“You cannot open a book without learning something.”
~ Confucius
Success Stories
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Recognition of Student/School Success
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha) extends congratulations
to the following students/groups for these outstanding examples of
success for:
Giant’s Head Elementar
Elementary
ry
Busy, Busy Times at Giant’s Head!
2013 has come in with a rush! There have been activities galore happening at Giant’s
Head Elementary:
All of the classes are involved in skating at the Summerland Arena. Huge
thanks to Rob Zoppi (Principal) and to Queen’s Park Elementary for lending
their helmets.
Basketball season is up and running – Over 50 students in Grades 4 and 5
are joining in and representing Giant’s Head.
Partnerships with Raj Gupta’s (Teacher) Summerland Secondary School
Physics 11 class. Mr. Gupta’s students have been working in Grade 2 and
Kindergarten classes doing some great hands on learning in Science.
Giant’s Head Elementary has also found
time to hold an appreciation assembly
where the school recognized all the
positive contributions by the students
in the school over the first half of the year.
For literacy week, Mrs. McIntosh’s
Grade 2’s and Mrs. Balfour’s Grade 5’s
organized a book exchange. For every
book a student brought in, they
received a ticket. The books were
collected all week and then on
Friday, they did an exchange.
Students exchanged their tickets
for a “new” book brought in by
one of their classmates.
Success Stories
Giant’s Head Elementary Continued...
Teacher, Raj Gupta, Kindergarten, Grade 2 and
Physics 11 class - Hands on Science lesson!
Assembly at Giant’s Head
Skating at Summerland Arena
Parkway Elementary
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The Breakfast Club met once again on Monday
and Wednesday morning and the kids are
really enjoying eating in the mezzanine area.
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The student led assembly went very well.
The students are excited about the upcoming
Vees games!
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Thank you to the two great recycling teams
that did a super job once again!
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Parkway Elementary Continued...
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The PAC meeting was well attended
and a success as usual.
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The new school Choir met for the
first time early January. They will
continue to get together and sing on
Tuesday's at lunch. A lot of thanks go
to Mrs. Zaugg!
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Mr. Biollo and Mrs. Silvius' classes enjoyed
and afternoon of Instill Life Art and
Photography. More classes are scheduled!
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The Bake Sale was a huge success
and the girls raised more than
$100.00 for the SPCA and the
speed reader boards. Thanks to
everyone that helped with the
baking! Great job girls!!!!
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Basketball practices continue
and the game schedule has been
set. The team will be playing against
West Bench Elementary as well as
Queen’s Park Elementary in the
upcoming weeks. Thanks to the
fabulous coaches Mr. Biollo and
Mr. Milos!
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The Cyberbullying Workshop
went extremely well. Two
more workshops are planned
to provide additional information.
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The V.I.P. Program took place in
Mrs. Morgan and Ms. Navrot's
classroom this week. The students
learned a great deal!
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Parkway Elementary conducted a
Earthquake Drill which was a great
success. All of the classes participated.
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Summerland Middle
Summerland Middle School has been fortunate to be accepted into
the Federally sponsored, SVEC Exchange Program. This means
that 30 Grade 7 and 8 Band students will be travelling to Ottawa in
May to perform as well as experience the culture of the Ottawa
region. The Ottawa exchange school, Immaculata High School,
arrived in Summerland January 25th and spent the week enjoying
Summerland and the area, with visits to Apex, Nk’mip, a Penticton
Vees Game and Summerland Sweets as well as performing at
Trout Creek and Giants Head Elementary. The students enjoyed
their new found friendships and are most excited for the spring
adventure to Ottawa. Special thanks to Mr. Papineau and Julie
Planiden who have coordinated this project, as well as the
outstanding group of band parents who have devoted many hours
to this exciting exchange.
SMS Practising Band Students
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Summerland Middle School Continued...
Winter Camping at Silver Lake
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On January 17th and 18th, 100 Grade 8’s along with their teachers,
bundled themselves up and travelled to Silver Lake for a Winter
Camping Retreat. This activity is a highlight of the Grade 8 year.
