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Manning Elementary School Memos Box 779, Manning, Alberta TOH 2MO
Phone: 780 836 3532 Fax: 780 836 2925 Website: www.prsd.ab.ca November 18, 2015
Features:
Academic Results...2
Safety . . . 3
MES News . . 4-8
School Council . . 9
Thank you . . . 9
Messages . . . 10-12
Calendar . . . 13
Manning Elementary
School . . .
...Achieving Excellence
This Month’s
Contributors:
Grade 1:
Addie, Brielle,
Jasim
Grade 2:
Tate, Zayne
Grade 3:
Kale
Grade 4:
Sverra, Nevaeh
Grade 5:
Lauren, Kayla
Grade 6:
Dallin, Emma
Academic Results
We have interviewed Mrs.Matheson about academic results and we asked her some questions
about the tests. Here are some of the answer she gave us: She said “The students do PATs to
see how well they have learned in each subject. The tests also tell us how well our school is
doing compared to other schools in Alberta.” Mrs.Matheson said “Teachers don’t do PATs
because they make the tests and it wouldn’t be fair.” She also said that “The highest score is
100% and students at MES have gotten that grade before.” Mrs.Matheson said “The
government tells us to do PATs or SLAs.” Students at Manning Elementary School do well on
the tests because they work really hard and study to get ready for them. We are very proud of
our results and love to share them.
By Sverra and Dallin
Superintendent’s Message
Academic Results
Each year Alberta Education reports on numerous performance measures for Alberta school
divisions in a report known as the Accountability Pillar Report. Our updated results show that
69.6% of students (combined in grades 6 and 9) achieved the Acceptable Standard on the
Provincial Achievement Tests, and, 10.3% achieved the Standard of Excellence.
Updated results on the Provincial Diploma Exam courses show that 82.6% of students
achieved the Acceptable Standard, and 9.1% of students achieved a Standard of Excellence.
Provincial Achievement Tests and Diploma Exams are only one measure of student
achievement and results are best examined at the school level where the local context can be
considered. Each school will be sharing school results within their local community.
I wish to congratulate students, staff and parents on working so well together on improving
student achievement. Achievement Test and Diploma Exam results will be further analyzed to
help inform instructional decisions that will lead to increased student achievement.
I invite you to view a detailed summary of the division’s overall results on our website at
www.prsd.ab.ca.
Paul Bennett
Superintendent of Schools
Winter Preparedness
Spotlight on Health and Safety
Kristy Shilka, PRSD Health & Safety Coordinator
When wintry weather wafts will you be prepared?
Winter brings some special challenges and one primary concern is heavy snowfall and the
ability of extreme cold to knock out heat, power and communication services - possibly for
days at a time. Emergency provisions should include enough food, water and supplies to last
72 hours. Remember, to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, never use portable fuel-fired
appliances indoors.
Winter transportation can mean coping with ice and snow that can make navigating roads
hazardous. Before traveling, make sure your vehicle is winter ready, contains emergency
supplies and ensure the gas tank is at least half full at all times. Clear all snow from the
vehicle and keep the windows defrosted. Make allowances for increased travel times and
communicate your route to others.
Before venturing outdoors check the weather and dress appropriately for the temperature and
activity. Keep walkways and driveways clear for winter visitors and Emergency Services.
Recognize and treat any early signs of hypothermia or frostbite.
Winter sports bring hours of enjoyment however continuously stay alert for dangers. Keep
activities suited to children’s age and abilities and always use maintained and properly fitting
equipment, including the appropriate helmet.
Stay safe and warm, be prepared.
In winter you will need to get snow pants and winter coats to play in the snow. If you want to
build a snowman you will need mittens. People need nice warm clothes to stay warm in
winter. Wear the proper clothes for the proper weather. Don’t go outside with wet hair.
If you don’t follow these rules, you can get frostbite or hypothermia.
By Kayla
My dad goes hunting for meat. We put winter tires on our trucks and cars. My mom cans
food from our garden. We bring our snowmobiles out. We put our golf cart away and we
put our lawnmowers away. My dad gets his trapping stuff ready. My brother and I get our
hockey gear out.
By Tate
Halloween
The whole entire school had a
costume parade in the gym at 2:15.
Once the parade ended everyone went
back to their classrooms and they had
fun with snacks and games! Parents
could pick their children up whenever
they wished after the Halloween party
or during the Halloween party.
By Lauren, Jasim, Addie, and Brielle
Amazing Reading Race MES students are reading! We’re trying to get enough pages read so that we can reach our
goal. It’s important. When we reached our goal in September, we got to read Pete the
Cat. Every month, we go to the assembly in the gym and we find out how many pages we
read. If we read enough, we reach our goal and we get to read a new book together. In May,
we get to go on the Amazing Reading Race. It will be all over the town! We have to
remember the books that we read in the gym during our assemblies. They will give us more
and more clues on the race and we have to listen carefully because the clues are related to our
books. We have to try to figure out the clues so we can go to all the places and get as many
clues as we can!
