WILLIAM D. CUTS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 149 LAROSE DRIVE, ST. ALBERT, ALBERTA T8N 2X7

TELEPHONE: 780-458-8585 FAX: 780-459-3688

SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.wdcuts.spschools.org

Newsletter Contents:

Page 2 Principal’s Message

Page 3 Girl Power

Student Info System

Advanced Science

Page 4 Kids of Steel

JDRF

Farewell Dance

Walk a Thon

Page 5 WDC track

Super Cool Summer School

Page 6 REC Hinton Trip

Play Production 9

Page 7 Final Exams

WDC Track Pictures

Page 8 REC Academy

Page 9 Hockey Academy

Page 10 School Calendar

Important Dates in June:

Tues June 2 Zone Track

Wed June 3 Early Dismissal

Grade 9 Farewell Dance

Thur June 4 Grade 9 Day Out

Booster Juice

Fri June 5 Gr 7 Drumheller Trip

Fri June 12 Easter Seals Walk a Thon

Mon June 15 Pita Lunch

Wed June 17-19 Gr 7 Adventure Club

Fri June 19 S.M.I.L.E.S. Day

Mon June 22 REC Acad. Adventure Race

Hockey Acad. WEM

Tues June 23 Science Final

Wed June 24 Math Final

Thur June 25 LA Part B

Fri June 26 Social Final

Mon June 29 No Classes

Awards Night 7pm

Tues June 30 Report Cards Issued

*Classes resume August 31, 2015

ST. ALBERT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

May has been an incredibly busy month. Our staff has provided a host of educational, fun, active and exciting activities. I will list a few of them: Western Days with a BBQ, bad-minton (singles and doubles), Hat Day, French 9 luncheon at the Creperie, advanced sci-ence trip to the U of A, art projects, an achievement exam, leadership volunteering all over St. Albert, the grade nine play Chasing Charming, our band playing at the Windspear, track meets, canoeing in fit, a Rec bike trip in the Rockies, students planting trees, grade nines attending the PARTY program and an auction lunch. I know I have missed a few activities, but what a busy place. Thanks to all our staff for encouraging students to be involved outside the regular walls of the classroom! Highlighting the fine arts program! Mrs. Aubin and her grade nine play production group put on a fabulous two night performance of Chasing Charming. It is always amazing to watch Mrs. Aubin turn our students into a fabulous cast and such a professional produc-tion, amazing! Mrs. Henker had our grade sevens visit the Edmonton Art Gallery, exposing them to some of the great works of art. She also had art abandonment, where her art students delivered art to unsuspecting homes within our community. Our sidewalks are covered in chalk murals as her artists are sharing their art with our community. Finally, our band students collaborated with all the other St. Albert Public Schools and put on an amazing night of music at the Windspear. Mr. Demuynck was exceptionally proud of our student’s contribution to the night’s wonderful music. The grand finale featuring the song Amazing Grace was a wonderful heart wrenching song that included the Edmonton Garri-son Band. Our renovation is finally ready to begin! Stanley is our contractor, and they have set up their fencing readying the site. We have emptied three classrooms in advance for the first phase of the project. Soon after our farewell dance they will take the gym and begin working on new PE offices and storage. We will have the gym back on September 1st to kick off our volleyball season. We are very excited to have them starting and knocking down walls and rebuilding and recreating the new W. D. Cuts Junior High!! We are very excited about the work our Parent Society has put into fundraising. Firstly we had a very successful casino, whereby they raised over $21,000. Combining school re-serves and the casino proceeds, our Parent Society applied for a grant with the Govern-ment of Alberta called a CIP grant. Collectively, we now have $140,000 to contribute to new chrome books, classroom sound field systems, a jumbotron in the gym, and new fit-ness equipment. Working together and in conjunction with the renovation, the work of our Parent Society is going to have a huge impact on our ability to make our new school an even better building. Huge thanks to our Parent Society!

Mike Tod, Principal

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Girl Power 9

The Girl Power 9 option had a chance to go the GETT- Girls Exploring Trades and Technology

conference at the Expo Centre on May 14th. They had a busy day of exploring all the different

types of trades in the workforce. I think a lot of them did not realize how many different job

opportunities there are. They got to try some trades and build different things and got to take

home some of their accomplishments. It was a great day all around. Great work girls!

Advanced Science

The grade 7 advanced science option took part in the

"Let's Talk Science Challenge" on May 7th at the Univer-

sity of Alberta. There were 2 teams of four that participat-

ed from William D Cuts. These students volunteered their

time to prepare for this event. The morning consisted of a

question and answer period and the afternoon was a build-

ing challenge. They were to build a wind powered eleva-

tor out of the secret supplies they were given on that day.

It was a fantastic experience for the students and they had

a lot of fun. There was a total of 30 teams in the event.

The DaVinci's reveived a bronze medal and The Best

Team was only 7 points back from them. I would say that

is an impressive outcome since it was William D Cuts

first year participating in this event. Great work and high

fives go to: The DaVInci's -Matthew Tuck, Cameron

Clark, Domenic Channon, Andrew Part and The Best

Team- Mia Cowper, Kaaden Ruman, Jasper Williams ,

Calvin Shaw

Student Information System Transition

St. Albert Public Schools is moving from our current student information system to new pro-

vider, PowerSchool. This transition is already in progress and the change will be evident for

parents in Fall 2015.

