The Wildcat Word
March 29, 2018
Spring is Just Around the Corner
Light it Up Blue for Autism Awareness
Hoop it Up! Wildcat Basketball
March Madness came early and is staying late at Welborne! A quick recap of our happenings on the hardcourt:
- Sr. Girls Basketball - won a thrilling game in the Division 1 Final over Vanier and then steamrolled over J.J. O'Neil in the City Final 51-21. This marked the first EVER City Championship in Welborne History - Congratulations Girls
- Sr. Boys Basketball -made it to the Division 1 finals, losing just barely to Vanier. Another Welborne first was having both of our senior teams in the Division 1 Final!
- Sr. Girls and Sr. Boys B Teams practiced hard and showed great improvement and sportsmanship at the recreational tournaments.
- Jr. Girls and Jr. Boys Basketball Teams have been made and the seasons are underway. Players have been divided into A and B (Development) teams.
- We are proud of our players and pleased that we have been able to accomodate all interested and committed players on a team at Welborne!
Attention Grade 6, 7 and 8 Students: FSS Spring Sports Clinics
New Look for the Home of the Wildcats!
Chess Club
The Welborne Wildcats will be channeling their inner Bobby Fisher next Friday at the Limestone regional chess championships. Students from grades 1-8 will be competing at Lancaster Drive Public School for a chance to move on to the Eastern provincial Championships the following Sunday. Good luck to all our competitors!
EVERFI Future Goals - STEM Learning for the Junior Grades
On Tuesday, March 27th, an instructor from the EverFi Education organization provided workshops for our Junior students using their Future Goals program. This web-based tool sponsored by the NHL uses hockey to engage students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning. All students had the opportunity to use the program and walked away with a login and password that they can continue to use at school or at home.
Limestone District Skills Competition at St. Lawrence College
Thirty-two Junior students from Welborne Ave. P.S. traveled to St. Lawrence College on Friday, March 23 to participate in their first Skills Competition. In groups of 4, students participated in both the LEGO Robotics Challenge and the LEGO Mechanics Challenge. All students demonstrated determination and cooperation as they used their knowledge of simple machines, structures, and programming/coding to achieve different tasks. The teams were able to bring home 2 bronze medals, 1 silver, and 1 gold. The winning team in LEGO Mechanics will now move on to the Ontario Skilled Trades Competition in Toronto in May!
Chess Club
Grade 4s Go to the Symphony
Road Race Club
2017/2018 Yearbooks are now for sale for $20! Complete and return the order form provided to you by your teacher or go to YBPAY.LIFETOUCH.CA to order online. School Code is 13029918
Disc Fever (a.k.a. Ultimate Frisbee)
Grade 8 (soon to be) Graduates
Upcoming Dates
- Fri. Apr. 6 - Chess tournament at Lancaster Drive P.S.
- Tues. Apr. 10 - School Council Meeting 6:15 (all parents/guardians welcome)
- Wed. Apr. 11 - Career Fair at Frontenac Secondary School
- Fri. Apr. 13 - PA Day
- Mon. Apr. 16 - Inside Out Day (wear shirts inside-out to support autism awareness); Hep B for Grade 7's
- Fri. Apr. 20 - Jr. Medics in Olmstead and Perkins Room
- Thurs. Apr. 26 - Bayridge SS Road Race
- Mon. Apr. 30 - Queen's Teacher Candidates return
- Wed. May 2 - LCVI Road Race
- Mon. May 7 - Jr Boys A Team and Jr. Girls A Team Basketball Tournament at McArthur (Bruce Patry, Pat Perkins Coaching); School Council Meeting 6:15 (all parents/guardians welcome)
- Wed. May 9 - Celebration of Dance (Large-Boriotis-VanDyke-Blackburn-Venditti); NDSS Road Race (Midgets only)
- Fri. May 11 - Jr Boys B Team and Jr. Girls B Team Basketball Tournament at McArthur (Mr. McFarlane and Mr. Olmstead Coaching)
- Tues. May 15 - Boriotis and Blackburn to Gould Lake
- Wed. May 16 - Mary Lambert Health and Heart Performance for K-3
- Fri. May 18 - PA Day
- May 22 - June 4 EQAO Assessment Period
- Mon. May 21 - Victoria Day
- Thurs. May 31- Awards Assembly 4-8 @ 11:30, K-3 @ 12:10
- Mon. June 4 - Region 5 Track Meet @ INVISTA Centre
- Wed. June 13 - LDSB Track and Field Championships
- Tues. June 19 - School Council Meeting 6:15 (all parents/guardians welcome)
- Thurs. June 21 & 22 - LESAA Ultimate Frisbee Tournaments
- Tues. June 26 - Grade 8 Graduation
- Wed. June 27 - Report Cards (Term 2) go home
- Fri. June 26 - P.A. Day
Frontenac Secondary School and School Council Presents:
KEEP CALM AND FUTURE ON... CAREER FAIR 2018!
FRONTENAC SECONDARY SCHOOL
1789 Bath Road, Kingston
APRIL 11th, 2018 from 7pm-9pm
Career Fair (which is NOT a job fair) enables parents/guardians to help their students explore over 100 careers all in one location! Talk directly to local businesses and organizations about the careers that they represent. This is a UNIQUE opportunity to obtain FIRST HAND information on a wide range of career paths such as: - business, marketing, management, human resources, administration, finance - city & municipality, city councillor Laura Turner - 8 Focus Programs, KEYS, ACFOMI - association of fundraising professionals, entrepreneurs, bakery chef - fire, policing, border services, armed forces, law - health related professions including physiotherapy, massage therapy, dentistry, kinesiology, psychiatry - child psychology, psychology, Autism consultant - computer engineering, aviation, robotics - general businesses such as photographer, funeral home director, veterinarian, homes staging, real estate, - cinematographer, artist, children's theatre playwright - many trades: carpentry, mechanic, HVAC, Labourer's International Union Local 183, Heat and Frost Insulators Union Local 95, metal works - AND MANY MORE!
Please visit http://frontenacss.limestone.on.ca/cf/ for a full list of participants and remember to return often as we're adding new participants weekly!
Please see the information below about the EarlyON Child and Family Centre
The Limestone Learning Foundation (LLF) presents Crystal Concert at the Grand, a musical tribute to the holiday season Saturday, December 15, 2018, in the Regina Rosen Hall, Grand Theatre. This concert will celebrate holiday traditions through song, from blues to jazz, timeless classics and multicultural music. The production will be a large vocal ensemble performance, starring students of the Limestone District School Board.
Registration for vocal auditions closes Friday April 20, 2018.
Eligible students must currently be enrolled with the Limestone District School Board in Grades 7 to 11, and returning to school as a LDSB student in September 2018.
Interested students may simply sign-up at the school office by April 20, 2018.
Welborne is proud to be a participant in this LLF initiative.