EATON CLIPPINGS
Volume 24, Issue 3
2015
November 2
November 4
November 5
November 6-7
November 8
November 9
November 11
November 12
November 16-17
November 16
November 17
November 18
November 23
November 27-28
November 28
November 30
December TBA
December 10
December 18
2016
January 4
January 29
February 1
February 15-19
NOVEMBER 2015
SCC Meeting – Eaton School Library – 6:30 p.m.
Grade 9 TOKW – Take Our Kids to Work Day
Flu Clinic – Eatonia Oasis Living – 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Sr. Girls’ VB Conferences at Dinsmore
Grades K-3 Family Sunday Fun Day
Remembrance Day Program – 11:00 a.m. – School Gym
No School – Remembrance Day
Report Cards - Grades 1-12
Scholastic Book Fair
Parent Teacher Interviews – (evening)
Parent Teacher Interviews – (evening)
Grade 8 Talk to Youth Live - Kindersley
No School – time in lieu of evening parent teacher interviews
Basketball Camp for Grades 5-12
Ref Clinic (basketball) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
No School – Professional Development Day
Band Poinsettia, Planter and Wreath pick-up
Winter Band Concert 7:00 p.m.
Last Day of School for Students
School Resumes
No School – Professional Development Day
Second semester starts
No School
Poppy Sales
This year we will not be canvassing the town to sell Poppies door to door. Instead anyone
interested in purchasing Poppies can send money to school with their child on November 9th and
10th. Any amount that you feel is appropriate is fine. (No set price.) The businesses around
town will also have poppy boxes set out for you to purchase Poppies to wear.
November 12, 2015
Grades 1-12
November 9, 2015
Eaton School Gym
11:00 a.m.
Grades K-12
November 16 (evening)
November 17 (evening)
(No School November 23)
All Community members are welcome
to join us as we Remember. We look
forward to seeing everyone there.
Concert Band Parents
Just a reminder that all concert band students will need to have a white
shirt, black dress pants, black shoes, and black socks for the Remembrance Day
Service on November 9th. If your child is in need of any of these items please
contact the school at 306-967-2536.
KINDERGARTEN/GRADE 1
It has been a wonderful month! Here is what
has been going on….. During October students made
pumpkin personalities art, a fall tree, and prepared
charcoal scenes.
They carved jack-o-lanterns with
their parents, relatives, and grandparents on October
30th. A scary (but not too scary) Halloween party
was held. Everyone looked awesome as they took part
in the costume parade. Thanks to parents that sent
birthday cupcakes and Halloween snacks for the
class.
We have had some real learning going on with
our Agriculture in the Classroom theme.
The
students were able to help grind wheat into flour,
make pizza and then eat it! It was interesting to
learn where our food comes from. The students
enjoyed making living necklaces to watch the seeds
germinate. Some students figured the alive seed was
already growing the first day they got them!!
During Physical Education the class has been
doing Halloween stations, playing tag games, using
bouncy balls to practice tossing skills, and probably
the most interesting was rubber chicken baseball. We
have been exploring using effort awareness and
various pathways. We will
be going skating during
the month of November.
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volunteer to transport
skates each day we go
skating. We will be in
need of skate tiers and
people to untie skates. A
note will come out shortly
with more information on
school skating.
The Kindergarten class is working on basic
readiness skills. It would be helpful to review basic
information at home such as phone number, birthday,
and address. They are working on counting to 10 and
20 and they are learning the letters of the alphabet.
The Kindergarten class is learning to make choices
and work independently during Centre Time. It would
be most beneficial to practice independent skills at
home such as zipping coats, putting boots on and
taking them off, and looking after their own
belongings. By encouraging children to do things for
themselves helps increase self-esteem and promotes
healthy growth. Please encourage your children to do
things for themselves.
The Grade One class is reviewing the lower
case letters in Printing. They are learning initial and
final consonant sounds in Phonics. They are working on
Lesson 4 in Sight Words and they are expanding their
sight word vocabulary. In Math they are finishing
learning to add to 5. We’re becoming proficient
addition magicians. Please quiz us up on our facts to
5. They are doing a unit on representing Numbers to
20. The Grade Ones are on the road to reading - what
an exciting time for all of us! Keep reading the little
books every day!! In Science the students are
learning about seasons (months, days of the week and
calendars). In Computers the class is using Kid Pix.
