January 2014 - Good Spirit School Division 204
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January 2014 - Good Spirit School Division 204
Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca Spartan Spirit January 2014 And suddenly, it was not only 2014, but the second month already! The school year continues to fly past at a frenetic pace, and so do the accomplishments and activities at KCI. At KCI we are “busy about” quality teaching and learning – planning for a successful second semester. As a staff, we are “busy about” examining the quality and intention of the tasks we’re asking students to complete. We are focused on developing tasks that are authentic, meaningful, and worthy of a learner’s time and attention. Such tasks foster deep understanding as well as strong habits of mind. We hope you are able to see evidence of this in regular classroom and homework assignments. We are “busy about” planning co -curricular opportunities for our students outside of the classroom walls- Downhill and X country ski trips are excellent examples of outdoor educational experiences that promote active learning through direct personal experience - and offer excitement, fun and adventure within a framework of safety. KCI teachers are “busy about” supervising and planning many, many extra curricular opportunities. Read the article on the following page and encourage your child to join a Spartan club! Be sure to keep in touch with all of the great things happening at KCI by “liking” us on Facebook or following us on twitter. Tracy Forsythe Wednesday, May 21st KCI will host pre-districts for Track and Field (grades 7-12). It will be a regular school day as usual. KCI is sending out a call for volunteers to take on responsibilities such as: entering results into computers, running timers, marking distances, helping in the canteen, etc. Please contact Mr. Kitchen if you are able to help! Check out our events calendar! Click “Events Calendar” under the KCI Links section on the leftside of our web page kci.gssd.ca Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER 1 Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca Benefit #1 – Learning Time Management and Prioritizing: One great benefit of your teen being involved in extracurricular activities is that they will learn about time management and prioritizing things in their life. Benefit #2 – Getting Involved in Diverse Interests: Getting involved in extracurricular activities also allows students to get involved in diverse interests. It is important for your teen to be very diverse in their interests. Benefit #3 – Learning About Long Term Commitments: Teens learn about long term commitments when they are involved in extracurricular activities as well, which is another excellent benefit. When teens join one of the activities or clubs, they commit themselves to that activity for a period of time. Learning to take on commitments is important, and these activities can teach your child this important lesson. Benefit #4 – Making a Contribution: Extracurricular activities allow your child to make a contribution in some way. It shows that they are getting away from just thinking about themselves and contributing to something else. This is important in their growth as a person. Benefit #5 – Raises Self Esteem: Many times, being involved in extracurricular activities helps to raise the self esteem of teens. Teens struggle with self esteem, and these activities are a way that they can build self esteem. Everyone wants to find something that they are really good at, and extracurricular activities provide them with a way that they can get involved in something and really shine, giving their self esteem a boost. Benefit #6 – Building Solid Relationship Skills: Your teen will have the benefit of building solid relationship skills as well when they get involved in extracurricular activities. Teens need to get involved in social activities and learn how to act appropriately in social situations and these activities give them a chance outside of school to do this, while they are still being supervised by adults. Benefit #7 – Looks Great on College Applications: Yet another benefit of allowing your teen to get involved in extracurricular activities is that it looks great on college applications. Most colleges not only look at grades, but they take a look at extracurricular activities that students are involved in while they are in high school. They want to see that students are getting out there and doing more than just book work. How Much is Too Much? There are definitely many excellent benefits to extracurricular activities for your teens, but you need to consider how much is too much. Getting involved in a few different activities can be a great choice but too many activities can end up having negative effects. Teens involved in too many activities often end up having academic problems, or they may not get the rest and recreation that they need. It's important that you talk to your teen and set some limits to extracurricular activities. Have them pick out a couple of their favorites and make sure they can handle them. Then they can work up to balancing more activities if they perform well. Some kids feel like they have to be involved in many activities to be a success, and this is not beneficial to them. It's important that kids don't try to "do it all," but that they have a passion and commitment to a few activities, which definitely builds character. Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER 2 Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca Did you know that several teachers at KCI have their own class website so you can follow along at home? Check them out under the “blogs” title at kci.gssd.ca. Below you can find out who has a blog and what their addresses are. Ms. Doyle’s Art Blog—http://artwithmsdoyle.blogspot.ca/ Mrs. Gareau’s Library blog—http://spartanlibrary.blogspot.ca/ Mr. Gareau’s Class wiki—http://gareaukci.wikispaces.com/ Mrs. Gareau’s Class blog—http://mrsgareau.blogspot.ca/ Mr. Kitchen’s Class blog—http://kkitchen.edublogs.org/ Mr. Lambert’s Class blog—http://kcilambert.blogspot.ca/ Mr. McLean’s Class blog—https://opensourcelearning.squarespace.com/ Ms. Nichol’s Class blog—http://kidblog.org/6A-MissNicholsClass/ Mr. Placatka’s Class blog—http://dplacatka.blogspot.ca/ Mr. Thomas’s Class blog—http://blogs.gssd.ca/gthomas/ Mrs. Tulloch’s Guidance blog—http://blogs.gssd.ca/gtulloch/ KCI is also sending out a call for your used workout equipment! We have a workout group that uses the gym every second day, and it is also used frequently by many others. If you have workout equipment that you are finished with, please contact Mr. Kitchen or Mr. Stanko at the school to see if we can take it off your hands! We would like to thank Flower House Florist and Garden Design for the donation of the Poinsettia’s. They are beautiful! We are asking for any gently used picture frames that have hanging hooks on the back. If you are able to donate, please drop them off to the school for Ms.Doyle. The Kamsack public library is interested in showcasing some student art work. If we receive enough donated picture frames, we could have an ongoing display of student art work displayed in a public space in our community. How awesome would that be?! Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER 3 Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca The 2013-2014 Kamsack Lady Spartans consist of Alanna Finnie, Jalayna Bielecki, Elizabeth Hilderman, Allison Thomsen, Brooke Hausermann, Hannah Pennell, Tanisha Severight, Paige Sterzer, Julianna Raabel, Regan Nichol, Allison Placatka, Brooklynn Andrusiak, Magdalen Thomas, Breanna Bland and Koryssa Woloshyn. The Spartans have extended their yearly record to 12 – 2 in January. Highlights of the season so far include winning tournaments at Kamsack and Norquay, and finishing 2 nd at the Sturgis tournament. We will be gearing up for conference playoffs during the week of February 10 and the district tournament which takes place in Melville on March 7 and 8. Good luck ladies! Coach: Mr. D. Placatka Senior art is mid way through their independent final project. Students are required to write a formal art proposal and artist statement to accompany their work. When finished, students are going to be critiquing the work of their classmates to further the use of their art vocabulary and knowledge. This is a very reflective project where students can show their growth and progress throughout the course. This should prove to be a very interesting final body of work, stay tuned in on our blog! Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER 4 Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca While the basketball season may be half done, for the Spartan Jr. Boys team it is only half begun! Thus far this season, they have put together an incredible run as they continue to come together as a team and remain unbeaten with an 11-0 record. This season has been truly one to remember as, with only 5 returnees from last year’s roster, the team has literally rebuilt in an instantaneous fashion. Along the way the boys have, thus far, collected championships at the Sturgis Tournament as well as defending their KCI title from last season. Looking at this year’s squad, the future of KCI boys’ basketball is looking bright. The greatest asset of these young men, is their team-first mentality. They recognize that every game is won or lost as a team, and accept their responsibility to contribute accordingly. These young men are great ambassadors for KCI; diligent, focused, and hardworking. They practice hard and never quit. Be loud and proud of your boys in Spartan blue! The 2013-14 Spartan Jr. Basketball squad is comprised of: Nicholas Tomochko, Zac McGriskin, Michael Chan, Austin Leis, Austin Thomas (Captain), Denton Dietz, Taryn Broda, Latrelle Lynx, Hayden Tourand, Jaraden Bryksa, Nathan Bielecki, Colin Tulloch (Captain), Austin Hilderman, Lionel Cote (Captain), and Dyllan Cote. Head Coach James Graham, Manager Michele Tomochko, and Assistant Coach Ryan Stanko are proud to be a part of this team as well. Conference playoffs are coming February 10 and 12! Two victories ensure the boys a berth in the District Championships March 7-8 in Canora. It also means a post-game trip to centre court with the clippers in hand to give Coach Graham another haircut. Come cheer them on! Our drama production this year is Suessical Jr., which is a musical that