the newsletter

January 2016
Principal’s Message:
Upcoming Events:
Happy New Year to everyone! Teachers and students
January 4: Classes Resume
have been collaboratively working together to re-teach
positive expected behaviors on the playground,
January 7: Basketball: Sturgeon Heights @ Gibbons
Class 502 fieldtrip to Fort Museum
hallway, bathroom and classroom. Students have
January 12: Parent Council/ GRAMPS meeting @ 6pm
been working hard to demonstrate mutual respect,
attentiveness, responsibility and appreciation. Parents,
volunteers, teachers’, staff and students have provided
valuable feedback in support of our focus and our
success‼ Thank you! We need all of you to continue
being successful in all of our goal areas! When school
is a positive, safe and fun place to be, the learning
becomes remarkable! Your support at home is
essential in making this happen. Every night, please
set aside time for your child to discuss their day with
you as well as practicing some academic work.
Reading as well as math facts and other math
January 14: Basketball: Redwater @ Gibbons
Sr. Boys Basketball Tournament @ St.Albert
January 15: Sr. Boys Basketball Tournament @ St.Albert
January 16: Sr. Girls Basketball Tournament @ Barrhead
Sr. Boys Basketball Tournament @ St.Albert
January 21: Grade 5 & 9 Immunizations
Basketball: Gibbons @Camilla
January 22: Career Day
Elementary Athletic Club
January 23: Jr. Basketball Tournament @ Barrhead
January 28: Basketball: Guthrie @Gibbons
problems are a few examples of areas your child can
work in. Just 10-15 minutes of practice each day can
be the difference in making tremendous gains and
give your child every learning advantage now and in
their future. Please connect with your child’s teacher
on specific ways that may support the needs of your
child.
Happy New Year!
- Mrs. Wilkinson
www.gibbonsschool.ca
Mrs. Kristine Wilkinson, Principal
Mr. Iain Jamieson, Vice Principal
Telephone:(780)923.2240
Fax:(780)923.3093
January 2016
Congratulations to the following students who are representing Gibbons School in the
Sturgeon Basketball league:
Junior Girls:
Senior Girls:
Ella Anastacio
Charlize Ference
Brooke-Lynne Finnerty
Brooklynn Kobza
Kayleigh Letwin
Taylor McGrath
Ally McIntosh
Emma Richardson-Kuzyk
Sawyer Scheible
Shaelee Schiffner
Sydney Smith
Angelina Squires
Hannah Beveridge
Jenessa Doctor
Madi Edey
Emily Forsyth
Amy Gibbons
Mackenzie Hamm
Deanna Hood
Taylor McGrath
Emily Power
Sawyer Scheible
Haylee Sidor
Sydney Smith
MANAGER: Morgan Williams
COACH: Mr.Koch
COACH: Mr.Koch
Junior Boys:
Senior Boys:
Cooper Allison
Koby Andersen
Caleb Baker
Brady Brezinski
Cole Carey
Jamie Daigle
Jackson Land
Jax McBain
Kyle Povey
Dawson Reynolds
Beau Schlesinger
Brady Smith
Brandon Benn
Jaiden Best
Nathan Brake
Brandon Brezinski
Cale Brownell
TJ Edwards
Riley Hillier
Chase Kobza
Braeden McCormack
Paul McGrath
Dylan Thimer
MANAGER: Joseph Barrett-Manning
COACH: Mr.Paziuk
