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Principal’s Message
Of course, June is
a very busy time
of year (though I
believe I have said
that very same
thing about every
month). There are
a number of things I would like
to ensure parents are made aware
of in the remaining weeks of this
school year. The start of June will
be the start of Lisa Nelson’s ma-
ternity leave. We will be sorry to
lose Mrs. Nelson for the year, but
we wish her well as she begins the
most important work of being a
mother. At the same time, we wel-
come Natalie Down to the staff as
she takes over for Mrs. Nelson.
June brings PATs and the conclu-
sion of our outdoor education pro-
gram. The schedule for the grade
six and nine provincial achieve-
ment tests can be found in the
JUNE 2010 • ISSUE 10 • VOL .
calendar at the end of this Spec-
trum. Prior to the PATs, the grade
eights will be spending three days
and two nights at Camp Sweet, fol-
lowed by the grade nines who will
spending two days and one night
in single gender camps. We are
having a work bee at Camp Sweet
at the end of May to prepare the
site for two hundred of our stu-
dents attending camps in June.
June 21st will be a big day at CSS.
Not only are we hosting our an-
nual family picnic and volunteer
appreciation that day, we will be
having our grand opening for the
instructional activity centre (IAC)
and, in the afternoon, we have our
in-school grade nine end of year
celebration. I am hoping that we
will have a good turnout that day
to help us celebrate what has, to
this point, been a tremendously
successful year.
THE CALGARY SCIENCE SCHOOL
I won’t have an opportunity to
publicly thank our volunteers be-
fore our volunteer appreciation
day, so I want to take this opportu-
nity to thank the incredible parent
volunteers who have been integral
to the work of the school. You will
read in this Spectrum about some
of the ways in which parents have
volunteered in the school, includ-
ing the volunteer development
committee. We literally could not
maintain the program that we do
without the incredible support of
our parents. I look forward to the
opportunity for the school to say
thank you on June 21st to all of our
parent volunteers.
Darrell Lonsberry
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Principal’s Message..........................1
From the School Office.................2
School Council News...................3
Second Annual Parent Survey....3
New Timetable for 2010-2011....4
Outdoor Education
Schedule for 2010-2011..............5
Class Lists for 2010-2011................6
From the Parent Volunteer
Development Committee..............6
Transportation Update...................7
Canadian Jr. National
Debate Championships.................8
Calgary International
Children’s Festival............................8
Pancakes for Bright Ideas..........9
Fort Steele 2010............................10
Teacher Target Practice................11
Gr 8/9 Track & Field Day..........12
CSS Hockey Stars...........................13
Body Worlds Reflection.............13
Inspiration from CSS’s
Girls Leadership Initiative............14
Music Notes....................................16
Blacklight Laser Dance Show.....18
June Calendar.................................19
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If your child is leaving school before the end of the school year and you
would like his/her report card mailed to you, please provide the office
with a stamped, self-addressed envelope and we would be happy to mail
it to you.
Please have your children take all of their belongings (shoes, desk con-
tents, locker contents, etc) home their last day of school – we don’t have
room to store any of these items as the entire school is cleaned over the
summer to be ready for the new school year.
We have a large collection of lost eyeglasses, I-pods, memory sticks, MP3
players and cell phones in the office. If your child has lost any of these
items, please come to the office to claim them. All unclaimed items will
be donated to charity at the end of June.
Also, please let the office know if you are going on vacation before the
end of June or if your child will be starting school after August 12, 2009.
Having this information helps us keep more accurate attendance records.
Parents: Do you know of any students who are currently in grade 8
who would be interested in attending CSS for grade 9, 2010? If you
do, please ask them to contact Kathy Babiuk in the office as soon as
possible.
Email: Kathy.b@calgaryscienceschool.com or phone: 403-282-2890.
Thank you.
Nola, Kathy and Susan
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May and June are always busy
months at CSS. Our students are
finishing off their last few units for
the year and heading out on field
trips in and around Calgary, includ-
ing Camp Sweet. Likewise, School
Council has been busy. Since late
April, a dedicated committee has
been working to develop School
Council’s second annual Parent
Survey. You should already have
received an email providing a link
to the survey. See below for details
on the completion deadline, survey
goals and prizes available for com-
pleting the survey!
At the May 5 regular monthly meet-
ing, attendees approved a pre-
liminary School Council operating
budget for the 2010-11 school year.
Council also received approval from
the CSS Board to begin exploring
the possibility of establishing a new
charitable society to raise funds for
some of those things that make CSS
a unique and special school. We’ll
be using information from the Par-
ent Survey (currently underway) to
plan our next steps on this front.
Also in May, a new committee of
volunteers began planning next
fall’s Parent Education Conference.
They’re looking forward to your
feedback - via the Parent Survey -
before selecting a conference date
and topic(s).
School Council would like to extend
a HUGE thank you to Denise Ron-
sky, Rebecca Lyon and Liesa Miller
for their tremendous hard work on
the Parent Volunteer Development
Committee. Working with Shelley
Robinson, this team is already pre-
paring for the 2010-11 school year.
Among other things, they’re plan-
ning a CSS volunteers’ handbook
and volunteer orientation session.
Your feedback, via the Parent Sur-
vey, will be helpful to these activi-
ties.
Speaking of volunteers, to date
we’ve had only one parent step for-
ward to join the CSS Traffic Safety
Committee. This new School Coun-
cil committee aims to enhance stu-
dent safety during morning drop-
off and afternoon pick-up times. We
would really appreciate a few more
volunteers stepping forward be-
fore we begin this important proj-
ect. Please email volunteers.css@
gmail.com to volunteer your time
and energy for this “safety first” pro-
gram.
Continuing on the topic of volun-
teers, thanks in advance to Nadine
Jones and her team of volunteers
for organizing the year-end Teacher
Appreciation Lunch. We also ap-
preciate the time and energy of the
parents who will be volunteering
their time to ensure the success of
the Year-End Family Picnic.
The last School Council meeting
for this school year will be held
Wednesday, June 2 beginning at
7 pm in the Anne Tingle Library.
Please join us if you can!

