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COUGAR
NEWS January 15, 2018 No. 05 Clavet School
ADMINISTRATOR’S MESSAGE Welcoming the New Year is traditionally accompanied with resolutions and goals. We encourage
our students to reflect on the goals they set at the beginning of the school year. The key to
accomplishing those goals is to reflect on the successes and challenges of our ongoing efforts, and to
refocus our efforts with renewed purpose. I encourage you to help your children to discuss the things
that may be challenging them from accomplishing their goals, and to help celebrate the progress that they
have made thus far.
This is also the time of year when we begin to make preparations for next year. We are now
accepting kindergarten registrations for the 2018/2019 school year. According to Prairie Spirit School
Division policy, children who are five years of age as of December 31 of the school year may be admitted
to kindergarten. Please note that parents still have the choice to hold their child back from starting if
they feel their child is not ready for kindergarten. This is most commonly applicable to children whose
birthdays fall in the last three months of the year. If you’re not sure your child is ready, please feel free
to discuss it with Mrs. Fitzsimmons or Mrs. Wessel. If you have a student you expect to start
kindergarten next year, please take the opportunity to contact the school for a registration form.
Registration forms can also be found on the school’s website. Complete the registration form and return
it to the school office as soon as possible to help support academic planning for your children for next
year. If you know others in our community to whom this applies, please put them in contact with the
school.
I know the thought of entering school is a very exciting time for young children and their parents.
Please contact us if you have any questions about the process and expectations. Although we don’t have a
winter open house, we can set up opportunities to tour the school and meet the teacher. Later in the
spring, we will have an information meeting for kindergarten parents to explain the process and answer
any questions you may have. Before the end of June we will also have an open house for the parents and
children to attend, and to take an orientation bus ride.
If you have a younger student whom you feel would benefit from school programming, we also have
application forms available for our PreKindergarten program. This is a morning program held Monday
through Thursday for three and four-year-old children. Our school has a limit of 16 spots available for
this program.
As next year’s kindergarten students and parents prepare to start their time in school, our grade
12 students and parents have begun their preparations for graduation. We have Lakeview Church booked
for Friday, June 8. Traditionally, we have had a parent information meeting to discuss grad. However, we
have noticed that it is challenging for the majority of parents to attend the meeting. This year we plan to
send the information out electronically. We will be meeting with the students and sending the
presentation after exams. We request that you review the information and respond if you are interested
in serving on a parent grad committee. We will then schedule a meeting of interested committee members
to plan the evening’s activities.
Happy 2018!
CLAVET PRE-KINDERGARTEN
The Clavet Pre-Kindergarten program for three and four year old children runs Monday
to Thursday 9am-12pm. The open house date and times for Pre-Kindergarten for the
2018-2019 school year will be posted on our website and in
upcoming newsletters. Applications will be available at the open
house or at the office after the open house date. Children
must be three years old by September 1st. Please call the
office at 306-933-1022 or email
[email protected] for more information.
Kindergarten Registration for the 2018-2019 School Year
Registration is now taking place for any child who will be turning five (5) by December 31,
2018. Please call the Clavet School at 306-933-1022 to
enroll your child for the 2018-2019 school year. Registration
is important for an accurate class count. Please pass this
information on to your neighbours and friends. There will be
an open house in the spring, watch upcoming newsletters
and/or the website for more information.
If you have questions/concerns about your child starting kindergarten please call or
e-mail Tracy Fitzsimmons at 306-933-1022 or [email protected]
HEALTHY PROMOTING SCHOOL TEAM
The Healthy Promoting School team continues to look for ways
to give students access to healthy snacks. In the past, they
have organized veggie days where each student received
fresh veggies and dip. The HPS team would like to continue
handing out vegetables but on a more regular basis. The plan is to
have fresh veggies in bags for students to grab on the go. The elementary
students would have veggie bags on odd days and the high school on even days. However
they are in need of some assistance. The HPS team is looking for volunteers to help with
cutting up the veggies. If you are here early to pick up your son/daughter from a
basketball practice, drama practice or have extra time to help out, any assistance would
be greatly appreciated. Starting next Wednesday, the vegetables will be in the servery
upstairs ready to be cut up. If you would like to volunteer or have any questions, please
contact Brian at the office. The HPS team thanks you in advance for volunteering your
time to the students of Clavet School!
COUGAR NEWS ELEMENTARY WINTER FESTIVAL
Clavet’s Grade 8 students will be hosting the annual Elementary
Winter Festival on Thursday, February 1 (weather permitting). The
festival will take the full school day and all elementary students (K –
6) should come prepared to spend extended periods of time
outside. If the weather is extremely cold, we will look at having
the festival on the alternate date of Monday, February 5. The
festival includes fun outdoor activities such as relay races, street
hockey, and toboggan races. There will also be a hot chocolate station,
which is especially nice if it is quite cold outside! If you would like to help out as a
Group Supervisor for the day, please contact Madame Brochu at the school anytime.
More information will be coming home shortly with notes from school.
