Central Butte School

Today was a great day at CBS. Lots of festive apparel, a belated birthday surprise, a ‘Grinchmas’ celebration, and some littles who in their own words made a lot of people happy today. Being raised by a village seems to be paying off, these kids have a lot of things figured out.

Reminder that grilled cheese Tuesdays are on hold until February to give our Seniors more time to prepare for finals.

We had a great time in Grade 5/6 Zoom Game time! And Jordyn... truer words have never been spoken - Ms. Hintze, Ms. Gray and Tammy are fantastic!

We are excited to see students and get back to the business of learning! Classes back to the regular schedule in all grades.We are excited to see students and get back to the business of learning! Classes back to the regular schedule in all grades.

Well we learned some things about baking, math and the importance of structural integrity. We have a new found respect for those baking shows! Not as easy as it may seem. If anyone in the community wants to share their own Gingerbread house masterpieces we would love to see them! Thanks to Ms. Arguin for having the courage to take on this task!

A huge thank you to Ms. Wilson for taking time to 'read' the last chapters of our OneSchoolOneBook to the grade 1 & 2's students despite the challenges of self-isolation. It could be that we would all benefit from taking Humphrey's advice on "The Care and Feeding of Humans". Thank you to everyone in the community who joined in with our activities and shared this experience with the students of CBS!

Little things often mean the most as Humphrey discovers in Chapter 15.

Chapter 14 An usual friendship seemed to be in the works for Humphrey...

Humphrey is started to realize that not everyone is exactly how they might first appear to be in Chapter 13.

Chapter 12 and Humphrey gets a little worried about his holiday plans!

Chapter 11 is when when we find out how Humphrey really feels about living with noisy humans.

Ms. Wilson takes us through the last chapters! In Chapter 10 find out what happens next as Humphrey tries to solve more human problems.

Just a reminder that tomorrow (Wednesday, December 16) is the last day to buy cookie dough before Christmas! Get them while you can!

Our CBS elves were busy making some good wishes to share with some of our friends in the community who will be having a quieter than usual Christmas. The world is better because of kids like them.

Good seasonal fun at CBS today! Grade 7/8 started making their Gingerbread houses from scratch in PAA. Some of their peers who are working from home joined in through Zoom as well. Stay tuned for their finished projects on Wednesday!

New kind of club got started at CBS today. Different kind of ‘athletics’. Some members were more enthusiastic than others but everyone was a good sport! To quote one of the greats - if you put in the work, the results will come. Our bigs have definitely had an interesting start to their senior year but they aren’t letting the other stuff curb their character!

Hey everyone!! We have decided to extend cookie sales to Wednesday, December 16!! Thank you to everyone who have bought cookies!

The Entrepreneurship 30 class has been working hard! Remember to get your cookie dough orders in. The deadline to order is Wednesday to ensure you get it before Christmas.

Retakes and Grad photos will be rescheduled for the New Year. Thank you for your understanding.Retakes and Grad photos will be rescheduled for the New Year. Thank you for your understanding.

This morning Mrs. Sigfusson, her husband Scott and daughter Sawyer welcomed baby Holden! Congratulations Mrs. Sigfusson!

The Grade 9/10's have been curious about the fact that many societies, such as William's community, still operate using the barter system. They would like to know what people in our community might trade for goods and services if you didn't have cash money? Most of them agreed that a barter system is a good system. Some of the things the students would trade include: - clothes or other things they have lots of - belongings... - anything non-essential such as toys, books, rugs, electronics - my brother is what I would trade, I would like a new one - I would trade items of common interest to other people - babysit, cut grass P.S. We have been enjoying your comments and shares on Facebook. We have been printing them off and posting them on our bulletin board so all the students can read them. Keep it up Central Butte!

Be sure to check out the book fair before its too late!

FYI *** Retakes and Cap & Gown are rebooked for Dec. 7 at 11 am.

Great news everyone! Just in time for Christmas, the Entrepreneurship 30 class is selling homemade, frozen cookie dough. Orders are due December 9th. See the attached form for details. Order forms will also be emailed and can be found in the December newsletter.