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The Calgary Science School Parent Survey is an important feedback tool for us to learn more about parents’
satisfaction with and involvement in the School Council and affiliated committees. As well, this survey pro-
vides the School Administration with feedback and suggestions related to communication, outdoor educa-
tion, school initiatives and parent involvement. Last year’s survey helped guide much of the work of School
Council and Administration during the current school year as outlined in the School Council article in last
month’s Spectrum.

We ask parents/families to respond to the survey by June 10, 2010. The survey is available online through the
CSS website. It is easy to access and complete. Once you complete the survey, you can choose to enter your
name into a draw for some great prizes: individually donated items, a class pizza party, and the equivalent of
one student’s enrichment fees for the coming school year. We want all members of the CSS school community
to be partners in the education offered at CSS. Thanks for your participation in this survey. We look forward
to your input.
Dr. Shelley Robinson
Assistant Principal

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As the Calgary Science School continues to explore ‡ Fine Arts will be built into the schedule for all
innovative methods for delivering inquiry-based grades with provisions being made to expand
learning to our students, we recognized some short- the band program. Details of this initiative will
comings in the current 37-minute, 9-period, 6-day be addressed in a separate article.
timetable that has been in place for several years.
While this model served the school’s needs well in the ‡ The total amount of instructional time per grade
past, some new priorities have dictated the need to re- totals 1010 hours per year, exceeding the Alber-
visit the schedule and make some significant changes. ta Education minimum of 950 hours per year.
Among these driving forces is the recognized need for
core teachers to have collaborative planning time to Complete timetables for each class will be distrib-
effectively design inquiry-based learning experiences uted on the first day of school in August.
for our students. A second identified need is the es-
tablishment of a structured and meaningful learning
strategies program for all grades that will provide ad- Phil Butterfield
ditional support to students experiencing challenges Assistant Principal
in one or more aspects of learning as well as to offer
enrichment opportunities beyond the context of the
mandated curriculum.

