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District Success
AWARD FOR INNOVATION
From le to right: Melissa Berrisford, Anita Mosher, Ron Canuel president of CEA, Dave Killick,
Naryn Searcy
A group of 27 teachers at Princess Margaret Secondary received the Ken Spencer Award for
Innova on from the Canadian Educa on Associa on for their work in a project called Through a
Different Lens. Mr. Ron Canuel, CEO and president of CEA, presented the award to the staff
sta ng that the work they are doing is supported by current research on the brain that talks
about the need for the body to move in order to ac vate the brain. Mr. Canuel praised the staff
for engaging students in their learning.
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District Success, continued....
Through a Different Lens is a teacher led project focused on making educa on meaningful,
relevant and engaging for ALL students. It challenges teachers to look at learning through the
eyes of a student who is disengaged at school.
Teachers at Princess Margaret Secondary have been involved in Through a Different Lens for
three years. The project is co-funded by SD67 and the Vancouver Founda on.
To accept the award is a group of teacher who have been involved all three years – Melissa
Berrisford, Anita Mosher, Ron Canuel (President of CEA), Dave Killick and Naryn Searcy.
*7 schools chosen from across Canada
SENIOR GIRLS at Maggie WON Provincial
Championship!
PMSS Senior Girls recently won the Girls AA Soccer Provincial Championship! Fantas c
news!!!
Princess Margaret continued....
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play by play...
The Princess Margaret Mustangs proved their program can compete with
the best in the province as they won the Sr. Girls Provincial
Championships they also hosted here in Penticton on the past weekend.
The Mustangs beat a strong Lambrick Park team from Victoria 3-2 in the
Championship game. The tournament victory was the result of a lot of
hard work on the part of all the players, coaches, city staff, community
citizens, parents, school district administration and teachers who
volunteered to organize and run a first class tournament at a first class
Kings Park venue in Penticton.
John Buckley stated that he would like to thank all the teachers who
stepped up and continued to volunteer countless hours of their personal
time in the midst of very challenging times in education in order to still
fulfill their host obligation.
The Mustangs Senior Girls soccer team bounced back from a very
demoralizing first game 1-0 loss to Smithers after a controversial linesman
call on a questionable penalty. The call shocked the squad after they had
12 minutes of sustained pressure and several good scoring chances only
to see their opponents jump to a 1-0 lead on a penalty kick. The team
played the remainder of the game rattled and the rain combined with
Smithers strategy of packing the defensive zone made for difficult scoring
chances.
“I was proud of the girls that they let that game go and bounced back to
show their best soccer of the season for the rest of the tournament,
“stated Buckley. In the second game the Mustangs beat a physical and at
times very dirty team from Nelson 3-1. This game saw a skill mismatch
and at times the official had a hard time keeping control of the match.
Grade 12’s Jessie Olfert, McKenzie Ricard, Shayla Hearne, Kaycee
McKinnon, Caitlyn Spooner, Jordan Broe, Rylee McKinlay and Ardessa
Allyen took control of the game and let their veteran presence be known
that the Mustangs could stand up to the test and play a rough and skill
game at the same time. Nicole Mann scored two great goals on free kicks
and Danielle Ruocco sealed the game late on a fast individual effort for
the 3-1 victory over LVR Bombers from Nelson.
Buckley arranged for his friend and Victoria Vikings Head Coach Bruce
Wilson who was a standout National team player and Captain of Canada’s
World Cup and Olympic squads to hold training sessions for PFC
U17/U21 players; along with hosting a town hall meeting for CIS University
interested soccer athletes. Parents and players received valuable
information to getting to the next level.
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Princess Margaret continued....
play by play...
The third game of the pool play was a must win for the Mustangs in order
to advance to the top four championship flight of teams. The host team
was matched up against Mark Isfeld from Courtney. Taylor Corrie scored
a great volley goal and Nicole Mann scored two more off free kick strikes
to give the Mustangs a comfortable confidence. The team went on to
control the game with great possession passing and several great scoring
chances for a convincing 3-1 victory over a strong Island team also
battling for first place in the pool.
The Mustangs placed first in their pool and sealed a spot in the semi-finals
against a top Island team from NDSS. In a friendly rivalry match that saw
Buckley‘s squad up against his former University of Victoria Vikes
teammate, 4 year roommate and National team player Iain Baird’s team
from Nanaimo.
The NDSS squad scored first on a close to off side breakaway only to see
Nicole Mann level the score quickly after on a goal from a nice passing
play from Danielle Ruocco. Taylor Corrie scored the second on a header
to get to 2-1. Jasper Pancratz, Gillian Kennedy, Alyshia Coleman, Sydney
McKinlay, Madison Cook and Lexi Grady had strong games off the bench
for Maggie. Vanessa Harris, Sinclaire Lovett, Lyndsey Selles and Sierra
Voellor rounded up the team roster. Ruocco scored late on a set play
throw in breakaway to seal another 3-1 victory and a berth in the
Provincial Championship final.
