HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STSA7MAKS TLLCW
530 Cottonwood Avenue, Box 380
Chase, BC V0E 1M0
Phone: 250-679-3269
Fax: 250-377-2247
http://haldane.sd73.bc.ca
Email:
haldane@sd73.bc.ca
April 2012
Intramural Floor Hockey
Kindergarten Registration
Intramurals are happening on Tuesdays for Gr 6-7 teams and
Thursdays for Gr 3-5 teams. The hockey is pretty amazing –
spectators are welcome to watch from 12:15-12:55. The
playoffs will take place later in May. Thanks to Clint Hallett
for supervising the games.
There are still several spaces available
for students who will be attending FullTime Kindergarten this fall. The sooner
you enroll your child, the better, as staffing decisions are
being made soon in preparation for the coming school year. To First Nations Family Pot Luck
register your child, please bring his/her birth certificate and
proof of home address (hydro bill, or parent's driver's licence) Haldane had a very succesful First Nations Family Pot Luck
to the main office at Haldane.
on Thursday, March 15th. We had over 65 guests representing
12 families along with community members, elders, and
School District personnel. Thank you to Peter Michel for
Bus Loop and Parking Lot
organizing games and for leading the prayer. We had several
books donated to us by Deb Draney and Judy Dunn, both
Parents & Guardians please remember, for the safety of the
students, please do not drop off or pick up your child(ren) in representing SD 73. One of our main door prizes was donated
by Naramada Video Store – thank you. Haldane would like to
the bus loop and Parking Lot. Thanks for your help!
recongize Nancy Mueller, Diana Baglee, and Jeri Antoine for
organizing this wonderful event. We are looking forward to
Lost and Found
having our Second Annual First Nations Family Pot Luck in
the spring of 2013.
Our lost and found is piling up! Please check the lost and
found situated by the Library for any lost items. All items not
Jump Rope for Heart 2012
claimed by Easter break will be donated to Good Will.
Green Kids
There is an Environmental Mind Grind event at Aberdeen
Mall on Saturday April 28 with 2 teams of 8 students from
Haldane that are being sponsored by CSS Grade 12 student
and Clean and Green Team member, Chayla Wilcox and her
Mom, Cheryl Wilcox. Family and friends are encouraged to
go to the event and cheer on the Haldane teams as there are
points given for the most enthusiastic cheering squad.
Haldane’s 22nd Annual Earth Day Celebration
Earth Day 2012 at Haldane will be held on Friday,
April 20, 2012. International Earth Day which is
celebrated around the world is April 22nd . Our
Earth Week of activities runs April 17 to April 20.
Everyone is welcome to take part.
Jump, jump, jump! Skip, skip, skip! Yes,
Haldane, it's almost that time of year again! Our
school is taking part in the Jump Rope for Heart
event on Friday, June 6th. This fun event gets
our kids physically active and raises vital funds
to reduce the devastating effects of heart disease and stroke.
The students will be participating in fun skipping and jumping
challenges. Leading up to event day, kids are encouraged to
raise funds and in return earn thank you prizes for their
individual fundraising efforts. More information will be
coming in a following newsletter.
Heritage Fair News!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The students in our school have been busy preparing for the
upcoming school-wide Heritage Fair on Wednesday, April 18
in the Gym – 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Research, interviews, and
This year’s theme is “Caring for our Water”. Our day will
watching video clips have all been a part of the process of
begin in an assembly at 8:45 a.m. for the whole student body producing a Heritage Fair project. The Heritage Fair was
with special guest speaker “Dr. Fish”- Kim Fulton talking
developed to increase awareness and interest in Canadian
about caring for all sources of water. He will also be working history, unique community events and/or family culture. The
with the Grade 6/7 classes to plant local species in riparian
primary focus of the Fair program is to encourage students to
zones. Prizes will be drawn for the garbage-free lunch and
tell their stories and/or share their information about their
snack contest as well as for “POP” questions. The winning
personal or family history, some meaningful aspect of their
Division of the Pop Can Pull Tab Challenge will be announced community, or an important Canadian event or hero that is
by Mrs. Melnychuk and the EMG “Eco-Heroes”.
important to them. The chosen winning projects from our fair
The students will then go off in many directions to do enviro- will go on to represent Haldane at the Kamloops’ Regional
friendly activities. Some of these include: willow and tree
Fair in Kamloops on Thursday, May 13th.
planting in riparian zones within the village of Chase, a Flea- Please plan to attend this year’s Heritage Fair – everyone is
market /Toy Sale (to help Africa), schoolyard and street clean- welcome!
up, gardening at the Chase Museum, yellow fish sewer drain
marking, composting, recycling workshops and recycled art Young Author's Conference
projects. Donations for the Toy Sale/Flea Market can be taken
to each students classroom.
Congratulations to Asa Payne, Zane Hallam, Hunter Sauer,
For more information and to RSVP please contact Brenda
Shayla Randle, and Makayla Laluha. These young writers
Melnychuk at the school 679-3269.
will be representing our school at the Young Authors'
Conference to be held at TRU in Kamloops on May 4th. They
st
Earth Hour is on Saturday, March 31 . Join Team Earth for will spend a fun-filled, exciting day learning from published
this special event; save energy, while making a statement
authors and developing their writing skills.
about the importance of reducing climate change, by turning Thanks to Mrs Charron for organizing this.
off your household lights from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on
Saturday!
not meeting the specifications in the Aboriginal Day Live Flag
Contest rules and regulations will be disqualified.
