Middle School Update

Terry Fox Run Tomorrow at Westmount Park! Students are invited to wear their House t-shirts and Selwyn House Athletics wear to school on Friday, and they will be running the Terry Fox Run with their classes at Westmount Park. Students should bring a reusable water bottle to fill up at the water station. Donations to the Terry Fox Foundation can be made via our school fundraising page, and we encourage you to watch this video to find out more about Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope. Middle school students will run at 1:30 pm with their PE classes. Students will remain at the field to play games until 2:30 pm when their coaches will walk them back to school for 2:45pm dismissal.

Middle School Parent Information Evening will take place Thursday, September 19. Starting at 6pm, parents are invited to meet teachers in Coristine Hall. Presentations will take place between 6:30 - 8:15 p.m. Please see the detailed schedule for more information. Throughout the evening, teachers will be referencing Grade 7 Course Descriptions and Grade 8 Course Descriptions that you are invited to review in advance. Presentations made by teachers will be shared with parents via email after the evening.

Before attending the Parent Information Evening, you may find it helpful to review your son's class schedule so you're familiar with who his teacher's are. This can be done via your mySelwyn parent profile, by selecting your son's name and viewing his courses under the Progress tab. Please contact Ms. Poulin if you need assistance logging in to your mySelwyn account.

Grade 8 Outdoor Ed Trip - Adrift: If you are joining the trip for 8-3 on September 16-18, a Consent Form (mandatory) needs to be completed. Please reach out to Julian Geisterfer (geisterferj@selwyn.ca) with any questions about the Packing List and trip itinerary.

Attestation day: Monday, September 30 is the official MEES (Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport) attendance verification day. On this day the school is required to report to the ministry the actual student attendance and subsequently register each student for the 2024-2025 academic year. Please avoid scheduling appointments on this day. Your child’s/children’s attendance will alleviate significant paperwork for families and the school. For questions, email Ms. Kelli Poulin (poulink@selwyn.ca).

Trip Brochure: The 2024-25 edition of the Selwyn House Trip Brochure is now available. Please click this link to see the grade-level and athletic trips for this school year.

PVA Invitation: The PVA (Parent Volunteer Association) invites all SHS new parents to join them on Tuesday, September 24 @ 8:15am for a coffee morning meet-up. It is a wonderful opportunity to meet other new parents. Meeting will be at Mouton Noir cafe at Westmount Rec Centre (4675 St- Catherine Street West Westmount H3Z 1S4). Sign up here.

Truth & Reconciliation Week: During the week of September 23-30, the school will be engaging in learning opportunities and activities based on the theme: Taking Truth to Action, inspired by programming from the National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation.

Orange Shirt Day and t shirt orders: Students and staff will honour the lives lost from Canada’s residential school system on September 30th by wearing orange shirts. Students may wear ANY orange shirt on Sept. 30 with their uniform pants and proper school shoes. Our orange shirt design is the same as last year, featuring a two row wampum. You may purchase a shirt via this Google Form. These orange shirts may also be worn throughout the year as part of the SHS physical education uniform. All proceeds will go towards an Indigenous organization in Kahnawake to be determined by the Indigenous Student Committee. If you have any questions, please contact Eden Schwartz.