We now know how to log on and off.
We have also gone to www.starfall.com, RAZ
Kids and Mathletics which are enjoyable sights to use
to reinforce reading and math skills.
The students have been busy preparing a
poem for the Remembrance Day Ceremony on Monday,
November 9th at 11:00 a.m. in the gym. Feel free to
join us. It’s hard to believe that October is over and
we are heading into November already. I am sure
everyone is excited about the first report cards
(Kindergartens will get their first report card next
term, in March) and interview day that is quickly
approaching.
Kindergartens will have their first
interview in November.
Have a wonderful day and a super month!
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GRADE 2/3
Happy Halloween! October has been a very
busy month in the Grade 2/3 room. We are well into
our term one assessments as term one report cards
are fast approaching. Students are building their
collection of artifacts in their assessment binders,
which will be shared with parents at the upcoming
three way conferences. Students have completed
sight word assessments, writing samples, spelling
assessments, informal reading assessments, as well as
DRA assessments.
In ELA we are
finishing up our Bubbles
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Balloons
theme.
Students have read many
stories, and completed
written
retells,
sequencing activities and
creative writing projects.
They have also identified
their favorite characters
and given reasons for
their choice. We have
been working with the
RAZ reading program as
well and students are encouraged to access this from
a home computer as it offers reading material at the
student’s current reading level. We watched a video
that explained the science behind bubbles. We also
took part in the BUBBLE FAIR on October 16th. We
would like to thank all of the parents and
grandparents who volunteered to work at the
stations. We also made BUBBBLE
GUM using a kit. Students have also
completed a book talk on a book of
their own choosing.
In Spelling we have completed
unit 9. In Phonics the Grade Three students are
working with long vowel words to identify the
patterns that make vowels long. The Grade Two
students have been working with short vowel words.
Students in both grades are continuing to refine
their pencil grip, and letter formations. Grade Two
students are printing letters and the Grade Three
students are reviewing cursive letters.
In Math both grades have completed the
patterning unit. Everyone had a chance to complete
two patterning tasks using the smart board. These
have been printed and will be included in the
assessment portfolio. We are now working with
reading numbers, as well as representing and
comparing numbers. Grade Two students need to
know the numbers to 100 and the Grade Three
students need to know up to 1000. Students are also
working on the MATHLETICS program. They are
encouraged to access MATHLETICS from home as
well.
We got to see the musical performance by
BORIS. Students have also been working on their
entries in the Remembrance Day Poster contest. At
the Remembrance Day program we will be singing a
song with the K-5 students as well as doing a 2/3
poem.
In Phys-ed we have been working on sending
and receiving skills for volleyball.
In Science we have completed the section
about magnetism and have discovered that magnets
can attract and repel other magnets. We also made
magnets out of pins, and we also created an electro
magnet. We are now learning about static electricity.
Students will be using their knowledge of magnetism
and static electricity in a design project to create a
boat or a sled, which moves using one of these forces.
In Social Studies the Grade Three students
have been learning about the United Nations
International Rights of Children.
They have also
begun to learn about conflict resolution. They have
looked at our rights and responsibilities and how the
two are related. We also looked at how decisions are
made and we had a mock election on October 19th to
help children understand the election process.
We would like to thank all of the people who
were able to come and assist us with carving
pumpkins. We also thank those who sent board games
and drinks for the party, as well as those who
provided the snacks.
Grade 2/3 school skating will be taking place
in November so be sure to check that your child has
skates and a helmet that fits. Notes will be sent out
shortly with information regarding dates, and times,
and helping to tie skates.
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GRADE 4/5
It is amazing what we have accomplished and
taken part in throughout October! In the classroom,
the Grade 4s and 5s tackle work in ELA, Math, Social,
Science, Arts Ed, Band/Music, Health and Phys Ed
with lots of determination.
Reading is the focus in ELA:
reading
strategies,
reading
comprehension,
reading…reading…reading. We are starting to wind
down our main unit theme – Imagination and Fantasy –
and will be starting a final project and writing a test
right away. Each student has a RAZ-kids account
that they access to give them more reading practice.
RAZ-kids is an on-line leveled literacy program that
the students are enjoying, especially as they get to
use tablets in our classroom. We wrote three major
writing assignments so far this term: a descriptive
paragraph of an imaginary character, a letter to a
genie asking for 3 wishes to be granted, and a
Remembrance Day poem or essay for competition in
the Legion Remembrance Day Poster and Literary
contest. In ELA, we also continue to work at journal
writing, do word work and spelling, and we are
preparing a poem for the Remembrance Day service.
The Grade 4s have completed the first unit
on patterns and equations, and will be beginning whole
numbers in Math. Grade 5s will soon wrap up their
Whole Numbers unit which focuses on representing
and estimating numbers and they will do a quick unit
on geometry. Both the Grade 4s and 5s love Tech
Time in Math. This is when they go on to Mathletics
or Prodigy Math (both online strategy games that get
them using math), or go online to Math Magician to
practice our math facts. These are things they can
do at home, too, for extra practice.
While the federal election was the focus of
several Social Studies classes, we have also been
learning about understanding the Aboriginal heritage
of Canada and analyzing the evolution of Canada as a
multicultural nation.
Science classes “sound” interesting. Students
are excited about the research project they are
engaged in. We are putting our skills to use as we
research the sounds that mammals make in order to
prepare a video.
Arts Ed projects this month included
collages, Fowl Supper posters, and posters in black
and white or color for the Legion Remembrance Day
Poster and Literary contest. Grade 4s and 5s have
been writing stories in Health about bullying. Phys Ed
is fun. The kids enjoy volleyball, co-operative games,
and fitness with Miss Vannest. Grade 5s have been
learning to play their instruments, and it’s super
important they keep practicing. The day the Grade
4s got their recorders was a pretty exciting day.
Outside the classroom, the Grade 4s and 5s
have participated in x-country and midget volleyball.
They have cheered on the other Spartans at their
games, too. We thoroughly enjoyed the Boris Sichon
performance, and appreciated a day off when the
teachers had a professional development day. We
participated in the food drives and happily sponsored
the SRC bake sale. Super Happy Fun Time is a
favorite.
Of course, we were very excited to
celebrate Halloween by attending the SRC Halloween
carnival, carving pumpkins and parading our costumes
in the gym. Thanks to our parents for helping carve
and for helping with our costumes. As always, there
were lots of wonderful, creative ideas!
What is there to look forward to in
November? Our participation in the Remembrance
Day service, report cards and parent-teacher
interviews, book fair, more SRC activities, and the
start of basketball season to name a few.
Eaton School is a busy place and a great place
to be!
- Mrs. Lisa King
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Cross Country has had a spectacular season
with an extra amount of enthusiasm! In the top 10 at
Districts in Outlook were Kylan Wagner who placed
8th, Kelsey Guidinger placed 5 th, Brendan Ritchie
placed 5th, and Madison Somerville came in 1st.
Then Kelsey went on to compete in Provincials
in Saskatoon where she placed 60 out of 107
participants. She ran quickly and made us Spartans
proud!
To wind up the season there was the annual
Cross Country Wild Western Wind Up! (Dodge Ball in
the gym). The athletes took this activity seriously
and eagerly fought until the end where the girls
slightly beat the boy’s team. Until next season in
running………..
- Mrs. Shelley Follensbee,
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MIDGET VOLLEYBALL
What a great season the Midget
Co-ed Volleyball players had! A high five
goes out to: Brayden, Brooklyn, Braecyn,
Emersyn, Trinity, Taryn, Kylee, Kenzie,
Shawi, Dani, Kearin, Abrie, Ce’Nedra,
Ryanna, Madison and Kylan. We really
improved our play and our skills and you could see
that in the five match-ups we played against teams
from Elizabeth School, Eston and Elrose. It was a
successful season as the Midget team was fairly
evenly matched with their opponents. There were
lots of close games, and the Spartans won several
sets. Best of all, we had a fun time. Way to go,
Spartans! The team would especially like to thank
their fans for driving us to games and for coming out
to cheer us on. Much appreciated…thank you.
Thanks for a great season, Midget players!
- Mrs. Lisa King, Coach
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JUNIOR GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
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Well, it has been a whirlwind season for the
Junior Girls’ Volleyball Team! The girls competed this
year in games against Eston and Kindersley. As well,
we competed in tournaments in Outlook and Leader.
