SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 67 (OKANAGAN SKAHA)
DRAFT
POLICY
POLICY
#700
Public Use of School District Facilities and Grounds
RATIONALE
The Board is obligated to provide facilities and grounds necessary to conduct educational
programs. In that respect, the Board’s first consideration is to meet the needs of students and
school programs.
The Board agrees, however, that school facilities and grounds should be used as extensively as
possible by community organizations and other groups when not required for district educational
programs.
POLICY
All school facilities and grounds are the responsibility of the Board of Education and are managed
through the Office of the Secretary-Treasurer. Facilities and/or grounds covered by a joint use
agreement will be governed by that agreement. Where the joint use agreement is silent or does
not agree, this policy will prevail. School facilities and grounds may be used by groups,
organizations and individuals within the community according to the following guidelines:
Priority
The following order of priority will be adhered to in the use of school facilities and grounds:
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Educational – a logical extension of the Board’s educational programs. This would
include extra-curricular programs operated by the schools;
Daycare, Before and After School Care Services – by virtue of the Ministry of Education
direction and policy. These services are contingent on availability of space within each
school;
Community Service/Cultural/Recreational – community welfare as the primary objective;
promoting cultural learning or physical fitness;
General – includes religious and political functions;
Commercial – private and/or out-of-town, profit making programs.
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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 67 (OKANAGAN SKAHA)
DRAFT
REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES
POLICY
#700
Public Use of School District Facilities and Grounds
The following regulations and procedures shall apply to community use of all Board facilities and
grounds.
1.
Application
All requests from outside organizations for use of school facilities and grounds must be
referred to the Board Office. An Agreement for the Use of School Facilities form must be
completed (Attachment A) and forwarded to the Board Office a minimum of fourteen (14)
days prior to any reservation being accepted.
Once an application is approved, it becomes the rental agreement. The individual or
group using the Board’s facilities, equipment and/or grounds is responsible for being
aware of all the terms and conditions relating to the rental.
The application must be signed by a person 19 years or older and an official
representative of the group. The rental form must indicate the name and contact
information for at least one responsible adult who will be in attendance at each use of the
rental where children or youth are involved.
Proof of insurance must be provided seven (7) days prior to the rental start date.
Any changes to the signed rental agreement must be approved by the SecretaryTreasurer or designate.
Rental bookings are only good for the current school year. Applicants must reapply every
year.
Payment must be submitted in full, or in the case of monthly or quarterly payments, in
advance with post-dated cheques, at least seven (7) days before the first date of use.
The Licensee is responsible to pay the district all charges as stipulated on the rental
invoice contract.
If adjustments are made to the rental, a refund or credit will be issued after the rental is
complete and final payment has been received.
2.
Liability
Persons using Board facilities are responsible for carrying their own accident and liability
insurance protection. The Board carries liability insurance to indemnify it against its
liability as the owner of the facilities, and the negligence of its employees in carrying out
their employment duties. The Board should only be liable when negligence on the part of
the Board or a Board employee is proven by the person suffering the injury or damage.
Therefore, applicants must provide their own liability insurance and indemnify the school
board against all claims associated with the rental activity.
A copy of the insurance document must be submitted to the Board Office at least seven
(7) days prior to the rental start date. If insurance documents are not provided, access to
the facility will not be granted.
Policy #700 Regulations and Procedures – Page 2
3.
Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages
The consumption of alcohol may be permitted subject to the guidelines in Attachment B.
4.
Rental Charges
As community use of facilities is beyond the Board’s mandate and funding, the Board
considers that additional costs including labour, equipment and depreciation of the
facilities attributable to community event bookings, should be met by user fees.
The Board considers the schedule of fees to be governed by the following:
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Provision of graduated fees with lowest rates charged to student/youth related
activities and highest to private and commercial activities;
Need for recognition of building related costs (costs associated with use of
facilities and grounds);
Need for control of use by Board officials.
The Board will endeavor to review rental fees at least every three years. Costs
associated with providing the service and the market value of the service are
considerations for setting such rates. The Board plans to approve fees on a three-year
cycle, with cost of living increases potentially being added to rates in non-review years.
The base rental rates are determined by taking into account administration, maintenance,
repairs, utilities and where applicable, grass cutting, garbage collection, depreciations,
replacements, annual development costs and any other costs relative to the operation or
maintenance of the school district facilities or grounds.
In keeping with the Board of Education’s priorities, potential user groups have
been divided into classifications. This will determine the fee as it is applied to
each category:
Category A
School District and School Activities – There would be no charge for
users in this category as these are considered educational and would be
a logical extension of the Board’s education programs.
