Have a great holiday!

Have a safe and peaceful break.  We will see you on Monday, January 4, 2016.

Activity Day

Pancakes and a Spitzmas shirt.

Rock Band

What a great day to lead into the break.  We started with a pancake breakfast, cooked up by our own student council.  The students them moved to the gym and watched some fun volleyball between the SV Cougar boys and our Grad 2015 alumni team.  We then moved into the theatre for an entertainment assembly.  What a fantastic display of talent we have at our school!  We have jugglers. singers, strummers, piano players, lip synchers, and a great performance put on by the Carman Collegiate staff.  Our staff performed "The Spitz Who Stole Christmas".  This is a spin off of the shirt sales (Merry Spitzmas) we did last week that raised $250 for the Carman Cheer Board.  We then moved into the student portion of the entertainment assembly.  After that, our students bussed to Winkler to catch our Cougar hockey team take on the GVC Zodiacs.

Mr. C in his role as the Spitz

But Cougeville still sings on.

New VP at Carman Collegiate

Mrs. Rouire (left) with students at breakfast.

Congratulations to Mrs. Jodi McInnes Rouire for being appointed new vice principal at Carman Collegiate.  Mrs. Rouire will begin in her new role starting January 4, 2016.  The position will go until Mr. Shindle returns from his term in Roland, in February 2017.  Mrs. Rouire has been with Prairie Rose School Division since 2004.  Mrs. Rouire’s career began in St. Laurent School where she worked as an early years skill enhancement teacher in 2004 – 2005.  Since 2005, Mrs. Rouire has been teaching at the middle years level at Carman Collegiate and has filled in as principal designate since 2009.  Most recently Mrs. Rouire was appointed as a .50 FTE French Language Coordinator for the school division.

Mrs. Rouire is currently enrolled in Brandon University, Masters of Education Program in Educational Administration.  Mrs. Rouire holds a Level 1: School Administrator’s Certificate. 

Mr. Shindle

Congratulations to Mr. Garth Shindle on being appointed principal of Roland School.  Roland principal, Mrs. Brandy Chevalier, will be going on leave for the birth of her child.  Mr. Shindle will take the position starting this Monday, and will serve as principal at Roland until February 2017, when Mrs. Chevalier is scheduled to return.  At that time, Mr. Shindle will return to Carman Collegiate as Vice Principal.

Spirit Week!

December 14 to 18 is the Student Council Spirit Week!

Monday - Christmas PJ and Slippers Day
10:15 am - "Decorate a Door" contest
Candy Cane Messages for sale - $2 each, on sale until Wednesday

Tuesday - Candy Cane Day (red and white, red and green) or Christmas Vacation Day
10:15 am - Christmas Carol Challenge - sing a Christmas Carol to a teacher of our choosing during period 2 and get a prize

Wednesday - Ugly Christmas Sweater Day or Warm Wednesday (wear your favorite flannel shirt)
12:05 pm - Pictures with Santa - $5 during lunch in the library

Thursday - Christmas Costume Day or Christmas Hat Day
Candy Cane Messages will be delivered

Friday - Spitzmas Cougar Pride Day
8:00 am to 9:00 am - pancake breakfast, $3 each or free for those with a student membership
9:15 am - Cougar Alumni Boys' Volleyball Game
10:00 am - Entertainment Assembly
11:00 am - Locker Clean Up
11:15 am - Lunch
12:00 pm - Load busses for Cougar Hockey game in Winkler
($5 per student, forms and students must be into the office by Wednesday.  All students attending the game must travel by school bus).

Conservation Conference

On Tuesday, December 8, Alecia I, Chelsey G, Kaitlin H, Katie T, Kara M and Ms. Massinon had the opportunity to listen to Jay Ingram (former Discovery Channel's Daily Planet host) at the Manitoba Conservation District Association Conference in Brandon.  Jay's inspirational speech focused on species conservation.  He encouraged the youth that were present to continue with their conservation efforts, while highlighting the ecological challenges that we will face in the 21st century.

Winter Concert

Carman Collegiate Winter Concert
Wednesday, December 9 starting at 7:00 pm
Carman Collegiate Community Theatre
All the bands are playing!

Please join us for a great evening of music.

Christmas Cheer Board

Carman Collegiate is collecting for Christmas Cheer Board from Monday, December 7 to Tuesday December 15. Please leave items in designated collection spot or bring to Mrs Metcalf's room.