Elsie MacGill Secondary School — Daily Announcements
Announcements for the week. Use the table below to browse by day, topic, and staff contact.
Announcements
| Day | Topic | Staff | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Portuguese Heritage Month | Mr. Duley | During the month of June, people across the country will celebrate Portuguese Heritage Month. This is a time to highlight the many great past and ongoing contributions of Portuguese Canadians, and we’re given an opportunity to learn more about their rich and vibrant traditions and culture. As the proud home to over half a million Luso-Canadians, our country has one of the largest Portuguese diasporas in the world. Originally from many different Portuguese regions, the community has strived to keep their individual traditions, language and culture alive. From politics to art and sport to cuisine, Canadians of Portuguese heritage continue to have a positive impact on our country each and every day in towns and cities across our great country. Vamos celebrar! |
| 03 | Happy Pride Month! | Ms. Moar | Happy Pride Hurricanes! Pride Month happens each year in the month of June and commemorates the Stonewall riots, which began in the early hours of June 28, 1969, after police raided the Stonewall Inn bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village. Starting the following year, and every year since, members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community, and their allies, use this month to celebrate their identities and to continue pushing for rights to be upheld. All month long, PRISM will be holding different activities and we invite folks to join in as they can. Keep listening to announcements all month long to hear about all the fun we have planned! |
| 03 | Spring Fair Winners | Ms. Bertola | Hey hurricanes! Here are the winner of the candy jars from the spring fair. The winners for the chocolates are Abdul Khan and Amirah Shaikh! Now for the sour patch jar.. the closest person to guessing correctly was Nehal Chamarthi. Please go to room 202 after school today to claim your candy! |
| 03 | Co-op In School Day | Ms. O’Rourke | Attention all Current Co-Op Students - this is a reminder that we have a mandatory in class day today to complete our Final Performance Task. Please come on time and bring any outstanding log sheets. See you in the library at the start of Period 4! |
| 03 | EPIC meeting | Ms. Kurucz | EPIC members please come out for an important meeting today at 12:05 pm in Room 117. |
| 03 | University of Waterloo eVehicle Race | Mr. McBrien | The Engineering Club’s Electric Vehicle Team went to the University of Waterloo last Saturday to compete against teams from across Ontario. They started in pole position and had a successful run with their car. As a rookie team they faced many challenges both during training and construction of the car and on race day where they overcame rainy conditions. They hope to use their experience and learnings to take to the track next year. Another win for the Hurricanes! |
| 04 | Spring Concert! | Mr. Hunter | Our annual spring concert is only one week away! Make sure to save Thursday June 13th at 7pm in your calendars! The event will feature music from our concert band, vocal ensembles, rock bands and music classes who have been working really hard this year to practice and prepare music! Invite your families and friends to this free event! |
| 04 | EPIC Contest! | Ms. Kurucz | Did you know that this week is World Environment Week? This year's theme is "Planet vs. Plastics" Would you like to DO something to support the Enviroment and feel better knowing you are making a better future for us all? Would you like to win fabulous prizes like a $50 Champs bowling/arcade gift certificate, movie gift certificates and Tim Hortons and Baskin Robbins prizes??? See posters around the school to scan the QR code that allows you to start gaining points today and winning prizes next week! Happy World Environment Week. |
| 04 | Concert Band | Mr. Hunter | Concert band will be rehearsing today after school in the music room! See you there for our second last rehearsal! |
| 05 | Food Deliveries | Ms. Hall | A reminder from the main office. Food deliveries are not allowed during class time all year long. HOWEVER, now we are in protected time where students are completing final performance tasks and soon final evaluations. If you are ordering food to be delivered, do not ORDER during lunch rather place your order earlier in the morning so food will be delivered DURING break. The office will refuse deliveries anytime except during lunch. |
