THE CHRONICLE
Wednesday September 25, 2019
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Spartan Wear – Orders Due Sept 27
Time is running out to order yourself a Claremont Spartan hoodie, shirt, sweat pants, or lanyard. Orders forms are at the Accounting Office. All sales are pre-order only. Deadline for orders is THIS FRIDAY Sept. 27 to Ms. Marshall in the Accounting office. Estimated time for clothing to arrive at Claremont is mid-October.
Breakfast at the Spartan Store
The Spartan Store is now open from 8:15 to 8:45 Monday - Thursday. Menu includes breakfast sandwiches, smoothies, coffee and hot chocolate. Cash or punch cards only.
Leadership Camp: Permission Forms Due Today
Students going to the Leadership Camp, your forms must be in to Ms Giordano or Mr Plant by the end of TODAY.
Spartan Day – Sept 26
Spartan Days typically happen 3 times a year. The purpose is to celebrate being a Spartan and also to fund-raise or give back to our community in some way. This Spartan Day, we are supporting the Terry Fox Foundation with our “Toonies For Terry” campaign. On Sept 26, we will ask students and staff to donate toonies in their block 2 classes. Our goal is to raise $2500 for the Terry Fox Foundation. We encourage everyone to wear RED to show Spartan Spirit!
Block 1: 9:00-10:00
Block 2: 10:05-11:05
Terry Fox: 11:05-11:50 (load outside from Block 2, followed by a walk/run around block)
Lunch: 11:50-12:23 (Camosun Food Truck; limited cafeteria service available)
Block 3: 12:23-1:23
Block 4: 1:28-2:28 Early closure (to prepare for “Meet The Teacher” night.
Spirit Day Lunch
Camosun Cuisine Machine Food Truck will be outside the student lounge serving lunch on Spartan Day. See the menu posted throughout the school; the theme is Indian Curry House & Burger Shack. The cafeteria will have limited service on this day.
Terry Fox Run: Grade 12 Helpers
All Grads helping with the Terry Fox Run, please come to a quick meeting TODAY at the start of lunch in the dance studio.
Meet The Teachers: Sept 26 pm
We look forward to seeing parents on THURSDAY September 26, 6:00 - 8:00 pm for the Meet The Teachers Parent Night. Please come prepared with your student’s teacher names, bock rotation and classroom numbers. The schedule for this event is posted on the front of the Claremont website.
UVic Mens Vikes Game: Terry Fox Fundraiser
To all those interested in the game of basketball: come check out the UVic men’s basketball team as they scrimmage here at Claremont this SATURDAY night at 7pm. Entry is only $2 and all proceeds go to the Terry Fox Foundation. See Mr. Dunlop for more details.
Peru/Spring Break 2020 – Parent Meeting Sept 26
There is a parent meeting on THURSDAY night at 7:30 pm during 'Meet the Teacher' night in room 327 with Mr Gardner. dgardner@saanichschools.ca
CLUBS
Trivia Club
All students interested in joining the Trivia Club: please come by Ms Stover’s class (room 322) for more information and to sign up. Games start next Wednesday Oct. 2nd.
VEX Robotics Club
Check the new building schedule outside of room 220.
ATHLETICS
Claremont Swim Team
If you are interested in being a part of the Claremont Swim Team, please come to a meeting TODAY at lunch in room 217.
Sr Boys Volleyball
Home Opener is TODAY at Claremont starting at 5:45pm. The Spartans will be hosting Stellys, Royal Bay and PCS in the big gym. Wear red and come out and support your Spartans (who are currently ranked #2 in BC). !
CAREER CENTRE
Lattitude Global Volunteering – Today
Our regional Lattitude Global Volunteering representative will be at Claremont TODAY after school in the student lounge. Stop by to find out all about Lattitude opportunities and GAP year options.
Job Opportunities
Please visit the Career Centre for more information on these and other job opportunities.
Minor Test Shoppers for Island Health are needed to conduct compliance checks on retail outlets in the Southern Vancouver Island area. Must be between 14 and 18 years of age. This is a paid position of approx. $14 per hour.
Elections Canada is looking for students 16 and older to help with the upcoming Federal Election on Monday, October 21st., as well as the possibility of the Advance Polls over four days of the Thanksgiving long weekend, Friday, Oct. 11 to Monday, Oct. 14. Information about the roles, responsibilities, expectations and remuneration can be found online at elections.ca.
Outside work using wheel barrow, dolly, and buckets to help install a drainage system in backyard of residence. 12 hours over 2-3 days @ $20 per hour.
Help install a dash cam and back-up camera for a senior on her vehicle. Tools and manual provided. 1-2 hours @ $15 per hour.
Long-term help around a resident's home or garden periodically as needed. $15 per hour.
UVic School of Health Information Science Open House – Oct 16
The School of Health Information Sciences is hosting its Fall Open House on Wednesday, October 16th, 4:30-6:00pm at UVic’s Cornett Building room A125. Students interested in the life sciences, medicine and/or information technology would be especially interested in these programs. Students are invited to learn more about this exciting field by talking with faculty and students. Join us for pizza while learning about the rapidly expanding field of information technology in health care!
Training
Please visit the Career Centre for course registration information.
Food Safe Level 1 - Friday Oct. 25Th, 8:30 am –4:30 pm @ SHOAL Centre in Sidney, 10030 Resthaven Drive. Cost is $50.00 - Cash, cheque or credit card is accepted. Food Safe is useful for anyone working in the food service, food retail, or food processing industries. You will learn how to handle food safely in order to prevent food from being contaminated.
Alert First Aid With CPR "C" & AED - Saturday, November 22, 2019 -8:30 am to 4:00 pm @ SHOAL Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive. Cost is $50.00 -Cash, cheque or credit card is accepted. This fun, interactive, and comprehensive 8-hour course trains people how to react & improvise during life threatening emergencies. This course meets the Adult & Child Licensing Guidelines.
GRAD 2020
Grad Portraits
Grads, it is time to book your grad photos. Lifetouch is bringing their portable photo studio to Claremont for a limited time, October 7-18. To book your appointment, please go to the Grad Portrait website: schedule.prestigeportraits.ca Don't put this off until later, or all of the appointments will be booked up and you will run out of time. Sitting fee of $25 is due at the time of your appointment (if you know you are not purchasing photos, no sitting fee is required, but we DO need you to have a photo taken for the yearbook). Information posters are posted around the school. More details are on the Claremont Grad Page.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Peninsula Youth Clinic
For all youth aged 12-24: the Peninsula Youth Clinic is located at Peninsula Medical, 2a-2379 Bevan Avenue, Sidney (250-656-4143) and is open EVERY THURSDAY from 5:30 – 7:30pm, providing services for mental, physical, and sexual health. A doctor and mental health clinician is on hand.
Walk-ins are welcome! Services are completely free and confidential in their judgement free zone.
-any medical concern
-get prescriptions
-speak with a counsellor
-access to STI and pregnancy testing
-access to birth control
If you need a reminder about any of this information, the daily announcements are posted outside of the front office.*