THE CHRONICLE
Wednesday September 29, 2021
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mrs. De Klerk
Congratulations to our Vice-Principal, Mrs. Kelly De Klerk on her new appointment as Principal of the Individual Learning Center for both the Broadmead and Saanichton sites! This is very exciting news for the staff and students at ILC. She has touched many lives with her genuine compassion, caring, advocacy and support; the Claremont students and staff will miss her dearly. TODAY marks her final day at Claremont, and we wish her continued success. A new Vice-Principal for Claremont will be announced later in October.
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation - THURSDAY Sept 30
TOMORROW (Thursday Sept. 30) will be the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day is to honour the lost children & survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Students will not be in session on Thursday. Today, at Claremont, we honour the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools by wearing orange.
Every Child Matters.
Spartan Day & ‘Toonies for Terry’ – FRIDAY Oct. 1
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. THIS FRIDAY Oct. 1 we will ask students and staff to donate toonies in their block 2 classes. We encourage everyone to wear RED to show Spartan Spirit!
Revised class schedule for Oct.1:
Block 1 9:00-10:05
Block 2 10:10-11:20
Blk 2 collects Toonies for Terry & shows a Terry Fox video
Homeroom 11:25-11:35
-students receive their student ID cards, photo proofs and photo order info.
-fire drill/Terry Fox walk
Lunch 12:10-12:50
-special lunchtime activities include a movie in the theatre, music BINGO, and Spikeball.
Block 3 12:55-2:00
Block 4 2:05-3:10
After School Homework Club
For all students who would like extra help in Math, English, Science or Social Studies: help from Education Assistants is available on TUESDAYS & THURSDAY after school 3:15-4:15 in room 235. All students in all grades are welcome.
Grad Diplomas for 2021 Grads
Parents: if you have an older child who graduated in June 2021, their Dogwood Graduation Diplomas are available in the office for pickup. Younger siblings are welcome to pick them up.
Parents: Online Fee Payment System
Our new and secure online fee payment system is now active. Just a reminder if you haven’t paid your fees yet to please sign up for an account and pay online. Please see the district website here https://www.sd63.bc.ca/parents-students/pay-school-fees-online
Online payments will help us all reduce time, money and paper waste! If you are a parent who has multiple children at multiple schools, they will all appear together under your online payment parent account. The on-line payment option is also available on the Claremont Website under the "Parents" tab. For questions, please contact our Accountant, Wendi Marshall: wmarshall@saanichschools.ca or 250-658-6672.
Lunch at the Cafeteria
The cafeteria lunch program offers a varied menu of sandwiches, wraps, soups, noodle dishes, drinks, and sweets. Cash or punch card only. $5 and $10 punch cards can be purchased from the Accounting office.
Spartan Store Breakfast & Lunch Service
Breakfast: The Spartan Store offers breakfast treats Monday–Thursday mornings 8:30 - 8:55 serving wraps, hash browns, smoothies, muffins, coffee, and hot chocolate.
Lunch Salad Bar: The Spartan Store is open Monday–Thursday at lunch serving a make-your-own salad bar, featuring greens harvested from our very own school garden and a variety of toppings! Cash or punch card only. $5 and $10 punch cards can be purchased from the Accounting office.
ATHLETICS
Fall Sports
For any questions, please contact the appropriate coach or Mr Reisig (usually found in the PE office). You can also check out claremontathletics.ca for more information!
Field Hockey
For all Field Hockey players: there will be a game TODAY at UVIC, and you will be dismissed at 2:20 pm to travel there.
CLUBS
Spartan Spirit Club
Spartan Spirit Club will be meeting TODAY at lunch in room 301. If you're interested in helping with our Spartan Days, come check it out!
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
No news today.
GRAD 2022
Scholarships
There is lots of information about scholarships available throughout the school year. Three ways to access ongoing information include:
1) Follow @claremontscholarships on Instagram
2) Check out the Scholarships Tracker on the Claremont website.
3) See Ms Tong in room 323 with any questions.
Grad Portraits: October 12-22
Grads, have you booked your grad photos appointment yet? Prestige Portraits by Lifetouch is bringing their portable photo studio to Claremont for a limited time: October 12 – 22. To book your appointment, please go to the LINK on the Claremont website Grad Page. Enter your province (BC), your city (Victoria) and your school (Claremont) to log in and book your appointment. Don't put this off until later, or all of the on-site appointments will be booked up and you will run out of time. Sitting fee of $25 (cash or cheque) is due at the time of your appointment (but 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).
CAREER CENTRE
Job Opportunity
Parks Canada, in Coastal BC, has employment opportunities for this fall and winter for youth as Student Promotions Social Media Assistants. Duties include: writing social media content, monitoring social media trends, researching materials and gathering information to develop social media campaigns, photography and videography, assisting with the image library inventory and filing systems, and more. Students age 15 and older can apply. Applications due October 29. See Mrs. Watson in Room 222 or email her at cwatson@saanichschools.ca, for more information. Job Opportunities are also always listed on our school district Career Education site: https://careered.sd63.bc.ca/
Canadian Universities Event - NOW until Oct 6th
The Canadian Universities Event (CUE) is a forum designed to highlight Canada’s universities to BC’s secondary school students and families. CUE brings together over 50 of Canada’s finest post-secondary institutions and showcases them over two weeks in September & October. We are committed to helping students find their perfect fit in Canadian post-secondary education.
For dates and to register, visit the Saanich Schools Career Education website, https://careered.sd63.bc.ca/, or visit: https://cuebc.org/for-students/
Upcoming Training Sessions at Beacon Community Services
These are great certificates to add to your skill set and resume!! Apply now; these are popular classes and they fill up fast!
Alert First Aid with CPR: Blended online/in-person. In Class: Saturday, November 6 - 12pm-4:30pm.
FoodSafe Level 1: Saturday, November 13 - 8:30am-4pm.
To register: email YEP (Youth Employment Program), at yep@beaconcs.ca or call 778-426-8767
NEW Education Assistant & Community Support Program
Are you in Grade 12? Interested in the field of Education? Saanich School District, in partnership with Vancouver Island University, is offering a NEW CAREER PROGRAM: Educational Assistant and Community Support Certificate. This is a 7-month full-time program, starting in February 2022. This is a DUAL CREDIT program sponsored by the district, so tuition is paid for! This is a fabulous opportunity! Please see Mr. Bussoli if you are interested. There are also seats for paying adults!
For LOTS of information about Post-Secondary and other Career Education links, check out our District site: https://careered.sd63.bc.ca/ Information is updated regularly.
Post Secondary BC (PSBC) Fall Virtual Fairs
PSBC is a consortium of primarily public post-secondary institutions in BC, who provide information you need to help make the best education decisions.
Virtual Fairs for students & parents:
- Seven dates, open to everyone across the province, with each fair open for 10 hours.
- Presentations (live or pre-recorded) up to six times daily (# will vary by institution)
- Live text & video chat available with institutional representatives
- Multiple “door prizes” will be awarded to student participants after each event
Registration for students will open on Friday, Sept 24 starting at 9:00am – Register for any date. For more information, visit our Careers site at: https://careered.sd63.bc.ca/, or go to the PSBC Website: https://www.postsecondarybc.ca/
CLAREMONT PAC
No news today.
COMMUNITY NEWS
No news today.
A copy of the announcements is posted on the wall outside of the main office door.