If anything is certain, it is that change is certain. The world we are planning for today

will not exist in this form tomorrow."

-- Philip Crosby

The first signs of spring bring about excitement, rejuvenation and the anticipation of

change. They may consist of a change of weather, spirits, activities or a new season.

We are beginning to anticipate change as we prepare for next year and begin to plan for

the school year 2016-2017.

If you are planning to move from our area or know of neighbors, relations who are

moving in could you please inform us. This allows us to better plan for next year.

Of course we will miss any family who is moving and wish you all the best in your new

school and community.

If you know of any Kindergarten age children who may be attending next year please

inform those families to contact the school as soon as possible to assist with

Kindergarten planning for next year. Our registration evening for Kindergarten is

March 15, 2016 6:30 pm at Guthrie school.

If any parents or guardians have not accessed the parent portal for information about

student progress we encourage you to do so as we prepare to meet you for parent

teacher conferences March 22 and 23, 2016. If you need an activation code to begin

please contact Guthrie school.

School bookings online to schedule an appointment for parent teacher conferences will

be open on March 14th 9:00 am. More information with the site and how to book will

be sent soon in a power announcement to parents / guardians.

Mrs. V. Pollmann

Principal

Guthrie School’s

Gator Gazette

Issue #6 March 2016

Mrs. V. Pollmann

Principal Mr. D. Requa

Vice-Principal Mrs. L. Bonneteau

Counsellor

Gator Gazette

Copyright 1993

Phone – 973-3111 Website –

www.sturgeon.ab.ca/

guthrie

Newsletter

Highlights

Principal

Message

Guthrie Spirit

News

Parent/Teacher

Interviews

Science

Challenge Club

Counsellors

Corner

Running Room

Indoor Games

Group Teen

Triple P

ABC Awards

Hot Lunch

Board Meeting

Dates

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

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Hey Gators, its Madeleine and Kendra back with more gator news. Our last basketball game

will be March 1 at Guthrie, with basketball finals March 4-5. As well, Guthrie School will be

hosting the basketball All Star games on March 9 so make sure to continue showing your gator

spirit as we finish off the basketball season. Our Guthrie band will be attending band camp at

Camp Nakamun March 3-4. On March 7 there are parent meetings for Headstart and

Kindergarten at 6:00pm. We have cookie days March 8 and March 22, make sure to bring

your quarters. Don’t forget, there is a also a PD Day on March 11. Grades 4-9 will be going

skiing to Rabbit Hill on March 10 and March 17. This year some of the Jr. High students will

be going on an overnight ski trip to Marmot Jasper from March 17-18. Parent teacher

interviews are March 22 and March 23 from 3:30-6:30. Finally, we will be finishing off the

month of March with Spring Break from March 24– Apr 4, with classes resuming April 5. We

hope you all have a great break!

Sincerely,

School Spirit Committee

Cookie Day

Each cookie day, classes provide cookies (muffins, squares, cupcakes) which are sold to the

whole student body for 25 cents each, the students are able to purchase two items with the

opportunity to purchase more once each class has had a turn. Cookie Day is run by volunteers,

and we are always looking for new and energetic people to come out and help. It is also

supported by our leadership students. Cookies go on sale right after morning announcements

and usually wraps up before first recess at 10:20am.

Guthrie school strives to be a peanut/nut free zone, we ask families who are par ticipating

to please exclude items that contain nuts, if possible please label ingredients that are included

in your yummy selections.

Cookies may come to school the day before or first thing in the

morning of the Cookie Day.

Mar 8th: 1F, 3L/W, 7G

Mar 22nd: 1C, 6T

Apr 12th: 2M, 5Q

May 11th: 2G, 4M

June 7th: 3H, 4/5P

Important information for Parents/Guardians

On-Line bookings for Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences will be open on March 14,

2016. A Power Announcement will be sent on beforehand with the link and instructions to

book. Please book your interview times as soon as possible to ensure meetings with your

child’s teacher(s).

If any parents or guardians have not accessed

the Parent Portal for information about

student progress we encourage you to do so.

If you need an activation code to begin please

contact Guthrie school. Thank-you.

Headstart Screening Dates:

March 14, April 11, April 20

@ MFRC

Please contact Carla @ Sturgeon School

Division 780-939-4341 to schedule an

assessment

ECS Orientation

Pre-Registration evening

We will be holding an ECS orientation and

pre-registration evening on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at

6:30 pm. It will be held in the Library for parents of all

Kindergarten students attending Guthrie School in

September 2016. As per Sturgeon School Division Policy

your child must be “five years of age on or before the

first of March 2017.”

