WOLFVILLE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Principal Eric Trahan Middle School Office 542-6050 Vice Principal Ruth MacLeod Elementary Office 542-6055

WEBSITE: http://wolfville.ednet.ns.ca April 27, 2012 Dear Parents/Guardians:

In order to facilitate the Middle School Transition/Orientation Day for students who will be entering into grade 6 next year, there will be no school for Wolfville students who are currently enrolled in grade 6 on Tuesday, May 15th. This will allow us the time needed to properly receive this new group of grade 6 students from L.E Shaw, Gaspereau and Wolfville Elementary and to give them the best possible orientation to Wolfville Middle School. Please note that Wolfville School students currently in grade 7 and 8 will attend school on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, as usual. I would also like to invite all grade 5 parents to a very important meeting planned on Monday, May 7th, 2012 at 6:30 pm in our school gym. The purpose of this meeting is to give parents and guardians an opportunity to familiarize themselves with our Middle School policies and procedures, school schedule, timetable, etc. This is also meant to be an opportunity for parents/guardians to ask questions and to take this information back to their children in order to reassure them that they will be well looked after at Wolfville Middle School. Id also like to take this opportunity to remind parents that we will soon be looking at placing all of our students into classrooms for next year. That said, if you would like to make a class placement request, please do so in writing to me by June 1, 2012. I would like to highlight; however, that in order to ensure the best learning environment for all of our students, staff has developed a very specific list of criteria which is used in order to help facilitate this process. Our goal of course is to create balanced and equitable classes across all grades, which we believe, will help ensure ALL students will be provided with the best educational opportunity possible. Some of the criteria considered when creating class lists include: gender, academic ability, behavior, ability to work independently, health concerns, friendships, etc. In addition to parent requests, it is important to note that we also rely on the experience and expertise of classroom teachers, specialist teachers, resource staff, guidance counselor, feeder schools, etc.

EMAIL: WS@AVRSB.CA

Sincerely,
Eric Trahan, Principal, Wolfville School
HOME & SCHOOL CORNER FAMILY DANCE! Thank you to all of you who came out and enjoyed the Candy Land Dance. The smoothies and candy kabobs were a real hit and a total of $225.00 was raised for the Home and School! FUN FAIR! Thursday, June 7th, 4:30-7:00 pm. We still need donations of small CLEAN toys, new or gently used, that could be used as prizes for the Fish Pond and other games. We also need new items for our silent auction. Your donations would be greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at the Elementary school office. Please remember to complete your Criminal Record/Child Abuse Registry Check if you have not already done so. This will be a requirement for our volunteer helpers. Please drop by the school and complete the simple paperwork. The volunteer sign-up form will be coming home with your child next week. If you don't receive one, there will be extra copies available at the Elementary office. H&S MEETING Our final meeting for the year will be on June 14th at 6:30pm. SAC NEWS Next SAC meeting Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, at 7:00pm Agenda items:

(i)

Briefing on Staffing Levels for 2012-2013. AVRSB budgets have been reduced by approximately $2 million for next school year. Learn how this will impact our students and our staff.

Renovations. All members of our school community are welcome to attend.

(ii) Update and discussion on the Status of Funding for

Clean-A-Thon On Wednesday, May 2, the annual Clean-a-thon will take place (rain date May 3). Money raised will go towards the Home & Schools playground fund. The classroom teachers may appreciate having parent volunteers to help with the event; please contact your childs teacher if you can come. Children will be bringing home information and pledge sheets soon. Clean-A-Thon Coordinators, Elisabeth Knein 542-1599 Nancy Robertson 542-4869

