ROSENORT SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

November 2012

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE– Jerry Waldner

It has been a busy few months at the school. Our

sports program has finished its volleyball season with

some success on the court. I want to thank all the par-

ent drivers and coaches for the extra time you have put

into making those programs a success. From the Jun-

ior High to the Senior High programs there are many

hours put in the by the players to achieve their season

goals. Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association

has the slogan about the sports programs calling them

“The other half of education”. The lessons learned by

our students in sports programs are invaluable to their

growth as individuals and how they relate to others. It

is our goal at school to give the athletes a positive

learning experience when they are part of a team.

The K-4 students are busy preparing for the Christmas

Musical on December 11 , 2012. It should be an ex-

citing show for the parents to see what has been put

together. The Grade 5-12 Christmas Concert is on

December 19 and Mrs. Hildebrand has been practicing

hard with the students to be ready for this event as

well.

Finally, I would like to thank the staff for their input

into the new Provincial Report Cards this fall. It was

good to read through the report cards and see the suc-

cesses of the students in the school. Please take the

time to meet with your child’s teachers to see where

the successes and concerns are for your child.

What Do We Love About Christmas?

What do we love about Christmas;

Does our delight reside in things? Or are the feelings in our hearts

The real gift that Christmas brings. It's seeing those we love,

And sending Christmas cards, too, Appreciating people who bring us joy

Special people just like you.

By Joanna Fuchs

MOMS IN PRAYER

Do you worry about your children?

Come experience how you can replace

your anxiety and fear with peace and

hope by praying with other moms.

Moms in Prayer gather together to pray

specifically and scripturally for our chil-

dren and school. Won’t you join with us

in prayer specifically and scripturally for

our children and school? We meet every

Wed. from 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the lunch

room.

Rosenort School

Choir Concert

Grades 5-8 choir

Grades 9-12 Choir

Wed., December, 2012

7:00 P.M.

Presented by the Pre-school — Gr. 4 Students

Tuesday, December 11 at 6:30 p.m.

December 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Parent/

Teacher inter-

views 4-7 pm

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Parent/

Teacher inter-

views 9-12 am

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2 3 4 5 6

Gr. 4-6 im-

munizations

7 8

9 10 11

Pre-School-

Gr. 4 Christmas

Musical 6:30 pm

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Early Dismissal

13

Gr. 9-12

Christmas

banquet

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16 17 18 19

Gr. 5-12

Choir Concert

7 pm

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Last day of

classes

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January 2013

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5

6 7

Classes

resume

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Early

dismissal

10 11 12

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Early

dismissal

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Exam Week

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Exam Week

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Exam Week

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Exam Week

Feb. 1

K-6 Student-

led Conf.

Semester

turnaround

Style: Diamante - The diamante is written in the

shape of a diamond. The first word and the last

word are opposites (rich, poor; fall, spring) and the

structure & content of the poem is divided into two

as well. Diamantes do not have to rhyme.

Fall,

dirty, reds,

blowing, hunting, flying,

cool, ice, sunny, swimming

budding, longing, raining

wet, cloudy,

Spring

-Corny Neufeld, Grade 6

Fall

cold, leaves

jumping, whistling, crunching

snow, crisp, t-shirt, sun

swimming, longing, running

flowers, grass

Spring

Brett Loewen, Grade 6

FALL

geese, wind

falling, budding, flying

summer, fall, brisk, cool,

honking, turned, howling

warm, sunshine

Spring

-Corny Neustaeter, Grade 5

Fall

Geese, school,

Falling, hockey beginning, howling

Windy, shivering, cloudy, wet,

Budding, longing, raining,

Sunny, cool,

Spring.

