What's on for this week - October 2nd

Hello, Hay Lakes community!

Thank you for a great week last week! We had many events and lots of opportunities for students and parents to engage in activities at the school including presentations from Knowledge Keeper Brad Rabbit, a presentation from Fred Fox, Terry Fox's brother, the Terry Fox Run, and our indoor picnic on Friday.  Thanks to our Secondary Student Vision team for organizing our activities and having to switch them up due to the weather.  We also hosted a junior high volleyball tournament this weekend.  Thank you to the parent organizers and to all the parents who volunteered their time.   A big thank you to the staff for helping to organize these events last week!

Thank you to all parents who came to the School Council and Hay Lakes Society for Youth Development meetings last week.  The next school council meeting will be on November 23rd at 7 p.m.  We are also in the planning stages for a presentation for parents about Internet Safety in October so please stay tuned for more details!

Here are some upcoming events for the month of October!

• October 3rd - To celebrate the Toronto Blue Jays making the post-season, we will be having a sports theme day - Students can wear their favorite sports team's t-shirt, jersey, and/or hat for the day!
• October 5th - Our first early dismissal day.  The school day will end at 11:38. 
• October 9th - Thanksgiving day - Schools are closed
• October 16th-20th - Scholastic Book Fair in the Library
• October 18th - Parent Teacher Interviews from 3:30 to 8:30
• October 31st - Halloween activities and pumpkin carving - More details to come!

Here is the volleyball schedule for this week:

• Monday - Sr. Girls practice 3:30-5:30, Jr. Girls practice 5:30-7:30
• Tuesday - Sr. Girls travel to Daysland, Jr. Boys practice 3:30-5:30, Sr. Boys practice 5:30-7:30
• Wednesday - Jr. Volleyball teams will be hosting Bashaw.  The games will start at approximately 5:30.
• Thursday - Sr. Girls practice 3:30-5:30
• Friday - Jr. Girls practice 3:30-5:30

Cross-country schedule for this week:

• Practice after school on Tuesday.
• Hardisty race on Thursday - a reminder that for this race, parents are responsible for transporting their own child. 

Thanks, everyone, and have a fantastic week!