October 20, 2011 Phone: 483-6298 or 1-866-422-5118

Check out our website: www.shsd.mb.ca/wawasc

Wawanesa School

Tickets available by contactingLucie West-Burnham at

483-6298

Canapé/Dessert Theatre, Disney's Beauty and the Beast!

November 18 & 19 Wawanesa Community Hall

at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 each

Ashley Penner is in Grade 10 and this is her second musical. She played a few small roles in Wonderland and is now very excited to being playing the part of Madame de la Grande Bouche in this year’s production of Beauty and the Beast. Ashley enjoys playing the flute, piano, singing and being with her family. After Ashley graduates she hopes to become a music teacher.

Dustin Lucier is playing the role of Maurice in this year’s musical. In Wonderland, he was an extra. His favorite pastimes are playing hockey and rehearsing for plays.

Kirstin Greer is 15 years old and in Grade 10. This is her first musical in Wawanesa. The character she will be playing is Silly Girl 2; this part is awesome for her because she is pretty good at being ridiculous! When Kirstin lived in Killarney, she was in

another play called Adventures of a Comic Book Hero, and in this play she played the role of an evil person.

Krista Wilton will be playing the role of Narrator 4 in Beauty and the Beast. Her parents are Darcy and Teresa Wilton, and she has lived in Wawanesa her whole life. Her hobbies include singing, writing, and being with friends.

Morgan is in Grade 10. This is her second musical, and she will be playing the part of Silly Girl. She first performed in Wonderland. Morgan likes to hang out with her friends and listen to music.

Wawanesa School

October 20, 2011 Phone: 483-6298 or 1-866-422-5118

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Morning Drop- off During the morning rush between 8:30 and 8:50, we have many cars and busses dropping students off at the school. In order to keep this as safe as possible, we are requesting that all drivers follow these instructions:

• Do not park anywhere in front of the school during this time. If you need to park while you run into the school for a few minutes, please pull into the staff parking lot, leaving a lane for busses to go around the school.• If dropping off students, pull in front of the main doors. Do not pass other vehicles. We have asked our bus drivers to follow this same rule; and they will wait behind a passenger vehicle until students have unloaded.• The speed limit is 30 km in the school area. Please slow down.

Afternoon Dismissal• Only bus students are dismissed at 3:15. All other students and staff are remaining inside the school until the busses have departed. This typically takes until 3:19. • Passenger vehicles can wait in front of the school building at the end of the day.• The speed limit is 30 km in the school area. Slow down.

Our Heating and Air Units All supplies are now on site for the replacement of our air handling units. We expect to have all units online and operational before Halloween. Classrooms will be on the cool side in the mornings, so please encourage students to dress warmly.

East Side Trailers

! Our Division carpenters will continue work on refurbishing these trailers, with an expected completion date in late November. We plan to use these trailers for our small engine courses, welding, and graphic arts programs. The small engines course will be the first program to be on site.

SAFE Workers for Tomorrow A big thank you to the Wawanesa and area businesses/facilities who so willingly partnered with Wawanesa School and the SAFE Workers of Tomorrow in offering the “SAFE Workers of Tomorrow” practicum tours for Wawanesa School’s Grade 11’s. A sincere note of appreciation goes out to Norbert’s Manufacturing (Carlos Vanwynseberg), Cargill (Kelly Armitage), and Wawanesa Health Centre ( Earl Vidler/Kyle McDougall).

Mrs BortonHalloween ParadeMonday, October 31

1:00 p.m.

We will be holding our Halloween festivities on M o n d ay a f t e r n o o n , October 31. I would ask parents to use careful j u d g e m e n t i n t h e choice of costumes they pick out for their

c h i l d r e n . G r a p h i c displays of blood and gore, toy guns, and age inappropriate costumes will not be allowed at school. If parents make good choices in costume selection, it will help us continue this celebration without a list of restriction.

Mr. Murray

Remembrance Day Service Wednesday, November 9

2:45 – 3:15 p.m.Wawanesa School Gym

The public is welcome to attend.

October 20, 2011 Phone: 483-6298 or 1-866-422-5118

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VolleyballGrade 7/8 Boys

Our 7/8 volleyball team played their first games last Monday. They had some very close sets with Killarney and Boissevain. We will now travel to both towns for league play the following Mondays. Our Zone tournament is on November 7 in Deloraine at 12:00 pm.

Grade 7/8 Girls The Gr. 7/8 Girls’ Volleyball team is already half way through their season and have showed great progress in their skills. The girls have improved in their serves, blocks and digs. In their home opener, they won two of the six sets. At their second game in Killarney, they won four out of the six sets. The girls travel to Killarney this Saturday, October 22nd for the Raiders’ Grade 7/8 Girls’ Tournament. Come out this weekend and cheer the girls on.

Varsity Boys The varsity boys have passed the midway point of the season and their play is steadily improving. They faced a tough test last week against Souris (ranked 2nd in ‘AA’ in Manitoba) and put in a solid performance, stealing a one set win before losing in a 3-1 loss. Any other team in the Zone would have had their hands full with the boys that night! The regular season is winding down with only one home game left against Boissevain on October 25 before playoffs start. The boys will be looking for revenge against Boissevain after dropping a match against them earlier this season. Playoff locations are still to be determined. We are hoping that we will finish high enough in the standings to host the ‘A’ provincial berth playdowns for Zone 9 on Nov. 8. Stay tuned for more details!

P. Friesen

Varsity Girls The varsity girls’ volleyball season has been flying by, and with only four league games left Wawanesa is currently ranked 5th in the East half of the zone. The girls suffered a loss this week to Killarney in three sets (25-21, 25-14, 25-12). The girls’ next match is in Sioux Valley on Thursday October 20th and their last varsity tournament of the season will be in Hamiota on October 28th and 29th. We hope to see you out to cheer on the girls in their last home game of the season on Tuesday October 25th vs. Boissevain!

Telescope Project The concrete is poured for the base of the telescope, walls are up and the floor is in place. Next step is the roof which must be removable. Henry Hanssen has been working hard on this project and we hope to have it up and running this fall!

Playground Equipment We are in the process of replacing and adding some equipment to the playground. At this time we have bought and installed new soccer goals. We also have tetherball poles on site waiting for installation, as well as a X-Wave for the playground. Grass has been seeded and we hope to get a good catch this fall.

Western Manitoba Youth Choir Wawanesa School was proud to host the Western Manitoba Youth Choir on Monday, October 17. We were very excited to see two of our students, Asia Oleson and Matthew Lahner, participating in this choir. The choir performed a wide variety of styles of music ranging from world music, to classical, to country, to folk, to pop, to Canadiana. The audience never knew what to expect next in terms of the choreography. It was a visual and auditory feast! Thank you to the members of the community of Wawanesa who opened up their homes in order to billet the group of sixty people. To staff and parents who donated food, we wish to express our sincere appreciation. Also a huge thank you to the committee who helped to organize the billets and meal, namely Brenda Boyd, Stephanie Emberly, Craig Vint, Emma Case, Tanner McDonald, Jan McDonald, Marge Hanssen, Christine Helgason, Charlene Henderson, Lucille Penner, Megan Ellis and Travis Marshall.

Mrs. Borton

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October 20, 2011 Phone: 483-6298 or 1-866-422-5118

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Proficiency Awards - sponsored by Hope Rebekah Lodge (Grades 5-10) Wawanesa School Staff (Grade 11)Grade 5 - Bonnie PennerGrade 6 - Kayla WiltonGrade 7 - Megan PennerGrade 8 - Reese RutherfordGrade 9 - Ashley PennerGrade 10 - Lucas BadiouGrade 11 - Elise Badiou

Progress Awards - sponsored by Wawanesa & Area Lioness (Grades 5-9, 11) Mrs. Alma Wallis (Gr. 10 Boyd Mitchell Memorial)Grade 5 - Dustin HopcraftGrade 6 - Will GreerGrade 7 - Brooke O’NeillGrade 8 - Chelsea BoisvertGrade 9 - Ryan HardingGrade 10 - Sydney HoreGrade 11 - Linda Vidler

Grade 11 History Award Sponsored by Leanne Rowat MLA Awarded to Hailey Lockhart

Jeans for Charity Award Sponsored by Wawanesa School Staff Awarded to Jalynn Cullen and Jayden Heinrichs

Many thanks to our sponsors for their years of service. Special thanks to Mrs. Wallis on this, her last year of sponsorship. We have sincerely appreciated her dedicated sponsorship.