-Franz Fehr, Grade 6

Fall

Mitts, toque

Jumping, running, crunching

Wind, cold, warm, sun

Swimming, longing, budding

Spring

-Timmy Heide , Grade 6

Fall

chilly, leaves

falling, honking, whistling

sleet, snow, warm, flowers

raining, budding, splashing

colours, birds

Spring

Max Lavergne , Grade 6

Grade 5 & 6 Poetry Submissions

Fall

Leaves, Geese

Falling, Honking, Jumping

Brown, Crispy, Green, Sunny

Blooming, Raining, Melting

Flowers, Grass

Spring

- Amy Loewen, Grade 5

Winter

Cold, Snow

Freezing, Snowing, Playing

Snowballs, Snowmen, Flowers, Rain

Blooming, Growing, Splashing

Sun, Hot

Summer

- Hannah Friesen, Grade 6

Autumn

Awana, coldness

snowing, falling, swimming

school, piano, hiking, biking

camping, AC , heating

flowers, fun

Summer

-Meg Murray, Grade 6

Fall

Desolate, Flavourless

Changed, Falling, Crashed

Hearth, Home, Harvest, Sun

Growing, Feeling, Living

Colorful, Flavourful

Spring

-Darian Shaw, Grade 6

Fall

geese, wind

warming, howling, honking

cold, wet, brisk, slushy

birthing, budding, flooding

robins, wormer

Spring

-Ryan Klassen, Grade 5

Autumn

Leaves, cold

Raining, falling, shivering

School, frost, budding, warm,

Swimming, camping, biking,

Birds, flowers

Spring

-Annabelle Salfi, Grade 6

Colorful

Leaf smells,

Windy, honking, warm,

Fun, Cold, hot, pool weather,

Warm, Exciting, flying,

Sunny, holiday,

Summer

-Reanna Friesen, Grade 5

Fall

Leaves, Chilly

Falling, Raining, Running

Brown, Crispy, Snow, Hills

Snowing, Playing, Freezing

No Leave, Cold

Winter

-Jhonacel Calisporo, Grade 6

Fall

geese fly to the north

Combines scare the animals

squirrels hibernate

- Courtney Sinoway, Grade 5

FALL

Geese flying is cool

Geese flying and honking

Heading south for warmth

-Corny Neustaeter, Grade 5

Fall

Desolate, Flavourless

Changed, Falling, Crashed

Hearth, Home, Harvest, Sun

Growing, Feeling, Living

Colorful, Flavourful

Spring

-Darian Shaw, Grade 6

Fall

Leaves, Chilly

Falling, Raining, Running

Brown, Crispy, Snow, Hills

Snowing, Playing, Freezing

No Leave, Cold

Winter

-Jhonacel Calisporo, Grade 6

Style: Limericks - A limerick is a silly & humor-

ous rhyming poem. The limerick has 5 lines. Lines

one, two, and five rhyme and lines three & four

rhyme. Lines three and four are shorter than the

others and line five often ends in a humorous twist.

The man who invented the limerick was Edward

Lear.

There once was a fellow named Tim

Who did not know how to swim.

He tripped on a rock,

Fell off the dock,

And that was the end of him!

-Timmy Heide, Grade 6

There once was a girl named Jill

She fell off a very steep hill.

She bonked her head

Now she is dead

Now she cannot eat dill

-Cassie, Grade 5

Style: Haiku - The Japanese have written haiku

poetry for many hundreds of years. A haiku is

very delicate and is usually about nature and the

seasons. Haikus are only 3 lines long (5 syllables,

7 syllables & 5 syllables) and do not rhyme. Each

line has a specified number syllables and they total

17 syllables.

Autumn

Leaves falling from trees

Piling on the ground softly

Ready for winter

-Meg Murray, Grade 6

Harvest

Combine beating wheat

In the fields harvesting food

I’m getting a ride.

-Jayden Bartel, Grade 5

Winter

Wintery Snowflakes

Cold, Slushy Streets in Downtown

It is a Cold Night!

-Frances Tamayo, Grade 5

Couplets Style: RHYMING COUPLETS - The

rhyming couplet is a simple poem. A couple is

two, so a couplet is two lines where the last word

in each line rhymes with the other.

Christmas Day

A long time ago

In a town we all know

Inside a horses stall

Is a baby wrapped and all

Above the stall is a star so bright

Giving off the brightest light

Horses neigh and neigh and neigh

This is the best Christmas day.

-Emma Unger, Grade 5

School

School is so mind boggling boring,

The students are sleeping and snoring

The dumb guy that thought of a school

Why didn’t he think of a pool?

I’d rather be riding my bike,

Or taking a very long hike.

But here I stand in front of you

Too bad there’s nothing I can do.

-Mitchell Dueck, Grade 6

Christmas

Christmas time is happy and jolly,

It is also a time to put up holly.

When like opening presents at Christmas time,

We also write some Christmas rhymes.

