J.M. Olds Collegiate
Newsletter
December 10th,
2008
There
is excitement in the air as Christmas approaches and we look forward,
with
anticipation, to this very special time of the year. The celebration of
Jesus’
birth over 2000 years ago in a manger in
At this
time of the year we
also look forward to spending extra time with family and visiting with
friends.
It is the gifts that do not come in wrapping paper that are often the
most
special.
The
Christmas season is
rapidly approaching! Only 9 more school days and teachers and students
will
receive a well deserved break for 16 days before beginning the push
toward June
of 2009.
Students
will be dismissed
for Christmas Holidays on December 19th at 12:05 PM. Classes will begin after Christmas on
Monday, January 5th, 2009. It
will be Day 8 on the schedule.
Provincial
Softball
Congratulations
to our
Senior Girl’s Softball team, who traveled to St. Mary’s, to compete in
the 3A Provincial
tournament. The girl’s played really
well and with this success captured the “3A” Provincial Girl’s Softball
Banner. This is a first for our school. Thanks to all the fans that showed their
support for the team by participating in a motorcade for the girls.
Provincial
Volleyball
Congratulations to our
Senior Boy’s Volleyball team who won, for the second year, the Senior
Boy’s “3A”
Volleyball Provincial Tournament which was hosted here at JMOC. This is a first for our school, winning a
Provincial Banner on “home turf”, thanks to all the fans for showing up
to
cheer on our team.
Christmas Concert
Our annual Christmas concert
will be taking place tonight, December 10th starting at 7 PM. Christmas carols and songs will be performed
by the students of
JMOC. Cost is $3.00
for adults and $2.00 for students. All
proceeds will be put towards our music program.
Canteen services will be provided during intermission.
Food Drive
Once again our Student
Council will be participating in our annual Christmas Food Drive; we are asking
that students bring in at least one non-perishable food item. This is a
very
worthwhile cause in which everyone is a winner and exemplifies what the
Christmas spirit is all about. Thanks to everyone for their support.
Christmas
Party
Some of our
homeroom classes
will be holding Christmas parties. They will be taking place on
Thursday
morning, December 18th.
As well we
will also have
Santa Hat Day on December 18th.
Snowball
Dance
Student
Council will be holding the annual Christmas
Snowball Dance on Thursday, December 11th from 8 PM to 11:00
PM. Tickets are currently being sold;
the cost is $4.00 single and $7.00 double. At the door the cost is
$5.00 single
and $8.00 double. Any outside guest must
be signed in by noon on December 11th and must be 18 years
or
younger. Snacks will be provided at the
dance. Jeans are not permitted (blue or
black). Students must be dressed in semi-formal attire.
Annual Christmas Awards
Assembly
The time for our annual
Awards Assembly is rapidly approaching; the Awards Assembly will take
place on
Thursday, December 18th starting at 1 PM. It is
important that we take the time each
year to recognize our students for their academic achievement,
improvement and
conduct.
On behalf
of the staff and students
of J.M. Olds Collegiate I would like to take this opportunity to thank
the
various individuals, groups and organizations for their support of the
various
scholarships and awards that are presented.
Without your unselfish support we would not be able to recognize
accomplishments to the extent that we do.
Parent-Teacher
Night
I would
also like to acknowledge
all parents/guardians who attended the recent Parent-Teacher
Conferences. The
high parent turnout certainly signifies a significant degree of
cooperation and
concern between the home and school. That is certainly something we are
pleased
with.
I would
also, at this time,
like to congratulate the students of J.M. Olds Collegiate for a job
well
done. Keep up the good work!