The new timetable is still undergoing some fine-tun-

ing and will be completed well ahead of the August
18th start date for students. Among the most signifi-
cant changes are:

‡ The school day will start at 8:50 am and end at

3:25 pm;

‡ The schedule consists of two 5-day weeks, desig-

nated as ‘A’ and ‘B’. Core courses remain constant
between the two weeks while phys ed and fine
arts classes are adjusted per week to ensure ad-
equate time is apportioned to each program;

‡ There are seven, 45-minute periods in each day,

including the Learning Strategies / Electives block
after lunch each day;

‡ Elective courses will be offered from grade 6 to 9,

with additional time being given to grades 4 and
5 to explore ways to integrate fine arts into core
curricula with the support of the fine arts teach-
ers;

‡ The lunch hour will be 45 minutes (currently it is

52 minutes) and students will have 15 minutes to
eat their lunch followed by 30 minutes for recess;

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Outdoor education comprises an important supporting pillar of the inquiry-based learning model. Below is the
tentative schedule of multi-day outdoor experiences listed by grade. Camp Sweet trips are funded through the
school budget while parents pay for all other excursions. Fees for each trip are determined as soon as practi-
cable once all costs are known and budgets can be formulated. A bursary fund is available to provide financial
assistance to families as required. Please contact the school office or administration for information on accessing
subsidies for outdoor education experiences.

Phil Butterfield
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Camp Sweet Work Bee Parents 1 day Aug. 21

Camp Sweet 50 3 days; 2 nights Sept. 20-24



Southern Alberta History Tour 50 3 days; 2 nights May 16-19

Camp Sweet 50 3 days; 2 nights Aug. 31-Sept. 10



Fort Steele History Lab 25 4 days; 3 nights May 5- 17

Camp Sweet 50 3 days; 2 nights Sept. 27-Oct. 1



Ribbon Creek Winter Camp 25 3 days; 2 nights Jan. 17-Feb. 4

Camp Sweet 50 3 days; 2 nights Aug. 23-27



Fort Steele Apprenticeship Program 25 4 days; 3 nights May 5- 17

Camp Sweet 50 3 days; 2 nights Sept. 13-17



Circle Tour 100 4 days; 3 nights May 24-27

Bamfield Marine Sciences Center 100 5 days; 4 nights Sept. 27-Oct. 1



Camp Sweet 33 2 days; 1 night May 30-June 7

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As the school year enters it’s final month leading
up to the summer break, it is natural for students
and parents to begin thinking ahead to next year,
wondering who they will have for a homeroom
teacher and whether they will be placed with
friends. These uncertainties may lead to requests
being submitted for specific class placements.
Any attempt to accommodate such wishes invari-
ably results in a domino effect that sees students
shifted from class to class. Therefore, please do not
submit requests for class placement to your child’s
teacher or the office.
Over the course of a school year, teachers and ad-
ministration gain an in-depth understanding of a
child’s personality, degree of social development
and relationships with other students, strengths as
a learner, and areas of challenge. Taking these fac-
tors into consideration, core teachers make place-
During the June professional development day, core
teaching teams meet with their colleagues from the
grade above and below to review the proposed lists
for next year and highlight specific nuances of par-
ticular students or relationships that may impact
student learning.
Our experience with this format of class list devel-
opment has proven successful over the past several
years. Class lists will be posted on the first day of
school (Wednesday August 18th) in the hallways
and by the main office. Subsequent changes to class
lists will only be considered for sound educational
reasons after opening day and will be facilitated by
administration. If you have any questions regarding
class placement procedures, please contact Phil
Butterfield, at phil.b@calgaryscienceschool.com.
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We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers for their time and support this past year.
We were overwhelmed by how willing CSS parents were to lend a helping hand whenever needed and how
receptive the teachers were.

There were parents who volunteered for Science Fair, Work Bees, Grade 4 Art Room assistance, Art Work Bee,
Science Lab Clean Up, Scholastic Coordinators, Field Trips, and Band Coordinators. We also have parents
who rolled pennies, helped with photo day, assisted with the girls leadership initiative and so much more.
Thank you, thank you, thank you

Committee update: The volunteer committee was established this year and we were delighted with the
great response from teachers and parents. Some of the items the committee focused on this year were
to develop a website, establish volunteer sign in procedures, and open doors to volunteer opportunities
through email.

