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Of course, June is a very busy time of year (though I believe I have said that very same thing about every month). There are

a number of things I would like to ensure parents are made aware of in the remaining weeks of this school year. The start of June will be the start of Lisa Nelson’s ma-ternity leave. We will be sorry to lose Mrs. Nelson for the year, but we wish her well as she begins the most important work of being a mother. At the same time, we wel-come Natalie Down to the staff as she takes over for Mrs. Nelson.

June brings PATs and the conclu-sion of our outdoor education pro-gram. The schedule for the grade six and nine provincial achieve-ment tests can be found in the

calendar at the end of this Spec-trum. Prior to the PATs, the grade eights will be spending three days and two nights at Camp Sweet, fol-lowed by the grade nines who will spending two days and one night in single gender camps. We are having a work bee at Camp Sweet at the end of May to prepare the site for two hundred of our stu-dents attending camps in June.

June 21st will be a big day at CSS. Not only are we hosting our an-nual family picnic and volunteer appreciation that day, we will be having our grand opening for the instructional activity centre (IAC) and, in the afternoon, we have our in-school grade nine end of year celebration. I am hoping that we will have a good turnout that day to help us celebrate what has, to this point, been a tremendously successful year.

I won’t have an opportunity to publicly thank our volunteers be-fore our volunteer appreciation day, so I want to take this opportu-nity to thank the incredible parent volunteers who have been integral to the work of the school. You will read in this Spectrum about some of the ways in which parents have volunteered in the school, includ-ing the volunteer development committee. We literally could not maintain the program that we do without the incredible support of our parents. I look forward to the opportunity for the school to say thank you on June 21st to all of our parent volunteers.

Darrell Lonsberry

Principal’s Message

THE CALGARY SCIENCE SCHOOL

JUNE 2010 • ISSUE 10 • VOL . 7

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Principal’s Message..........................1

From the School O!ce.................2

School Council News...................3

Second Annual Parent Survey....3

New Timetable for 2010-2011....4

Outdoor Education Schedule for 2010-2011..............5

Class Lists for 2010-2011................6

From the Parent Volunteer Development Committee..............6

Transportation Update...................7Canadian Jr. National Debate Championships.................8

Calgary International Children’s Festival............................8

Pancakes for Bright Ideas..........9Fort Steele 2010............................10

Teacher Target Practice................11

Gr 8/9 Track & Field Day..........12

CSS Hockey Stars...........................13

Body Worlds Re"ection.............13

Inspiration from CSS’s Girls Leadership Initiative............14

Music Notes....................................16

Blacklight Laser Dance Show.....18

June Calendar.................................19

If your child is leaving school before the end of the school year and you would like his/her report card mailed to you, please provide the office with a stamped, self-addressed envelope and we would be happy to mail it to you.

Please have your children take all of their belongings (shoes, desk con-tents, locker contents, etc) home their last day of school – we don’t have room to store any of these items as the entire school is cleaned over the summer to be ready for the new school year.

We have a large collection of lost eyeglasses, I-pods, memory sticks, MP3 players and cell phones in the office. If your child has lost any of these items, please come to the office to claim them. All unclaimed items will be donated to charity at the end of June.

Also, please let the office know if you are going on vacation before the end of June or if your child will be starting school after August 12, 2009. Having this information helps us keep more accurate attendance records.

Parents: Do you know of any students who are currently in grade 8 who would be interested in attending CSS for grade 9, 2010? If you do, please ask them to contact Kathy Babiuk in the office as soon as possible.

Email: Kathy.b@calgaryscienceschool.com or phone: 403-282-2890.

Thank you.

Nola, Kathy and Susan

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May and June are always busy months at CSS. Our students are finishing off their last few units for the year and heading out on field trips in and around Calgary, includ-ing Camp Sweet. Likewise, School Council has been busy. Since late April, a dedicated committee has been working to develop School Council’s second annual Parent Survey. You should already have received an email providing a link to the survey. See below for details on the completion deadline, survey goals and prizes available for com-pleting the survey!