We love playing in the snow,

That you should know!

We see Santa flying on his sleigh,

And we hear the reindeer neigh.

-Amy Goebel, Grade 6

Christmas

All around the table they sit

Eating turkey bit by bit

Then they get called to the tree for presents

Hoping that they might be pheasants

As each child opens up their gifts

They look outside to see lots of drifts

The children run outside to see

Santa sitting there drinking tea

-Raena Waldner , Grade 6

Style: Picture Poems create imagery both in their

words and in their form.

Geese flying south are like your compass pointing

south. The geese are like nails to a magnet.. They go on

for days to get to the south where it is warm.

-Timmy, Gr. 6

Snow is super white and super spectacular. Snow-

flakes are the sweetest. Snow is soft. Snow is a

sign that Christmas is soon here. Snow means

making snow forts, snow angels, snowmen. Snow

is sometimes a sad surprise!

-Cynthia Reimer, Grade 5

Christmas is like the love of family and friends

getting together!

-Brandon Bartel, Grade 5

Some Halloween fun!

This is a TV that has just played a three hour mov-

ie so it is sleeping. Be very quiet (It was a Christ-

mas movie).

-Bennett Friesen, Grade 6

Star bright, starlight. What do we have to see

tonight? They are big, they are small. Everyone

loves them, don’t we all. They are yellow, they

are gold. I think they might be old. When I go

outside I see them with no light.

-Rachel Waldner, Grade 5

GRADE 3/4 (B) POETRY (Ms. Ferguson)

If I were in charge of the world,

I would end world hunger,

Stop pollution,

Stop cancer,

And stop bullying.

If I were in charge of the world,

Everyone would treat everybody nicely,

Every child would have a mom and dad,

There would be no murderers,

No villains, no criminals, and no lawyers.

If I were in charge of the world,

Everyone would be loving, peaceful, giving, and

FREE!

- Jenna Siemens

If I were in charge of the world,

Everyone would follow God,

There would be no crime, no orphans, and no war.

The ozone layer would hold together forever,

Everyone would be drug and smoke free!

If I were in charge of the world,

There would be peace,

Adam and Eve wouldn’t have sinned,

Everything would be free,

There would be a cure for everything. If I were in charge of the world,

Everything unhealthy would be healthy,

Everyone would go to heaven,

Everyone would be treated fairly

Everyone would have proper clothing.

If I were in charge,

We all would have good laughs and good times!

- Jasmine Klassen

If I were in charge of the world,

Every one would have a place to live,

No one would be starving,

Unhealthy food would be healthy,

Life would not be boring.

If I were in charge of the world,

Every one would be having fun,

Everything would be free,

There would be no pollution.

Life would be just right.

If I were in charge of the world,

Vehicles would be energy efficient,

Every one would go to heaven,

There would be world peace,

The ozone layer would not deteriorate,

Life would be fair.

If I were in charge of the world,

There would be no crime,

No one would be sick,

Life would be complete.

- Matthew Loewen

If I were in charge of the world,

Money would be spilt evenly for people,

There would be no diseases in the world,

Every child would have a home,

If I were in charge of the world,

There would be more doctors,

Fire would not exsist,

There would be only peace,

And no violence,

There would be no allergies,

Everyone would be healthy and safe!

- Karma Siemens

GRAD 9/10 CAREER

EXPLORATION CLASS

In early October the Grade 9/10 Career Exploration

class was given a project assignment that required

production of a Career Symposium kiosk. They re-

searched a career of specific interest and put togeth-

er displays that included actual implements and

tools of the trade as well as run downs of education,

salary and the future outlook of their chosen career.

We invited the grade 8s to our 1st annual Rosenort

School Career Symposium to see our hard work and

creativity and give them some idea as to what they

might be getting into next year for course selection.

They listened intently and asked questions of the

presenters and their involvement was much appreci-

ated. The quality of the research and the accompa-

nying displays exceeded my expectations, job well

done class!

-Mr. Brent Dueck

Christmas Food Drive

The Gr. 7 class is in the process of organizing a school wide food drive for the Morris Food Bank and

Winnipeg Harvest. Students in all classes are asked to bring in non-perishable food items which will be

divided between the two organizations.