includes most of the Dr. Seuss characters. Some of the main characters are Horton, Jojo, Sour Kangaroo, Gertrude Mcfuzz, Mayzie and The Cat in the Hat. So far we’ve made good progress on choreography, songs, and almost everyone has memorized their lines. Costumes are in the making and so are props and sets. We are close to taking the stage. This play is very creative, imaginative and different (in a good way). We have rehearsals at noon hour and afterschool and we have run-throughs on Saturdays. The attendance is pretty good for afterschool and lunch. Everyone is committed and glad to be part of the play. The story is about an elephant and a boy. Horton, the elephant, becomes more responsible when he decides to take care of a dust speck that is on a clover where Jojo and all of Whoville live, because no one else believes they are there. Also he takes care of Mayzie’s egg while she goes on vacation. Gertrude has a one feather tail. She goes to Dr.Dake (Cat in the Hat) to see if he can help make her tail grow so she can impress her neighbor Horton who she is madly in love with. But Horton doesn’t notice her because is too busy watching over his clover and Mayzie’s egg. After he gets the egg he gets trapped by hunters and gets taken to auction!!!!!!! Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER 5 Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca For the month of January Mr. Dietz’s class has been doing a variety of new things. In English they have been choosing words from a book and are finding definitions in the dictionary and have also done presentations and made shoe boxes in the library about the books that they have been reading. In Phys. Ed. the grade 5’s have been playing dodge ball and tag games, they have also been skating and are planning on going on a ski trip at the end of the month. In math they are working on rounding and estimation. The Grade 5’s have been playing xylophones in music and making our own rhythms, but they have also been practicing their instruments for band as well. In health the grade 5’s are learning about how to read nutrition labels, in science they are learning about the properties of matter and mass, and in social the grade 5’s are doing a project on the provinces and territories in Canada. And finally, they have been watching videos in Career Ed. about jobs that they could possibly do when they are older. In Ms. Pennell's room the Grade 5’s are working on Clever, Foolish, and Brave Tales (Trickster Tales) in English. In math we are learning about fractions. We have some interesting life sized models of the digestion system as we learn about our bodies in science. Currently in social studies we are presenting about multiculturalism. In phys. ed. we enjoy weekly skating. Our class would like to say we will miss Mrs. Popoff as she is now at Victoria School. Written by Curtis McGriskin Our class is doing a project in our English Literature Circles called “Growing Up”, which is where we’re put into groups of two or three and those groups choose novels. The books are called Donuthead, Klutzhood, A Hole in the World, Word Nerd, Swindle, and a series of books called Island which include Shipwreck, Survival, and Escape. The purpose of doing this is to learn about reading strategies such as predicting, visualizing, questioning and connecting. It is important to have a good discussion about the book and what you just read, to help you understand the book better. Written By: Sami, Savannah, and Brooke January 21st will be the last curling Phys. Ed class of the year. We are curling for a body mechanics unit. We also go cross-country skiing & snowshoeing behind Banks Crescent during Phys. Ed class. We will travel to Madge Lake on March 11th for cross country skiing and snowshoeing. Written by: Zachary Zbeetnoff, Ryan Bear, & Taylen Keshane In social studies we are making our own countries. The country needs to have names for rivers, lakes and mountains; this project is about longitude and latitude. Our country needs to be north or south of the equator and east or west of the prime meridian. Written: Josh, Breanne and Cameron The focus for grade 6 is “identity”. In art we are doing a subject called Narrative Art; it shows your life story and who you are. We fill the page with things that we like and represent us, (like sports teams, music, cartoon characters, etc.). Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER 6 Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca In 6B we are doing many things. In ELA, we are reading the book, The Broken Circle. It is about a twelveyear old boy who wants to stay home and play video games instead of camping and going on vision quests with his Uncle. In Social Studies, we are learning about the different types of power, including force, authority, and influence. We learned that musicians, police officers, teachers, and friends all use different types of power. In Arts Ed., we are doing a project called “Music as Identity”. We put our favorite songs together and have to explain why they are our favorite songs. In Math we were looking at ratios. We had to change the recipe for one serving of bannock to five servings. After we found out how much of each ingredient we needed, we tried