Wednesday Nov. 16, 2016

                                Daily   Announcements 

Wednesday Nov. 16, 2016                                                                       CAFETERIA- Pad Thai & Salads –Nut Hut – OPEN

ADVISORY TEACHERS – please check your school photo packages to see if you have other advisory’s photos, and hand them into the office. We have students looking for them.  Retake photo orders are due at end of day tomorrow Nov.   17th.  to the office.

MATH MENTORSHIP – Please consider supporting your friends at OB through Math Mentorship.                     Here are the specific needs

Block 1: We need math mentors in the resources rooms to act as peer tutors for math 9.

Block 3: We need a math mentor in a math 11 class to work with kids one on one during class time

Block 4: Math Mentors needed in math 9 class and resource room

Block 5: Math mentors needed in math 9 and 10 to work one on one during class time

Block 6: Math mentors needed in a resource room and a Math 9 class.

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  1.  You can receive credits
  2.  you can receive volunteer hours
  3.  you can receive reference letters on a completion of a successful assignment

The time commitment can anywhere from 1-3 hours a week

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HOW TO APPLY POST SECONDARY – Mr. Alexander is offering an information session workshop on how to apply to  post-secondary, this Monday Nov. 21 in the Theatre at 7:00pm.  Mark your calendars,  all parents and Gr. 12’s welcome.

28 HOUR FAMINE – Reminder to all those who are participating in the 28-hr. Famine to please pick up your parental permission forms from Ms. Taggart’s room 304 and to please return them by Thursday, November 17th.

 Oak Bay Girls Junior volleyball –  Their hard work and determination this season brought them to the city championship last night where they placed 2nd in an exciting and very close game that went to the third set against PSC.   A special round of applause to every team member, the parents and grandparents who cheered fabulously all season, and to their first time coach Jo Gunning. SWIM TEAM –  there will be a brief meeting for the Swim team members attending the BC’s – today Wed. after school in room 312.

BARBABIAN RUGBY TRY-OUTS In the Oval – Juniors-grade 9-10-  Tues. Nov. 15 and Tues. Nov.22, 3:30-4:30. Seniors-grade 11 -12- Thurs. Nov. 17 and Thurs. Nov. 24, 3:30 – 4:30.  Bring a mouth-guard,  there will be tackling.  Any questions?? See Mr. Atkinson in room 231.

Congratulations to the Jr. Boys Volleyball team on their strong placing at Lower Islands.   Oak Bay was defeated by PCS in the finals and finished in second place. Their next  competition is the Island Championships this weekend at Claremont. Good luck!

Choir students going to Comox!   –  FOCUS block today for ALL students going to Comox.

 ME TO WE CLUB BAKE SALE – today at lunch by the main door.

 INDOOR SOCCER TOURNAMENT –   indoor soccer tournament today & Thurs. at lunch IN THE Big Gym.

ROYALS HOCKEY GAME – Meeting today at lunch and after school in Room 300 to collect money for those attending the game.

WHERE’S NUTTY – this week’s clue from Student Council is “ You will find “Nutty” under a hard place to write. If you look carefully, find him you might.  If someone pushes you might roll-away,  until you find him this is where Nutty will stay!”

CAREER CENTRE – University visits this week.   –  *UBC will be on the stage at lunch today  November 16th                                                                                               *University of Calgary will be in the Career Centre at lunch on tomorrow November 17th