Currently you are able to access your child’s attendance and grades through HomeLogic. As of

July 31, 2015 you will no longer be able to access HomeLogic. At the beginning of September

you will be provided with access information for the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Through the

parent portal you will be able to view your child’s attendance and fee balances; you will also

have the ability to pay fees and make purchases. If you have more than one child attending

school in our district, you will be able to view each of your children through the same login.

As our teachers make the transition from the current system to PowerSchool, we need to pro-

vide them time to become familiar with how the product works. As a result, student grades

will not be made public through the PowerSchool Parent Portal until October 15, 2015. If you

have questions about your child’s progress in the interim, please contact the teacher directly.

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St. Albert Kids of Steel Triathlon on Sunday June 14th

The St. Albert Triathlon Association is hosting the Kids of Steel Triathlon and the Junior Elite

and Under 23 Triathlon at Fountain Park Recreation Centre. Children between four and 19

years old can participate as an individual or as a team on a swim- bike- run course that varies in

distance according to age group. The Junior Triathlon is a bike draft legal race for athletes 16-

19 years and the Under 23 event for athletes up to age 23 years.

Registration closes June 7th.

For more information or to volunteer contact Wietske by email: kidsofsteel@gmail.com

www.stalbertkidsofsteel.com

Easter Seals Walk a Thon & Time Capsule

Our Leadership students are pleased to host our 2015

walk a thon on June 12. Students will participate in

teams and collect pledges for Easter Seals. More pledge

forms are available in the office. A BBQ, music, and

jumpy house will be on hand to add to the fun! The day

will conclude with a ceremonial sealing of the Y2K15

time capsule.

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Track and Field

May 21 was our annual Cuts track meet at Fowler Park. Students participated in many events

during the day and enjoyed a BBQ at lunch. Thankfully the weather cooperated. Congrats to

all our student athletes and a big thank you to Mr. Babiuk for organizing the event.

Congratulations to the following

students to qualified for zones

track.

Alicia Jackson - Discus

Ava Jahns - 800m, Relay

Jenna Fyith – Triple Jump

Daniel Ward -400m, 800m

Mercedes Wicks – Javelin

Cassidy Gallicano – Javelin

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Play Production 9 Chasing Charming

A modern day twist on the typical fairytale “Chasing Charming” was a hit! An epic cast con-

sisting of: a not so frightening dragon, 3 wacky minions, the handsome Prince Charming, the

ugly old witch and her 2 children, the beautiful princess and Goldie Locks. In this play the

princesses are sent on a mission to rescue their beloved prince. It is on this mission that they

discover the importance of working together. As a team, they save the prince from the horrible

witch. With a surprise ending, “Chasing Charming” was a sold out show, enjoyed by all!

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June Final Exam Schedules

Our final exams for all grades are schedule for the last week of school. All

grades write final exams. All students are expected for regular attendance at 8:21

a.m. Grade 9 will be writing the Government PAT’s. These are mandatory exams

and the dates cannot be moved, please ensure your student arrives prepared and

on time. Study hall will be available in the afternoon. If your child will not be

attending the afternoon, a note will is required for each day. If you have any

questions regarding the final exams please call the office.

Science Final Tuesday June 23

Math Final Wednesday June 24

L.A. Part B Final Thursday June 25

Social Final Friday June 26

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Ju

ne

REC ACADEMY

One may be forgiven in thinking that things are winding down. Forgiven, perhaps. But one

would definitely be mistaken.

We had a fabulous time in the foothills on our optional mountain bike trip. A day of mud on

the Ogre Canyon trail was followed by a soak at Miette Hot Springs. the next day the Hinton

Mountain Bike Park beckoned. It is a varied facility open to the public and offering green, blue

and black diamond runs. We had a blast there … but our time was limited because lunch and

the drive home loomed.

The rest of the month will see us combining a tour of the greater St Albert outdoor pools and

the Edmonton River Valley trail system. A chance to fly fish and be instructed in long board-

ing will round out the month. Of course the excitement is building for our Adventure Race on

June 22nd. Be prepared for conversations about Beatles/Rolling Stones lyrics, face paints, ban-

ners and, above all, team strategy. This Fountain Park Pool to Lions Park challenge promises

to be a blast!

1

In School Adven-

ture Race Planning

2

All Groups Bus to

Spray Park

3 4

Choice:

Longboard Instruction or

River Valley Hike

5

8

All Groups

Mill Creek Pool

9

All Groups

Fred Broadstock Pool

10 11

Choice:

Longboard Instruction or Fly

Fishing or

River Valley Hike

12

15

All Groups

Grosvenor Pool

16

Adventure Race

Planning – in school

17 18

All Groups

Queen Elizabeth Pool

19

22

Adventure Race

23

Science Final

24

Math

Final

25

LA Part B

Final

26

Social

Studies

Final

29 30

Report Card Pick up

Monday Tuesday Thursday

The academy is entering its final month of the school year. We are in the process of doing our

year end assessments. The student-athletes will also be completing their second round of on-ice

testing with Competitive Thread Testing in June. I am very proud of each and every student for

their progress throughout the year.

We would like to wish all students a happy and safe summer holidays!

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