out our new recipe and made bannock. It turned out delicious! In Phys. Ed. we have been trying out some winter activities, including cross-country skiing, curling, and snowshoeing. It is fun to get outside and try activities that we can’t do all year long. The grade sevens finished up a number of units before Christmas holidays (math - fractions, Science - mixture and solutions, LA - Camp X novel study, SS - Globalization). With finishing old units comes starting new ones (math - integers, Science - heat and temperature, LA - personal best, SS - power and authority). This year I decided that I wanted to read to the class every morning and try to pick a book that goes along with our LA theme. Since we read Camp X by Eric Walters for our novel study I try to pick from his collection of books because he is an excellent Canadian writer and former teacher. In the fall for our mystery unit we read "The Mystery of the Money Pit" and now for our Personal Best unit we are reading "Run" a book about Terry Fox. The grade sevens continue to blog weekly about what they are learning in class. Parents don't forget you can log on to our blog site to see what your child is writing about. Planning for the 21st Annual Winnipeg trip is under way. Students will be travelling to Winnipeg on Thursday June 12 by train and staying 2 nights in Winnipeg where they will visit Lower Fort Garry, The Assiniboia Zoo, the Forks and a Goldeyes game. The group will return on Saturday June 14. Remind your child to continue to save for the trip. Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER 7 Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca In ELA we have just started a new unit titled “Personal Best”. We started learning about influential people and are currently working on a letter to write to an inspirational person. We are also learning about three types of irony – dramatic, situational, and verbal. In math we are working on patterns and relations, and algebraic expressions. In social studies we are learning about the pros and cons of globalization, as well as information about the United Nations. In Career Ed. We are focusing on occupations. In band we are starting projects on different music and their origins. We just started working on exceptionalities and art. In art class, we all have different exceptionalities we work with. We are finishing a unit in science on mixtures and solutions. We decided to make a pizza to show the differences between mechanical mixtures, solutions, and pure substances. We all created experiments that we liked and tried them out. We are ending a unit on healthy peer relationships, peer pressure, and “I Feel” statements in health. We created group games in Phys. Ed. that we taught to the grade 5s to show leadership. We are all looking forward to our downhill and cross country ski trips . The grade eight math classes are set to begin their linear equations and graphing unit and to prepare for this they have been learning about coordinates and Cartesian Planes by playing several games of Cartesian Plane battleship. The games have been intense and overall very enjoyable. In science, we are currently presenting our eye disorders and diseases research assignment. There have been some interesting presentations with far too many disgusting pictures, but the classes are learning a lot about how the human eye works. In social studies, we are looking at Canada’s contribution to World War I since 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of this significant historical event. The grade eight classes also have several important dates coming up, all of which can be found on the KCI calendar of events. We have our ski day at Duck Mountain, our snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing day at Duck Mountain Provincial Park and junior winter games on February 14th. Grade 8A’s colour is blue and we have yet to begin work on our chant or cheer. One final note to all students: as we approach the second semester, marking the halfway point of the year it is more important than ever to ensure you are attending classes regularly and completing all assigned work. Parent teacher interviews are coming up soon and this time around students will be showing their parents how much they have learned this year. Best of luck in semester two. Continue working hard and bring on the warm weather. Mr. Lambert Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER 8 Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca The grade eight's have just finished up their Greek Mythology Unit in English and they all completed final projects that ranged from great works of art, board games, comics, and short stories. They all worked very hard to complete them and they showcased their creativity and thoughtfulness in their work. The grade eights throughout the end of January have been filming and editing Book Trailers which are a group project which has had them very excited over the last eight weeks or so that they have been preparing. Each group has chosen a book which they have all read and now they are using their performance and technology skills in order to put together a final production piece that they will then share with their peers. Sometime here in mid-February