Friday night had a first class banquet hosted at Princess Margaret. The
banquet was opened with an outdoor rodeo horse demonstration from
sisters Sierra, Toneisha and Danika Stuckel. The school Jazz Band and
Coffee House music students performed at a fun filled event MC’d by Rick
Van Camp. Former student alumni and LPGA professional golfer A.J.
Eathorne delivered a meaningful speech to the 350 athletes. Nicole Mann
was recognized to the Provincial All-star team along with athletes for the
other schools.
The Final slated the Mustangs up against a top seeded Lambrick Park
team from Victoria that had the tournament’s leading goal scorer. She had
lead the tournament 3 years in a row in goal scoring and the Mustangs
were focusing on a strategy where a total team effort could overcome a
team focused on one exceptional player. The teams were very evenly
matched but once again a questionable bad bounce penalty kick gave the
Victoria squad early momentum and a 1-0 lead. Maggie girls again
showed their resilience and fought back to get two goals from game MVP
Ruocco to lead 2-1 at halftime.
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Princess Margaret continued....
play by play...
Lambrick showed no quit and pressed hard as the highly entertaining
game went back and forth thrilling the over 600 fans and athletes in
attendance. The upfront tandem of Nicole Mann and Danielle Ruocco
linked up as Ruocco got her hat-trick goal for a 3-1 lead with 25 minutes to
go in the game. One error in defensive marking allowed Lambrick Park to
close to 3-2 late but the Mustangs played great team soccer to capture
their first Sr. Girls Soccer Provincial Championship banner. Senior Jessie
Olfert was awarded Tournament MVP for outstanding work rate,
leadership, defending and playmaking abilities in a central midfield role all
tourney long. The win capped off a great season seeing the Mustangs win
3 tournament championships, repeat as Okanagan Champions and cap it
off with a memorable Provincial title in their home city.
With several players moving on to University scholarships in soccer and
hockey, the Mustangs still look strong for next year with lots of depth in
their program. Buckley credits the team’s success to several of his players
being students who developed in the schools Soccer Academy program,
District programs and the entire team’s “all it takes” commitment in the
weight room. We have the potential to be a really strong team again next
year if the girls commit to the same methods of development.
Parkway Elementary
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Parkway Elementary held two great Breakfast Clubs. What a wonderful
job the volunteers do for the students! Thank you!
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All of the students and staff went on two school wide runs this week. It is
great to see everyone participating!
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Hot lunch was Pizza Hut and once again the fabulous volunteers did a
great job assisting the students. An enormous thank you to Kelly A. as
this was the last hot lunch for the year.
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The Multicultural Club met again on Friday at lunch time in the library.
They had another great session!
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Parkway Elementary continued....
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Parkway’s two recycling clubs did a great job this week. Thanks very
much.
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The grade 5 leaving ceremony will be held on June 23rd at 10:40 am in the
gym .
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The sidewalk on the south end of the school is being replaced and
widened. It is now finished and looks terrific !
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The senior readers from the Concorde visited once again and did a
fantastic job with the students. This was their last session of the
year. Thank you!
McNicoll Park Middle
Indigo Love of Reading
Penticton, BC, April 28, 2014 - McNicoll Park Middle School students are excited. On
Tuesday, May 27, at a ceremony in Cole’s Books at Cherry Lane, a grant for $55,000
was announced. The Indigo Love of Reading Grant offers twenty schools across
Canada a chance to enrich their libraries by splitting $1.5 million. McNicoll Park
students read a lot, and they are always requesting new books even after the library
budget runs out. Over the next three years, the library is going to grow to match the
needs of the young readers.
Already, the ten students who attended the grant ceremony have had a taste of the
shopping ahead for them. At Cole’s they were allowed to help the librarian choose
books for the library. After an hour of choosing whatever books they wanted and
adding them to the stack, they only managed to spend $2300. Now, other students
in the school, are making lists of the books that they want to see ordered.
Paula Baker, the teacher librarian has applied unsuccessfully six previous years, but
the seventh time was the winner. “Our library budget does not keep up to the
students’ choices,” she says. “This is a tremendous opportunity to rebuild a library
that offers not only iction for every level of reader, but also non iction that is
accessible and aimed at the middle school reader.”
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McNicoll Park Middle continued....
Tera Lund, PAC | Lloyd Lindsay, Principal | Meg Black, Coles Book Store Manager, Brittany
Smythe, Izzy Tuckwood, Brandon Arnold, Jaida Smith, Paula Baker, Teacher | Mayor, Honorable
Gary Litke, and Wendy Hyer, Superintendent of Schools.
