Congratulations Class of 2023

Congratulations to our Grade 12's who will celebrate tonight with a graduation ceremony and dinner. We are very proud of all of your accomplishments!

Our Breakfast Program Needs Your Help

Our students are fortunate enough to be able to have breakfast in the morning, lunch if needed and snacks throughout the day. Most of the fundraising for this program comes from the bottles and cans that Mrs. Pilon digs out of the garbage/recycling cans everyday. We are asking for donations of breakfast and snack items. Here are a few things that we are always in need of:

nut free granola bars
cheese strings
yogurt
fruit sticks
goldfish
cheese whiz
jam
bread

Monetary donations are also greatly appreciated and can be brought to the office!

Pancake Breakfast 2023 - Thursday, June 1

Get your pancakes, eggs and sausage for $5.00 on Thursday, June 1 from 7:30am to 9:30am. Proceeds will benefit the Breakfast Program at the school. Come hungry!

Final Exam/PAT/Diploma Schedule - May/June 2023

Please visit this link to access the final exam schedule dates and times. Please note: Exams start in MAY with the grade 9 ELA PAT.

Mental Health Capacity Building Summer Camps

Registration opens at 9:00 am, Friday, May 26

Elementary camps include: Lego Camp, Art Camp, Discovery Camp, Brain Bites, Mad Scientists
The teen program for grades 7-9 will focus on Creative Arts this year.
Also available: Family Park Pop Ups, Christmas in July, Family Fun Day & a Teddy Bear Picnic
Click here for more information or to register

Grad 2024

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

Social 20-1 Field Trip to Museum

This month our social 20-1 class took a field trip to the Royal Alberta Museum where students were able to do some hands-on learning. Students had an awesome time learning about artifacts from Canadian history and exploring the museum.

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

Welcome to Our Sabre Family!

Congratulations to Mr. Heise and his wife on the birth of their beautiful daughter! Finnley Rose Rogiani-Heise was born on May 10 and weighed 7lbs 13oz. Welcome to the family!

Junior Track Meet

The smoke finally cleared so we were able to have our Junior High Track Meet last Thursday. Students in Grades 7-9 participated in various events including races, shot put, javelin, long jump and high jump! Thanks to our PTA, the students were able to have a hot dog lunch. Good job to all of our athletes for a great showing! Over thirty junior high students moved onto the LDAA track meet this past Tuesday in Leduc.

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

The Wellness Beat: #ChooseWater

Staying hydrated is important not only for your physical health, but also can improve your mental health. Here are some reasons why you need 7-8 cups (2 litres) of non sugary drinks in a day:

1) You will be able to concentrate better.

2) If you have done exercise, you need to replace the fluid you have lost.

3) Drinking plenty of water stops your mouth from becoming dry.

4) You will feel more energized and less tired.

5) Drinking water keeps your skin healthy.

6) Not drinking enough water can give you headaches.

7) Not drinking enough water can leave you feeling dizzy or light headed.

As of June 5, student are encouraged to bring their own water bottles to school so they can fill up throughout the day. Single-use water will no longer be available in the mornings through our Breakfast Program.

Athletics

Congratulations to all of the athletes who attended the LDAA track meet in Leduc on May 23. A Sabre Standing Ovation to Eva Hamre (shot put) who placed first in her category and Kendrick Rosentreter (high jump) who placed second in his category.

Congratulations to all the athletes who competed at the Senior High Zones on May 25th. We have two athletes moving onto provincials! Jenna Rhody will represent in the 1500m after receiving a silver medal for her efforts and Colin Mitchell will represent in both shot put (gold) and discus (silver). Best of luck at Provincials!

Dodgeball Intramural

The tournament is underway and it looks to be anyone's game.

We have 5 team's signed up this year (Devious Dusters, The Dodgeball Busters, Spiderman's GF, Team Random, and Mason's Minions). All of the teams have a chance to take home points for their house!

Good luck to all, epecially my own team (Mason's Minions).

Who won the first ever House Cup at TJSHS?

During the 2022/2023 school year we decided to tweak our spirit point system. Instead of having each grade compete against one another, we changed it up so that each grade was split across six teams and then we added 3-4 staff members to each team.

Throughout the year we had contests and special events that took place and the houses competed against one another for points. The team with the most points at the end of the year will receive a prize. Our last competition to count for this year's points is a tug of war contest that occurred earlier in the month at lunch.

The winner of this year's house cup was decided in a tiebreaker between Team White and Team Yellow. Team White prevailed following what was likely 100 attempts at throwing from half court!

The winning team wins the prize of a movie! They will be heading to Leduc Cinema on June 8th to watch a movie and have some pop and popcorn!

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.

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, June 12 at 6:30 pm. We are in need of a parent to step up and take over the position of President!

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.