Thanks to the Grade 8 Teacher team as well as parent volunteers
Mr. Harbor and Mrs. Van Bergeyk for chaperoning the trip.
Summerland Middle School Continued...
Success Stories
Three Little Pigs
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Last week, Madame Haddow and Madame Laurie’s French
Immersion Grade 6 class performed Le Trois Petits Cochons and Le
Rock de Dinosaures to an audience including the English Track
Grade 6 classes as well as parents and guests. This learning
opportunity is symbolic of the school inquiry, that being the
question, “If we give students authentic, meaningful tasks,
will student completion of quality work and overall
engagement in school increase?” The French Immersion
students were able to demonstrate their continually developing
language skills and the English Track classes learned new
vocabulary through observation and dialogue afterwards.
Success Stories
Trout Creek Elementary
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We are extremely proud to announce that Trout Creek School has won one
of the $1000 prizes from the National WITS contest! Congratulations to the
Grade 5 students from division 3 for their wonderful skits on how to deal
with teasing and bullying using the WITS. The WITS program continues to
be an integral part of the school’s plan for ensuring a safe and caring school
community.
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January 21 to 27 was Family Literacy Week and many Trout Creek students
took the pledge to Unplug & Play. Students were encouraged to turn off
their TV’s, video games and other electronics and spend more time playing
outdoors, hanging out with their families or simply reading. Players from
the Summerland Steam hockey team presented each Trout Creek student
with a Unplug & Play passport to help them keep their promise. And if
students completed their passport and returned it to the school they
received a free ticket to an upcoming Summerland Steam hockey game.
SHAW was also on hand at the school covering this important event. Check
out the full story at http://shaw.ca/ShawTV/Kelowna/Shows/ShawTV/ and
scroll down until you find Unplug & Play. Thanks to Debbie Patterson for
coordinating this event, Summerland Steam players and organization, and
Shaw, Wayne McDougall.
Summerland Steam Hockey Players
visit Trout Creek Elementary
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
RECOGNITION OF STUDENT ARTWORK
Summerland Middle School & ConnectED - Home Learners’
February 4, 2013
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha) extends recognition and appreciation to the following
students/groups of Summerland Middle School and ConnectED - Home Learners’ for the artwork
they submitted to be displayed in the boardroom for the month of February.
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‘Magic Fish’ - a tempura and indian ink
painting of a fish in yellow and light blue
stripes with puckering lips. A dramatic
hot pink background with heavy black
negative space.
Summerland Middle School
grade 6
Alyssa Vader
Isabella Heitmann
‘The Fox and the Flower’ - a drawing of a colourful fox
and flower, outlined in black ink and coloured in
felt pens. Vibrant and exciting!
ConnectED - Home Learners’
Olivia Eaton
‘Cool Shoes’ - a tempura and indian ink
painting of a fish on a shoe floating in the
sea with a message in a bottle. The colourful
sky reflects the hot temperature. Outlined in
black ink.
Summerland Middle School
grade 7
grade 2
Jennifer Butler
‘Graffiti’ - the name ‘Jennifer’ is highlighted in
chalk and permanent black ink. The background
is saturated with small black designs and duplicate
patterns. Colours used: medium
blue and lime green.
Summerland Middle School
grade 8
Mary Nightengale
‘Cool Shoes’ - a tempura and ink painting of a
running shoe under a Christmas tree with a teddy
bear with purple wings. The colours are soft pastels
and outlined in black ink.
Summerland Middle School
grade 7
Brittany Parliament
‘Colour Theory Design Project’ a line drawing with
repeated geometric shapes/patterns in bold and soft
pastel colours.
Summerland Middle School
Chloe Collins
‘Graffiti’ - the name ‘Chloe’ is highlighted in
chalk and permanent black ink. The background
is saturated with small creative drawings in
black ink with many patterns and squiggles
duplicated. Colours used: mauve and pale
yellow.
Summerland Middle School
grade 8
grade 8