Looking ahead: We are currently working on creating a volunteer handbook and volunteer orientation pack-
age as well as establishing a volunteer database. We look forward to the exciting opportunities the new
school year will bring.

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2010 – 2011 Routes
The route coordinators have been busy finishing the
plans for next year. We reviewed the new routes with
Southland on May 19 so we are almost ready to share
them with parents. We will email the new route sheets
and links to our Google maps to all registered riders.
Watch for this the first week of June.
We will continue to run 11 routes next year and service
levels remain similar. Of course, there will be changes
as we are serving a new set of riders. It is important
to understand that the fee of $810 does not cover the
full cost of 11 busses. The CSS Board voted to sub-
sidize the transportation system for the 2010 – 2011
school year. For the past few years, certain costs were
covered by the transportation fee that the board now
feels should be the responsibility of the Board and not
parents. In recognition of this, the board is contribut-
ing to next year’s system the approximate amount of
these costs. The subsidy will not be offered again and
next year we must plan to use 10 busses or increase
the fee to cover the cost of 11 busses. A committee
of Board members is looking into the future of bus-
sing at CSS. The transportation survey results will help
inform the decision. Thanks to all who completed the
recent survey.
Shorter School Day
One of the biggest changes for next year is the change
to the school day. Classes will start at 8:50 and bus-
ses are scheduled to arrive at 8:40. With most of our
busses covering large distances, it is not expected that
they will arrive at precisely 8:40. We do expect that
they will regularly arrive in a window around 8:40,
between 8:37 and 8:43. Many communities will have
later pick up times than they had this year. At the end
of the day, classes finish at 3:25 and the busses will
now pull away from the school at 3:35. This will mean
earlier drop off times for most. The routes will have to
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Leaving school earlier may put the busses ahead of
rush hour traffic and so we are not able to establish
drop off times yet.
2009 - 2010 Arrival Times
Our great crew of drivers has been recording their
arrival time at CSS all year long. Below is a sum-
mary showing a fantastic level of reliability.
The most outstanding observation is how few days
the busses arrived after the start of class. Congrat-
ulations to our drivers for getting CSS students to
school on time. Most of the arrivals after 8:45 were
due to poor traffic conditions on severe snow days.
In those conditions, it just isn’t reasonable to ex-
pect that the busses will arrive on time.
Six of our routes achieved amazing reliability, arriv-
ing right on schedule most days. Two of these had
routes that picked up stops both very far and very
close to the school. Parents should be confident
that the transportation committee and the drivers
are working to provide service that they can count
on. Five routes were regularly arriving too early.
We will be adjusting the schedules to prevent that
from happening again next year. CSS Admin does
not want students arriving more than 10 minutes
ahead of class times as there is no supervision.
New Route Coordinators
We are still looking for three new parents to join our
committee starting in September. We need two to
cover the routes picking up on the west side, west
of Sarcee Tr., and one from the communities of Roy-
al Oak, Tuscany and Valley Ridge. No experience is
necessary and the job is not really complicated. If
you are interested, email us at
transportationatcss@gmail.com.


 
























 














 
 














  
















 
















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May 14th – 16th
Calgary played host to this year’s Canadian Jr. National Debate Championships where 72 of the top Junior
High debaters from across the country came together to celebrate the art and skill of debate. Students
travelled to Banff as part of the Cultural Experience of the Nationals and even took in some ‘Glow in the
Dark Bowling’ at Chinook.

CSS was one of the co-hosts, along with Langevin School, as students participated in 6 rounds of debate
with topics such as; be it resolved a strong dictatorship is better than a weak democracy, this house be-
lieves political correctness has done more harm than good and this house supports child labour. I think
you’ll agree that these are not easy topics!

