It’s JUNE!  See the calendar for end of the school year events!

This is a busy and important time at school.  Please be sure to get some sleep!

Message from the Principal

Dear Parents:

This will be the last newsletter for the school year 2009-2010.  At this time I want to express my sincere thanks to all the parents and caregivers for your help during the year.  At the end of a school year, I reflect on how well have the students achieved.  I can say that when parents, teachers and students work together great things happen.  We need only to look at the exchange trip this year as an example of great partners and leadership to see how well students meet challenges.  E-learning has also shown us that students can do well when they have the opportunity to take advanced courses.  It requires all partners to be working together. 

Many of our courses are changing to reflect the new reality of the job market and as such ELA, Math, Social Studies, Science are being emphasized right from K- 12.  We need to help students be in school as often as they can so there will be no gaps in their learning.  We are reaching the point where students know that good grades and attendance are important if he/she wants to reach his/her goals.

I want to thank the staff of Moose Kerr School.  They have worked very hard for the betterment of your child.  Many hours that often cannot be seen are used to plan and help your child succeed.  You as parents need to celebrate the gift of having a great group of people watching over your child’s education.  I am proud to work with each and every one of these individuals.  Some will be moving on but the majority of our staff will be here in September; that means continuity for the students and parents.  The staff looks forward to serving you in the fall.  

Finally, I take this time to thank the DEA for having faith in me to be the principal for this year while Velma was on Sabbatical.  The Aklavik DEA, past and present, has been an exceptional group to work with.  They spend much time working to make your school a great place to be.  I have been honored to work with each of the members and I wish them well in the upcoming year. 

I wish each of you a safe, relaxing and fun filled summer.

Mahsi Cho, Quyannini, Thank you!

Frank

Grad 2010

Who is graduating in 2010?

Steven Buckle,

Stephanie Firth,

Mark Gordon,

Brian Kasook,

Trudy Kogiak,

Matthew Noland,

Janelle Pascal,

Carly Sayers 

Shandy Smith

When is Grad?  Friday, June 11^th, 2010

You are invited to this celebration and the feast that will be held at Moose Kerr School. 

Important Note: The graduating class has decided to GO-GREEN.  This means they encourage everyone to bring their own cutlery and dishes to help our environment

Congratulations Margo!

Margo has being inducted into the NWT Hall of Fame as a 35 year of service to education. The Minister of Education presented her induction to the Hall of Fame to the local member.  We will be having her presentation here in Aklavik in June.  We are proud to be part of the history Margo has made for Moose Kerr School by her many years of service

Important Updates

AAT Testing Schedule

Grade 3 ELA Reading - Tuesday June 15th

Grade 3 Math - Thursday June 17th

Grade 6 ELA Reading - Wednesday June 16th

Grade 6 Math Part B Thrusday June 17th

Grade 9 ELA Part B - Thursday June 16^th

Grade Math Thrusday June 17th

Library

The library is now closed for taking out books and movies. Anyone with books and/or movies at home are asked to return them to the school office by Thursday, June 3. Thank you for your cooperation and have a great summer. See you in the fall!

Program Updates

Exchange Trip to Ottawa

The trip to Ottawa was a great success. 

The students represented Aklavik very well, and had a great time.  Many of the parents in Ottawa even commented that they would like to keep their “twins” as they were so helpful and thoughtful! 

Students toured parliament, checked out two colleges, hung out with their “twins” and friends, and generally enjoyed being in the city.  Come out and see some photos of our trip on May 31^st at the AGM

Safe Arrivals:  Ruth Stewart

This program is about what happens between your home and the school. 

We are working to ensure that all students arrive at school safely.  When a student is not here, we want to be sure that both the parent and the school are aware of where they are.  It is very important to phone the school if your child is not going to be at school.  If you call in, there is no need for Ruth to call you!

Safe Arrivals works when we work in partnership.  It shows our students that we are concerned about them, and encourages attendance.  Parents:  thank you for your continued support of this program

Classroom Updates

K-1 Class Kaya Kassook

Kindergarten Grad

Kindergarten grad is on June 18^th.  Please stay tuned for more information.

Starting school next year?

Pre-school students and their parents are welcome to come to our class on Wednesday, June 9^th to observe.  All students who will be in kindergarten next year (September 2010) are being registered.  Please call the school for more details.

