We have just had a wonderful Grandparents’ Day! We were delighted to see so many grandparents in attendance, with some visiting here for the first time. The grand-daughters were great hostesses and it was lovely to see the interaction with their grandparents. Thank you to Ms. Grant and Miss MacDonald, who co-ordinated the activities for the two high school divisions, to Sra. Riley and the Grade 10 Spanish class, Ms. Dawson, the cast of ‘Sound of Plaid’ and Audeamus, to our junior high debaters, and to all the students, faculty and staff for making this a very special occasion.
Our week began with an excellent Professional Development Day. The focus was technology and the variety of ways in which it can be used in the classroom. We can learn so much from one another, hence the importance of having a time like this set aside for meeting and sharing. At noon time, we enjoyed the Parents’ Guild Staff Appreciation Luncheon. Many thanks to President, Mark James and members of the executive who put on this feast for us; it was very much appreciated!
CAIS Student Leadership Conference – Mrs. Drummond and four of our student leaders, Alexandra Brisseau, Taryn Mason, Erin Palmeter and Sabrina Secord are attending this conference at Appleby College. News so far is that the conference is great and the speakers have been amazing.
Debating news – Rory Flynn and Mattea Roach, along with Jake Marchand and Sebastian Young from Fountain Academy, left yesterday for Nationals in Calgary. Mattea will be staying on an extra day for Team Canada tryouts. Then on May 1st Mattea and Rory leave for Cambridge, England to debate. Good luck to all!
Field hockey – the highlight this week was our game against Prince Andrew. Holly Foxall scored 4 goals in a 6-6 tie which ended in a shoot-out with Prince Andrew winning. The girls have been having some great games, and scoring goals.
The final exam schedule has been given to the students and is posted on our website under Parent Documents. I have also attached a copy to this message.
Congratulations to Rebecca MacInnis, Class of 2012, whose Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award just came through.
Tomorrow morning the Grade 12 DELF oral exams take place at Alliance Français, and we have a number of students participating in the CPF Concours Oratoire at MSVU in the afternoon – Good luck!
Tomorrow evening we have the “Soirée Sacre Coeur” bursary fundraising dinner at The Lord Nelson Hotel. I look forward to seeing many of you there.
