SEMESTER 2 IS WELL UNDERWAY AS WE MAKE OUR WAY THROUGH THE SECOND HALF OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. STUDENTS CELEBRATED THE 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL ON FEB. 11TH, JUST BEFORE SPRING BREAK. THE WEEK BEFORE SPRING BREAK WAS ALSO BUSY WITH STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK, TWIN/TRIPLET DAY, EARLY DISMISSAL AND A FUN VALENTINE’S DAY AFTERNOON AT THE RINK WITH HOT LUNCH, SKATING AND CURLING ACTIVITIES ALL HOSTED BY OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. A BIG THANK YOU TO COLIN, AMY, JEN AND ROBYN FOR MAKING THOSE ACTIVITIES HAPPEN.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ARE KEEPING MANY OF OUR STUDENTS BUSY WITH
JUNIOR CURLING DISTRICTS HAPPENING AT ABBEY THIS WEEKEND AND SENIOR CURLING REGIONALS HAPPENING AT DAVIDSON. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR CURLERS! BADMINTON PRACTICES HAVE STARTED AND ARE TAKING PLACE AT NOON. MS EVANS IS COACHING THE BADMINTON PROGRAM THIS YEAR AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO A FULL SEASON AHEAD. E-SPORTS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AT NOON IN MR. BANK’S CLASSROOM. THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR OFFERING E-SPORTS AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO GROW THE PROGRAM. BOOK CLUB IS OFFERED TO GRADE 6-12 STUDENTS BY MS EVANS, AND PIANO LESSONS ARE OFFERED BY MYSELF. WE WILL BE HAVING A PIANO RECITAL ON APRIL 17TH AT 12:30, AT WHICH POINT PIANO LESSONS WILL END FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY COACHES WHO PROVIDE EXTRA CURRICULAR PROGRAMS TO OUR STUDENTS. YOUR TIME AND DEDICATION IS MUCH APPRECIATED.
PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND WILL BE TAKING PLACE MARCH 26 & 27TH AFTER SCHOOL. WATCH FOR AN EMAIL BEING SENT TO PARENTS WITH BOOKING OPTIONS. KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION IS HAPPENING MARCH 3-6TH WITH PACKAGES AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP AT THE SCHOOL OFFICE. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MRS. BRANDY HARBOR AS OUR NEW FULL-TIME OFFICE MANAGER! BRANDY BEGAN HER NEW POSITION THIS WEEK AND THE OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00-3:30 MONDAY-FRIDAY. FEEL FREE TO CALL OR DROP BRANDY A LINE AT THE OFFICE! THANK-YOU TO MICHELLE DASH FOR HER TIME AT VAL MARIE SCHOOL AND WE WISH HER WELL IN HER FUTURE ENDEAVOURS. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION HAS BEEN SET FOR SATURDAY MAY 31ST @ 2:00 PM AT THE VAL MARIE SCHOOL GYM. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND AND WISH OUR FOUR GRADUATES -JOANNA ANDREE, JAXSON WALDNER, KRISTIAN MYTHING AND JOEY PERRAULT - ALL THE BEST AS WE CELEBRATE THEIR TIME AT VAL MARIE SCHOOL AND EXCITEDLY LOOK TOWARDS THEIR FUTURE!HERE’S WISHING EVERYONE A BEAUTIFUL SPRING WITH GOOD CALVING WEATHER!
~ MRS. S. LEGAULT.
Val Marie School