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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Day 1

BAND:

Grade 6:    Band A / Band B

Grade 7:    Band A / Band B

Grade 8:    Band A / Band B

TODAY AT IRWIN:

• Recycling – Please place your recycling bins outside your classroom doors for pick-up this morning.

• Happy Birthday to Violet Van Moorlehem and Roman Woelk.   Please come down to the office for your birthday pencil.
  
   
• Store will be open today during morning break.
  
   
• Drama practice today at noon in the band room.
  
   
• Kids in the Kitchen today after school.
  
   
• Senior Girls volleyball practice today after school from 3:30 – 5:00pm.
  
   
• Curling starts today for Grades 6 – 8.  Be at the Iplex from 4:00 – 5:00pm.  You must have clean, indoor running shoes to go on the ice and comfortable clothing that allows movement.
  
   
• Fire Drill will take place tomorrow afternoon.
  
   
• Active Play Program for Grade 3 – 6 students tomorrow after school from 3:15 – 5:15pm. 
  
   
• Photos for the Virtual Wall of Honour for the Remembrance Day Service need to be emailed to Mrs. Thompson today.   Also, any students who have Remembrance Day stories, please submit them to your homeroom teacher today. 

• Swift Current Broncos Lung All Stars Pledge envelopes went home last week.    Envelopes are due back on Thursday.

• The Intermediate Girls volleyball teams (Red and Black) will finish the season with a final match Thursday after school from 3:30 – 4:30pm.  Please bring your clean jerseys back to school ASAP.  Wear gym clothes for the games on Thursday.
  
   
• City League playoffs – Girls - Thursday after school.

• 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.

• Please sign up for Senior Boys Basketball across from the office.   First tryout is on Thursday, November 23^rd. 
  
   
• Remembrance Day Assembly – Friday at 10:30am.   Students and Staff are asked to dress formally. ​

Upcoming Events:

• 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
• Senior Boys Basketball Tryouts – November 23^rd
• 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