Morning Announcements

Students who have not yet received their Rapid Antigen Test kit can pick one up in the main office.

The Twelve Days of Christmas continues TODAY (Dec. 17th) with Christmas Best Dress Day. Students are encouraged to wear their best dress up clothes. There are no uniform expectations for today.

Just a reminder for students who received a Parish Bursary Application, for Grad 2022, that your deadline for submission to Mrs. Fergus is January 14th. No extensions. No excuses.   

Hey Lions, now that you've received your midterms, we'd like to ask: are you happy with your mark?  Could you use some Prefect Power to help boost your mark?  If so, stop by Student Services to pick up an application for some free Homework Help.  Also, if you are ESL or would like to practice speaking a different language, ask us about our Prefect Languages Mentorship.  We look forward to meeting and working with you.  From: the ACS Prefect Program

The Christmas holidays are around the corner. Why not pop by the library to borrow a book. When you borrow a book your name will be entered in a draw for a $25 Amazon gift card. All we need from you to borrow a book is your name. Come check out the new shipment of books that just came in or ask a library staff member for recommendations.

It's back! The Exchange school newspaper is planning an edition for January and we want your submissions. Any original student or teacher works are welcome with a maximum of 800 words. A digital version will be created as well so images and recordings are acceptable also. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 24th. Please speak to one of the newspaper editors for details: Tahiyah Syeda, Areebah Khan, Blossom Dhillon, or Mrs. Engell in the Library. Works can be submitted to the Library D2L page. Once again, the deadline for submissions is Dec. 24th.

The Twelve Days of Christmas continues TODAY (Dec. 15th) with Christmas Flannel PJ Pants. Students can replace uniform bottoms with any flannel PJ pants. Uniform tops to be worn.

For the rest of the week:
Thursday, December 16th – Red and Green Day. Students can replace their uniform top with a red or green top.  Uniform bottoms are required.
Friday, December 17th – Christmas Best Dress Day. Students are encouraged to wear their best dress up clothes. There are no uniform expectations for this day.

Don't forget about our meeting today for the French club.  Grades 10 - 12 in rooms 2004 and 2005 and Grade 9 we will see you in portable 3!  

The GSA is holding a special extended meeting today in the Lecture Hall from 11:30-12:45. Club members may attend with the permission of their teachers.

The 180 Team is meeting tomorrow on each of the lunchtimes for their Jingle & Mingle Christmas party . Come to the chapel during your scheduled lunch time and bring your lunch with you. New students are always welcome. 

Need to blow off a little steam? Looking to have some fun at lunch? Come out Dec. 14th to 16th to Games Week in the Library! Tuesday will feature fun board games, Wednesday will include a Goose Chase Scavenger Hunt, and Thursday will be a chance to test your trivia skills. If you come out and play you will automatically be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card and if you win any of the games, you will receive an additional entry. Please sign up outside the Library doors.

The Christmas holidays are around the corner. Why not pop by the library to borrow a book. When you borrow a book your name will be entered in a draw for a $25 Amazon gift card. All we need from you to borrow a book is your name. Come check out the new shipment of books that just came in or ask a library staff member for recommendations.

It's back! The Exchange school newspaper is planning an edition for January and we want your submissions. Any original student or teacher works are welcome with a maximum of 800 words. A digital version will be created as well so images and recordings are acceptable also. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 24th. Please speak to one of the newspaper editors for details: Tahiyah Syeda, Areebah Khan, Blossom Dhillon, or Mrs. Engell in the Library. Works can be submitted to the Library D2L page. Once again, the deadline for submissions is Dec. 24th.

The Twelve Days of Christmas continues TODAY (Dec. 13th) with Casual Dress and Christmas Accessory Day.  Students are to pay $2.00 to dress casually to support the Hickey family.  Students are also encouraged to wear any Christmas accessories that they have (i.e., Santa hat, elf hat, etc.)
Tuesday, December 14th – Ugly Christmas Sweater. Ugly Christmas sweaters can be worn with uniform bottoms.
Wednesday, December 15th – Christmas Flannel PJ Pants. Students can replace uniform bottoms with any flannel PJ pants.
Thursday, December 16th – Red and Green Day. Students can replace their uniform top with a red or green top.  Uniform bottoms are required.
Friday, December 17th – Christmas Best Dress Day. Students are encouraged to wear their best dress up clothes. There are no uniform expectations for this day.

Our final French club before the holidays will be held this Wednesday. Grades 10 - 12 in rooms 2004 and 2005.  Grade 9 your room is changing for this week to Portable 3 with Mme. Lytle.  See you there!!

Attention all Curlers. There is a practice for both the girls and boys teams scheduled for Tuesday, Dec 14th after school. Please see Mr. Page or Mr. O'Brien for more information.

