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Mornings at TAN: September 10, 2021
Mornings are fun here at T.A. Norris. When the supervisors are ready at 8:25, the hallway lights go on and children can head to their lockers, play games in the library, hang out in the hallways with their friends, grab a snack from the breakfast window, find a quiet place to read, or work independently in their classrooms. We'll open up the gymnasium after Thanksgiving, but for now the outdoor basketball court is a great way to burn off some energy before heading to class at 8:48 a.m.
Last Day of School: June 25, 2021
Our last day of school on Friday was a blast! Thank you to the Peace River Fire Department for providing a fabulous sprinkler system to keep our kiddos cool in the hot sun. Here's hoping all our T.A. Norris families have a wonderful summer with lots of great memories to bring back to us at the end of August. Keep smiling, keep laughing, and keep learning.
Long Service Awards: June 9, 2021
Superintendent Paul Bennett and School Trustee Crystal Owens made a special presentation to two of our teachers with the entire staff in attendance to cheer them on. Mrs. Strachan received her five-year award and Mr. Schamehorn was acknowledged for his fifteen years with the Division. Following the presentation, Mr. Johnson stepped forward to thank the retiring Mr. Bennett for his committment to PRSD ... and make sure he brings a bit of T.A. Norris back with him to Newfoundland. Congratulations to all!
Bus Driver Appreciation Day: May 7, 2021
Provincial Bus Driver Appreciation Day was officially on May 4, but since Monday was a PD Day, we waited until today to pass out little tokens of thanks to the dedicated drivers who bring our students safely to and from school each day. It's been a challenging year for everyone and we are so thankful for our bus drivers. Although it was Mr. Pittman and Mr. Guey who had the pleasure of chatting with each of them at the end of the day, the sentiment comes from all of us at T.A. Norris Middle School: THANK YOU FOR YOUR MILES AND MILES OF SERVICE!
Top Wolves Strike Again: Mar 31, 2021
Austin shows off the bag of Easter candy he received today as a send-off to Spring Break. Parents of online students, you can come to the school to pick up your child's treats. Thank you to the Top Wolves Leadership exploratory class for filling 200+ bags of goodies this week and to Mr. Pittman for your role in nurturing our next generation of community-minded leaders.
My Teacher is Awesome: Mar 30, 2021
Congratulations to Jordan Bennett, 5A who won an amazing basket of goodies from the Town of Peace River today for telling them why his teacher is AWESOME. Jordon wrote that Mr. Andersen “makes math make sense.” Mr. Andersen also got an assortment of treats including gift certificates to local businesses and dozens of items which had funny little messages of appreciation attached to them. Thank you to Jenny Sasseville,of Peace River Community Services for organizing the contest. We certainly appreciate all the teachers at T.A. Norris Middle School and we are lucky to live in a town which recognizes their many efforts to go above and beyond.
Amazing Race Parents Edition: Nov 16-20, 2020
Our Top Wolves Exploratory students planned an Amazing Race to celebrate Parents Matter Week in which students and their parents were required to travel to predetermined locations around town where activities had been set up and left for Parents Matter Week. Families were able to participate at a time that worked best for them and were required to send in photos of them doing the activities.
Thank you to our community partners/sponsors:
Nic at River City Cinema (family movie passes)
Melanie at Green Valley Dental
Benjie at Mr. Mikes Steakhouse Casual (gift certificate)
Cole at Boston Pizza (gift certificate)
Peter at Mighty Peace Chevrolet Buick GMC (vehicle detailing)
The two grand prize winners were the Davies family and the Leroux family.
A gift from Northern Sunrise County: Nov 2, 2020
Riley from Grade 7 shows off the handy cutlery set he and every student in the school received today, thanks to a grant from Northern Sunrise County. The sets will help reduce the waste of single-use plastics as students will be able to wash them after each lunch and store them in their lockers for use all year long. A big thank you from all of us to Carolyn Kolebaba (Reeve) Corinna Williams (Deputy Reeve) and councillors Audrey Gall, Dan Boisvert, and Gaylene Whitehead for approving our donation request.
Halloween: Oct, 2020
6C is carving pumpkins for the Community Halloweenfest which takes place this Saturday from 3-9pm @ 12 Foot Davis Park.
Bus Safety Week: Oct 22, 2020
It is School Bus Safety Week and T.A. Norris showed our appreciation for our school bus drivers by thanking each one separately and by giving them a gift. Thank you for all you do!
We appreciate our Custodial Staff: Oct. 2, 2020
Today is National Custodial Staff Appreciation Day! We cannot say enough about our custodial staff here at T.A. Norris Middle School. They are thorough, kind, would do anything to help, and so much more!!! We could not operate without them, especially with this pandemic going on. They have really had to do so much more than they have always donearound here! Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts! You rock and are truly a part of Team Awesome!!!
Colouring Contests: 2020-2021
Mrs. Hamilton encouraged our students to show their artistic side on more than one occasion before she moved to Drumheller and Mrs. Blench continued the tradition with colouring contests held through the library.
Winners of the Remembrance Day Colouring Contest were:
1st place - Makayla van Tamelen, 2nd place - Elizabeth Vassallo, 3rd place - Esha Shukla
Winners of the Timberwolves Colouring Contest Winners were:
1st place - Janaya Leadlay, 2nd place - Ashlynn Frayne, 3rd place - Ava Lunn.
Wnners of the Christmas Ornament Colouring Contest were:
1st place - Macey Clements, 2nd place - Ava Lunn, 3rd place - Conan Still
Winners of the Candy Cane Colouring Contest were:
1st place - Esha Shukla, 2nd place - Emma Blohm, 3rd place - Delaney Kyluik.
Fun Outdoors: 2020-2021
Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall -- our students enjoy being outside!
School is open