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MECATINA COMMUNITY
LEARNING CENTRE
December, 2013
Volume 7, Issue 3
Gros Mecatina Times
Inside this issue:
Mission Possible
3-4
Flea Market Day
5
Learning Beyond the
Classroom
6-7
Honoring Our Heroes
8-9
Healthy Snacks For All
10
Honor Roll Term 1 &
Mecatina Alumni
1113
McGill Bursary Program
& Avenir D’enfants
1819
Special points of
interest:

Terry Fox Run Update

Municipal Election
Results

Announcements

Skating Rink Schedule

Talent Show

Holiday Wishes
Philippine Fundraiser
will be doubled by the government of Canada, so our donation
to “World Vision” will be
$3265.80.
Brooklyn calls a round of Bingo over the
school intercom.
The Cycle 2 and 3 students of
Mecatina School organized a
fundraiser for the victims of the
typhoon in the Philippines. Our
fundraiser was held on Dec. 6,
2013. We had a bingo, ticket
sale and guess cake as our fundraiser. It was a great success as
we raised $1632.90. This amount
We thank those who participated
in our bingo, the staff for donating prizes, the students for giving
their gift money, and the people
who baked cakes. Thank you to
Seaside Supplies who generously
donated a prize which we used as
a door prize. Our second door
prize was a basket of goodies
A student on standby to deliver prizes to the
lucky winners.
Students and community members play Bingo in rooms throughout the school.
Continued on next page
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Philippine Fundraiser
tion. As always our community is very supportive and
giving.
Merry Christmas to all!
tion including the organizers
of the memory tree, who donated half the money
collected to this cause.. As
always our community is very
supportive and giving.
Submitted by Blaire Marcoux
Merry Christmas to all!
I only need one more number to win !!!
Submitted by
Blaire Marcoux (grade 5)
which was donated by Gheila
Morency. Thank you Gheila!
Above: Bingo prizes
Left: Miss Melinda and
her students calling Bingo
Dawson displays a prize he will
deliver to a lucky Bingo winner
As well, the Ladies Project
Group made a donation of
$150.00, which was very
much appreciated. Thank
you to all who made a dona-
A variety of
delicious baked
goods & cakes
kindly donated by
community
members.
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“Mission Possible”
Throughout the term, we
have discussed questions
such as:
Where does plastic come
from?
How is plastic used?
How does it impact the
environment?
What problems does it
cause?
What are solutions?
Etc…
Les étudiants du 3e cycle de
Français Langue Seconde ont
été très occupés durant
l’étape 1 à Mecatina School.
Ils ont travaillé sur un thème
nommé Mission Possible. Le
projet final était de construire
un éco-objet composé d’un
minimum de 6 objets recyclables tels que:
Des bouteilles de plastique
Des boîtes de conserve
Des couvercles
Du carton
Des pailles
Des bouchons
Etc..
At the end of the unit,
students realized that it is
possible to take action in our
community and that if everyone did their share, it would
be a “Mission Possible” to
reduce pollution and help
the environment.
Josée Perrier
FSL teacher
Les Eco Projets:
Bonjour je m’appelle Ethan.
J’ai crée une auto recyclable
pour mon projet. On devait
faire un éco-objet pour le
projet. Je n’ai pas aimé le
projet très beaucoup. Mon
éco objet est une auto créé
avec des choses.
Ethan
Je fais un véhicule. Mon écoobjet est très léger et inutile.
Je
peux
faire
une
chose
de
mon choix.
J’aime
le
projet. Mon
objet a cinq
objets
de
recyclage.
Nathan
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“Misson Possible”
Je m’appelle Amy. Je crée
un carillon. Le vent souffle le
carillon. J’aime le projet de
l’éco-objet. J’aime recycler.
Je recycle mes ordures. Mon
éco-objet il utilise les boites
de plastique .
Amy
Bonjour je m’appelle Blaire
Marcoux. Pour mon éco- objet j’utilise des marquepage,
le
papier
de
plastique, 4 pailles, un sac
de plastique. Mon éco-objet
est très, très beau et flexible. Mon éco-objet est fait
de chose recyclées. J’aime
faire mon éco-objet.
Blaire
Bonjour je m’appelle Dawson, voici mon robot. J’ai
construit ce robot avec du
papier, les cure-dent, la boite en conserve miniature,
une tasse de papier. Mon
institutrice aime mon robot.
