U13 cricket league starts By: Maaz
Last summer there was a u13 cricket league in many different cricket grounds in Calgary. Their was 8 teams participating in the league. These teams made it to the league because they worked hard to be in the league and practiced a lot . There was matches that players showed a lot of grit, those people who showed grit was one of the best players in the league. This U13 cricket league was so exciting to see who was going to be the best. The team that won would get medals. A team called St Johns won the league winning 5 of the matches and losing 2 of them, after they won the league they did a pizza party. In the finals St Johns were against Glenmore cricket, both of the teams showed grit. Before the cricket league started most teams started practising 3-4 months before the league their even was winter practice. Most people that started joining cricket teams wanted to be in a team to have fun and never knew about the league and other people joined because their are good at cricket and wants to get better to be in a league. Most people said that is in a team" I worked hard to be in this team and helping my team to win". If you are interested joining a cricket team come to these websites: http://www.sjcccricket.com/default.aspx and http://glenmorecc.com/default.aspx Fun fact: Did You know that cricket is the 2nd most popular sport and North America and South America is the 2 continents that is not interested in cricket yet.
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“Whether it's a house or a skyscraper I love seeing his work and designs” said Kim Davie By Brianna
Wade Gibbs, a father of two and a former Calgary architect, designed some of the famous buildings in Calgary when he was a managing partner of Gibbs Gage Architects. His most recent project is Antler Ridge, a community of modern mountain architecture. The show home in this community in Invermere BC just opened and lots are finally for sale! This didn't happen overnight though. In 2004 Gibbs assembled all of the land and brought it to the market in the fall of 2008. The project took a turn for the worse when the market collapsed. Gibbs was forced to halt the project for a decade, bringing it back to the market in 2017. The construction wasn't going as planned. “I would say it's typical valley time, it's slower than I would've liked” said Gibbs. The workers in Invermere are taking much longer than expected to build the houses. In addition Gibbs faced other challenges. Before the construction of the show home, conflict arose with the neighbouring community Lakeview Meadows. “It was a classic NIMBY case” said Gibbs, meaning not in my backyard. “We were successful in getting our zoning application approved so they've resolved in their mind that they are going to have to live with us. This conflict was never resolved, but they will have to get used to the idea that they lost and we won.” “I think we have a very unique project” said Gibbs. “The combination of a great view with mountain modern architecture has been extremely successful.” Why Calgary Soccer Coaches prefer Futsal over Indoor Soccer. By: Deegan
The game of Futsal and Indoor Soccer have many similarities and differences. Some of the differences of Futsal are that it is played on a smaller non-boarded field, it has four players plus a keeper versus six, kick-ins versus throw-ins, it is a faster paced game, and the ball is heavier. A few similarities are the, skill is important, and the goal is to win by scoring in the net. When a team plays Futsal they aim to enhance the players foot skills, ball control and decision making. Foot skills and ball control improve in the Futsal season because players want to keep the ball in the field lines on a smaller field with a heavier ball. The ball is harder to control. With the small field, you cannot “kick and chase” as much if you want to be successful. When a soccer team commits to playing Futsal for indoor, they believe the players will develop faster to help them become more skilled outdoor players. Two of the Futsal fields in Calgary are The Calgary Soccer Club and The Calgary West Soccer Club. The Futsal season runs approximately November 1 to March 1. If you watch the professionals play Futsal, you will likely notice that they play on a gym floor. The first Futsal game was played on a basketball court in Uruguay in the 1930s. In youth leagues, Futsal players play on a indoor soccer field, just like an indoor soccer game. “I think that futsal is a far more skilled game, in terms of the players ability to control the ball and the strategy involved. I find it far more interesting instead of just banging the ball off the boards and chasing it down the field. You have to control the ball, pass the ball and be in constant motion to be able to get open for the ball”, said a Foothills Soccer Club board member Jeff Edwards. “I prefer Futsal because it shows off technique better, the players have to work a lot harder to control the ball. Also the thinking process in futsal is a lot more demonstrated because it is a faster paced game. For example you only have four seconds to kick the ball in.” Said the manager of the Foothills 06 girls team Kelly Koppang Edwards. She then added