Please remember to bring your child’s birth certificate

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Mar 3 & 4 Band @ Camp Nakamun

Mar 7 School Council, 6:30pm

Mar 9 Musical Festival, Fort Saskatchewan

Mar 9 Basketball All Star Game @ Guthrie

Mar 10 Grades 4-6 Skiing Rabbit Hill

Mar 11 PD Day; No School

Mar 14 & Apr 11, 20 Headstart Screenings @MFRC

Mar 15 ECS Pre-registration, 6:30pm

Mar 17 Grades 4-9 Skiing Rabbit Hill

Mar 17 & 18 Jr. High Marmot Ski Trip

Mar 22 & 23 Parent Teacher Interviews, 3:30-6:30pm

Mar 24 - Apr 4 Spring Break

Apr 5 Classes Resume

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Grade 3-6 Science Challenge Club

Do you like building challenges? If you are in grades 3-6, you are invited to join

Mrs. Hryniw and Mrs. Woodburn afterschool from 3:15-4:15pm on Thursday,

March 10 for some creative thinking and science fun. Students will be working

in teams to complete timed science challenges using supplied

materials and a lot of ingenuity. Permission

slips for this club can be picked up from

Mrs. Woodburn or Mrs. Hryniw and will

need to be signed and submitted before

attendance.

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Congratulations to our elementary boys and girls’ running team on your

fantastic effort at the 38th annual Running Room Indoor Games. This event

was an 8 X 200 metre race, held at the

University of Alberta Butterdome on Tuesday, February 16th, 2016.

The boys ran at a quick pace and placed 117 out of 284, with a time of 4:51.

The girls did equally as well, placing 130 out of 267, with a time of 5:09.

Although we did really well and ran with Gator pride, our overall timings

were not fast enough to qualify either team

for the semi-finals.

Mrs. Quaghebeur and Mrs. Morris greatly

appreciated the teams’ dedication to

practices, positive attitudes, and overall

improvement. We look forward to

celebrating with the team at our upcoming

pizza luncheon in March.

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This practical, evidence based, program can help parents cope positively with some of the common issues associated with raising a teenager from 11 – 16 years of age. Triple P is a toolbox of solutions where parents set specific goals and strategies to build a stronger relationship with their teenager, reduce conflict, manage problem behaviors and teach emotional self-regulation while helping their teenager stay safe. The aim of Triple P is to increase parental confidence and ability in dealing with parenting challenges. This unique group will run for four weeks of in-class sessions. Follow up telephone consultations are available as well. Group Teen Triple P is being offered @ Guthrie School, Lancaster Park, on four consecutive Wednesdays on April 13, 20, 27 & May 4 from 6 – 8 pm.

Childcare Available To book a place or for more information please e mail ginger.gardiner@sturgeon.ab.ca or call 780-935-9028.

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Congratulations to all of our primary grade students who

received awards for the month of February!

A special shout out to Gabriel in class 2G who’s name was

drawn to receive a bowling party!

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Guthrie is using a new online system for ordering Hot Lunch. If you

wish to purchase a hot lunch for your child please visit

www.HealthyHunger.ca to register with Guthrie School. In just

four easy steps you will be able to preorder hot lunch for your

child. Remember that hot lunch orders must be placed 5 days prior

to the scheduled hot lunch date. We are trying to have healthy

choices as well as keep hot lunch prices between approximately

$5.00—$6.00. When a credit card is used online there is a 2%-3%

service charge added for this on the price of the hot lunch. Even

with the service charge we are keeping lunches in the above price

range. We have a hot lunch coordinator and are not requiring more

volunteers to run the hot lunch program. The school is only

providing this as a service and is not fundraising through this. We

hope you are enjoying this program.

Upcoming Hot Lunch Dates: Subway - Mar 3rd Little Italy - Mar 10th Boston Pizza—Mar 17th

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A Note to Parents & Guardians:

Please remember to call or email the

school to report all absences, or if your

student will be late. You can contact the

school office at 780-973-3111, or email

with the word “Attendance” in the

subject to guthrie@sturgeon.ab.ca.

Our office is open from 8:00 am – 4:00

pm, and we have an answering service to

take messages when the office is closed,

or the phone lines are busy. Please leave

your name, number and time of your

message.

If we do not hear from you, we will be

calling to ensure that the

student(s) are safe.

Sturgeon School Division Sturgeon School Division, Board of Trustees hold their regular monthly board meeting on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 4:30 pm at the Frank Robinson Centre in Morinville.

Members of the public are invited to attend these meetings.

March 9 March 23 April 13 April 27 May 11 May 25 June 8 June 22

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Lost and Found In an effort to keep the lost and found manageable we will be displaying items monthly. The last week of every month, items will be displayed in the front foyer, and all not claimed items will be donated. Hopefully more items are found rather than buried under a “mountain” of stuff. Thanks for your help in this matter.