ART & PHOTOGRAPHY TRIP 2019 Any current grade 9-11 students who are interested in coming on
an art and photography trip to New York City during Easter
break 2019, there will be a meeting on February 6th at 6:00 pm
in the art room. For more information please contact Mrs. Dyck
CHRISTMAS BANQUET
A big thank you to all of our parent volunteers for helping make the
Christmas banquet a great success once again!
CHRISTMAS HAMPERS
I’d like to extend a huge thank you to all of you
who donated to our Christmas Hamper Program!
We gave hampers containing food and gifts to
15 families. We wouldn’t have been able to
support as many families as we did without your help! Your
kindness and generosity are greatly
appreciated. I would also like to extend a
special thank you to Mr. Lundquist, his family and friends, as well as
to Mr. Malainey, for their tremendous support in making this
program possible!
Sincerely,
Tanya Kennedy
EXAM SCHEDULES: In an effort to help families better plan their holidays, the exam schedules for January can be found below. We ask that you please remember that exam time should be a priority when scheduling trips or events.
DATES TO NOTE
JAN.19&20 COUGAR CLASSIC SR. BOYS BASKETBALL TOURN.
JAN. 24 – 30 HIGH SCHOOL EXAMS
JAN. 30 JAN 31
END OF SEMESTER I END OF QUADMESTER II (Gr.7-9) PREPARATION DAY - NO CLASSES
FEB. 1 START OF SEMESTER 2 START OF QUADMESTER III (Gr.7-9)
FEB. 7 TERM II REPORT CARDS - GR. 10-12
FEB. 19
FAMILY DAY – NO CLASSES
FEB. 20-23
WINTER BREAK—NO CLASSES
COMMUNITY NEWS
We are now accepting applications for SUBSTITUTE CARETAKING help. In order to
maintain our school building to the highest possible standard, we require
substitute caretaking help in our school. If you are interested in working
on a casual basis, please contact Brian Matisz, Principal at 306-933-1022
or Randy Willms, Caretaking Supervisor at 306-683-2916, as soon as
possible for more information. Students, parents and community members are welcome
to apply.
Thanks to all of you who attended our Family
Skate on December 9 and hope you enjoyed
the free cookies and hot chocolate!
The SCC would also like to thanks the moms
who donated soup/chilli, buns, goodies, and
time to the teacher’s lunch on Christmas
concert day. As always it was greatly
appreciated by all staff and they enjoyed
every bite.
Join the SCC Reminds group to get text
about school events and information.
HOW? Please join by texting the code
@clavets to the phone number 902-816-0752.
Then follow the instructions texted to your
smart phone.
STOP? You can always stop receiving texts if
you choose
Red Cross Babysitting Course
Monday March 12, 2018
9am-4pm (bring a lunch)
Location – Clavet School Library
Cost $45+gst/person with a
minimum of 8 people to run the
class (payable by cheque or
etransfer) Comes with text book
and certificate
Max spots - 24 (first paid, first
secured)
Registration Deadline March 1, 2018
Email the Instructor, Amanda at
Or coordinator, Crystal at
For more information!
CLAVET FOOTBALL
It's hard to believe with the cold weather we've been having, but spring
football registration is now open. Season starts beginning of May and
wraps up the weekend before school is out. If interested please go
to saskatoonminorfootball.com to register. Here are the team codes for
Clavet age groups:
Flag Football
Colts Grade 1-2: j5c0 (last digit is zero)
Stamps Grade 3-4: q4d3
No team code for Grades 5-6 (if enough interest a team will be formed)
Cost $120.00
Includes a home and away t-shirt
Generally there is one practice a week (determined by coach) and all games are held on
Saturdays.
Tackle Football
Grades 5-6 and 7-8 can register for six a side tackle, but a team code cannot be
created. Just use the drop downs under nearest school/community and put Clavet for
both elementary and high school. Tackle requires a little more commitment as there is a
lot more to learn. There will be two practices a week and all games are on Thursdays
nights.
Cost $400.00
Includes all equipment except girdle, cleats and mouth guard
Unfortunately due to reasons beyond our control, fees increased substantially (especially
for tackle). Clavet Minor Football will be discussing possible fundraising to help offset
the increase in fees, so that it can be affordable for all families. If parents/students
are interested in coaching please call Chad @ (306)281-5225. If there are any
other questions or clarifications needed, please don't hesitate to call. There is also a
Clavet Minor Football Facebook page that generally has updates and info.
“RR” BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM Still a few spots available for the 2017-2018 school
year. This program is run out of the Clavet School
Library. Childcare for before, after or both are
available. Please contact me for a registration form or
more info. I can be reached by email at
[email protected] or text 306-260-6646. Please share with anyone you know might be in need of my program!!!
Thank you!
Rhonda Randall
Jan 2018
A Clavet Thank-you to The Stonebridge CO-OP
The Grade 1 class created a thank you banner for the Stonebridge CO-OP for their ongoing support of our nutrition program.
Make a Healthy New Year Resolution Starting in the New Year fresh veggies will be available free of charge daily for students 7-12 in the high school servery on a first come basis.
Chili Monday and Tuesday
Homemade Chili on a Bun prepared by our own Clavet
students will be available for $2 while supplies last beginning
Monday Jan 15th at the servery.