Arjun, a grade 8 student, and Swarochish, a grade 7 student represented CSS in this year’s Nationals and
did a fantastic job. They had less than a week to prepare for Nationals, where as most students had been
working on their cases for 2 months. After a rough start in the prepared rounds on Friday, Arjun and Swa-
rochish had 3 wins and 1 loss in the impromptu rounds on Saturday where students have 30 minutes to
prepare for a topic they have just been given. These are the rounds that separate the truly gifted and quick
thinking students from the rest of the field and based on Arjun’s and Swarochish’s performance. It was
easy to see CSS was represented by two very talented debaters.
Congratulations Arjun and Swarochish!
Mr. Hoyt-Hallett

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On Friday May 28th the trimester 3 volunteers in Ms.
Savoie’s Volunteerism class will be partaking in a very
special event. The students get the unique opportu-
nity to participate in the Calgary International Chil-
dren’s Festival. The mission of this festival is to “pro-
vide young people with a performing arts experience
that sparks imagination, inspires creative thought,
encourages cultural understanding, and fosters a life-
long passion for the arts.” Even before we start the vol-
unteering we will be delighted by a performance by
a group called the Black Violin. They are two fiddlers
that have worked with the likes of Alicia Keys, Sean “P
Diddy” Combs, and Lil Wayne. Their goal is to inspire
kids to follow their dreams and show that classical
music is cool! As volunteers we will be participating
in seven separate activities that range from acting to
making clay sculptures and yes, even singing karaoke.
The most anticipated event by far will be the wax hand.
For this activity the volunteers will help kids make wax
impressions of their hand that they will later decorate.
Overall, no matter what activity the volunteers will be
at, it will definitely be a great day.
Carson V (8.4)

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The Calgary Stampede and partner SNC-
Lavalin honoured this year’s Science at
the Stampede contest winner, grade 8 stu-
dent Anthony H, with an official Stampede
breakfast for him and the entire school.
This year’s contest challenged students
from grades seven to 12 to design their
ideal version of an alternate or future
Calgary. Anthony presented his idea of a
high-speed train connecting Calgary with
Edmonton that he feels can economically
transform the city and the region while
also reducing our environmental footprint.
SNC-Lavalin has commissioned the Schul-
ich School of Engineering at the University
of Calgary to build a model of the high-
speed train that will accompany Anthony
in this year’s Stampede Parade. Congratu-
lations Anthony-great work!

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Grade 7 Reflection
On the morning of May 5th, I woke up and realized excit-
edly that I was heading to Fort Steele! Quickly I rushed
out of bed and got ready. While anxious to get there, I
tried to remember what I hadn’t packed the night before.
Batteries, check, toothbrush, toothpaste, check, check.
Lunch, check. I was all ready.

After the drive to school, I got out of the car, while drag-
ging my luggage behind me. Friends greeted me in the
IAC with happy, eager smiles. We all couldn’t wait to see
the fresh green grass again, as well as the old stores and
the barracks. But, if there was one thing that we could
wait for, it would have been the smell of horse manure.

The grade 7s and 5s waited in the IAC for a good 30 min-

utes and then it finally arrived… time to board the bus

and be on our way to Fort Steele. Most of us tried to
catch some sleep, but failed miserably, since everyone
was so busy chattering.

Those 5 hours of driving were definitely worth it. Par-

ticipating in the fun activities that had been planned for
us (making buffalo jerky, apple sauce, leather working,
blacksmith, etc.) was so enjoyable while making wonder-
ful memories that we would remember for the rest of our
lifetimes.

Personally, if I were asked, “what was the best part about

Fort Steele?” I wouldn’t be able to answer it. I loved
everything about it. From witnessing the boys dress
up in dresses, to seeing everyone in hairnets, to brav-
ing through the cold for gold panning. I had a wonder-
ful time with everything. I will never forget all of these
amazing experiences!  
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On May 18th and May19th, teachers were lined up to

get whip cream splattered on their faces thrown by
kids they have taught. Commonly known as the Pie
Splat, this activity raised hundreds of dollars for the
Kings Glory School in Uganda, Africa.

The Term 3 volunteer elective held this “pie splat” to

raise money for Kings Glory School as last year Ms.
Savoie, and Ms. Couillard went there to support the
importance and necessity of Universal Education.
Universal Education is important for many reasons,
and it is within our abilities to help. For a country like
Uganda, education is even more important. Uganda’s
average age is 14 years and if we could educate all of
them, then half the population would be educated!

