March 28, 2018
Neilburg Composite School Newsletter
IMPORTANT DATES
Mar. 26 & 28 Parent teacher interviews 4-7 pm
Mar. 26-29 Book Fair
Mar. 28 Spring plant fundraiser starts
Mar. 30 Good Friday – no classes
April 2-6 Easter Break – no classes
April 9 Fruit and cookie dough orders arrive –pickup 3:30-6:30
April 10 Grade 12 Drake meat sales due at 9:00 am
April 11 Jr. Badminton in Lashburn
April 13 Student of the Month assembly
April 13 Sr. Mega birdie in Maidstone
April 13 Hat day – pay $2 to wear your hat in school
April 14 Jr. Mega birdie in Maidstone
April 19 Family Fun afternoon -4:00-6:00 (see info below)
April 23 World Book day
April 24-27 World Robotic Competition in Kentucky
Apr. 27 Gr. 10-12 report cards home
April 30 Plant orders due at 9:00 am
May 3 Student of the Month assembly
May 5 Graduation Day
May 15 Tentative date for plant orders to arrive
May 21 Victoria Day – no classes
June 5 Tri-meet in Lashburn
June 6 Alternate tri-meet date
Easter Activities
Thursday – March 29 – Candy guessing and coloring contest prizes
Milk Day – Thursday, April 29
Buy a milk and put your name in for a draw for great prizes
GRADE 12 DRAKE MEAT FUNDRAISER The grade 12 students are doing a Drake Meat Fundraiser. If you are interested in purchasing something from the variety of meats that they have for sale please contact a grade 12 student of the school at 306-823-4313. Orders are due by April 10th and expected to be delivered towards the end of April.
Junior Badminton News: Mrs. Knorr-Bingham
Practice night will be on Monday
League night will be on Wednesday-ALL games will be played in Lashburn
Mega-Birdie is on April 14th in Maidstone.
Congrats goes to the Boys' Doubles Team who won Gold Medals in the Hillmond tournament!!
PARENT/STUDENT/ TEACHER INTERVIEWS Our next set of student-parent-teacher conferences are quickly approaching. The dates are Monday, March 26 and Wednesday, March 28. The interviews will be running from 4:00-7:00 pm without a break. This also means that the hours of the BookFair will reflect those of the interviews. We want to make sure you are aware of the interview date and will be able to find a time that works for you. Parents of Elementary students who require an interview will be contacted to set up an interview time. If you don't get a call and would like an interview, please contact the school office at 306-823-4313, to set up a time to meet. Parents of grade 6-12 students are asked to follow the same format as the fall interviews and meet with the teachers as they become available during the interview sessions. We look forward to meeting with you. Note: Mrs. Knorr-Bingham and Mrs. Heeroma will only be available for interviews on Monday, March 26.
Dear Parents and Families, - Deb Hein
The PAWS for Books/PAWS to Read Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school, March 26th to 29th. (Just before the Easter Break) What better way to promote reading to our students than by supporting this important literary event.
We invite your entire family to participate by purchasing the latest and greatest in children's books. Your support of this vital literary event is a key part of helping us obtain new books and resources for our library and classrooms.
You'll find hundreds of quality books at our Book Fair with a wide assortment for all reading levels. Visit the Scholastic Book Fairs website at www.scholastic.ca/bookfairs to get more detailed information about these books. You can also watch book trailers and author videos with your child on the BookTube page. You could win $50 in books – $25 for your family PLUS $25 for your child's classroom!
Don't forget to mark the Book Fair dates on your calendar! We look forward to seeing you during our Scholastic Book Fair and thank you, in advance, for supporting this great literary event. Thank you for believing in books and the impact of reading on your child's future.
Book Fair Dates: March 26th – 29th
Times: March 26 & 28: 9:00 – 7:00; 27th: 9:00-3:00; 29th:9:00-2:00
Location: Neilburg Composite School – Library
We accept cheques made payable to our school – NCS or Neilburg Composite School
Also… there will be threes draws.
