Principal’s Comments

It is so hard to believe that this is the last week of the 2003-04 school year. It feels like only yesterday that I came to Princess Anne. I want to start off by thanking everyone for making my first year at Princess Anne, and my first year as a Principal, such a wonderful and rewarding experience. I have learned a lot, laughed a lot, cried a little, and feel as if I am leaving this place a better person for having been here for awhile.

Our students this year have had many wonderful experiences, both in and out of the classroom. As I finished reading the final set of report cards, it was great to read of the academic progress that all of the students have made. Both students, and their families, are to be commended for the commitment they have made to their education. I would encourage families to continue to foster that love of learning throughout the summer by exploring the nature around them, visiting the local public library, and having a family games night once each week. Not only will these activities keep the lifelong learner focused but they will also create memories that last a lifetime.

I wish everyone a very healthy and happy summer. Be sure to enjoy the fresh air, relax, rejuvenate, and have fun! Best wishes to everyone as they start their new journeys in the fall!

Jacquie Poulin

Congratulations to our Grade 7 Students

With the end of June comes the end of an elementary school career for our Grade 7 students. I would like to take this opportunity to once again congratulate all of our Grade 7 students. I am confident that with some hard work, dedication, and focus on their education, each one of you will have a successful experience in high school and go on to achieve your dreams. Enjoy your summer and good luck at high school!

Our Grade 7 Students:

Casey Bock

Adrian Choromanski

Kyle Curtis

Corey Henwood

Kendra Howland

Jonathan Jones

Taylor Mueller

Rebecca Reilly

Liam Robertson

Kelly Schmidt

Brig Stevenson

Robin Tait

Danny Tooke

Jesse Wiszka

Running Club

Wow, our runners cannot be stopped it has been incredible to see the list grow each week. In fact, I think this may be a record year for the number of medallions earned at Princess Anne Elementary – way to go everyone!!

- May Running Ribbons:

25 km Runners – Stephanie Bore

50 km Runners – Cody Wiszka, David Dagasso

75 km Runners – Shawn Przada, Mack McLellan, Maggie Kellogg, Amanda Chapman-Epton, Georgia Grant, Jaren Little, Mikaela Vipond, Micah Prince, Paige Spencer, Sydney Creighton, Tamika Bowers, Justus Davey, Tyrel Thornton

100 km Runners – Ayla Wagner, Josh Bell-Surrette, Carson Balmer, Emma Dunbar, Quince Sholberg, Nathan Dawson, Makayla Seltenrich, Zac Creighton, Daniel MacDonald, Arron Lamoureux, Sydney Howlett, Martina Rye, Katriana Tarala, Merenya Prince

125 km Runners – Tim Latour, Braedon Walsh, Levi Legault, Dylan Moore

150 km Runners – Amber Ryan, Tori McKenzie

175 km Runners – Mitchell Vipond, Angus Brookes, Michael Ribicic, Connor Robertson, Blake Walsh

- June Running Ribbons:

10 km Runners – Kelly Schmidt

20 km Runners – Jakob Alexander, Keira Christensen-Abbott, Erich Glendale, Johnathon Griffin, Derion Hughes, Halen Lindberg, Brad Oakley, Blake Wessell, Silvan Wood

75 km Runners – Dakota Davey, Cody Wiszka

100 km Runners – Jessa Arnold, April Hansl, Maggi Benoit, Georgia Grant, Jessica Sibley, Jaren Little, Drew Curtis, Kate Mason-Betts, Ryan Brigden, Jewels Greenhough, Mack McLellan, Vernon Dawson, Mikaela Vipond, Amanda Chapman-Epton, Kaitlyn Kjargaard, Meleah Desjarlais, Shawn Przada

125 km Runners – Ben Hall, Corey McEwen, Maurice Dawson, Eva Morgan, Lisa Tran, Emma Dunbar, Quince Sholberg, Makayla Seltenrich, Riley Burnside, Brice Brookes, Katie Dunbar, Carson Balmer, Nathan Dawson

150 km Runners – Ian Farrow

175 km Runners – Amber Ryan, Tori McKenzie

- Medallion Runners – 200 km (or more!!):

Michael Ribicic, Angus Brookes, Mitchell Vipond, Tori McKenzie, Amber Ryan, Adrian Choromanski, Harrison Grant

Way to go everyone. Keep on running! Special thanks to Mr. Shaw for organizing this club and ensuring our students receive their ribbons throughout the year.

The Virtues Program and Royal Recognitions

The Virtue for the month of May has been friendliness. Friendliness is defined as “. . . being a friend. It is taking an interest in other people. It is going out of your way to make others feel welcome or to make a stranger feel at home. When you are friendly, you happily share your belongings, time, ideas, and feelings. You share the good times and the bad time together. Friendliness is the best cure for loneliness.”

Here are our Royal Recognitions for May:

Division 1:

Enthusiasm – Kendra Howland

Helpfulness – recognized twice – Rebecca Reilly

- recognized once – Kendra Howland,

Melanie Ribicic

Kindness – Sam Hansl, Liam Robertson

Dedication & Determination – “THE WHOLE CLASS” – WAY TO GO!!