Ma grand-mère, ma tante et
mon oncle aident moi, j’aime le projet.
Dawson
Terry Fox Run Update
Thanks again to everyone who
came out and helped make
this years’ Terry Fox Run an
amazing success.
I would
also like to give a special
thanks to the volunteers and
local businesses that made a
special donation to make this
event even greater. In total,
$3,227.70 was raised which
shows just how much of a
difference such a small community can make.
Cara Gallichon-Robertson
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Flea Market Day
The CDLS hosted a Flea
Market Day at the Gros
Mecatina Community Centre on Nov.30, 2013, and we
are pleased to say that it
certainly was a success.
There were 19 tables with a
huge variety of items available ranging from baked
goods, crafts and second
hand items. The craft items
Junior Rangers, Ben and Brandon,
sell baked goods for their group.
Community members are eager to purchase the assortment of homemade items.
We would like to
say thank you to
the organizations
and people that
had tables and to
ever yon e
that
attended the Flea
Market Day. There
are certainly some
talented people
in our community. The
resounding success of the
Flea Market Day certainly
warrants making this an
annual event.
and baked items were incredible. The turnout for the
day was wonderful. It was
nice to see lots of
community members dropping by to check out the
items available.
A fabulous assortment of baked goods and crafts.
CDLS
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Learning Beyond the Classroom
As part of both the Personal
Orientation Project and the
Exploration of Vocational
Training classes students
asked if they were interested in planning and
organizing an event of their
choice for the local youth
centre. Wow! The response
from the students was overwhelming. They enthusiastically began planning and
carrying out their events with
enthusiasm and
amazing organizational skills.
The events the
students planned
included: A Roaring 20’s dance, A
80’s dance, a
Xbox and Wii
game night, a
movie night, a
Halloween games and dance
night, and a Neon dance.
All dressed up and ready to Tango!
are given the opportunity to
explore different careers,
experience the world of
work, and participate in
volunteer experiences.
However, as we all know not
all learning takes place
inside the class room.
This year, for a different experience, the students were
You never know who you’ll see doing the Monster Mash on Halloween...
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Learning Beyond the Classroom
All of these
e v e n t s
were very
successful,
the attend a n c e
rates were
high, and
all
the
members
really enjoyed themselves.
The students did an amazing
job in preparing and carrying out the activities. They
were able to practice many of
the skills that is related to
both the POP and EXPLO
program such as; communication,
responsibility,
punctuality, working as a
team, as well as many others.
The students used so many
life skills preparing for these
events.
The MJGM Board of Directors
is extremely proud of the
initiative and skills shown by
these students. It is so nice to
see the youth become
involved in their community.
Also, as a ‘thank you’ to
Rockin’ out in the awesome 80s!
Chloe, Connor,
Josh,
Hannah, Kiana, Andrew and
Cara, the Youth Centre
hosted a pizza & hot dog
supper to show their appre-
ciation for a job well done. It
was a fun night of great food
and amazing friends!
Alice Collier
POP/EXPLO teacher
“An idea that is put into action
is more important than an idea
that exists only as an idea .”
-Budda quotes
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Honouring Our Heroes
This year Remembrance
Day was observed on
November 8, 2013 at Mecatina School.
The staff,
students and community
members gathered in the
gym to pay homage to those
who fought for our freedom
and the lives that each of us
now enjoy. The ceremony
lasted about 1 1\2 hours and
began with the presentation
of the Canadian Junior Rangers as well as the singing of
O Canada by Tara Bobbitt.
The song and video A
Pittance of Time by Terry
Kelly was then played.
Some will remember Terry
Kelly from a few years ago
when he visited La Tabatiere
and did a show in the gym
for the students and commun i t y
m e m b e r s .
Presentation of the Junior Rangers
The students were involved in every aspect of the
ceremony. The young children in cycle 1 presented a
recital of the poem In Flanders Fields and shared the
story A Poppy is to Remember. The students in cycle 2
and 3 read a poem Why
Wear a Poppy, in honor of
Remembrance Day and then
some of the secondary
Kindergarten and Cycle 1 recite the poem In Flanders Field.
students presented art work
they had worked on in art
class that symbolized what
Remembrance
D a y
meant to
t h e m .
T h e r e
were also
poems
read by
the Secondary
S o c i a l Paige presents her
poem
Science
class. A touching tribute to
our fallen soldiers was a
song sung by Jamie, Monica
and Andrew called the
Green Fields of France.
