By Seanna Jones and Kalysta Miller
It’s been a busy month here at Stettler Middle School. Before we know it, June will be upon us.
This past week, Miss Damberger’s Grade 7 drama class has been practicing and performing monologues, while the Grade 8 drama class has been practicing Archie comic skits to perform the first week of June. Her Grade 6 French class has started to make comic strips with conversational French.
Retired judge, David MacNaughton, and Malcolm Fischer came to our school yesterday to talk with the Grade 8 classes about the Robert Cook murder trial. They talked about the case and how it unfolded, the murders, and how the trial played out. It was very interesting hearing about this huge murder trial that took place so close to home.
The Mitch Dorge presentation took place on May 8 in the P.A.C. for the Grade 7, 8 and 10 students. He talked about how bad choices we make can affect so many others in terrible ways and how we need to think about our actions and decisions before doing them.
The Grade 8 students are well into preparation for their leadership camp that will take place next week, from May 27 to 30. They will be practicing leadership, teamwork, and character building. They will go on hikes in the mountains, bike rides, and canoeing, while demonstrating teamwork, leadership, and character building skills. The students will be roughing it for four days, sleeping in tents and cooking for themselves. It will be a great experience and a lot of fun.
Y-cat will be selling jumbo hotdogs for $2, pop for $1, and freezies for $1 this Friday over the lunch hour. They will also be having a school wide “Jam the Police Van” competition at the same time to see how many students can fit into the van at one time.
The SMS track meet is on June 3 and Mrs. Skocdopole will be making her delicious burgers to sell. There will also be drinks and other items for sale as well. The events will include the 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1500 meter runs, long jump, triple jump, high jump, discus, and shot put. Come out and cheer on the competitors.
The Grade 6 students wrote their language arts Part A - P.A.T. last week. They will be writing Part B on June 18, math on June 19, science on June 20, and social on June 23. Final exams for the Grade 7 and 8 students will start on June 20 with math, language arts will follow on June 23, science will be on June 24, and then end with social studies on June 25.
The Grade 6 orientation for next year will be on June 9 at 6:30 p.m. Parents and students will have an opportunity to tour around the school and meet the teachers.
The Grade 6 classes will be going to the Reynold’s Museum in Wetaskiwin on May 27 for their year-end field trip. The 7A and 7C classes went to the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller on May 8, while the 7B and 7D classes will be going on May 27 for their year-end trips.
The annual Night of the Bands concert will be held on June 3 in the P.A.C. at 7 pm. Come out and listen to our talented band classes and see how all the hard work they have been doing all year has paid off.
SMS is happy to be hosting a talent show at the end of June. There was a meeting yesterday in Mrs. Erickson’s room to see how much interest there is and to start the planning process. It should be an exciting way to end the school year.
The Grade 8 journalism class will be selling the last Newsflash school newspaper of the year in the second week of June. It will be in full color and the best edition yet. It will be sold for 50 cents and there will be something for everyone to check out.
STETTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS