J.L. Ilsley High

October 30th, 2023

  • For grade 9 students - Wednesday, November 1st is "Take Our Kids to Work Day"! If you would like to participate, please see your Healthy Living Teacher for information and the forms needed.
  • Jam club thursdays after school in the music room
  • There will be a library crew meeting today at lunch. Library Crew members can meet Mrs. Smith in the 2nd Floor Library
  • Kwe' (pronounced: g-way) The Mi'kmaq qord for the week is: Nujigina'muet (pronounced: neejeegee nomm no-witt) and it means: Teacher/Educator
  • Mi'kmaq fact for the day: Indigenous people did not have the right to vote in Canada until 1960. Mi'kmaq women did not have equal rights in Canada until the passing of Bill C-31 in 1986.
  • Our Indigneous quote for the week is: "Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect." - Chief Seattle
  • Congrats to the Girl's JV volleyball team who played a hard fought match against Lockview last Tuesday night. The team lost in 4 sets but put out a great effort. Player of the game was Jersee Williamson. Congrats Judges. Please see the schedule outside of room 218 for next week's schedule.
  • Reminder to all grade 9 students that today is the last day to hand in forms for Take Our Kids to Work Day. The event is happening on Nov. 1. If you do not have a placement in a workplace, you have a regular school day and attendance will be recorded.
  • Reminder that tomorrow is Halloween. Students that dress up can enter the costume contest at lunch in the cafeteria to win prizes. No weapons, masks that can't be removed for class and no make up or fake blood that will make a mess of the school.