At the May 5 regular monthly meet-ing, attendees approved a pre-liminary School Council operating budget for the 2010-11 school year. Council also received approval from the CSS Board to begin exploring the possibility of establishing a new charitable society to raise funds for some of those things that make CSS a unique and special school. We’ll be using information from the Par-

ent Survey (currently underway) to plan our next steps on this front.

Also in May, a new committee of volunteers began planning next fall’s Parent Education Conference. They’re looking forward to your feedback - via the Parent Survey - before selecting a conference date and topic(s).

School Council would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Denise Ron-sky, Rebecca Lyon and Liesa Miller for their tremendous hard work on the Parent Volunteer Development Committee. Working with Shelley Robinson, this team is already pre-paring for the 2010-11 school year. Among other things, they’re plan-ning a CSS volunteers’ handbook and volunteer orientation session. Your feedback, via the Parent Sur-vey, will be helpful to these activi-ties.

Speaking of volunteers, to date we’ve had only one parent step for-

ward to join the CSS Traffic Safety Committee. This new School Coun-cil committee aims to enhance stu-dent safety during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up times. We would really appreciate a few more volunteers stepping forward be-fore we begin this important proj-ect. Please email volunteers.css@gmail.com to volunteer your time and energy for this “safety first” pro-gram.

Continuing on the topic of volun-teers, thanks in advance to Nadine Jones and her team of volunteers for organizing the year-end Teacher Appreciation Lunch. We also ap-preciate the time and energy of the parents who will be volunteering their time to ensure the success of the Year-End Family Picnic.

The last School Council meeting for this school year will be held Wednesday, June 2 beginning at 7 pm in the Anne Tingle Library. Please join us if you can!

The Calgary Science School Parent Survey is an important feedback tool for us to learn more about parents’ satisfaction with and involvement in the School Council and affiliated committees. As well, this survey pro-vides the School Administration with feedback and suggestions related to communication, outdoor educa-tion, school initiatives and parent involvement. Last year’s survey helped guide much of the work of School Council and Administration during the current school year as outlined in the School Council article in last month’s Spectrum.

We ask parents/families to respond to the survey by June 10, 2010. The survey is available online through the CSS website. It is easy to access and complete. Once you complete the survey, you can choose to enter your name into a draw for some great prizes: individually donated items, a class pizza party, and the equivalent of one student’s enrichment fees for the coming school year. We want all members of the CSS school community to be partners in the education offered at CSS. Thanks for your participation in this survey. We look forward to your input. Dr. Shelley Robinson Assistant Principal

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As the Calgary Science School continues to explore innovative methods for delivering inquiry-based learning to our students, we recognized some short-comings in the current 37-minute, 9-period, 6-day timetable that has been in place for several years. While this model served the school’s needs well in the past, some new priorities have dictated the need to re-visit the schedule and make some significant changes. Among these driving forces is the recognized need for core teachers to have collaborative planning time to effectively design inquiry-based learning experiences for our students. A second identified need is the es-tablishment of a structured and meaningful learning strategies program for all grades that will provide ad-ditional support to students experiencing challenges in one or more aspects of learning as well as to offer enrichment opportunities beyond the context of the mandated curriculum.

The new timetable is still undergoing some fine-tun-ing and will be completed well ahead of the August 18th start date for students. Among the most signifi-cant changes are:

The school day will start at 8:50 am and end at 3:25 pm;

The schedule consists of two 5-day weeks, desig-nated as ‘A’ and ‘B’. Core courses remain constant between the two weeks while phys ed and fine arts classes are adjusted per week to ensure ad-equate time is apportioned to each program;

There are seven, 45-minute periods in each day, including the Learning Strategies / Electives block after lunch each day;

Elective courses will be offered from grade 6 to 9, with additional time being given to grades 4 and 5 to explore ways to integrate fine arts into core curricula with the support of the fine arts teach-ers;

The lunch hour will be 45 minutes (currently it is 52 minutes) and students will have 15 minutes to eat their lunch followed by 30 minutes for recess;

Fine Arts will be built into the schedule for all grades with provisions being made to expand the band program. Details of this initiative will be addressed in a separate article.

The total amount of instructional time per grade totals 1010 hours per year, exceeding the Alber-ta Education minimum of 950 hours per year.

Complete timetables for each class will be distrib-uted on the first day of school in August.

Phil ButterfieldAssistant Principal

for 2010 - 2011

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for 2010 - 2011

Outdoor education comprises an important supporting pillar of the inquiry-based learning model. Below is the tentative schedule of multi-day outdoor experiences listed by grade. Camp Sweet trips are funded through the school budget while parents pay for all other excursions. Fees for each trip are determined as soon as practi-cable once all costs are known and budgets can be formulated. A bursary fund is available to provide financial assistance to families as required. Please contact the school office or administration for information on accessing subsidies for outdoor education experiences.

Phil ButterfieldAssistant Principal

Camp Sweet Work Bee

Parents 1 day Aug. 21

Camp Sweet

50 3 days; 2 nights Sept. 20-24

Southern Alberta History Tour

50 3 days; 2 nights May 16-19

Camp Sweet

50 3 days; 2 nights Aug. 31-Sept. 10

Fort Steele History Lab

25 4 days; 3 nights May 5- 17

Camp Sweet

50 3 days; 2 nights Sept. 27-Oct. 1

Ribbon Creek Winter Camp

25 3 days; 2 nights Jan. 17-Feb. 4

Camp Sweet

50 3 days; 2 nights Aug. 23-27

Fort Steele Apprenticeship Program

25 4 days; 3 nights May 5- 17

Camp Sweet

50 3 days; 2 nights Sept. 13-17

Circle Tour

100 4 days; 3 nights May 24-27

Bamfield Marine Sciences Center

100 5 days; 4 nights Sept. 27-Oct. 1

Camp Sweet

33 2 days; 1 night May 30-June 7

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for 2010 - 2011As the school year enters it’s final month leading up to the summer break, it is natural for students and parents to begin thinking ahead to next year, wondering who they will have for a homeroom teacher and whether they will be placed with friends. These uncertainties may lead to requests being submitted for specific class placements. Any attempt to accommodate such wishes invari-ably results in a domino effect that sees students shifted from class to class. Therefore, please do not submit requests for class placement to your child’s teacher or the office.

Over the course of a school year, teachers and ad-ministration gain an in-depth understanding of a child’s personality, degree of social development and relationships with other students, strengths as a learner, and areas of challenge. Taking these fac-tors into consideration, core teachers make place-ments with the best interests of each child in mind.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers for their time and support this past year. We were overwhelmed by how willing CSS parents were to lend a helping hand whenever needed and how receptive the teachers were.

There were parents who volunteered for Science Fair, Work Bees, Grade 4 Art Room assistance, Art Work Bee, Science Lab Clean Up, Scholastic Coordinators, Field Trips, and Band Coordinators. We also have parents who rolled pennies, helped with photo day, assisted with the girls leadership initiative and so much more. Thank you, thank you, thank you

Committee update: The volunteer committee was established this year and we were delighted with the great response from teachers and parents. Some of the items the committee focused on this year were to develop a website, establish volunteer sign in procedures, and open doors to volunteer opportunities through email.

Looking ahead: We are currently working on creating a volunteer handbook and volunteer orientation pack-age as well as establishing a volunteer database. We look forward to the exciting opportunities the new school year will bring.

During the June professional development day, core teaching teams meet with their colleagues from the grade above and below to review the proposed lists for next year and highlight specific nuances of par-ticular students or relationships that may impact student learning.

Our experience with this format of class list devel-opment has proven successful over the past several years. Class lists will be posted on the first day of school (Wednesday August 18th) in the hallways and by the main office. Subsequent changes to class lists will only be considered for sound educational reasons after opening day and will be facilitated by administration. If you have any questions regarding class placement procedures, please contact Phil Butterfield, at phil.b@calgaryscienceschool.com.

Phil ButterfieldAssistant Principal

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2010 – 2011 Routes

The route coordinators have been busy finishing the plans for next year. We reviewed the new routes with Southland on May 19 so we are almost ready to share them with parents. We will email the new route sheets and links to our Google maps to all registered riders. Watch for this the first week of June.

We will continue to run 11 routes next year and service levels remain similar. Of course, there will be changes as we are serving a new set of riders. It is important to understand that the fee of $810 does not cover the full cost of 11 busses. The CSS Board voted to sub-sidize the transportation system for the 2010 – 2011 school year. For the past few years, certain costs were covered by the transportation fee that the board now feels should be the responsibility of the Board and not parents. In recognition of this, the board is contribut-ing to next year’s system the approximate amount of these costs. The subsidy will not be offered again and next year we must plan to use 10 busses or increase the fee to cover the cost of 11 busses. A committee of Board members is looking into the future of bus-sing at CSS. The transportation survey results will help inform the decision. Thanks to all who completed the recent survey.

Shorter School Day

One of the biggest changes for next year is the change to the school day. Classes will start at 8:50 and bus-ses are scheduled to arrive at 8:40. With most of our busses covering large distances, it is not expected that they will arrive at precisely 8:40. We do expect that they will regularly arrive in a window around 8:40, between 8:37 and 8:43. Many communities will have later pick up times than they had this year. At the end of the day, classes finish at 3:25 and the busses will now pull away from the school at 3:35. This will mean earlier drop off times for most. The routes will have to run for a few weeks to establish new drop off times.

Leaving school earlier may put the busses ahead of rush hour traffic and so we are not able to establish drop off times yet.

2009 - 2010 Arrival Times

Our great crew of drivers has been recording their arrival time at CSS all year long. Below is a sum-mary showing a fantastic level of reliability. The most outstanding observation is how few days the busses arrived after the start of class. Congrat-ulations to our drivers for getting CSS students to school on time. Most of the arrivals after 8:45 were due to poor traffic conditions on severe snow days. In those conditions, it just isn’t reasonable to ex-pect that the busses will arrive on time.

Six of our routes achieved amazing reliability, arriv-ing right on schedule most days. Two of these had routes that picked up stops both very far and very close to the school. Parents should be confident that the transportation committee and the drivers are working to provide service that they can count on. Five routes were regularly arriving too early. We will be adjusting the schedules to prevent that from happening again next year. CSS Admin does not want students arriving more than 10 minutes ahead of class times as there is no supervision.

New Route Coordinators

We are still looking for three new parents to join our committee starting in September. We need two to cover the routes picking up on the west side, west of Sarcee Tr., and one from the communities of Roy-al Oak, Tuscany and Valley Ridge. No experience is necessary and the job is not really complicated. If you are interested, email us at transportationatcss@gmail.com.

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On Friday May 28th the trimester 3 volunteers in Ms. Savoie’s Volunteerism class will be partaking in a very special event. The students get the unique opportu-nity to participate in the Calgary International Chil-dren’s Festival. The mission of this festival is to “pro-vide young people with a performing arts experience that sparks imagination, inspires creative thought, encourages cultural understanding, and fosters a life-long passion for the arts.” Even before we start the vol-unteering we will be delighted by a performance by a group called the Black Violin. They are two fiddlers that have worked with the likes of Alicia Keys, Sean “P Diddy” Combs, and Lil Wayne. Their goal is to inspire kids to follow their dreams and show that classical music is cool! As volunteers we will be participating in seven separate activities that range from acting to making clay sculptures and yes, even singing karaoke. The most anticipated event by far will be the wax hand. For this activity the volunteers will help kids make wax impressions of their hand that they will later decorate. Overall, no matter what activity the volunteers will be at, it will definitely be a great day. Carson V (8.4)

Calgary played host to this year’s Canadian Jr. National Debate Championships where 72 of the top Junior High debaters from across the country came together to celebrate the art and skill of debate. Students travelled to Banff as part of the Cultural Experience of the Nationals and even took in some ‘Glow in the Dark Bowling’ at Chinook.

CSS was one of the co-hosts, along with Langevin School, as students participated in 6 rounds of debate with topics such as; be it resolved a strong dictatorship is better than a weak democracy, this house be-lieves political correctness has done more harm than good and this house supports child labour. I think you’ll agree that these are not easy topics!

Arjun, a grade 8 student, and Swarochish, a grade 7 student represented CSS in this year’s Nationals and did a fantastic job. They had less than a week to prepare for Nationals, where as most students had been working on their cases for 2 months. After a rough start in the prepared rounds on Friday, Arjun and Swa-rochish had 3 wins and 1 loss in the impromptu rounds on Saturday where students have 30 minutes to prepare for a topic they have just been given. These are the rounds that separate the truly gifted and quick thinking students from the rest of the field and based on Arjun’s and Swarochish’s performance. It was easy to see CSS was represented by two very talented debaters. Congratulations Arjun and Swarochish!

2010

May 14th – 16th

Mr. Hoyt-Hallett

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The Calgary Stampede and partner SNC-Lavalin honoured this year’s Science at the Stampede contest winner, grade 8 stu-dent Anthony H, with an official Stampede breakfast for him and the entire school. This year’s contest challenged students from grades seven to 12 to design their ideal version of an alternate or future Calgary. Anthony presented his idea of a high-speed train connecting Calgary with Edmonton that he feels can economically transform the city and the region while also reducing our environmental footprint. SNC-Lavalin has commissioned the Schul-ich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary to build a model of the high-speed train that will accompany Anthony in this year’s Stampede Parade. Congratu-lations Anthony-great work!

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On the morning of May 5th, I woke up and realized excit-edly that I was heading to Fort Steele! Quickly I rushed out of bed and got ready. While anxious to get there, I tried to remember what I hadn’t packed the night before. Batteries, check, toothbrush, toothpaste, check, check. Lunch, check. I was all ready.

After the drive to school, I got out of the car, while drag-ging my luggage behind me. Friends greeted me in the IAC with happy, eager smiles. We all couldn’t wait to see the fresh green grass again, as well as the old stores and the barracks. But, if there was one thing that we could wait for, it would have been the smell of horse manure.

The grade 7s and 5s waited in the IAC for a good 30 min-utes and then it finally arrived… time to board the bus and be on our way to Fort Steele. Most of us tried to catch some sleep, but failed miserably, since everyone was so busy chattering.

Those 5 hours of driving were definitely worth it. Par-ticipating in the fun activities that had been planned for us (making buffalo jerky, apple sauce, leather working, blacksmith, etc.) was so enjoyable while making wonder-ful memories that we would remember for the rest of our lifetimes.

Personally, if I were asked, “what was the best part about Fort Steele?” I wouldn’t be able to answer it. I loved everything about it. From witnessing the boys dress up in dresses, to seeing everyone in hairnets, to brav-ing through the cold for gold panning. I had a wonder-ful time with everything. I will never forget all of these amazing experiences!

P.N. (7.4)

Grade 7 Reflection

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On May 18th and May19th, teachers were lined up to get whip cream splattered on their faces thrown by kids they have taught. Commonly known as the Pie Splat, this activity raised hundreds of dollars for the Kings Glory School in Uganda, Africa.

The Term 3 volunteer elective held this “pie splat” to raise money for Kings Glory School as last year Ms. Savoie, and Ms. Couillard went there to support the importance and necessity of Universal Education. Universal Education is important for many reasons, and it is within our abilities to help. For a country like Uganda, education is even more important. Uganda’s average age is 14 years and if we could educate all of them, then half the population would be educated!

Some highlights include Mr. Lonsberry and Ms.Emin’s white whipped creamed face, Mr. Fawcett and Mr. Schmeichal’s taunting and everyone’s positive atti-tude! Their sacrifice has been a step forward in ensur-ing that these kids can live a happier life and have a brighter future.

The volunteerism students would like to thank you all for coming down to help this worthy cause, and in the process get a few teachers covered in whip cream! Re-member, every little action helps; we must do what we can!

Brody S. and Arjun N. (8.3)

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The entire Grade 8 and 9 Class at CSS participated in the first Track and Field Day at Glenmore Athlet-ic Park on Monday, May 3rd. We were fortunate to avoid the really bad weather until the end of our day and everyone had a great time.

The students participated in Track Events, such as the 1600m, 100m and 4x100m relay; there were also Field Events, such as the shot put and long jump; most exciting of all for the students were the Weird and Wacky Events, including the Tricycle and Potato Sack races.

Thanks to all the teachers, parent volunteers and es-pecially the Grade 8 and 9 classes for their participa-tion, enthusiasm and effort throughout the day. Mr. Schmeichel

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During spring break, 5 of the Calgary Science School students who are members of the Trails West Bantam 2 hockey team went to provincials and won gold. These boys also won Esso Minor Hockey Week, the City Champi-onships and Provincial Champi-onships. There are only 3 hockey teams in the history of Calgary Minor Hockey that have brought home all 3. The boys on the team are: Brody (8.4), Quinn (8.1)Mathew (9.1), Joel (8.1) andAlex (8.4) who was an alternate for our team at provincials and helped us win.

Brody S, Mathew P, Alex B, Quinn W, missing: Joel J

As students of grade 8, we were able to learn about the topic of “Cells and Systems”, engaging in different parts of our bodies, and how they function. Throughout this topic we also did several projects such as studying the diseases that can cause malfunctions in ones body.

On May 6, we were privileged to visit the Telus World of Science to explore the Body Worlds Exhibition. As we toured the exhibition, we saw many real life body struc-tures and various diseased organs. Viewing these bod-ies was quite fascinating because we were able to see real inside organs. As well, we saw body systems, such as the muscular system and the skeletal system, along with other main systems like the nervous system. There were also many favorites among students including the ring man, figure skaters and soccer player.

Being able to view real “plastinated” bodies was very ex-citing, as most of the students have not experienced it before. Realizing that each and every body in this world is different from one another, allows us to appreciate this

exhibition even more. Knowing that these bodies have much more specific details and structures compared to fake models of the body, makes this exhibit much more engaging and interesting.

Lastly, one of the most important points we learned was about the diseases that can occur to an individual. For example, when viewing a healthy lung and a smoker’s lung, we were able to see what a large affect smoking made on the lungs and health of an individual. There was also a brain that had been affected by a stroke. Rather than seeing diagrams of blood clots in the brain, we were able to see the actual effects in a real brain. Seeing these real life structures have made a large im-pact on how we perceive our bodies and the vast affect that these diseases can make on our bodies. We have also began to value our bodies more and become more aware as to what we are doing that influences them.

Overall, the experience at the Body Worlds Exhibition was very unique. Being able to see so many “plastinat-ed” bodies that people donated to support the study of science was very meaningful and an experience teach-ers and students will never forget!

Jasmine W (8.2)

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There are so many strong women in today’s society, it’s hard to count. It’s impossible to count. I have my own type of strong women, the kind we see every-day. The girl we see walking down the street.

She has it rough. She, as she is growing up, is given many muddled and contradicting messages from so-ciety, friends, and parents. She is told to be a stay-at-home mom, she is told to have a career, then told to have a career and a family. Many difficult life scenarios are thrown at her, and she is expected to know how to deal with them all. Then, she makes her choice,and she gets lots of criticism. She needs to be strong mentally and emotionally to be able to deal with all this. She chooses to have a career, and a fam-ily. Whatever her choice, its just as valid. There are so many people out there who feel the woman’s role is to stay at home and be a mother. She needs to be

We lead more by being in control than by surrender;We lead more by comparing than by accepting;We lead more from the head than from the heart;We lead more by external change than internal change;We lead according to how others react rather than by being rooted in who we are.This is how we lead

Maanasa D (5.4)

from CSS’s Girls Leadership Initiative

strong to accept rejection. She needs to be strong in order to find a man she loves, who loves her be-cause of who she is, not because of how she acts, how she looks. She has to choose about the mat-ter of children. Seeing them get hurt, watching as they make bad choices, and striving to make their lives the best as is possible. Running the household, keeping money under control, these are things she has to be strong about. She needs to accept defeat, but to not give up.

She is under pressure, and she is constantly being scrunitized. We are designed to live, and we are strong. We are strong women in today’s society. We need to be, and we are.

Katelyn P (6.1)

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Mrs. Dhillon is a courageous woman who currently is the student teacher for grade 6.1 and 6.2. She left her family in India for a better life in Canada. On April 14 2006, she got married to a man named Maninder Dhillon who wanted to move to Canada for a living and to start a new family. In In-dia, her home country, their tradition is to go with your hus-band and stay with your husband. So on October 30, 2006, Mrs. Dhillon left her parents and her older brother and all of her other friends and family to come all the way to Canada where she has to recertify as a teacher despite being a quali-fied teacher in India. She really misses her family and friends as well as her country.

Mrs. Dhillon’s father served in the Indian army, so she moved every two years to new schools. Her mother concentrated on her kids and took very good care of her children, so she was mainly a housewife. In India, schoolchildren are forced to be disciplined. Did you know that in India, on September 5 they have Teacher Day? On this day, students from the old-est grade in the school imitate a teacher and teach all the younger students. The teachers assess the students’ imita-tion and teaching and the best ‘teacher’ wins a prize. Mrs. Dhillon was mainly a student in India. Her family owned a preschool and after her schooling, she taught there for a little bit. Her marriage was an arranged marriage. What we find phenomenal is that her parents arranged her marriage, knowing her new husband would move her to Canada. She has inspired us to be brave. To move all the way to Canada six months after meeting and marrying her husband to start a new family and life, as well as leaving her friends and fam-ily behind is truly touching.

Karen T & Sadie C (6.1)

In Humanities, we did a project on what women did in WWII and how they were seen as proud Canadian leaders. It wasn’t just in the war services where women helped. Thousands of women also took on different jobs to free men to go and fight. They worked in con-ditions and areas that they had never worked in before, such as; drivers, air-plane stewardesses, and factory work-ers. Many women worked at factories during the time of World War II. Many of these factories produced prod-ucts for war use, such as ammunition, tanks, and airplanes. These products were used overseas, where women took part in jobs such as, nurses, code breakers, pilots and ambulance staff drivers to support the soldiers.

Women stood strong during WWII and worked hard to play their part in the war, even if they weren’t fighting. They wanted to make a difference, which they certainly did achieve. Whether they were overseas or at home in Can-ada, women helped win the war too. They all became very proud and confi-dent for their achievements, and defi-nitely showed their worth.

They felt more respected and capable after the war. Equality between men and women was once again getting better. If women could lead in tough times like WWII, then we should all be able to help our communities now.

Julia C and Danika V (5.2)

in World War II

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The end is near and students are in high gear. Some activities in music this month will include singing karaoke, playing “Rock Band”, and per-forming music with various instruments in class. The Handbell Ensemble travelled to Msgr. Neville Anderson School and had a great experience per-forming and listening to handbell ensembles from other schools. A total of four groups performed a mass number titled “Ring Jubilee”. Their next performance will be at the Grade 9 graduation cer-emony the end of June. Here is what one student had to say:

“ The hand-bell program is for the students to learn how to play a new instrument and to learn how they work. There are students from Grade 4-6 with about 16 in total. I hope more and more students will par-ticipate. I love the handbell club. Thank-you Mr. Bo-len for taking your spare time to make this an awe-some club.” -Hannah 4.4

