from 2:30-5pm at the KISH carpentry doors. ALL
PIES ARE TO BE PICKED UP BY THE SELLER/STUDENT
deliver them to their customers.
ONLY and the student will then
You can place your order by contacting any KISH student or calling the school at 902836-8901. Proceeds go to support programs and student services offered at KISH.
Thank you for your support!
SEPTEMBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Congratulations to the following students on being chosen by their teachers as Student
of the Month based on such things as academics, attitude, extracurricular involvement,
improvement, school spirit, etc.
Grade 7 – Nicole Boucher, Paige Lauwerijssen
Grade 8 – Marilyn Sheen, Abby Christopher
Grade 9 – Jillian Ferguson, Cameron Roberts
Grade 10 – Jenna Gorrill, Jorden Jones
Grade 11 – Jeff Gravina, Lindsay Ramsay
Grade 12 – Bryanna LeClair, Brianna MacKay
TAKE YOUR KID TO WORK DAY
Grade 9 students will be participating in this national event on Wednesday, November 5.
They will be spending the day at the workplace of a parent, relative, family friend or
volunteer to experience the world of work, as well as to think about their career options
and make informed educational decisions.
REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY
Our annual school assembly to honor those who fought for the freedoms we enjoy today
will be held in the school gym on Monday, November 10 at 9am. Representatives from
the Kensington Legion, as well as local cadets and the KISH band will be in attendance.
Parents and friends are also welcome to attend.
CANADIAN PARENTS FOR FRENCH
Now that your child is in the French Immersion (FI) program at KISH, we thought you
might have some questions about homework, math, marks, extracurricular opportunities
to speak French, etc. If so, the KISH CPF chapter invites you to meet teachers and
students in the French Immersion program and answer some of your questions. You will
also have an opportunity to learn about CPF and how having a CPF chapter in the school
supports the teachers and students. The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 6
from 7:30-8:30 in the KISH library. Hope to see you there!
GRADE 12 NOTES
The first grad activity was held on Tuesday, October 28 when participating students went
to the Haunted Mansion in Kensington and had pizza afterwards at the school.
Just a reminder that the $50 grad fee is now due. This money helps to cover some of the
costs of activities held each month, as well as graduation supplies.
Jostens will be at the school at lunch on Monday, November 3 and Tuesday, November 4
with a display of grad rings available to order.
KISH SPIRITWEAR
Once again the KISH Student Council will be selling Spiritwear this fall. Clothing will go
on sale Thursday, November 6 and we’ll be collecting orders until Tuesday, November 18,
with delivery to the school before Christmas. If you’re looking for gifts or stocking
stuffers, please check us out. Samples will on display during parent-teacher interviews
on Thursday, November 6 from 3:30-7:30pm and on Friday, November 7 from 9-10:30am.
KUDOS!!!
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To Skye MacAusland on winning the Medal for Excellence for the Theory 2 piano
exam. Her outstanding grade represents the highest mark in that subject in PEI!
Skye will receive her medal at the 2014 Conservatory Canada Convocation being
held in London, Ontario on November 8. Congratulations, Skye!

To Lexie Murphy, the 2014 midget girls’ golf champion of PEI. Lexie shot a 55 in
very tough weather conditions in October to win the title. Great job!

To Victoria Bond, Heidi Lauwerijssen, Peyton Lauwerijssen on placing second in
the zone cross country event held at Cabot Park in October. Great running!

To Jillian Stewart, who entered the Colonel Chris Hadfield essay contest,
sponsored by Purity Dairy, and was selected to attend an exclusive meet and
greet with Colonel Hadfield at The Mack on October 30. She was also able to
attend his keynote address in the Homburg Theatre in the afternoon. Way to go!

To KISH students and staff for donating 1,404 pounds of food to a local food bank.
This donation was made after Thanksgiving, when the shelves were bare. The
winning homerooms were 7B in junior high and Mr. Andrews’ class in senior high.
Both classes won a pizza party, but instead chose to donate that money to the
food bank. Awesome!!
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To the KISH junior girls soccer players on winning provincial ‘A’ bronze by
defeating Athena. Thanks for a great season girls!

To the KISH junior boys soccer players on winning provincial ‘A’ silver. You had an
awesome season boys!
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To the KISH senior girls ‘AAA’ volleyball players on winning a bronze medal at a
recent weekend tournament at M.E. Callaghan School. Sabrina Nunn was named
tournament all-star and on winning a silver medal at the Colonel Gray Wall of
Fame Cup. Sabrina Nunn & Brianna MacKay were named tournament all-stars.
What a great effort!

To the KISHORA senior women’s soccer team on winning provincial bronze over
Montague. It was a great season!

To the KISH junior girls volleyball team on winning a silver medal at the recent
Queen Charlotte Coyotes 2014 tournament. The girls hope to continue their
winning ways as they head into the provincial quarter-finals. Go KISH Go!

To the KISH senior men’s soccer team on winning provincial silver. Gold was oh
so close, but silver is great!
COMMUNITY NOTES
Credit Union Place is offering discounted prices this Friday, November 7 for swimming,
bowling and skating. Purchase a bracelet for $5 and you can swim, bowl and skate from
11am-5pm. The following is the schedule of activities:
Public swim from 11am-5pm with a special PD Day Slide Swim from 1-3pm.
Bowling is first come, first served (no reservations). Recommended times are 11am-1pm
and 3:30-5pm.
Skating from 8:45-9:45am for preschool, 10-11am for the public and 1:15-2:15 for the
public. Come out and have tons of fun for $5!