Daily Announcements
January 12th, 2021
NEW TODAY
Grad Photo Retakes will be January 13th – 15th. Go to www.bookmygrad.ca to book your appointment.
Try to find a photo of nutty for a chance to win a prize! This weeks riddle is: “Up on high I wave away but not a word can I say…”
Come to room 300 at 11:45 on Wednesday for siblings photos! Bring you and your sibling for a photo in the yearbook!
Would you like to write the University of Waterloo Math Contest? Open to Grades 9-12. The 1 hour math contests this year will be on February 24th (Gr.9,10,11) and April 7th (Gr.12) during Wed Support block. The cost for you is $2 (you’ll get a contest and chocolate bar on contest day!) Go to the Waterloo Math Contest website for practice exams and solutions: https://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/contests/past_contests.html. Fill out the Google Form at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_sMrSPSPk8RBzAJX-hkRM_cYRXRUrjZMiqiXR9t-Wa8/edit. Please pay either Mrs. Smith in Rm 308 or Mr. Carter in Rm 307 by Jan.29th. If you don’t pay by the end of this month, a contest will not be ordered for you. The contest will be written in Rm 306, 307 and 308 on Feb.24th at 12:30pm sharp. Good luck!
Numeracy 10 Assessment – Information Session
Mrs. Smith will be hosting an information session about the Numeracy 10 Assessment in the library on Thursday, January 21st from 11:30am to 12:15pm, for any grade 10 who is scheduled to write the Provincial Numeracy Assessment. First come, first served. No need to sign-up. Click the link for some Numeracy Exam tips https://docs.google.com/document/d/14xPYC1CVsa4wjG9hiYflfwAUMdrrZsu89xlwfK92-u4/edit.
The Canadian University Event online was so successful in the fall they have decided to host a Winter Edition. The CUE BC Winter Edition will be less focused on presentations and more focused on drop-in chats and Q&As so that students can get quick answers to their questions. Any high school student from anywhere in BC is invited to join us and connect with nearly 50 Canadian Universities all in one place!
Dates: Wednesday, January 20th & Thursday, January 21st
Time: 4 pm – 7 pm PST
Where: CUE Website (cuebc.org)
Cost: FREE! But registration is required
Previous Announcements
Congratulations to Seoyoon Lee for being the winner of this week’s Mighty Oaks award!
Seoyoon is a leader in all three local jazz choirs, she leads warm ups, teaches parts, and sometimes directs entire rehearsals. She has achieved academic excellence, and is always willing to help other understand a concept or stay on top of their assignments. She is part of the band and jazz band program and sings or plays piano in most of Oak Bays 11 choirs. She is compassionate, hard working, dedicated, kind, approachable, influential, and has helped so many students cultivate a love of music and find the confidence to be the best musician and person they can be.
For all the latest information and regular updates from the Career Centre please click https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/whats-going-on
UVic – upcoming events to watch for – https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/tours-events/events/index.php
Job Opportunities
Oak Bay Rec Centre is hiring for Spring Break camps. Please go to https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/work–volunteer for more details on the application process. You can pick up paper copies of the application in the Career Centre.