that her favourite part of futsal is “ when a player is on a role and has amazing foot skills, then dribbles through lots of the players even if they are bigger then them. I love foot skills!” Said Kelly. Kelly later added that there is some cons about futsal like “because the ball is heavy and the surface is hard it is a lot harder to control the ball. The ball rolls out a lot and the game has to stop constantly. That is my current non-desired a Futsal spect of the game.” Kelly then said her main reason to enjoying futsal over indoor soccer. “ it’s a smarter game, it’s a faster passed game the ball control and the skill level is much higher. My favourite though is to passing aspect. Due to the reasons the interviewees have discussed, and the information in the first paragraph it is a clear conclusion that Futsal is helpful in developing more skilled players. By: Madeleine
Christmas Tree Donations Lots of times we think of donating toys and food but how often do we think of donating Christmas trees? Part of the fun of Christmas is decorating a Christmas tree. This year Madeleine and her family are going to donate Christmas trees to people who can't afford them. “I think that it's important that people have a tree for Christmas” said Madeleine Heidebrecht. “It's important because part of the magic of Christmas is decorating and looking at the Christmas tree” said Madeleine. Madeleine got the idea to start donating trees last year when her dad bought a Christmas tree but her mom didn't like it so, they decided to give it away. This sparked Madeleine’s imagination.This year Madeleine asked her mom if they could buy more trees to donate. “I'm planning to start small but eventually set up a charity” said Madeleine. Madeleine reached out to Nancy McPhee of Stephens backpacks for advice. Nancy McPhee Nancy McPhee mother of Stephen McPhee, a Calgary boy who started Stephen’s backpacks charity said “a way you can identify people in need is partner with a charity. For example, the charity CUPS Calgary could really use the support”. “Our first year of donating backpacks, we wrote letters asking for donations”. “In the letters we explained what we were looking for, who we were helping, and how we could use their help” said Nancy McPhee. How can we help. Nancy suggested fundraising initiatives such as bake sales, going door to door asking for donations, or maybe even selling popcorn. Why are girls dropping out of sports? Why do they need to stay in? By: Georgia
Historically, society has had a perception that sports are an interest for males only. As a result many girls are missing out on sports and the opportunity to learn from team-building, making life-long friends, and developing both mentally and physically in healthy ways. Society is starting to change slowly. The 2012 Olympics was the first Olympics that females participated from all countries and in every sport event. It wasn’t until the 1900’s that the first female Olympic athlete participated in a sport. Today, in high school or college there is still a lack of physical education so girls have to look other places where it is more expensive or is not close/convenient to their community. Girls have 1.3 million fewer opportunity’s to play sports in high school than boys have. Some girls who play sports around the age of 14 get bullied out of doing sports. Girls also choose to drop out of sports because they get pushed into thinking that girls who play sports aren’t pretty and perfect. Sometimes they get tagged as rude things. When girls are flipping through magazines they tend to see pictures of the tall slim women who are photo shopped to portray a perfect and pretty image. That changes their minds to thinking that is what a girl looks like, so you can’t do sports if you want to look like that. They want to be pretty and prefect, which is what “girls who don’t believe in sports”say. We need to get out and play some sports! At the end of the day, we need to realize that it is important to stay in sports. “Through sports kids and young adults learn very important life lessons. Some of these include teamwork, sharing, inclusiveness, team building skills and so on.” Said Madeline Skeans. “The lessons you learn on what ever playing field you choose will stay with you forever. Sports will teach you to be strong, move, motivate each other and stand tall with strength. KEEP PLAYING” said Serena Williams. As a society we need to support girls and give them reasons to stay in sports as they go through there adolescent years. We need to make more options for girls to be able to participate. As a society we need to change our perception to thinking that sports are for girls and boys. Girls keep on playing and keep on fighting! A cool website/ resource that you can go to is fastandfemale.com there are lots of different programs that you can sign up for and information to learn from. This winter, a family in Calgary is going to Cancun Mexico during winter break. by Samantha
