Balaclava School Update – March 24 to 28

We had a busy but great first week back after March break. There is lots happening at school right now!

Spring Clubs

A number of our clubs are currently running. These include:

-Crib Club – Grade 4 to 8 students, day 2 with Mrs. Cassidy and Mrs. Nelligan

-Checkers Club – Grade 3 to 8 are currently preparing for their upcoming tournament in April with Mrs. Cassidy and Mrs. Button on day 2 and 4

-Lego Robotics and Coding Club – Grades 4 to 6 with Mr. Tudor and Mrs. Hrycenko meets on days 1 and 2

-Pokemon club with Mr. Tudor meets on days 1 and 2

-Kind Club for grade 6 girls with Ms. Keyte, Ms. Spada and Mrs. Cassidy will begin meeting next week.

-Festival Choir for grade 3 to 8 are preparing for Choirfest in May with Mrs. McIntosh on Day 1

-Math Titans Club for grades 1 and 2 have just started meeting on days 1 and 5 with Mrs. Moase

-Eco Club is for interested junior grade students, and they meet as needed with Mrs. Cassidy, Ms. Spada and Ms. Keyte

A big thank you to all of our staff who volunteer to run these clubs. Many of our students love participating!

This Week

Monday March 24th is the first of 5 Monday practices for our Senior Swim Team as they prepare for their meet in May. Mrs. Cassidy and Mrs. Ardron are overseeing this team.

Monday March 24th is also Home and School Hot Dog Day! If you ordered earlier this year on Cheddar Up, your child will receive their hot dog(s) second nutrition break.

We are looking forward to our second Family Movie Night on Thursday March 27th from 5 to 7 p.m. Ticket sales are now closed. We’ll see all those who registered to attend on Thursday.

Friday March 28th will be litterless lunch day. Our EcoClub is encouraging all students to bring a litterless lunch to raise awareness about the impact of all of the garbage produced from lunch packaging. Our tuck shop will also be closed on Friday to avoid contributing to the garbage produced.