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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Day 6

TODAY AT IRWIN:

• Happy Birthday to Gweneth Gloeckler.   Please come down to the office for your birthday pencil.
• HUGE "THANK YOU" to all the Middle Years students who took the time to read to the elementary students yesterday during the Read and Relax program.
• Swimming Lessons for the Grade 4's will continue this week today and Friday.
• Grade 6 Immunizations today beginning at 8:40am in the Art Room.
• Band Students: Fruit and Cookie Dough Fundraisers are due tomorrow.
• Today's Phone Ambassadors will be Chase Jasper and Zachary Potter.
• Thank you to all of the students who collected pledges and their families and friends who supported our Terry Fox Run this year. 
• We are very excited to announce that Irwin School has reached our fundraising goal for the Terry Fox Foundation. We raised $7031.50 for cancer research! This means that Mr. Darby will have to dye his hair this week. The class that brought in the most pledge sheets was Ms. Burnett's Grade 1s, so they will get to choose the colour of Mr. Darby's hair. 
• The votes have been counted up for Mr. Kohlman and Mr. Biem's stunt. They will be getting Duct Taped to the wall today at noon. 
• Senior Boys Volleyball practice today after school.
• Education Week this week.   Activities will be as follows:
• Thursday – Writing Workshops
• K – 2 will be creating Claymations
• Grade 3 – 4 – Poetry Workshop
• Grade 5 – 8 Writers Workshop "A Store in a Cube"
• Friday – Dress up to share your culture.

• Pizza Forms are due back tomorrow.
• Tomorrow's Morning Announcers will be Tenille Willows and Aspyn Prefontaine.
• Tomorrow's Phone Ambassadors will be Delaney Dyck and Memphis McMurtry.
• Agriculture in the Classroom for Grade 4 students will be tomorrow.
• School Picture Retakes on Friday beginning at 12:45pm. 
• Please check the Lost and Found for your items.  There are several items in the elementary hallway as well.  Leftovers will be packed and donated after Friday.
  
• Congratulations to the winners of the Fire Prevention Week contest.    The winners are as follows:
• Fire Chief for the Day – Brandt Balliett – Grade 3
• Ride to School in a Fire Truck – Gwen Torres – Grade 2
• Sputtergotch Toy Store Gift Certificate – Seth Collier-Tribble – Grade 3
• Cinema Twin Movie Night – Addyson Parnwell
• Class Pizza Party – Carter Broccolo – Grade 4
• Personal Pan Pizza – Gweneth Gloeckler - Kindergarten

Upcoming Events

• Grade 7 Swimming Lessons – October 22^nd – October 25^th and October 29^th – November 1^st
• Senior Girls Volleyball Subsectionals – October 23^rd
• Senior Boys Volleyball Subsectionals – October 24^th
• Fire Drill – October 25^th @ 9:50am
• Pizza Day – October 26^th
• SuperVolley Tournament October 26^th / 27^th
• K-4 Assembly – October 29^th @ 2:15pm
• Grade 8 Swimming Lessons – November 5^th – 8^th and November 13^th – 16^th
• In Lieu of Remembrance Day – No School on Monday, November 12^th
• Parent Teacher Conferences – November 20^th and 22^nd