Registration for the Kamloops Track and Field
The outdoor program is taking place on Monday April 2,
Several students submitted amazing works of
2012 inside TCC on the lower floor from 5:00-7:00 pm.
art in order to go to the Young Artist’s
Conference. It was a very tough decision as
 JD Program 9-12 years old Monday, Wednesday, and
all of the art work was unique. Emily Zeiger,
Friday - 4:30-6:00 pm
Shayla Fletcher, Hunter Sauer, Sweetgrass
 Midget Program 14/15 year olds - BC Summer Games
Letendre, and Sophia Andrews have been chosen to attend the
Age - 3-4 days per week
conference at TRU on May 3rd. Thanks to Mrs Wilmot for
 Youth (16/17), Junior (18/19), Senior (20+) - 5-6 days
organizing.
per week
 Masters (35+) - Mon/Wed/ Sat.
Shuswap Language – by Miss August
Please view the KTFC website for training schedules
(http://kamloopstrackandfield.ca/club-registration.htm)
la7 te stsillen
good food
for more registration information and the Training Schedule
maq’-ka
I am full
for this season.
tayt-ka
I am hungry
nexawu-ka
I am thirsty
Chase Minor Baseball Registration
q’7as te stsillen
traditional food
yeri7 re sqeptswi’lcs It is the beginning of spring
Registrations are Due April 2nd!! Ages 4 – 16 years
Forms can be found and Dropped off at Naramada Video, True
PAC News
Value and Haldane School. For more information you can
contact Kary at 250-679-2959 or
Please come join us at our next PAC meeting on Monday,
nd
smallstepspreschool@hotmail.com
April 2 , 2012 at 3:15 pm in the Staff Room.
PAC will provide refreshments and a light snack.
Young Artist’s Conference
Dates to Remember
 April 2
 April 6-9
 April 16
 April 18
 April 20
 May 18
 May 21
 June 28
PAC Meeting 3:15
Easter Break
Non Instructional Day
Heritage Fair 5:30-7:30 pm
Earth Day @ Haldane
Non Instructional Day
Victoria Day Weekend
From the Board Meeting of: MARCH 26, 2012
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Last Day of School – Dismissed at 12:30
Community News
Aboriginal Day Flag Contest
As part of Aboriginal Peoples Television Network’s (APTN)
National Aboriginal Day celebrations, APTN is excited to
once again launch its annual Aboriginal Day Live Flag
Contest, inviting all young people ages 12 to 17 years to
design a flag reflecting their perspectives on the richness and
diversity of Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples.
This is an excellent opportunity for your students to tap into
their imaginations to create something original that shows
their pride in the culture and heritage of Aboriginal Peoples.
APTN is encouraging students to create a flag that represents
all of Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples and illustrates what
National Aboriginal Day means to them.
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Dr. Renee Spence of the First Nations Education Council
and District Principal Deb Draney presented the 20102011 Annual Report on First Nations/Aboriginal Students.
The Board approved the following Board Authority
Authorized Courses:
Musical Instrument Making 11, Introduction to Script
Writing 10, Script Writing 11, Script Writing 12,
Digipen Technical Academy 12A, Digipen Technical
Academy 12B, Digipen Technical Academy 12C,
Digipen Technical Academy 12D
The Board received a report on Class Size and Class
Composition for School District No. 73 from Assistant
Superintendent deBruijn.
Secretary-Treasurer Stretch provided the Board with a
report on the recent incidents of vandalism that occurred
over Spring Break.
The Board of Education of School District No. 73
(Kamloops/Thompson) extend this opportunity to all
representatives of Parent Advisory Councils, School
Planning Councils and the District Parent Advisory
Council to take part in a session regarding the proposed
2012/2013 operating budget on Wednesday, April 4, 2012,
7:00 PM, at the School Board Office, 1383 – 9th Avenue,
Kamloops, BC.
The next regular public Board Meeting will occur on
Monday, April 16, 2012, at 7:00 PM at the School
Board Office.
APTN will fly the contest winner and his/her parent/guardian 
to Winnipeg, Manitoba to join APTN’s Aboriginal Day Live
celebrations on or about June 23, 2012. During the live
broadcast of the show, we will unveil the flag and introduce
the artist on national television. The winning flag will be
flown on top of APTN’s national headquarters in downtown
WE ARE HAVING A CONTEST!
Winnipeg and the winner will receive a cash prize of $500. As
an added bonus, if the winner’s submission is part of a class
project, the winner’s school will receive a $750 cash prize
The first division that has all students
towards the purchase of learning materials.
return this portion of the newsletter
Last year’s winning entry by 17-year-old artist Taylor Vanasse
signed will be rewarded with an ice-cream party!
was chosen from a total of 228 entries received from across
Canada. Her artwork incorporated a variety of vibrant
symbols that represented Aboriginal Peoples as a whole.
The deadline for entries is May 18, 2012 at midnight eastern The parent of ________________ has read
time. Entries should reflect the rich diversity of the First
the April Newsletter.
Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in Canada. To find out more
information, official contest rules and submission
specifications please visit APTN’s Aboriginal Day Live
website at aboriginaldaylive.com. Please note: Submissions
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