Good News

On September 21, students and staff laced up for the annual Terry Fox Run. Together, students raised over $1200 for the Terry Fox Foundation.

 

 

 

The Grade 1-4 students enjoyed a fun field trip where they learned all about pumpkins! During their trip to the pumpkin patch they learned how pumpkins grow and what they are used for. Each student even had the opportunity to bring one home!

SEPTEMBER

Mrs. Hutchinson's Grade 2 class participated in an Indigenous Sharing Circle with Mrs. Badger. The Sharing Circle focused on active listening, taking turns, and showing respect to each other. The students will continue to practice what they learned throughout the school year.

 

 

Students in 4P have made connections with their reading buddies from 2H, and have been practicing being role models to the younger students. Everyone enjoyed the time they spent reading together!

 

 

As the chosen option for this term, the junior high students have been participating in Robotics! Robotics offers hands-on experience with robotic kits while allowing students to explore engineering and mathematics through an artistic lens.

 

This year, 50 students signed up to be part of the Grade 3-6 Run Club! Ms. Pascut, Ms. Carroll, and Ms. Gibson run the club and help train participants for events like the Terry Fox Run, Roots and Rut Trail Race, and Bezanson Bog. Congratulations to Joey and Ben Ferguson, Addy and Penny Gander, and Ms. Pascut for completing the Roots and Rut Trail Race!

On September 8, students and staff participated in the Beaverlodge Heritage Festival Parade where they won first place in the Spirit category! Students sang, danced, and ran the streets to promote HRS and share their school spirit. Go Panthers!

 

 

 

 

Something new has arrived at La Glace School! Thanks to the fundraising efforts of the school community, students, staff, and families can now enjoy a beautiful new gazebo from Heritage Barns!

 

Gator Academy is offering plenty of new opportunities for students in Grades 5-9 this year! The Sports Academy headed out to the South Bear Creek trails on its first outdoor trip of the year. It was an amazing opportunity for students to experience mountain biking with Nitehawk!

 

 

Students in Grades 1-4 have been hopping on the bus and heading to Beaverlodge for swimming lessons! Thanks to a grant from the County of Grande Prairie, students are able to participate in lessons and learn this very important skill.

 

Thanks to the generous $4000 donation from TAQA North, the school is able to offer snacks and subsidized meals to students! Thank you TAQA North, your donation has made a huge impact at La Glace School!

 

Students in Grades 1 and 2 created their own talking sticks with the guidance of PWPSD's Indigenous Service Provider Alisha Lambert. The unique talking sticks will be used for restorative practices and sharing circles.

 

 

The Grade 3/4 students learned how to code Ozobots using different colour combinations. Next, they will be using online coding to make their Ozobots move in different ways and change colours!

 

 

 

Thank you to the student focus group for their input on how to improve the cafeteria area; the results are fantastic!

 

 

Congratulations to the Junior Girls volleyball team for bringing home bronze from the Sexsmith Secondary School tournament!

 

Congratulations to the PWA golf team! After 18 holes they had a combined score of 240, just slightly behind the first place score of 237. 

 

Chase Zavacky - 79

Grady Clarkson - 81

Lucas Doerksen - 92

Broden Lebrun - 97

 

Chase and Grady both scored their personal best in a tournament setting, and among all the others individually placed second (Chase) and fourth (Grady)!

Thanks to the generosity of Amy and Jesse Morgan from Dynamic Energy, on September 11, RWZ held its Back to School BBQ for students, staff, and families. The event gives families a chance to meet the staff, tour the school, and make connections with other families. It is a wonderful event that made possible by the kindness of one of the RWZ families.

 

Students and staff participated in the annual Terry Fox Run and worked together to collect donations for the Terry Fox Foundation. Classes discussed the importance of goal setting, perseverance and resilience, and how one person can make a big difference, just like Grade 6 student Evan Sellwood.

 

Evan has been instrumental in the school's fundraising success. He lost his grandfather to cancer and has spent years raising money for cancer research. This year, his personal goal was $2000, and he ment it with the support of his friends and family.

 

Congratulations to Evan and the rest of the RWZ students for their fundraising efforts. The school's 2023 goal is set at $5000, and thanks to everyone's support and hard work that goal has already been surpassed!

 

The RWZ Class Buddy program sees older and younger classes buddied up to read, work on math, or play games. The students also help each other when there are school-wide events and walks. The older students enjoy being mentors and the younger ones enjoy having an older friend at school. 

 

 

Mya and Kinley, who are now in Grades 2 and 6, got to know each other when their classes were buddied up last year. Mya recently celebrated her birthday and was excited to announce that her friend's birthday was the day before hers. No one expected her friend to be in Grade 6! The two students even met up during recess and posed for an updated photo.

 

The three Grade 2 classes enjoyed the story, To the Post Office with Mama, written by local author Sue Farrell. The story was written when the author lived in Sexsmith, and inside the cover is a map of Sexsmith in the mid-90s. The students followed the map and took pictures at the different locations featured in the book. They are now working to recreate the map and share them with their classmates.

 

On September 21, 60 cross-country runners participated in the Dreamer's Lake Race. The students showed great determination and perseverance. Thank you Mr. Warr for working with this great group of students this year!

The Savanna School rock climbing wall is now open! Thanks to a very generous donation from Saddle Hills County, and a construction-filled summer, students now have something extra special to enjoy. 

Congratulations to the Senior Girls volleyball team for bringing home the gold! They played hard and enjoyed the competition at the Spirit River Regional Academy Early Bird Tournament.

 

The SSS Interact Club, a branch of the Rotary Club, is up and running for another year. Interact brings young people together to develop leadership skills, while discovering the power of Service Above Self. Students in Grades 7-12 learn how serious leadership can be seriously fun!

 

The Student Medical Assistance Response Team, formerly known as the High School First Responders, offers participants top class medical training before even finishing high school! Open to students in Grades 10-12, those who participate will serve the school and community with their skills, while having a chance to earn credits.

 

On August 31, staff hosted an open house and Back to School BBQ for all WES families. It was a huge success, and the students were eager to see their classrooms and meet their teachers!

 

WES is very excited to have Danielle Vavrek, a member of the Mental Health Capacity Building team, visit the school once a week throughout this school year. She will teach the Slumberkins program, which is a story-based social-emotional learning program. It employs a 'Connect-to-Grow' approach that allows students to connect to the basic concepts of emotions, reflect on how they are feeling, practice skills and tools, and finally grow in their emotional competency by feeling empowered, confident, and resilient.

Danielle will also be meeting with small groups to work with students on topics such as healthy friendships, showing respect, improving their interpersonal skills, and empathy building. Grade 2 and 3 students are invited to join Danielle in the gym during recess to do yoga!

 

This year, students in Grades 1-3 had the opportunity to join the Cross-Country Running Club! On September 21, 16 students attended the Dreamer's Lake Slog, where the Grade 1 and 2 students ran 500m, and the Grade 3 students ran 1km. Congratulations to everyone!

A big thank you to Browns Socialhouse for graciously providing food services for the annual WRCS meet the teacher and open house night!

 

 

The junior high athletic enrichment option class took a trip to VO2 Max Health and Performance to test their skills.

 

Mrs. McDonald's Grade 5 students spent some time learning about the states of matter through the infamous Oobleck experiment.