Announcements

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Drama Club:

  • Rehearsal today at lunch AND after school from 3:00-4:30pm. All cast are to attend please. 
  • The Birchwood Drama Club will perform “Order Up!” on Tuesday, June 2, at 6:30pm.  Admission is by donation, and food items and personal hygiene products are kindly accepted in support of our local food bank! All are welcome!

Miscellaneous:

  • The grade 9 writing assessment will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. 
  • The English LA classes will be working on the rough copies of their writing piece during their LA class today. This is a change from the schedule that was sent out.
  • Ms. Squire will be connecting with her students to…

Music:

  • Monday: Complimentary Lemon Water at Lunch.
  • Tuesday: Grade 9 Band at 7:40.
  • Wednesday: Grade 7 Band at Lunch.
  • Thursday: Grade 8 Band at 7:40 and Midnight Rockers at Lunch.
  • The Grade 7 Band represented Birchwood well…

Drama Club:

  • Our next rehearsals are Monday and Tuesday at lunch. We need to schedule additional rehearsals, please attend. 

Music:

  • Grade 7 Band Students: Please come down to the band room right after the announcements to get on the bus to Summerside. Be sure to bring a peanut-free snack, your instruments, and sheet music. …

Music:

  • Thursday: Grade 8 Band at 7:40. Midnight Rockers at Lunch.
  • Grade 8 Students: Your last chance to get your name on the sheet for StoMP for next year is on Friday. Please consider signing up for this exciting opportunity for Birchwood students. 

All grade 9 French immersion students- homeroom 9F, 9G and 9H 

Music:

  • Wednesday: Grade 7 Band at Lunch. And a reminder that Grade 7 travels to Summerside on Friday to play at the Beginner Band Days.
  • Thursday: Grade 8 Band at 7:40. Midnight Rockers at Lunch.

Grade 8 Students: Your last chance to get your name on the sheet for StoMP for next year is on Friday. Please consider signing up for this exciting…

Drama Club:

  • Rehearsal today, Tuesday, at lunch. All cast members are asked to attend. 

Music:

  • Tuesday: Grade 9 Band at 7:40.
  • Wednesday: Grade 7 Band at Lunch. And a reminder that Grade 7 travels to Summerside on Friday to play at the Beginner Band Days.

Drama Club:

  • Rehearsals this week are today and tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday, at lunch. All cast members are asked to attend. 

Music:

  • Today we’re celebrating Music Monday, a special day across Canada that highlights the importance of music in our schools. Music Monday takes place on the first Monday of May and is organized by the Coalition for Music…

According to the Google, this was to be Mr Casey’s last day doing the announcements but he heard that there was a sale on pepperoni in Moncton today at Costco, so he charged his new e-bike and took off across to the mainland before the bridge work started. On a related note, did you know that Costco has sold their hotdog and pop deal at $1.50 since 1985?  And they have no aisle signs because they want you to wander, discover and impulse buy?  Maybe Mr Casey will come back with that…

Wednesday April 29, 2026  

According to the Google, I have uncovered another long lost poem by famous writer William Gemini.

“To Garden, or not to Garden!”

The soil starts to stir as the sunlight descends, 

To wake up our tiny and leafy-green friends. 

With hats made of dirt, they poke through the dark,

Igniting the garden with one little spark.