your child as this is a wonderful
Miller School Christmas Musical opportunity to have fun, practice skills or
Our school Christmas Musical this year is learn how to skate.
entitled, “40 Winks till Christmas”. Mrs. Dates: Dec. 12 & 18
Kitch and Miss Boake will be co-directing. Jan. 9 & 23
Dress Rehearsal – Dec. 10th(10:00 a.m.) Feb. 5
Christmas Concert – Dec. 10th (7:00 p.m.) All times are from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at the
After the musical everyone is invited to Melville Stadium.
stay for coffee/juice and Christmas We have some helmets and skates if anyone
goodies. needs to borrow them for this season. All
Costumes: All Miller students must wear students require a helmet to be worn on
clean PJ’s for the Christmas musical unless the ice.
a note from Mrs. Kitch is sent home in the
student agenda.
Peace Wreath
As in the past, we will again have a draw for
the Peace Wreath. Each Miller family’s
Christmas Gift Exchange
name will be entered and the draw will be
Miller students will take part in an in-class
made at the concert on Wednesday,
gift exchange. Letters will be sent as to
December 10th.
when and how each class will participate.
To decorate the wreath, we would
All gifts should be approximately $10.00.
appreciate if each Miller family would
contribute one Christmas ornament.
Please have you son/daughter bring the
School Skating decoration to school as soon as possible.
Our school will be going skating to the
Stadium thanks to Melville Minor Hockey.
Please try to find skates and a helmet for
Library Books Memory Books
All library books are required to be The 2007-2008 Miller Memory Book has
brought back to the Library by Friday, now been handed out. We do have a few
December 12th. Students who bring back extra copies. The price is $10.00 and will
their books on time will have their name put be given on a first come basis.
in for a draw.
Library Consultant
Last month we introduced Charlotte Raine,
GSSD’s new school Library Consultant. She
is here one day/6 day cycle. This is her
role: Many thanks…
To provide leadership in assisting principals and
To all the students and families who
library personnel to develop effective school library
programs that support student learning. canvassed for UNICEF. The school
To work with relevant departments and personnel to collected $498.00. Awesome!
ensure that appropriate facilities support our To the families who worked hard to make
libraries. our fundraiser a success. The “Fa La La”
To assist staff in designing instructional activities
catalogue provided many with the special
and to provide professional development.
To provide consultative services to staff regarding gifts for the upcoming season. Our profit
use of technology and collection development. for this year is$3600.00. Our top
fundraisers are: Zander Johnson-
School Community Council Annual General Hollinger, Addison Klapak, Kris Gelowitz,
Meeting John Stoll, Anthony Thompson, Katie Hulet,
Thank you to all parents who attended the Jordan Nagy and Jasmine Suwala.
School Community Council Annual General These students were presented a theater
Meeting on Monday, November 17th. Thank pass and special sunglasses during Reading
you also to Marian Kreiser, our GSSD board Buddies.
member for her attendance. Thank you To Mrs. Miles for binding the Memory
also to previous members and to the new Books.
SCC members for attending. To Mrs. Mucha and Mrs. Sylvester who
volunteered on the Grade 1/2 trip to St.
“Bag It” Program Paul’s Lutheran Home.
Thanks a million from the “Bag it!” To the Grade 2/3 parent volunteers for
committee for the $40.00 in donations for the Parent Reading Program: Mrs. Cook,
bags that were sent home. WOW! The Mrs. Thompson
money will be used for school projects. To Mrs. Sass for donating puzzles for
those rainy days.
To Ms. Cloutier for her decorating of the
Miller Memory Case.
Congratulations…
To Jasmine Mucha for her name being Reminder: On Friday, December 19th all
drawn in the Nov. Newsletter draw. students will be dismissed at 2:30
To Sean Erhardt, Madisyn Bell and Ethan p.m. Buses will be picking up
Fisher for reading 100 books. rural students at 2:30 p.m.
Please make arrangements for
city students to be picked up at 2:30
December Birthday Wishes
p.m.
Dec. 1 – Abbey Kaeding
Dec. 1 – Regan Kaeding
Dec. 2 – Ashley Brown
Dec. 10 – Bridget Carpenter
Dec. 11 – Courtney Newby Farewell to Mrs. Decelles. She was our
Dec. 13 – Ethan Fisher interm School/Family Resource worker.
Dec. 13 – Kade Louison Mrs. Decelles has taken a postion in
Dec. 22 – Anthony Thompson Yorkton and we wish her all the best. Mrs.
Dec. 27 – Avery Prieb Martinook is now back from her medical
Dec. 28 –Dakota Gurskey leave.
Dec. 29 – Kirsten Smith
Dec. 30 – Kyle Hansen
Dates to Remember
Dec. 10 – Miller Christmas Musical Miller Staff
Dress Rehearsal – 10:00 a.m. would like to wish
Concert – 7:00 p.m. each and every Miller family
Dec. 11 – Early Dismissal, 2:30 p.m. a Safe and Peaceful Christmas Season.
Dec. 12 – School Skating, 1-2
Melville Stadium
Dec. 18 – School Skating, 1-2
Melville Stadium
Dec. 18 – Kindergarten Christmas
Party & Gift Exchange
Dec. 19 – Grades 1-4 Christmas
Parties & Gift Exchange
Dec. 19 – Early Dismissal, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 22 – Jan. 2, 2009 – Christmas Holidays
Jan. 5, 2009 – Class Begins
Jan. 5/09 – SCC Meeting, 7:00 p.m.