Our team this year
consisted of 8 girls!
We were pleased with the
improvements we saw over the
season in terms of skills and
comradery. Our coach this year
was Miss Melanie Shillington. Our
players were: Alyssa Evans,
Danielle Townsend, Adrianna Graham, Emma Eckstein,
Hannah Eckstein, Hannah Swan, Madison Somerville
and Abrie Hayes. These girls were so supportive of
each other! They were always loud and cheering on
their teammates 100%.
Sectional playoffs were held on October 21st
in Kindersley. The girls fought hard against
Kindersley to earn the win. However, the girls were
eliminated in a final game against Eston. Despite the
loss, the girls were still very upbeat and thankful for
the season.
Again, we would like to thank all of the
parents, staff, and community members who
supported our team throughout the season. Without
all of your support for driving, refereeing, etc. our
season would not be possible.
Thanks for the great season girls!
JUNIOR BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL
The Junior Boys’ Volleyball team had another
successful season this fall. This year we played
games in Eatonia, Leader, Kindersley, and Eston and
travelled to tournaments in Loreburn, Unity, Leader,
and Beechy.
The boys worked hard this year to develop
their skills and to become a strong volleyball team.
The team this year consisted of Jacob “the Krazy”
Knutilla and Cameron “the Crusher” Stallmann in
Grade 9; Caden “the Hurricane” Hayes, Jackson “the
Slayer” Schuh, Taylen “the Taser” Solvberg and
Turner “the Terror” Somerville in Grade 8; and Quinn
“the Powerhouse” Price, Brody “the Basher” Oomen,
and Kyle “the Killer” Theaker in Grade 7. It was
great watching these 9 boys develop their skills and
work to become a good volleyball team.
Some highlights this year included our
tournament performances where we fought hard and
played well even against some really strong teams.
Mrs. Facca and Mr. Hoult were very proud of seeing
the boys work together and play well. There were
some really fantastic games this year.
The Junior Boys’ Volleyball team would like to
thank the parents who took time out of their busy
schedules to drive us to our many games and
tournaments, especially this year when many were so
far away. Without their support our season would not
have been possible.
Although our season has now ended and we
bid goodbye to our Grade 9 players, Cameron and
Jacob, the Grade 7s and 8s are eager to move into
their shoes and Mr. Hoult and Mrs. Facca are looking
forward to another great year next year.
Mr. Michael Hoult
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SRC REPORT
October was an incredibly busy month for the
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A big thank you to the parents, students and
staff from Eaton School as a total of 359 pounds of
food was donated. This is equivalent to 359 meals
collected to fight hunger.
SRC.
We hosted the Spartan football team’s last
game of the season where they played Gull Lake.
We hosted a Blue Jays Day to help support
our Canadian Baseball Team.
On October 16 we held a short pep rally for
our Spartan Cross Country athlete, Kelsey Guidinger,
who was off to Provincials in Saskatoon.
We canvassed the town for food for our
Hallowe’en for Hunger food drive. The SRC also
spearheaded the loading and weighing of the food for
the FCC food drive.
We spent a lot of time preparing for our
Hallowe’en Carnival which was enjoyed by all who
attended. A new event at this year’s carnival was
the” haunted high school hallway”. Thanks to the SCC
who helped at the barbeque.
We held a Hallowe’en themed bake sale, with
proceeds going to The Red Cross Disaster Relief
Fund.
Our volleyball teams are all done, except for
the Sr. Girls’ who will attend Conference playoffs the
first week in November. All teams have been playing
hard and representing our school well, showing real
Spartan Spirit and doing us proud.
November is report card month, so some time
will need to be spent studying.
November is Movember, so we plan to have
some sort of fundraiser for this worthy cause so look
for further details.
Mrs. Patti Filyk,
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Horse Riddles
(for you Toni)
Eaton School has an updated Web Page and
1. What do horses tell their kids at night?
2. Why did the pony take cough medicine?
3. What happened to the mare who broke
her leg?
now has a Facebook page, Twitter and
Instagram. You can find us at:
www.sunwestsd.ca/eaton
www.facebook.com/EatonSpartans
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www.twitter.com/eatonspartans
Pony tales
He was a little hoarse.