Some highlights include Mr. Lonsberry and Ms.Emin’s

white whipped creamed face, Mr. Fawcett and Mr.
Schmeichal’s taunting and everyone’s positive atti-
tude! Their sacrifice has been a step forward in ensur-
ing that these kids can live a happier life and have a
brighter future.

The volunteerism students would like to thank you all

for coming down to help this worthy cause, and in the
process get a few teachers covered in whip cream! Re-
member, every little action helps; we must do what
we can!

Brody S. and Arjun N. (8.3)

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The entire Grade 8 and 9 Class at CSS participated
in the first Track and Field Day at Glenmore Athlet-
ic Park on Monday, May 3rd. We were fortunate to
avoid the really bad weather until the end of our day
and everyone had a great time.

The students participated in Track Events, such as the

1600m, 100m and 4x100m relay; there were also Field
Events, such as the shot put and long jump; most
exciting of all for the students were the Weird and
Wacky Events, including the Tricycle and Potato Sack
races.

Thanks to all the teachers, parent volunteers and es-

pecially the Grade 8 and 9 classes for their participa-
tion, enthusiasm and effort throughout the day.

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During spring break, 5 of the
Calgary Science School students
who are members of the Trails
West Bantam 2 hockey team went
to provincials and won gold.
These boys also won Esso Minor
Hockey Week, the City Champi-
onships and Provincial Champi-
onships. There are only 3 hockey
teams in the history of Calgary
Minor Hockey that have brought
home all 3.

The boys on the team are:

Brody (8.4), Quinn (8.1)
Mathew (9.1), Joel (8.1) and
Alex (8.4) who was an alternate
for our team at provincials and
helped us win.

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exhibition even more. Knowing that these bodies have
much more specific details and structures compared to
fake models of the body, makes this exhibit much more
9LMSLJ[PVU engaging and interesting.

As students of grade 8, we were able to learn about the
topic of “Cells and Systems”, engaging in different parts
of our bodies, and how they function. Throughout this
topic we also did several projects such as studying the
diseases that can cause malfunctions in ones body.
On May 6, we were privileged to visit the Telus World of
Science to explore the Body Worlds Exhibition. As we
toured the exhibition, we saw many real life body struc-
tures and various diseased organs. Viewing these bod-
ies was quite fascinating because we were able to see
real inside organs. As well, we saw body systems, such as
the muscular system and the skeletal system, along with
other main systems like the nervous system. There were
also many favorites among students including the ring
man, figure skaters and soccer player.
Being able to view real “plastinated” bodies was very ex-
citing, as most of the students have not experienced it
before. Realizing that each and every body in this world
is different from one another, allows us to appreciate this
Lastly, one of the most important points we learned was
about the diseases that can occur to an individual. For
example, when viewing a healthy lung and a smoker’s
lung, we were able to see what a large affect smoking
made on the lungs and health of an individual. There
was also a brain that had been affected by a stroke.
Rather than seeing diagrams of blood clots in the brain,
we were able to see the actual effects in a real brain.
Seeing these real life structures have made a large im-
pact on how we perceive our bodies and the vast affect
that these diseases can make on our bodies. We have
also began to value our bodies more and become more
aware as to what we are doing that influences them.
Overall, the experience at the Body Worlds Exhibition
was very unique. Being able to see so many “plastinat-
ed” bodies that people donated to support the study of
science was very meaningful and an experience teach-
ers and students will never forget!
Jasmine W (8.2)

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from CSS’s Girls Leadership Initiative

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We lead more by being in control than by surrender;
We lead more by comparing than by accepting;
We lead more from the head than from the heart;
We lead more by external change than internal change;
We lead according to how others react rather than by being rooted in
who we are.
This is how we lead