COACH NEEDED Wolfville School is looking for a volunteer to coach the Middle School Girls Softball team. The softball season is a short one, so the commitment is only about 6 weeks. If you are interested, please contact the school, Mr. Moore or Mr. Veinotte. ELEMENTARY SWIMMING Grades 4 & 5 Students in Mrs. MacIsaacs and Mr. Belliveaus classes will be swimming at the Acadia Pool on Wednesdays from May 9 to June 13. Students will leave the school at 9:30 am and walk to the pool. They will swim from 10:00 11:00 am and then walk back to the school. Please complete your childs permission slip if you have not already done so and return it to the school. SEPTEMBER 2012 ENROLLMENT We are in the process of doing class configurations for the upcoming school year. If your child will not be returning to Wolfville School or if you know of any new students that will attend our school in the fall, please call the school. IWK HOSPITAL FUNDRAISER During the month of May we will have two IWK Fundraisers. Our first will be Royalty Day on May 17 and our final fundraiser for the year will be Sundae Day on May 24. Sundaes will be sold for $1.00 each. A form will go home Thursday, May 18 to preorder chocolate sundaes. SCIENCE FAIR Congratulations to the Wolfville School Students who participated in the Regional Science Fair. The following is the Awards List to Wolfville School Students: Grade 4 6 Life Sciences Bronze Medallions Dayna Darton Arianna Young Gold Medallion Shwetabh Jha Grade 4 6 Physical Sciences Bronze Medallion Anton Zamlynny Silver Medallion Toby Gow Alex Ponikvar Carter Richard Trevor Townsend Gold Medallions Ellie ODriscoll Jamie Smith Special Awards Grade 4 6 Acadia University School of Nutrition & Dietetics Award Anton Zamlynny Grade 4 6 K Rock Award Kaela Biro & Nicole Grass Grade 4 6 Nova Scotia Fruit Growers Award Trevor Townsend & Alex Ponikvar Major Award Best 4 6 Project Shwetabh Jha BAND TRIP MEETING On Thursday, May 3 at 7:00 pm in the library, there will be a meeting for students and parents of children who will be going on the band trip. It is important that all parents attend this meeting. Students should bring their student identification card with them. BAND MEETING Following the band trip meeting, there will be a meeting of the Band Parents Association in the Band Room.

Travel back in time to ancient China at Wolfville Elementary Schools production of

The Huns have invaded and it is up to the misfit Mulan and her mischievous dragon sidekick Mushu to save the Emperor! Mulan Jr. is a celebration of culture, honour and a fighting spirit. Its sure to be a hit for the whole family! Show Times: Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 7 pm Friday, May 11, 2012 at 7 pm Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 1:30 and 7 pm Tickets: Children under 18 -$7; Adults-$10; Group of 5 tickets or more purchased at the same time-$7 each; available at the Wolfville Elementary School office, or to reserve tickets, please email wolfvillemulan@gmail.com

Mud Creek Rotary Community Dinner

This dinner is a fundraiser for Wolfville School - to make sure that students who need it can get a healthy breakfast, snack or lunch at school. Two great ways you can help: 1. If you'd like a break from cooking, buy a ticket & enjoy a nice dinner out in the community. 2. If you can't make it, buy a ticket and donate it back. The ticket will be given to someone in our community who would not otherwise be able to attend. What: BBQ Chicken Dinner Where: Wolfville Lions Club When: TONIGHT from 5:00 7:00 pm Tickets: $14/adult $9/children 9 & under *Take-out service available* Tickets are available from any Mud Creek School or contact Smart School Wolfville Rotarian is a Scent Neil Burgess Wolfville School is a Nut Smart School L.I.F.E.: Learning Is For Everyone At Wolfville School, we believe that all students should have the opportunity to participate fully in school. We are pleased to have a LIFE benevolent fund to assist with specific student needs related to learning. This fund is used to ensure that no student is prevented from participating fully in their classes or school-based experiences because of their financial situation. It is only through the generous financial support of local businesses and residents that the LIFE fund can exist. Heres one way you can help: Provide us with your business card and for only $20 we will include it in one of our monthly newsletters. Its lowcost advertising for you and the proceeds go to a great cause! Call Mrs. Davison or Mrs. Fox in the school office at 542-6055 or drop by with your

business card. Thank you in advance for your support.

EDALENE THEATRE
5TH Summer Musical Theatre Intensive Camp Musical Production will be Alices Wonderland Ages 11 16 August 6th to 17th Audition will be May 20 Contact Kerri Leier at 697-2515 or email jump_musical@hotmail.com
COMMUNITY NEWS CANADIAN PARENTS FOR FRENCH Canadian Parents For French (CPF) Valley Chapter will be holding their Annual General Meeting and French camp registration night on May 29th at 6:30pm in the Berwick School Cafeteria. Each person in attendance will be given a ballot for a chance to win $100.00 to put towards their French Camp registration! Come find out about the camps CPF Nova Scotia offers, meet your local CPF chapter executive, and hear about plans for fun French events in the new school year! ICE TRYOUTS and PLACEMENTS 2012 (All Teams!!) Thursday, May 24 -Athletes 11 years of age and under on August 31, 2012: 5:00-6:30pm and Athletes 12 years of age and over on August 31, 2012: 6:30pm- 8:00pm AND Monday, May 28 Athletes 11 years of age and under on August 31, 2012: 4:006:00pm Athletes 12 years of age and over on August 31, 2012: 6:00pm- 8:00pm Please plan to attend BOTH sessions for your age group. All try out sessions will take place at the ICE Gym located in Windsor, Nova Scotia. At ICE All Stars, it is our goal to improve individual skills as well as focusing on teamwork, commitment and character. We stress a strong fundamental foundation from which will come a self confident athlete and a successful cheer team. At ICE we have a team for everyone from our Mini ICE Twinkle to our Open Black ICE team. Our athletes range in age from under 5 to 18+. We also offer specialty classes such as private tumbling,

