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GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
May 4, 2010
HERNEWOOD
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Hernewood’s Mission Statement: To provide an atmosphere which is conducive to learning and
where students are given a variety of experiences promoting the overall development of the
individual, both socially and academically.
Hernewood’s Code of Conduct: 1. Respect myself, others and school property.
2. Take responsibility for my own actions and learning.
3. Behave in a safe and responsible manner.
4. Make a positive contribution to my school
Important Dates To Remember:
May 7 - Area Association Meeting
(no classes)
May 12 - Parent Council Meeting @
7:00
May 14 - Provincial Heritage Fair
May 19 - History & Travel meet with
RCMP re: Safety
May 21 - Grade 9 Girls HPV 9:00 am
May 24 - Victoria Day (no classes)
May 25 - Peace Week
May 26 - Grade 6 Students will be
visiting Hernewood
May 27 - Grade 9 Dance 5-7:00 P.M.
June 1 - Grade 8 Math Final
June 5 - Track & Field
Championships
June 8 - Golf Championships
(Anderson Creek)
June 8 - Grade 7 Math Final
June 9 - Softball Championships
June 14 - Awards Assembly @ 2:20
June 17 - Grade 9 Math Assessment
June 17 - Grade 9 Closing Rehearsal
P.M
June 18 - History & Travel Students
leave
June 25 - Grade 7/8 Report Cards
go home
June 25 - History & Travel Students
return
June 28 - Grade 9 Closing @ 7:00
HISTORY & TRAVEL
There will be an important parent
meeting on Wednesday, May 19 @
7:00 p.m. in the Hernewood Lecture
Theatre. All parents/guardians are
asked to please attend, information
will be given out at this meeting.
History & Travel students will have a
meeting with Cst. Gaven Moore
regarding safety on Wednesday, May
19 @ 1:30.
All History and Travel ticket money
and unsold tickets are due to Mrs.
Gorrill. Draw is May 7.
All History & Travel installments are
due to Mr. Rix.
MUSIC
Congratulations to the Grade 8/9
Senior
Band who
travelled to
Halifax
for Band Fest.
STUDENT
COUNCIL
Hernewood donates money each year
to the IWK Telethon . We will be
having 4 different fundraisers over the
next few weeks:
May 14th - Who’ll Win the Stanley
Cup?
May 21 - Jersey Day
May 28th - Half Court Free Throw
June 4th - Sock Hop on your own lunch.
Listen to morning announcements for
more details on these events.
**ALL money raised from these events
will go to IWK. Student Council will be
presenting a cheque in June.
PEACE WEEK
Hernewood will be celebrating Peace
Week
with a variety of
activities during
the
week of May 25 28.
Some activities will
include: Peace Olympics, Pink Day, a
Production from our very own Drama
Group...Please stay tuned to our blog
for more details.
“All we are saying is Give Peace a
Chance”
GRADE 9 DANCE
Hernewood Grade 9 Dance will be on
May 27 from 5-7:00. This years theme
will be “A Night Up West”
GRAD SWEATERS
Orders are due back Monday, May 10th
with at least half the money. No cash
will be accepted...please make cheques
or money orders payable to Hernewood
Intermediate School. For more
information please contact Mr. Duane
Arsenault or Mrs. Cheryl Arsenault at
859-8710.
PCAP TEST
8D students
randomly
selected to
participated in
the
PCAP testing
today.
This year the
main focus was on math with a portion
of the questions on Science and LA.
Grade
were
ART CLUB
Art Club has begun its final big project
for the year, and that the last art club
for the season will be on Tuesday May
25th. Mrs Corcoran would like to thank
all those who participated with the club
this year!!
DRAMA
Rehearsals for this year's production,
"Judge Moody: Bullies on Trial," have
been going very well. Drama students
are reminded to rehearse their lines on
a daily basis, as the production date
is fast approaching. The last two
Monday rehearsals will be May 10
and May 17 (I will be having a full
dress rehearsal on Tuesday, May
25). This year, as in years past, we
will be co-ordinating the production
date to coincide with Peace Week,
scheduled for May 25-28. Our play
will be held during periods 6 & 7 on
Friday, May 28 and this will wrap up
Drama for the 2009/2010 school
year. We encourage parents to
come and be a part of our audience
and to share in your children's
shining moment on stage! If you
have any questions, please contact
Mr. Rick Sparkes at 859-8710
SPORTS
Badminton: Congratulations to the
following students who placed in the
Unit Badminton Meet at Callaghan
Singles:
Bantam Girls:
1st Breanne Lewis, 2nd Maggee
Fraser, 3rd Savanna Guimond.
Bantam Boys:
3rd Connor Dyment
Midget Girls:
2nd Breeanna Gallant
3rd Victoria Davis
Midget Boys:
4th Creed Coughlin
Doubles:
Midget Boys:
1st: Creed Coughlin & Derek
Lewis
2nd: Victoria Davis & Breeanna
Gallant
Bantam Boys:
3rd: Connor Dyment & Dominic
Dijulio
Bantam Girls:
1st: Savannah Guimond & hannah
Arsenault
2nd: Breanne Lewis & Maggie Fraser
3rd: Rebecca Palmer & Jody Gerus
Bantam girls also won the Provincial
Plaque
The Provincial Meet was held on
April 23 & 24 in Slemon Park, and
the results were as follows:
Singles - 4th Breanne Lewis
Doubles - 2nd Breeanna Gallant &
Victoria Davis
MORE NEWS ON BACK ☞
Softball: Boys and Girls Softball
tryouts have begun. Girls Coaches
will be Miss Nancy MacMillan and
Miss Sherrise Smallman. Boys Coach
will be Mr. Jimmy Smith
Track & Field:. Track & Field: has
begun. Practices will be at lunch
time or after school. Students are
asked to listen for announcements as
to the events each practice. Coaches
will be Mrs. Kelly Gorrill & Mr.
