Middle School Update

Middle School announces January Veritas Students of the Month: We are proud to honour students each month, nominated by teachers, in recognition of going above and beyond Veritas culture. Congratulations to the students: Ali Karim (7-3), Rory Fitzgerald (7-4), Zach Beckerleg (7-1), Thomas Minkoff (8-3), and Matthew Gelber (7-4). (Matthew was absent for the group photo this week.) We thank them for their outstanding contributions! Wear your Golden Tie with pride!

Yearbooks have arrived! Students who were at Selwyn house in the 2023-24 school year received their yearbooks earlier this week. Enjoy looking through the pages that preserve so many memories! Please note an error on page 3: Sebastien Lajoie was mis-named as Samuel Lajoie. Despite careful editing, this unfortunate error made its way to print. The yearbook team wishes to extend its sincere apologies. We value and proudly recognize Mr. Sebastien Lajoie as our Head of Middle School in 2023-24.

Candy Grams for Sale! Candy grams are a Valentine’s Day card with a small bag of candy that students can send to their friends. They are $2 and can be sent to students in Grades 7-11 at Selwyn House, The Study, ECS, Sacred Heart, and Trafalgar. Middle School students can purchase them starting today until Tuesday February 11 from Ms. Beech’s office. They will be delivered on February 14.

Math Contest: During the first period on Tuesday, February 18, all Grade 7 & 8 students will be participating in the National Math League contest. The contest will not count for marks, but will be a good opportunity for students to challenge themselves and to test their general math knowledge. Sample contests from previous years can be found here.

Middle School Trivia Night - February 25: Teams are invited to sign up for this inter-school event with ECS taking place on Tuesday, February 25 from 4:30-5:30pm at Selwyn House. The $5 admission fee covers the cost of snacks and prizes. Teams can sign up using this form; registration is complete once all team members have submitted payment to Ms. Beech.

Scholastic Challenge - Test Yourself on your General Knowledge! On Tuesday, February 25, Grade 8 students will be competing in a Scholastic Challenge. This online quiz tests general knowledge of students nation-wide. A practice quiz is now available to all Grade 7&8 students! Print this quiz or pick up a paper copy from Ms. Beech’s office and return the completed test before Thursday, Feb 20. Students who participate can earn prizes and top scorers will be announced at the MS assembly.

Parent-Student-Teacher Virtual Conferences February 27 & February 28: Beginning Thursday, February 20 at 3:00 p.m., parents can make appointments using pickAtime, our online booking software. The instructions for booking appointments will be attached to next week’s mailbag. Please note that meetings are not mandatory and you have the option to contact a teacher to arrange a phone call or alternate meeting time if that is preferable. Students are expected to attend the virtual conferences with their parents.

Congratulations to the 13 Middle School students who competed in the World Scholar’s Cup January 26-27 hosted at Selwyn House. Emirhan Balta, Aaron Wang, Justin Behr , Bernie Gao , Oliver Speirs, Lucas Zhao, Vincent Landry, Harry Garschagen , Matej Blasch , Charles Xia , Allan Qi , Brandon Hao and Connor Wei competed in this 4-event academic competition. A complete list of results will be available on the World Scholar’s Cup website soon!

Black History Month Happenings: Presenting this year’s Black History Month Challenge! All MS and SS students are invited to participate in the following activities. As a bonus, you can earn house points and points toward a prize for participating! Parents are also invited to complete the Custom Crossword and/or submit notable Black Canadians to our Periodic Table of Canadian Black Canadians using this Google Form, although no house points will be awarded for parent participation.

March Break Camps: A Debating camp and a Chess camp are being offered at SHS for Grade 7-11 students March 12-14. Visit the links for more information and to register.