Thursday, September 26th, 2024

Good morning!!

Today is Day 6,

Today in the Library and Computer Lab is Grade 7 - Room 208 & Room 209 at 12:20 - 1:00, and if you have homework please come into the library at 12:20 - 1:00 to do homework.

September 23rd - September 27th - Activities for Terry Fox and Truth & Reconciliation

There is an important cross country practice today at lunch. If you are planning on coming to the meet, you must attend. If you are in Grade 7 and want to go to the toonie dodgeball, the practice will be over in time for that. Please meet at noon on the football field.

Volleyball tryouts will be posted outside of Mrs. Hughes room, please take a look to see if your name is there, select players only!

Grade 8 Boys: Thursday at 3:30 - 5:00

Grade 8 Girls: Friday at 3:30 PM

Grade 8 Boys Volleyball Practice is Thursday - 3:30 - 5:00PM

Grade 8 Soccer Practice:

Grade 8 Boys, Thursday, today, at lunch & Friday in the morning and at lunch

Grade 8 Girls, Thursday, today, at 3:30 - 5:00

Reminder to players, crossovers are Tuesday, October 1st.

Intramurals: Terry Fox activities today at 12:20 in the gym - The Gym is closed at lunch today!! - Grade 7 Toonie Dodgeball

Reminder to all outdoor ed. students your permissions slips must be returned by Friday to Mr. Mac.

With some changes to the intramurals schedule with Terry Fox week coming up, please check the new intramurals schedule on the wall outside of the entrance doors to the gym to find out when your class is playing next.

Make sure to show up and participate!!

Reminder for Intramurals, the doors lock at 12:30 and you need to be in the gym by that time to either participate or watch from the bleachers. We can't have people coming in & out all the time while the games are going on so we do not interrupt the games going on in the gym.

Guess the number of candies will be on sale @ lunch today - 50 cents a guess.

Today you may also purchase tickets:

-duct tape Mrs. Hughes to the wall- 2 feet for $2.00

-for your chance to burst a balloon over a teacher's head - 1 for $1.00 or 10 for $5.00

-pie a teacher in the face

-Grade 7 Toonie Dodgeball - $2.00

Chocolate sales are terrific!! Keep up the hard work!! Keep selling as there are lots of prizes to be won.

This week we will be recognizing Truth & Reconciliation week., through a variety of discussions and lessons, including a guest speaker on Monday. We invite students to wear orange threw out Monday - Friday next week.

Monday, September 30th is the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation - a day to honour the residential school surviviors & children who never returned. We invite students and staff to wear orange throughout the week as we continue to learn and acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past

We also have lots of activities this week for Truth and Reconciliation.

Congratulations to our prize winner for chocolate sales - Ashlyn Dooley and Britta Toews!!!

Britta chose a rainbow pillow as her prize.

Ashlynn picked a light up sparkly mermaid

Hudson Pollock and Luke Enns come and get your prizes at break today.

Ian Groenheide and Declan Tholenaer are our prize winners today, please come down to the office at last break to claim your prize.

Kaden Awang and Bennet Skrabek - please come down to the office at break to claim your prize, today!!

Food is available out of Room MPR from 8:30- 8:45, if you need a little bit of food and missed breakfast. Go to the office otherwise and ask at the office for some food.

If you are a bus student, please do not stand on the fence while waiting for a bus

Happy Birthday Isabel!! Have a great day!

Please always remember to Check 3 - Respect Yourself, Respect Others and Respect our Environment

Have a terrific day!!

