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1 Newsletter Volume 2, #24 Check out Yorkson s new website: ycms.sd35.bc.ca Mar. 11, 2016 School Calendar Mar. 11 Last Day Prior to Spring Break Mar Spring Break Mar. 30 (Wednesday) School re-opens Mar. 31 School Spirit Day Pre-IB Gr. 9 Placement REMSS Apr. 1 8:30am Pre-IB Gr. 9 Placement Yorkson Creek (for Yorkson Creek students only) Apr. 6 Hot Lunch Day Dairy Queen Apr. 8 Gr. 6 Market Place Apr. 12 8:30-11:30am SpeechFest Gr. 6 & 7 Apr. 15 Collaboration Day 75min early dismissal Apr. 18 Curriculum Implementation Day Student do not attend Apr :05am Advisory Apr Gr. 8 Camp Apr. 26 Celebration of Learning (PM) Apr. 29 Exploration Rotation #5 Begins A complete sports calendar is available as a link on our website: Next Year - Gr. 6 & Gr. 7? Yorkson News We are in the process of planning for next year. If your child is currently in Gr. 6 or Gr. 7 and NOT planning to return to Yorkson Creek Middle, please complete the attached document and return to your child s teacher by April 15.

2 The West Coast Wolves Check out the attached March issue of the West Coast Wolves. Speech Festival Tuesday, Apr. 12 2nd Annual Yorkson Creek School-wide Speech Festival for Gr. 6 and 7 students will be held on Tuesday, April 12th from 8:30-11:30 in the south gym. Winners move on to district competition. Community News The Royal Soccer Club is celebrating its 24th annual summer grassroots soccer day camps #1 grassroots soccer camp in Canada. Open to boys & girls aged 5 to 13, we operate our Langley location at City Park (48th Ave & 207 Street) during July and August. Visit for more details or call

3 March 11, 2016 As hard as it is to believe, we are more than two thirds of the way through another school year. It has been an exciting year for both students and staff many exciting events, special guests visiting, and new friendships made. We are currently in the process of planning for next year and would appreciate it if you would complete the following if your child is NOT planning to return to Yorkson Creek Middle School in September. NAME OF STUDENT(S): CURRENT GRADE(s) - Please Circle: Gr 6 Gr 7 It would be appreciated if you would complete and return this form to your son/daughter s teacher by April 15. If you become aware of any changes, please let the office know as soon as possible. Thank you. Kevan Reeve Principal Avenue, Langley, BC V2Y 2B5 T: (604) F: (604) Web: ycms.sd35.bc.ca

4 Yorkson Ski Program was fun! by Ty Rosenke On the 3rd, 9th 16th and 23rd of February the members of the ski club got together and went to Cypress Mountain. Kids chose to go skiing or snowboarding. When they got to the mountain the instructors taught kids according to their ability. After the lesson you got free time and could ski/snowboard with your friends or eat dinner (I recommend the chili and fries). We left every time at 6:30 and took a coach bus back. When we would arrive back at the school everyone was pooped! It was a lot of fun so you should join next year! Book Review: Champion by Elise Domingo Summary: After parting in Prodigy, what will happen to June and Day? But more importantly, what is the Republic s fate? Find out all of the answers in Champion, the epic conclusion to the Legend Trilogy! Review: Champion is hands down the best conclusion to a dystopian series! Sadly, it s definitely not a Mockingjay ending. Luckily, it s not an Allegiant ending either! It s sort of in the mix. Anyways, 5 out of 5 star would be my rating of this book! If you ve read Legend and/or Prodigy, go to the library and hunt for this book on the shelves! I know that all of the Legend fans like me will grieve. On a brighter note, happy reading! St. Patrick s Day Crossword Puzzle by Brandon Jow and Eric Suh Answers: DOWN ACROSS 1. Leprechaun 1. Lucky 4. Green 2. Spring 6. Rainbow 3. Pot of gold 4. Flowers 4. Gold 5. Clover 7. Ireland 8. Flowers

