Friday, November 3, 2017

Day 5

BAND:

NO BAND TODAY

Band on Monday will be as follows:

Grade 6:    Band A / Band B

Grade 7:    No Band

Grade 8:    No Band

TODAY AT IRWIN:

• Happy Birthday to Dallas McMurtry on Saturday.   Please come down to the office for your birthday pencil.

• Last day of 81/82 swimming lessons today.

• Library Club today at lunch.

• Drama practice today at noon in the band room.
  
   
• Swift Current Broncos Lung All Stars Pledge envelopes went home yesterday.    Envelopes are due back on Thursday, November 9^th.    How the pledge works is students sell bronco tickets for $15/each.    For every ticket sold, the school will receive $5, the Swift Current Broncos will receive $5 and the Lung Association will receive $5
  
   
• Senior Boys and Girls competing in SWAC District Volleyball Playoffs this Saturday.  Boys will be playing in Frontier; Girls will be playing in Fox Valley.
  
   
• Curling starts Tuesday, November 7^th for Grades 6 – 8.  Please sign-up on the sheet outside the office.   All levels are welcome from beginner to advanced.
  
   
• Could any students who are in Cadets (Air, Sea or Navy) and any students that are involved in Scouts or Girl Guides, please meet in the office following announcements.
  
   
• A reminder to please submit photos for the Virtual Wall of Honour for the Remembrance Day Service by Tuesday, November 7^th.  Photos can be emailed to Mrs. Thompson.  Also, any students who have Remembrance Day stories, please submit them to your homeroom teacher by Tuesday, November 7^th. 
  
   
• Active Play Program begins on Monday for those students that are registered.   The program will run Mondays and Wednesdays after school from 3:15 – 5:15.  Grade 1 & 2 students will attend Mondays and Grades 3 – 6 will attend Wednesdays.  

• Poetry Contest
• $400 first prize, $350 second prize, $300 third prize. All Irwin submissions entered into a book draw.
• Grade 7 and 8 students who are interested in entering poetry into the Jesemy Stursberg National Poetry Contest please ask your ELA teacher or Mr. Biem for information.
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• The Young Writers Poetry Contest – for all students in Kindergarten – Grade 8.   See your teacher or Mr. Biem for details.

• ​Just a reminder, now that there is some snow on the ground, please refrain from throwing snow while outside.

Upcoming Events:

• Active Play Begins – November 6^th
• Grade 6-8 Curling Begins – November 7^th
• Remembrance Day Assembly – November 10^th @ 10:30am.
• No School – November 13^th (In lieu of Remembrance Day)
• On-line Booking of Student Led Conferences Begins – November 14^th
• On-line Booking of Student Led Conferences Ends – November 17^th
• School Drama Performance "Big Bad" – November 21^st @ 7pm.
• First Term Report Cards (Emailed) – November 22^nd
• School Dance (Grade 6 – 8) – November 23^rd
• No School – November 27^th (In lieu of SLC's)
• Student Led Conferences – November 28^th / 30^th
• K-4 Assembly – November 30^th (Period 6)
• Pizza Meal Day – December 1^st

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