Trustworthiness – Alyssia Bell-Surette, Casey Bock, Hillary Hertzberg, Sarah Latour, Rebecca Reilly

Determination – Adrian Choromanski, Hayden Kirkpatrick, Brig Stevenson, Jesse Wiszka

Compassion – Kayla Balmer, Adrian Choromanski

Responsibility – Kayla Balmer, Kendra Howland, Sarah Latour, John Lee, Melanie Ribicic, Liam Robertson

Division 2:

Respect – Mitchell Vipond

Determination – Brice Brookes, Katie Dunbar, Harrison Grant, Rohit Nagi, Connor Robertson, Martina Rye, Katriana Tarala, Mitchell Vipond, Blake Walsh

Enthusiasm – Mack McLellan, Martina Rye, Katriana Tarala, Mitchell Vipond

Courage – Jewels Greenhough, April Hansl, Cody Wiszka

Honesty – Ian Farrow

Camping Superstars – Josh Bell-Surette, Brice Brookes, Katie Dunbar, Martina Rye

Responsibility – Josh Bell-Surette, Mack McLellan

Commitment – Rohit Nagi, Josh Prince

Perseverance – Rohit Nagi, Josh Prince

Division 3:

Respect – Georgia Grant

Perseverance – Angus Brookes, Michael Ribicic

Commitment – Angus Brookes, Michael Ribicic

Trustworthiness – Sydney Creighton, Zac Creighton, Georgia Grant, Tori McKenzie, Micah Prince, Quince Sholberg, Lisa Tran

Helpfulness – Maggi Benoit, Sydney Creighton, Paige Spencer

Helpfulness & Pride in our School – “THE WHOLE CLASS” – WAY TO GO!!

Division 4:

Respect – recognized twice – Justus Davey

Trustworthiness – Levi Legault

Helpfulness – Riley Burnside, Drew Curtis, Nathan Dawson, Meleah Desjarlais, Sydney Howlett, Merenya Prince, Makayla Seltenrich

Enthusiasm – recognized twice – Nathan Dawson

- recognized once – Riley Burnside, Arron Lamoureux, Daniel MacDonald, Shawn Przada, Makayla Seltenrich

Kindergarten:

Enthusiasm – Keira Christensen-Abbott, Johnathon Griffin

Co-operation – Jakob Alexander, Halen Lindberg

Perseverance – Brad Oakley

Helpfulness – Keira Christensen-Abbott, Silvan Wood

Respect – Erich Glendale

Compassion – Derion Hughes

Here are our Royal Recognitions for June:

Division 1:

Commitment – Adrian Choromanski, Sarah Latour, Jesse Wiszka

Reliability – Kendra Howland, Rebecca Reilly, Brig Stevenson, Jesse Wiszka

Respect – John Bore

Enthusiasm – recognized twice – Kendra Howland

- recognized once – Jon Jones, Liam Robertson, Brig Stevenson, Robin Tait, Josh Wilton, Zac Wilton

Friendliness – John Bore, Adrian Choromanski, Kyle Curtis, Kelly Schmidt

Division 2:

Helpfulness – Josh Bell-Surette, Ian Farrow, Tim Latour, Connor Robertson, Mitchell Vipond

Co-operation – Katie Dunbar, Jewels Greenhough, Ben Hall, Tim Latour, Rohit Nagi, Martina Rye, Ayla Wagner, Blake Walsh, Cody Wiszka, Ieysha Matthew

Honesty – Stephanie Bore

Enthusiasm – Corey McEwen, Mack McLellan, Martina Rye, Mitchell Vipond

Perseverance – Maurice Dawson, Tim Latour, Corey McEwen, Cody Wiszka

Friendliness – Maurice Dawson, April Hansl, Rohit Nagi, Katriana Tarala

Division 3:

Kindness – Angus Brookes, Tori McKenzie, Quince Sholberg

Helpfulness – Eva Morgan, Amber Ryan

Respect – Georgia Grant

Creativity – David Dagasso

Friendliness – “THE WHOLE CLASS” – WAY TO GO!

Responsibility – Jaren Little

Perseverance – Carson Balmer, Maggi Benoit, Angus Brookes, Amanda Chapman-Epton, Sydney Creighton, Zac Creighton, Vernon Dawson, Emma Dunbar, Tori McKenzie, Eva Morgan, Michael Ribicic, Amber Ryan, Quince Sholberg, Lisa Tran, Mikaela Vipond

Division 4:

Commitment – recognized twice – Kate Mason-Betts

- recognized once - Riley Burnside, Justus

Davey, Sydney Howlett, Arron Lamoureux,

Daniel MacDonald, Shawn Przada,

Makayla Seltenrich

Respect – Daniel MacDonald

Enthusiasm – Jordan Jenkins, Shawn Przada

Compassion – Drew Curtis

Reliability – Tamika Bowers, Justus Davey

Helpfulness – Riley Burnside, Nathan Dawson, Kaitlyn Kjargaard

Honesty – Ryan Brigden, Levi Legault, Kate

Mason-Betts, Tyrel Thornton

Dedication – Justus Davey, Meleah Desjarlais

Friendliness – recognized twice – Arron Lamoureux

- recognized once - Ryan Brigden, Drew

Curtis

Diligence – Meleah Desjarlais, Merenya Prince

Congratulations to all our students This is an outstanding number of students recognized for exemplary actions!

