Central Middle School

District Strings Finale Concert
2019-05-21 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
Tonight is the District Strings Finale Concert. You are expected to be at the McKinnon Gym at UVIC at 6:15pm tonight, in uniform. The concert starts at 7pm and will take approximately 1 hour. Please don’t worry if you did not hand in your forms – you are welcome to come without them. See Ms. McDonell today if you have any concerns or questions.

Victoria Day - no school
2019-05-20

Pro D Day - no school
2019-05-17, 2019-04-12

International Day against Homo/Trans/Bi phobia
2019-05-17

DISTRICT TRANSITION DAY
2019-05-16 12:30 - 14:45
Grade 8’s go to Pathway Schools for the afternoon. Grade 5’s arrive at Central from Feeder Schools for afternoon.

International Day against Homo/Trans/Bi phobia (observed)
2019-05-16

Gauss Math Contest
2019-05-15 08:30 - 10:00

PAC Meeting - 7pm Library
2019-05-14 19:00 - 20:00

Quebec Trip Meeting
2019-05-14 18:00 - 19:00
This meeting is for the upcoming trip on June 1-8.

Music Monday
2019-05-06 11:00 - 12:30
Central Choir has been invited to perform at the BC Legislature on Monday, May 6 for Music Monday. Music Monday is a National Event and Premier Horgan and Minister Fleming will be attending. Parents are welcome to attend this event.

YCI Camp
2019-05-01 - 2019-05-04

CC Day #3 - early dismissal 12:01pm
2019-04-26 12:01 - 14:45
Each middle school in the Greater Victoria School District has scheduled 1.4 Curriculum Completion Days during the 2018-19 school year. These days are intended to provide additional time and opportunity for students with overdue assignments. The focus is on the successful completion of learning outcomes for each term.
All students will be given a letter to take home outlining this CC day and whether they are required to attend. We ask that Parents/Guardians read, sign and return the letter. It must be returned by Thursday April 25th. Students who are not required to stay will be dismissed at 12:01pm unless Parents/Guardians indicate otherwise on the letter. Please contact the school if you have any questions.

Band Trip to Seattle
2019-04-24 - 2019-04-27
Music students on the Band Trip are to arrive at the school at 7:15am on Wednesday, April 24th to load bus. Expected return time is 7:15-7:30pm on Saturday, April 26th.

Easter Monday - no school
2019-04-22

Easter
2019-04-21

Good Friday - no school
2019-04-19

Impact of Technology on Youth - Parent Presentation
2019-04-17 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for an informative presentation on social media trends and video gaming concerns.
Shannon Husk from BC Gaming will cover:
Values and beliefs about technology
What do we enjoy about technology?
What are we doing now to create balance?
What is problematic?
Consequences & Opportunities
Ideas, tips and strategies for home

Student Led Conferences - early dismissal
2019-04-17 14:00 - 17:30
Students will be dismissed from class at 11:50am. Student Led conferences run from 2-5:30pm.
Student-Led Conferences / Parent-Teacher Interviews are next week, which means on both Tuesday, April 16th and Wednesday, April 17th, there will be early dismissal and students will go home at lunchtime.
The times that teachers will be available are:
Wednesday, April 17th from 2pm-5:30pm
PLEASE NOTE that different teachers are choosing to do things a little differently this year. As such, please check below carefully for your child’s teacher’s plans. These are the options:

Parent-Teacher Interviews are one family at a time scheduled for 15 minutes.
Student-Led Conferences are four families at a time for scheduled for 30 minutes.
Open House indicates you can stop by anytime during the times listed above.

Div
Teacher
Grade
Room
1) Parent /Teacher Interview
2) Student-Led Conferences (appointment)
or 3) Open House