| 05 | Spring Concert! | Mr. Hunter | Our annual spring concert is only one week away! Make sure to save Thursday June 13th at 7pm in your calendars! The event will feature music from our concert band, vocal ensembles, rock bands and music classes who have been working really hard this year to practice and prepare music! Invite your families and friends to this free event! |
| 05 | EPIC Contest! | Ms. Kurucz | Did you know that this week is World Environment Week? This year's theme is "Planet vs. Plastics" Would you like to DO something to support the Enviroment and feel better knowing you are making a better future for us all? Would you like to win fabulous prizes like a $50 Champs bowling/arcade gift certificate, movie gift certificates and Tim Hortons and Baskin Robbins prizes??? See posters around the school to scan the QR code that allows you to start gaining points today and winning prizes next week! Happy World Environment Week. |
| 05 | Boggle in the Learning Commons | Ms. Jager | It's time for the semester 2 boggle challenge! Boggle can be found in the Learning Commons window, grab your scorecard and play. The letters to change everyday so you have to be quick! Remember to submit your best 15 words and have fun! |
| 05 | The Portuguese Moment | Ms. Botelho | Portuguese Moment: Portuguese is an official language of nine other countries - As a result of Portugal’s past history, Portuguese is an official language in Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Sāo Tomé and Principe, as well as Goa in India. It is the sixth-most spoken first language in the world with around 220 million speakers native speakers. |
| 05 | Indigenous History Month | Ms. McCuaig | To celebrate the Indigenous History Month we will hear about important Indigenous people from all walks of life. It is a list of inspirational Indigenous leaders, artists, activists, journalists, veterans, musicians, comedians, authors, documentarians, athletes and “just plain folk” whose determination and commitment to their passion and beliefs have, and continue to, improve what we now refer to as Canada’s culture and social wellness. For today we will learn about Chief Doctor Robert Joseph - Chief Doctor Robert Joseph is a hereditary chief of the Gwawaenuk First Nation who upholds a life dedicated to bridging the differences brought about by intolerance, lack of understanding, and racism at home and abroad. He is the Ambassador for Reconciliation Canada, and a member of the National Assembly of First Nations Elders Council. He was awarded the Order of British Columbia in 2015, and recipient of Indspire’s Lifetime Achievement award in 2016. |
| 06 | Co-op In school Day | Ms. O’Rourke | This is a reminder for all co-op students of our in school day today period 4 and 5. Please ensure you are on time as we will be starting some of our FPT during this class. See you in the library at the start of period 4! |
| 06 | Spring Concert! | Mr. Hunter | Our annual spring concert is only one week away! Make sure to save Thursday June 13th at 7pm in your calendars! The event will feature music from our concert band, vocal ensembles, rock bands and music classes who have been working really hard this year to practice and prepare music! Invite your families and friends to this free event! |
| 06 | EPIC Contest! | Ms. Kurucz | Did you know that this week is World Environment Week? This year's theme is "Planet vs. Plastics" Would you like to DO something to support the Enviroment and feel better knowing you are making a better future for us all? Would you like to win fabulous prizes like a $50 Champs bowling/arcade gift certificate, movie gift certificates and Tim Hortons and Baskin Robbins prizes??? See posters around the school to scan the QR code that allows you to start gaining points today and winning prizes next week! Happy World Environment Week. |
| 06 | Boggle in the Learning Commons | Ms. Jager | It's time for the semester 2 boggle challenge! Boggle can be found in the Learning Commons window, grab your scorecard and play. The letters to change everyday so you have to be quick! Remember to submit your best 15 words and have fun! |
