​Cougar PRIDE 'Shout Out' to Dow’s Rowdy Cows for winning a District prize during Take Me Outside Day. 

Sports:

Good luck to the Varsity Girls soccer team as they Travel to RPS today to play in the District Finals – the game will be played on the Arthur Miller Lower Field.

Good luck to the JV Boys soccer team as they host Hampton in the Semi Finals today at 4:00pm.

The Varsity Boys soccer team defeated Harry Miller Middle School 5-1 in the District Semi-Finals to move on to the Finals. The Boys had control of the game from the start and didn’t let up until the final whistle – Goals were scored by Sam Watson, Fenwick Kerr, Lucas Trites and 2 goals by Ben Shaw. The team will host Rothesay Park in the finals tomorrow at 4:00pm. 

Music:

This is a reminder to grade 7/8 band students of our practice after school today. It will end at 4:20. 

Other:

The GSA meeting will be today at 11:50. LGBTQ+ students and all friends and Allies are welcome to attend, and new students are always welcome.  Gr. 7 and 8 students must have shown proof of vaccination already or bring it with you to the meeting.

Friday is going to be a Halloween theme day! All staff and students are encouraged to dress in Halloween themed clothing or in a costume. If you choose to wear a costume, please do not wear a mask or bring any accessories that would be against school rules. Things like guns, knives, swords, etc. will not be allowed. Hats are allowed if they go with your costume but face paint should be kept to a minimum. Class points will be awarded for percentage of participation. 

This is the last week to order your yearbook if you’d like to take advantage of the 4 Free Icons special included with the add on of personalization. Please order directly through the Jostens Capture Memories link on the QMS homepage. This offer ends on Friday. 

A new trend was spotted outside yesterday concerning masks, students were grabbing other peoples masks with the intent of breaking the ear strings making the mask useless. DO NOT touch another person’s mask, it is unsanitary and completely unacceptable, falling under the “hands to self” policy. You do not need to wear your mask outside but it should be safely tucked in your pocket, ready to be put back on when you reenter the building. Many are also being lost outside due to carelessness. A reminder that you should always have a spare mask with you, do not rely on the office to replace your lost or broken mask. 

All homerooms are asked to do a locker and backpack clean out before the end of the week, we are noticing some foul odours starting to escape from lockers!

Students are also reminded to keep the noise down while in the washrooms. There should be no more people in the washrooms than stalls or urinals and it is not social time. Noise from the washrooms echoes and it is quite disruptive to the classes who are located close by. 

Trivia Tuesday-Answers

6) Vimy Ridge was the battle which began on the morning of April 9, 1917, and ended four days later, was the first time all four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together as one formation.

7) Approximately 70 Canadians were awarded the Victoria Cross for “most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy” during the First World War. 

8) Canadians saw their first major action of the war at Ypres on April 22, 1915.