Category B
Community Use – Youth Groups - Includes organizations and groups
where membership is predominately under 19.
Category C
Community Use – Non Commercial – Adult Groups – Includes
organizations and groups where membership is predominately 19 and
older.
Category D
Private and Commercial – Includes any group whose activities are not
open to the general public or where the objective is to gain a profit.
Category E
Day, Before and Afterschool Care Use – Includes any group whose
express purpose is to provide child care between the hours of 7:00 a.m.
and 6:00 p.m. on regular weekdays. Individual lease agreements will be
required for daycare providers.
The schedule of rental charges relating to each category is listed in Attachment C.
Policy #700 Regulations and Procedures – Page 3
5.
Cancellation
The Board reserves the right to refuse or cancel any rental application. In the event of
extraordinary circumstances as in the case of labour disputes (strikes, lockouts) resulting
in the closure of school facilities, all rentals will be suspended. If the Board cancels a
rental booking, the Board will issue a full refund.
Any individual or group who wishes to cancel a booking must notify the Board Office in
writing at least seven (7) days prior to the scheduled booking. If such notice is not
provided, the regular rental rate will apply.
The Board assumes no responsibility whatsoever for a cancellation due to causes
beyond its control.
6.
Usage
Rentals must not reflect adversely upon the Board and not interfere with the educational
programs. Usage conditions and procedures are listed in the regulations and procedures
attached to the application.
7.
Equipment
The following equipment is strictly prohibited indoors unless expressed permission has
been granted by the Secretary-Treasurer or designate:
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Hard rubber lacrosse balls (tennis, Nerf, or indoor field hockey balls only)
Regulation fastballs, softballs, baseballs (soft practice balls only)
Baseball or softball bats
Soccer balls (indoor Nerf soccer balls only)
Field hockey sticks
Ice hockey sticks
School equipment may not be used unless expressed permission has been granted by
the school’s Principal.
The Board requests that street shoes not be used for gymnasium rentals involving
sporting activities.
8.
Rental Agreement Form
A rental form must be signed by a person who is 19 years or older, who will be present at
the scheduled event, and who will be personally responsible, or has corporate authority
to bind the booking group to be responsible for the booking and the event.
All proposed rentals of school facilities will be confirmed with the school’s Principal before
arrangements are finalized.
9.
School Functions
School principals may make arrangements for all school and/or extracurricular functions
at their schools. The Board Office must be notified of such arrangements at least two (2)
weeks prior to the function in order to avoid scheduling conflicts.
10.
Availability
School facilities will not be rented before 6:00 p.m. and will not go beyond 10:00 p.m. on
school days unless previous arrangements with the school administrator have been
made.
Policy #700 Regulations and Procedures – Page 4
11.
12.
General
11.1
All fire regulations must be strictly observed by the Licensee.
11.2
According to Policy No. 740 – Smoke- and Tobacco-Free Environment, the
Board directs that smoking, the use of tobacco or smokeless tobacco products,
holding lighted tobacco, and the display of tobacco products be prohibited at all
times in all district buildings, district vehicles, and on all school property.
11.3
Adequate adult supervision shall be provided for all youth activities by the
Licensee.
11.4
Cost of any damage or breakage to school property shall be the responsibility of
the Licensee.
11.5
A custodian shall be assigned to the facility during all rental periods. Additional
costs for cleaning and labour resulting from such use shall be the responsibility of
the Licensee.
11.6
The Board reserves the right to request payment in advance of any rental and
may require the posting of a damage bond or proof of insurance.
11.7
Activities must be confined to areas stipulated in the rental agreement.
11.8
A copy of the signed rental agreement must be on-hand at time of facility access.
11.9
The Licensee must vacate the facility at the time specified on the agreement.
Employee Use
Facilities may be utilized by employees subject to the conditions listed in Attachment D.
Attachments or Regulations:
A
B
C
D
Agreement for the Use of School Facilities
Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages on School District Property/Licensed
Events
Schedule of Rental Charges
SD67 Employee Use of School Facilities
Reference Policies:
740
Smoke- and Tobacco-Free Environment
Attachment A
REGULATIONS
THE LESSEE AGREES THAT:
1.) The school facility indicated on the Agreement form will be accepted in the condition it is left during the
normal education program.
No warranty is expressed or implied by the Board regarding the suitability or condition of the school premises;
2.) The school premises are accepted at the Lessee’s own risk, and the Board shall be held harmless from all
and any legal liability for loss, costs or damages resulting from bodily injury to, including death or, any
person(s) or from damage to the property of others, including any indirect expense, resulting from the Lessee’s
occupancy of these premises;
3.) Commercial General Liability Insurance (recommended $2,000,000) is the responsibility of the Lessee, and
proof of coverage must be provided a minimum of seven (7) days prior to the rental activity.
