École J.H.Sissons School

Give your child an academic advantage this year by registering them in one of YK1’s user-pay Preschool programs. Students will participate in a variety of activities that will stimulate their mind and support their mental and emotional growth.

 Preschool Option

This option is offered at Range Lake North School, Mildred Hall School, and Ecole J.H. Sissons.

• Drop off time is 8:00 am
• Program start time is 8:30 am
• Pick up time is 3:30 pm
• Cost is $600/child, per month

Afterschool Preschool Option

This program is offered at Range Lake North School and Ecole J.H. Sissons.

• This program runs from 3:30 pm until 5:30 pm
• Cost is $250/child, per month, however, if you have more than one child in our YWCA afterschool program, the cost will be $225/child, per month
• Cost for December and March is to be determined

If you require more information, please contact our schools, or the District Office at 766-5050.

Space is limited.

The Educator’s Quote: This weekend we celebrate “Aboriginal Day”. The following quote makes me think about how grateful I am to be here, how grateful I feel we are all welcomed and accepted here on Dene land. Enjoy your wekend: “Grandma said when you come on something good, first thing to do is share it with whoever you can find; that way, the good spreads out where no telling it will go.”
…Little Tree

Lundi le 21 juin
• La fête Autochtone (National Aboriginal Day) … no school

Mardi le 22 juin (Jour 1)
• L’heure du conte à 12h45

Mercredi le 23 juin (Jour 2)
• French Steering Committee Meeting (Rachell, Caroline S., Paul) at D.O., 4:00pm

Jeudi le 24 juin(Jour 3)
• Grade 5 Voyager Canoe excursion on Yellowknife River

Vendredi le 25 juin (Jour 4)
• Artist Laurie McGaw is at Sissons (Gr. 4 & 5) on Fri. a.m. (and at YK Public Library Thurs. 7-9 p.m.)
• C’est la fête à Linnea le 26 juin

Lundi le 28 juin (Jour 5)
• Sports Day!
• C’est la fête à Maslyn

Mardi le 29 juin (Jour 6)
• Grade 5 Farewell Assembly at 10:00 am
• Lowering of Flag and singing of O’Canada around Flagpole at 11:45 am
• Student dismissal at noon
• Staff finish work for the year at 3:30 pm

The Educator’s Quote: The author of << Le Petit Prince >> provides us with this brilliant piece of advice: “If you want to build a ship don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them the tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” …Antoine de Saint Exupery

SIP Afternoon, June 11:
• We spent the afternoon establishing some of the groundwork for our SIP 2010-’11 goals by analyzing our DRA, AAT writes, and DWW (FLA and ELA) results. It was a very productive PD afternoon, especially for this late in the year. Staff, you are all admired for your hard work and dedication throughout the entire year!

Vendredi le 11 juin et Samedi le 12 juin
• Good luck to the Sissons Team in the Relay for Life at WMS!

Dimanche le 12 juin
• Miners’ Picnic at the Community Arena. Hey, I’m serving hot dogs and hamburgers (it’s a fund raiser for Speed Skating!)

Lundi le 14 juin (Jour 2)
• Discover E Workshops (visiting science students from University of Alberta)
• Le club de devoirs/homework club : salle 9 (Gavin)
• Please welcome WMS students: Megan, Hannah, and Cassidy.
These students are working in Sylvie’s class, Marie-Christine’s class, and Jacqueline’s class
during the afternoons of this week and next week

Mardi le 15 juin (Jour 3)
• Discover E Workshops
• Inter-school Soccer Tournament for the Grades 4 and 5 afterschool: BOYS
• Le club de devoirs : salle 9 (Gavin)
• C’est la fête à Noah

Mercredi le 16 juin (Jour 4)
• Le club de devoirs : salle 9 (Gavin): last day! (THANK YOU Gavin!)
• Inter-school Soccer Tournament for the Grades 4 and 5 afterschool: BOYS

Jeudi le 17 juin(Jour 5)
• “Rivers to Oceans!”
• Discover E Workshops in afternoon

Vendredi le 18 juin (Jour 6)
• School Celebration for Aborigial Day: Please welcome
Bill Enge from the North Slavey Métis Alliance
as well as the drame troupe from Narwhal: 11:45 am (all families are welcome!)

