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Parents,) »The fNEWSLETTERl ASelwynHouseSchoolPublication April199. 2 TheParents'Newsletter1 ^L^^îr^^^ Inside The Parents' Art 5 Newsletter -Seniorsvisitthe Canadian CentreforArchitecture Book Ends 6 "TheParents" Newsletter - Withnewresources, theLibraijis THEplaceforresearch published4 timesa \-earbythe %^ Elementary News 4 De\elopmentOffice. - lamesandtheGiantPeach In the interestof - TheChristmas Concert protectingthe -Elementary Certificates environment, the newsletter is printedon rec)'cled paper. Franâis • 15 Ifyouhaveanysuggestionsor Middle School News 8 corrections, pleasedo nothesitate - ScienceFairahitêsuccess tocontacttheeditor, MariaTratt, bv: pbhyofnaex:: ((551144))993311--69148118 ALe)fitd:rNeiwchBolloaosm-fAileelxdan5dAr,eaCnazdelHaaisr,ry5AAv,rith, ore-mail: trattmar@sel\\yn.ca 5A, admiretheircertificatesfromthe PhotographyCourtesyof Elementar}'Expo-science. Turntopage 15for moreinformation. Bill Bedard EmilyBeckerleg Susan Lord Ned Maloney Theo McLauchlin Philipp Menzel Right:Mrs. SandyMartzwithsonEric, SB. RobMoore Mrs. Martzhelpedjudgeattheannual Ellen Pinchuk MiddleSchoolScie?iceFair Forallthe MariaTratt highlightsandgoldmedalists, seepage8. School News 7 -Roboticsteanigoesforgoldandgetsit Senior News 13 -SelwynearnstophonoursinPublicSpeakingin Grades9, 10and11 Sports •• 16 - Curlingteamhasan undefeatedseason wiii?iingboththe GMAA bannerandits own bonspiel & - Grades5 6Hockeylandthetopspotin theirleague SEm'YNHouseSchool -ASeNniDorBasketballwinsatBishop'stournament — 95, CheminCoteSt-Antoine LotsMore! ., .^ Westmount,Quebec H3Y2H8 (514) 931-9481 www.selw\'n.ca Right:Eightstudents, alongwith SHS accreditedby: CoachesMaurovichandBoyle, CESI. Canadian Educ:ational maketheirannualvisittoLake SlANDARDS iNSirrUTH Placid. Seepage 19fordetails. 3 •Elementary School News TheParents'Newsletter1 "^ dm and the Giant Peach e s RoaldDahl's much-lovedstory stretchedimaginations anddelightedaudiences. ByJulie heath Fromtheonslaughtofagiant "SummerLovin"andthe"YMCA?" rhinoceros,toflyingovertheAtlantic Thesemomentsrefleathefirn-loving Ocean,andlandingontheEmpireState Building,thisyear'sElementarySchool playwasRillofaaionfromstarttofinish. JamesatidtheGuintPeachbyRoald Dahlisthemuch-lovedstoryofayoung boywhoescapesfromhiscruelaunts aboardagiantpeach,anddiscoverstrue friendshipsalonghisjourney.Itwasa challengingscriptbecauseoftheextensive dialogueandmanyinterestingcharaaers. Butafterseeingandhearingthetalented Above:pinesDuffy.-iB.andNichoLisDelpLice.~lA. aaorsfromGrades4,5,and6,1knew aftertheirmake-overs. wecouldproduceanexcitingshow! Puttingonaplayofthismagnimde Below:SailorsareastonishedbyJames'giantivorld. takesalotofjuggling,organizingand hardwork,butthemostimportantkey « toaproductionssuccessishavingfion. /?i Andthatwedid! Thereweremany memorablemomentsandhtimorous lineswhichhadusliterallyonthefloor laughing.Twoofourfavouriteswere:"It lookslikeabigone!"and"AuntSponge flushedmypoordearfatherdownthe plugholeinthebath."Whocotildforget ZacharyRolland'sperformancesof 4 School News A R \' TheParents'Newsletter1 chancedc\ousdcmontrcrtoutccqu'ils terminesurunenoteoptimiste,alors nosconcertscontribuentgrandementa avaientapprisdepuisledebutdeTannic. quetouslesenfantsontinterprete The leursucces. Enpreparationpourleconcertdefin SecretofChristmas. J'esperevousvoirlorsdenotre