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Adam Scott Intermediate | |
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January 28, 2004 | |
Principal - Catherine Foy Vice Principal - Wilf Gray Vice Principal - Judith Hanz
Superintendent of Student Achievement - Sylvia Terpstra
Trustees: Rose Kitney, Diane Lloyd, Roy Wilfong
Adam Scott C.V.I./I.S. has a focus on student achievement with clearly stated expectations and equitable assessment guidelines. This mandate will be met within a purposeful learning atmosphere that is free from the threat of physical or emotional harm, delivered within a climate which is supportive of curriculum and instruction, and addresses the learning needs of both staff and students.
MESSAGE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION
Welcome back everyone. We hope that you had a wonderful break over the winter holidays and managed to find time to spend with family and loved ones.
It has been a very busy month and we have many activities going on. Mrs. Locklin has both girls and boys entered in a volleyball tournament on January 29th with many Intermediate schools coming to A.S.C,V.I.
Mme. Girard and Mrs. McCord have started our students on their Science Fair Projects and Mme. Harding will be working on getting a History Fair going after the March Break.
Mrs. Scott has been working with the Theatre Sports Club and with our parent volunteers to get the Ski Trip ready for February 4th.
Commencing this February, we will have a new Peer Tutor Reading Programme starting up. We have been doing Literacy Assessments with all our students this week to help us to prepare students and plan for next year. During this process, we will be selecting grade 7 and 8 students to be matched one-on-one with a trained high school tutor. Mrs. Delorme, one of our high school English Teachers, will be working with the tutors and Ms. Book will help to co-ordinate the Intermediate students.
Mr. Glynn is continuing with our Anti-Bullying Campaign with new presentations beginning in February. The YMCA Healthy Living presentations that took place in December will have follow-up workshops in February as well.
We have Student Teachers and Student Educational Assistants working with us in a variety of classes. They are Jeff Pascoe and Mallory Kent (Student Teachers), and Sally Salloway and Suzanne Lavoignon (E.A.'s). Ms. Irvine and Mr. Jeff Pascoe will be starting a lunch-time Intramural Basketball programme in February.
This will be the last month that our Vice-Principal, Judith Hanz, will be at Adam Scott and we wish her all the best with her retirement.
Due to Ms. Hanz's retirement, the Vice-Principal position will be filled by Mr. Karl Wunderlich. Mr. Wunderlich has experience as a Vice-Principal in our system and we look forward to his arrival. He is very excited to be here at Adam Scott and will attend the next School Council meeting in order to introduce himself to the parent community. This meeting will occur on February 17th from 6:45 to 8:00 p.m. in the school library. Please attend and welcome Mr. Wunderlich. We are thrilled that he will be joining the Adam Scott team.
IMPORTANT DATES
January 29 Grade 9 Information Evening - Grade 8 students come with their families to look at the transition into Grade 9 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
January 30 Professional Activity Day
- no students attend
February 11 Course Selection Sheets due to Homeroom Teachers on Wednesday, February 11th, 2004.
March 12 - 19 March Break
March 22 Return to school
VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
Volleyball tryouts met with an excellent response from our Intermediate students. We now have a team for the boys' tournament on January 28th at James Strath P.S., and a team for the girls' tournament here at Adam Scott on January 29th. Over the last few weeks, students have worked to develop their playing skills under the able coaching of our multi-talented Mrs. Locklin (thanks for the demonstrations!), while Mme. Harding served as General Manager.
Our line-up at press time:
Boys: Girls:
Chance Faulkner, 7C Jenna McKee, 7B
Matt Graham, 7C Taryn Davidson, 7C
Michael Elgar, 7D Jessie Savard, 7D
Ty Scott, 7D Courtney Little, 8A
Mark Giroux, 8A Chelsea Norris, 8A
Jonathan McKee, 8A Cheryl Copson, 8B
Riley Found, 8C Rachel Pott, 8B
David Jones, 8C Jessica Ambler, 8D
Kelsey Locklin, 8D
Gemma Romano, 8D
Both teams played well against the teacher team during the lunch hour on Tuesday,
January 28, 2004. Good luck to both teams with their tournaments.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
A great group of grade 7 and 8 students have been meeting weekly with Mme. Harding to brainstorm ideas and get feedback on their speech writing. As we approach mid-February, the meetings' emphasis will turn to memorization and presentation techniques. Members will present their speeches at the Intermediate Public Speaking Assembly, to be held Tuesday, February 24th from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Ms. Laura Doucette, Literacy Consultant for our school board, will be among our judges that morning. We welcome parents and family to this event.