Grade 3's reading to the residents at the PCH.

Undergrad Awards Day Congratulations to all the students for their achievements last school year. We are pleased to have local sponsors, Hope Rebekah Lodge, Wawanesa & Area Lioness Club, Mrs. Alma Wallis and Leanne Rowat, MLA assist with recognizing special achievements at all grade levels.

October 20, 2011 Phone: 483-6298 or 1-866-422-5118

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Library News Our Scholastic Book Fair has been a huge success. We must once again thank everyone who attended the fair. Without your support, we would not be able to have so many wonderful books in our library. The total for this Fair was $2079.00. The winner of the parent evening draw was Amber Sullivan and Mrs. McKinnon’s Grade 5 class. They each receive $25 in books. Door prizes have been delivered to the winners. I would also like to thank the people who made the goodies, and Michele and Patrick Day for their help on the Books and Brownie evening.

Lucie West-Burnham

High School Hockey High school hockey is a co-op team with Killarney and Wawanesa. Players this year are Garett Moore, Skylar Kozak, Kyle Moore and Josh Diaz. Their schedule is available on Manager Mike Pugh’s webside:

http://mrpugh.wikispaces.com/2%29+Raiders+Highschool+Hockey

January 27 is a home game in Wawanesa vs Souris/Reston. Please mark this on your calendar and come out and support this team.

New Face in Grade 5! We would like to wish Mrs. McKinnon all the best on her personal leave. She will join us again for the next school year. Welcome back to Mrs. Shearer who will be with the Grade Five class for the majority of the day. Mr. Lawrence will be teaching Science and Phys. Ed.

Welcome back to Student Teacher Welcome back to Ms. Sara Burgess who is working with Mrs. Clark’s Kindergarten students and Mrs. Thomson’s Grade 3 class.

Adult Band Parents, do you have an old instrument that you used to play in school but is now sitting under your bed and you wish you could play it again? It's your lucky day! Haul out that instrument and join the Wawanesa adult band! Let Ms. Klippenstein know if you are interested (phone: 483-6298 or email alyshak@shmb.c). Anyone can join. We've already got a few teachers on board!

Calendar of Events:October 20 Magazine Campaign endsOctober 21 P.D. Day; No SchoolOctober 24-25 Peer Support Retreat at Camp KoinineaOctober 27 Lifetouch Picture retakes 1:00 p.m.October 31 Halloween Parade 1:00 p.m.November 3 “Take Your Child to Work” for Grade 9 and 10 studentsNovember 7 Gr 7-8 Boys’ Zone Volleyball tournament in SourisNovember 9 Remembrance Day Service 2:45 p.m. in the gymNovember 10 Report Card prep; No SchoolNovember 11 Remembrance Day; No SchoolNovember 14 Gr 7-8 Girls’ Zone Volleyball tournament in DeloraineNovember 18-19 Beauty and the Beast performances in the HallNovember 23-24 Parent-Teacher Interviews 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.November 25 Admin Day; No School

Nesbitt Craft Sale Sunday, November 6th 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

If you are interested in booking a table, call Darlene at 824-2396. Lunch available - Homemade Soup and Sandwiches.

Wawanesa WeeCare Day Care FundraiserSun. October 30 Loonette and Mollie!! Loonie Lunch - 12:00 p.m. Wawanesa School Gym

Lifetouch Retakes Thursday, October 27

1:00 p.m.

Please inform your homeroom/TAG teacher if you need a retake.