NLA NEWSLETTER
January, 2004
Notice to Parents re: School Closure Due to Weather
The following temperatures have been approved by the Labrador
School Board to be used as guidelines in cancelling school:
K-3 -45 C with wind chill
K-7 -50 C with wind chill
K-12 -55C with wind chill
These temperatures assume that students are properly dressed
for the conditions.
The NLA weather committee 2003/2004 (Mrs. Georgina Allen,
Mr. David Wolfrey, Mr. Richard Rich and Mrs. Hayward) will
decide in the morning between 7:00 and 7:15 if conditions
are not fit to open school. This gives enough time to notify
all staff and CBC radio so that the notice will be broadcast
around 7:30-7:40am. A decision for an afternoon closure will
be made around 11:00-11:15 (when possible) so that CBC can
be notified for airing between 11:30 and 12:00. When operating,
the local radio station will be notified as well.
Parents are advised to use their own discretion in sending
their children (especially small ones) to school when school
remains open in poor weather. They should take into consideration
their child’s age, maturity, health, the conditions
in the community, and whether their child walks to school
or gets a ride. It is very important that all students dress
properly for the weather.
Please phone the school if you have special concerns about
your child and the weather guidelines.
Creative Arts and the Fringe Festival
By: Jennifer Michelin
On November 21-24 I along with 7 other students went to Goose
Bay for the Creative Arts Festival. The 7 other students were
Edith Sheppard, Stephanie Nochasak, Holly Flowers, Stanley
Wolfrey Jr., Gary Sheppard, Candice Elson and Desiree Wolfrey.
Mrs. Rich came with us. It was a very fun-filled weekend.
We attended 2 workshops. One workshop was with magician Peter
Mannie. The other workshop was with Red Shuga.
We learned some new magic acts and we made up our own rap
and dance. We also acted as “hypers” (to get the
crowd hyper).
We watched 4 plays. One from Mud Lake, Black Tickle, Hopedale
and Natuashish. They were all really good.
Yahtzee Tournament in Grade 3-5 Class
By: G. Cox
The Grade 3-5 class at Northern Lights Academy participated
in a Yahtzee tournament between October and December. Yahtzee
is a game of skill and chance played with 5 dice. Students
had to choose where to place their combinations on a score
sheet so as to gain the higher score. Each student played
16 games. Games were played during recess and after school.
During the play-offs Melinda and Franklin were very successful.
They met in the final and Franklin won the championship 2
games to 1. Both students were awarded trophies for their
efforts. All students seemed to have enjoyed the tournament.
School Council Meeting
January 13, 2004
1. Sportsmeet: A overview of plans for the Meet in Rigolet
from March 4-7 given. Committees are: billets, canteen, opening
ceremonies, transportation, information package, banquet.
2. Graduation: Date set for May 28, 2004
3. Recess Program: An overview of the recess snack program
was given and suggestions for other healthy snacks welcome.
4. LIA Trust Fund Committee: Mrs. Georgina Allen invited a
School Council member to sit on this committee
5. School Time Line: see below
6. Weather Closure: see first article of NLA newsletter
7. Mrs. Ruby Best: Language Program Specialist talked about
school wide language programming and gave suggestions to encourage
parents to keep reading material available to encourage literacy.
Winter Sports Meet Coming to RIGOLET!
March 4-7, 2004 is the Rigolet 2004 Winter Sports Meet. We
invite the community to join our committees to make this the
best Sports Meet yet.
Billett Committee Opening Ceremonies Information Package
Canteen Committee Transportation Banquet Committee
Please phone the school if you would like to join in the fun
and bring your ideas
My Trip to the Bottom of the World: Antarctica
By: Trevor Allen
December 16, 2003-January 2, 2004
On the first day, I left Goose Bay and spent the night in
St. John’s. From St. John’s we arrived in Toronto
where I met the Students On Ice group, the company that holds
this trip yearly. We all got together for a briefing and then
went to the airport to head south.
Upon reaching Ushuaia, Chile, the most southern city in the
world, we had our first boarding of the expedition ship M.V.
Polar Star. It is an unbelievable vessel! We crossed the Drake
Passage, which is the pathway to Antarctica, and made our
first Antarctic visit at the Shettlon Islands. Once there
we did daily Zodiac landings, some days up to 3 landings.
We saw hundreds of thousands of penguins and hundreds of different
whales.
In addition to the visits and sights, we had daily lectures
which included global climate change, endangerment of species,
treaties of the antarctic and it waters. I also had a chance
to meet the President of Venezuela.
The experience was magnificent! I wish I could do it annually.!
Timeline of Events
Jan.16 Report cards at noon. Parent/teacher appointments will
be organized soon after. If you would like to meet with a
teacher, please phone the school for an appointment.
Jan.26-29 CDLI exams in Physics, Math and Chemistry
Jan.26-27 Social Studies Program Specialist in NLA
Feb.11-12 First Steps Reading Workshop- Goose Bay - 3 staff
Feb.16-17 Math Program Specialist in NLA
Feb.18-19 Teacher Workshops. No school for all classes
March 4-7 Rigolet 2004 Winter Sports Meet
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