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There are so many strong women in today’s society,
it’s hard to count. It’s impossible to count. I have my
own type of strong women, the kind we see every-
day. The girl we see walking down the street.
She has it rough. She, as she is growing up, is given
many muddled and contradicting messages from so-
ciety, friends, and parents. She is told to be a stay-
at-home mom, she is told to have a career, then
told to have a career and a family. Many difficult life
scenarios are thrown at her, and she is expected to
know how to deal with them all. Then, she makes her
choice,and she gets lots of criticism. She needs to be
strong mentally and emotionally to be able to deal
with all this. She chooses to have a career, and a fam-
ily. Whatever her choice, its just as valid. There are
so many people out there who feel the woman’s role
is to stay at home and be a mother. She needs to be
strong to accept rejection. She needs to be strong
in order to find a man she loves, who loves her be-
cause of who she is, not because of how she acts,
how she looks. She has to choose about the mat-
ter of children. Seeing them get hurt, watching as
they make bad choices, and striving to make their
lives the best as is possible. Running the household,
keeping money under control, these are things she
has to be strong about. She needs to accept defeat,
but to not give up.
She is under pressure, and she is constantly being
scrunitized. We are designed to live, and we are
strong. We are strong women in today’s society. We
need to be, and we are.
Katelyn P (6.1)

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Mrs. Dhillon is a courageous woman who currently is the
student teacher for grade 6.1 and 6.2. She left her family in
India for a better life in Canada. On April 14 2006, she got
married to a man named Maninder Dhillon who wanted to
move to Canada for a living and to start a new family. In In-
dia, her home country, their tradition is to go with your hus-
band and stay with your husband. So on October 30, 2006,
Mrs. Dhillon left her parents and her older brother and all of
her other friends and family to come all the way to Canada
where she has to recertify as a teacher despite being a quali-
fied teacher in India. She really misses her family and friends
as well as her country.
Mrs. Dhillon’s father served in the Indian army, so she moved
every two years to new schools. Her mother concentrated
on her kids and took very good care of her children, so she
was mainly a housewife. In India, schoolchildren are forced
to be disciplined. Did you know that in India, on September
5 they have Teacher Day? On this day, students from the old-
est grade in the school imitate a teacher and teach all the
younger students. The teachers assess the students’ imita-
tion and teaching and the best ‘teacher’ wins a prize.
Mrs. Dhillon was mainly a student in India. Her family owned
a preschool and after her schooling, she taught there for a
little bit. Her marriage was an arranged marriage. What we
find phenomenal is that her parents arranged her marriage,
knowing her new husband would move her to Canada. She
has inspired us to be brave. To move all the way to Canada
six months after meeting and marrying her husband to start
a new family and life, as well as leaving her friends and fam-
ily behind is truly touching.
Karen T & Sadie C (6.1)
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in World War II
In Humanities, we did a project on
what women did in WWII and how they
were seen as proud Canadian leaders.
It wasn’t just in the war services where
women helped. Thousands of women
also took on different jobs to free men
to go and fight. They worked in con-
ditions and areas that they had never
worked in before, such as; drivers, air-
plane stewardesses, and factory work-
ers. Many women worked at factories
during the time of World War II. Many
of these factories produced prod-
ucts for war use, such as ammunition,
tanks, and airplanes. These products
were used overseas, where women
took part in jobs such as, nurses, code
breakers, pilots and ambulance staff
drivers to support the soldiers.
Women stood strong during WWII and
worked hard to play their part in the
war, even if they weren’t fighting. They
wanted to make a difference, which
they certainly did achieve. Whether
they were overseas or at home in Can-
ada, women helped win the war too.
They all became very proud and confi-
dent for their achievements, and defi-
nitely showed their worth.
They felt more respected and capable
after the war. Equality between men
and women was once again getting
better. If women could lead in tough
times like WWII, then we should all be
able to help our communities now.
Julia C and Danika V (5.2)
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The end is near and students are in high gear.
Some activities in music this month will include
singing karaoke, playing “Rock Band”, and per-
forming music with various instruments in class.
The Handbell Ensemble travelled to Msgr. Neville
Anderson School and had a great experience per-
forming and listening to handbell ensembles from
other schools. A total of four groups performed
a mass number titled “Ring Jubilee”. Their next
performance will be at the Grade 9 graduation cer-
emony the end of June. Here is what one student
had to say:
“ The hand-bell program is for the students to learn
how to play a new instrument and to learn how they
work. There are students from Grade 4-6 with about
16 in total. I hope more and more students will par-
ticipate. I love the handbell club. Thank-you Mr. Bo-
len for taking your spare time to make this an awe-
some club.” -Hannah 4.4
The Jazz Band Elective is building up a set list of
pop tunes to play for a few venues in June such as
the Summer Celebration, Opening Ceremonies of
the IAC (Indoor Activity Centre) and the Volunteer
Appreciation Picnic. The music tech students have
been busy preparing video clips of such movies as
Shrek, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and Jurassic Park.
Their job is to sync up scenes from these movies
to the music that the concert band is performing.
The Summer Band Concert will be at the Cal-
gary Science School gym Tuesday June 8, 2010
at 7PM
By having this early exposure to elementary band
in Grade 6, students can make an informed deci-
sion about continuing in band in Grade 7 and
beyond in an optional capacity. Grade 6 band
programs involving all students, have shown in
many schools to be very successful in building the
awareness of instrumental music to students when
they are young and enthusiastic, and because of
this success, we would like to pilot this program
in 2010-2011. All band students this year can con-
tinue taking band.
On May 19 all grade 5 students had the opportuni-
ty to attend an assembly put on by members from
the Stampede Marching Show Band. At this assem-
bly students received an energetic performance
by some of their musicians. The CSS Concert band
also performed selections from their Summer Con-
cert. After the assembly we gathered into small
groups to give students an opportunity to try out
each instrument. Students then chose their first,
second, and third choices to play in the band next
year. There are two band information nights sched-
uled for interested students and parents to attend
and get more details about the band program. The
first night is Wednesday May 26, 7PM and the sec-
ond night is Thursday June 3, 7PM. Both meetings
will be in the CSS gym
Mr. Bolen

