Celebrating the Winter Season at École Marigold!
The past week has been one of joy and celebration at École Marigold. Monday started out with some new faces in the office;
Isla and Faith from Division 7 joined the Marigold office team as Student Principal and Vice Principal for the Day! These two
grade two students didn’t hesitate to show their best and within 15 minutes of the morning bell, they were behind the microphones in the gym hosting our first Winter Celebration Assembly. Not to be deterred by the 330 faces looking at them, these
two girls stepped right up and announced a list of presenters, interspersing a few jokes as they went along. All in all, the majority of Marigold students had their moment in the spotlight, singing songs, dancing to some rock and roll beats and generally
having a great time.
Tuesday afternoon started out with an unexpected surprise. Spectrum Band, donning Santa hats, brought their instruments
over to Marigold and played a variety of seasonal tunes during our lunch recess. The children had a great time dancing and
singing along. Faith and Isla, who were experienced presenters now, took on a second show on Tuesday afternoon. This time
it was for hundreds of Marigold family and friends. The job of Student Principal and Vice Principal involved a few treats,
too. Thank you to PAC for providing some special cupcakes for the Principal’s “Tea.”
Of course, Tuesday evening was a further night of cheer with the choir (under the musical direction of Mrs. Carruth), the Marigold Strings, (under the baton of Mrs. Whyte), and a variety of soloists who played the piano, drums and violin. Thank you to
all of these performers and to those who provided support in the background: the ground crew who set up and took down
equipment; the bakers who whipped up treats for the Bake Sale; the PAC who organized the Bake Sale.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW
YEAR!
A Few Dates to Note During the Holiday and into the New Year:
Please see the attached notice re construction in the neighborhood.
Do you have a child who is 3, 4, or 5? Do you know someone in our community who does? Please come to our Ready, Set,
Learn afternoon on Tuesday, January 17 from 1:00 to 2:00. Preschoolers will have the opportunity to check out activities in our music room, the library and the gym. See attached flyer.
General District Kindergarten Information Evening
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 6:30 - 8:00
S.J. Willis Education Centre 923 Topaz Avenue
Registration Weeks
French Immersion Kindergarten Registration for the 2017/18 school year is the week of January 9. You may register any time during that week. Since French Immersion is a district program, selection is by lotto with priority
based on the following criteria:
1. Child has a sibling in Marigold
2. Child is in Marigold catchment area. (See catchment area locations on sd61.bc.ca
3. Child is out of Marigold catchment but unable to access catchment school
4. Child is out of catchment
5. Child is out of district
French Immersion Grade 1 Registration for the 2017/18 school year is also the week of January 9. Selection is by
lotto based on the above criteria. Places at Marigold are very limited for those students who wish to transfer
from English Program Kindergarten to Grade 1 French Immersion. Please note, that all English Program students have another chance to enter French Immersion as late immersion grade 6 students when they enter
Middle School.
For more information on both Kindergarten and Grade 1 French Immersion registration please refer to the info o
the following link:
https://www.sd61.bc.ca/programs/french-immersion/registration-early-fi/
English Program Kindergarten Registration is the week of January 23. This is a first come, first serve placement
with consideration based, as well, on the above criteria.
On behalf of the staff at École Marigold, we wish you a wonderful holiday season.
Lois Bender,
Principal
École Marigold Elementary School
3751 Grange Road
Victoria, B.C. V8T 4T2
Phone: 250 479-8256
Fax: 250 744-3187