Announcements – Wednesday, April 8th Posted on April 8, 2026 Announcements for Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Day 1 Wellness: Grit Group will meet today in the Wellness Centre during Period 4. Tech: Music: This is a reminder to Senior Band – you most definitely have band today and Mrs. Rattray is looking forward to seeing and hearing all of you after school. Practice ends at 4:30pm. If you are one of the students in the QMS Reads Songwriting Enrichment project, your songwriting sessions start next week. Grade 6 meets in the music room period 2, grade 7 period 3 and grade 8 during period 4. You will need something to write with and your songwriting guide sheets. Is it hard to really surprise your mom or grandma for Mother’s Day? Well, the QMS Bands can help with that! They are selling plants and flowers to support spring music trips. Bring some money and you can order some flowers or a plant, which will be delivered to QMS on the Friday of Mother’s Day weekend. There is a sheet outside of the Music room with the options. Surprise someone with flowers or a plant on Mother’s Day weekend. Order now! Art: Sports: Good luck to the Varsity Girls who play today at HMS and to the Varsity Boys who host HMS at 4pm. Following the Varsity Boys game the JV Boys will have a second tryout at 5:30pm. A note to the JV Boys, please check the call back list, which will be posted outside of the gym this morning, to see if you are invited to today’s tryout.Looking ahead to tomorrow, the JV Girls will begin their season with a game at VCA at 4pm and the Varsity Boys will have a practice tomorrow at 4:30pm. Attention all JV Girls volleyball players, please meet Ms. Hannam in the gym at the start of lunch to receive your jerseys and forms. A reminder to all Varsity Boys Basketball players to please return your washed uniforms to Ms. Hannam ASAP. Intramural Volleyball: Fast and the Furious vs Six Pack Block Party vs Hit and Misses Referees: Fiona, Leah, Eila and Nora Tomorrow – Spike Wazowski vs Fellowship of the swing Blockbusters vs Empire Spikes Back Referees: Olivia, Alexandra and Libi, Olivia and Stephanie Other: WWE Club meets today in Mrs. Cusack’s room. Yearbook photo. Daily Affirmation – I choose to focus on what I can change PRIDE Passes – Two ballots from Grade 6 drawn today, the first participated well in Science and the second, was very kind and gave the class a pack of paper. Tuesday Trivia answers- Spring The Sphinx was constructed facing the direction where the sun rises on the first day of spring. The robin is often associated with Spring in North America. In the Southern Hemisphere, September marks the start of spring. Please refer to School Cash online to purchase plants and flowers from the Band trip fundraiser