Student Leadership

The Student Leadership Team finished the year off with three very successful events. Our Backwards Day was cause for a few strange looks and some uncomfortable shirts, but fun was had by many. By the end of the day we almost had figured out how to do everything backwards.

The Gr. 4 – 7 students thoroughly enjoyed the movie “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”. This trip was well received by all, students, staff, and parents alike!

The final event for Student Leadership was the Gr. 4 – 7 dance, held last week. We brought in a DJ for the afternoon and had a great time dancing up a storm for two hours. It was great to see so many students moving to the music, having fun, and getting fit, all in one – way to go!

Track and Field – Zone & District Meet

Well done to all those who participated in our Zone Track and Field Meet. The day was a cold one, with rain really dampening the end of the meet, but everyone stuck it out, put in their best effort, and didn’t even complain too much about the weather. Hats off to each and every one of you.

Congratulations to the students who made it to the District Track and Field Meet. Making it to this meet is a huge accomplishment and you are all to be commended for your hard work! Our District Meet representatives were:

Hayden Kirkpatrick

Harrison Grant

Connor Robertson

Angus Brookes

Zac Creighton

Katriana Tarala

Brice Brookes

Recycling News

Thank you to all the students, staff, and families who donated their empty drink containers to our recycling program. This year alone we have raised over $400. which was used for various projects and equipment around our school. Special thanks to Kelly Schmidt, Mrs. Harvey, and Ms. Shade for helping to collect and sort them into the correct bins. This project helped make our school green and gave us extra money for special events. - Mrs. Wenner

Daisy Dollars Program

Princess Anne Grade 7 class and Daisy the Cow say thank you for participating in the Island Farms “Daisy Dollars”Program.. We have been doing this project for over 5 years and each UPC code, cut off participating products, has earned us a minimum of $.03 each towards the year end celebrations plus other items. We really appreciated the support of, and would like to thank, Mrs. Harvey and Ms. Shade for helping to cut the codes off the school milk containers to make it easier to count and process them. Have a moovalous summer vacation.

- Mrs. Wenner

Become Firesmart!

Please take special note of the attachment to this newsletter highlighting information around fire safety in the summer. In light of last summer, we are hoping to prevent any fires being started by human error, by ensuring that everyone is well-educated about the risks of fires in the hot and dry summer. Please take a few minutes to go over this information with everyone in your family and help prevent forest fires!

Homestay Requests

Our International Student Education Department is currently in need of loving, supportive homestays in your area for international students arriving in September for the new school year. We require the students have a private bedroom furnished to include a desk and chair, bed, dresser, etc.. The students wish to be integrated into your family and enjoy all the activities, conversations, etc. of day to day life. The primary goal is to learn English.

If you are interested in hosting a student, please contact the following person for more information:

Brenda Cormack, Homestay Coordinator

International Student Education

(250) 753-6281 (250) 729-5081

bcormack@sd68.bc.ca

Computer Camps for Kids

Are you aware of fast-changing technology? Want to learn how to use computers? These creative, hi-tech camps will provide “hands-on” opportunities for children to learn how to produce multi-media, use the Internet with a purpose, create personal web pages, use digital cameras, digital video, scanners and design with Lego Dacta. Other age-appropriate software, including educational games, will be used to develop computer skills

Camps offered at Forest Park Elementary

Session One – July 12 – 16, 8:30 – 3:00

Session Two – July 19 – 23, 8:30 – 3:00

Session Three – July 26 – 29, 8:30 – 3:00

Registration forms are available in schools or check out the “Digikids” website – www.sd68.bc.ca/digikids/

School Calendar 2004 - 05

As required, here is the calendar that will be in place for next year:

Schools Open - Sept. 7

School Based Pro-d – Sept. 27

Thanksgiving - Oct. 11

PSA Pro-d – Oct. 22

Remembrance Day – Nov. 11

Schools close for Winter Vacation – Dec. 17

Schools re-open – Jan. 4

District Pro-d – Feb. 21

Elem. Implementation Day – Feb. 22

Schools close for Spring Vacation – March 18

Good Friday – March 25

Easter Monday – March 28

Schools re-open – March 30

School Based Pro-d – May 2

Victoria Day – May 23

School Based Pro-d – June 29

Admin Day – June 30

Dates to Remember

Wednesday, June 23 – Gr. 7 Dinner

Thursday, June 24 – Sports Luncheon

Friday, June 25 – Kind. to Gr. 7 – Rathtrevor Day

Monday, June 28 – School wide swim at Bowen in am,

- Year end assembly at 1:15 pm. – all welcome!

- school dismissed at 2:45 p.m.