Growing up in small town Saskatchewan means we know something about agriculture! The grade 11 & 12's were contemplating the effects of the environment and crop production in Africa. Massive drought so they couldn't grow maize combined with floods that washed away fertilizer and seedlings would lead to a cycle of bad crops. Understanding the difficult cycle that if you can't afford fertilizer, and without fertilizer you can't grow a good enough crop to make enough money for fertilizer, is a real hardship faced by the Malawi people. We wonder about some of the most difficult environmental issues that farmers in our area have faced over the years? We would love to hear your stories...

The Kindergarten class has been working hard to learn about hamsters this week! They wanted to share some facts about Humphrey and all the other hamsters with all of you. Please share any hamster stories you have with them...

The 3/4 classroom have been working hard to develop a guide for their care and feeding. Here are their first five tips....stay tuned as more tips will be coming.

Thank you Ms. Hallbourg and Ms. Menzies for a great Supporting Early Reader session last night! One of the good messages from the night included making sure kids see us, the adults, reading from something other than our devices. Another important message was that kids really are watching how we read books - how it flows, how we flip the pages, how we read from left to right. Some kids come to school not knowing how books ‘work’, it’s not something they just know- they have to learn that somewhere. It’s never too early to start!

Today the grade 9 & 10's were wondering what things would be like for them if they didn't have electricity. They all agreed that life for them would be very different and for many things it would be a lot harder. Some of them thought that their life may actually be more eventful because they would read more, spend less money, or likely do more things outside instead of being on their phones/electronics so much. They would be interested in hearing stories from people who may remember a time when electricity wasn't just something that you could take for granted.

Humphrey is adjusting to Mrs. Brisbane being the classroom teacher instead of Ms. Mac. The grade 3/4 class took time today to compare the two teachers from Room 26.

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Check out the NEW virtual book fair event!

Today after reading the first chapter in The World According to Humphrey, the Kindergarten and the grade 1/2 classes got a surprise! Humphrey’s cousins, Simon and Theodore, are joining their classrooms. Simon and Theodore are guinea pigs that were rescued from the Moose Jaw Humane Society. We are looking forward to the excitement (and learning) these two will bring to our classrooms!

The grade 7&8 class started their OneSchoolOneBook today and we already have some questions and would love to hear what others thought... 1. How did the "wizard" make the man come back to life? Carter S. 2. Why are the doctors so far away from his village? Why can't they be in his village? Jariz G.... 3. How will he figure out how to make the windmill? 4. Why do cats not have names in Malawi?

Today we read Chapter 1 of The World According to Humphrey and we are on the hunt for some pen pals. Every Monday we will be writing letters to the community: making predictions, asking questions, and telling stories. These letters will be dropped off at Iver Main Place, the Manor, and to community members who are reading the book with us. A few letters have been posted here, we hope that you will use the comment section to write us back. Happy Reading! Grade 5/6 ... If you want to share your thoughts on Facebook we would be excited to respond.

The grade 3/4 class were super excited to begin our One School One Book novel today! Stayed tuned as we will be creating our own Guide to the Care and Feeding of a Third and Fourth Grader.

Today our virtual book fair launches! Follow the link to see all the amazing titles you can choose from! All orders ship directly to you! Thank you for encouraging reading at home while supporting our school! https://bookfairs-canada.myshopify.com/pages/5152102

Here is our OneSchool/OneBook timeline if you would like to read along. Watch daily for student connections!

It’s Education Week and we are excited to connect and learn in new ways at CBS! All students will receive a personal copy of their OneSchoolOneBook book on Monday. A huge thank you to our SCC and community sponsorship for the purchase of the books!

Come learn about reading with us! Wednesday, November 25 CBS staff will be hosting a virtual literacy night to help families learn about supporting early readers. Please email the school to get the link for the Zoom session.

Read along with us!

Latest mask update. We got this Bulldogs!