MANAGER: Joseph Barrett-Manning
COACH: Mr.Paziuk
www.gibbonsschool.ca
Mrs. Kristine Wilkinson, Principal
Mr. Iain Jamieson, Vice Principal
Telephone:(780)923.2240
Fax:(780)923.3093
January 2016
Term One Academic Awards
Principal’s List
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
GRADE 7
GRADE 8
GRADE 9
Luke Carey
Kira Foote
Lorne Ford
Shayne French
Addison Michaluk
Max Power
Grace Rowswell
Brady Schlesiger
Clara Wessell
Karlee Ganter
Katie Hedman
Corra Mack
Mikayla Saunders
Courtney Trimble
Parker Ambrock
Cole Carey
Jamie Daigle
Hannah Donaldson
Charlize Ference
Kyle Povey
Sydney Smith
Jacob Wessel
Sebastian Antoniuk
Madi Edey
Jenniah Harris
Trinity Hurlburt
Bobby LaPointe
Areeha Mahal
Sawyer Scheible
Beau Schlesinger
Brady Smith
Shelby Trimble
Morgan VanBeek
Hannah Beveridge
Jenessa Doctor
Molly Harris
Deanna Hood
Morgan Williams
Honours
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
GRADE 7
GRADE 8
GRADE 9
Raleigh Andrews
Hannah Boulay
Robyn Christensen
Kaislyn Currie
Hannah Dale
Azarya Egeland
Adrian Guldbrandsen
Emma Landry
Arabelle Love
Dylan Maher
Elayna RichardsonKuzyk
Nina Richter
Landon Rittmeyer
Ava Ross
Ilan Sheffield
Zoey Vlake
Zoey Wiles
Izzy Bonar
Damon Bradley
Kaitlyn Craig
Brooke-Lynn Finnerty
Luka Gurba
Kersti Hedman
McKenna Jamieson
Brookelynn Kobza
Justys Lawrence
Kayleigh Letwin
Josh McCormack
Thomas Morlock
Jayden Schulz
Sarah Turgeon
Chelsea Allen
Cooper Allison
Cailey Berg
Brady Brezinski
Devin Craig
Haley Dutka
Nate Gibbons
Skeet Hammer
Julie Harris
Jenae Hawkins
Dalton MacKeigan
Jax McBain
Ally McIntosh
Kylee Ratcliffe
Emma RichardsonKuzyk
Daniel Taal
Jonathan Taylor
William Taylor
Michael Dawe
Emily Forsyth
Michelle Hajric
Jackson Land
Logan Langdon
Sadie Love
Cole Mack
Liam Nicol
Sonya Otterson
Skye Reap
Cody Rubis
Haylee Sidor
Fionah Barnes
Joseph BarrettManning
Brandon Brezinski
Piper Carson
Amy Gibbons
Mackenzie Hamm
Chase Kobza
Kennedy Morlock
Makayla Norris
Charity Pasichnuk
Emily Power
Jayden Smith
Dylan Thimer
www.gibbonsschool.ca
Mrs. Kristine Wilkinson, Principal
Mr. Iain Jamieson, Vice Principal
Telephone:(780)923.2240
Fax:(780)923.3093
January 2016
Term One Academic Awards
Merit
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
GRADE 7
GRADE 8
GRADE 9
Travis Geleta
Elizabeth Milligan
Lucas Nicholson
Logan Sherren
Alara van Velzen
Shelby Walker
Brandon Zademersky
Ella Anastacio
Mason Copeland
Easton Friend
Brody Klippenstein
Lily Kuchuk
Daniel McCann
Helene Ozipko
Tori Pennell
Kaden Saxton
Jacob Turgeon
Allyssa Chaabane
Abee Coughlan
Jadyn Goodhope
Conrad Lindberg
Robert Lutter
Joshua Pedersen
Kassandra Singh
Angelina Squires
Carson Antoniuk
Becky Buechler
Connor Jamieson
Amber Nimigon
Kira Pawluk
Christian Smith
Kendall St. Onge
Kim Bostock
Nathan Brake
Kendall Condley
Kendra Driedger
Hannah Ketchum
J’Lee Landry
Congratulations to all of our Term One Academic winners. Keep up the hard work and dedication!