we will be beginning their book study of "The Outsiders" which is an engaging and suspenseful novel which is a classic that the grade eights will study through the month of March. ELA 9 has completed Unit 2 of their course. Our unit study was Indigenous stories/story telling and Norse mythology. We looked at the two worldviews specifically and tried to understand how these perspectives created the various stories we read. WE also completed a Family Preservation assignment where each student mapped out their own family tree and studied more in depth information about their families. Some students struggled with this task but over time they became more and more engaged and began asking some questions on their own about things they did not know about their families. This was a long process; however, each student will have a written document which they created about their roots. Students will be preparing for a Unit exam for the Norse mythology section coming up the next week. Students also will begin preparing for a midterm exam in February. Please ask your student to bring home their ELA binder for review and go through the entire binder together. Also, help check to see how organized the binder is and ask them if all their work is in their binder as expected. Students need a lot of help and attention to the organization of their work. Thank you for your help and care. Please call me if you have any questions or concerns. Mrs. J. Schwartz Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER 9 Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca The gymnasium is a busy place at KCI! There are tons of students involved with after-school sports, whether they are playing or helping keep score. The volleyball, golf, football, and cross-country running seasons are over; curling and basketball are now in full swing. The middle-years students have worked on volleyball, floor hockey, fitness, skating, soccer, and basketball; they are currently learning about the skills, concepts, and tactics involved in a game called tchoukball. The grades 7-9 students developed action plans based on their physical fitness and created games to demonstrate their leadership to the younger students. If any students did not hand in their game or action plan they should get them in soon. - Mr. Stanko There are a lot of new and exciting projects developing in the art room since returning from holiday break. The grade 5’s are creating pop art landscapes by using bold colors and overlapping patterns. The grade 6 art classes are creating “Narrative” art works which when finished, will tell a unique story about the students various interests and favorite activities. The grade 7 art classes have been making 3-D landscapes by using paint and other mixed media to give real texture to their art. The Grade 8 are classes are using special paper called “Scratch Art “ paper to draw their design in a black and white format. They get to use a special metal scrapers to draw with by removing the top black ink layer of the paper to reveal a white background. The results are pretty fascinating. The grade 9 art classes are taking a break from visual art and have been practicing their improvisation skills in preparation for their next drama assignment. They will be making spoofs of TV. commercials and are responsible for writing a script, creating scenes, video taping and editing their videos. -Ms. Doyle The Jr. Curling Mixed team attended the YRHS bonspiel and came home with 4th. We are all excited and ready for districts in Yorkton on January 31st and February 1st. - Mrs. Holodniuk Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER 10 Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca KCI’s bands would like to thank everyone who attended the Holiday Concert on December 17, 2013 and especially those who sang along in the audience choir. Band students are currently working on an Independent Study Unit on a piece of concert band repertoire of their choosing. They are also focusing on scales, technique and Band Basics between now and the February break to improve their musicianship. Upcoming After-school Band Dates: February 24 March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 April 7 April 14 5/6 7/8 5/6 7/8 5/6 7/8 5/6 Band Band Band Band Band Band Band Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER 11 Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca The grade 8s are finishing their course projects which include using the laith, wood projects, electrical sections, and drafting. The grade 9s are finishing course projects including laith projects, welding (arc), and working with small engines. The grade 10s are finishing their course projects which include working with the laith, arc welding, working with small engines, and metal work (gear puller). - Mr. Angeloni Life Transition classes at the K.C.I. allow students involved in special services to acquire life and vocational skills to assist them to strive towards independent living. In November and December of 2013, Anthony Munroe, Justin Nault and Latrell Lynx worked alongside Mrs. Orr at the Thrift Shop to assist in helping organize and tidy the store in preparation for Christmas sales. The work they accomplished included folding