Stelly's Daily Buzz - December 18, 2023
Stelly’s Daily Buzz
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 2023
GENERAL SCHOOL NEWS
Just in time for the holidays our cozy Stelly's clothing order has arrived! If you purchased clothing from our Passion Sports school store, please come down to room 19 at lunch to pick it up.
Today kicks off Stelly’s School Spirit week with Festive flannel as the theme! Tuesday is Holiday hats, Wednesday is Holiday colours, Thursday is ugly sweaters and Friday is Jingle Jammies! Everyone is encouraged to join in the fun!
Join the Junior Concert Band, Senior Concert Band and Jazz Band students as they showcase all their hard work so far this year and dazzle you with holiday entertainment. They will be performing on Wednesday December 20th at 7pm in the MPR (doors at 6:30), entry by donation. There will also be a bake sale at intermission.
Kindness Drive: Block 2 classes are encouraged to fill a donation box with food items and home basics to help support our local families. With these donated goods, Leadership students will be putting together hampers for our local families and any extras will be donated to the Sidney Food Bank. If we all give a little it will help greatly. Ideas for items include:
- Cereal, Canned Tomatoes, School Snacks, Juice, Canned Fruit, Pasta Sauce, Cake / Muffin Mix, Helpers (Instant Potatoes / Hamburger Helper), Canned Meat, Pancake Mix
- Diapers, formula, baby food, baby wipes
- Shampoo / Conditioner / Body Wash / toothbrushes
- Socks, mittens, gloves, toques (new/gently used)
All classes that collect a minimum of 10 items will be entered into a classroom draw for PRIORITY seating at the staff Holiday Show on the 22nd! If your family is in a position to support beyond what is mentioned above, please consider a cash donation or a food/Walmart gift card to support our local families. Cash donations can be accepted in the office or can be set up through your child’s online school fees. This would require you to contact Mrs. Youell at dyouell@saanichschools.ca. Gift cards can be dropped off at the office.
We have recently had a district-wide phone upgrade and each staff member is working through some learning curves. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate the new system during the already busy time of year! Due to these changes, you can now call in student absences and lates using our main office phone number (250-652-4401 followed by pressing 1), or send an email using our attendance email (stellys_attendance@saanichschools.ca). As always, please include your students’ full name, grade and reason for absence/late.
We have a growing lost and found table by the main office. All unclaimed items will be donated on Friday!
IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP
December 18 - 22 - Holiday School Spirit Week
December 20 - Holiday Band Concert at 7pm in the MPR. All are welcome!
December 22 - Last day of classes
December 23 - January 7, 2024 - Winter Break
January 8 - First day back at school
ATHLETICS
Today we have 3 home games happening in our school! The Jr. Girls basketball team play at 4:15pm; the Jr. Boys basketball team play at 5:45pm; and the Sr. Girls basketball team play at 7:15pm. Go Stingers!
Are you a student in middle school looking to play some volleyball over the winter break? The Stelly's Senior Girls team is hosting a camp on January 5th and 6th for skill levels beginner to advanced! More info and sign up found on Instagram @stellyssrvb23.
Are you interested in playing basketball with your friends? If so, 3 vs 3 basketball intramurals are starting January 10th! Grab 4-5 friends, sign up outside the gym, and join us for Wednesday and Friday lunchtime games. Top teams score fun prizes, so get ready and bring your A game!
GRAD 2024
There is an After-Grad Parent meeting this Wednesday at 7pm in the Learning Commons. Everyone welcome!
Are you thinking about cleaning out your empties before the holidays? There is a bottle drive this Saturday where you can drop them off. It’s happening in the Stelly’s parking lot from 9am-12pm, there is no need to sort as the volunteers will do the work for you. If you would like to volunteer, please sign up using this link. Thank you for all your support!
The Parent Dry After Grad Committee is running a 50/50 raffle draw fundraiser so get your tickets now! The jackpot just keeps getting bigger and bigger! https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/ssspac. Tickets are on sale until December 20th when the winner is drawn at 7:15pm and announced at the meeting.
CAREER CENTRE
If you're female-identifying and interested in STEM? Check out the Schneider Electric Project for a chance to build skills, test out engineering and strengthen university applications. Program starts January 22nd and runs until April.
The Five and Dime Diner in Sidney is hiring a Front Of House Support person to work weekend days and holidays. Duties include hosting/bussing/running food. Drop off a resume in person today!
Amica Senior Lifestyles is looking for a Dining Room server to work weekends in Sidney. If you're a strong communicator with a willingness to learn and a flexible schedule outside of school, this could be the part time job for you!
Check the Career Ed website or Career Board for more info!
SISP INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM STUDENTS
Stay Golden . . . and Maroon!