INVERMAY -December was busy at Invermay School with the Royal Canadian Legion Poster and Literary winners, a goodbye to intern Graeme Wilgosh, SRC Spirit Week, our Elf on the Shelf Gingersnap causing mischief, Christmas around the corner, the yummy food at the school Christmas dinner, and the students excited for Christmas break of course!
Graeme Wilgosh had reached the end of his internship, we said goodbye and good luck. Our Spirit Week ran from December 12 to the 16, starting off with Merry Morning Monday (PJ Day). After that was 100 per cent All That Grinch (Dress in Green). It looked like a bunch of Roughrider fans ready for a game. Then was Winter Wonderland Wednesday (Dress in white/winter theme). Next was Sweater Weather on Thursday. Finally, to end the week, everybody showed up in their snazziest outfits for Formal Day. All week, Gingersnap played pranks and set up dad jokes all around the school.
The kindergarten to Grade 5 students practiced their plays around the clock for their Christmas concert and the Grade 6-8 students assisted with decorating the stage and hanging up the artwork. Over $2,000 was raised from the Christmas dinner, which will go towards programming and resources in the school.
We celebrated the Royal Canadian Legion Poster and Literary contest winners. Lori Dennis, the representative from the Canora branch, presented the prizes to the following students.
Primary colour poster: Alyssa Mesias, second place.
Primary black-and-white poster: Juan Miguel Lucas, first place; Candace Villete, second place and Sunny Ke, third place.
Junior colour poster: Morgan Graham, second place.
Junior black-and-white poster: Brielle Enge, first place and Echo Sabiston, second place.
Junior poem: Brielle Enge, first place and George Hilario, second place.
Intermediate colour poster: Jasmin Kowalyshyn, first place.
Intermediate essay: Cassandra Ponte, first place.
Senior colour poster: Cielo Marasigan, first place and Rob Bodnarchuk, second place.
Senior black-and-white poster: Remy Fidek, first place.
Senior essay: Irish Ferenal, first place; Clouie Cabungcal, second place and Hallie Pozniak, third place.
Senior poem: Aron Cudal, first place; Rachel Enge, second place and Gwyn Cabungcal, third place.
Invermay School has a co-op arrangement with Foam Lake Composite School. Aron Cudal and Lance Corpuz play with the Foam Lake Panthers senior boys basketball team.
We started off January with skating at Invermay rink and sliding on the hill right across from the school. The students love going skating and they get extra exercise walking to the rink. We don’t have to walk as much to go sliding but we find it fun and exciting! Some kids even bring their snowboards to the hill. If you don’t have a sled, don’t worry, because we have a wooden crate full of sleds donated from the Rec Board.
Invermay School has an accelerated reader program in our school. Students read books and take quizzes to earn points for their reading. A monthly draw is held and two winners are picked to win a servery coupon. Our winners from October are Jazmari Lucas (Grade 7) and Paisley Bosovich (Grade 5). Our November winners are Aspen Salomon (Grade 2) and Angelo Ferenal (Grade 8). Lucky for December are Cassidy Bosovich (Grade 8) and Karson Enge (Grade 2).
We also have a take-home math program that runs in Grades 1-6 to support math classes. We tried something new this year and started holding a monthly draw so one kid can win a servery coupon. Our winner from September is Rhianna (Grade 2). The October winner is Lexi Grona (Grade 4). Our November winner is Candace Villete (Grade 3) and the prize for December goes to Thea Barcelena (Grade 4).
