Welcome to the “just over

the halfway” point of this

school year. I know we’ve

been dealt our fair share of cold days this year but on

average it feels like we’ve got-

ten away so far with a pretty mild season. The hill on the

elementary playground contin-

ues to see a lot of action with

the school krazy carpets and I’ll again remind you to keep

sending ski pants and snow

boots until the season ends. But the warm weather we’re

in for the next few days will

also make me think to men-tion the need for rubber

boots soon. I’ve seen a num-

ber of awesome class projects

in the halls including play backdrops and Valentines art

in the works this week. We

have inherited a turtle in grade 3 and I’ve seen plans for

Mr. Herman Soup as well.

What a fun place to be!

It was fantastic to see so many nice final grades on the tran-

scripts for the grade 10-12

students after the end of the first semester. For our Grade

12s that means one last se-

mester of classes in store for them and then continued

plans for life after high school.

I’ve connected with many of

the students about their plans, and want to encourage others

to come see me about Career

Cruising information and ideas to help them if they’re still on

the fence about what to do

after June. Some grade 11s

and 12s are also looking at fin-

ishing the Youth Apprenticeship

program this semester – the

benefits give students that finish a big step up with an employer

when looking to apprentice in a

trade. If you’re interested, see Mr. Tucker about a quick list of

the benefits. We also have a

handful of students taking ad-

vantage of the Career Bootcamps that are being of-

fered this year – a series of

evenings in designated career areas that help confirm what

they want to do after graduat-

ing, as well as some Spotlight on Careers – one day events

focusing on a specific field. The

posters advertising these days

are in the hallway outside the senior classrooms and more

information and applications are

with Mr. Tucker. I’d like to wish Mrs. Koroll our

best as she’s started her mater-

nity leave this month. Mrs.

McCubbing will move to work-ing with the grade 3s full time

until the end of June. Miss

Vanderpost, who was an intern here last year, has been hired

to do some work in the ele-

mentary classes that Mrs. McCubbing was teaching. Wel-

come Miss Vanderpost.

There are a few days in the

next month I’ll try to help you keep track of. The Winter

break starts next week Feb 18-

26 so please enjoy your Family Day on Feb 20 and the follow-

ing days. The Grade 12 stu-

dents have their Work Experi-

ence week two following the

winter break Feb 27 to March

3 so I wish them well on their

days at their job. K-6 report cards are going out on March

9th. We also have Tri-

Conferences (K-12) the week after that on March 15 and 16

from 5:00-7:30pm – you can

start booking with Mrs. Block

to reserve your interview time. Grade 7-12 report cards

will go out in April.

Students will have a day off next month on March 17th as

well as another for the Teach-

er Prep day on March 24th. Plans are moving ahead for

the Heritage Fair on March

10th.

I know that the grade 7-8 and the grade 9-12 ski trips are

coming up next month on

March 21 and 23 respectively. Notes with the permission

slips and costs will be coming

home soon. Start stretching

now. Well, that’s more than enough

from me. For further infor-

mation and updates from the students and classrooms,

check out our school website

at http://blogs.spiritsd.ca/hanley/. As always, Mr. An-

derson and I would love to

talk to you if you have time to

drop by the office or give us a call. Take care and I’ll talk to

you soon.

Chris Tucker Principal

Hanley School

From the Office:

Hanley School

Newsletter

MID-TERM

BREAK

Feb

20-

24

REPORT CARDS

GR. K-6

Mar

9

TRI-

CONFERENCES

Mar

15-

16

No School

Mar

17

PD Day

Student Holiday

Mar

24

DATES TO REMEMBER

FEBRUARY 2017

Wilson Museum Inc.

Presents

Kids Winter Festival

Saturday, February 25, 2017

12 noon til 5 pm

Dundurn Wilson Museum – corner of Third Street East & Government Road

Fun Snow Games (ski shuffle, snowshoeing, hit the

snowman – to name a few)

Archery, Sleigh Rides, possible Snowmobile Poker Rally

Surprises on the menu all geared

towards children

Dainties & Hot Chocolate available

Moms/Dads – here’s an opportunity to gather and have some fun

with the kids!!

Even if there’s a hockey tournament, quit chasing the young one

around the Arena. Come on down with the family to the Kids Winter

Festival at the Museum. What do you say??

Hey, Kids – Bring Your Parents!!

