Hello Tom Baines Families,
We are headed into a busy and hopefully warm October. September was a great month and we are excited to see what October has to offer. Please see below for important information.
Important Dates:
October 9 – Grade 6 Vaccination Presentation
October 9 – Grade 8 Band Camp Meeting @ 6:00 pm and Grade 9 Disney Meeting @ 7:00 pm
October 14 – Thanksgiving Day. No School.
October 15 – Grade 9 Camp Horizon Field Trip
October 17 – Grade 9 Drama/Film Military Museum Trip
October 21 – School Council Meeting @ 7:00 pm in the Learning Commons
Athletics – Cross-country has now ended and our students performed very well. Congrats and thank you to all who participated. Soccer and Basketball and in full swing and we are excited to cheer our students on. Go Boas!! All players have their game and practice schedules.
School Development Plan – we are in the process of reviewing our 2023 – 2024 plan and creating our new 3-year School Plan. Our focus will be on literacy, numeracy and well-being. This will be posted on our website in November once it is complete.
Traffic Safety – we have our crossing guards program up and running. Student volunteers help other students safely cross the street before and after school as they manage the crosswalk. This really helps reduce traffic in front of the school. Thank you for your support with this. There is also an increase of parents parking in the staff parking lot to drop off or pick up their children. Please do not do this. That lot is for staff only and is quite dangerous as parents are pulling in and out.
Clubs and Extra-curricular – there are so many amazing things happening outside of our classrooms during lunch or after school. Our staff is wonderful at providing many different opportunities for all students. Some of our clubs include Star Wars, Knitting, Origami, Robotics, Speech, Debate and others with many more to come. These are all advertised through our d2l announcements with the dates and times so please check those regularly.
World Teacher Appreciation Day – this falls on October 5 and is a great time to appreciate everything our teachers do for us. The teachers at Tom Baines are some of the finest and we are so grateful for all of the time, attention and commitment they give to our kids. Please take a moment to thank your child’s teachers.
Thank you for all of your continued support. We appreciate all you do for the school and community.
Derek Siakaluk, Principal
Chelsea O’Leary, Assistant Principal