The Educator’s Quote: Here’s to the kids who are different,
The kids with the mischievous streak,
For when they have grown, as history’s shown,
It’s the difference that makes them unique.
…Digby Wolfe

SIP Afternoon, June 11:
• establishing some of our SIP 2010-’11 goals: analyzing our DRA, AAT writes, and DWW (FLA and ELA) results and formulating our next year’s goals

Dimanche le 6 juin
• “Bike Rodeo” in the afternoon, Multiplex

Lundi le 7 juin (Jour 3)
• La pratique de la comédie musicale (le théâtre) est à 12 h 20  dans la salle de musique
• Music practice after school
• Le club de devoirs : salle 9 (Gavin) cancelled this week for show preparation
• C’est la fête à Ella

Mardi le 8 juin (Jour 4)
• La pratique de chorale est à 12 h 20  dans la salle de musique
• Intramurals: Soccer for the Grades 4 and 5 afterschool (Stéphane et Monique)
• Le club de devoirs : salle 9 (Gavin) cancelled

Mercredi le 9 juin (Jour 5)
• La pratique de chorale/héâtre à 12 h 20 ?
• Le club de devoirs : salle 9 (Gavin) cancelled this week for show preparation
• French Steering Meeting, D.O.: Rachelle, Caroline, Paul

Jeudi le 10 juin(Jour 6)
• La pratique de chorale est à 12 h 20  dans la salle de musique
• Le club de devoirs : salle 9 (Gavin) cancelled this week for show preparation
• Intramurals: cancelled for show this evening
• Le Petit Prince Spring Show, 7:00 pm, School Gym

Vendredi le 11 juin (Jour 1)
• Wolf Howl Assembly at 11:20 am
• Early Dismissal for students (SIP afternoon)
• C’est la fête à Daylan

The Educator’s Quote: “The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn.” … Alvin Toffler

Lundi le 31 mai (Jour 4)
• La pratique de la comédie musicale (le théâtre) est à 12 h 20 dans la salle de musique
• Music practice after school

Mardi le 1e juin (Jour 5)
• La pratique de chorale est à 12 h 20  dans la salle de musique
• Intramurals: Soccer for the Grades 4 and 5 afterschool (Stéphane et Monique)
• Homework Club: salle 9 (Gavin)

Mercredi le 2 juin (Jour 6)
• La pratique de chorale/théâtre à 12 h 20
• Homework Club : salle 9 (Gavin)

Jeudi le 3 juin(Jour 1)
• La pratique de chorale est à 12 h 20 dans la salle de musique
• Homework Club : salle 9 (Gavin)
• Intramurals: Soccer for the Grades 4 and 5 afterschool

Vendredi le 4 juin (Jour 2)
• La pratique de la comédie musicale (le théâtre) est à 12 h 20  dans la salle de musique
• Author visit & book launch for grades 3-5 with James Pokiak and Mindy Willett “Proud to be Inuvialuit”. This school visit is part of the NorthWords Writer’s Festival, June 3-6: http://www.northwordsfestival.ca

A reminder that tomorrow, May 28, is our 4th annual Multicultural Assembly and Feast. Familes are invited to attend, dress up in something representing their heritage, and bring a food item that comes from their heritage background. Joining us in the presentations will be the MHS Drum Dancers, Hon. Robert Hawkins, Hon. Tony Whitford (retired Commisioner of the NWT), our Superintendant Metro Huculak. We are doing our best to be a “green” school so please bring your own cutlery, cups and plates! Merci, Mashi Cho, Thank you!

The Sissons staff raised over $2,100 washing cars this past Saturday! The funds go towards the “Relay For Life” event on June 11 and cancer research.

The Educator’s Quote: Here’s to a wonderful Multicultural Celebration taking place next Friday: “A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine.” – The Talmud

We must not TELL our children to care. We must show them HOW to care.

SIP Afternoon, May 21:

Saturday, 22 May
• Sissons team doing the “Working at the Car Wash Blues” at Walmart (Relay for Life Fundraiser)

Lundi le 24 mai
• Victoria Holiday
• C’est la fête à Emily

Mardi le 25 mai (Jour 6)
• La pratique de la comédie musicale (le théâtre) est à 12 h 20  dans la salle de musique
• Intramurals: Soccer for the Grades 4 and 5 afterschool (Stéphane et Monique)
• Le club de devoirs : salle 9 (Gavin)
• Paul, Gavin attending Earth Medicine Camp with Gr. 5M
• Fund Raising for the Water Well in Uganda this week. We’ve raised over $500.00 so far!