dannee, nousavonsd'ailleursdeja Jetiensaremercierlesparentsquise prochainconcertprevupourle 11 juin. commenceapratiquerunepiecede sontportesvolontairesetquinousont Lesenfantsvousreserventalorsde rock'n'rollpourtlutcabeeetjesaisque aideachanter TheTwebedaysof nombreusessurprises;nemanquezpas lesgar(ônsdequatriemeonttreshatede Christrtuuainsiquevoustous,quietes cetheureuxevenement! vousinterpretercettepanitionunique. venusnousecouterensigrandnombre. Notreconcertdutempsdestetessest Votrepresenceetvotreparticipationa 5 77?cParents'Newsletter1 a Constructive experience Senior art matric students visit the Canadian CentreforArchitecture. ByAdamAzimov, 1IC & Sam Carsley, 1lA OnthemorningotJanuary27, Welearnedthateveryaspectofaroom andanotherwithathickpanelofglass HenryBuszard, 1lA,NedMaloney, mustbeusedincreatingaproper withtwopineconesstuckinit, 1lA,AdamAzimov, 1IC,andSam installation,whichisaroomor symbolizingmortality. Inthecenterwas Carsley, 1lA,accompaniedbyMrs. collectionsofobjectswithinaroom ahearthdesignedfortheheatingoftea. Pinchuk,departedfordieCanadian designedtoconveyafeeling,idea,ora Wesataroimdthishearthontatami CentreforArchitecmre.Theanticipation message.Theinstallationitselfwasquite matsanddiscussedourvarious waspalpable,asnoneoiushadthe astounding. Itwasinanoctagonalroom, interpretauonsoftheroom. slightestcluewhatawaitedus. fivesidescoveredwithorangeandbrown Thenextinstallationwasinasquare TheCCAfocusesmainlyon panelsofbraille,anothersidewithahole roomwithalargeplastermodelrisingto showcasingonething:architecmre.This, designedtolooklikesomesortofnet. theceiling.Wedidnotspendmuchtime atleast,wastheimpressionthatwehad inthisroom,butweconcludedthatit asweenteredtheCCAthatmorning. didhavecertainreligious "We'reanartclass,"wethought, connotanons. "shouldn'twebecheckingoutsome Thefinalinstallationthatwesaw paintingsorsculpmresorsomeartsy wasintherestoredShaughnessyhouse. sbteutfwfeleikneatrhtata?n"dHaorwcehvietre,cmtrheewlaisnknotas (itnwaasbroofnazneimnrvdeer'tsedshtelrle.eWtreundkispcluascseedd tenuousaswethought. thesignificanceofthisatlength, Fromtheoutside,theCCAdoesnot nodngitspossiblemessages. looklikeabuildingdevotedto Nowitwastimeforourworkshop architecmre.Itisasquat,rectangular, tobegin.Ourguideplacedseven blue-greyedifice,hardlythe baskets,eachcontainingdiilciviu Guggenheim.Onceinside,though,we werequicklyswayed. Ourguidegreeteduswiththe words,"We'regoingtobeseeinganIrene Whittomeinstallation." "Oh,ofcourse,"wesaid,"an installation,"exchangingpuzzledglances andmouthingqueriesregardingthe relevanceofwhatevertheseinstallation thingsweretoourartcourse. Beforewe sawtheinstallation,however,wefirst examinedaroomfirilofphotographsby YasuhiroIshimotoofthe 17thcenmry KatsurapalaceinJapan. objectsonthefloor.Weweretochoose Thesepicmreswereondisplayfor oneajidfindanoun,adjectiveand visitorsbeforeenteringWhittome'sfirst colourthatbestdescribedit.Ourgroup installation.Wewereaskedtolocate wasthenledtonumeroustableswhere certainobjectsamongthepicmressuch weweregivenartmaterialsandasmall astatamimatsandslidingdoorsandto cardboardboxwiththeinstructionto commentonthemoodoftheareas Top:NedMaloney, UA,andHenryBuszard, 1lA, buildourownmini-installadoninthe photographed. seatedinthefirstinstallation,discussitspossible boxusingourchosenobject.Mostofus Finally,wereachedthemain implicationsandmessages. cutpeepholesononesideofourboxes, attraction. IreneWhittomehadintended creaunganairofmystery. fortheviewerstoentertheexhibit Left:Theg>'oupassemblesattheCCA. OverlunchatleFaubourgweall wthiethJoauptanaensyesthhoeemse.on,inkeepingwith dReisgihgtn:SthaemirCianrsstlaelyl,ati1o1nsA.,andAdamAzimov, 11C, dsueccciedses.dWtheatetnhjeoyteridpthhaedCbCeAensamafasnttearsyric Thefirstroom,alongwithherother atjoiningartandarchitecmreinan works,taughtuswhatinstallationsare. interesungandexcitingway. 