Well, here we go; time to bring you up to date on the happenings of Edam and area.
The Grade 4, 5 and 6 classes held their annual science fair May 23 giving young scientists in Grade 4, 5 and 6 the opportunity to showcase their knowledge. The students worked very hard to create a science fair display that answered a specific question using the scientific process. The displays we saw were incredible. It was exciting to see such a variety of topics and such enthusiasm from the students. It takes a great deal of dedication and interest in the topic for a student to create a science fair display and we are proud of everyone's hard work.
The grades 4-6 students would like to extend a huge thank you to Andrea Thom, Mike Lee, Lorne Long, Gloria Evanoff, Cherelle Cadrain and Brandon Doom for volunteering to judge the displays.
The following students showed outstanding work and imagination. In Grade 4, first was Abbey Harty with Got Greasy Hands? There was a tie for second between Tyne Cole's Soakin' Machine and Haylee Olson's Which Drink Will Stain Teeth the Most? In Grade 5, winning first place was Jaxon Harty with Snap! Crackle! Pop! and second were Jade Cole and Abigail Millard with Does the 5 Second Rule Work? Grade 6 first place winners were Candace Greening and Tiana Olson with Fabulous Fabric. Second was Brooke Bonsan with Candle Race.
The other Grade 4 students and their projects were: Kylee Bec, Which Makes the Most Bubbles?; Leah Bec/Adriana Burgess, Egg Drop Experiment; Cameron Becotte, Which Fabric Softener Burns the Fastest?; Lee Bonsan, Which Window Cleaner Works Best?; Nadian Holloway, Fresh Food Storage; Nevin Poole, Which Pop Will Eat the Nail the Fastest?; Brett Deobald, Solar System; and winning honourable mention was Clayton Wolfe, Texting and Driving.
Winning honourable mention in Grade 5 were Laney Blanchette with Soggy Potatoes and Bailey Cole with Run Away Pepper. Also participating in the science fair from Grade 5 were Kyler Lascelle with Store-bought vs. Homemade and Jacinda McConnell with Butter Me Up!
Grade 6 students and their projects were: Ryan Bec, Colour Changing Milk; Blaize Courtenay, Which Liquid Dissolves the Nail the Most?; Brady Deobald, Film Canister Rocket; Ocean Nash/Danika Holloway, Spectacular Soap; Trayton Poole, Oil Spills in Water; Brennan Seipp/Tristen Wagner, Which Fuel Burns Fastest?; and Shyloh Vecmanis, Flower Power. Receiving honourable mentions were Hunter Goodall/Tanner Long with Chicken Breed Battle and James Monteith/Isaiah Morin with Which Breed of Turkey Hatches the Quickest.
The awards were presented to the winners, May 31. Congratulations to you all.
Judy Carignan of the Legion along with the Legion's vice-president, Frank Poole, were on hand to present awards May 31 to the students who advanced in the Legion poetry, essay and poster contests. This year advancing to zone were Tristan Wagner, Brooke Bonsan, Trayton Poole and Shanae Blaquiere, with Kelcey McCarthy and Emma Head moving on both to zone and district. Congratulations on a job well-done by these young people.
While the Legion members were present, there was a presentation made to the McCaffrey family. In memory of Legion president, Charlie McCaffrey, an original work by Emma Head was given to be placed in the Legion. This was the students' way of showing appreciation for all that Mr. McCaffrey contributed to the Remembrance Day services at the school and for always being there to present the awards for the Legion contests.
The alternate day for the elementary track and field meet was June 18. Thankfully the weather co-operated and the event was held.
There were several records broken this year. In kindergarten Carter Cole broke two records, long jump at 2.26 metres and ball throw at 12.58 metres. Six-year-old boys had four records broken with Kasen McDonald in long jump at 2.69 metres, 50 metre dash at 9.53 seconds and 200 metres at 41.87 seconds. Owen Latendresse broke the ball throw record with 18.47 metres. Six-year-old girls had Aleesa Sharp with a new record in ball throw at 15.55 metres.
Seven- and eight-year-old boys had Tyson Orchison at 2.92 metres in long jump and Trayton Troesch with 29.40 metres in ball throw. Gage McDonald tied last year's standing jump record of 1.42 metres and set a new record in the 100 metres at 18.31 seconds.
Seven- and eight-year-old girls found Allison Blanchette and Ava Cole setting the new record at 2.58 metres in long jump and Ava Cole at 20.20 metres in ball throw, 9 seconds flat in the 50 metre dash and 39,096 seconds in the 200-metre race. ShaunaRae Burgess set a record of 18.03 seconds in the 100-metre race.
Nine- and 10-year-old girls had a tie for the new record in high jump with Adriana Burgess and Jade Cole at 1.11 metres. Jade Cole then continued to break records in long jump at 3.18 metres, ball throw at 29.93 metres, triple jump at 7.01 metres, 100 metres at 16.47 sec and 400 metres at one minute, 20 seconds.
Eleven- and 12-year-old boys found Isaiah Morin breaking records in long jump with 3.80 metres and the 100-metre dash with 15.05 seconds, Hunter Goodall in ball throw at 43.57 metres and Brady Deobald with new records in triple jump at 7.88 metres and the 400-metre race at one minute, 17.32 seconds
The final broken record belongs to Trinity Froese in 11- and 12-year-old girls in the 400 metre race at one minute, 13seconds.
Congratulations to all the record breakers and now for who won the medals: six-year-old girls - Aleesa Sharp and Meadow Carver with Mia Weber, Delainee Rogers and Kylie Wall as runners-up; six year old boys - Kasen McDonald with Owen Orchison and Nate Poole runners-up; seven- and eight-year-old girls - Ava Cole with ShaunaRae Burgess runner-up; . seven- and eight-year-old boys - Tyson Orchison with Gage McDonald and Parker Miller as runners-up; nine- and 10-year-old girls - Jade Cole with Abby Millard as runner-up; nine- and 10-year-old boys - Lee Bonsan with Cameron Becotte as runner-up; 11- and 12-year-old girls - Tiana Olson with Trinity Froese and Candace Greening as runners-up; 11- and 12-year-old boys - Brady Deobald with Isaiah Morin as runner-up.
Winning the relays were boys Lee Bonsan, Trayton Poole and Gage McDonald, and girls Tiana Olson, Jade Cole and Allison Blanchette.
Awesome job, everyone!