She’s in stable condition.
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instagram – eatonspartans
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The SCC would like to congratulate the SRC on the fantastic job on the Halloween
Carnival. The carnival was enjoyed by all! We are proud of the student leadership in
Eaton School.
Eatonia Band Association
Poinsettia, Holiday Planter, and Wreath Sale
The Eatonia Band Association is selling
RED, WHITE, AND PINK
Poinsettias Plants this year!
NEW THIS YEAR
10 inch Holiday Planters with mixed tropical plants
and a 22 inch Berries and Bows Wreath
If you have not received a call by November 6, 2015
and would like to purchase a plant, please contact
Tosha Stallman at 306-967-2297
or
Cheryl Bailey at 306-967-2846
NOTE: Poinsettia plants, Holiday Planters, and Wreaths
will be available for pickup in December.
The exact day, time and location for pickup
will be posted at a later date.
FLU CLINIC
Eatonia Oasis Living
November 5, 2015
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
SCC PRESENTS
The SCC would like to give the opportunity for families to bring their children to the
Eaton School Gymnasium one SUNDAY each month (watch for posters on the dates) and have an
activity from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
There will be two groups - Grades K-3 and Grades 4-7. There will also be a sign up sheet
with the activity that will be chosen for that date.
Please bring a Parent, a water bottle and gym shoes. This will happen once a month for
each group till May 2016. Watch for posters in the community.
Activities may include: kick ball, volleyball, dodge ball, floor hockey, etc.
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POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE
In an effort to increase graduation rates, Sun West School Division is engaging in a Positive
Mental Health Initiative. The objective is to build school cultures where mental health wellness is
recognized as an important part of everyday life. We are striving to reduce stigmas attached to mental
health issues and to build awareness of available supports.
To initiate conversations, the school counselors will be meeting with students in Grades 6, 9, and
11 to determine mental health needs in the division. During November, 2015 the counselor will conduct
classroom focus-group discussions asking students general questions about their awareness of mental
health issues. The data collected will provide a baseline measure of the current state of mental health
awareness in the division at this time, and will provide valuable information as we progress toward
improved graduation rates.
Parents are asked to please contact their school if they wish to have their child(ren) removed
from the focus groups, or if they wish to access a copy of the focus-group questions.
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Basketball Camp
Eaton School will be running its annual
basketball camp on November 27th & 28th.
This will be a chance to learn some basketball skills and practice
skills to get you ready for the upcoming basketball season.
The camp is open to students in Grades 5-12 and will run on
Friday from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. –
2:30 p.m.
We will also be running a basketball ref clinic Saturday November
28th from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. with Referee Kyra Parkin.
The ref clinic is open to anyone, so if you are interested in
learning how to ref, or just interested in learning a bit more about
the rules of basketball come and check it out.
For more information and to register for either of the above, talk to Mr. Hoult.
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Please Join Us!!!
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WHAT: Fun, interactive activities for families to do together such as
crafts, games, reading corner, imaginative play, puzzles,
etc. There will be a different theme every week.
WHO: Any families with children 0 — 5 years of age
WHERE: Eaton School — Band Room
WHEN: Thursday, October 29 — Music & Nursery Rhymes
Friday, November 6 — Occupations
Friday, November 13 — Family & Home
Thursday, November 19 — Nutritious Food
Thursday, November 26 — Shapes & Colors
Thursday, December 3 — Down on the Farm
TIME: Drop in any time between 1:30pm — 3:30pm
COST: FREE!
Hope to see you there!!!
Dear Parents,
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school and you are invited to come and share in this celebration of
literacy with us!
Now more than ever, reading is vital to leading a better life. Knowing how to read is just the beginning.
Motivating young people to keep reading, comprehend what they read and develop the ability to think
creatively are the end goals.
Scholastic Book Fairs has the books to motivate more reading. With your involvement, we can inspire children
to practice reading and read more often. Together, we can make a difference in their lives that will last a
lifetime.
P.S. Book Fair hours are 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on November 16th and 17th and
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 on November 18th.
NEW THIS YEAR
Here is the Author Video link so you can access the author video and flyers from the comfort
of your home: http://www.scholastic.ca/bookfairs/dvd1.php.
November 16th and 17th
Eaton School Library