6 B «> V) K 1-. N D S TheParents'Newsletter1 Abound Resources upgraded links, new on-line software andan Australian intern improve access to, and the sheer volume of, library resources. BvViRciNu Ferguson As March arriveswith mudand technical tasksandefficiencyin Web page. Subjects in thefieldsof slushand thetoofaint circulation.Thenewsystemis, of English, arts, science, math,andsocial promiseofspring, theSHS course,Y2Kcompliant. studiesareall researched forusein libran'staflhasbeen busy SIRS-Mandarin hasalsodonated SHScurriculumobjectiveswith creatingagiantdisplayotour tothe Librars'thesoftwareforaccess to regularupdatesandlinksoperating collection otbookscelebrating through both NetscapeNavigatorand Women's Histor)'Month.Themain Microsoft:InternetExplorer. referenceareabulletin board featuresa Finallywewould liketo introduce groupofmagazinecoversfrom recent toyou Lisbeth Clemens, ourIntern monthsandweeks, allwithwomenas from theMcGill Universit}'Graduate themainsubject.Wehavelabeled the SchoolofLibrar)'and Information display"MixedMessages." Dropby Science. Lishasbeenwith ussince andcheckouttheexcellentgroupof Januar)', learningalloftheSHS titlesondisplayincluding Canadian Librar)'systemsfrombudgetingto Women:aHistoiy, byAlison Prenticeet programmingtostor)'hours, student al,Jill KerConway's Written byHerself, and teacherreference, circulation and anantholog)'ofautobiographiesof technicalcatalogingandprocessingof Americanwomen, andFeminismin materials. With extensiveexperienceas CanadafromPressuretoPolitics, edited an elementar)'school teacherand byGeraldineFinnandAngelaMiles. librarian, thisAustralian nativehas Duringspringbreakweare cheeredandbrightenedourwinter lookingforward tosendingourOn- with herskillsandgood humour. She LinePublicAccessCatalogue (OPAC) theirexcellentC.E.R.F. on-line will remainwith usuntilmidApril. outtobeup-graded toworkwiththe resourceforeducation. Curriculum Feel free todrop in andwelcomeher newestversion ofourSIRS-Mandarin and Education ResourceFinderserves andcheckoutwhatisnewintheSHS Libran,'Managementsoftwaresystem. students, teachers, andall interestedby Library. This newversionwill becapableof findingthebestInternetcurriculum linkingouron-linecatalogueand Web resourcesand indexingthese eventuallyall ouron-lineelectronic sourcesinto the main OPACand SHS referencesubscriptionservicesfor school-wideandhomeusebythe Selw)'n Housecommunit)'.These Ahot'e:Long-timeLibraryroitinteer mothersMrs.NancyBloomfieldand ser\'iceswill include Britannicaon-line and Galeliterar)'criticismdatabases, MLrisb.rarNyadWiinneeT&souCkhaesesaetitnhehaonnonuural ^Xliatshall I read next?, Canadian ofthosewhodedicatetheirtimeto News Disk,and Ebsco fulltext theLibraryovertheyear. magazineselections. Mr. HarryChan, SIRS-MandarinVice-Presidentand developerofMandarin Systems,was presentatourrecentVolunteerWine andCheesePart)-todemonstratethe Right:TheLibraryladies,Virginia newsystematworkon Herbie,our Ferguson,SusanLordandLorayne maincirculationcomputer.Wewere Winn. alldelightedat the improvements in News S c H o o t TheParents'NewsletterI7 ^^^^^m^^ Selwyn Team Takes Home the Trophy Selwyns Robotics team bests lastyear's performance at the nationalcompetition. By Richard Muise, lOB 8 News I; S c H o o I. TheParents Newsletter1 A Success Scientific The Grades 7and 8 annual Science Fair attracts moreprojects than ever BvSam Brattie. 