September 22, 2020

Daily Announcements

September 22nd, 2020

NEW TODAY

Jimmy Gordon please see Ms. Taggart Tuesday at lunch in Room 304.

Junior Concert Choir – WOMEN are meeting in the Black Box today at lunch.  You can eat in the drama room. MEN you will be meeting in the Choir Room. Looking forward to singing!

SAVE THE DATE – UBC will be hosting a Zoom meeting on Wednesday 21 October from 10.00 am – 11.00 am.  This is for all students and any parents that would like to take part in an information session with time for questions at the end.  UBC will be sending out a registration link a few days before the event which will be in the daily announcements.  Please mark your calendar and look for the registration link closer to the date.

Oak Bay Field Hockey training sessions are starting the week of September 28th!  Skill development sessions will be offered for girls in grade 9 to 12. All skill levels are welcome! Participants will be divided into groups based on their skill level. For more information, please contact Milena Gaiga at mgaiga@shaw.ca.  Training times to be announced soon.

Attention grade 11 and 12 students and parents.  The Canadian University Event registration is now live.  This year it will take place online and there will be several session you can register to attend.  Sept. 28th, 29th, 30th, Oct. 1st, 6th, 8th from 4pm-8pm and Saturday Oct. 3rd, 10am-2pm.  The information is now posted on the Oak Bay Career Centre website.   https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/whats-going-on

Mrs. Gillespie is challenging the staff to match her and donate $100 to Cops 4 Cancer.  Your name will go in to a draw for a prize and if 30 donate, she will dye her hair green.

The first Orchestra meeting is on TODAY at lunch in the Theatre.

Any student who plans on being a TA needs to connect with their teacher to have it added to their schedule TODAY.

Any grade 12 student who would like to be added to scholarship prep needs see Mr. Alexander a.s.a.p.

Any student who would like to be added to an outside the timetable class that hasn’t met up yet, please come to the office for a course change form.

 **NEW TIME!!Are you considering a business school after high school?  A Bachelor of Commerce degree?  UVic Gustavson School of Business will be hosting a Zoom meeting on Wednesday Sept. 30 at 3:15pm.  If you are interested in taking part please email Ms. Giesbrecht at sgiesbrecht@sd61.bc.ca to receive the Zoom link.

TEAC 105 – Explorations in Technology at Camosun  (grades 10-12) February 2021 start date.
Students interesting in exploring mechanical engineering, electronics, civil engineering and computer science will be introduced to career options and basic skills to help support their post-secondary decision making.  This course is on Friday afternoons for 13 weeks.  There is an application fee of $43.51 but students do not pay for the course.  Please contact Ms. Giesbrecht if you are interested in applying.

If you missed the AMP meeting yesterday,  no worries go see Mr. Spray in room 309 Wednesday afternoons for details.  If you do not have math until q2,3 or 4 then u will want to see me ASAP .

EducationUSA Virtual Fair
Students, parents, and counselors: meet 100 U.S. university representatives at this booth-style event on Saturday! There will be live webinars, chat opportunities, and tons of resources about studying in the USA. Your EducationUSA Canada adviser will be there too – ready to answer your questions!   Saturday, September 19th, 3:00–6:00 PM EDT. REGISTER HERE.

Previous Announcements

Any students who do not have the Oak Bay App can download it here to see daily announcements.  Also, daily announcements are posted to the Oak Bay website.

Teaching Assistants Wanted.  Do you want to make a big difference in this school?  Do you need volunteer hours?  Do you need credits? Do you need a great reference letter?  Do you love the feeling of helping others?  The math department is looking for students to support learning in the classroom. Please complete this form which can be found at the math department website.  AND then come and see tspray in 309

Hello grade 9s and grade 10s, would you like to complete 2 math classes this year?  Would you like to create space in your grade 12 year?  Do you want to complete a math course at your own pace outside of the timetable?  If so sign up for our accelerated math program. LINK.
There will be a zoom meeting to answer questions Tuesday September 22nd during lunch time.
https://gvsd61.zoom.us/j/62837603543?pwd=aWEwQ2ZNcm1zUzREL0h2dnhLSm9ZZz09
You can come to room 309 at lunch too but there is only space for 15 socially distanced students.
AMP links: Google classroom for grade 9:(5pn27eh) Google Classroom for grade 10/11 (tnk3cal) Google Classroom For AMP12:(f7hjuxa)
AND AMP sign up: LINK