This Week @ Journey April 4-8

Congratulations to grade six student Timothy B! Journey sent 12 students to the Skills Canada competition at Camosun College. We competed in the Sumo Robotics competition against 40 students from the South Island school districts. Since October 2015, these Journey students along with their sponsor Mr. Bedard and EMCS shop teachers, Mr. Royle and Ms. Zimmerman have been building robots out of metal and wood. Their hard work paid off and Timothy B. from Mme. Bouvier’s class won the Gold Medal. He beat 40 competitors and he now qualifies for the Provincial Championships in Abbotsford. Timothy is very excited and thrilled to be moving on to the Provincials and we wish him well as he represents us!

Journey to Japan – Fourteen students and four chaperones returned home on Wednesday after eleven days in Japan. Students stayed with host families in Natori and then took the Shinkansen (bullet train) down to Tokyo. This Friendship exchange has been happening at Journey since 2000 and we look forward to hosting students in Sooke next year.

April 14 – Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences from 1-3 (go to Links and click on P/T Interviews)and Open House from 5-7:30. You can register online beginning at 6 a.m. Monday morning.  Check out what’s been happening in our classrooms and school. Remember students will be dismissed at noon that day.

Closed Campus – A reminder that we are a closed campus which means students must stay on the school grounds once they arrive at school. Former students need advanced permission from either Mr. Bedard or Mrs. Szadkowski if they want to visit the school and/or grounds.

It is time for Journey’s Annual Scholastic Spring Book Fair. The Book Fair profits go towards purchasing books for homeroom class libraries. So be sure to come out and buy a book to read.

Book Fair dates and hours are as follows:

April 11- 13, 2016: 8 am to 9 am, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

April 14, 2016: 8 am to 9 am and (Open House Hours 5-7:30 pm)

Floor Hockey Tournament – “The wait is over. Now time to come out and play. Starting next week the Journey Dragon’s Floor Hockey Tournament lifts off!

Dates – April 6 (Wednesday) to May 13 (Friday) inclusive Schedule – Each Wednesday AND Friday at lunch in the Gym Game Times – Game 1 (12:20 to 12:35) … Game 2 (12:35 to 12:50) Game Timing – Each game will have Two – 7 minute periods with a 1 minute break in the middle. Information Sharing – The tournament teams and schedule are now posted on the board outside the main gym doors and the schedule of games has been distributed to members of the students’ teams. Teams – There are 8 student teams plus the Staff team – (9 teams total for the tournament) Game play – Full gym. 4 players on the floor PLUS a goalie for each team. Team Equipment – All students have been asked to use floor hockey equipment used in the tournament from our athletic department at Journey Middle School. No personal equipment from home please. We thought this was a good idea so all our staff and students are playing with comparable gear and to even the ‘playing field/floor’ for all teams. Especially the Staff! Tournament Final Game – The Journey Dragon’s Floor Hockey Championship Cup Final – where Staff will play the best team in the school as a culmination of tournament play – will take place on Friday, May 13 at Noon. Come on out and watch the students take down the Staff “Dream Team”.

Community Soccer – interested in playing soccer? Find out more information at www.sookesoccer.com Late fees are now being implemented but it’s not too late to sign up for spring soccer.  We are holding registration Saturday, April 9th.

Monday

Non-Instructional Day

Tuesday

Integrated Support Swim Program – 10 am this morning @ SEAPARC

Student Council Meeting – today at lunch in Mme. Abell’s classroom.

Homework Club for Divs. 8 & 12 @ lunch rm. # 1166

Student Council meeting @ lunch in Mme. Abell’s room

Culture Club today in the Kitchen at lunch.

Orchestra class-5:30-7:45 p.m. in the Band Room

Wednesday

Chess Club – The Journey Chess Club meets today in the Project Room at lunch

PAC Food Day – Sushi and Hotdogs today. Drinks and other goodies also for sale. Volunteers are needed. Please contact the school if you can lend a hand for an hour at least once per month.

Floor Hockey Tournament at lunch in the gym

Homework Club for Divs. 8 & 12 @ lunch rm. # 1166

Thursday

Jazz Band meets today at 8:15 am in the Band Room

Gamer’s Club @ lunch Main Lab

Jazz band from 8:30-9:25 in the Band Room

Creamsicles on sale at lunch $2 each

Community Band 7:30-9:30 pm this evening in the Band Room

Friday

Remote Control Club – bring your RC and join this club! We meet at lunch today

Floor Hockey Tournament at lunch in the gym

Freezies on Sale today at lunch $1 each