This Week @ Journey December 12-16

Thank you/Merci/Hych’ka to the Brooks Family at Brooks Christmas Tree Farm for supplying our 33’ fir tree again this year! Come in and check it out. It actually touches the top of the ceiling in the foyer and smells incredible. It was quite a sight on Friday as staff and students accepted the challenge and raised the massive beauty. Students and staff will decorate it over the week.

It’s Spirit Week at Journey – each day has something happening. Thanks to our Student Council for helping us play and have fun! 

Let it snow? We had 36% of our students attend school on Friday mainly because of the first snowfall of the season. With more inclement weather forecast for this week we will try and keep you as updated as possible about school closures. Listen to CFAX (AM 1070) or check Journey or SD62 website (we had some difficulty logging on to ours on Friday). As always, parents make the final decision about sending children to school even when the school has been declared open. Please remember to contact the school if you are having someone other than you, or your emergency contacts, pick up your child during school hours.

Monday

Spirit Week begins – Today is Pajama Day!

Lucky 7 ends today with an auction of items that have yet to be claimed. Bring some cash and get great bargains. Mrs. Lennox’s class has raised just over $600 for the Sooke Food Bank!

Great Milne’s Landing Food Fight – is going strong. So far Ms. Lennox’s class is in the lead ($1.00 = one item of food), but there are few classes in hot pursuit. Sooke Elementary is going to have to eat some crow this year because Journey is Food Fight Ready! Of course in the end it’s always the Food Bank that wins and nobody really wants to eat any crow! Each day an item will be announced on the PA and each class has the chance to win extra food for their division. We are helping the Food Bank by investing in people right here in our wonderful community and all items are gratefully accepted. Items they are especially looking for this year are: baking goods (chocolate chips/raisons, flour, baking powder etc.); spices; granola bars and fruit cups; and jam/marmalade/honey.

Christmas Concert- tonight in the gym. All concert bands, jazz band, Drumline and soloists will perform. Everyone is invited to attend! Donations are gratefully accepted but not a requirement of entry.  

Math Support – at lunch in Mr. Constable’s room for Divisions 1 & 2

Tuesday

Spirit Week – Today is Crazy Seasonal Hat Day

Grade 6/7 Boys’ Basketball practice 7:30 a.m. in the gym

Reindeer Candy Canes on Sale @ lunch $.75 each today in the foyer at lunch

Jazz band 8:30 a.m. in the band room.

Tea Time in Foyer – students can enjoy a free cup of tea today at recess. Students are encouraged to bring their own mugs.

Sk8 Club today @ lunch (weather permitting). Waivers must be in to Mr. Donegani or Mr. Kovacik to be eligible to participate (forms are in the office)

Culture Club – meet at lunch outside Ab Ed room

Div. 9/10 Homework Club – Ms. Kilpatrick’s classroom at lunch

Divisions 1 & 2 Math Support – at lunch in Mr. Constable’s room

Div. 11 – Homework Support at lunch in Ms. Dvorak’s room

Div. 11 Math Club – after school 3-4 p.m. in Ms. Dvorak’s room

Wednesday – PAC Lunch today is Subway

Spirit Week – Today is Crazy Hair and/or Christmas Hair Day

Field Trip – Students who are enrolled in our LifeSkills program will be heading into Victoria today to enjoy the Festival of Trees and Gingerbread houses.

Great Chilli Cook Off – So you think you make a mean bowl of chilli? Well, bring two bowls today and get ready to win the Chilli Cook Off Challenge. One bowl gets entered in the class completion and if you win your class the second bowl gets entered in the whole school completion. Prizes for class winners and overall winner will be announced today and prizes will be awarded at our recognition assembly January 5!

Film Awareness Night- tonight 7 pm EMCS Community Theatre. You are invited to enjoy the Harmony Project Drumline and Strings perform. Stretch your brain and stay for films about the Sooke Philharmonic’s history and films about the Harmony Project in LA will be shown.  Drumline involves students from EMCS and Journey and String students come from the 4 elementary schools.  

Lego builders club – meets at lunch in Ms. Dvorak’s room. Everyone welcome 

Div. 9/10 Homework Club – Ms. Maragh’s classroom at lunch

Math Support – at lunch in Mr. Constable’s room for Divisions 1 & 2

Grade 8 Boys’ B-Ball practice afterschool

Thursday

Spirit Week – Today is Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

Christmas Concert- Tonight at 7:30 pm in Journey Gym.  Orchestra and Grade 6 strings plus Move This dance studio. Everyone is invited to attend. Donations are gratefully accepted but not a requirement of entry.

We reached for the stars and will donate our Food Fight items today to the Food Bank today – Thank you.

Friday

Spirit Week – Today is Random Acts of Christmas Spirit Day and Dress as your Favourite Christmas Character Day

Chess Club @ lunch in Mrs. Syme’s class. Beginners and experts are welcome to explore cool stuff. We have resident Chess master running our club and he’s only in grade six!

Our annual Talent Show begins at 10:30 a.m. in the gym. Families are welcome to attend.

Have a wonderful break with your family.  School reopens Tuesday, January 3, 2017