CBS is excited to share our love of reading with the community! To kick-off Education Week we will be starting our OneSchoolOneBook project. Watch our Facebook page and School Website for activities and opportunities to share book thoughts. We will post our timeline for both books so you can keep pace with our Bulldogs!

2020 yearbooks are available for purchase at the town office. Books are $35.

Just over a week and our virtual book fair will be live! You can learn about the featured books now by watching the book trailers. Book fair runs during literacy week November 23- 27 Wednesday November 25 will be our family night event with games, prizes and FREE Shipping! ... https://bookfairs-canada.myshopify.com/pages/5152102

Thank you to Ms Paysen and the Grade 11&12’s for their work to help us all remember the sacrifice and the honour. The meaning of their sacrifice rests with us, our future is their monument. We will remember.

Our Kindergarten's remember and salute all the Canadian veterans and peacekeepers. Remembering the sacrifices of our past will contribute to the wellbeing of our future. We will remember.

Thank you to our great facility operators and the Town of Central Butte for working hard to clear the streets, roads, and walkways so our kids can get back to school. Four days ago we were in t-shirts and shorts on the playground, today it was full on winter wonderland! What a difference a week can make. Hoping to be back to business as usual now.

Picture day is this Thursday, Nov. 12. Individual portraits only. Retakes and Cap & Gown photos are on Dec. 2. Nov. 12 is a kindergarten day and Dec. 2 is a pre-k day.

Thank you to the Central Butte Legion Colour Guard for having a parade with some of our students today.

We are having a virtual book fair! Save the date and watch for more details to come! https://bookfairs-canada.myshopify.com/pages/5152102

Thank you to the community for your excellent support today! Lots of people came out to cheer us on during our costume parade and people were very generous with the Treats and Eats. Thank you also to the SCC for helping with the sorting and bagging. Many hands really does make for light work. Happy Halloween!

Congratulations to Mr. Peterson and his wife on the arrival of their new twins! Austin Wayne and Ivy Grace on Oct 29

At 1:15 our students will be parading along this route. It is also planned that all students will be going in front of Iver Main and Regency Manor, with the exception of Pre-K who will only be going in the direction of the manor. Public is very welcome to come watch from their cars or from a safe distance. We ask that you not give out candy at this time. Happy Halloween!

Please follow our Entrepreneurship 30 class' facebook page for updates!

Our Entrepreneurship 30 class is doing a pizza sale. Ordering is available online at https://prairiesouth.schoolcashonline.com/ until Nov. 4 at noon. Pizzas will be here on the 5th.

We are collecting food bank items and treats for those of you who would like to opt out of handing out treats. Please remember that all items need to be peanut free. Thanks!

First snow of the season! Please remember to bring/send your cold weather gear and extra/inside shoes.

Grilled Cheese Tuesdays are coming back! Starting the first Tuesday of November students can pre-order sandwiches every tuesday. Punch cards are available online at https://prairiesouth.schoolcashonline.com/ for $15 or 10 grilled cheese sandwiches. Students will not be able to accept cash payments at this time.

Use the link to check out the October Scholastic book club flyer. Be sure to use the classroom code RC159343 to get free shipping (on order over $35) and that your purchase is put towards the schools earned credits. If your order does not meet the requirements for free shipping you are welcome to send your order to school or email Mrs. Stewart. Thank you for your support! ... https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/ See more

If you would like to pass on having trick or treaters come to your door this year but still wish to give out treats we've got a solution! Feel free to drop off your treats and eats from Oct. 27-29 at the main doors of the school or at the Town Office. Posters for those of you who donate will be there to hang up to let trick or treaters know to pass your house. We are also collecting items for the Moose Jaw Food Bank. I've attached a list of most needed items.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Bulldogs! Enjoy the great weather and please stay safe.

FYI- this week's school spirit day has changed. Thursday is Jersey Day, (or a shirt with your favourite team).

As part of our #OrangeShirtDay activities, 7-12 students took time to think about how they can support reconciliation.

As part of our #OrangeShirtDay activities, K-6 students took time to think about how students should feel when they walk into our building.