Future Flyers, Recreational Cheerleading for little ones and our Adult/Parent team. Our facility, ParadICE, is located in the West Hants Industrial Park and is home to athletes from Bedford and Lower Sackville to Coldbrook area and everywhere in between. We have well trained staff, along with state of the art equipment in our facility such as our Tumble Track and all of our athletes train on a FULL 9 strip Spring Floor. We are also planning various cheerleading and tumbling summer camps. For more information please contact us at: ice-pr@live.ca or visit https://www.facebook.com/iceallstarschee Registration for Kentville and Area Minor Baseball Rookie (ages 5 to 8), Mosquito, PeeWee, Bantam and Midget must register by May 16th. Please email registrar@kentvilleminorbaseball.com for forms and information. We encourage everyone to register by mail, sending the registration, signed Code of Conduct and payment to: PO Box 554, Kentville, Nova Scotia, B4N 3X7 Copies of the players birth certificate must accompany the registration. For those who prefer walk-in registration:All players from all divisions can register from 9am to 12noon May 14th at the Kentville Recreation Center. Cheques can be made out to Kentville Minor Baseball and can be postdated to the registration deadline. Payment must be received prior to the player participating in the season so they can be registered and insured by Baseball Nova Scotia.

STAGE PROPHETS THREATRE PRESENTS: Anne of Green Gables the Musical Atlantic Theatre Festival Wolfville A beloved musical suitable for kids age 5 95 on Friday, May 19 at 7:00 pm Saturday, May 19 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm Sunday, May 20 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Tickets are $15.00 each and available at M & M Meat Shop, Designer Caf, Kentville, box of Delights, Wolfville and the Acadia Box Office. WOLFVILLE RECREATION PLANNING MUD CREEK DAYS: The Town of Wolfville is seeking volunteers to help plan and run this year's Mud Creek Days events, July 25 - 29, 2012. Events include old favourites such as the BMO Mud Challenge and Mud Creek Days Parade as well as NEW ideas such as a Soap Box Derby, Mud Creek Days Parade, and Mudley's Costume Contest. If interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Meagan Griffin: 542-6282, mgriffin@wolfville.ca. CAMP DAY: Come to the Wolfville Recreation Centre on Sat. June 9th from 11 am 3 pm to check out our 2012 day camp themes & activities. Get to know your day camp leaders, receive our 5% Camp Day discount on registration fees, and enjoy a FREE lunch time BBQ. Enjoy soap sliding, cookie decorating, face painting, and more! INFO: recreation@wolfville.ca, 5423019. SUMMER DAY CAMPS: Registration has now begun for our 2012 day camps. Check out our website, www.wolfville.ca, for more information including news on our Early Registration and

Family discounts as well as our Before and After Camp program. Themes include old favourites such as Green Dragons and Bike Skillz & Thrillz as well as new camps such as Space Is The Place, Artful Antics, and our Youth Leaders-In-Training program for youth ages 13 - 15. INFO: recreation@wolfville.ca, 542-3019. TRIPS FOR KIDS BIKING CLUB: Join us Thurs. May 3 Thurs. Jun. 21, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the Wolfville Recreation Centre for an afternoon of biking fun! With our Cycling Coordinator, Michelle Marcinkiewicz, we will discover many roads and trails in Wolfville and learn how to take care of our bikes in between rides. Grades: 6 - 8; Cost: FREE; preregistration is required. INFO: recreation@wolfville.ca, 5423019. VALLEY FAMILY FUN A new resource for families living in the Annapolis Valley (www.valleyfamilyfun.ca) Have you ever wondered what to do with your family on any given weekend, or how to spend a rainy day? Wish there was one consolidated place that housed information relevant for families living in the Annapolis Valley? www.valleyfamilyfun.ca is a new resource created that houses information relevant to families. Included is everything from an events calendar showing happenings for each day, ideas for Summer Camps and rainy days, links to recreational and artistic endeavours, and lists of resources and support systems for families in the Annapolis Valley. In addition to the website, emails will be sent out from time-to-time that update subscribers about specific events happening in the area or new information. To subscribe email valleyfamilyfun@gmail.com. You can also find us on Facebook under Valley Family Fun and join the group to be part of the discussions and information sharing network. For more information, to subscribe, or to suggest ideas for the website, visit www.valleyfamilyfun.ca or email valleyfamilyfun@gmail.com.