A note for
outside play at lunch. If you use balls from the equipment bag, please stay
away from the parked vehicles! Staff witnessed several vehicles being hit by
balls yesterday, not good! Duty staff, please move students away from the
vehicles. Beginning next Monday there will be an extra duty person outside to
monitor the parking lot.
Note to
students who go to the cafeteria second half of lunch. The weather and ground
conditions have now improved so beginning Monday, the cafeteria will be closed during
the second half of lunch. All students will need to go outside or to an open
classroom. As usual, be sure that there is an adult supervising the area and be
sure to have a plan before the 12:10 bell rings.
Art:
Grade 6
Art & Poster Club
will meet after school today until 4:00. Today, you’ll be helping out
with yearbook photos.
The Art
Room will be closed during second half of lunch today.
Congratulations to ALL members of the Art &
Poster Club who participated in the Drug & Alcohol Abuse Awareness poster
contest. Your posters were colourful, creative, and you shared positive
messages about healthy choices – well done everyone! You made it quite
difficult for the judges! The contest has concluded and the results are in, so
the following students should come to the office during second half of lunch today to receive your cash prizes:
In the Drug Abuse Awareness category, this year’s winning
posters were created by:
Jocelyn M – 1st Place
Sophia C – 2nd Place
And in a 3-way tie for 3rd Place - Melany
G, Lillian W and Mia C
In the Alcohol Abuse Awareness
category, this year’s winning posters were created by:
Fiona O – 1st Place
Alana J – 2nd Place
And in a tie for 3rd Place – Ali M and
Teresa O
Tech:
As we
approach the end of the term, the Tech Room is only open for grade 7 students
with Tech work to complete.
Music:
Senior
Band meets today
until 4:30 pm.
Wellness
Centre:
Mr. Stu is
away today, so UBU QMS will meet in Ms. Harris' classroom at 12:10.
Everyone is welcome!
Sports:
No open gym
at lunch today. No open gym tomorrow morning.
Today after
school the Varsity Girls Basketball team practices 3-4:30, followed by
the Varsity Boys Basketball from 4:30 to 6.
This
weekend, both varsity basketball teams will be competing in Provincials,
good luck teams!
The Varsity
Girls Volleyball team has been selected and the team list has been posted
outside the gym. Thank you to everyone for all of your hard work. Practice
tonight has been cancelled due to illness - the first team practice will
be on Monday March 17 from afterschool until 4:30pm and again on Wednesday,
March 19 from 6-7:30pm.
Students
interested in being an intramural volleyball referee/ score keepers can
sign up outside the gym – there will be a meeting Monday during the second half
of lunch for the referees/score keepers.
Volleyball
intramural team lists
are to be passed in by Friday at Lunch!
Other:
WWE Fans! The group will be meeting in Mrs.
Page’s classroom during the second half of lunch. All are welcome.
A new club
is starting today! Today, during second half of lunch in M. Le Clair's room, the
first meeting of the Pokemon Trading Card Game Club will meet. If you
are a fan of Pokemon, stop in and check it out!
Looking
ahead, Monday is St. Patrick’s Day, dig out your green clothing and your
shamrocks, we’re all going to dress Irish Green on Monday! Class points
will be awarded.
PRIDE
Passes: A grade 8 student volunteered to set up pylons in the
morning. A grade 7 student offered to get the iPads for the class. A grade 6
student helped clean up a lab after making lip balm, another helped a classmate
clean up water on the floor. All so very helpful!