Plant Study with the Grade 3s. We're about to investi-gate how First Nations used/use plants in their daily lives. We have started some Read-er's Workshop activities, where we work on parts of a book, predicting, retell, etc. They love listening to stories!

Art has been a lot of fun in the past month and we've created some masterpieces we'd like to share with you: Mrs. Martineau & The Ks.

Happy February! We enjoyed that warm spell after the break and got out-side lots. It's a good thing we did it then because we've been stuck with a lot of in-door recesses lately! We are still working hard in Science on our collaborative

Kindergarten

Hanley School has two students with nut allergies.

Just a reminder we are a NUT ALERT school.

Please make sure your child does not bring nuts or nut products to school. Make sure to check packaging.

also learning about forces and magnetism. We have been combining our social studies and art to learn and create artwork of how climate effects the environ-ments and societies of differ-ent places around the world. The 3's have also been learn-ing about spirituality and what makes up their inner spirit or soul. We found our spirit animals and are finish-ing up our 'heart maps' using pictures and words to de-

scribe what we are like on the inside. In math we are finally finish-ing up our addition and sub-traction unit. We will begin our new unit on fractions after the February break! We look forward to this warm weather and will hope-fully be able to take some of our learning outside in the coming weeks!

Mrs. McCubbing & The

Grade Threes

This month the grade 3's have been busy writing sto-ries with detail. We have also continued to work on para-graph writing and will be able to write 3 detailed para-graphs by the end of this month! We have been work-ing on making inferences while we read, and will soon be practicing how to read with expression. In science we continue to mend to the garden with our Kinderpartners and we are

Grade 3

ence we are continuing to

learn about simple ma-

chines. Our sculpting unit in

art is wrapping up. Our final

project has been working

with paper mache. Please

continue to practice basic

math facts with the stu-

dents. Focus on addition,

subtraction, multiplication

and division. It is very im-

portant that the students be

able to know their facts with

automaticity.

The grade 4,5,6 class has been

working very hard on their

Heritage Fair Projects. We will

be starting to present the pro-

jects at the beginning of

March. There have been some

very interesting topics. In Sci-

Poetry. We have done a lot of

reading and discussion on our feelings and how they effect our

decision making processes, and the way they can effect those

around us.

In Social Studies we have been continuing our learning on Fami-

lies, Traditions and Celebrations. Currently we have been talking

about cultural diversity, and will be trying out a few foods from

different cultures.

On February 8th, we celebrated the 100th day of school with

many fun activities. We brain-

Wow! Time is just flying in the

Grade 1/2 room! We can't be-lieve that the break is nearly

here.

We have been doing lots in our classroom the last little while, and

will be switching over to lots of subjects in the coming weeks.

Both the grade 1/2's were work-ing hard in Math learning about

Measurement, and have now fin-ished their units. We will be mov-

ing on to Geometry this week.

In Language Arts we have almost finished up our Unit on Fairy Ta-

les, and will soon be moving on to

stormed 100 words we knew,

performed 100 acts of kindness, and also did some reading, writ-

ing, and math all with 100 as our theme. The kids dressed up as if

they were '100' years old, and

looked great! It was a good day!

We would also like to send out a

big thank you to the parents who were able to come out and help

tie skates on Friday. It was a huge help, and made the afternoon run

so smoothly. We really appreci-

ate it. Thank you!

Grades 1 & 2

Grades 4-6

On March 10, we will be having

our school Heritage Fair. Stu-

dents have been working

through an inquiry project

which explores some aspect of

Canadian Heritage. They will be

displaying their work on tri-fold

boards and will present their

projects to judges. Some pro-

jects are truly amazing!

On March 21, the Grade 7 and

8 classes will be venturing out

to Table Mountain for their an-

nual ski/snowboarding trip.

Currently, we have all the

Grade 7 chaperones we require.

The interest is always high and I

This month has been a busy one!

Report cards came out at the be-

ginning of the month; if you would

like to see me to discuss your

child’s progress, please feel free to

contact me at the school. The class

has been wrapping up their study of

fractions in math, and will shortly

be moving on to begin exploring

measurement. In ELA, we are fin-

ishing up our “Mystery” unit and

have begun a novel study of Freak

the Mighty. We have continued to

work on heritage fair as part of our

social curriculum, and in science

the class continues to study mix-

tures and solutions.

appreciate everyone’s enthusi-

asm. The permission forms

were all sent home this past

week. Please fill out the permis-

sion forms and return them to

me as soon as possible. Howev-

er, please do not send any mon-

ey yet. We are trying to fund-

raise to offset some of the cost.

