Klaassen Corner

Sabre Families,

It seems that the warm weather is finally on the way! There are lots of cool things happening around the school these days! Badminton intramurals, the installation of a new laser cutter/engraver in the shop, 3D printing, easter egg hunts, math challenge questions of the week, a Marmot ski trip, kids in suits, parent-teacher interviews, registration for next year, and a host of other things! It is fun to be part of this village! Enjoy your weekend!

Respectfully,

Justin Klaassen

What's coming up at THS

April 7 & 10: Easter Break (School Closed)

April 11: Grade 10/11 Registration Presentation (in class) - Forms Due April 21st

April 12: Grade 9 Registration Presentation (in class) - Forms Due April 21st

April 12: Trades Fair at Leduc Composite High School

April 13-14: Marmot Ski Trip

April 19: Grade 7 & 8 Complementary Course Presentation - Forms Due April 21st

April 19 & 20: Parent-Teacher Interviews

April 26: Grade 10 Orientation Night & Registration (current grade 9's and parents)

April 28: Professional Learning Day (School Closed)

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher Interviews will be held on Wednesday, April 19 and Thursday April 20 from 4:00-7:00 pm. Parents/guardians can book appointments here. thorsby.schoolappointments.com/

What's up with Grad 2023?

The Grads are currently trying to wrap up their fundraising activities for the year. They will be having 2 lunch BBQs this month. Students, families and community are welcome.
Grad banquet tickets are on sale now. Grads can see Mrs. Raugust in the office to purchase.
Graduation will take place on Friday, May 26 at the Arctic Spas Recreation Complex.

For questions about Grad, contact either of the teacher coordinators. kim.vansteenis@blackgold.ca or shelley.gramlich@blackgold.ca

Grad 2024

The Grade 11s met this week to kick off their fundraising for next year. They will be looking into a number of fundraising opportunities.
We are looking for a couple of parent volunteers to act as fundraising coordinators.

For questions about Grad, contact either of the teacher coordinators. kim.vansteenis@blackgold.ca or shelley.gramlich@blackgold.ca

Trades Fair

There will be a trades fair at Leduc High School on April 12th. Students can go to learn about work in the trades and becoming a RAP student. All high school students can attend and bring a resume if they have one.

Interested students will go by bus that day in the morning and be back to school by lunch. To participate please have Mrs. Raugust put a permission form in your PowerSchool for parent permission There is no cost for this activity. All forms must be signed by April 11th.

For more questions, please email the off-campus teacher coordinator. kim.vansteenis@blackgold.ca

Post-Secondary and Career Counselling

Mrs. van Steenis is still encouraging high school students to book counselling appointments in the afternoons. She can help them with the following:

Utilize MyBlueprint
Plan for post-secondary
Apply for college/university
Access scholarships and grants
Apply for student loans

For more information come see her in Room 113 or email kim.vansteenis@blackgold.ca

Summer Work Experience and RAP

Mrs. van Steenis has opened enrollment for summer off campus. This program is open from June-August for High School Students. If you're already working...why not earn credits too? Please see her to sign up and receive your application package. She will be taking names and signing up students until May 31st on a first come first served basis.

For more information come see her in Room 113 or email kim.vansteenis@blackgold.ca

Athletics

Badminton

Badminton season is here! Practices have started with Mr. Goruley heading the charge. This year the Junior Highs will have their competition on April 18 in Leduc and potentially on the 25th if they do well. The Senior Highs are the 19th in Edmonton and if they do well they compete again on the 26th. The goal this year is to get as many people playing badminton as possible. If your child is interested, they still have time to check it out!

Track and Field

Once the snow clears and the field is not a puddle, we will begin track and field.

Senior highs will have a track meet on May 25 in Edmonton and the Juniors will do their annual Thorsby Track Meet followed by our top athletes moving on to compete in Leduc.

The Wellness Beat

Over the course of semester two, we will be looking at different areas of wellness throughout the school. March is Nutrition month and so we will feature some ideas around that area. Here at TJSHS, Mr Feil has taken on the Wellness role and is trying to get as many people involved as possible. Keep your eye on the Wellness Beat section for Wellness ideas and information.

