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Vol. 1 Number 4

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This recipe is made in a blender!

Ingredients

1 cup low-fat milk

1 ⅓ cup flour

2 cups spinach

2 tbsp flaxseeds

3 large eggs

2 tbsp sugar

1 banana

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp baking powder

Instructions

Add milk, flour, spinach and flax seeds to blender.

Blend on a high speed for 50 seconds. Add remaining ingredients and blend on medium-low speed for 30 seconds.

Allow batter to rest 5 minutes.

Heat pan over medium to medium high heat and grease.

Pour approximately ¼ cup of batter onto heated pan and cook approximately 1 minute or until bubbles break the surface of the pancake, and the underside is golden brown.

Flip and cook for approximately 30 seconds.

Repeat with remaining batter! Yum!

Python Athletes Congratulations to the Grade 7 Boys Basketball (Team Blue) who won the NLBA Provincial Basketball Championship. The boys went undefeated all weekend and defeated MacDonald Drive Junior High in the championship game! Awesome job boys!

Our Pythons Grade 8 Girls Basketball Team won the Python Cup in the month of February! The girls hosted an 8 team tournament and went undefeated! The girls played an awesome championship game vs Leary's Brook Junior High to win the trophy! Way to go girls!

Pythons Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Team who their third championship of the season. The boys went undefeated to win the Leary's Brook Invitational. The boys will be traveling to Clarenville in March to play their Provincial Championship! Good luck boys!

February Python Athletes of the Month:

Gabe Trickett- Grade 7 Boys Basketball

Karen Greek- Grade 7 Girls Basketball

Winged Thieves

Fluttering moth at our rec-room ceiling light Spinning round and round
And up and down.

It steals into the house
As I try to escape
A summer night's Porch light clutter.

I swing at it with determined hands
Or maybe a rolled-up flyer
Or the flyswatter from under the sink.

Though swathed in light,
Their jagged, fluttery movements
Make them hard to see
Unless they land.

Maybe it is coloured like
Brazen night-time eyes,
Maybe a foul skull,
Or some non-descript pale wraith.

They are my wife's tender enemies,
Her icky anathema,
And though I owe them no personal grudge,
I am her tender soldier
Defending against the tainted taunt
Of their wings.

They are wiley
And fast,
And evade as good as any thief.

They enter and
Some small part of
Our wont comfort
Is stolen away.

In February our Physical Education classes celebrated the NLESD Dart Outside Week. Our students were bused to Paradise Park to enjoy a morning of sliding and hot chocolate. Everyone had a great time in the fresh air!

DATES TO REMEMBER

-During February and March our students are participating in badminton lunch time Intramurals. All students are welcome! Drop by the gymnasium any lunch time Monday- Thursday to have a game!
-French tutorials take place every Thursday afternoon after school.

-Gaming Club every day 3 & 6 in the library at lunch.

-Social Action every day 4 in the library.

-GSA every day 2 in the library

March 13th - 17th - Spirit Week
March 10th & 20th - Grade 9 Needles
March 17th - Report cards go home
March 20th - March 24th - Scholastic Book Fair
March 20th - Dress as your favorite literary character day! Prizes will be given to the most creative costumes!
March 24th - Deadline for Science Fair registration
March 30th - Heritage Fair

   Throughout the winter months, one thing on everybody’s mind is the sheer amount of SNOW. There’s so much, it’s everywhere and inescapable! Everybody has to ask before they go anywhere if the roads are okay, and most times they aren’t. This blocks us inside and drives us crazy and it’s rainy and snowy and everyone’s miserable for a block of at least three solid months of year. Of course, all us students adore our frequent snow days during these gloriously chilly months, but in all honesty, we’re driven mad with cabin fever very quickly. All that dirty snow, accumulating everywhere? Yeah, a lot of us would like to pass. And so, to kick away these winter blues, the school has of course been selling tickets for a warm vacation somewhere nice – but other than that, I want to share some tips on how to cope with feelings of being trapped by nasty Old Man Winter. So without further ado, here are my coping mechanisms so I don’t go snow-crazy:
1.   Hot drinks! They’re a welcome distraction from the chill.
2.   Some cozy you-time, reading or writing or drawing wrapped up in a nice blanket. Mmm…
3.   Taking a walk – I know most of you might be thinking, ‘yuck, exercise’ but here I am to tell you that a breath of fresh air can cure most any cabin fever. If it’s a snowstorm this obviously isn’t the best thing for you, but in the aftermath, in all that quietness, you can be alone with yourself. It’s really calming for a stressed student such as myself!
4.   Getting together with friends wherever possible. Go sliding! Make use of good company and snowy weather.
5.   Finally, I’ll say that though winter is pretty frozen and bums most all of us out, it really is a gorgeous time, and getting out is a really good cure for all of the feelings that come along with being snowed in. So, good luck banishing those pesky blues, and if you’re not having luck, find solace in the fact that we’re all in this together!

By: Mr. Burton

By: Eva Haas

Mr. G. Williams!

Mr. G is The Python Post Teacher of the Month!

During the third week of March (13th- 17th) SPJH will show our school spirit by participating in numerous exciting activities organised by the one and only, Mr. G. Please watch the video below for more details about spirit week at SPJH.

Interviewed by: Victoria Tuck

"Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. I wish you the BEST of luck today."

-Irish proverb

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