Pictured above with principal Kristine Wilkinson are Ava Ross, Luke Carey, Kersti Hedman, Corra Mack,
Keneisha Shultz-Dupuis, and Morgan Weitzel, prize winners for their entries into the Legion’s
Remembrance Day Poster and Literacy contest. Congratulations!
www.gibbonsschool.ca
Mrs. Kristine Wilkinson, Principal
Mr. Iain Jamieson, Vice Principal
Telephone:(780)923.2240
Fax:(780)923.3093
January 2016
Information You Need to Know
Lunch Time
A closed campus exists to assist the school in ensuring a safe and
caring environment. Students are not allowed off school premises
unless a parent contacts the school via phone/note to have the student
attend an appointment or be involved in a specific activity. Should you
have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please contact
Mrs. Kristine Wilkinson, Principal, or Mr. Iain Jamieson, Vice Principal.
Severe Nut Allergies
We have students who have severe allergic reactions to nuts. If
exposed to nuts, their reaction may place them in a life-threatening
situation. In providing as safe an environment as possible, we
encourage our students to not share their food with others. If students
are bringing treats for others, we ask that they be free of nut products.
Your assistance in limiting these products being brought into the school
is appreciated. We would also ask parents/guardians to inform the
school if their child(ren) have any life threatening allergies so that we
may better protect your children’s health. Please contact the school
office at (780) 923-2240.
Absentee Check
If your child will be absent for the day please contact the school as
soon as possible at 780-923-2240. Absentee checks will be done each
morning, and automated calls will be made to verify attendance for
those students marked absent.
www.gibbonsschool.ca
Mrs. Kristine Wilkinson, Principal
Mr. Iain Jamieson, Vice Principal
Telephone:(780)923.2240
Fax:(780)923.3093
January 2016
CAREER DAY
PRESENTERS
NEEDED!
Are you passionate about your career and want
to share your knowledge with the future
generation? We are looking for presenters for
our Career Fair on January 22, 2016 from
8:45am to 12:25pm. If you are interested in
presenting, we’d love to have you! Please
contact Gibbons school at 780-923-2240. This is
a great way for our students to get a glimpse into
the career choices that await them!
www.gibbonsschool.ca
Mrs. Kristine Wilkinson, Principal
Mr. Iain Jamieson, Vice Principal
Telephone:(780)923.2240
Fax:(780)923.3093
January 2016
SCHOOL FEES

School fees are now due, however 50% can be post dated to January 31, 2016.

Please note all field trips will be run on a Pay-As-You-Go format for the 2015 / 2016 school year.

The Junior High Complementary Course Fee is a one time charge for the full year and helps offset the
costs of the options your Junior High
student has chosen for the year.

Hockey Academy Option fees are only
for those students confirmed as enrolled in
the Academy
Elementary
Junior High
$55.00
$67.00
Student Agenda (required) $5
Student Agenda (optional) $5
Complementary Course Fee
$100
Hockey Academy Option Fee $100
PARENT COUNCIL
REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS
Parent Council is in need of volunteers.
Without the help of a few, we cannot go forward with play
ground plans.
Contact either Cindy Jamieson (780)940-7168 or Jen Kobza
(780)914-5216 for information.
www.gibbonsschool.ca
Mrs. Kristine Wilkinson, Principal
Mr. Iain Jamieson, Vice Principal
Telephone:(780)923.2240
Fax:(780)923.3093
January 2016
MIDGET FOOTBALL
Fort Sask. Minor Football is wanting to start a Midget Team in Fort Saskatchewan. Midget
football is grades 9, 10 & 11. It will have the same boundaries as our other teams: Bantam, Pee
Wee & Atom. The seasons runs from early April until May with practices starting in March. We need
player commitment by Jan 31, 2016. In order to move forward in the process we need a
commitment of 24 players, as soon as possible.
During the season we will need parent volunteers, also.
If you are interested please contact Jennifer Kobza, team manager, at
[email protected] or (780)914-5216 as soon as possible. There
is more information about the midget league at www.cdmfa.ca.
