GENERAL WOLFE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

661 Banning Street Principal: Mrs. G. McLean Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 2G3 Vice- Principal: Mr. M. Adkins Phone: (204) 786-7427 Fax: (204) 775-2882 http://www.wsd1.org/generalwolfe/

April, 2016

Dear Parents/Guardians, Welcome back! This past month all of our students were involved in Edu-Fair. It was a huge success with a wide variety of interesting projects. Some of our students will be taking their projects to the Divisional Science Fair and Heritage Fair. Basketball season has also ended and all of our teams did very well. Our Grade 9 Boys won the Provin-cial Championship this year. It was wonderful to see so many parents/guardians and former alumni at the championship game. Congratulations to all players and coaches! All of our students have received an application for the next school year. We are very impressed that so many students have already handed in their applications. As applications come in the optional classes fill up, so it is important to return applications as soon as possible. We would like to thank all of our parents/guardians for coming to our Student-Led-Tri Conferences. Conferences are an important part of sharing student learning, but ongoing communication with parents is also very important. If you have any concerns or questions about your child please do not hesitate to contact the school. This last term of school is a very busy one, with many activities both in and out of school. During this time, it is important that students remain focused on their first priority, school and their education. They may need our assistance in time management so that they can be successful in their studies. A calendar or organizer can be a useful tool for keeping track of assignments, test dates, as well as other activities. Listing important events on a calendar at home is also a great way to keep track of upcoming events. Our parent council is once again raising funds through the Show and Save Books. These books have wonderful coupons for many vendors in our community. You child has been given an order form if you wish to order. We are encouraging students to take orders from friends and family and not go door to door.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education

Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968

Ms. G. McLean Mr. M. Adkins Principal Vice-Principal

Abril, 2016

Mahal na Magulang at Tumatayong Magulang.

Maligayang Pagbabalik!

Nitong nakaraang buwan, lahat ng estudyante ay kabilang sa Edu-Fair. Ito ay maraming matagumpay na iba’ti-

bang proyekto. Ilan sa ating mga estudyante at magdadala ng kanilang proyekto sa Divisional Fair and Heritage

Fair.

Tapos na rin and panahon para sa basketball at nagpakita ng husay ang ating mga teams. Ang ating mga Grade 9

Boys ang nanalo ng Provincial Championship ngayong taon. Kahangahangang makita ang maraming magulang /

tumatayong magulang at mga dating estudyante sa championship game. Congratulations sa lahat ng manlalaro at

coaches!

Lahat ng ating mga estudyante ay nakatanggap ng application para sa susunod na taon. Natuwa kami

na marami sa mga estudyante ang nakapagbigay na ng kanilang application. Habang dumarating ang

mga application, ang mga optional classes ay napupuno kaya mahalagang ipakibalik ang mga application sa

lalong madaling panahon.

Ibig po naming pasalamatan ang lahat ng ating mga magulang/tumatayong magulang sa pagdalo sa ating Student

-Led-Tri Conferences.

Ang mga conferences ay mahalagang parte ng pakikibahagi ng pagkatuto ng estudyante, pero ang patuloy na

pakikipag-usap sa mga magulang ay napakamahalaga rin. Kung mayroon kayong ikinababahala at may katanun-

gan tungkol sa inyong anak, huwag ho kayong magatubiling tumawag sa eskuwelahan.

Itong huling term ng pasukan ay masiyadong busy, sa dami ng mga gawain sa loob at labas ng eskuwelahan. Sa

panahong ito, importante na ang mga estudyante ay nakatuon sa pagkauna ng pag-aaral at edukasyon. Mala-

mang na kailanganin nila ang tulong natin para iayos ang paggamit ng kanilang oras (time management) upang

maging matagumpay ang kanilang pagaaral.

Isang kalendaryo o organizer ay makakatulong para nasusundan ang mga assignments, araw ng mga test at ibang

mga gawain. Ang paglilista ng mga importante pangyayari sa isang kalendaryo sa bahay ay isa ring napakahusay

na paraan upang malaman ang mga darating na mga pangyayari.

Ang parent council ay pamuling nangangalap ng pondo sa pamamagitan ng Show and Save Books. Ang mga

librong ito ay may mga coupon para sa mga tindahan sa ating komunidad. Ang inyong anak ay binigyan ng order

form kung gugustuhin po ninyong magorder. Gusto pa naming maganyak ang mga estudyante na kumuha ng or-

ders sa mga kaibigan at pamilya at hindi magbahay-bahay.

Ang tungkuling ng edukasyon ay turuan ang isa upang magisip ng masinsinan at magisip ng mapanuri.

Karunungan at karacter – ito ang hangad ng tunay na edukasyon.

Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968

Ms. G. McLean Mr. M. Adkins Principal Vice-Principal

IMPORTANT DATES

April 11, 2016 —Show & Save Final Day April 12, 2016—General Chaos @ MTS Centre Team up to clean up April 13, 2016 —Day of Pink April 13, 2016 —Parent Council 5 pm April 18, 2016—Gr. 9 Grad Photos (a.m.) April 20, 2016 —Medical Internship program April 20, 2016 —TYC Parent Council—6 pm April 22, 2016 —Non Instructional Day—No Classes April 27, 2016 —Bus Ridership (a.m.) April 29, 2016—West End Sweep Off –All Day Gr. 9

May 4, 2016—Gr. 9 Peter Pan 10-3:30 May 5, 2016 —Gr. 8 Band Blast May 6, 2016—Rain Day for West End Sweep Off May 9, 2016— Non Instructional Day—No Classes May 20, 2016—GW Track & Field May 23, 2016—Victoria Day—No Classes May 24, 2016—GW Track & Field Rain Date May 24, 2016—Gr. 9 Camp Arnes May 25, 2016—Gr. 9 Camp Arnes May 26, 2016—U of M—Track & Field May 30, 2016—U of M –Track & Field

June 2, 2016 —Spring Concert @ 6:30 p.m. June 13-17, 2016—Exam Week June 21, 2016—-Aboriginal Day (a.m.) June 22, 2016—Assiniboine Park (All Day) June 23, 2016—Gr. 9 Dinner & Dance June 27, 2016—Sports Breakfast (a.m.) June 28, 2016—Gr. 7 & 8 Awards (a.m.) June 28, 2016—Gr. 9 Closing Exercises (p.m.) June 29, 2016 —Water Day (p.m.) June 29, 2016—Report Cards go home June 30, 2016—Last day of school

JUNE

April, 2016

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

4 Day 5 5 Day 6

6 Day 1

7 Day 2

8 Day 3

11 Day 4

Show & Save Final Day

12 Day 5

General Chaos @

MTS Center Team up to Clean up

13 Day 6 Day of Pink

Parent Council

5 pm

14 Day 1

15 Day 2

18 Day 3 Grade 9 Grad

Photos am

19 Day 4

20 Day 5

Medical Internship

TYC Parent

Council 6 pm

21 Day 6

22 Day 1

Non Instructional

Day No Classes

25 Day 2

26 Day 3

27 Day 4

Bus Ridership

am

28 Day 5 29 Day 6

West End Sweep Off

All Day—Gr. 9

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

2 Day 1 3 Day 2

4 Day 3

Gr. 9 Peter Pan 10-

3:30

5 Day 4

Gr. 8 Band Blast

6 Day 5

Rain Day for West End Sweep Off

9 Day 6

Non Instructional

Day N

10 Day 1

11 Day 2

12 Day 3

13 Day 4

16 Day 5

17 Day 6

18 Day 1

19 Day 2

20 Day 3

GW Track & Field

23

Victoria Day No classes

24 Day 4

Gr. 9 Camp Arnes

GW Track & Field -rain

date

25 Day 5

Gr. 9 Camp Arnes

26 Day 6

U of M Track & Field

27 Day 1

30 Day 2 U of M Track & Field

31 Day 3

May, 2016

Native Studies

General Wolfe Aboriginal Student Association

Pow Wow dancing starts up again on April 8th. Arlene and Shannon our volunteer dance in-structors, will be joining us on April 8th with their regalia and will be performing for the students. Practices will take place one day after school each week as well as on Fridays at lunch.

Also joining us on April 8th will be Ms. Mitchell who helped our students with regalia for last year’s Aboriginal Day Celebra-tion. This year each student performing will also be making their own regalia. General Wolfe School has received a $2,000.00 grant from Tourism, Culture, Heritage, Sport and Consumer Protection to support this project. Pow Wow Dance will be similar to joining a sports team where attendance and commitment will be required. In return stu-dents will create their own regalia reflecting their spirit name and colours. Space is limited and so you must attend the first meeting in April 8. Watch the GWASA bulletin board

for further announcements includ-

ing moccasin making workshops

which are also planned for April/

May. The teaching for April is Hon-

esty.

WSD's Celebrating Diversity Silk Banner Project

On March 7th and 8th, Ms. Yudai and two art students, Graham and Trish, were in-volved in the Winnipeg School Division's special art installation project. Students

from each school in the division were invited to design a banner which reflects their ideas of what diversity means to them. The chosen design was then painted by the

students onto an 8 x 3 ft. silk banner, using a liquid resist medium, and vivid special-ized fabric paints. Everyone was impressed with the final design and overall beauty of the General Wolfe banner. Graham, Trish and Ms. Yudai are looking forward to participating in the Winnipeg School Division's Diversity Walk at the Forks on May

20th, where their banner, along with 76 others from all schools in the division, will be displayed together.

COACHES CORNER

Let's Get Physical

Let's Get Physical

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Move N Groove A-Thon

General Chaos will be participating in the Move N Groove A-Thon on May 30th @ the University of

Manitoba.

Help our students raise funds for a great cause!

The Movement Centre of Manitoba is a non-profit organization that is committed to improving the

physical health of children and adults with physical disabilities. Through the teachings of “Conductive Education”, we strive to maximize the independence of our clients. We provide move-

ment and learning opportunities with appropriate motivations and expectations, in order to over-come the challenges faced by the physically impaired population.

HOW?

1) Cash donation to a specific child in person (pledge sheet)

or 2) Online - You are able to receive a TAX RECIEPT just follow the link below and find one of our

three teams or students Team Names:

General Chaos Gr. 7

General Chaos Gr. 8 General Chaos Gr. 9

https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/

TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=674736&langPref=en-CA#&panel1-2

Stephanie Okabe Physical Education & Fine Arts Department Head General Wolfe School (204) 786-7427

Our Parent Council will be raising money this March by selling the Show

& Save Card and Coupon Book.

We are very excited to announce that the Manitoba Moose, Subway and

Perkins

are new additions to the upcoming Fall Show & Save Book!

The Coupon Book has over $10,000 in money saving offers including

coupons for purchases at numerous grocery stores, restaurants and busi-

nesses throughout the city. For only $20 you can experience endless sav-

ings with the Re-usable Card and Coupon Book.

By purchasing your Show & Save from us, you will be supporting our

School while at the same time saving your family a lot of money.

News from Parent Council

Stepz Dance Day Students had the opportunity to partake in 3 dance workshops on March 21st @ Victoria Inn Convention Centre. It was a full day of learning Hip-hop, Contemporary and Salsa choreography! Stephanie Okabe Physical Education & Fine Arts Department Head General Wolfe School