February Newsletter 1.pub - Quesnel Junior Secondary School

QJS NEWSLETTER
F E B R U A R Y
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From the Desk of Ms. Bolin...
585 Callanan
FEBRUARY
Quesnel BC
Although the temperature is falling
again, spring is just around the corner.. really it is! I’m no weatherman
but I can recognize what a group of
grade 8/9 students look like as we get
closer to the end of the year. Not only
are they taller but we have also
watched them grow academically and
socially during the %me that they are
here with us. We had an assembly
yesterday and having ALL of our students in the gym a(er lunch for David
Bouchard’s presenta%on le( me with
a feeling of pride for who our students are at QJS. They were a/en%ve,
respec0ul and engaged in the message that our speaker had to offer. It
is at this %me of the year where we
see evidence showing that all the hard
work and effort that students, staff
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and parents have put in to make QJS
a great place to be is paying off. We
need con%nue to keep making sure
we are suppor%ng them through the
remainder of the year as it won’t be
long before our grade nines are
ge2ng ready for the big transi%on
over to Correlieu. Yes pre/y soon
will be sending home more informa%on about the April 15th orienta%on day at Correlieu. Also, remember we have our parent teacher interviews on Wednesday April 2nd and
this is a great %me to check in with
your child’s teachers so that they can
con%nue on a successful path for the
rest of the year. Thanks for con%nuing to work with us, communicate
with us and support your child
through this school year. Your kids
are great!
SD 28 Criminal Record Checks for Volunteers
Please advise Ms.
Kinloch when your
student will be away
kaylakinloch@sd28.bc.ca
The School District as well as the RCMP have changed the process for
Criminal Record checks . All Record checks must be done online.
Please contact the school for more informa%on.
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Gathering Our Voices on Health
First
Na%ons
News
Becky McKenzie
Houses 2 & 3
beckymckenzie@sd28.bc.ca
Jean McCormack
Houses 1 & 4
jeanmccormack@sd28.bc.ca
First Nations Attendance:
Approximately every 6 weeks,
the First Na%ons Department
sends home student
a/endance. If you did not
receive your students
a/endance report and would
like another copy please
contact either Jean or Becky.
QJS
NEWSLETTER
Gathering Our Voices on Health will be in Vancouver, BC - March 18-21, 2014.
· Early registra+on fees are $125/par%cipant (including youth, young adults
AND chaperones) and are due by Feb 7th (a(er Feb 7th - $175.00)
· For every group of five (5) people registered, the sixth (6) person is FREE.
· All youth aged 14-24 are eligible to a/end the conference. Youth MUST be
fourteen (14) by March 18, 2014 in order to a/end. All youth fourteen to
seventeen (14-17) years old MUST be accompanied by a chaperone at all
%mes.
· SD#28 Aboriginal Educa%on will sponsor students up to $250.00 – students
must be a/ending school to be eligible!
· Students can apply through bands, Me%s Assoc, Fr Ctr, or with their family
Please contact Pa.y Kimpton at Aboriginal Educa+on for more informa+on
250-991-5550
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Food for Thought
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Upcoming Dates
March 5
Troll Ski Date
Reminders
☺ Students are not permitted to leave
school grounds unless written or voice
March 7
Troll Ski Date
March 17 - 21
Spring Break
confirmation is received by the office
☺ We are a ‘Scent Free School”
Please refrain from bringing scents to
April 2
Parent/Teacher Interviews
April 4
NI Day No School
school or it will be confiscated.
☺ Please do not text or call students
during class on personal devices - The
April 18
Good Friday No School
April 21
Easter Monday No School
office will be happy to pass on messages
during breaks! Or interrupt class if it’s
an emergency.
Floor Hockey Intramurals
Floorhockey intramurals
are going strong. We have
seven teams in two pools
playing games at lunch.
Students have been playing hard, enjoying themselves and displaying good
sportsmanship. We have
had very good fan support
with lots of spectators
coming out to cheer on
their teams. Round robin
games will be wrapping up
in the next week and then
we move into playoffs!
Stay tuned for results!
Parent/Teacher Interviews
Parent/Teacher interviews will be taking place at Quesnel
Junior School on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Interview
forms will be sent home and also be available in the
office. Forms must be returned to the office before
March 26 to secure an interview. Unfortunately, late
forms will not be accepted and therefore, interviews will
not be granted due to limited space.
High Five to Kelly Gerk for retuning the keys he found to the office!!
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House 4 Students of the Week
November: Jakob Schweb, Jessica Gorder,
Cheyenne Stewart and Jakob Barnes
December: Logan Petrin
and Christina Grob (Absent
- Lianne Galloway).
January: Jakob Barnes,
Anna Rempel, Samantha
Mayden and Kim Horn.
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$35!
OUR YEARBOOK
STAFF HAS BEEN
WORKING TIRELESSLY
TO CREATE AN
AMAZING YEARBOOK.
THE THEME THIS
YEAR IS “UP”, THE
DISNEY MOVIE.
QJS
NEWSLETTER
Open Campus 2014
Typically, a(er March Break we begin
to open campus. The first 3 weeks we
have open Fridays for grades 8 and 9
(see dates below since we are missing
a few Friday’s over the next few
months so we have adjusted those
days). April 18/19 os the start of
Thursdays and Fridays for grade 9 students. Grade 8 students con%nue to
have open Fridays. A(er the long
weekend in May, Grade 9 students
have full open campus. Grade 8 will
con%nue to have open Fridays. At the
PAC mee%ng at the beginning of April
we can discuss our plans with parents.
We always reserve the right to change
the plan if we are experiencing concerns and or problems.
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QJS Students Go for Gold!
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Congratula+ons to our BC Winter Games athletes from Quesnel! QJS students Ryan Elden, Tristan Langan
and Anni Kurta qualified for biathlon this year. BC Winter
Games were held in Mission Feb. 20-23, 2014. Events were
held at different venues, and the biathlon team had to bus
to Mission, BC and then on to Whistler to complete their races. Quesnel athletes were part of the Northern Zone 8 team,
and had fantas+c results in their divisions. There were 2
different biathlon races, and Quesnel athletes medalled in
each of the races, in their divisions.
Anni Kurta - Gold * Ryan Elden - Gold * Tristen Langen - Silver
National Cupcake Day
Many QJS students volunteered their %me to make
posters, raise funds, and bake delicious cupcakes for
the SPCA's Na%onal Cupcake Day, held on Friday Feb
21 at the school's front lobby. The team raised 304
dollars through cupcake sales and monetary dona%ons. All contribu%ons can be seen online
at the SPCA's Online Bakery, team name: Cupcakes
for Cute Cri/ers( h/p://support.spca.bc.ca/goto/
CuteCri/ers ). As of press %me, the total amount
raised was 304 dollars. Team captain, teacher Cathy
Burke would like to thank Priya Badhan, Jaydegh
Billingsley, Courtney Larose, Jordyn Henderson, Emma Faust, Mr. Dennis Hawkins-Bogle, Andrew
Sherstan, Riddhiman Kansal, Kailee Sissons, Jakob
Barnes and Kur%s Groll for the %me and effort they
put into making this day such a success!
House 4 Valentine Candy Grams to help Local SPCA
H
ouse 4 students spread joy and
happiness around the school and
raise $120 for the Quesnel SPCA.
At the beginning of February,
House 4 students sold, made and delivered
Candy Grams for Valen%ne's Day. All the money from the sale of Candy Grams will be donated the Quesnel SPCA. Thank you to all
House 4 students for making this happen and
to all those who bought a Candy Gram!
-B. Whitehouse
House 4 Team Leader