Lincoln Rix
Golf: Hernewood golfers will be
practicing Monday afternoons from
3:15 - 4:30 starting on Monday, April
10th. Golfers need their own set of
clubs to participate. All golfers must
attend the rules clinic on Tuesday,
May 4th from 3:15-4:00 pm to
prepare for the upcoming
tournaments. Coaches for this year
are Mr. Duane Arsenault and Mrs.
Moira McGuire.
BOYS SPRING SOCCER
Mr. Robertson would like to invite
any interested grade 7 or 8 boys to
sign up for spring soccer. This will be
held after school until 4:30 on
Wednesdays.
The
sessions will
begin
on May 12th.
All
boys that are
interested in
trying
out for next
years team are encouraged to attend
the sessions.
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
March Students of the Month:
Grade 7 - Sammi Jo Collicutt
Grade 8 - Caitlin MacLennan
Grade 9 - Bray Smallman
Each student was awarded a free
cafeteria lunch......Congratulations to
all students!!!
NEWSLETTER WINNER
April Newsletter draw winner was
Janelle Perry. Congratulations. Don’t
forget to pass in signed newsletter
ballots for a prize at the end of the
year!!!!!
LEADERSHIP
An information meeting was held
today for any grade 7 or 8 students
who are interested in the leadership
program for next year. Some of the
2009/10 leadership students will be
on a panel to answer any questions
that the students may ask.
Application forms will be available.
GUEST SPEAKER
Thank you to Scott Gamble who came
to explain Clean drinking water to
the Grade 7C science class on Friday,
April, 30.. His Demonstration of how
ground water is contaminated was
very insightful.
OTHER NEWS
Support Group For Parents Who
Have a Child With a Disability Do
you have a child with a diagnosed
disability?
Could be...
physical disability
intellectual disability
learning disability
Autism Spectrum disorder
emotional or behavioral issues
visual, hearing, auditory processing
disorder
Are you looking for help navigating
the systems?
Are you concerned about transition out
of school to the community?
Are you wondering what supports
exist?
Are you looking to connect and share
with other parents?
Get together with other parents - First
Thursday of the month
Next meeting -May 6, 2010 at 7:00
p.m. Alberton United Church Hall
Camp Seggie www.campseggie.ca
Summer is right around the corner and
we are very excited about this year's
program. We offer a variety of full
week camps for students finishing
grades 3-9 and a mini camp for
students completing grades 1-3. Come
and share some of your summer with
us. Check out the website for more
information.
Triathlon
There will be a "Try a Tri" (Sprint
Triathlon) on Saturday, May 15th at the
Mill River Aquaplex
What is a Sprint Triathlon???
Swim: 750 meters (37 ½ lengths of the
pool at the aquaplex)
Bike: 20 km (10 km out the Mill River
Rd and back)
Run: 5 km (2 ½ km out the Mill River
Rd and back)
This is a fun event to try and
encourage more West Prince residents
to come out and try a triathlon. The
cost is $20 and open to only the
first 20 to register. The first heat
will start at approximately
7:30
am on Saturday, May 15 with
5 swimmers in the pool and a
new heat will start every
half hour.
For more information or to register you
can contact any of the
organizing committee at the following
information: Jacquie Lidstone: 8593300, Paul Dalton 882-3750, Myrna
Boulter: 859-1970, Aquaplex: 8591575, West Prince Sports Council: 8598856
Also, a number of volunteers will be
required for the event - if you
are interested please let us know.
Spectators/Fan Support are Welcome!
Canoe Cove Christian Camp
#Camp
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2010 Camp Schedule
Date
Group (entering in
July 4-7
July 11-16
July 18-23
Aug 8-13
Aug 22-29
Grades 2 & 3
Grades $ & 5
Grades 6 & 7
Grades 8 & 9
Grades 10, 11 & 12
For further information call 675-3039
or check out our website at
www.canoecovechristiancamp.org for a
downloadable registration
form...Everyone Welcome!!!
Cycling Helmets
Just a reminder - Cycling Helmets are
mandatory for all ages. Make sure you
wear your helmet. Operation Headway
started May 1, 2010 and law
enforcement as well as Island Trails
Trial Officers will be out issuing
tickets for people not wearing their
helmets. If you are observed wearing
your helmet by the enforcement people
they will be handing out free ice cream
coupons from MacDonald's,
Cows, and Dairy Queen. You
will also be eligible for
other prizes. Cycling PEI
also have helmets for
people who do not have
them that will be given out
randomly.
THANK YOU to all parents
and guardians who have
provided their email to us.
We had a response rate of
over 80%! As we are in the
process of enerting all this
information into our
computer system. We ask
you to continue to check our
website and our blog for
important information.
CHALLENGE: For each
newsletter, there is a ballot
that can be returned signed
by the parent to indicate
that
the
newsletter has made it home
and read. We continue to do
that, but we want to allow
for email responses as
well.
For the May Newsletter:
Read your child’s paper
copy that they bring home
or log onto
www.edu.pe.ca/hernewood/
to read it. Email me at
hernewood@edu.pe.ca State
I READ THE NEWSLETTER!
Please add your child’s name
and his/her name will be
entered in a draw to win a
MP3 Player. Draw date will
be May 10, 2010...Good
Luck!!!
HERNEWOOD
NEWSLETTER BALLOT
www.edu.pe.ca/hernewood/
Parent’s Signature:
Student’s Signature: