We acknowledge that Battle River School Division is located on Treaty 6 territory, and we respect the histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Metis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community. We acknowledge that the connections to the land and each other are vital to the work we do.

Mrs. Zenovia Lazaruik, Principal

Mrs. Jennifer Erick, Assistant Principal

Mr. Mark Chanasyk, Assistant Principal

February flew by, and March has arrived. Let's hope March follows the saying “March comes in like a lion and leaves as a lamb.” Fingers crossed.

We have one month of learning completed in semester two. Our teachers work collaboratively with each other and with parents to ensure students have optimal learning environments. To ensure that students are on track we will have our parent teacher interviews on March 14, 2024. We look forward to having a conversation with you about your child’s learning journey and supporting you with accessing real time reporting. Please bring a device to the interviews. See you on March 14!

March is another busy month with activities planned

• Ski trips for high school, junior high and elementary students

• Rock and Rings curling instruction for all PE classes

• Travel Club trip to Greece for Sr High

• Moccasin Making

• Elementary Cake Walk

• Basketball season ending

• Badminton starting

This quarter, we will be nominating students who demonstrate responsibility for the “Caught Being a Titan.” award. We will announce the names of students in April. We are proud of all our Titans.

We have had a few hot lunch days so far, and would like to thank the staff at Tilly’s, the Chill n Grill and Subway for being so easy to work with and supportive. Thank you! Also a HUGE thank you to our parent/guardian volunteers and our grade 9 helpers for their help! And without Ms. Borton, this wouldn’t happen, so be sure to say thanks to Ms. Borton! It is greatly appreciated!

Work ex, work ex, work ex - get those timesheets in!

eSports! Our Titans Alpha Rocket League has had two regular season games so far and they have won three matches and lost three matches playing against teams from Oregon and Utah. This week they will play against a team from New Mexico! Go Titans!

Ski trips - we’ve got three skiing trips on the go! A big thank you to Ms. Nicolaescu for her work in planning and organizing and to Mr. Regehr and Mr. Doerksen for their help. A huge thank you to Ms. Carlson and Mrs. Perry for their work behind the scenes! And another huge thank you to all the staff and family supervisors - without you, there is no trip!

March 6: High School Rabbit Hill Ski/Snowboard Trip

March 7: Staff Meeting/Early Dismissal

March 11-15: Elementary Cake Walk Fundraiser

March 11: Jr. High Rabbit Hill Ski/Snowboard Trip

March 13: Elementary Rabbit Hill Ski/Snowboard Trip

March 14: Parent Teacher Interviews. 3:30 - 7:30 pm

March 14-22: Greece Travel Club Trip

March 18-22: Spring Break (No School)

March 25: School Resumes

March 27: Tofield School council meeting @ 6:30 pm Learning Commons

March 27: Moccasin Making

March 29: Good Friday (No School)

April 1: Easter Monday (No School)

Please remember to email tofield-aa@brsd.ab.ca to inform us if your child is absent from school.

Did you know that Battle River School Division offers free ebooks and audiobooks to students, faculty and staff? Our digital collection is available 24/7 and all you need to get started is an internet connection and your school email/password. Check it out by downloading Sora by clicking this link. You can easily find your access in Sora by searching for Battle River School Division.

As a member of Battle River School Division, you also have access to Parkland Regional Library's Collection! To connect to their books, follow the below instructions.

The Grade 5 and 6 students are holding a Cake Walk Fundraiser for 5 days (March 11-15) from 11:45 AM to 12:15 PM in the Learning Commons. For $1, you may enter for the chance to win a cake. You may buy as many chances as you wish. Entrants will receive one number per dollar spent. We will then use a random number generator to choose a number, and the entrant with the winning number, wins that cake. Thank you for your support as we raise money for future field trips!

The basketball season is running smoothly and will wrap up in March, when we will turn our focus to badminton.

Thank you very, very much to our basketball Coaches this year.

Junior High Girls

Coach: Tanis Miller

Assistant Coach: Carrie Le Blanc

Junior High Boys

Coach: John Blades

Assistant Coach: Brad Regehr

Senior High Girls

Coach: Val Rickett

Assistant Coach: Ericka Rickett

Senior High Boys

Coach: Tobias Schmuecker

Assistant Coach: Damien McLeod

Senior High Boys Junior Varsity

Coach: Eve Koloski

Assistant Coaches: Jen Hill and Kaden Doerksen

This year we had a Senior High Boys Junior Varsity Basketball team. First time ever at our school. They have played a couple of exhibition games.

Our Annual Senior High Quint School Basketball tournament went very well again this year. Our Senior High Boys team finished with a Bronze medal.

Both of our Senior High Basketball Teams have advanced to Zones, with the boys finishing first overall and the girls finishing third!

Our Junior High Boys Basketball team finished second after league play and have advanced to Regionals in Forestburg, first weekend of March.

Our Junior High Girls Basketball team finished fourth after league play and have advanced to Regionals in Bashaw, first weekend of March.

Our grade 5, 6, and international students have been enjoying skating at the Tofield Arena!

Thank you to Belle Ray for painting a gorgeous Titan mural as part of her art work. You did a beautiful job!

This quarter, we recognized students who demonstrate the Titan quality of empathy. Keep up the great work, Titans!

Our Jr High and GAIN classes enjoyed an Oil Kings game on February 21 for Hockey Hooky!

Some grade 6 students participated in the National Math League contest on February 27. Students chose if they wanted to participate in the contest. Our top three students were: Kaylor Mason, Alexis Osmond, and Chloe Madsen. Congrats to all that entered!

Tofield School students celebrate Spirit Week from February 27-March 1 with a Tropical Tuesday, Pink Shirt Day Wednesday, Throwback Thursday, and Pajama Friday. Those who participated were eligible for a prize! Thank you to the leadership team and the FCSS Soar Project for making this a fun week!

Grade 7's explored external forces and building watch towers that can withstand the force of wind.

Ezra Asante's watch tower took 40 hot glue sticks to make!

Conner Stapleton's had lights!

Class 5K had fun exploring surface tension of water and watching a virtual presentation of "On Patrol " with RCMP Service dogs from Regina, on Feb 27.

This month's Career Counselling news focuses on the importance of volunteering, great resources for careers, and upcoming career events.

Just a reminder that you can order your own Titan wear by clicking this link.