Our food drive will begin on Dec. 6th and end on Dec. 12th . The Gr. 7 class will deliver a portion of the

donated items to Winnipeg Harvest on the 12th and then spend a part of the afternoon either sorting goods

or creating food hampers from 1:00—2:30 p.m.

We hope that with your generosity we will be able to bring some food and joy to those who are not as for-

tunate as we are this Christmas season.

We greatly appreciate your help!

- Ms. Friesen & the Grade 7 Social Studies class

The following are the 10 most sought after food items, but all non-perishable items are welcomed

1. Canned fish and poultry – tuna, or salmon (packed in water) chicken or turkey

2. Canned fruit and vegetables (packed in own juice)

3. Canned stew, chili, brown beans

4. Peanut Butter

5. Baby Food - jars of chicken, beef, vegetables or fruit, infant cereal such as oatmeal, barley or rice,

formula with added iron

6. Whole grain pasta/whole wheat pasta

7. Rice – brown, converted or parboiled

8. Canned spaghetti sauce or tomatoes

9. Cereal – high fiber, non-sugar coated

10. Canned soup – lentil, pea, vegetable

Correction Notice:

Elisa Suderman was the winner of the 2011-2012

Fine Arts Award with Nicole Friesen being the run-

ner up. The award was incorrectly awarded at the

awards ceremonies in September. Congratulations to

both students on their achievement.

TERRY FOX RUN

On October 1st the K – 8 staff and students took part

in The Terry Fox Run. The Kindergarten students

ran laps on the school yard, the Grade 1 and 2 stu-

dents walked/ ran along the bike path and around

Sunburst Crescent. The Grade 3 – 4 students went

up to the EMC church and back (2.6km), Grade 5 –

8 students went to the Riverside dike and back. We

raised a total of $574.77 for the Terry Fox Founda-

tion!!! That is so awesome!!!

I would like to thank all of those who donated, all of

the parent volunteers for coming out and helping,

and all of the staff for their support. I also would

like to thank Rosenort Co-op, Safeway and Super-

store for supplying the students with refreshments

after the run.

It is so exciting to be a part of a caring

school, and making a difference!!!!

Thank you.

Ms. S. Stevenson

Dear Parents/Guardians,

In order to ensure that our student records are

up to date, please contact the School office (746-

8355) if you have any changes to your:

-address

-home phone/work/cell numbers

-e-mail addresses

-emergency contact info

-medical/medication information

- Rosenort School Office

5/6 BOYS

On Friday, the Grade 5 & 6 boys (and a few boys

from Grade 4) played in the divisional soccer tour-

nament. The first game was against Starbuck. The

Starbuck boys scored first and then Jayden an-

swered back with 2 goals, assisted by Bennett &

Jordan. We won 2 – 1.

In our 2nd game we played St. Malo. St. Malo

scored on a penalty shot and then Jayden scored his

3rd goal of the day to tie it up. Brandon also had a

fantastic opportunity on a one-timer on a beautiful

cross-pass. The game ended with a 1-1 tie.

In our last game of the Round Robin, we played

Oak Bluff. The only goal of this game came after

Oak Bluff checked Jordan and received a penalty.

Bennett took the penalty shot and scored, making it

1-nothing.

With 2 wins and 1 tie, the Rosenort Boys ended up

first in their pool and went to the semi-finals. There

they met a strong Lowe Farm team. Lowe Farm

scored the first goal. Mitchell then got the ball,

controlled it, and broke away from the pack to score

our first goal of the game. Lowe Farm was hard to

stop and came at us again. They scored with only a

few minutes left to win by a score of 2 – 1.

Even though the day was incredibly cold, we had a

great day and played extremely well. This semi-

final loss was our first loss of the day. Congratula-

tions, boys!

Team members:

Goalies/Forwards: Jordan Banman & Ryan Klas-

sen

Defense: Jonah Dueck, Franz Fehr, Timmy Heide,

Darian Shaw

Midfielders: Corny Neufeld, Eyob Siemens, Noah

Klassen, Brett Loewen

Forwards: Brandon Bartel, Jayden Bartel, Bennett

Friesen, Mitchell Dueck, Oscar Murray

Coach: Mrs. Tamara Toews-Lopez

SOCCER

5/6 GIRLS

The divisional soccer tournament held Oct. 12 was

not as warm as we would have liked but we

toughed it out bundled up in Rosenort Red Hawks

jerseys. The cold didn’t stop us though, we started

out slow against Starbuck, but picked up our pace

soon enough. By the end of the game, we were

playing great. The last few minutes before half time

an amazing goal was scored by Max which was

assisted by Raena, a few minutes later she scored

another goal which was assisted by Annabelle! The

final score was 2-1 win for us! Our second game

was against St.Malo. The first half showed lots of

opportunities for us to score, but sadly we couldn’t

get it past their goalie. In the second half St. Malo

got by our defense and scored a goal. At the end of

the game we lost 0-1. Our third game was against

Oak Bluff. In the first half Annabelle scored an

amazing goal which ended up being the game win-

ning goal. We won 1-0 taking us to the semi-finals.

In the semi finals we played Morris. In the first half

they snuck past our defense and scored a goal. In

the end we lost 0-1, which concluded our day.

Overall we had an amazing day. Our goalies were

Amy Loewen and Rachel Waldner. Our defenses

were Amy Goebel, Meg Murray, Abby Dueck, and

Emika Hallsdottir. Our mid fielders were Cassie

Ireland-Shearer, Emma Unger, Raena Waldner,

Cynthia Riemer, and Hannah Friesen Our forwards

were Jhonacel Calisporo, Frances Tamayo, Max

Lavernge, Annabelle Salfi, Courtney Sinoway, and

Reanna Friesen. And last but not least our coach

was Ms. Dryden.

- Hannah, Johonacel, Raena & Rachel

JUNIOR HIGH BOYS

Volleyball season started in early September with

only 5 Grade 8 returning veterans and 6 Grade 7

students, all rookies. Although a bit raw in talent

we had heart and character. Practice times were

very hard to come by as this is volleyball season for

all our other school teams and early morning prac-

tices were not an option given the fact that most par-

ents work and these kids couldn't drive to school

(not legally anyhow). I am going to consider morn-

ing practices next year; however, that is next year.

We practiced hard and long when we got times.

Evan Scharfenberg, my assistant or actually co-

coach, brought a wealth of experience and great

drills and ideas to our team. Bobby Scharfenberg,

Adam Tallaksen, and Jonathan Friesen were our

captains and were also instrumental in team build-

ing and helping to reinforce the coaches messages.

We played in 4 tournaments, our own, Oak Bluff,

Lowe Farm, & then the divisional finals in Oak

Bluff. Competition was fierce and we showed a

vast improvement from the beginning of the year to

the finals. We finished second overall in our divi-

sion. Evan and I couldn't be prouder of our boys.

Great group of young men and a great little team

with much potential in the future.

Team members are:

Bobby Scharfenberg Adam Tallaksen

Jonathan Friesen Gerald Calisporo

Tristan Hiebert Anthony Klassen

Nick Ludwig Billy Rempel

Josiah Loewen Parker Jordan

Trey Friesen

Weldon Rinn (Coach)

JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS

The girls started off the season with a mini home

tournament against Lowe Farm. The grade 8 girls

split a set each, and pulled off a win in the 3rd set.

The grade 7 girls also split a set each with Lowe

Farm, but lost the 3rd in a close match to 15 points.

To end the tournament the grade 8’s played against

the grade 7 team in a friendly match.

Our second tournament was held at Oakbluff. We

played both Starbuck and Oakbluff and as hard as

we played, we fell short to both of those teams. We

played our final tournament on our home court in

Rosenort. We split a set each in our first game

against Morris, lost by 1 point in both sets in a very

close game against Starbuck, and in our final game

of the tournament we lost to JA Cuddy.

Before the divisional finals, we were invited to play

in a fun exhibition game against Lowe Farm. Our

girls team #1 defeated Lowe Farm in both sets, and

the girls team #2 split a set each with Lowe Farm.

This brought us to the divisional finals in Sanford.

We started out in the round robin playing against JA

Cuddy and in a very close game split a set each.

Shortly after, we played Oakbluff which resulted in a

disappointing loss. This placed us 3rd in Pool B, in

which we played against Lowe Farm. Although

playing with strength, determination and lots of en-

couragement, we fell short and came up with a dev-

astating loss. Over this short season the girls showed

amazing improvements, and they had a lot of fun!

Great Job Girls!

Team Members: Paige, Taysia, Samantha, Sarah,

Jessica, Tess, Jenessa, Vanessa, Jesse Rae, Keira,

Payton, Janet, Carlene, Sierra

Coaches: Ms. Lento & Mrs. Bartel

VOLLEYBALL

JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS

The Junior Varsity girls volleyball team had a very

successful 2012 season! Our ten talented girls easi-

ly breezed through their regular season games and

came out undefeated. The highlights would have

come from our two tournament wins where we

faced a variety of higher level teams. The girls

started out their season winning a tournament in

Morris and followed that up a few weekends later

with another win in Winnipeg. The girls really

proved themselves in a come from behind victory

against Elm Creek to win the zone final, something

that hasn’t been accomplished in years. This meant

we were off to provincials in Gilbert Plains where

the girls faced some very tough competition! They

played well, beating one of the top teams in pool

play, but losing in the quarter-finals.

We are so proud of the way you girls played

throughou8t the entire season. Making it to pro-

vincials was something that you definitely de-

served. Your determination, perseverance, and

skill throughout the season was incredible. Con-

gratulations on a well played season.

Team members:

Kailyn Bartel Ashton Brandt

Rachel Fehr Haley Ginter

Jillana Groening Amanda Paetkau

Cheryl Waldner Joyce Waldner

Kim W aldner

Coaches: Kari Plett

Janelle Dueck

JV BOYS

This year our JV boys volleyball team kicked off

the year with a bang; they stepped up their play

with each consecutive game and came out victori-

ous at the Morris Tournament. Following that was

a bit of a shaky start in league play against teams

like St. Paul’s and Carman. It became apparent

with each practice that the guys were committed to

becoming stronger volleyball players and the re-

sults quickly showed themselves on the court. We

finished the year with 3 consecutive road wins by

defeating RVS, MCI and a tough 5 set match

against Elm Creek all in their home gyms. We had

a strong showing in Tuelon coming in 3rd in their

tournament losing a tight match to the eventual

champs, Riverton, in the semi-finals.

Rosenort hosted the finals tournament on Nov. 5th

where the team played their best volleyball of the

year making it all the way to the final. With one

win away from winning Zone 4 and a berth in the

provincials, we met a very strong squad in Carman

and one match short of our season goal.

Being ranked number 1 in the province from

the beginning of the season combined with our

continued success, and late season proficiency

is what caught the attention of MHSAA and

were awarded a wild card match in Glenboro

against Major Pratt (Russell). Once more with

just one match to get through for provincials we

fell short in another tough match.

We wrapped up the season

with a pizza party that in-

cluded an individual player

awards ceremony where each

athlete brought home some

hardware. Congrats on a hard

fought season boys! With

their determination and work

ethic the future of the

Rosenort Volleyball program

looks bright!

Team Members:

Greg Dueck Austin Waldner

Carter Dueck James Kroeker

Jordan Peters Julien Waldner

Brian Penner Kaden Friesen

Ethan Loewen Kyle Friesen

Joseph Hiebert Zach Penner

Coach: Mr. Brent Dueck

It’s hard to believe that another volleyball season

has come and gone! After working so closely to-

gether with 11 girls for the last two and half

months, you don’t know what to do with yourself

when it is over. It was a very intense, challenging

and rewarding season. I had a wonderful group of

girls to work with, and it was so exciting to see

them grow as players and as a team.

We had a lot of highlights this season such as be-

ing in the finals of the St. Jean Tournament, going

to the Brandon Tournament and playing at a very

high level against great teams, and having an in-

tense rivalry with Elm Creek during league play.

There were many other great things that happened

off the court such as the dedication the team

showed, the unity that was developed, overcoming

injuries and sickness.

I would like to give a big thank you to all the par-

ents for their support throughout the season and

driving the team to games and tournaments. I

would also like to congratulate and thank the

Grade 12 team members. Thank you for contrib-

uting to the Rosenort Red Hawk volleyball pro-

gram. The four of you have shown a lot of dedica-

tion to the program throughout the years; all the

best in your future plans. I know that you four

have a bright future ahead of you.

Thanks girls for a great season!