Regional ScienceFair
At the Regional Science Fair held in Kelowna in April, Charley Smith from McNicoll
Park Middle School was selected to attend and compete at the Canada-Wide Science
Fair in Windsor, Ontario in May. Charley received a bronze medal for his project,
“wood fueled car”. Such exciting news for McNicoll!!! Good job Charley!
Charley Smith
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Skaha Lake Middle
May 1
Grade 4 and 5 students from Mrs. Defehr’s class at Kaleden
Elementary visited SLMS to meet with Mr. Brunelle to talk
about life at the “Shark Tank” and have a tour of the school.
May 5
SLMs held their second lock down drill of the year.
Congratulations to the students and staff as the drill went
exactly according to protocol.
May 6
Maggie Leadership students hosted a “Course Information Fair”
in the SLMS gym. Tables were set up and grade 8 students
visited and learned about all the course offerings at Maggie
from a student perspective. Congratulations to Maggie student
Gavin Pattman who organized this event.
May 7
SLMS participated with Princess Margaret students for the
annual Muscular Dystrophy Walk. Close to 1000 students
participated in this fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy
Association and were treated to a hotdog, juice box and piece
of fruit courtesy of Safeway. The walk was in support of former
SLMS/Maggie student Daniel Cunningham and current grade 8
student Joey Christianson who both have Muscular Dystrophy.
May 13
Grade 7 and 8 students participated in the National Gauss Math
Contest.
May 14-17
Grade 6 students attended the “Hearts@School” health fair at
the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre.
The Grade 8 Band Trip to Edmonton was a huge success. The
students were great ambassadors for SLMS school, district and
community. The students performed at three schools and
toured the Telus World of Science Centre.
Skaha Lake Middle continued....
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May 28
The MD Carnival will be held to raise money for the Muscular
Dystrophy Association in conjunction with the MD Walk that
took place earlier in the month.
Summerland Middle
WATER CONTEST
The Grade 7 French Immersion class at Summerland Middle School took a top prize in
the "Map Your Tap" Challenge put on by the Okanagan Basin Water Board.
From Global BC News:
Okanagan students from Vernon and Summerland have come out on top when
it comes to demonstra ng how water ends up in your tap.
The Okanagan WaterWise ‘Map Your Tap’ Challenge saw crea ve submissions
from students for B.C. Drinking Water Week. The event was sponsored by the
Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB).
Monique Porter’s Grade 7 French Immersion class at Summerland Middle
School created a prize winning movie trailer called “The Thirst Games” where
the main character, “Ca ish Everclean” teaches the importance of protec ng
the water. “The contest ed in with the ecology curriculum, which includes the
water cycle, and it just looked fun,” said Porter, explaining why her class
decided to enter. “It was a great opportunity to explore a subject to a greater
extent than we might have otherwise.”
The entry showed the importance of protec ng water source areas, according
to Corrine Jackson, OBWB communica ons director.
Summerland Middle continued....
WIDE SCIENCE FAIR IN OTTAWA
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Congratula ons to Grant Mansiere who had great success as a par cipant at the Canada
Wide Science Fair in O awa in mid-May.
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Grant won gold in the Junior category ($700 plus $4000 entrance scholarship to
the University of Western Ontario)
In the Special Awards category Grant won the Astronomy prize (a telescope,
membership to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada)
In the Interdisciplinary Category he won the Actuarial Prize ($500)
Grant also received a Blackberry Z10
ME TO WE CLUB
Our Me to We club as well as several classrooms readily joined in an ini a ve to create
and deliver a number of quilts bearing hopeful posi ve messages to a village in
Tanzania. We extend a big thank you to Mrs. Brandy Maslowski, Mrs. Manual, and to
the Summerland Charity Quilters Guild for their work on this project. The Quilters cut
hundreds of white fabric squares for the students to work on, and then took the finished
designs and created the quilts. All quilts will be delivered directly to Tanzania this July by
Mrs. Sandra Richardson and her group of young humanitarians from Princess Margaret
Secondary School.
TRACK & FIELD DAY
Friday, May 16th was the School Track and Field Day. This whole school event allowed
students to par cipate in 14 different ac vity sta ons ranging from pure track events
such as the discus and the long jump, to fitness based sta ons such as Ms. McElhinney’s
Olympic challenge, to fun-base sta ons such as Mr. Gibbing’s hockey shoot-out. What a
day it was! The students of SMS showed such a posi ve a tude and gave 100% to each
sta on. Teachers were impressed with the sportsmanship each division showed, as they
cheered each other on in each compe on.
The following are SMS records that were set:
Grade 6
Olivia Harrold:
Olivia Harrold:
Keagan Ingraham:
Samantha Catellier:
100 M Sprint
Triple Jump
Long Jump
Discus
Grade 8
James Maaske:
Nikki Blair:
Joshua Webb:
50m Sprint
Triple Jump
Triple Jump