KRISTA GORDON, PRINCIPAL
KENDRA BELL, VICE PRINCIPAL
962-7400
MIKE SIROIS, GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR
TRACY CAMPBELL, ADMIN ASSISTANT
www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings.
June 16, 2015
The staff and students of SKC would like to welcome John VanDyke as new Principal.
Mr. VanDyke will be starting at SKC in September.
The staff of SKC would like to extend congratulations and well
wishes to Mr. Paul Sullivan, Mrs. Anne Hawkins and Mr. Ray
Sharkey on their retirements. We really appreciate all of the
hard work and dedication that each of you have put into SKC
over the years.
FIELD TRIPS
KGTN- GRADE 1 – JUNE 25TH TO KING’S CASTLE
GRADES 2-4 – JUNE 25TH TO MOVIE AT RIVERHOUSE INN AND MONTAGUE POOL
GRADES 5-7 – JUNE 24TH TO LORD SELKIRK PARK
ALL STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN PERMISSION FORMS WITH MORE
DETAILS. THESE FORMS MUST BE SIGNED AND RETURNED.
CONGRATULATIONS TO SKC’S
2014-2015 VALEDICTORIAN –
AIRIKA POLLARD
PEI Home and School News:
1. Career Planning – Designing My Blueprint – A Guide For Grade 9 Students: Want to help your grade 9
student with these questions around career planning? Who am I? What are my opportunities? What is
my action plan? What are my next steps and why? For more details go to: www.myblueprint.ca/pei
2. Wellness Grants up to $5000 P.E.I’s three-year Wellness strategy is based on five priority areas to
improve wellness: mental health, physical activity, healthy eating, living tobacco-free and consuming
alcohol responsibly. Wellness grants of up to $5,000 are now being made available to not-for-profit and
non-government organizations, municipal communities, post-secondary educational institutions, Home
and School Associations and community groups. Grant applications submissions date: June 19, 2015.
Details can be found at: http://www.gov.pe.ca/health/wellnessgrants
3. School Calendar Find the 2015-2016 School Calendar at: http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/orig
inal/eecdcalendar15.pdf
4. English Language School Board Next meeting: Tuesday, June 16th , 7:30 p.m., Stratford Board Office,
234 Shakespeare Drive, Stratford. More at: http://www.gov.pe.ca/edu/els /board_of_trustees/schoolboard meetings/
5. 2015 School Bus Driver of the Year Awards The Prince Edward Island Home and School Federation
will present two School Board Driver Awards in June, one to a bus driver in the Eastern School region
and a second in the Western School region.
Community News
The Northumberland Fisheries Festival will be taking place July 23-26, 2015! Join us for our
parade on July 23, and contact us and take part in one of our events! The Youth Showcase Concert is
looking for kids who like to show off their talents, the Miss. Northumberland Pageant is looking for girls
ages 14-18 to take part, and we are accepting individual and team registrations for our Ball Hockey
Tournament for all minor hockey ages! Lots of activities for the whole family! Call Katelyn at 902-9623327 or email kjohnston5592@gmail.com for more info!
Summer Camps: Camp Keir brochures are available in the office for anyone that is interested or you
can register online. For more information regarding Camp Keir email Amelia Campbell at
gcampbell@pei.sympatico.ca or call 902-675-3734.
TD Summer Reading Club Join us at the Montague Rotary Library this summer for weekly fun-filled
events or simply pop in anytime and let me know what you’ve been reading to earn stickers and chance
to win a prize! Call 902-838-2928 or email montague@gov.pe.ca for more details.
www.tdsummerreadingclub.ca
Atlantic Regional Wrestling Camp (ages 10 - 18) will take place July 27 - August 1 at the University
of New Brunswick in Fredericton, NB.
http://www.luttenbwrestling.com/images/2015_AR_Wrestling_Broch ure.pdf
The Young Millionaires Program is accepting applications from students ages 8- 16 interested in
learning about entrepreneurship and operating their own summer business. Participants will attend 3
workshops during the month of June and become eligible to receive a non-repayable grant of up to
$100.00 to help get their business started. There will be a final workshop at the end of the summer,
followed by a celebration ceremony. Participants are encouraged to attend several group selling events,
but will work independently on their business throughout the summer. For further information about
the program you can contact Karen Duffy at 902-887-3400 or visit our website at www.ymppei.com.
Canadian Red Cross – Summer Water Safety Day Camps: Our day camp program is unique to PEI and
provides your child with 1 level of swimming lessons and depending on the age they can participate in
either: Outdoor Adventure Club (OAC) - Healthy lifestyle & Nature appreciation or Small Water Craft
program – Rowing & Canoeing. The Water Safety day camps will be held at different locations across PEI
throughout the summer. Locations included this summer are Charlottetown, Stratford, Tignish,
Summerside, O’Leary, Souris, Marco Polo Land, Twin Shores, Seal Cove, Panmure Island and Victoria by
the Sea. Transportation at various pick up points for some camp locations is included in registration!
Camps fill up quickly so remember to register early via phone, Community Registration days or at our
Red Cross office at 29 Paramount Dr. St., Charlottetown. For dates or details on this program and early
online registration check out our website www.redcross.ca/peidaycamps call Canadian Red Cross 1902-628- 6262 ext. 6234 or email at alanna.green@redcross.ca