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Honouring Our Heroes
It was a stellar performance
and everyone at the ceremony thoroughly enjoyed
this. The ceremony closed
with music by The Trewes,
Highway of Heroes and a few
words from our principal,
Mr. MacNeil. It was wonderful to see so many people
come out for this special day
to remember all those who
went to war to fight for our
freedom.
Donna Robertson
Cycle 1 Teacher
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Gros Mecatina Times
Healthy Snacks For All
remediation
classes, or extracurricular activities.
In addition, this
year, the Cycle 1
students
are
participating in a
series of workshops where they
Check out our super duper trail mix!
are learning to
Mecatina School has been prepare some healthy
fortunate to receive a grant snacks. The snacks will then
from Breakfast For Learn- be served to the other stuing for a 2nd year. This dents in school. To date, Miss
grant helps us meet the Melinda and Shannon Rogers,
nutritional needs of our QEF animator, have taught
students by providing them the kids to prepare trail mix
with a free healthy afternoon and granola bars.
snack before they take part Also, on Thursday, December
in our homework centre, 19th, the students will be
treated to a healthy breakfast, prepared by Cycles 2 &
3 and courtesy of BFL, before
they leave for the much
anticipated Christmas Break.
Lets stir together…
Spreading the mixture...
Wishing everyone a safe &
happy holiday and good
health in the New Year.
We better check our recipe before we
begin!
Molly Organ
CLC Coordinator
Clean up time…
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Mecatina’s Secondary Honor Roll Term 1
(80%+ average in 4 or 6 credit courses)
ELA (Sec 1—5)
SOCIAL SCIENCE (Sec 1—5)
SCIENCE (Sec 1-5)
Ocean Gallichon
Delaney Collier
Delaney Collier
Paige Buffitt
Ocean Gallichon
Paige Buffitt
Savannah Collier
Paige Buffitt
Savannah Collier
Felicity Gallichon
Savannah Collier
Felicity Gallichon
Madison Morency
Felicity Gallichon
Benjamin Collier
Brett Marcoux
Cara Gallichon-Robertson
Chloe Anderson
Hannah Bateman-Organ
Josh Boland
Connor Organ
Benjamin Collier
Amanda Gallibois-Robertson
Cara Gallichon-Robertson
Madison Morency
Hannah Bateman-Organ
Josh Boland
Connor Organ
Benjamin Collier
Cara Gallichon-Robertson
MATH (Sec 1—5)
Brandon Leon-Mercier
Tyanna Bobbitt
Noah Bobbitt-Green
Delaney Collier
Ocean Gallichon
Felicity Gallichon
POP \EXPLO (Sec 3&5)
Chloe Anderson
Hannah Bateman-Organ
Josh Boland
Connor Organ
FSL (Sec 1—5)
Cara Gallichon-Robertson
Benjamin Collier
Andrew Robertson
Hannah Bateman-Organ
Connor Organ
Benjamin Collier
Cara Gallichon-Robertson
Brandon Leon-Mercier
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Gros Newsletter
Mecatina Times
Title
Inspiring Achievements by Mecatina’s Alumni
Annual Talent Show
This section of our newsletter recognizes the achievements of our former students. If you or someone
you know has recently (2010
or later) completed a trade,
college or university program please contact us to
receive the form that should
be completed in order that
we can include you in our
next newsletter.
Kyle Buffitt
Program Completed:
Primary Care Paramedicine
(37 weeks)
and
Comprehensive Arts and
Science (1 year)
at
College of the North Atlantic
Your success is a great
source of inspiration for our
current students. There are
so many career options
available that it sometimes
becomes confusing for them.
It is nice that they can learn
from you, former Mecatina
students, about your experiences in the programs you
have chosen. Your personal
input means so much more
Program Highlights:
The Primary Care Paramedicine program is very fast
paced. Certain courses in
the program are done weeks
faster than if done through
other college programs,
however, it is also a very
hands on course. Students
spend much of their time in
a Lab where they work with
dummy patients and equipment that you find in the real
world. There is also a Vehicle extrication course where
students get the chance to
tear vehicles apart with
more than just a description
provided in a booklet or
website.
We are very proud that your
journey began at Mecatina
School and that our students
are succeeding in so many
different areas! Congratulations on your accomplishments.
