Yearbook:

  • The 2023-2024 yearbook sales Friday, April 19! There will be no extra yearbooks ordered after this date. We are very excited to return to a June delivery and have a yearbook signing at the end of the school year.  A limited number of yearbooks, so order yours now!   CLICK HERE TO ORDER

Adams Family Charlottetown Rural's production of Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy:

  • May 8, Cost is $11.00/student. Please send cash only. The deadline to pay is Friday, April 12th

Important upcoming dates:

  • April 19:
    • Teacher’s Professional Development - No School
  • May 8:
    • Charlottetown Rural's production of Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy

Gauss Math Contest:

  • Any grade 7 or 8 student that are interested in writing the Gauss Math Contest please meet in Mr. Brioux’s room on Wednesday at lunch for a quick meeting.

Birchwood Fun Run/Walk 5K - May 4:

  • This event is a 5 KM fun run/walk from Birchwood Intermediate school in Charlottetown heading to the Confederation trail and then returning back to the school at the 2.5 km mark on the trail. There will be a medal presentation and prizes drawn following the event. The cost per participant is $20, with all proceeds going to Birchwood Intermediate School to help support school programs and students.
    • Instructions on how to register for Fun Run: 
    • Click the link https://publicschoolsbranch.schoolcashonline.com/ then click Register. 
    • Fill out your information in the boxes and check your email to confirm.
    • Sign in (top right corner)
    • Once you are signed in, skip down to “I don’t want to add a student” and click on that.
    • Items – Click on Birchwood Fun Run/Walk 5K
    • Click on Add to Cart and Continue to Pay.

Birchwood Food Drive:

  • 5-Day Food Drive. Our Community Service Learning students are aiming to fill the Charlottetown Food Bank. More families than every before are relying on community support. If each student brings in ONE food item - we will fill the food bank! 🙂  Highest donation per grade level wins a prize! 

Band:

  • Teacher please excuse grade 9 band members at 11:45 this morning as they must have time to eat lunch before boarding the bus to UPEI at 12:15 sharp.
  • Grade 7 band at lunch today is cancelled.
  • Grade 8 band will not be meeting tomorrow morning for rehearsal.

Library:

  • Please return any overdue library books today at break or lunch. 

Clubs:

  • Art Club:
    • The Spring Art Club will start on today, April 9th in the Art Room from 2:55pm  - 3:55pm. 
    • Local artist, Wayne MacDonald, will be leading the club.
    • The club will run for six weeks, with the last day being May 14th.
    • The cost is $35 which goes to Home & School and covers the cost of materials.
  • Guitar Club:
    • Every Thursday 
  • Drama Club:
    • Rehearsal at lunch today is cancelled due to the number of cast members participating in Band Days. There will be rehearsal tomorrow after school from 3:00-4:15PM.
  • GSA: 
    • Next meeting will not be until the first week of May
  • Colourful Cobras:
    • The new name for the Birchwood BIPOC group, New members welcome.

Sports:  

  • Wrestling:
    • Final practice before PEI Open is today at 2:50 - 5 in the caf.
    • PEI Open on Saturday, April 13th at Birchwood.  Tentative start time is 9:30.  Will confirm
  • Badminton:
    • Tues, Wed & Thurs.  Zones next week.
    • Flag football
      • Sign up sheets outside the gym
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Ice Cream Treats and Freezies on sale Thursday at lunchtime in the cafeteria.