1. Bring your Animal Stuffies (with PAWS) to the PAWS For4 Books book fair and your name goes into a draw for a book.
2. Bring a selfie of you and your pet (show Mrs. Hein) and your name goes into a draw for a poster.
3. Find three of the Easter colored PAWS (tell Mrs. Hein where you saw them) and your name goes into a draw for a book.
PLANT FUNDRAISER
The grade 8, 9 and 10 students will be selling the hanging planters and the patio planters again this year. The cost of each is $30. If you would like to place an order and haven't been asked by a student, please call the school at 306-823-4313. Orders are due April 30th and plants should arrive on May 15th.
Family Fun: Sponsored by the Neilburg School Community Council
April 19, 2018, 4:00 to 6:00
Join us for a Family evening making slime and a craft. This will be an evening to relax with your children, stay away from the TV for a couple of hours and leave with a handful of slime, which your child will love, and a craft item. The $5.00 fee includes a snack midway through the activities. Please register by April 16, 2018.
Career Education Information (Mrs. Kerr-Goodfellow)
1. Sask. Learning transcript for Gr.12's attending Post-secondary school
If a grade 12 is attending a post-secondary institute in the fall after graduation, this person needs to order and send an official transcript from Sask. Learning. Go to Sask. Learning and look for High School Transcript .
2. Wednesday, May 2 Try A trade in Lloydminster for grade 9 & 10's
2016-2017 Yearbooks are IN!
Yearbooks sell for $25.00.
Thank you to Karrie Blackbeard for all her hard work on this yearbook!
If you need to complete your collection with previous years, 2015-16 yearbooks are on sale for $20.00, 2014-15 for $15.00 and older ones are a steal of a deal at $5.00 each.
Caution! Caution!
Due to severe allergies among the students at NCS, the school requires that everyone avoid bringing any items with nut products, eggs that are not baked into an item or animals to the school. Our students' health depends on your cooperation. Thank you.
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STUDENT ABSENCES
Parents please notify the school if your child is going to be absent. Parents will receive an automated phone call for any unexcused absences.
STUDENT FEES
Notices for any student fees still owing were sent out with report cards. Please send payment for any outstanding fees as soon as possible or pay online with SchoolCash.
Grad 2018 (Mrs.Kerr-Goodfellow)
The graduates would like to thank everyone that supported their fruit sale. The fruit will arrive April 9. Please pick up your orders from 3:30-6:30 in the school front entry.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Neilburg Minor Ball Registration
April 9th, 7:00 pm at the Neilburg Arena.
T-ball 2011-2014
Mites 2009-2010
Mosquito 2007-2008
Peewee 2005-2006
We are looking at interest in girls U12 softball. So please come to registration if interested.
Friday Night Youth –
There is no youth group on Friday March 30th or April 6th...Have a happy Easter holidays!
VILLAGE OF NEILBURG NEWS
The grade 3 class initiated this project using Local Government as a jumping off point to learn how to write letters. The Village of Neilburg Council were presented with "persuasive" letters at their regular meeting in the fall.
All nine individual letters requested a skate park, except for one sweet girl wanting a petting zoo. As the majority was for a skate park, the Village of Neilburg Council wants to proceed with a skate park project. Council is working along with the grade 3 class to have the children involved in as many aspects as possible. The future of our youth, and interaction with them is so very beneficial to our communities to continue to have resources for all ages.
We have a beautiful space in the Village Green Park for the skate park and have high hopes to start the project this spring. The estimated cost is $107,000.00, completed. The equipment is $70,000.00 and the 2500 square foot cement pad will be approximately $37,000.
The Grade 3 class has undertaken fundraising towards the project as they want to contribute. Each student is creating and hosting an initiative to spread the word and raise monies towards the project, watch for upcoming fundraising events.
Let us all contribute towards getting the youth outside, we have a need for activities to be available to families with young to teen children.
All contributions are accepted at the Village of Neilburg office, and official tax receipts are available.
Watch for our progress thermometers that will be posted at various locations!
BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENTS – PAID ADVERTISEMENTS If your business would be interested in putting a paid advertisement in the school newsletter, please contact Cathy at the school (306-823-4313). The newsletters go out weekly (usually Wednesday). Any ads would have to be into the school by 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The school email is ncs@nwsd.ca, the fax is 306-823-4403 or you can drop them off. The cost is $10 per advertisement per week. *As usual our community announcements will be published free of charge.
