This Week @ Journey April 26-30

Our Vision is Run to Be Here, and our Mission Statement is ASPIRE.  This week we wrap up our Litterless Lunch campaign in celebration of Earth Day (month) and hope new habits have been acquired by bringing food in reusable containers.  Our garbage accumulation was significantly reduced, and we thank you for your support. Thank you to BC Parks, the CRD and Journey’s PAC for sponsoring the prizes.

Learning Commons Update:  We would like to give a shout out to our librarian Ms. Wallace and our Library Assistant Ms. Peltomaki-Kelley. 

“It is an awfully sad misconception that librarians simply check books in and out. The library is the heart of a school, and without a librarian and library assistant it is but an empty shell.” Jarrett J. Krosoczka 

 Spring Out of Hunger!  Journey is getting behind the EMCS initiative to collect funds for our local food bank.  The Leadership Group is happy to host the fifth annual Spring Out of Hunger fundraiser from April 26-May 7. They started this fundraiser to provide much-needed support to the Sooke Food Bank during a time after the holidays.

In a typical year, they would be collecting food donations, but this year the emphasis will be placed on online donations to raise funds. They are hoping Journey Middle School Families can help us get the word out and of course we said YES!   All proceeds go straight to the Sooke Food Bank and people of all ages who live in our community.   EMCS Spring Out of Hunger Online Donation Link

Monday

Cohort Zone rotation change for recess and lunch

Tuesday

Skateboarding Club – First Lunch students with signed waivers and proper gear. No exceptions to any of the rules. Listen to announcements each morning for additional opportunities.

Wednesday 

Skateboarding Club – Second Lunch students with signed waivers and proper gear. No exceptions to any of the rules.  Listen to announcements each morning for additional opportunities.

Every April 28, workers gather to mourn and remember those who were injured or killed on the job, and to fight so that everyone can go home “alive after five” — or whatever hour their shift ends. It grew from CUPE in 1984 to other labour unions in 1985 and was federally recognized with the Mourning Day Act in 1991.

Yellow & black, the colours of caution, and the canary, the bird of warning from the early days of coal mining, are frequently used to mark the Day of Mourning.

Thursday 

Friday 

Happy Friday, can it really be the end of April already?

Thanks for doing your part during the pandemic – more staff were vaccinated this week than last so hopefully the end is in sight!

Daily Health Check – please remember to follow the DHC and not send your child to school if they are not well.  If a student becomes unwell, or tells us they are unwell, at school, they will wait for pick up in our Supervision Room which is sanitized between guests.  Up to two students can be in the room at one time (physically distanced and masked).  Masks – please continue to provide and remind your child to bring a mask to school each day.