First Colquitz swim practice today after school at Commonwealth Pool. Please meet on deck, ready to swim by 3:15pm. Practice will finish at 4:00.
On Halloween night, lead the change club is collecting food bank donations. If you would like to participate, drop off non-perishable food items in front of the library on November 1st, or see Ms Irving for more information on the campaign.
Senior Boys Basketball we have our first home game on Monday at 345pm in the gym!
- Rugby rugby rugby- Roxy please return your jersey to Ms. Irving asap
GIRLS REC 6/7 BASKETBALL- we need more girls! If you would like to join the girls basketball team please come see Ms. K in the home ec room at nutrition break today! Come and join- it will be SO much fun!!!!
GIRLS 7/8 Rec Basketball Practice today at lunch in the gym.
Congratulations to the Aqua Community Action class for raising $644 for Cops for Cancer! This money will go towards Colquitz parent, and Tour De Rock rider, Mary-Ellen Sommerville’s $10 000 goal. Thank you for your support in helping kids who are impacted by cancer!
Fun run on Monday for our regular x-country runners! Meet at the usual spot! Please return your washed jerseys to Mrs. C as soon as possible. Lots of teams waiting for those jerseys!
If the girls who are scorekeeping next week would like a practice today at NB, please come to the gym and meet Mrs. C.
Boys grade 6 basketball after school today until 4:00
Ultimate players, please return your washed uniforms to Mr. Leblond. There are still a number of players that have not returned their jerseys – Peyton Kirby, Fergus Canty, Landon Chalupnik, Easton Fairall, and Hugo Winterholt. Please return your jerseys as they are needed for other sports.
Garden club Tuesday and Thursday next week. Meet Mr. Leblond in the Art Room before going outside to the garden.
Mountain bike club rides resume on Monday. Riders, please remind your parents this weekend about our upcoming ride. Mr. Leblond will send a reminder email to your parents as well. If you are interested in joining the Mountain Bike club, please speak to Mr. Leblond, Ms. Spies or Ms Dixon.
Basketball practice for grade 6 boys at lunch on Monday
Reminder to all yearbook club members, Yearbook Club is cancelled today. There is no Yearbook Club today..
Fine Arts
* 1:04pm Beginner strings
* 1:44pm Int/Adv strings
*Sunday Rehearsal this weekend! Neophyte crew, plus Maddux and Solika!!!
(Ms Schlappner) It’s Fri-Yay Time! Congratulations to all of the people who were nominated for Fri-yay by going and beyond in some way this week. We can only draw one name per week, but know you are all seen and appreciated. This week’s winners are: (read off slips off paper: names, grades, divs and why nominated). Come to the office AFTER the announcements to pick up your prize!
IT’S TRIVIA ANSWER TIME! Here were this week’s sports themed questions and their answers:
The Student Question was: What country invented volleyball?
Answer: USA
Winners: Koa-Div.2, Jenna-Div.7, Vanessa-Div.22
The Staff Question was: How many kilometers long is a marathon?
Answer: 42.2kms (Fun Fact, it is actually 42.195kms, but it is rounded to 42.2kms)
Winner: Mrs. Harvie – who ran half of that this past weekend!
A Friendly reminder to put your Name AND Division # on your ballot. Mr. Arnott selected 2 correct answers, but could not declare them as a winner, because they were missing the division number. Next week will feature another sports themed question.