| 06 | The Portuguese Moment | Ms. Botelho | Portuguese Moment: Portuguese-Speaking Heritage Month is proudly recognized during the month of June at The Province of Ontario passed the Celebration of Portuguese Heritage Act in 2001. This year’s theme is Unidos/United! The contributions of the Portuguese-speaking community to Canada are significant as they include the arts, sports, music, culinary arts, and many professional contributions to education and medicine. Canadians, along the community at large all enjoy the energetic and vibrant traditions that are shared through the customs of the Portuguese-speaking community. Internationally, there are 250 million Portuguese-speaking people, making it the fifth-most spoken language in the world. During this month we will learn a bit more about the Portuguese Speaking Heritage. |
| 06 | Indigenous History Month | Ms. McCuaig | Today we will learn about Rinelle Harper. As a sixteen-year-old Rinelle Harper was assaulted and left to die on the banks of the Assiniboine River in 2014. She returned to school within two weeks, and five months after the attack, Ms. Harper, with an eagle feather in hand, stood before the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly and called for an inquiry into Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Ms. Harper shared her story of survival with 16,000 youth attendees at Winnipeg’s WE Day celebrations. |
| 06 | Rainbow Fridays | Ms. Hyde | PRISM has planned that Fridays are Rainbow Fridays this month in celebration of Pride. We ask those who would like to participate and show their support to wear their favourite colour of the rainbow, or any rainbow themed clothing every Friday in June. We appreciate the show of support and care for the queer community and thank you for your efforts to make Elsie MacGill a safer space for all identities to be respected. It means so much to us! |
| 07 | Spring Concert! | Mr. Hunter | Our annual spring concert is only one week away! Make sure to save Thursday June 13th at 7pm in your calendars! The event will feature music from our concert band, vocal ensembles, rock bands and music classes who have been working really hard this year to practice and prepare music! Invite your families and friends to this free event! |
| 07 | EPIC Contest! | Ms. Kurucz | Did you know that this week is World Environment Week? This year's theme is "Planet vs. Plastics" Would you like to DO something to support the Enviroment and feel better knowing you are making a better future for us all? Would you like to win fabulous prizes like a $50 Champs bowling/arcade gift certificate, movie gift certificates and Tim Hortons and Baskin Robbins prizes??? See posters around the school to scan the QR code that allows you to start gaining points today and winning prizes next week! Happy World Environment Week. |
| 07 | The Portuguese Moment | Ms. Botelho | Portuguese Moment: Lisbon’s Livraria Bertrand is the world’s oldest bookshop. Founded in 1732, Livraria Bertrand was just a single bookshop. Sadly, this initial store was one of the many casualties of the Great Lisbon Earthquake in 1755. The earthquake scored 8.5 on the Richter scale and left around 60,000 people dead. Livraria Bertrand then set up shop on Rua Garrett in 1773, where it still stands. Nowadays, there are around 50 branches of Livraria Bertrand across Portugal. |
| 07 | Indigenous History Month | Ms. McCuaig | Today we will learn about Alanis Obomsawin. “Alanis Obomsawin is a filmmaker, singer, artist, and storyteller. One of Canada’s most distinguished documentary filmmakers, Alanis Obomsawin began her career as a professional singer and storyteller before joining the National Film Board of Canada in 1967. Her award-winning films address the struggles of Indigenous peoples in Canada from their perspective, giving prominence to voices that have long fallen on deaf ears. An Officer of the Order of Canada and a Grand Officer of the National Order of Québec, she has received the Prix Albert-Tessier and the Canadian Screen Awards’ Humanitarian Award, as well as multiple Governor General’s Awards, lifetime achievement awards and honorary degrees.” |
| 07 | Rainbow Fridays | Ms. Hyde | PRISM has planned that Fridays are Rainbow Fridays this month in celebration of Pride. We ask those who would like to participate and show their support to wear their favourite colour of the rainbow, or any rainbow themed clothing every Friday in June. We appreciate the show of support and care for the queer community and thank you for your efforts to make Elsie MacGill a safer space for all identities to be respected. It means so much to us! |
| 07 | SEE SHSM End of Year Celebration | Ms. Varghese | All SEE SHSM students will be meeting in room 209 at the start of lunch. We will be enjoying some delicious food and have an opportunity to reflect on our learning this year! |