Upcoming:

September 23rd - September 27th - Activities for Truth and Reconciliation

September 27th - Orange Shirt Day

September 27th - TAG - Battle - Period 4 - Terry Fox Walk

September 30^th – National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (No School)

October 1^st – SAC Soccer Crossovers @ ESS

October 9th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 in your Tag Room

October 11^th – MY Cross Country @ Pinawa

October 14^th – Thanksgiving Day (No School)

October 18^th – Divisional PD Day (No School for students)

October 24th - Grade 7 - Fort Whyte Field Trip - Room 203, 206 & 208

October 25^th – Provincial Day (No School for students)

October 30th - Grade 7 - Fort Whyte Field Trip - Rooms 209 & 202

October 31st - TAG - Battle - Period 4

November 4^th – Photo Re-Takes (PM Only) in Library

November 8^th – Remembrance Day Ceremony – Grade 8 Concert Band Only

November 20th - TAG - in your TAG Room 10:35 - 10:50

November 22^nd – PD Day/Admin Day (No School for students)

November 26^th – SAC Volleyball Crossover @ South

November 29^th – Report Cards go home

November 29th - TAG - Battle - Period 4

December 2nd - December 6th - Book Fair - during school hours and December 5th - 4:00PM - 8:00PM & December 6th - 9:00 - 12:00PM

December 5^th – Parent/Teacher Conferences – 4:00PM – 8:00PM - along with our Book Fair in our library

December 6^th – Parent/Teacher Conferences – 9:00AM – 12:00PM - along with our Book Fair in our library

December 6^th – PD/Admin Day (No School for students)

December 10th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 in your TAG room

December 11^th – Winter Concert – Grade 6 Concert Band & Jazz Band – 7:00PM

December 12^th - Winter Concert – Grade 7 & 8 Concert Bands and Jazz Band – 7:00PM

December 20th - TAG - Battle - Period 4

December 20^th – Early Dismissal for students @ 2:30

December 23^rd – January 3^rd,2025 – CHRISTMAS BREAK

January 6^th – School Re-Opens

January 15th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 - in your TAG room

January 17^th – South Tripleball - Grade 6

January 31st - TAG - Battle - Period 4

February 3^rd – Admin/PD Day

February 3^rd – 2^nd Semester Starts

February 5th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 - in your TAG rooms

February 17^th – Louis Riel Day/Family Day (No School)

February 26th - TAG - House - Period 4

February 28th - TAG - Battle - Period 4

March ? – Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra Workshop & Concert – TBD

March 11^th – MY BBall Crossovers

March 13^th – March 14^th – Brandon Jazz Festival -Jazz Band Students Only

March 14^th – Report Cards go home

March 19th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 in your TAG rooms

March 20^th – March 21^st – Grade 8 – Assessippi Ski Trip

March 20^th – Parent/Teacher Conferences – 4:00PM – 8:00PM

March 21^st – Parent/Teacher Conferences – 9:00AM – 12:00PM

March 21^st – PD/Admin Day (No School for students)

March 28th - TAG - Battle - Period 4

March 31^st – April 4^th – Spring Break

April 16th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 - in your TAG rooms

April 18^th – Good Friday (No School)

April 21^st – Admin/PD Day (No School for students)

April 25th - TAG - Battle - Period 4

April ? – Grade 6 Band Day – Grade 6 Concert Band Only

April 28^th – April 29^th – Grade 7 Brandon Trip – Grade 7 Concert Band Only

April 30^th -MY Badminton South @ Prairie Badminton

May 7^th – SAC MY Badminton Crossovers @ Prairie Badminton

May 8th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 - in your TAG rooms

May 12^th – PD Day/EA PD (No school for students)

May 14^th – to May 16^th – Grade 8 Moose Jaw Trip – Grade 8 Concert Band Only

May 19^th – Victoria Day (No School)

May 23rd - TAG - Battle Finale - Period 4

May 28th - TAG - House

May 29^th – Spring Band/Jazz Concert & BBQ – All Grades – 7:00PM

May 30^th – Grade 5/6 Co-ed Soccer South

June 6^th – Beach Volleyball @ Sargent Park

June 10^th – South Track & Field @ Selkirk

June 12^th – South Track & Field @ Selkirk – Rain Date

June 16^th – Grade 6 – 3x3 Basketball

June 17^th – Grade 7/8 Slo Pitch

June 18^th – MY South Softball @ ESS/Dugald

June 19^th – Grade 7/8 Slo Pitch – Rain Date

June 25^th – South Softball – Rain Date

June 26th - Report Cards go home