4.) This rental may be revoked or cancelled by the Board at any time with or without cause and, in such event,
there shall be no claim or right to damages or to reimbursement on account of any loss, damage or expense;
5.) Adjustments for additional dates or for time lost due to school or statutory holidays when schools do not
normally operate will be made at the conclusion of the rental;
6.) Any cancellation of this rental must be made at the Board Office at least seven (7) days prior to the normal
rental date;
7.) All applicable fire by-laws and regulations will be observed, including the use of fire-proof stage props,
compliance with seating capacities, and keeping all exits free of obstructions;
8.) Adequate supervision will be provided as required and evidence of financial responsibility will be produced
upon request;
9.) Persons attending any function in a school will obey all reasonable directions of the school district
employee in charge at that time;
10.) No school equipment will be used, except with the approval of the school’s Principal (as indicated on the
reverse of this form);
11.) If required, equipment will be booked and requirement specified on the reverse of this form. The Board
may levy a user’s fee for the use of any equipment;
12.) Additional charges may be made for direct labour costs where occupancy of the facility results in services
or hours of work exceeding normal custodial duties;
13.) No advertising will be done in the school or affixed to the school building;
14.) Public advertising of any event, which implies the school district is sponsoring the event, will result in
cancellation of the rental;
15.) The facility must be vacated at the time specified on the Agreement form;
16.) There will be no smoking anywhere on the school premises;
17.) There will be no consumption of alcohol anywhere on the school premises unless it is an authorized
licensed event and guidelines are adhered to as outlined in the policy.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE REGULATIONS COULD RESULT IN CANCELLATION OF THE RENTAL.
NOTE: This form must be completed, signed, and submitted to the School Board Office at least fourteen (14)
days prior to the booking date(s).
Attachment B
The Board of Education of
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages on School Board Property
Licensed Events – Consumption of Alcohol
1.
The Board of Education may authorize the consumption of alcohol at adult functions
where school facilities are reserved by a community-based user group provided that:
a.
The request is provided in writing to the Board of Education at least 45 days prior
to the event (this request will need to be discussed and approved at a Board of
Education meeting);
b.
The conditions will ensure the safety and care of school district personnel and
property;
c.
All restrictions expressed and implied by the British Columbia Government Liquor
Act are enforced. Special Occasion Licenses are issued under the Liquor Control
and Licensing Act to authorize the selling or serving of liquor at the place
designated in the license. Amendments to the Act and Regulations make special
training (“Responsible Beverage Service”) a requirement before the school district
will approve on-site liquor consumption.
d.
There is demonstrated planning for the security and control of the function with a
named person responsible;
e.
A non-refundable liquor surcharge of $0.50 per attendee based on the number of
possible attendees estimated on the liquor permit is paid in conjunction of the
damage deposit.
e.
A refundable damage deposit in the amount of at least 50% of the rental value is
received;
f.
Where there is any use of alcohol in connection with a rental, a member of district
staff or a contracted agent must be in attendance throughout the activity;
g.
These, and other rental agreement terms, are agreed to.
2.
The consumption of alcoholic beverages is permitted only during the hours and the
areas agreed upon as stated on the Agreement for the Use of School Facilities issued by
the school district.
3.
The school district assumes no expressed, implied, or intended liability for groups who
dispense alcohol.
4.
Unlicensed use of alcohol in any form while on school grounds will result in immediate
cancellation of the rental agreement.
Attachment C
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
Schedule of Rental Fees
In keeping with the Board of Education’s priorities, potential user groups have been divided
into classifications. This will determine the fee as it is applied to each category.
Category A
School District and School Activities – Regular school curricular and extracurricular activities, including meetings of the school PAC.
Category B
Community Use – Youth Groups – Includes organizations and groups where
membership is predominately under 19.
Category C
Community Use – Non Commercial – Adult Groups – Includes organizations and
groups where membership is predominately 19 and older.
Category D
Private and Commercial Use – Includes any group whose activities are not open to
the general public or where the objective is to gain a profit.
Category E
Day, Before and Afterschool Care Use – Includes any group whose express
purpose is to provide child care between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on
regular weekdays.
FEES
Rates per hour by Category:
Fields
Classrooms
Small
Gym
Large
Gym
Music/Drama/Library/
MPR/Home Ec./
Dance Studio
0
0
0
0
0
$2.50
$3.50
$9.50
$16.25
$7.00
$5.00
$7.00
$19.00
$32.50
$14.00
$10.00
$14.00
$38.00
$65.00
$28.00
Category
Category A
Schools
Category B
Youth
Category C
Adults
Category D
Private and
Commercial
Category E
Day, Before
and/or
Afterschool Care
All Category E rentals will be on individual leases on a cost neutral base of
$800.00 per month.
