New Semester Begins Monday

Our exam period ended on Thursday for our grade 9 to 12 students.  Grade 9 to 12 report cards will be sent home on Tuesday, February 9 at the end of the day.  Semester 2 courses begin on Monday.
Today saw our grade 9 to 12 teachers marking exams and working on their report cards.  Our middle years teachers delved into GAfE - Google Applications for Education, and the many interesting tools offered by that online resource.

Ag Days in Brandon

Our grade 8 students made their annual trek to Brandon for the Brandon Ag Days on Thursday, January 21.  Our students explored the exhibits while on an amazing Ag race to find different booths that would answer their questions to a mystery they were provided with.  Our students had a great time and enjoyed the adventure.

Family Studies Presentation

On Tuesday,

January 19th Dr. Chantelle Hercina, a Family Practitioner from Steinbach Family Medical, spent the morning with the Grade 12 Family Studies class. She guest lectured on Labour & Delivery, ran a Question and Answer session with the class, and brought in some models for demonstrations. The Family Studies 40S students enjoyed having an opportunity to ask questions and draw connections between family, science, and medicine.

New Websites

My Students in the Middle Years: A Parent Resource:
As parents, you are important leaders and partners in the life and learning of your young adolescent children as they progress through the Middle Years in school.

Adolescence is the time of life between childhood and adulthood. Middle Years students are young adolescents, typically aged 10 to 14 and in Grades 5 to 8. While young adolescents are sometimes called junior high students, the term Middle Years is used more widely for this age group in schools around the world, so Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning uses this term in all its teacher/parent resources.

By recognizing the changes and challenges your adolescent children experience during their Middle Years, you can help them be successful at school, at home and in the community.

This website offers parents of Middle Years students information about:

• the changes young adolescents experience, 
• suggestions and resources to assist parents in helping their children be successful in the Middle Years, 
• a list of community supports available to assist families (social agencies, 24-hour phone lines), and 
• insightful comments from Middle Years students and their parents (direct quotes).

The site can be visited at http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/midyears/parents/index.html, or go to the bottom of the links section at the bottom of the sidebar on the Carman Collegiate home page.

Everyone Matters Manitoba Youth Suicide Prevention:
This website has been developed to provide school administrators, staff, parents, students and communities with the most up-to-date information about youth suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention support.  This site can be visited at http://everyonemattersmanitoba.ca/ or by going to the Carman Collegiate website and scrolling to the bottom right under links.

Science Lab Renovation almost there!

 The Carman Collegiate Science Lab renovation project is almost complete.  Today our grade 11 Biology class had their first lab in the reno'ed room, dissecting a pig fetus.

This semester's Grade 9 Science students have been working to put on a "Space Fair" to showcase their understanding of various Astronomy concepts.  This will take place on Tuesday, January 19 from 11 am to 12 pm.  As well, we will be showcasing the newly renovated Science Lab.  All parents are welcome to attend, check out the Space Fair projects, and view the new lab. 

 

 

Volunteers needed!

Volunteers are needed for the RCMP Regimental Gala Ball and Dinner in support of the Boyne Regional Library expansion, and for the communities' upcoming BlizzardFest.  This is a great chance to get some volunteer experience, pad the resume, fulfill your volunteer requirements, and enjoy the benefits of helping with community events.

BlizzardFest
Saturday, February 6
Either 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm or 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm helping at various stations in town.
Grade 7 and up students are welcome to volunteer.  Volunteers will get a BlizzardFest shirt.

RCMP Regimental Gala Ball and Dinner
Saturday, March 5
Prior to event - 6 people required for table/chair and curtain set up
After the event - 6 people required to dismantle table/chairs and curtains
During the event - 4 people to serve the meal and 2 people to check coats and take tickets

For more information or to sign up, please see Mr. Phillips.

www.stresshacks.ca

Mental Health Services for Children, Youth & Families is please to announce a new province wide website with a focus on mental health, www.stresshacks.ca aimed at youth between the ages of 10 to 24, families, helpers and educators.
The website was designed in consultation with a variety of community sectors which include youth, indigenous and non-indigenous populations, and individuals with a variety of different backgrounds from across the province.  The website contains a geolocator designed to identify resources available in the area based on the user's location.

Welcome Back!

We hope everyone had a peaceful and enjoyable time with family over our break.  Our return to school has basketball season in full swing, starting tonight as our Varsity Cougar teams host MCI.  All league games start with the girls at 6:00 pm, followed by the boys game, usually starting at 7:30 pm.  This weekend (Friday and Saturday) sees us host our first basketball tournament of the season.  The schedule is posted on the Cougar Sport page of this newsletter.
Next week we are into the grade 12 provincial ELA exam, and then the 47th annual Cougar High School Hockey tournament takes place from January 14 to 16.  Schedule information is again available on the Cougar Sport page of this newsletter.
Our Science Lab that has been under construction since June is close to complete.  We have started to move in and await the last couple of hook ups before the room is ready for our science classes.
Home and School Meeting is on Wednesday, January 14 at 7 pm.  Come out and you will get the bonus of a tour of the science lab.
Remember to catch some basketball action this weekend.