Attention prefects and student council members, If you have volunteered to be a tour guide or assistant for this year's grade 8 day, there will be a short but important meeting in the lecture hall on Tuesday at the beginning of all three lunches. See you there! 

Hello Lions!  As part of the Recreation Leadership 12 Days of Kindness Initiative our class is collecting blankets, mitts, hats and coats. Items can be brought to Ms. Lancaster in the Girls PE office, or dropped in the collection bin in the main office. Please take a moment to ask friends and family if they have any donations.  Check your closets and see if there might be something you can donate. Donations will be accepted until Tuesday Dec 14.  Thank you Lions.

Need to blow off a little steam? Looking to have some fun at lunch? Come out Dec. 14th to 16th to Games Week in the Library! Tuesday will feature fun board games, Wednesday will include a Goose Chase Scavenger Hunt, and Thursday will be a chance to test your trivia skills. If you come out and play you will automatically be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card and if you win any of the games, you will receive an additional entry. Please sign up outside the Library doors.

The Christmas holidays are around the corner. Why not pop by the library to borrow a book. When you borrow a book your name will be entered in a draw for a $25 Amazon gift card. All we need from you to borrow a book is your name. Come check out the new shipment of books that just came in or ask a library staff member for recommendations.

It's back! The Exchange school newspaper is planning an edition for January and we want your submissions. Any original student or teacher works are welcome with a maximum of 800 words. A digital version will be created as well so images and recordings are acceptable also. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 24th. Please speak to one of the newspaper editors for details: Tahiyah Syeda, Areebah Khan, Blossom Dhillon, or Mrs. Engell in the Library. Works can be submitted to the Library D2L page. Once again, the deadline for submissions is Dec. 24th.

Often, Ms. Christie can be seen in the halls with her hands full carrying things from one part of the school to another. She would like to thank all the students who offer to hold a door or help her out throughout the day, it really means a lot to her. 

The Twelve Days of Christmas continues TODAY (Dec. 9th) with Christmas in July/Santa's Day.  Students can replace their uniform tops with a Hawaiian shirt and/or Christmas accessories.  Uniform bottoms are required. Tomorrow (Dec. 10th) is Flannel Day.  Trade in your uniform top for a warm, cozy flannel shirt.  Uniform bottoms required.

Monday Dec. 13th will be a Causal Dress Day to support the Hickey Family who had a wheelchair stolen from their home.  Students are to bring in two dollars to dress casually.  Thank you for supporting this initiative. 

Monday will be our first "Assumption only" STEM session. We have Blaire Flynn and Jenna Saffin from Canada's own SNOLAB - a world renown neutrino research station located deep underground in the Sudbury area. They will be appearing virtually during both lunches (11:30-12:30 & 12:45-1:45) in the Lecture Hall. STEM students are encouraged to sign up outside of room 3005 to participate in this event. Most students will only be missing a small portion of class time around their lunch hour. Don't miss out on this opportunity.

Attention all Curlers. There is a practice for both the girls and boys teams scheduled for Tuesday, Dec 14th after school. Please see Mr. Page or Mr. O'Brien for more information.

Hello Lions!  As part of the Recreation Leadership 12 Days of Kindness Initiative our class is collecting blankets, mitts, hats and coats. Items can be brought to Ms. Lancaster in the Girls PE office, or dropped in the collection bin in the main office. Please take a moment to ask friends and family if they have any donations.  Check your closets and see if there might be something you can donate. Donations will be accepted until Tuesday Dec 14.  Thank you Lions.

Need to blow off a little steam? Looking to have some fun at lunch? Come out Dec. 14th to 16th to Games Week in the Library! Tuesday will feature fun board games, Wednesday will include a Goose Chase Scavenger Hunt, and Thursday will be a chance to test your trivia skills. If you come out and play you will automatically be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card and if you win any of the games, you will receive an additional entry. Please sign up outside the Library doors.

It's back! The Exchange school newspaper is planning an edition for January and we want your submissions. Any original student or teacher works are welcome with a maximum of 800 words. A digital version will be created as well so images and recordings are acceptable also. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 24th. Please speak to one of the newspaper editors for details: Tahiyah Syeda, Areebah Khan, Blossom Dhillon, or Mrs. Engell in the Library. Works can be submitted to the Library D2L page. Once again, the deadline for submissions is Dec. 24th.

The ACS JACK.ORG Chapter invites students and staff to our very first Christmas Karaoke Night! This awesome event is taking place on Friday December 10th from 6-8 in the cafeteria! Due to Covid restrictions, we can only have a capacity of 100 students. Everyone is required to wear a mask unless one is performing a song and is socially distanced. Students are to register ahead of time for organizational and tracking purposes. Please scan the QR on the posters or go to the Jack Chapter's Twitter or Instagram to register!