1
Rosie Geuer
LF 6
1025
Open House

2
Jenne Martin
EF 6
104
Open House

3
Charlotte Dorion*
EF 6
102
Open House

4
Laurel Temmel
EF 6
103
Open House

5
Amy Dorais/Meaghan Storey
EF 6/7
105
Open House

6
Nastja Kharine
LF 7
106
Open House

7
Gabe Levesque*
EF 7
202
Open House

8
Julie Holsworth
EF 7
201
Open House

9
Allison Balabuch
Frim 8
Garage –2001
Open House

10
Roger Duval
Frim 8
305
Open House

11
Alan Barwin*
Frim 8
306
Open House

12
Madeleine Challies
Frim 8
304
Open House

13
Shameem Heatherington*
Eng 6
101
Student-Led Conferences

14
Sean Welby
Eng 6
107
Student-Led Conferences

15
Kevin Clark
Eng 6
108
Student-Led Conferences

16
Jessica Bambrough
Eng 6/7
Learning Studio 1
Student-Led Conferences

17
Cam Thurbide
Eng 7
204
Open House

18
Vini Zucko/Jon Flash
Eng 7
205
Student-Led Conferences

19
Jeff Larocque*
Eng 7
203
Student-Led Conferences

20
Caroline Clark
Eng 7/8
206
Open House

21
Julie Gennai
Eng 8
303
Parent-Teacher Interviews

22
Jason Owen
Eng 8
302
Parent-Teacher Interviews

23
Clayton Howlett
Eng 8
Learning Studio 2
Parent-Teacher Interviews

24
Ray Forsberg*/Larissa Horlor
Eng 8
301
Parent-Teacher Interviews

To Book your conference time, please follow this link:
School Appointments

Book Fair (12-1pm and 2-5pm)
2019-04-17 08:00 - 17:00

Student Led Conferences - early dismissal
2019-04-16 15:00 - 20:00
Students will be dismissed from class at 11:54am. Student Led conferences run from 3-5pm with a break for dinner and again from 6-8pm.
Student-Led Conferences / Parent-Teacher Interviews are next week, which means on both Tuesday, April 16th and Wednesday, April 17th, there will be early dismissal and students will go home at lunchtime.
The times that teachers will be available are:
Tuesday, April 16th from 3pm-5pm and 6pm-8pm
Wednesday, April 17th from 2pm-5:30pm
PLEASE NOTE that different teachers are choosing to do things a little differently this year. As such, please check below carefully for your child’s teacher’s plans. These are the options:

Parent-Teacher Interviews are one family at a time scheduled for 15 minutes.
Student-Led Conferences are four families at a time for scheduled for 30 minutes.
Open House indicates you can stop by anytime during the times listed above.

Div
Teacher
Grade
Room
1) Parent /Teacher Interview
2) Student-Led Conferences (appointment)
or 3) Open House

1
Rosie Geuer
LF 6
1025
Open House

2
Jenne Martin
EF 6
104
Open House

3
Charlotte Dorion*
EF 6
102
Open House

4
Laurel Temmel
EF 6
103
Open House

5
Amy Dorais/Meaghan Storey
EF 6/7
105
Open House

6
Nastja Kharine
LF 7
106
Open House

7
Gabe Levesque*
EF 7
202
Open House

8
Julie Holsworth
EF 7
201
Open House

9
Allison Balabuch
Frim 8
Garage –2001
Open House

10
Roger Duval
Frim 8
305
Open House

11
Alan Barwin*
Frim 8
306
Open House

12
Madeleine Challies
Frim 8
304
Open House

13
Shameem Heatherington*
Eng 6
101
Student-Led Conferences

14
Sean Welby
Eng 6
107
Student-Led Conferences

15
Kevin Clark
Eng 6
108
Student-Led Conferences

16
Jessica Bambrough
Eng 6/7
Learning Studio 1
Student-Led Conferences

17
Cam Thurbide
Eng 7
204
Open House

18
Vini Zucko/Jon Flash
Eng 7
205
Student-Led Conferences

19
Jeff Larocque*
Eng 7
203
Student-Led Conferences

20
Caroline Clark
Eng 7/8
206
Open House

21
Julie Gennai
Eng 8
303
Parent-Teacher Interviews

22
Jason Owen
Eng 8
302
Parent-Teacher Interviews

23
Clayton Howlett
Eng 8
Learning Studio 2
Parent-Teacher Interviews

24
Ray Forsberg*/Larissa Horlor
Eng 8
301
Parent-Teacher Interviews

To Book your conference time, please follow this link:
School Appointments

Book Fair (12-1:30pm and 3-6pm)
2019-04-16 08:00 - 17:00

Rotary Garage Sale
2019-04-13 08:00 - 13:00
Come on out to the Rotary Garage Sale held in the Central Middle School Gymnasium on Saturday April 13th from 8am – 1pm! Lots of items to browse through and find a great deal! Help Support the Rotary Club so they can continue to support our Central Students.

Concours D'Art Oratoire at Vic High 7pm
2019-04-09

PAC Meeting 7pm Library
2019-04-09

Reunification Drill
2019-04-08 13:00 - 14:45
On April 8th, we will be holding our Reunification Drill, for which ALL parents and/or an Authorized Guardian are encouraged to attend. It will begin at 1pm.
Important notes:

There will be only ONE Entry Point (Check-in) and ONE Release Gate (Exit) to ensure that all students are accounted for. Staff will be on site to direct you where to go. Our primary Check-in entrance is on Fort Street, and the backup if there is an issue (i.e. downed Hydro pole, etc.) will be the Yates Street entrance. If it is raining, we will be releasing students from in the gym rather than the field.

Adults participating in the drill must bring a form of picture identification. Have this out and ready if you can to speed up the process. You will then be asked to sign and initial our release form to confirm who did the pick-up. This is crucial so that if more than one guardian comes, we will be able to tell them where the student went and with whom.

We hope to take less than one minute per person during Check in. Please remember that this is a new process for us as well, and we will move as quickly as we can. Your patience while in line is greatly appreciated. Staying calm so that students stay calm is extremely helpful.

We will NOT be releasing students without an adult, no matter their age, because in a real emergency, the path home may not be safe, the family home may be destroyed, injured people may be seen on the way home, or other distressing things. Your child’s physical and emotional well-being are of the utmost importance to us, and having an adult with them is crucial to ensuring this.

The Drill will end at 2:45pm. Any remaining students and parents may go home as usual at that time.

We thank you in advance for helping to make our emergency procedures more efficient and effective here at Central. J
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Science Fair at Uvic
2019-04-08
Some of our students will be presenting their Science Projects up at the University. See link for more details.

School Reopens after Spring Break
2019-04-01

Spring Break
2019-03-16 - 2019-03-31

School Dance
2019-03-15 13:45 - 14:45
Tickets $2 available at Nut. Break and Lunch Break in the foyer. Dance runs from 1:45-2:45pm. Alternate activities will be offered for those students who do not want to participate in the dance.