Team Members:

Rachel Friesen (Gr.12)

Jen Penner (Gr.12)

Jayelle Friesen (Gr.12)

Monica Friesen (Gr.12)

Ali Rempel (Gr. 11)

Nicole Friesen (Gr. 11)

Carly Siemens (Gr. 11)

Brittany Siemens (Gr. 11)

Haley Ginter (Gr. 10)

Jillana Groening (Gr. 10)

Amanda Paetkau (Gr. 10)

Coaches: Ms. Shawna Siemens Stevenson

Ms. Amber Loewen

SENIOR VARSITY GIRLS

SENIOR VARSITY BOYS

Wow, what a year. A group of enthusiastic young men

walked into the gym some 3 months ago. I asked them

what their goals where for the year; three things they

said

1. Have a great Brandon tourney

2. Win zone four

3. Win provincials

Check; check, and CHECK. Rebuilding from a team

with two returning starters and moving Greg over

from middle to power was a long and arduous journey.

Right from that first practice I laid out the plan for the

year; it’s all exhibition till league playoffs begin and

the boys bought in. Peaking at the final day of provin-

cials, this team did what many had doubts about. I

firmly believe that we all believed the whole way. It

was an interesting year that took us a long time to fig-

ure out who would play where and what roles guys

would play. Greg and Rylan fully became the All-

stars we expected them to be. James moved over to

play middle for the first time and became dominant,

Evan played fantastic down the stretch both at the net

and defensively, Harley with his clutch serving and

passing, Dion’s blanketing defense, Julian coming out

of nowhere to fill out our starting six and contributing

with timely blocking and attacking, and Braden

quarterbacking the team from his setting position,

ferocious defense, not to mention his ability to

turn and kill a ball. Developing from young men

to men of God was a theme that played out during

the year and was something that held us together.

It was a sweet, sweet victory at the end being able

to knock off our rivals along the road to the pro-

vincial championships. What a team, what a year;

check, check, and CHECK.

Coaches: Curt Cornelsen

Nick Reimer

Back row: Brock Cornelsen (asst. coach), Braden Cornelsen, Evan Scharfenberg, Greg Dueck;

Third row: Nick Reimer (asst. coach), Ryan Robert, Greg Dueck, Austin Waldner, Curtis Cor-

nelsen (coach); Second row: James Giesbrecht, Harley Siemens, Julian Waldner; Front row:

Dion Plett & Rylan Groening.

Players of the game: Rylan Groening and Braden Cornelsen

Provincial MVP

COOP FUNDRAISER

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Co-

op gift card fundraiser in October.

A total of $33,920 gift cards were sold!

The top fundraising class (in grades K-8) was Ms.

Stevenson’s Grade 1/2 class who fundraised $8075

and are the winners of the pizza party !!!!

Each class in Grades K-8 received 5% of total

class sales towards their class accounts.

High school students who fundraised received in-

dividual reimbursements of 5%.

The following top fundraisers in 3 categories each

received a $50 Co-op gift card:

K-4 KAI SCHELLENBERG

5-8 SARAH SCHULZ

9-12 ALYIA SCHELLENBERG

WAY TO GO!!!!

SIGMUND BROUWER

This past month, the Grades 1-6 students had the

opportunity to hear Canadian author, Sigmund

Brouwer, speak in Lowe Farm. He totally en-

gaged both the kids and the adults in the room

through rock music and by telling us some very

funny stories. He told us that his aim in writing is

always to motivate kids to read by telling stories

that hook them. If you’re interested in reading any

of his books, see Mrs. Friesen in the Library. Our

school has 59 of his books. If it’s a good story

you’re after, pick up a Sigmund Brouwer book

today!

- Mrs. Tamara Toews Lopez

THANK YOUS

A big thank you to the following community spon-

sors for generously supporting the Classroom

Wish List which puts books back into the class-

rooms and the library:

Rosenort Credit Union

Quality Builders

Denise Lavergne

Bruce D. Gregory

Midland Manufacturing

Westfield Industries

Rosenort Motors

C K Café

Novid Inc.

Stream Networks

Rosenort Co-op

Don & Hady Wiebe

Friesen Seeds

A big Thank you to the following for volunteering

at the Book Fair:

- Cora Dueck - Sierra Dueck

- Jonah Dueck - Angela Dueck

- Helen Hiebert - Deanna Waldner

- Jo Stevenson - Alison Stevenson

- Alicia Murray

BOOK FAIR WINNERS

Congratulations to Faye Murray who was the

winner of the $25 gift certificate at the Scholastic

Book Fair. Also, congratulations to Oscar Murray

who won a Writer’s Workshop by Hady Wiebe for

his classroom.