Thanks for your interest. We are looking forward to another great season of football!
www.gibbonsschool.ca
Mrs. Kristine Wilkinson, Principal
Mr. Iain Jamieson, Vice Principal
Telephone:(780)923.2240
Fax:(780)923.3093
Gibbons School Council Meeting
Monday December 7th, 6:00pm
In attendance: Helen Lawrence, Irene Gibbons , Sandy Land , Joanna Antoniuk, Kristine Wilkinson,
Iain Jamieson, Rebecca McBain, Jason Stronciski, Diane Sandahl, Tracey Wessel, Jennifer Kobza
Call to Order 6:05pm
Minutes for November meeting approved by Irene, 2nd by Sandy
Agenda approved by Irene, 2nd by Sandy
Old Business
Playground update – no response, will run it out till end of January
Career Fair – Jason: can we add a teacher
-need more to participate, gathered a few names to ask
Reports
Trustee Terry Jewel - unable to attend
Principal Report – Kristine Wilkinson
-LGBTQ policy added to newsletter; safe spaces gibbons school support and have
discussions with students. Home room teachers are discussing this with their classes.
On website and in newsletter
-Policy – Gibbons School Policy states children can skate at skate park but that will be
changed
-Slurpee moving to school store. Part of funds are going to an Edmonton community
Jen K – Is slurpee a necessity use rest of syrup and send back.
Joanna – if we are promoting healthy why do we have slurpees
- Disappointment in grizzly students behavior discussed. Disrespect from students in hall
ways, back talk. Can we as council do something, maybe a note on respect in
newsletter.
Insurance – school council needs insurance if associated with AGLC. Needs every year.
Ultimately liability comes back to school. Approx cost $600
Chair – Jen Kobza
Taco in a bag made over $400
Hot lunch Jan 15-Taco in a Bag, Jan 28 Little Caesars
Pancake breakfast Dec 17
Soup is not a hit.
Joanna has asked can we get email re: upcoming school council meetings
Grade Reps
-Grade 5; Thurs field trip Bennet Centre, Monday DARE grad, Friday Movie Day Pot luck
-Grade 6; Gym volleyball running, French with Mrs. Baillie, Math is challenging and helps
solve problems
-Grade 7 wrestling in gym
-Grade 8 science, light; Chapter 3, Social Studies renaissance, gym; curling, new options
started, chess club 2X per week
-Grade 9 get first choice of options, having a variety of teachers, Christmas Carol Citadel
Dec 9, Party Program Nov 19; parents and students were significantly impacted by party
program, other grade 9s go in April
Staff Rep – Jason Stronciski
-Remembrance Day Ceremony, wish we had more speakers.
-take your kids to work day was successful, only about 5 didn’t have placement
-academic awards well attended
-Christmas concert Dec 8; Gr 5 & 6 sing & instrument, 7/8/9 Band
-senior basketball tournament on Friday
-hockey academy vs. parents on Dec18
PAC-Cindy Jamieson
- made about $5000 on Purdy’s and plant fundraiser, very successful.
- Parent Council got floor mats for workout room.
- Motion is made to add Jennifer Kobza to signing authority to PAC casino account and
general account at the credit union in Gibbons. Irene Gibbons to 2 nd, all in favor.
GRAMPS Community Rep: n/a
Adjournment 6:55pm
The next meeting will be Jan 12, 2016 @ 6pm.
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
Gibbons School Council Meeting
Tuesday January 12th, 2016
6:00pm
Call to Order
Approval of the minutes for December meeting
Approval of the agenda
Old Business
Playground update
Career Fair
Reports
Trustee Terry Jewel
Principal Report – Kristine Wilkinson
Chair – Jen Kobza
insurance
Grade Reps
Staff Rep – Jason Stronciski
PAC-Cindy Jamieson
GRAMPS
Community Rep
Adjournment
The next meeting will be Feb 9th @ 6pm.
Hope to see you all there!