Monday December 2, 2024
Monday December 2, 2024
1. Have you noticed the Christmas tree on the second floor near the chapel? This beautiful Christmas tree is called the TREE OF HOPE! We set this tree up every year to help with our Pennies from Heaven Campaign. As you can see, the tree is filled with ornaments that have a gift card request written on them. If you feel that you can help one of our school families with one of these generous gift card donations, please remove the tag from the tree, buy the gift card, and return them together to the main office. Every gift card collected will go to the families that we support through our Pennies From Heaven Campaign. Thank you for your support!...and MERRY CHRISTMAS!
2. Graduates: You’ve had your meeting. You have your information booklet. Now you have to do 2 things. #1 Register to graduate using the link on the Grade 12 D2L page. and #2: Pay to participate using School Cash On-Line. Deadline is December 6th. That’s only 4 school days away
3. Attention curlers. Our first tryout will be today after school at 3:30. Make sure you bring clean shoes, all of your paperwork, and the tryout fee with you.
4. ACS book club meeting and potluck is today. If you missed this morning’s meeting, we will have another one after school today at 3:05pm in the Library’s Innovation lab. Both meetings are the same. Hope to see you there!
5. Tim Hortons hot chocolate will be sold at the back of the cafeteria on Wednesday during all three lunches. Bring $2.00. All proceeds will go to Pennies From Heaven.
6. Great News! The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association is excited to announce the return of the Young Authors Awards! This event celebrates outstanding student writing from Kindergarten through Grade 12 in both English and French. Students are invited to submit their best works of fiction, poetry, plays, and nonfiction (up to 3000 words). Winners will progress through school, local unit, and provincial levels, with provincial winners being featured in an anthology! Please submit two clean copies of each entry to Mrs. Engell in the Library by Friday, February 7th. Happy writing, Lions!
7. Ticket sales are now available for this year’s Nutcracker semi-formal! The event will take place Friday, December 6th from 7-10pm. Tickets for ACS students can be purchased for $15 on school cash online, and guest tickets can be purchased at the back of the caf on all 3 lunches. Don’t forget your signed guest forms! This event is popular and tickets are selling fast. Be sure to get yours early before they are gone!
8. CHECKMATE! Are you looking to extend your critical thinking skills, learn a new game and/or meet new people? The Chess Club is BACK! We will be meeting on Wednesdays after school from 3pm-4pm in Room 2023 starting December 4th. If you want to use the Queen’s Gambit, set up the Sicilian or French defense, or you just want to know how to set up the board and what the horsey and castle are called, we welcome and accept all levels of play as we learn and grow together. Please see Mr. DaCosta if you cannot attend.
9. Calling all athletes interested in joining the Junior & Senior Badminton Teams, please pick up a permission form by the male physed class and ensure you fill out the QR code by the female physed office. The first practice for the Juniors will be Thursday morning at 7am and Seniors will practice Friday at 7am.
10. The Brant County OPP has a great opportunity for some of our students grade 10 and older to apply! They are running a Citizen Youth Academy from January to March. The Academy meets on Wednesdays from 7 – 9 PM and topics covered include K-9 unit, tactical response, forensics, collision reconstruction, etc. Applications are in Student Services and due by Dec 6th. Please see Ms. Martello in Student Services for more information and an application form!
11. Attention Gr 12 SHSM students who already received a permission form for our First Aid & CPR training on December 12th and 13th. Your permission form is due to Student Services by Wednesday. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Coene or Ms. Martello.
12. Attention Graduates! Today. YES. Today graduation photos begin. Edge Imaging is here to take your photos. If you booked your seating time today, please show up on time and be ready to smile! Please follow all the lovely arrows on the first floor to make your way to the student services side door. You will also see a large banner from Edge Imaging to help you find where you are supposed to be. Thank you and remember to smile! Thanks Mrs. Mastromatteo.
13. Ping Pong , Table tennis , whatever you want to call it....it doesn’t matter, just come out and play!!! All lunches on WEDNESDAY. All money goes to Pennies from heaven, see you in the caf! Great prizes for the winners of each lunch!
14. Today's special in the servery will be Chicken Alfredo on Rotini pasta with a side of garlic toast for $6.50. Or just pasta with Alfredo sauce would be $5.50.
Have a great day Lions!
