Happy New Year 2014 - January at Acadia Junior High

Welcome back!

January at Acadia....

January is a full month with basketball starting up in full speed.  The band trip is January 30 - Feb. 1st.  Germany trip information meeting is coming up for this year's grade 8 students interested for 2014/2015!

As it is cold with wind chill recently, please make sure your Acadian students are dressed in touques, mitts, warm jackets and appropriate footwear to make their way to and from school.  We anticipate many indoor lunch hours when the temperature does not cooperate.  At this time of the year, sending a dry, extra pair of socks is also a good idea.

No school days "off" in January, except for the half-day of conferences on Friday, January 31st in the AFTERNOON ONLY (12:45 - 3:30).  I will be unavailable for this afternoon unfortunately.

February at Acadia....

Please book anytime you need to speak with me about your child's progress on Wednesday, February 5th from 7 to 9 pm. 

Monday, February 3rd is a Metro Common Day with NO CLASSES for students.

Friday, February 7th is PARTICIPACTION where students venture out with staff to do a variety of physical activities in the dead of winter!  Check in with your Acadian student to see what they have signed up for!  I can't wait.

Monday, February 17th is Louis Riel Day, no classes for students.

November & December at Acadia

*No SCHOOL, Friday, December 6th - Report Card writing day

 

*LAST DAY OF CLASSES before winter break:

School-wide movie (sign permission form please and return to homeroom teacher) on December 20th, Friday in the morning (periods 1-4). 

Period 5 - attendance in homerooms and eat brown-bagged lunch (no heating required and no time to go home/go out for lunch on this day) .  Periods 6, 7, 8 are viewing and participating in the TALENT SHOW in the gym.

 

 

 

 

At Acadia, we are starting to collect for the 19 000 families in Winnipeg this year that won't have enough to eat over the winter holiday. We are working under the "One Big Day for Christmas" charity sponsored by QX 104 FM and Virgin Radio Hot 103 FM to support the Salvation Army and Siloam Mission.

 

Please click here to learn more about the charity drive itself.

 

In HOMEROOMS at Acadia, students are encouraged to bring donations listed below that will help families in need around Winnipeg this winter season.

 

Food Items Needed For One Big Day for Christmas Food Donations

Canned vegetables                Canned fruit                   Crackers

Mac & Cheese                Pasta, rice noodles, etc

Canned / jar sauces                        Rice                                Beans

Coffee                                     Tea                      Baby food & formula

Applesauce                   Canned food / ravioli, chili stews etc

Pudding, jello mix                  Cake mix, muffin mix, cookie mix etc

Noodles              Instant potatoes

Soup (vegetable, chicken noodle and other meal type soups are appreciated)etc.

Granola bars  / Fruit to go in the boxes

Proteins like peanut butter, nuts, canned tuna, canned salmon

 

Any other non-perishable items that you can bring in that were missed on the list

*If Homeroom teachers could collect money that would be great.  1 dollar = 1 pound of food. 

*You can bring in new unwrapped toys BUT they will not be counting towards the class totals.

 **** Items such as water bottles /jugs, pop, flour and sugar are something we are not looking for this year.  It can be extremely messy and any opening(s) means the whole bag is unusable. 

This can occur as we transfer food out of rooms, etc. So please DO NOT bring water bottles, pop, or bags of flour or sugar.

Parent Teacher conference information and newsletter available

Acadia's latest newsletter is available here.

 

CLICK here to read the .pdf version.


Important Dates for November:

NOVEMBER 5 - Tri-Conferences: 5-8PM
NOVEMBER 11 - REMEMBRANCE DAY (NO SCHOOL)
NOVEMBER 13 - Tri-Conferences: 7-9PM
NOVEMBER 15 - Tri-Conferences (NO classes in the afternoon ONLY): 12:45-3:15PM
NOVEMBER 26 - PTA Meeting: 7PM

 

 *** Also, please note that every Thursday is early dismissal at 2:35pm for students.  Please plan ahead. ***

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October at Acadia

October is a busy month!  Students are playing volleyball, planning WE Day events, learning about science fair and other biotechnology challenges in the Mad Scientists club,  finishing up selling chocolate bars for our school fundraiser (which will go towards supporting technology available to classes of students), singing in Choir with Mrs. Thiessen, playing in band with Mr. Ferguson, and working hard in physical education classes with Mr. Oberholtzer, Mr. Filewich and Mrs. Sampson. I think I'm missing a few things too.

No school dates to be aware of coming up........

October 14 (Monday) Thanksgiving Day holiday
October 18 (Friday) Divisional Common Day no classes
October 25 (Friday) SAGE professional development (no classes)
November 11 (Monday) Remembrance Day holiday


Parent Teacher Student interviews/tri-conferences are coming up soon! I would love to see you with your Acadian student to talk about their progress since the beginning of September. 

As a reminder, here are the conference dates:

Tuesday, Nov. 5 – evening 5 to 8 p.m.

 

Wed. Nov. 13  - evening 7 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 15 – afternoon 12:45 to 3:30 p.m.

 Parents need to use the online scheduler to make appointments with the teachers of the subjects you would like to meet with.

Click HERE to log-in to the online scheduler.

 

If you cannot do this or unsure of how to, You are invited to come into school to use our computers if they have trouble getting logged in or have no computer.  All parents/guardians have their password in a hard copy – either because they came to Meet the Teacher or we mailed them.

Please bring your student to the appointment if possible.

Wednesday, Sept. 25th is MEET THE TEACHER at Acadia!

Please come to our school gym for MEET THE TEACHER today, September 25th!

A free tour of the school is available and you will meet your child's teachers. 

Also, FREE ICE CREAM!  Come join us.

Starting time: 7:00 p.m. for 1 to 1.5 hours!

Strong beginnings for 8-2, 9-1, 9-8, and 9-9

Parents - Please make sure of your booked appointment time using the SCHEDULER. 

 

Please contact Tony Paukovic by email if you have lost/forgotten your password for this.

 

Friday, September 20th -

9-9 students with appointments please come and see Mrs. McClellan and I in room 306 (Mrs. Snyder's classroom) for your literacy and numeracy testing and results!



Monday, September 23rd -

9-1 students with appointments please go to room 306 (Mrs. Snyder's room) and meet Mr. Parago and I for your literacy and numeracy testing and results!


Tuesday, September 24th -

9-8 students with appointments please come and see Mrs. McClellan and I in room 306 (Mrs. Snyder's classroom) for your literacy and numeracy testing and results!

Tuesday, September 24th -

8-2 students with appointments please come and see Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Bunkowsky in room 309 (Mrs. Smith's classroom) for your literacy and numeracy testing and results!