As part of Indigenous Heritage Month, members of our community will be doing a land acknowledgement every day. Today will be Ms. Spies.
[Ms Spies does Land acknowledgement]
Frozen treat sale today at nutrition break and afterschool for $2!! Reminder to Taran, Ben, Isla M. and Juliette you are selling at nutrition break. Allison, Julia, Isobella and Isla you are selling after school. Please arrive a few minutes early to organise the table.
There is no Lead the Change Club meeting at lunch as Ms. Schuring and Ms. Irving are both out of the building.
Grade 6 mentorship group meets tomorrow in the Home Ec Room. Grade 6 teachers, please see your email for the list of students invited to participate this week.
Reminders for students attending the Rainbow Club field trip tomorrow – make sure you talk to your teacher about missing block 4 and that you dress for hot sunny weather.
Garden club meets tomorrow in the garden. Students interested in helping in the garden or just interested in spending time with the chickens are welcome to attend.
Imagine walking 6 kilometers every day just to get water — and not even clean water. For millions of people, that’s reality. We’re inviting YOU to take part in our Water Walk event this week to raise awareness and build empathy for communities without easy access to safe drinking water.
Track and Field:
Athletes, please speak to your teacher to let them know if you are missing the whole day or just part of the day tomorrow. Make sure you have indicated if you need a ride on your form.
The following need to give their track and field permission form to Mrs C:, Abby, Naomi,, Abby, Sarah, Ava, Ameera, Jennifer, Harry, Alison, River and Lena. Lena, you made it for triple jump! Abby, you are in for 100, and 200m. Yay!
Practice today at lunch for gr 6 and 7 relay runners. Grade 8’s are going to Camosun at lunch. You can practice at NB today, however.
Good luck to all of our athletes tomorrow!
Fine Arts
* 9:36am Grade 6 Band (amber)
* 10:33am Grade 8 Band
* 11:15am Grade 6 Band (green)
* Lunch Soloist voice work with Ms. Thom
*OPENING NIGHT!!!!! (Bee’s Knees)CAST and CREW ARRIVES AT SPECTRUM AT 6:00pm. Show begins at 7:00pm, with doors to the theatre opening around 6:45pm (sound checks must happen first). Show should finish by 9:00pm. (we’re currently running at about 96 minutes of show, but there’s also an intermission, so students should be done by about 9:00pm. Please arrange pick up by no later than 9:30pm)
*7:40 tomorrow morning Grade 6 Band
IT IS TUESDAY TRIVIA TIME! Here are this week’s movie themed questions. Good luck!
The Student Question is: What is the first Disney princess movie? Hint: It was released in 1937
The Staff Question is: Name all 7 dwarves in the Disney movie, Snow White and the 7 Dwarves. Alphabetic order NOT required – but would be impressive.
Please bring your completed GVPL library card application forms to Ms.Patten. If you are 14 years old you do not have to have the form signed by an adult. If you would like a public library card and do not have a form, please see Ms.O’Connor today!