Ms. MacFadden would like to acknowledge Ruby Ratcliffe for this month's Grade 6 GRIT award. Ruby consistently demonstrates growth, resilience, integrity, and togetherness in ELA 6. She always tries her best and isn't afraid to share her ideas and learning with others. Well done Ruby! I am really proud of the effort that you put forth as a learner. Keep moving forward! You've got this!
The recipient of this month's Grade 7 GRIT award is Calli Turcotte! Calli demonstrates GRIT each and every day, and works hard at everything she does. She helps her peers, shows kindness, and cooperates with all of her classmates. Calli shows growth and integrity as she strives to complete her work to the best of her ability, and uses feedback to make improvements to her assignments. The positivity Calli brings to class, along with her ability to listen and include others, is always appreciated. Way to go, Calli!
Leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Some vocal, some lead by example, and some are a little both. This month's Grade 8 GRIT student of the month leads by example. Her name is Gracie Cunningham. She is a quiet leader on the basketball court, showing up for practices and games and putting in her best effort. With Gracie's studies, she is always putting in her best effort to accomplish her goal. She is a girl who is liked by her peers, and is always positive. Keep up the great work Gracie.
Shout out to Jillian Montes for this month’s Grade 9 GRIT award and her work in Math 9. Jillian recognizes that learning is messy and that sometimes we learn the best from our mistakes. She asks questions when struggling with her algebra, but she doesn’t give up because she recognizes that mistakes are necessary in learning. She’s taking risks with her learning, persistent in challenging herself, and forces herself to stay engaged with her math learning, even when she’s uncomfortable. It’s great having you back at TMSS and showing us your GRIT, Jillian!
The Grade 10 GRIT award goes to Paisley Garland. Paisley has demonstrated resilience and integrity through her hard work and effort inside the classroom. She uses her class time wisely and productively, and always puts extra effort to take her projects or written responses above and beyond. Paisley asks questions when she needs clarity, and shows togetherness by helping others around her. Paisley is also an active member of the many extra-curricular activities in the school, including being a part of the Sr. A girls volleyball team who made it to provincials this year, and is currently a part of the Sr. Girls basketball team. Basketball is new to Paisley, but she has shown tremendous growth and is a vital part of the team. Congratulations Paisley!
This month's Grade 11 GRIT award goes to Isabelle Deforest. Isabelle is dedicated to academic excellence; she is diligent about meeting deadlines and always gives 110% on every assignment. She is organized and detail oriented. Isabelle participates in class discussions and is always willing to lend a helping hand. She is a dependable volunteer in the community and gives freely of her time. Isabelle was part of the Foods 20 class who prepared this year's Christmas Dinner. She worked with minimal supervision and could be depended on to see each task through to completion. Thank you for your hard work!
The Grade 12 GRIT award winner for this month is Blake Girard. Blake exemplifies GRIT daily by: always using his class time to complete his assignments with great quality, helping any others who require it, coming to class daily and always on time, being cheerful and friendly to his classmates and teachers, ability to work well with any group of people he is required to, balancing his school work with his extracurricular pursuits, and always completing his work on time. Overall, Blake is a wonderful addition to TMSS, and we are lucky to have him as a student here!