This winter, a family in Calgary is going to Cancun Mexico during winter break. Some of the activities that they will be doing is swimming with dolphins, lounging by the pool, spa days and swim up smoothie bars. They are taking a direct Air Canada flight on Christmas Day. The hotel is called the crown paradise resort. The reason they are going on a trip during winter break is because the dad had made a new thing were every Christmas, he doesn’t get gifts and instead he takes his family on a tropical trip. Dad says “I chose Cancun because of the sun and the sand, also for the opportunity to swim with dolphins. I like that the hotel is all inclusive, I am looking forward to just relaxing and spending time with family.” The crown paradise is a 4 star hotel. it includes a spa, golf course, water park, child care, room service, big pool, swim up smoothie/drink bar, water slides, wheelchair accessibly, beach access, hot tub, free meals and laundry service. The crown royal is an exquisite place. Perfect for family. and this winter, a family will be lounging in the sun drinking smoothies and swimming with dolphins. Connect Charter school taking a different path of learning with are new program.By Teni
This year Connect Charter was introduced to a new program called EXPO. This article will be interviewing students that have recently come from connect to see what their opinions are about EXPO.This program is putting students in the shoes of someone else so they can have the privilege of seeing what its like in first person. The reason I chose this topic for my article is because I want to know how Connect impacts kids learning in positive and potentially bad ways. We know for sure that this program will happen this and probably for the years to come. EXPO has worked out very nicely over the course of time we have had it. Even though we’re just being introduced to EXPO . Connect has been doing very similar things like going on over night field trips such as camp sweet and forte steel. “EXPO has helped me experience things in real life” said Spencer Murray. “I like the fact that we go on over night field trips and iPads”. said Iraj Khan. Chris Evanston coming from Webber Academy said that “I have enjoyed filled work a lot more and it gives me more free time at home not having to do so much homework. EXPO is showing kids how to learn in new and hopefully Connect continues with the project. This is helping kids and is giving a new learning experience that the CBE does not have. Expo is setting the example that learning does not have to take place in a classroom and studying always isn’t in a textbook. Connect is always coming up with ways to make learning fun in school to, recently Connect had two green houses built by an expert that helped build them in the arctic. Unlike most middle schools, Connect gave all students the chance to do electives, giving students the choice to do something they love or enjoy. “The great things about electives for me is that there is always something you want to do” said Jack Mhendam. “Agreed” said Briana Dave’s. Connect is convenient for its perfect location. We are right next to the Tsuu Tina nation property which gives us advantages. Like being able to host a POWWOW. At the end of the day we need to remember that EXPO would not be possible without the parents and teachers helping in all sorts of ways from donating to the field trips to going on them such as Mr sweet helping with camp sweet and Mr Peg helping with forte steel. For more information about EXPO: https://www.connectcharter.ca Schools city-wide get ready to compete to win this year’s Canstruction all around N.A. By: Ammar
Do you like construction? Then get creative, and participate in this event! Canstruction is an engaging, fun activity that helps the Food Bank. It happens annually, all around the continent. Students in schools bring in items on the “wish list” that the local food bank gives online that less fortunate people ask for. Afterwards, the school creates a structure related to the theme of the year. There are teachers in schools arranging for the school to have this event. The actual city-wide event is organized by the local food bank, and the food bank is also responsible for judging the constructions. A student and teacher were asked on why they think Canstruction is a good event. “I think it is smart because it can improve your team skills, help the less fortunate and have fun at the same time” said Austin Wowryk, a student in 6.2. “I think that many schools participate because it’s an even balance between fun and help” said Mr. Fawcett, of 6.2. The most exciting, yet challenging part is to build the structure. Some teachers might think it is chaos, but it still is amusing to build. But before all of that happens, the group has to plan, discuss, bring in food, and then construct. In the end, many are happy with their results, especially if they win. When a group wins, that group will receive a visit from the mayor! Yet, if they lose, it is still quite fun to compete. In the end, everyone gives. Canstruction is a fun activity, it also helps the less fortunate. If your school doesn’t yet participate, ask your school principal if your school can participate. For more information, visit the Canstruction website, or go to your local food bank. The website address is: http://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/canstruction/ 6th graders from Connect Charter School have an amazing time at Camp Sweet.By: Forrest