5 THE WEST COAST WOLVES Issue #05 March 2016 Pink Shirt Day at Yorkson! Story by Disha Nihalani Photos by Karina Boganes As you all know we celebrate Pink Shirt Day to symbolize that we will not tolerate bullying anymore. The original event was organized by David Shepherd and Travis Price of Berwick, Nova Scotia, who in 2007 bought and distributed 50 pink shirts after a student, Charles McNeil, was bullied for wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school. Our school sold pink T- shirts that said Bully Free Starts with me and some classrooms posted Operation Beautiful sticky notes around the school that said nice messages about everyone. The message was clear: No matter what you wear or what you look like you are beautiful! Meet our new Vice-Principal Mrs. Labby! by Zaiia Easton Mrs. Labby used to teach at Lynn Fripps elementary and was also the vice principal there! Mrs. Labby can be found outside supervising, in the office and in the Makers Lab! What do you think of Yorkson Creek? I think it is wonderful. It is very inviting and has a good sense of belonging. What is your favourite grade to teach? I don t have a favourite! I just like teaching in general. How many years have you been teaching? I have been teaching since 2001 (15 years). What's your favourite thing about being a Vice-Principal? I like interacting with the students and staff and helping create meaningful memories for everyone. Contributors The West Coast Wolves is written and edited entirely by Yorkson Creek students! Karina Boganes Photographer Zaiia Easton Elise Domingo Reviewer Sukhmani Heir Brandon Jow Ariana Lebedoff Madison Khashan Reviewer Ana Jimenez Reviewer Ms. MacRae Publisher Disha Nihalani Eric Suh Ty Rosenke Artist and Tina Yu Artist and What are some interesting facts about yourself? I like down hill mountain biking, science and sailing. I have two dogs and I was once chased by geese.

6 Recipe: Clover Shaped Cake by Tina Yu and Sukhmani Heir St. Patrick's day is coming up, and what better way to celebrate than baking you and your family a treat! So let's take a look at this delicious clover-shaped cake! Ask a parent for supervision and permission to use a knife and the oven. Ingredients 3 cups of flour 1 tablespoon of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1 and 1/2 cup of sugar 2/3 cup of butter or margarine 1 and 1/4 cups of milk 2 eggs 1/4 tablespoon of peppermint extract green food colouring/green icing 3/4 cups heavy cream chocolate gold coins ( optional ) cake beads ( optional ) Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 350 F and grease and coat an 8 inch round cake pan and line with parchment paper 2. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt 3. In another bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and add in eggs and extract 4. Add flour mixture to cream mixture along with milk 5.Beat well for 1 minute 6. Pour batter in pan and bake for minutes 7. Remove and let cool for 10 minutes 8. Mix in a bowl green food colouring/green icing and heavy cream 9. Start drawing template + cut out 10. Carefully cut cake following the guide lines of template 11. Frost cake with the icing mixture 12. (optional)spread gold coins and decorate with cake beads 13. (optional)pipe outline with darker green icing Voilà! Would You Rather? by Ariana Lebedoff Would you rather go to school starting at 10am until 2:48pm on weekends or go to school at the normal time on weekdays? Would you rather be invisible for 10 seconds or be able to fly but only one foot off the ground? Would you rather flunk a test or score on your own net? Would you rather loose your sense of smell on Christmas or loose your taste buds on Thanksgiving? Would you rather clean your cat for 12 days or have your cat clean you for 12 days? Comic by Ty Rosenke

7 Book Review: The Fault in our Stars by Madison Khashan Summary: This is a romantic love story based on a girl, Hazel Grace Lancaster, who experiences love with Augustus Waters. They are both teenagers who have cancer. They fall in love and have great adventures together. Top Pop Songs of 2016 by Ana Jimenez What is your favourite pop song of 2016? Maybe it will appear in this Top 15 list! This list includes some of the most amazing artists of the year! Review: I rate this book 5 stars because I love romantic books and this book makes anyone who reads/watch it cry. This was a very heart-warming book. What really touched my heart was, when Augustus Waters came to the hospital to visit Hazel. This is my absolute favourite novel. I hope you enjoy it too! 1. Love Yourself - Justin Bieber 2. Stressed Out - 20 Pilots 3. In the Night - The Weeknd 4. Sorry - Justin Bieber 5. Roses - The Chainsmokers 6. Here - Alissa Cara 7. Hello - Hedley 8. Hide Away - Daya 9. My House - Flo Rida 10.Cake by the Ocean - DNCE 11.On My Mind - Ellie Goulding 12.Stitches - Shawn Mendes 13.Hands to Myself - Selena Gomez 14.One Call Away - Charlie Puth 15.I Know What You Did Last Summer - Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello Comic by Tina Yu