Band
As we finalize the schedule for next year, we would
like to inform you of a few details regarding the
Grade 6 music program for this upcoming school
year. As a new initiative at CSS, we want the Cal-
gary Science School Gr. 6 students to experience a
comprehensive and exciting music program. The
purpose of this new program is to provide stu-
dents an opportunity to continue in the regular
Grade 6 music program curriculum that is request-
ed by Alberta Education, but to enrich it with the
opportunity to play a musical instrument beyond
performing recorders and xylophones.
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and teachers involved
with the Blacklight Laser
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DAY 1

ENVIRONMENTAL
2 DAY 2 3

BAND

RENTAL NIGHT
DAY 3 4

DAY 4
  
5

EXPO 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Camp Sweet 8.1 & 8.2

GIRLS’ INITIATIVE
MEETING WITH
Camp Sweet 8.3 & 8.4
GUEST SPEAKER
LYN HANCOCK SCHOOL COUNCIL
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MEETING 7:00 PM
6 7 DAY 5 8 DAY 6 9 DAY 1 10 DAY 2 11 12

Camp Sweet Camp Sweet PD PLANNING DAY

Gr 9 Boys #1 Gr 9 Boys #2 NO CLASSES

Camp Sweet FIELD TEST

GR 6 MATH
Gr 9 Girls MRS. BROWN
11:00 - 11:50 AM
BAND CONCERT
7:00 - 8:30 PM FIELD TEST
GR 6 MATH
MRS. ARMSTRONG
1:15- 2:05 AM
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GR 6 GR 9 GR 6 GR 6 SCIENCE PAT
SOCIAL STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES MATH (NEW) PAT 9:00 - 10:00 AM
PAT PAT 9:00 - 10:15 AM
9:00 - 10:00 AM 9:00 - 10:20 AM SUBWAY
FUN LUNCH
GR 6
ELA PART B PAT
9:00 - 10:00 AM

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CSS FAMILY BOARD MEETING GR. 9 GR 9 GR 9

PICNIC & IAC 5:00 - 8:00 PM ELA PART B PAT SCIENCE PAT MATH (NEW) PAT
GRAND OPENING 9:00 - 10:15 AM 9 :00- 10:15 AM 9 :00- 10:15 AM

GRADE 9 SUMMER VOLUNTEERISM LAST DAY

IN-SCHOOL SOLSTICE FAIR OF CLASSES
“GRADUATION” CELEBRATION 2:15 - 3:15 PM 12 PM DISMISSAL
CELEBRATION 6:30 - 8:00 PM 1 PM APPEALS
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