Public Speaking Group:
Rabab Ali Edith Brown
Elizabeth Caley Kelsey Locklin
Megan Wilson Lucy Marshall-Kiparissi
Amy Zhou
TRY THIS WEBSITE
Our school website, www.adamscott.ca has a lot of great links and sites for research. The Internet Club has been keeping homework posted on a regular basis and parents are encouraged to check the "Teacher Message Board" to get the latest in class information.
The Internet Club is continuing to work on Class Websites and Power Point Math Tutorials. These should be posted over the next few weeks.
Histori.ca! Visit here to see your favourite history "Minute", discover new stories, and see just how far-ranging HISTORY is. This site also showcases student work from across the country on historical topics of student's personal interest, all history projects contributed to local, regional, and national History Fairs. Adam Scott Intermediate is planning its own History Fair for the spring - watch for it!
ADAM SCOTT INTERMEDIATE
CONCERT BAND Mrs. Locklin has been rehearsing with Adam Scott
Intermediate Concert Band members as of the first
week of January on Tuesday and Thursday
mornings from 7:30 to 8:30 am. An overwhelming
number of students have made a commitment to
the band this year ... see the list below. We have
made excellent progress so far with repertoire such
as; Mission Impossible, Charterpoint, Louie,
Louie, Ancient Moon, and Royal March. The
sound in the music room is amazing, and although
seating is an issue, Mrs. Foy has agreed to order
some more chairs for the music room. Thank you
for your commitment to the Band; especially to
parents for the early morning transportation and
car pooling. ... we usually have a good time, once
everyone is awake! PLANS Returning Concert Band members (Grade 8
students) had a very successful year last year and
we are looking for an active performing year this
Jan-May also. As this requires practice and
dedication, if students are unable to make progress
with the music by performance time they will not
be asked to perform until they are prepared. Grade
7 students seem to improve very quickly
rehearsing with the band, and Grade 8 students
need to take a leadership role and assist students in
their section. This year we hope to be prepared to perform for
the following: 1. Portage Place Mall (March - April) 2. Kiwanis Music Festival (March -April) 3. Feeder School Concerts (May) 4. Wonderland Music Festival (May - 1st wk) This is fairly demanding considering we will have
only 32 rehearsals! Performances depend on the
readiness of the ensemble to perform the
repertoire. Home practice is essential to our
success! Parents will be needed to assist with more vest
construction and as volunteers on our "road trips".
Our upcoming social event is the Band "Rock &
Bowl" night on Friday, February 6. Students are
responsible for their own costs and transportation.
When we work so hard in the morning, it's good to have an occasion to have some fun and for
students to get to know one another. Concert Band Members Samantha Sherman 7A Becky Lee 7B Molly McIlwain 7B Jenna McKee 7B Jessica Dobson 7D Rachel Johnston 7D Amy Zhou 7D Christine Liu 8A Rachel Pott 8B Brie Taylor 8B Cheryl Copson 8C Signe Hushagen 8C Ashly Henry 8C Karine Briere 8D Greg Conley 8D Rebecca Dillon 8D Paige Maloney 8D Gemma Romano 8D Greg Conley 8D Caitlyn Bailey 7A Josh Larose 7A Frannie Malfara 7A Alisa Woods 7A Stephen Hatton 7B Alex Harvey 7C Omar Kamar 7C Chelsea Norris 8A Beth Nelson 8B Melanie Deighton 8C Sabheen Khan 8B Bobbi-Jo Helm 8C Megan Wilson 8C Lily Gearin 8D Oksana Losztyn 8D Julianne Parrington 8D Taryn Davidson 7A Jesse Tanner 7A Kyle Wilkinson 7A Melissa Woolney 7A Ricky Astell 7B Leila Abdolzahraei 7D Kyle Forbes 7B Calaigh Pendergest 7D Rabab Ali 7A Edith Brown 7A Laura Clark 7B Veronique Oldham 8D Marc Giroux 8B Christine Creelman 7B Jessica Ambler 8D Lauren Jackson 7C Matt Graham 7C Katie Blunck 8A Stephanie Kelly 8A Paige Atkatsuka 8D Shalissa Forestall 8D Andrew Minty 7A Chance Faulkner 7C Rachel Clayton 8D Evan Black 7B Adam Horn 7B Liz Cauley 7C Sarah Olsen 7D Zoe Chant-Fish 8B Mark Rizk 8C Erik Cole 7A Leah Andrews 7D Sam Dyck 8A Kelsey Locklin 8D Jonathan McKee 8A Victoria Gray 8B Sarah Bolton 8C Riley Found 8C Warren Gilmour 8C Sarah Bolton- Manager Mrs. Locklin - Director FRENCH FOR IMMERSION PARENTS What did my kid just say? Instructor: Yves Thomas, teaches French for
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Congratulations to Chelsea Norris, 8A, this month's draw winner.
Our newsletter contest continues.
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