Financial Awareness Month

This month is financial awarness month. Please take a look at the hints, tips, and suggestions in this section to potentially learn some information.

Students can check out the link below and engage in a competition that could potentially get them some money but also increases their knowledge on future careers

Let's Talk Careers: Canada's Most Informed Student Competition

April 17 - May 26 | Grades 6-12 | French and English | $32,500 in cash prizes for students and schools

Food Drive * Extended to April 15 *

The food bank drive started off slowly but has taken off and we have lots of items donated. I know we did one in December and it was extremely successful, but people in need aren't just in need during the holidays. We can help by running another food drive and donating what we can to those in need. The rules will be the same as last time. People can donate items to the food bank and those items will be assigned points. The house with the most points at the end will gain 3 house points, second most will gain 2 house points, and third most will gain one house point. Last time it got pretty competitive and people did an amazing job bringing in whatever they could.

Points per item

Deodorant - full size

Diapers

Laundry detergent

Baby Formula

Shampoo/conditioner - full size

4 rolls of toilet paper

Powdered milk

Juice boxes

Dish soap

Canned meat

Baby food

Granola Bars

Peanut butter

Pasta noodles

Canned veggies

Canned fruit

Crackers

Pasta Sauce

Soup

Growing Smiles Fundraiser

Our Student Union is selling summer flowers using the Growing Smiles Fundraiser. These plants are historically healthy and long lasting. Well worth your money! Please consider supporting our Student Union. Orders are due April 25 and will be available for pick up on May 9.

Check out the link here.

Growing Smiles

Jr High Foods

So far in Semester 2 Foods, Juniors have focused on their baking skills. Having practiced the muffin method, creaming method and cutting in by baking recipes like chocolate chip muffins, cookies, biscuits and more! Stay tuned for more photos moving into our cooking methods!

Subway and Hot Lunch

Subway subs are available for $5.50 every Wednesday. Orders must be placed and paid for before 10:00am on Monday. Order forms are on your child's Powerschool.. Parents can now order for more than one week at a time. Order forms are available through the middle of June

This year, the Elementary has once again invited us to partake in their hot lunch program. Menu items are posted weekly in our weekly news memo. All items are $4.00. We will also accept TES lunch tokens. Hot lunch coupon forms are now available on Power School. They are available to purchase singularly or in groups of 5, 10, 20 and 30.

Badminton Intramural

This year we did a double elimination badminton tournament.

We had almost 40 students and staff sign up for the tournament as individuals or doubles teams.

The last teams left standing near the end were Jenna and Tyra who were beaten by Mr. Gourley and Declan. Mr. Gourley and Declan then had to take on Mr. Feil and Mr. Heise. The latter narrowly defeated the two to move to the finals versus Mr. Klaassen and Jakob (who had not lost yet). Feil and Heise won the first match against Klaassen and Jakob and then the two teams met again on Thursday. The Thursday game ended with Mr, Feil and Mr, Heise winning the championoship!

This tournament was a blast! Keep your eyes peeled for the next intramural.

Easter Egg Hunt

Today the students were able to participate in an Easter egg hun to begin the day. The students had 15 minutes to search the school and try to get the most amount of Easter eggs. The top 3 students won some chocolate. Jed, Olivia, and Liam were this year's winners!

Parent Council

Our Parent Council meets monthly at the school. All parents of students enrolled at our school are welcome to attend.! Our next meeting will be held on Monday, April 17 at 7:00 pm.

Bus App

Not sure if your child's bus is running? Download the app! Details on how to do this can be found here:

Yearbooks

2021-2022 yearbooks are available in the Office for $40. These can also be paid for on your child's Powerschool account. You can also preorder the 2022-2023 yearbooks online for $40.

Spirit Wear

We have teamed up with Entripy clothing for our Spirit Wear. They have an amazing selection and prompt service. Delivery is free with all orders over $99. Ordering instructions can be found here. The home page for our Entripy shop is here.