“One of the greatest experiences of my life!” said Tristan from grade six. Amongst the rolling wheat fields in southern Alberta, grade six students from Connect Charter School have an amazing camping trip out at Camp Sweet. The private camp is just about 10km west of Olds, Alberta, and is located at the intersection of Dog Pound Creek and the Little Red Deer River. The students had fun playing in these two rivers, playing the “animal game”, howling to coyotes, singing by the campfire, and sleeping in nice waterproof tents. Connect is a school in the southwest of Calgary, Alberta. They are known for the Apple Laptops and iPads that each student receives. They also have a new “EXPO” program that lets students learn off the school campus, and that is exactly what they are doing at Camp Sweet. The students are exploring the different trees and leaves in Alberta for science, and built a mini government in the forest for social studies. During free time, students went into the small woods. They found all sorts of logs and built a miniature town. Some people built houses, and some people decided to set up shop and sell more logs to people who were building hospitals or cafés. Then, a government was born, since that was what they were learning about in class. Everyone voted for a mayor, and were all given credit cards. But the city of “Forestland” did not last long, and the government was overthrown. One other thing that the students and teachers enjoyed was the amazing food. Prepared by the great parent volunteers who came on the trip with the school, all day they are flipping burgers and chopping vegetables for all 52 students and 8 adults. “The food at Camp Sweet was the best I have ever had!” said Samuel from the 6.3 classroom. The students also had fun playing in the Little Red Deer River, right before it meets Dog Pound Creek. Some years you could fully swim in the river, but this year the water only went up to the kids’ knees. “The water is the lowest that I have seen it in years” said camp owner, Mr. Sweet. Because it was so low, the grade 6’s built a dam using rocks from the shore in the water. They couldn't make it completely water tight, but it definitely held back water. In the river before the rock wall, the water was now up to your shoulders in some parts. In the middle of the dam, they created a makeshift water slide that was actually really powerful. Many who tried to walk up the the rushing stream of water fell down and got swept up in the waves. There were also many small bugs and critters that some kids were catching in a little pool, or scaring other students All the grade six students were very excited to get home and tell their parents about how much fun they had camping but also would miss all the fun they had building forts, playing in a river, howling with coyotes and sleeping in tents with their friends. To register your child at Connect, and let them have this experience, visit http://www.connectcharter.ca/. Going behind the scenes to look at the adventure of connect charter school’s young detectives By: Avery
Are you interested in mysterious cases and exciting activities? On November 16 we followed grade six students from connect charter school to Youth link where they got to try their hand at playing detective. Connect charter school is great for giving kids a learning expedition experience outside of school. The grade six students at Youth link were there to learn about the jobs that forensic scientists and police officers perform. When the class arrived, they were given a case to solve and divided into three groups that were lead by three hosts Fosia , Charles, and Rachel . They were the guides for this trip to youth link and helped the young detectives collect information about their assigned case. Rachel’s group was named Hawks, Fosia’s was the K9s, and Charles’ group was called Tac. The grade six students from connect got to look at the forensic lab. The forensic lab is where you can experience what forensic scientist do every day. Inside, there were activities where students matched DNA and fibres to find more information about the case. Charles is a forensic scientist who deals with bugs. Bugs are an important part of some cases like homicides and suicides. They had a tank of fake maggots where you stick your hands in. “Sticking her hands in the maggot tank Amy’s face expression was not so happy” said Amy, one of the young detectives on this trip. Later in the day, the students took part in a scavenger hunt. After four questions were answered, the group leader took the students to a hallway with a car and bike that police officers use. A few six grade students were playing cops and robbers. The robbers were being arrested for stealing. These cops put the robbers in the barred back seat of a car where they were watched by a camera. The kids got to experience what police use in their jobs and what they had added to the police cars to make safety precautions. The grade six students from connect charter school had an exciting experience. If you have an interest in action and mysterious cases and, you want to learn more about youth link visit this website http://www.youthlink.ca/YOUTHLINKAnnualReport07-08.pdf |
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