As the final few days of May rushed by, preparations for the final events of the school year have been underway. The grass is really green on the playground, thanks probably to all those rain showers in May.
Thirty students from Maymont School participated in the Battle West District track and field meet May 24 and 25. The weather played havoc on Wednesday, and several of the events had to be re-scheduled or cancelled. It was rainy most of Thursday, but the events continued. There were approximately 600 athletes in the competition and Maymont students did very well. Six of our athletes qualified to attend the provincial track and field meet in Saskatoon on June 3.
Jenna Fouhy qualified in two events; the shot put and the discus throwing events. Kassidy Menzies will participate in both the hurdles and the long jump. Keara Amson and Ashton Harris both qualified in their respective quad events which consist of the four events: shot put, long jump, the 100m race and the 800m race combined. Dakota Warkentine will be at the Provincials in the shot put category and James Armistead will participate in both the long jump and triple jump. Ashton Harris will also be a member of the district's 4 x 100 m relay team and James Armistead is an alternate runner on the 4 x 400 relay team.
James Armitstead was the silver aggregate medalist for midget boys. This means that James received the second most points, overall, in the midget boys category.
Keara Amson was chosen to be part of the Battle West 4 x 100 senior girls relay team. Thanks to coaches, Ryan and Krista Nickell for coaching the track and field athletes. Also thanks to Kari Gray for driving the bus and helping with the events.
Heather Cardin and the Grade 10 Practical and Applied Arts Class have been working on a cooking unit of study. They have made salads, desserts, spring rolls, dipping sauces and loaves. These are always for sale at the end of the day and staff and students have been enjoying the fresh culinary treats. They made California rolls in their class on Wednesday. Some were vegetarian rolls and others contained seafood. Many students had never rolled these items before, but by the time the afternoon was complete, they were experts. Staff and students were able to taste them at recess and reports were that they were delicious!
Nine students from the high school have art work on display at the Chapel Gallery in North Battleford. This is part of the entire Living Sky School Division's art exhibition that will be on display until the middle of June.
The Grade 1 through 5 classes had the opportunity to attend the Battleford Central School's production of Through the Looking Glass, presented at the Dekker Centre on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 31. Alice, once again, stepped into the crazy world of Wonderland and met many new characters, while discovering the path to her dreams. This was a Broadway-style musical performed by their peers.
Mrs. Twyla Stott's Grade 2 and 3 class are watching the development of Painted Lady butterflies. When the class received the containers, the worms were really small. They have eaten most of the food in their plastic containers and have grown into longer, fatter worms. Soon they will attach themselves to the top of the container and form a chrysalis. Later they will transform into painted lady butterflies and students will release them into the wild.
Elementary students are preparing for their track and field meet on June 9. Again this year, Maymont students have been invited to Hafford School to share the day with them.
On Saturday, May 6, Mason Pain, a Grade 5 student in the school, participated in his club's annual Tae Kwon Do tournament in Saskatoon. Mason belongs to Unified Tae Kwon Do based in Saskatoon. Participating in the tournament were clubs from Saskatchewan and Alberta. They competed in forms and sparring. Mason received a gold medal for high marks in Tae Kwon Do forms. He has taken lessons for three years. This is Mason's first year in Saskatoon and he travels in for lessons twice a week.
JeanAnne Jackson, Wanda Gillatt and the participants from the school's drama production shared a pizza meal to wind-up their drama season.
"Your Whole World Can Change in the Blink of an Eye!" This was the message delivered to the Grade 6 through 12 students during the MADD Canada presentation held at the school on the morning of Friday, May 12. MADD means Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the message was very serious. Students watched a video that featured actors and also real-life people that have been affected by impaired driving.
MADD has been delivering these programs to schools since 1994. There was an opportunity, after the video, for students to engage in questions and a discussion.
The elementary classes made Mother's Day gifts during the week. The Grade 4 and 5 class painted rocks into bugs so their mothers could put them outside in a garden. The Grade 2/3 class made cards and they co-ordinated with a package of M and M's for their moms to enjoy. The Kindergarten/Grade 1 class had the options of making a card, a small tray or a jewelry box to take home.
The school was closed Tuesday, May 23, for the final professional development day of the year. It was school-based, so the teachers were at the school working on the writing goals and planning strategies for next year.
