All students with Indigenous Ancestry: we will be having our monthly pizza lunch TODAY in the Home Ec room for ALL GRADES. We look forward to seeing you and connecting with you!
Anyone who has been colouring the Santa’s Anonymous bears, please finish them and return them coloured and cut out to the office TODAY. Please do not put your name on them.
Do you have wacky, fun or bright coloured socks that are begging to be seen? Silly Sock day is next Thursday!
The yearbook Cover Design Contest closes on Monday. If you would like to submit a cover design for this year’s contest, please make sure to read the contest rules carefully and submit your design by Monday.
Yearbook orders are now open. Check the school website or ask your parents to check the weekly parent newsletter to order your copy online. Yearbooks are $26 and contain 68 pages of amazing memories. Order early so you don’t miss out!
Staff, looking for something fun to do this weekend!? Consider uploading all of your awesome photos to the collaboration drive.
Swim Team! Commonwealth pool is officially open so swim practices will start TODAY. Please make sure to return your forms to Ms. Steffens and we will see you on the pool deck at 3:15 for our first practice.
Fine Arts
*Nut Break: No Tick Time today! Remembrance Day Speakers (just the speakers, not the War or Remembrance) and our Flag Bearers Nelish and Neveah, please meet in the Drama room for a quick meeting. There has been a slight change to the speaker notes!
*Lunch Provectus
*1:02pm Beginner Strings
*1:44pm Intermediate/Advanced Strings
*Sunday rehearsal this weekend for ALL CAST AND CREW! CREW arrive at noon, CAST arrive for a 1:00pm start
November 7 is International Inuit Day. It is an opportunity to celebrate, listen to, and learn from Inuit from across the North. It is a day to honour the rich contributions and vibrant ways of knowing and being of Inuit across the globe. WIth a rapidly changing world and climate, Inuit peoples are faced with the continued challenges of keeping traditional practices alive amid the pressures of a tech-filled, fast-paced world.
Tomorrow, November 8th, is National Indigenous Veterans Day This day was first commemorated in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1994 to recognize the widespread contributions of Indigenous men and women throughout Canada.
FRI-YAY:
IT IS TUESDAY TRIVIA ANSWER TIME!
The Student Question was: How many books are in the original Harry Potter series?
Answer: 7
Winners: Nehad in Div. 2, Jasmina in Div.8 and River in Div.19
The Staff Question was: What is the title of the 5th Harry Potter book?
Answer: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Winner: Ms. Irving
Next week will feature more Book themed questions.
The library will be open for drop-in book exchange in blocks 1,4 and 6 today as well as from 2:30 until the end of the day. If you need a new library book, there’s lots of opportunity to get one!