Mercredi le 26 mai (Jour 1)
• La pratique de chorale est à 12 h 20  dans la salle de musique
• Le club de devoirs : salle 9 (Gavin)
• C’est la fête à Jack

Jeudi le 27 mai (Jour 2)
• La pratique de la comédie musicale (le théâtre) est à 12 h 20  dans la salle de musique
• “Jungle Book” at 1:30 pm, MHS (finishes at 2:15 pm). Younger classes may want to request parent volunteers to assist in walking over to MHS
• Le club de devoirs : salle 9 (Gavin)
• Intramurals: Soccer for the Grades 4 and 5 afterschool
• C’est la fête à Zoe

Vendredi le 28 mai (Jour 3)
• Multicultural Assembly (11:00 am) and Feast 12:00 noon (Families Welcome!)
• C’est la fête �
• Stained Glass Window Draw

The Educator’s Quote: With the recent completion of the work at teh Regional Learning Fair (again, thank you Monique for leading this in our school and District), Piaget has something to say about teaching that reflects of student-centred learning: “What is desired is thath the teacher cease being a lecturer, satisfied with transmitting ready-made solutions; his role should rather be that of a mentor stimulating initiative and research.” – Jean Piaget (1896 – 1980), Author, The Origin of Intelligence in Chidren

Lundi le 10 mai (Jour 2)
• Yellowknife Music Festival : Choir walking over to NACC in the morning to perform (10:45 – 12 25 pm)
• Fund Raising for the Water Well in Uganda this week. Subway lunch profits go to this project
• French Steering Committee Meeting at 4:00 pm
• Le club de devoirs : salle 9 (Gavin)

Mardi le 11 mai (Jour 3)
• La pratique de chorale est à 12 h 20  dans la salle de musique
• Intramurals: Soccer for the Grades 4 and 5 afterschool (Stéphane et Monique)
• Le club de devoirs : salle 9 (Gavin)

Mercredi le 12 mai (Jour 4)
• Yves’ last day!
• La pratique de la comédie musicale (le théâtre) est à 12 h 20  dans la salle de musique
• Le club de devoirs : salle 9 (Gavin)

Jeudi le 13 mai (Jour 5)
• La pratique de chorale est à 12 h 20  dans la salle de musique
• Le club de devoirs : salle 9 (Gavin)
• Subway Lunch
• Intramurals: Soccer for the Grades 4 and 5 afterschool
• C’est la fête à Janica-Lei

Vendredi le 14 mai (Jour 6)
• Have a great week-end!

Dear Families:

Tomorrow we are going ahead with our one day blitz to raise funds for the construction of a Water Well in Uganda. Jill Gilday’s aim is to raise $1.00 per student. We have a jar already set up in the office to collect the funds and tomorrow Jill will be by to count it with a few students.

Jill will be making herself available to speak with the classes at the teacher request. Jill has already made a presentation to the Grade 4 class, a story which will appear soon in the Yellowknifer.

There are many things that make me very proud of our older students. For instance, recently the Grade 4 and 5 students won the City’s Recycling Award. Another thing that has made me proud is that back in the fall, several Grade 5 students spoke to teacher Brigitte Rivet about Subway Lunches. Every second week this year students, with their teacher, would carry out ordering student lunches. The profit of $150 -$ 200 would go to the classroom special activity fund (usually year end excursions). This year, at the Grade 5 insistence, we have kept three subway lunches open just to fundraise for special charities or world needs, such as the recent Haiti earthquake. Jacqueline’s Kindergarten class, with the help of several Grade 5 students, will host the next Subway lunch to raise further funds to go towards building this well. Although the total cost of the well is $15,000, our school is first school Jill has contacted with the hope that together we could spread the word about this project. The Yellowknifer, CJCD, and CBC’s Trailblazer are partners in spreading this message, but the effort comes from Jill the children’s passion.

Thank you,
Paul Bennett