I will let you know the first

week of March how much each

activity will cost.

In closing, thank you for your

continued support. Should you

have any questions or concerns,

please do not hesitate to con-

tact me at the school.

Grade 8

et. The students have contin-

ued to look into Ancient Civi-

lizations in Social class, and

are currently working to de-

pict a battle between two an-

cient warriors. Math has the

students studying Polynomials

and they are looking into Mu-

sic in Art class. The students

have switched from I.A. to

Home Ec. and vice versa. In

I.A., the students are looking

at the theory behind welding

and in Home Ec., they are

learning all about kitchen

safety and measurement con-

versions. In Gym, the stu-

dents have been playing a va-

riety of games. That’s it for

February. Enjoy the break!

February has been a busy

month for the Grade 9 stu-

dents here in Hanley. Many of

the students have been taking

part in extracurricular activities

such as basketball, curling, and

drama. In ELA, the Grade 9’s

are looking into Love, Loyalty,

and Relationships and are par-

ticularly looking at William

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juli-

Grade 9

There are lots of great things

happening in the grade 8 clas-

ses as we start this new semes-

ter. In Phys. Ed we are working

on a Badminton unit and play-

ing various sportsmanship ac-

tivities and games. In Health,

we have started a unit that dis-

cusses the services available to

communities infected with, and

affected by, non-curable infec-

tions and diseases. In ELA, the

class is working through a nov-

el study on The Giver. In math,

we are wrapping up our unit

on Measurement and will

begin a unit on rational num-

bers and problem solving

shortly. In Home Ec. we are

doing a kitchen basics review

to get ready to work in the

labs and in IA we are develop-

ing our isometric drawing

skills. We are busy learning

about forces, fluids and den-

sity in Science and in Social

Studies we are ready to pre-

sent the companies we have

created in hopes of landing

some investors. We are look-

ing forward to all of the fun

things happening around our

school this month!

Grade 7

Grade 11

Well, Semester Two is under

way and the Grade 10’s are SO

happy to have final exams behind

them! Now, only one more week

until the break! Until then,

though… In ELA they’ve been

making some decisions about

their units of study. Social Studies

has them examining societies and

governments. They are work-

ing with angles and trig ratios

in Math. The birdies are fly-

ing in Wellness as they learn

the ins and outs of badmin-

ton. In IA they’ve started

paper and pencil drafting.

They’ll be starting their Food

Safety course soon in Home

Ec. And finally, in Wildlife,

they’ve been examining differ-

ent animal habitats.

Grade 10

It has been a busy couple of

weeks getting into semester two

classes, but we know a break is

right around the corner. Cur-

rently, we are doing the follow-

ing things in our classes thus far:

Work Placement 20: We are

graphing and learning to calcu-

late slope.

Pre-Calculus 20: We are

working on geometric and arith-

metic sequences and series.

PAA 20: We are practicing

our sewing skills. Mittens will be

our first project.

Construction 20: We are ex-

amining the theory of building

construction, as well as designing

our own individual custom

builds for sheds and small

buildings.

Physical Science 20: We

are looking at the mathemati-

cal skills behind physics, such

as significant figures and sci-

entific notation. We are also

beginning the study of waves.

Health Science 20: We are

exploring the philosophies

and ethics within the medical

system. This includes indige-

nous and alternative ways of

healing.

Forensics 20: We have just

finished finger print analysis.

We are now constructing

our own crime scene.

ELA/History20: We have

the choice of reading The

Book Thief by Markus Zusak

or Night by Elie Wiesel to

examine WWII themes.

Have a Safe and Wonder-

ful Winter Break!

taxonomy. In physics, the

students are in the midst of a

unit on motion. This semes-

ter, many of the grade 12

students are taking Phys. Ed.

with Mr. Anderson. In ELA,

the students are exploring texts that explore the theme

of identity. At the conclusion

of our identity study, the stu-

The first month of the new se-

mester has proven to be a busy

one for the grade 12 students.

The students have quickly be-

come immersed in their new

courses. This semester, many

of the grade 12s are taking two science classes with Ms. Pra-

kash. The biology class has be-

gun the course with a unit on

Grades 12

dents will be creating an

identity text of their own.

Although it seems like forev-

er away, the students have

had their first grad meeting.

It’s an exciting time to be a

grade 12 student at Hanley

School!