Tomorrow is the celebration of Lohri!
Lohri is a midwinter folk and harvest festival celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs that marks the passing of the winter solstice and the end of winter. It is a traditional welcome of longer days and the sun’s journey to the Northern Hemisphere. It commonly falls on 13th January every year.
The Culture Club has organized for Mehreen Bhalla to dance for the school during SILENT READING on Tuesday, January 13th in the GYM. It was very popular when she danced for Diwali in the foyer, so we thought the larger space would be a good idea.
IF YOUR TEACHER GIVES PERMISSION FOR YOUR CLASS TO ATTEND (Check with them first!!!) please go DIRECTLY TO THE GYM after lunch recess on Tuesday (tomorrow).
JERSEY DAY is this Wednesday! Wear your favourite jersey or sports shirt.
Leadership meeting in the library at 12:00. Please arrive promptly at 12:00 so we can present our $1000 cheque to the Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island and finish preparing for the boardgame night.
Leadership Club and Interactivity Board Game Cafe are hosting a family game night this Friday, January 16, at 5:30-7:30 in the Colquitz gym. Admission is free. There will be a CASH ONLY concession where you and your family may purchase pizza, chips, candy and drinks. See you there!
Yearbook club meeting is cancelled tomorrow as Ms. Schuring and Ms. Bender have a staff meeting.
Volleyball News:
-Practice today and tomorrow after school for gr ⅞ comp boys
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Thursday is Black Excellence Day.
In addition to learning about Black Excellence Day, we invite you to WEAR BLACK clothes on Thursday to show your support of our families with black ancestry and support for anti-racism.
We also invite all students who would like to help plan for Black History Month and its assembly on February 2nd to the Home Ec Room on THURSDAY at LUNCH. Looking forward to seeing you there!
ALL Students with Indigenous Ancestry: Our next pizza lunch will be on Monday, January 19th in the Home Ec Room. Afterwards, Claryssa will be teaching traditional beading for those who would like to stay. She will also be available at the lunchtimes she is here to continue with the project to keep working on it. We hope to see you there! 🙂
A reminder to those who have planned on going to the Saanich Municipal Hall to drum with police, we will either meet there at 8:30 or you need to be at school by 8:15am to get a ride there and back. See you tomorrow!
Fine Arts
*9:30am Grade 6 Choir
*10:34am Grade 8 Choir
*11:15am Grade 7 Choir
*Lunch:Musical Theatre STAGE CREW meeting (for Gr. 7/8 stage crew only)
*1:02pm Intermediate/Advanced Strings
*1:44pm Beginner Strings
*After school: Speaking auditions for Musical Theatre 3:00 – 4:15pm
7:40am tomorrow morning Grade 6 Choir and Band 7/8