June 17th Newsletter!

1. JACK STUART SCHOOL
Phone #: 672-0880 Voice Message #: 672-0898
June 17, 2010 Issue #22
CLASSROOM NEWS
Last Student Day –
Class 2Hop by Victoria W. Monday, June 28, 2010
We are close to the end of the school The last day of the school year for students
year. I hope you miss the teachers. is Monday, June 28th. Students will be
Grade 2Hop has been fun. We went to involved in homeroom activities for the last
the Royal Alberta Museum. My student day. Part of that will involve the presentation of
favorite thing was the Discovery Room. classroom awards to each student. At 2:00 p.m. we will
begin our year-end Celebration of Learning assembly.
Lost and Found The celebration is open to the public. Honors awards
Please be sure to check the Lost and will be presented and there will be a multi-media
Found box. Any items left by June presentation celebrating the school year. Following the
28th will be packed up and sent to assembly, students will return to their homeroom and
charity. just prior to dismissal at 3:00 p.m. they will be given
their report card.
All Students Home For Lunch Report cards cannot be given out earlier. If a student is
not in attendance to pick up their report card, a self-
During the noon break on Thursday, June 24th, there will addressed, stamped envelope must be given to the
be a farewell luncheon for grade six students hosted by homeroom teacher who will see that the report is mailed
the school staff. All parents that have children in grades the following day. Report cards not picked up, or for
1-5 are asked to make arrangements for their children to which a self-addressed, stamped envelope has not been
be home from school for the duration of the luncheon. provided, may be picked up at the school office on
The luncheon itself will run from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 29th or Tuesday, August 24th.
We are aware that in many cases parents will need to
make special arrangements for their children on this day.
We appreciate the cooperation we have had from parents
in the past to make this luncheon possible and trust that
we will continue to receive that same cooperation this
year and in years to come. This is a special time for the
staff and grade six students to celebrate the individual
contributions made to the school by students in the
current grade six class and we value the opportunity to
extend our best wishes to the students as they leave this
school to continue their formal education.
Again, thank you for your consideration and cooperation
for helping to make this event possible by keeping
students at home from noon to 1:30 p.m. on June 24th. Happy Father’s Day!
Sports Day Spectacular – Friday, June 25th Splash Party –
All Jack Stuart School students will
Monday, June 28th
be participating in our Sports Day All Jack Stuart students
Spectacular on Friday, June 25th. As will be going swimming
we will be outside most of the day, on June 28th at the
please ensure your child is dressed Camrose Aquatic Center.
appropriately for the weather. Please be advised that
If you are able to volunteer for the your son or daughter will
day by helping out homeroom need to have bathing suit
teachers from station to station please and towel. If you wish to
contact your child's homeroom come and help please contact your son or daughter’s
teacher. Thank you! home room teacher for more details.

2. Staffing 2010-2011 by Mrs. Sommer A new way of evaluating where kids are at in
Each school year brings some changes. Our staff for the their learning
fall of 2010 will look somewhat different than it has this If you were a public school student more than 10 years
year. ago, you may remember “assessment” as simply the
We will be saying good bye to Mrs. Dahle, Mrs. mark on your report card – a summary of how well you
Mitchell, Miss Anderson and Mr. Horyn. absorbed what the teacher told you. Today, assessment
is a word used to describe how we measure where a
After a number of amazing years teaching Grade 3 at student is at, in relation to where the Alberta Program of
Jack Stuart, Mrs. Dahle is leaving us. She is planning to Studies says they should be; and the ways in which
do some traveling with her recently retired husband, teachers measure student learning along the way.
David, in their new motor home. In addition to the
classroom, Mrs. Dahle was instrumental in organizing Assessment practices are based on the belief that
and running a multitude of programs from Popcorn learning is a shared responsibility of students and
Council to mentorship groups and Block Talk; from teachers. Teachers and students work together to make
fundraising events to school dances. sure the teaching methods match the students’ learning
needs.
Mrs. Mitchell has been at Jack Stuart for two years; this
past year in Grade 4. She has made learning interesting Battle River School Division has been working toward
and engaging for her students and has represented our this philosophy for many years, with professional
staff on several BRSD committees. Mrs. Mitchell will be learning for school administrators and teachers tied to
heading off to Holden. this focus.
Miss Anderson has spent the past two years as an EA in For most of the 2009 – 2010 school year, BRSD’s vice
the PLC room. She has been a wonderful support for principals have been planning toward formally
those students and a great staff member. Her positive implementing this approach at all schools, starting in the
and pleasant demeanor has been welcomed by all. She fall of 2010.
will be doing some travelling in the fall. In the early months of the next school year, we’ll be
Mr. Horyn joined our staff in November of 2008. He sharing examples of the new or different approaches
came on board to be the homeroom teacher of the newly we’ll be taking to engage students in learning, so you
created Grade 4 homeroom. This year he has been the can learn more about what the new assessment focus
Phys Ed teacher. Mr. Horyn brought a different focus to could mean to you and your child. These changes are all
our PE program and worked hard to make the program meant to enhance students’ school experience and bring
more user friendly for some of our Special Needs us closer to the vision of Every Student, Every Day, A
students. Mr. Horyn will be moving to New Norway. Success.
We wish all four of these staff Provincial Achievement Testing
members well as they move on June 17 Grade 3 Mathematics
to new horizons. Their Grade 6 Mathematics
contributions to our school are June 18 Grade 6 Science
very much appreciated. We
will miss them. OSCAR Child Care Society
Our staff will have some Providing affordable licensed after school care since
different faces next year. 1998. The program operates in Jack Stuart School. We
provide a fun, safe, affordable and caring environment
We welcome to Jack Stuart for children 4½ to 12 years – right in your child’s own
Mrs. Tammy Galenza, Mr. school. For more information, please contact Camrose
Wes Wilson and Mr. Jardath and District Support Services at 780-672-0141.
Nelson for September of 2010. Mrs. Galenza will be
teaching Grade 3, Mr. Wilson will have a Grade 4 class Important Dates
and Mr. Nelson is returning as our Phys Ed teacher.
June 21–23 Ranch Camp – Grades 5 & 6
There will also be some changes in our Special Ed June 24 Grade 6 Farewell Luncheon – gr. 1-5
department. Mrs. Thompson has been appointed as students home for lunch from noon to
Literacy Lead Teacher for BRSD. This is certainly a 1:30 p.m.
tribute to Mrs. Thompson’s skills. We knew she was June 25 Spring Sports Day
good! The BRSD position is a part-time one, so we will June 28 Last Student Day
still have Mrs. Thompson on staff and will be hiring June 29 Last Operational Day
someone as yet unknown, to cover the remaining amount
of her time. ** Last Newsletter