PTE at Athlone School

The Prairie Theatre Exchange school tour production of "Munsch Upon a Time" will stop by Athlone School gymnasium on January 23, 2015 at 9:30am.

Books will come alive, as we will see five stories  from one of Canada's favorite children's author come alive - The Paper Bag Princess, The Fire Station, David's Father, Give Me Back My Dad! & It's My Room! There are sure to be lots of laughs and fun for everyone.

WINTER CONCERT

 

The holiday season is here and students at Athlone are busily getting ready for our winter concerts. On December 18th, students in grades K - 3 will perform “Toys” and students in grades 4- 5 will perform “Bring on the Snow!” in the afternoon (starting at 12:45pm) and evening (starting at 6:15pm).
 

 

For these performances K- 3 students are asked to wear dark pants and tops (brown, grey etc.) as they are representing different kinds of toys. Grade 4- 5 students are asked to wear a scarf, toque or mittens to help develop the outdoor feel for their musical. Please no jeans or shirts with logos. Students with speaking/acting roles will wear costumes specific to the character provided by the school.

In the afternoon, “Toys” will begin at 12:45 and run for approximately 30 minutes. There will be about a 10-15 minute break before the performance of “Bring on the Snow!”

 

In the evening, the classrooms for K- 3 students in the production of “Toys” will be open at 5:45pm (the same time as the gymnasium doors)

 

“Toys” will run from 6:15- 6:45 (approximately)

 

 

 

Break: 6:45 – 7:05 (This will give parents of K- 3 students a chance to pick their children up from their classrooms and for any audience turnover)

“Bring on the Snow!” will then run from 7:10 – 7:45pm (approximately)

The grade 4-5 classrooms will not be open during the performance of ‘Toys’ as staff will be helping with the production.  Those classrooms will open at 6:45pm. Subsequently, K-3 classrooms will not be open during “Bring on the Snow!” If you have children in both productions, the younger ones can sit with you in the audience during the 4/5 musical. Grade 4/5 students can be picked up at their homerooms after the performance of “Bring on the Snow!”

 

In the past, the parking lot at Good News Church has been at our disposable, however the church has something going on the evening of the 18th. So Athlone guests are NOT able to use that parking lot on the evening of December 18th.

The Athlone Parent Council will once again be raffling some prize baskets before the concerts and during the break.

We are looking forward to a very festive afternoon and evening. Hope to see you there!

 

 

                                                     

December Student - Led Conferences

Report cards went home on November 26th and students will be putting their learning on display during our triad conferences on Thursday, December 4^th in the evening and during the morning of December 5th.  Students will have a chance to talk about their learning, their strengths and their next steps.We look forward to our parents joining us for this important part of the learning process.

 

Student-Led Conferences:  Thursday, December 4th - 4:30 - 7:00pm

                                             Friday, December 5th - 9:00 - 11:30 am

Mosaic Project

This year, Athlone School decided to commission an art project that could help celebrate our upcoming 50th anniversary. The artist that we were fortunate to work with was Dmitry Komar. He is a painter and a mosaic artist.

 

Dmitry worked closely with all classrooms in three stages. First there was the design stage where students sketched their ideas of what symbols and images should be included in the design. Dmitry took these ideas and synthesized them into one complete design pattern. He divided this design into 29 different sections.

 

 

The students then had the chance to cut the ceramic tiles that were to be used.

 

 

Finally each classroom had a period to place the tiles onto the sketched out pieces and these were then taped and readied for placement on the mosaic's frame.

 

 

For the final installation, Dmitry had classes take turns and watch as he glued and grouted the different sections they had prepared into place.

 

 

The finished mosaic now hangs proudly in the main entrance of Athlone School. It is a beautiful and proud statement of what can be accomplished when a community of learners comes together.

 

 

 

Welcome

Welcome Everyone!

This is my first blog post on the newly launched Athlone School blog. Here you will you find out what is happening around the school and in individual classrooms. As well, there will be posts regarding various school events. I will also use this space to share information with you on different educational topics. I hope everyone who visits finds it an enjoyable place to visit. I look forward to your feedback and comments.