The Jazz Band Elective is building up a set list of pop tunes to play for a few venues in June such as the Summer Celebration, Opening Ceremonies of the IAC (Indoor Activity Centre) and the Volunteer Appreciation Picnic. The music tech students have been busy preparing video clips of such movies as Shrek, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and Jurassic Park. Their job is to sync up scenes from these movies to the music that the concert band is performing. The Summer Band Concert will be at the Cal-gary Science School gym Tuesday June 8, 2010 at 7PM

BandAs we finalize the schedule for next year, we would like to inform you of a few details regarding the Grade 6 music program for this upcoming school year. As a new initiative at CSS, we want the Cal-gary Science School Gr. 6 students to experience a comprehensive and exciting music program. The purpose of this new program is to provide stu-dents an opportunity to continue in the regular Grade 6 music program curriculum that is request-ed by Alberta Education, but to enrich it with the opportunity to play a musical instrument beyond performing recorders and xylophones.

By having this early exposure to elementary band in Grade 6, students can make an informed deci-sion about continuing in band in Grade 7 and beyond in an optional capacity. Grade 6 band programs involving all students, have shown in many schools to be very successful in building the awareness of instrumental music to students when they are young and enthusiastic, and because of this success, we would like to pilot this program in 2010-2011. All band students this year can con-tinue taking band.

On May 19 all grade 5 students had the opportuni-ty to attend an assembly put on by members from the Stampede Marching Show Band. At this assem-bly students received an energetic performance by some of their musicians. The CSS Concert band also performed selections from their Summer Con-cert. After the assembly we gathered into small groups to give students an opportunity to try out each instrument. Students then chose their first, second, and third choices to play in the band next year. There are two band information nights sched-uled for interested students and parents to attend and get more details about the band program. The first night is Wednesday May 26, 7PM and the sec-ond night is Thursday June 3, 7PM. Both meetings will be in the CSS gym

Mr. Bolen

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Thank you to all students and teachers involved with the Blacklight Laser

Dance Show.

Congratulations on a job well done!

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DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4

DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 1 DAY 2

DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 1

DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6

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GR 4 ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO

GIRLS’ INITIATIVE MEETING WITH GUEST SPEAKER LYN HANCOCK1:00 PM # 2:00 PM

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SCHOOL COUNCILMEETING 7:00 PM

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BAND RENTAL NIGHT 7:00 # 8:30 PM

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BAND CONCERT7:00 # 8:30 PM

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FIELD TESTGR 6 MATHMRS. BROWN11:00 # 11:50 AM

FIELD TESTGR 6 MATHMRS. ARMSTRONG1:15# 2:05 AM

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PD PLANNING DAYNO CLASSES

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GR 6 SOCIAL STUDIES PAT9:00 # 10:00 AM

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GR 9SOCIAL STUDIES PAT 9:00 # 10:20 AM

GR 6 ELA PART B PAT 9:00 # 10:00 AM

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GR 6 MATH $NEW% PAT 9:00 # 10:15 AM

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GR 6 SCIENCE PAT9:00 # 10:00 AM

SUBWAY FUN LUNCH

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CSS FAMILY PICNIC & IAC GRAND OPENING

GRADE 9 IN#SCHOOL “GRADUATION” CELEBRATION 1:30 # 3:00 PM

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BOARD MEETING5:00 # 8:00 PM

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GR. 9 ELA PART B PAT9:00 # 10:15 AM

SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION 6:30 # 8:00 PM

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GR 9 SCIENCE PAT9 :00# 10:15 AM

VOLUNTEERISM FAIR 2:15 # 3:15 PM

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GR 9 MATH $NEW% PAT9 :00# 10:15 AM

LAST DAY OF CLASSES12 PM DISMISSAL1 PM APPEALS

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Camp Sweet 8.1 & 8.2

Camp Sweet 8.3 & 8.4

Camp Sweet Gr 9 Boys #1

Camp Sweet Gr 9 Girls

Camp SweetGr 9 Boys #2

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