Contact Madame Josée at
[email protected] or Molly at
[email protected] for more info!
equipment such as the Jaws
of Life in order to learn how
it is done. A field trip and
ambulance-driving course is
also given.
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Inspiring Achievements by Mecatina’s Alumni
drinking water to
devastated parts
of the world.
Other
Comments:
Kyle (front row 2nd from left) and his fellow Primary Care
Paramedicine program graduates.
Future Goals:
From here I am able to work
anywhere in Canada, providing I complete the protocol examination for each
province. There are also
flight paramedic job opportunities in certain provinces.
Also, I have already joined a
volunteer program called
Global Medic, which is a
volunteer program that supplies medical aid, and clean
GLOBAL MEDIC
The Primary Care
Paramedicine program is an exciting and intense
program that can
open up doors
and provide you
with countless job
opportunities all
over
Canada.
Even if it doesn’t
interest you and
you’re thinking of doing
something else then I urge
you to look into College of the
North Atlantic. They offer
hundreds of programs from
mechanics and welding to
movie production and cooking programs! Many of their
courses are less than two
years long and have affordable Tuition!
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Municipal Election Results
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2013 Election Results for Gros-Mecatina:
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Randy
JONES
Guay
SHATTLER
Karen
MORENCY
Shawn
BUFFITT
Tara
BOBBITT
Adeline
ANDERSON
Brendan
ANDERSON
Rita Collier
Director-General & Secretary-Treasurer
Municipality of Gros-Mecatina
30, Route Mecatina P.O.Box 9
La Tabatiere (Québec) G0G 1T0
Tel: (418) 773-2263
Fax: (418) 773-2696
e-mail: [email protected]
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Councillor-Seat #3
Councillor-Seat #4
Councillor-Seat #5
Councillor-Seat #6
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Gros Newsletter
Mecatina Times
Title
Announcements
Gros Mecatina Community Centre
2013 - 2014 Events Schedule
Christmas Talent Show
December 20th, 2013
Competitive Hockey
Tournament
February 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 2014
Fun League/Carnival
March 14th & 15th, 2014
For more information
please contact the CDLS office at 418-773-2020.
Looking for a gift for that special
someone !!
The CDLS has gift certificates
available for
2014 Skating Rink Membership ,
Skate Sharpening Certificates
&
Canteen Certificates
For more information contact
the CDLS at 418-773-2020
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Skating Rink Holiday Schedule
Schedule for holiday season (December—January)
Weather permitting!
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
1:00-3:00 pm
Family Skate
3:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
3:00-4:00
Family Skate
4:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
3:00-4:00
Family Skate
4:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
3:00-4:00
Family Skate
4:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
1:00-3:00
Family Skate
3:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
1:00-3:00
Free Skate
3:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
1:00-3:00
Free Skate
3:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1:00-3:00
Family Skate
3:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
1:00-3:00
Family Skate
3:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
CLOSED
CLOSED
CLOSED
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30
31
1
2
1:00-3:00
Family Skate
3:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
1:00-3:00
Family Skate
3:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
CLOSED
CLOSED
CLOSED
5
6
7
8
9
1:00-3:00
Family Skate
3:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
NEW
SCHEDULE
WILL BE
POSTED
1:00-3:00
Family Skate
3:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
3
1:00-3:00
Family Skate
3:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
10
1:00-3:00
Family Skate
3:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
4
1:00-3:00
Family Skate
3:00-5:00
Stick & Puck
7:00
Hockey
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2014 Videoconference Series
Memory Tree 2006
In January 2014 the Mecatina School & Community Library
will be hosting a variety of literacy activities
for community members of all ages (schedule to be determined)
Sponsored by the Coasters Association Youth Skills Link Program,
Mecatina School, Mecatina CLC, Mecatina Library, & the Ladies Project Group
Memory Tree 2010
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McGill Bursary Program
4th round
McGill University, in partnership with the Coasters Association and its Networking Table
(Lower North Shore Coalition for Health), will be once again be offering bursaries to students
studying in Health and Social Service Programs on or off the Lower North Shore.
The purpose of the Bursary Program is to address the need for bilingual professionals in
health and social services in selected Quebec regions by encouraging students to pursue
studies in health and social service disciplines, in government recognized educational institutions outside their region, and return to their region to work and serve their communities.
The bursary amounts are fixed based on the student’s level of study:
• University: Up to $5,000 per year per student registered for full-time studies during winter
2014 academic year.