Contest Winners for Book Fair

Kindergarten– Creating Hats

1– Holly Friesen

2– Katelyn Friesen

3– Isaiah Friesen

Gr.1/2 (A. Loewen) (Sports Paper Mache)

1– Elizabeth Fehr

2– Alex Manning

3– Connor Wiebe

Gr. 1/2 (S. Stevenson) (Sports Paper Mache)

1– Lyle Barker

2– Kalia Siemens

3– Wyatt Bartel

Gr. 3/4 (B. Kornelsen) (Poster)

1– Jonah Dueck

2– Faye Murray

3– Gabrielle Thiessen

Gr. 3/4 (B. Ferguson/T. Bartel) (Sports Jerseys)

1– Noah Klassen

2– Ava Kroeker

3– Matthew Loewen

Gr. 5 (Sports News Release)

1– Frances Tamayo

2– Emma Unger

3– Cassie Ireland Shearer

Gr. 6 (Sports News Release)

1– Meg Murray

2– Annabelle Salfi

3– Amy Goebel

BOOK FAIR

Take Our Kid to Work Day

“Take our kids to work day”, held on November 7,

2012, was wildly successful again this year. 24 Rosenort

Grade 9 students joined other grade 9 students from

across the country, in experiencing what a day at work

really feels like.

A special thanks to the work sites which cooperated in

letting students participate at their workplace for a day of

work:

Discovery Daycare

MCC Provincial Office

Horizon Agro

Rosenort Co-op

Country Graphics

Rosenort Credit Union

Lowe Farm School

W.H. Agri Machines

Stream Networks

Novid

Busy Nest Daycare in Morris

Rosenort School

Morris Hospital & Lodge

Laura’s Reflexology

Health Sciences Centre

Norstar Industries

- Boyd Noble (Guidance)

CROSS COUNTRY RUN

The grade 4-8 Divisional Cross Country Running

meet was held on Thursday, October 18.

It was a cool and rainy day, but our spirits were

high and full of energy! All of the runners did an

amazing job, and were great representatives of

Rosenort School.

A big congratulations goes out to Faye Murray

for placing 1st in the grade 4 girls category, and

to Annabelle Salfi for placing 2nd in the grade 6

girls category!

Way to go Rosenort School Cross Country Run-

ning Team!!

Team Members:

Grade 4: Ethan Loewen, Jonah Dueck, Oscar

Murray, Jack Salfi, Noah Klassen, Eyob Sie-

mens, Abby Dueck, Faye Murray, Gabrielle

Thiessen

Grade 5: Jordan Banman, Jayden Bartel, Ryan

Klassen, Amy Loewen, Rachel Waldner, Cassie

Ireland-Shearer, Emma Unger, Cynthia Reimer

Grade 6: Hannah Friesen, Raena Waldner, Jho-

nacel Calisporo, Max Lavergne, Annabelle Salfi

Grade 7: Josiah Loewen, Pedro Fehr, Billy

Rempel, Trey Friesen, Dawson Scott, Nick Lud-

wig, Vanessa Peters, Sierra Dueck, JesseRae

Kroeker, Hailey Bittern, Jenessa Bartel, Carlene

Waldner

Grade 8: Bobby Scharfenberg, Tristan Hiebert

Fall Clean-Up

The Gr. 7 Social Studies class is once again offering to help out with annual fall clean-up (raking leaves, mow-

ing grass, garden clean-up, etc.) as part of their course emphasis on humanitarian involvement at the commu-

nity, provincial and global level. We will be offering our services free of charge for a 2 hour time frame

(12:30 – 2:30), likely at the end of the first or second week of October. If you would be interested in having

several students work at your house for a two hour time frame, could you contact Ms. Gwen Friesen at school

between the hours of 8:15 – 8:55 a.m. or 12:00-12:45 p.m. Once I have received enough placements for my

22 Gr. 7 students, I will contact you and confirm the exact date and details involving transportation to and

from the school. - Ms. Gwen Friesen