At our last assembly we read No David! No! Our total pages read by all
the grades is 142,164.
By Nevaeh and Zayne
Music Notes
Congratulations to our band members who performed their first “gig” at the Amicis
Gardens Christmas Open House on Thursday, November 5th.
Grade Three Assembly For the Grade 3 assembly the class did a play called Millicent and the Wind. Millicent didn’t
have any friends, and one morning the wind was talking to her and they played for a long
time. Then the wind said, “I must go now.” Millicent said, “Come back tomorrow!” and they
played all day and the wind went back and forth every day to play with Millicent. Then,
Millicent’s mother said, “We are going to walk to the village today.” It took them three whole
days to get to the village. Millicent’s mother said, “I’m going to go shop now.” Then a group
of bullies came over and the one with red hair said, “Who are you and where do you come
from?” Millicent said, “I am Millicent. I live up on the mountaintop. I have no friends except
the wind.” Then the boy said, “The wind is nobody’s friend!” and then he laughed. All the
other children joined in with him. Then he said, “Millicent, Millicent, who lives on the
mountaintop, go home Millicent, go home Millicent, go home Millicent.” Then a strange thing
happened. The wind blew in and tumbled the boy up and out like a leaf and here and there up
down all over the place until his hair was in tatters and his clothes were in tatters. His hair was
a mess. Millicent’s mother said, “We’re going to walk back to the mountain.” “I wish the
kids had stayed to play with me,” Millicent said. The wind said, “Welcome back! I looked for
you! I wanted to play!” Millicent said, “Wait, wind! You blow through the hair of every
child in the world. Can you find me a friend?” The wind said, “A boy or a girl?” The wind
rushed away and brought back two twins, a boy and a girl, to play with Millicent.
After the play was over we did a piece of music called Brudenell Waltz. We played
it on the violins and cello. After the music was done we presented the grade 4
awards. After the assembly was done, everybody left.
By Kale
Grade Four Awards
Grade Three Play
Grade Three Assembly
Grade Six
Remembrance Day Ceremony On November 10th the grade six class had their Remembrance Day assembly to remember
those who died for our country. Grade six recited a famous poem called “Flanders Fields” in
remembrance of Colonel John McCrae who wrote this poem while in battle. They had their
moment of silence to remember the soldiers. Devastated, grade six watched their annual video
which showed how happy and sad the families of soldiers feel when they come home or don’t
come home. I hope you all had a wonderful Remembrance Day!
By Emma
Christopher Tucker Presentation
On November 10, 2015 a soldier named Christopher Tucker from the Canadian military
came to talk to us about his life story and about kids who wanted to go to school but they
could not. He has grown up in Ontario and then he had moved to Manning and went to Man-
ning Elementary School when he was in grade three! He told us to be happy to have a home
and that we can go to school. He says he once had to carry forty pounds during really, really
hot weather. Sometimes, they would go and get out of the army truck that they were in and
give the children paper and a pen or water and candy. His job is to live in the dirt or mud and
get the job done! He has seen 500-pound bombs drop from the sky! The
first military camp he has been to was Camp Borden in Ontario. He has
been training for 22 years. About one hundred thousand people are in the
military in Canada! He was 17 years old when he started. He had met
his wife in the army. He has been in the army for 26 years. By Lauren
School Council Updates
Thank you! Thank you!
An anonymous donor who purchased two violins for our tiniest MES students.
Georgia Burton and Barb Karpiak for the yummy donuts.
Jayden McDowell for teaching our grade one students about 4-H.
Tara Johansen for teaching our grade one students about Highland Dance.
Ian and Brandi from the Aurora Theatre for the donation of movie poster tubes.
Our Christmas movie sponsors:
Lorenzen’s Oilfield Services, Advantage North Services Ltd., and Forest Pro
Our third school council meeting was
held on Wednesday, November 4th.
We enjoyed playing with our children’s
Chrome books and becoming familiar
with how they are used.
Meeting dates for 2015-2016 (first
Wednesday of each month): January 6,
February 3, April 6, and May 4.
All are welcome!
Please take note of the following:
* Our School Foundation is looking for a treasurer.
* Our hot lunch coordinators are looking for options
for healthy and exciting lunches for students. Please
send us your ideas!
* Our school division board meeting will be held at
Manning Elementary School at 10am on November
24th. This meeting is open to the public.
* Community Christmas Hampers are on track again
for this year. The grade 1 students are challenging
the rest of the school to bring in as many items as
possible. The winning class will get to have a hot
chocolate and candy cane party with the grade one
class!
Food Sales (Hot Lunch) Volunteer Schedule
October—Grade 3
November—Grade 6
December—Tara & Janine
January—Grade 2
March—Kindergarten
April—Grade 5
May—Grade 4
June—Tara & Janine