• Cégep / college: Up to $2,500 per year per student registered for full-time studies during
winter 2014 academic year.
• Secondary school vocational training: Up to $2,500 per year per student registered for fulltime studies during winter 2014 academic year.
The bursary application and rules for admissibility are available at Coasters Association web
site (www.coastersassociation.com) or by calling the office.
All applications must be received no later than January 8th, 2014, at 5:00 pm. Three (3) applicants will be selected by a committee comprised of members from the Coasters Association,
Centre de Santé de la Basse Cote Nord, Commission Scolaire du Littoral and Dr. Camille Marcoux Foundation, and submitted to McGill University.
Memory Tree 2006
Should you have any questions, please contact the Coasters Association office at (418) 379
2006 or [email protected]
Memory Tree 2010
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Increased Early Childhood Development Programming
for the Lower North Shore
Avenir d'enfants (AE) is a non-profit organization devoted to helping local communities
throughout Quebec. Its mission is to support the overall development of children aged five
and younger to ensure that every child has an equal opportunity for a good start in life. AE
believes that Québec families and local communities are capable of implementing actions
that support the overall development of their children. Avenir d'enfants is committed to providing support to local communities with openness, commitment and solidarity to undertake
a collective effort on behalf of our children so they may get a good start in life and attain optimum levels of school readiness.
Avenir d’Enfants supports a Lower North Shore working committee (Coasters Association,
Centre de santé et de services sociaux de la Basse-Côte-Nord, Commission Scolaire du Littoral Community Learning Centres, CPE Mer et Mousse and the Centre locale de développement de la Basse-Côte-Nord) in the development and implementation of a Lower North Shore
based pilot project that will run until June 30, 2014 with the hope of continuation and expansion in the future.
The pilot project is supported by the Lower North Shore Coalition for Health and the Lower
North Shore Exchange Network and will be piloted through the Commission Scolaire du Littoral Community Learning Centres in Chevery, Harrington Harbour, Gros Mecatina and Bonne
Esperance. It focuses on supporting early childhood development, emergent literacy and
school readiness. Parent information and education sessions will also be offered to families.
Source: Ashley Babin-Duguay, Liaison Officer, Avenir d’enfants Working Committee
Centre de santé et de services sociaux de la Basse-Côte-Nord
[email protected]
Working Committee Members: Ashley Babin-Duguay, CSSS de la Basse-Côte-Nord; Kimberly Buffitt and Shelley Fequet,
Coasters Association; Michele Letemplier, CPE Mer et Mousse; Josée Smith, Centre Locale de Dévéloppement de la BasseCôte-Nord; Ana Osborne, Commission Scolaire du Littoral Community Learning Centres.
Memory Tree 2006
Avenir d'enfants was born of a partnership between the Government of Québec and the Lucie and Andre Chagnon Foundation,
realized on September 30, 2009 when the Act to establish an Early Childhood Development Fund entered into force
Avenir d’Enfants: http://www.avenirdenfants.org/
Facebook: Avenir d'enfants, des communautés engagées
Memory Tree 2010
MECATINA
COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTRE
Christmas Talent
Show!!
2 Rue Cove Sud
La Tabatiere, QC.
G0G 1T0
Phone: 418-773-2430
Fax: 418-773-2255
E-mail: [email protected]
To encourage life-long learning
by providing sustainable, safe,
and motivating opportunities
in collaboration with contributing
partners, thereby maintaining
and improving quality of life
Gros Mecatina Community Center
Friday, December 20th, 2013
Doors will be open at 6 pm
Talent show starting at 7 pm
Admission Adults ….. $5.00
Students… $3.00
Entertainment provided
by Local Talent…
A variety of items will be sold on tickets
by Community Organizations ….
From the staff of
Mecatina School
Looking forward to seeing you at
the annual Christmas Talent Show!
& CLC
On Saturday, December 14, 2013 our arena welcomed skaters for the first time for the 2013-14
season. It was wonderful to see everyone enjoying themselves at the rink. A huge thank you goes out
to all those individuals who gave of their time, both day and night, in order to get the skating surface
ready. Without their dedication to this worthy initiative this project may not have been realized.
At this time, we would also like to take this opportunity to wish each and every
individual both in our community and afar, a wonderful Christmas season and the
very best in the new year to come. May it be a prosperous and healthy one.
Best Wishes,
CDLS