Good morning!!
Today is Day 1,
Today in the Library and Computer Lab is Grade 8 - HUT & Room 205 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
Today is Orange Shirt Day!!
We have our Terry Fox Walk today at 11:00AM.
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 Girls: Friday at 3:30 PM
Grade 8 Soccer Practice:
Grade 8 Boys, Thursday, today, at lunch & Friday in the morning and at lunch
Reminder to players, crossovers are Tuesday, October 1st.
Grade 8 Girls volleyball practice for all players is Tuesday morning @ 7:30
Intramurals: Terry Fox activities today at 12:20 in the gym - The Gym is closed at lunch today!! - Grade 6 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!!
Ajay Beach & Torsten Wiwchar are our chocolate sales winners for today!!
Mrs. Bethune will be drawing for McDonald's gift cards on Tuesday. At the end of the sale we will be drawing for 3D printed dragons & Ocelots, on display on the reception desk in our office.
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
Final call for your permission forms for your trip Tuesday or Wednesday. Get them in today!!
Check 3TV Journalists, please come get a camera at first break to capture the Terry Fox Walk
There will be a brief Grade 7 girls volleyball meeting at first break in gym.
The first Grade 7 boys Tripleball practice is Tuesday morning at 7:30 am
Any Grade 7 boys interested in playing tripleball, there is a meeting in Room 205 at break to get your season letter.
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 30th – National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (No School)
October 1st – SAC Soccer Crossovers @ ESS
October 9th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 in your Tag Room
October 11th – MY Cross Country @ Pinawa
October 14th – Thanksgiving Day (No School)
October 18th – Divisional PD Day (No School for students)
October 24th - Grade 7 - Fort Whyte Field Trip - Room 203, 206 & 208
October 25th – Provincial Day (No School for students)
October 30th - Grade 7 - Fort Whyte Field Trip - Rooms 209 & 202
October 31st - TAG - Battle - Period 4
November 4th – Photo Re-Takes (PM Only) in Library
November 8th – Remembrance Day Ceremony – Grade 8 Concert Band Only
November 20th - TAG - in your TAG Room 10:35 - 10:50
November 22nd – PD Day/Admin Day (No School for students)
November 26th – SAC Volleyball Crossover @ South
November 29th – 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 5th – Parent/Teacher Conferences – 4:00PM – 8:00PM - along with our Book Fair in our library
December 6th – Parent/Teacher Conferences – 9:00AM – 12:00PM - along with our Book Fair in our library
December 6th – PD/Admin Day (No School for students)
December 10th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 in your TAG room
December 11th – Winter Concert – Grade 6 Concert Band & Jazz Band – 7:00PM
December 12th - Winter Concert – Grade 7 & 8 Concert Bands and Jazz Band – 7:00PM
December 20th - TAG - Battle - Period 4
December 20th – Early Dismissal for students @ 2:30
December 23rd – January 3rd,2025 – CHRISTMAS BREAK
January 6th – School Re-Opens
January 15th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 - in your TAG room
January 17th – South Tripleball - Grade 6
January 31st - TAG - Battle - Period 4
February 3rd – Admin/PD Day
February 3rd – 2nd Semester Starts
February 5th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 - in your TAG rooms
February 17th – 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 11th – MY BBall Crossovers
March 13th – March 14th – Brandon Jazz Festival -Jazz Band Students Only
March 14th – Report Cards go home
March 19th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 in your TAG rooms
March 20th – March 21st – Grade 8 – Assessippi Ski Trip
March 20th – Parent/Teacher Conferences – 4:00PM – 8:00PM
March 21st – Parent/Teacher Conferences – 9:00AM – 12:00PM
March 21st – PD/Admin Day (No School for students)
March 28th - TAG - Battle - Period 4
March 31st – April 4th – Spring Break
April 16th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 - in your TAG rooms
April 18th – Good Friday (No School)
April 21st – Admin/PD Day (No School for students)
April 25th - TAG - Battle - Period 4
April ? – Grade 6 Band Day – Grade 6 Concert Band Only
April 28th – April 29th – Grade 7 Brandon Trip – Grade 7 Concert Band Only
April 30th -MY Badminton South @ Prairie Badminton
May 7th – SAC MY Badminton Crossovers @ Prairie Badminton
May 8th - TAG - 10:35 - 10:50 - in your TAG rooms
May 12th – PD Day/EA PD (No school for students)
May 14th – to May 16th – Grade 8 Moose Jaw Trip – Grade 8 Concert Band Only
May 19th – Victoria Day (No School)
May 23rd - TAG - Battle Finale - Period 4
May 28th - TAG - House
May 29th – Spring Band/Jazz Concert & BBQ – All Grades – 7:00PM
May 30th – Grade 5/6 Co-ed Soccer South
June 6th – Beach Volleyball @ Sargent Park
June 10th – South Track & Field @ Selkirk
June 12th – South Track & Field @ Selkirk – Rain Date
June 16th – Grade 6 – 3x3 Basketball
June 17th – Grade 7/8 Slo Pitch
June 18th – MY South Softball @ ESS/Dugald
June 19th – Grade 7/8 Slo Pitch – Rain Date
June 25th – South Softball – Rain Date
June 26th - Report Cards go home