1-2 Class Neil McKee

Happy Birthday Mathias June 15

Down on the Farm

Students have spent time caring for their plants.  Some of our plants are getting quite large and we have had to transplant them into larger pots.  We are growing vegetables and some flowers.  It has been a great lesson for the students in nurturing their plants along. 

RAZ Rocket Reading

Students continue to make great strides in our RAZKIDS reading program.  We have awarded another 4 certificates for students who have completed all the books in their reading level.

Great work Mathias, Angelina, Keegan, Kennedi, Madison, and Tyler S .       These students have or are about to complete all of the books in their assigned reading level and about to move up!  As students complete books complete books in their reading level they move up the ranks from ensign to junior lieutenant, captain and so on. 

Please encourage you son/daughter to complete the books in their level and have them record themselves reading using the record tool.  This will greatly improve their reading fluency.

Great News!!!

We have recently purchased a second RAZ Kids subscription for the school so more students in grades K and up can enjoy the benefits and fun offered by this program.

This summer, the school that reads the most Raz-Kids books will win a school-wide pizza party, courtesy of Learning A-Z!*   

Dream box math awards have been handed out to several students in class for completion of their adventure in the Dream box.  Great work to Anthony, Seth, Kobe, Joel, Taylor, Kennedi, Madison, Petra who have all sent dinosaurs back to their time or rescued pixies and the like.  Dream Box Math is now available at home for grades 1/2 simply forward your email address to Mr McKee and I will send you the link for your son or daughter to play online at home.

If you don't have internet access at home or it is unreliable let me know and I will make time available for your son/daughter on our classroom computers between 3:25 and 4pm Mon, Wed, Thurs and possibly Friday also.

Parents Welcome

Please feel free to come and see your son or daughter in action.  Our classroom is open.

3-4 Class Olive Pascal

Special birthday greetings to Elaine Elanik for June 18^th.  We hope you have a wonderful birthday from Mrs. Pascal and the grade 3-4 students.

5-6 Class Inga Gardlund

I would like to thank all of my students for a wonderful and exciting six months. The memories of these first few months of teaching will always be remembered. I wish everyone a safe and enjoyable summer and hope that your upcoming school year is full of fond memories with friends and teachers.

The school year is nearly at an end... nearly. And although it can be difficult to resist the beautiful weather, be sure to get rest each night and be ready for learning during the last month of school.

Grade 8-9 Class: Ed Hartley

It has been a great year for our class so far this year. We have participated in lots of fun activities and have learned lots of new material. Now it is time to rap everything up. It is getting very nice and warm out, however it is very important that everyone gets a good nights rest and keep up their attendance in the next couple of weeks. Below is a copy of the final exam schedule for the 8/9 class. From now until the exams we will be doing review of the years work in Science, Math, Social Studies and English. Keep up the effort, you won't be let down!!

Thanks, Mr. Ed Hartley

Final Exam Schedule for the Grade 8/9 Class only

Monday June 14th, 2010 - English final 1:00pm

Tuesday June 15th, 2010 - Science Final 1:00pm

Wednesday June 16th, 2010 - Social Studies Final - 1:00pm

Thursday June 17th, 2010 - Math Final 1:00pm

Students will be dismissed once they are finished their exam in the afternoon. All exams are 2 hours with extra time if needed.

Highschool:  Rick / Valerie / Wayne

College-Bound Students

Students heading off to college:  Both TRUDY DICK and STEPHANIE FIRTH are continuing to work on their applications for college.  They intend to go to Grant MacEwan in Edmonton in September 2010.  Good luck to both of you!

Remember:  All Aboriginal people are entitled to funding for college and university

Exams:

Exams will take place from June 15^th to 17^th.  Please see the calendar to identify when your exams are.  Students are reminded that a good night’s sleep is essential to prepare for their exams.  June 14^th will be an important review day!

Ivvavik National Park

Students from Bio 20 and Science 30 have been selected to go to Ivvavik for a science camp from June 3^rd to 7^th. 

High School CTS/Shop Class

This year has been a great year for our shop. Our students have produced lots of projects including metal working, plumbing, framing, woodworking and of most popular project the picnic tables. So far our class has produced 11 tables, two more in the making and several more on order. The sales of these tables will go back into the shop to buy more material for next year and hopefully create some new products that our community will enjoy.

Thanks, Mr. Ed Hartley