NEWS AND NOTES known as Deep Learning. Deep Learning was a chance for students to dive into and explore a topic of their choice related to an Innovation theme. One of the highlights of the week was a bridge-building workshop. Students were given five large sheets of cardboard, a roll of duct tape and box cutters with the intention of trying to build a bridge for the team to walk across. The bridges were built in the span of three hours. Students had to use ingenuity and creative ideas to help get their groups across. Students also took part in many exciting learning opportunities outside of the classroom, including a Telesat tour, natural history tour (at various locations around Ottawa and Gatineau Park), a dance clinic, a trip to Montreal and more! Celebrating our Athletes After a very successful year of sport at Elmwood, athletes, their families and their coaches were excited to get together to celebrate at our Annual Sports Banquet. Organized by Sports Captain Safa Siddiqui ’16 and Senior School Athletic Director, Mr. Sambles, the evening was an opportunity to celebrate the incredible athletes we have here at Elmwood. In addition to team most valuable, sportsmanlike and improved players, a number of athletes were recognized with special awards. The winners were: •H elen Hume ’17 – Elite Athlete Award •K atherine Keough ’18 – Physical-Education Gold Medal •H annah Charness ’18 – Dunlop Intermediate Sports Cup •E mily Bangsboll ’17 – Wilson Senior Sports Cup •E mma Young ’18 – Neale Intermediate Sports Cup •E mily Hartvich ’17 – Maynard Sportsmanship Award •S ophie Barnes ’16 – Great Yoi Honour Athletic Award •L aura Morrison ’16 – Great Yoi Honour Athletic Award •D ania Rida ’16 – Great Yoi Honour Athletic Award •S afa Siddiqui ’16 – Great Yoi Honour Athletic Award At the Middle School Athletics assembly, the following athletes were celebrated for their achievements: •Z oe Lang ’22 and Jane Covington ’22 – Grade 6 Athletic Award •G race Charness ’21 – Jody Maclaren Cup, Grade 7 Award •M ackenzie Johnson ’20 – Fauquier Junior Cup, Grade 8 Award •P hoenix Plessas-Azurduy ’20 and Arielle Farinha ’20 – Crowdy Weir Bantam Award, Grade 8 Award • I sabelle Barker ’20 – Grade 8 Honour Athletic Award •A ndrea Douglas ’20 – Grade 8 Honour Athletic Award •A rielle Farinha ’20 – Grade 8 Honour 8
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Athletic Award •P hoenix Plessas-Azurduy ’20 – Grade 8 Honour Athletic Award We’ve got spirit! June 10th was spirit day and it was AWESOME! We kicked-off the morning with prefect announcements and then our current prefects got a little messy during “pie the prefects.” Everyone enjoyed a yummy BBQ lunch together before heading to the Governor General’s residence for spirit afternoon activities! We couldn’t have asked for better weather—it was an absolutely fantastic day! Elmwood Scholars Congratulations to Elmwood’s internal scholarship recipients for 2016 – 2017! MYP Scholarship – awarded to students who demonstrate academic excellence, contribute to school life and have shown exceptional understanding and practice of the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile. •E mma Farquhar ’23 •M ikayla Johnson ’23 •M iriam Rida ’23 •B ianca Sugunasiri ’23 •S onja Swettenham ’23 Senior School Scholarship – awarded to students who demonstrate academic excellence, contribute to school life and have demonstrated positive leadership ability through involvement in school life and/or the greater community. •C aitlin Baxter ’20 •M ackenzie Johnson ’20 •M aya Ladki ’20 Summa Summarum Scholarship – awarded to students who demonstrate academic excellence, contribute to school life and appreciate the benefits of and understand the expected rigour and commitment level of the IB Diploma Programme. •B ronte Assadzadeh ’18 •H annah Charness ’18 •S hannon Howarth ’18 •E lizabeth Milne ’18 Celebrating our Staff A lovely celebration was held at the end of the 2015 – 2016 school year to honour staff members retiring and celebrating milestones. Congratulations to: •C athy Wiley – retiring •B renda Huggins – retiring •V alerie Jean-Pierre – 10 years •P edro Serrao – 10 years •M artha Torres – 10 years •J udy Kealey – 20 years Thank you for your dedication to the School, and most of all, our students. Miss Bruce’s War Elmwood Theatre presented Miss Bruce’s War as part of the Ottawa Fringe Festival on Saturday, June 18th and Saturday, June 25th.
The play, written by Jean Duce Palmer (who was in attendance for both performances) was sold out well in advance of the first show, and those who were able to get a seat were not disappointed. Miss Bruce’s War is the story of a fledgling teacher sent into the hills of Alberta to supervise a one-room schoolhouse. It is WWII and Miss Bruce’s pupils are the children of German immigrants. Despite warnings not to fraternize with the ‘enemy,’ she is gradually won over by the community through their steadfast love for music and song. This gentle narrative looks at history when times were hard but ultimately transformative. Congratulations to our cast: Aviva Gerring ’21, Erica Giustiniani ’17, Lauren Jane Hudson ’22, Ciara Hurley ’24, Niamh Hurley ’21, Maya Mainland-Gratton ’17, Madighan Ryan ’22, Sonja Swettenham ’23 and Sophia Swettenham ’17; and crew: Emily Bangsboll ’17, Caroline Capehart ’18, Isabelle Collum ’19, Miho Iwai ’18, Madeleine Klebanoff O’Brien ’17, Sheetza McGarrry ’17, Pooja Moorti ’17, Lily-Anne Villemaire ’19 and of course, Mrs. Boychuk! From Canada to China For the past six years, Beijing International Education Exchange (BIEE) has been hosting a summer camp for international students. The goal of the camp is to introduce Chinese culture and tradition to teenagers around the world to help build relationships and facilitate international mindedness. On July 14th, Maya Kors ’19, Zaina Khan ’19, Keiren McClelland ’19 and Isabella Thomas ’19 set off to Beijing on an adventure of a lifetime. During the course of their stay in China they were able to visit historical sites such as the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Olympic Park, the Temple of Heaven, the Capital Museum, and China’s equivalent of our Parliament buildings: the Great Hall of People. They also toured three schools, attended a kung fu show, visited the Hutong district of Beijing, visited a teahouse and shopped at the Silk Market. In addition to excursions, the girls attended Chinese culture classes during the day and were able to engage in Chinese activities each evening. On the last day, students organized a friendship carnival where each country decorated booths and exchanged gifts, handicrafts and food. Every student brought items to camp to share with their new friends. On the final evening, each country gave a performance that represented their culture. The performances were sensational and their trip was unforgettable! Thank you to Mrs. Fraser for accompanying the girls!