8A, &Tim Rossy, 8A Selw)TiHousesannualMiddle GoldMedalWinners SchoolScienceFairwasaven'exciting andeducationalevent. Even'visitor, • ToWashorNotToWash includingstudents,parents,judges, Jonathan Munzar&ThomasSpencer teachers,ande\'enthepressthatattended agreedthattheprojectswerewelldone • Helpful HiOorHorizontal Hazard? andver\'informative. Sam Beattie Presentadonswereneat,topicswere interestingtoexplore,andtheexhibits • Mr. Beans Tim Rossy • Projectile Trajectories: Top:TheColdMeclilim. The Two Bail Drop MattLitvack&CoreyZalcman Left:DavidKnecht, 1lA,helpsjudgetheevent. several.Theprojectsthattookhomea • PutaLidonIt! goldmedalarelistedin theside-barto ArnoldEngel theright. Congratulationstoallbronze, silver,andgoldmedallists!Thefairin • SailingUnderPressiue itselfwasanenormoussuccess, andthe NickTor)' experiencewasenjoyedbyall.Visitors wereimpressedwiththeamountol • TheFertilizerEffeaonPlantGrowth & scientificknowledgegainedthroughout SeanMaislin MichaelWolosz)'k wereattracuve.Severalawardswere theprocessofstudyingfortheprojects. distributedtothestudents,andevery Wewishallwhoareattendingthe • TurntheMusicDown! studentwenthomefeelingthathehad RegionalScienceFairthebestofluck! EricMartz,AlexBussandri &Scott completedanexceptionaltask. Ever^'one, McMillan includingthe\'isitors,hadagreattime! Allpanicipantsdidagreatjoband NOTE: BesuretocheckJunes issueol shouldbecongratulatedforanother TheParents'Newsletterfordetailsand terrificScienceFair! resultsfromtheRegional ScienceFair. ScienceFairparticipantssetuptheir projectsinthemorningbeforethe judgingtookplace.Anaverageotfour judges\'isitedeachprojea.Afterfour hoursofjudgingthestudentswereable tovoteforaStudentsChoiceaward recipient.Thisawardwasgiventothe projeathatthesmdentsenjoyedmost. TTiewinnersofthisawardwere:Alex Weinberg,7C,JayWhite,7C,Nathan Vexler,8A,andJamesMcKinne\',8A. Theprojectswereopentopublicviewing throughoutthecourseoftheafternoon, duringwhichtheSchoolreceivedmany vToolpu:ntNeaenrscywhBolohoemlfpieedldtowamsakaemotnhegetvheentmaansuyccpeasrs.ent visitors. Medalswerepresentedtomany Right:"Cheers!"SeanBerstein,7B,holdsupthe projects.Goldmedalswereawardedto resultsofbnghoursandhardwork. 9 Middle School News TheParents Newsletter1 our e <jcnoo 7A 7B 7C AdamCieply Sean Bernstein RichardKwee JoshuaGoldsman Justin Bourke Jonathan Munzar DylanJones PatrickJohnson MartinO'Donovan LukaPavlovic EmanuelSimon AlexWeinber MatthewWathier NunoTang CoreyZalcman HIGH HONOURS JarydZummer MatthewLitvack MichaelWoloszyk ALL5'S TheParents'Newsletter110 Topleft:SethRoss, 1IC,dealsout chipstoaneagercrowdofrisk- takers. Topright:HeadmasterWill Mitchelltakeshisbestshot. Topcenter:TeacherWarren .Miskell,flankedbyAlexisRoy,8B, d>tdNicholasTsoukas,7B,at MontTremblant. Farleft:TheKindergarten nudentspulledmorethantheir weightduringoutdooractivities. Left:Evenourwintermascot.Flip Flop,hadaball ^-