ADDITIONAL FEES
Additional fees will be charged over and above the regular hourly fees as indicated below:
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A $10.00 non-refundable processing fee will be charged on all rentals;
A $60.00 per use opening/closing fee will be charged to all rentals in Categories B, C and D
for weekend or Pro-D day rentals;
Additional custodial fees may be deemed appropriate depending on the function (size or
scope) and will be determined by the Secretary-Treasurer or designate. Notice will be given
to the user prior to the rental agreement being processed;
A $15.00 per hour environmental fee will be charged for all rentals for Categories B, C and D
occurring when schools are not in session.
Attachment D
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
Employee Use of School Facilities
1.
If a school district employee intends to rent or use school district facilities, there is a potential
liability on the part of the employee. Additionally, all employees must receive permission from the
Board Office before using or renting school district facilities.
2.
All employees who use school district facilities for personal purposes:
a.
Must sign an Agreement for the Use of School Facilities available from the school
Board Office reception desk or on-line at www.sd67.bc.ca/rentals.asp.
This includes use of shops, gymnasiums, home ec rooms, dance studios, etc.
b.
Must pay applicable rental and custodial fees (if required);
c.
Must provide liability coverage through personal insurance;
d.
Must sign a waiver releasing the school district from liability (included on the
Agreement for the Use of School Facilities);
e.
Must be aware that employees are not insured by the school district for activities
conducted outside the scope of their employment;
f.
Must be aware that the school district’s insurer will seek to recover financially from an
party responsible for damage; and
g.
Must realize that if the damage resulted from an employee’s personal use of the facility,
the insurer could bring legal action against the employee.
3.
If employees are booking facilities on behalf of an organization, they must complete the same
facility use agreement form available from the Board Office.
4.
If an employee wishes to book a group or organization for a wellness/school event, please have
the organization contact the Board Office directly.
ADOPTED: DRAFT
Reviewed/Revised:
Statutory Reference:
May 20, 2014
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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.
Success Stories
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....
Success Stories
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.
Success Stories
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.
Success Stories
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!
Success Stories
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.”
Success Stories
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
Success Stories
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....
Success Stories
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
Success Stories
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
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
RECOGNITION OF STUDENT ARTWORK
Summerland Secondary School
June 9, 2014
School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha) extends recognition and appreciation to the following
students/groups of Summerland Secondary School for the artwork they submitted to be displayed
in the boardroom for the month of June.
Maeghan Vader
Grade 12
Inspired by artist Jasper Johns ~ (born: May 15, 1930 [age 84])
is an American contemporary artist who works
primarily in painting and printmaking.
A medium blue colour background including
blocks of taupe and orange-brown tones.
White outlined shapes stand out with black outlined
shapes in the foreground.
Tempera on paper.
Grade 11
Rachelle Nielson
Inspired by artist Emily Carr ~ (Dec 13, 1871 - Mar 2, 1945)
was a Canadian artist and writer. The artist was one of
the first painters in Canada to adopt a modernist and
post-impressionist painting style.
Incredible tall trees placed within a blue massive sky in olive
greens, yellows, blues, rust-browns, pale yellow and white.
Tempera on paper.
Alicia Halbach
Inspired by artist Edward Hopper ~ (July 22, 1882 - May 15, 1967)
was a prominent American realist painter and printmaker.
A selection of bold colours - purple, red, royal blue, teal, various
orange tones and black in this abstract piece.
Grade 11
Grade 11
Tempera on paper.
Nicolai Cadonic
Inspired by artist Claude Monet ~ (Nov14, 1840 - Dec 5, 1926)
was a founder of French Impressionist painting.
The focal point is a bridge with many arches, a tall predominant castle in the background
which faces a village. Yellow-mustard tones, deep blues, greens with a pale blue sky.
Tempera on paper.
Grade 11
Amanda Dennison
Inspired by artist Claude Monet ~ Nov14, 1840 - Dec 5, 1926)
was a founder of French Impressionist painting.
A landscape painted in a selection of various warm green tones,
bright yellows, oranges, rust-browns and reds.
TTempera on paper.
Inspired by artist Claude Monet ~ (Nov14, 1840 - Dec 5, 1926)
was a founder of French Impressionist painting.
Jennifer Butler
A large tree in full bloom in various pinks, whites, coral
coloured blossoms. Warm and cool greens were used for the
trees and rolling hills.
Tempera on paper.
Grade 9