• Crib Club
Crib Club will start today. If you like to say “fifteen 2, fifteen 4 and a run makes 7”, please join other crib club players Friday, at 12:20 in Mme Mac’s room 303. Beginners are welcome.

• Our school’s GSA will be getting started on Tuesday. The GSA is for all those who identify within the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Friends and allies are also welcome! Please bring your lunch, and we will meet in the library.

• Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day
Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place tomorrow September 30.  Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”.  The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.  Tomorrow, please continue to wear orange to honour the thousands of Survivors of residential schools.

• Optional Soccer practice for both teams will be Monday morning 10 - 11:30 on the Met field. If you cannot attend, you must speak to Ms. Archibald today. The next soccer game will take place at HTB, Weds, Oct 4, . Boys play at 3:30pm and girls play at 4:40pm.  Boys you will need to leave early to arrive at HTB for 3:10pm. Please make sure you have a ride to HTB.

• Grade 8  intramurals today, 12:25pm-1:05pm. Please wait outside the gymnasium.

• Girls’ volleyball tryouts will start next week. Girls will tryout on Tuesday, 3:15pm-4:30pm. Only girls who can play the full season should try out. Do not try out if you cannot commit to games and practices.  Students interested in trying out for the Girls and Boys Volleyball teams please sign up on Mr. Hulshof’s website.  Boys’ tryouts to be announced soon.

• The Terry Fox run will take place today down at the Met Field. Canadian Terry Fox became a national hero when he fought a courageous battle against cancer. He raised millions of dollars for cancer research through his Marathon of Hope, a race across Canada. He lost his battle before he could finish the race, but his efforts inspired many people. You can support Terry’s Dream by donating online or you can bring in a loonie or a toonie to your homeroom teacher.