and displaying clothing items, organizing shelves, vacuuming floors, unloading boxes of donated items, and pricing merchandise to be placed on shelves. Since the beginning of September 2013, Anthony Munroe and Austin Cote began watering and caring for the plants at the K.C.I. On a daily basis, they are responsible for watering the plants in the hallways, Green House, and in front of the office. As of November of 2013, they were joined by their classmates Tristen Ironeagle and Latrell Lynx in this endeavor. The program will also consist of teaching the students how to properly tend to the plants by getting rid of dead leaves and transplanting them when necessary to ensure their viability; it is a task they take great pride in, and enjoy daily. -Ms. Dix The Jr. Curling Mixed team attended the YRHS bonspiel and came home with 4th. We are all excited and ready for districts in Yorkton on January 31st and February 1st. Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER 12 kci.gssd.ca Volume 3 @KCISpartans Kamsack Comprehensive Institute Sun 2 9 16 23 February Thu Fri Sat 8 Wed 7 Chicken Caesar salad wraps 15 Tue 5 6 Baked spaBeef stew and ghetti and gar- a dinner bun lic toast 14 Chicken burgers Mon 3 Chicken stir fry 4 Chicken rick soup and a cheese bun 12 Beef fajitas 13 Borsht and a grilled cheese sandwich 1 10 Ham and cheese wraps 11 Vegetable soup and turkey and 22 28 Taco wraps 21 27 Chili and a bun 20 26 Spaghetti and meatballs, with a dinner 19 18 25 Peperoni pizza bake and garlic toast 17 24 tomato macaroni soup and ham and 13 Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca TELEMIRACLE 2014 IS MARCH 1ST AND 2ND! l Like Kamsack Comprehensive Institute on FACEBOOK & follow @KCISpartans on TWITTER 14 Kamsack Comprehensive Institute @KCISpartans Volume 3 kci.gssd.ca SRC Report for SCC Meeting, January 21st/14 December: -basketball season is up and running with all teams travelling and participating in tournaments - had a great assembly in early December – recognizing teams, magazine fundraiser incentives recognized, prizes given out, student videos shown - door decorating contest – all winning classes get a donut party next week – donuts and milk! - Spirit Days in December – Ugly Sweater Day, Holiday Colors, School Colors day is always Friday! - We sold candy grams, fruit/cookie dough for our Annual Christmas Hamper Campaign – big thanks to all who supported with donations of food, money, purchasing fruit. Victoria School gave us a big donation of money, KCI Staff did as well, plus several churches collect food for us each year, and the Affinity Credit Union dropped of a truck box of food. It is truly a community effort. Families picked up their hampers on Friday, December 22nd after supper. Very gracious and thankful families from both of our schools received hampers. - We have had fruit customers ask if we could do a spring sale of fruit………..it is awesome quality! - Christmas Dinner was excellent. SRC hosts a free Xmas meal to all students and staff and a few invited guests. Terrific meal. Excellent entertainment. Highlight – grade 5’s had a challenge to finish with the grade 12’s – as part of the magazine campaign. Both groups had to sing their version of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”. The grade 5’s stole the show! After the competition, the KCI rocked the house at their version of the song. A lot of fun! January: Spirit Days – Jersey Day on Friday the 17th, Beach Day on the 22nd in conjunction with a fun food event – Hot Dog Extravaganza at noon. Every Friday is school colors day at KCI. School Clothing arrived. It’s exam time – so we are keeping things “quiet”! Forward planning for February – Telemiracle - “Marching for Miracles” – on February 25th from 3:30 – 9:30 – open to community. It is a walk-a-thon in our building. Walkers seek pledges with all money going to the great cause. Pledges will have to be in two weeks before the event – so that we can make sure we have enough supervisors/kids to work. Special invitation to SCC members to join us in walking that evening. Students will be able to pre-order carnations prior to Valentine’s Day – and they will be distributed to the juniors on the 13th as they have Winter Games on the 14th and will be distributed to senior on the 14th. Students/staff can send a carnation to someone in the building on that day. First come/first serve as we only have 100 to sell. Proceeds to Telemiracle. Other: KCI’s Free the Children Group is joining other schools in the division in building a school, one brick at a time campaign. Twenty dollars buys one brick for a school in an underdeveloped country. The campaign lasts until the end of June. Donations graciously accepted. Three of our members are going to Nicaragua this summer with 30 other young Canadians to assist a community in securing clean/safe water, helping secure self-sufficient communities with planting food/crops, or building a school. Lexie Tomochko, Cassidy Aker, and Kaylie Bowes are working hard to earn their way on this trip and opportunity of a lifetime. Big thank you to BJ Barton of Flower House Florist in Kamsack who donated the beautiful poinsettias in the student lounge. 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