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Along with the myriad of other things taking place at DGH in the next month and a bit, the upcoming EQAO assessment is an indication that the year’s end is rapidly approaching! The EQAO assessment window runs between Tuesday, May 21st and Monday, June 3rd. The days on which we have planned for students to write the assessment are listed below. Non-writing days are used as “catch-up” days for any students who have been away or missed writing a particular section.

We try to minimize disruptions on EQAO writing days. Grade 3s write in the 1st Block (9:00am to 10:40am) and grade 6s in the 2nd Block (11:25am to 1:05pm). Please avoid scheduling appointments at these times whenever possible.

EQAO Writing Days

Wednesday, May 22nd

Thursday, May 23rd

Friday, May 24th

Tuesday, May 28th

Wednesday, May 29th

Thursday, May 30th

EQAO “Catch-Up” Days

Monday, May 27th

Friday, May 31st

Monday, June 3rd

The DGH staff wishes our school community a safe and enjoyable Victoria Day long weekend. We hope everyone has some extra time for family. Monday, May 20th is the holiday; students will be back in school on Tuesday, May 21st. Keep the fingers crossed for decent weather!

DGH community, due to the rain on Monday, along with the anticipated rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, we have made the decision to reschedule our Track and Field Days to Thursday, May 16th and Friday, May 17th. The majority of events will take place on Thursday (beginning with track events and then moving onto field events). Any remaining events (normally the finals of some races) will be completed during the 3rd Block on Friday. A reminder that our Track and Field Days are for students in grades 3 through 8. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this rescheduling.

Our grade 7 students will be receiving their next set of needles this Friday, May 17th. Students will receive their Hep B and HPV needles. This will take place right after announcements. Thank you to our local Health Unit for providing this invaluable service.

Don’t forget, DGH community, that this Wednesday, May 15th and Thursday, May 16th are DGH’s Track and Field days! Track events will take place in the first half of May 15th; field events will take place in the 2nd half of May 15th. Track “finals” will likely take place on the morning of May 16th, along with any Field events that were not completed. Be sure to pack lots of water, lots of food, sunblock, a hat and comfortable clothing. We are looking forward to the day! Freezies will be on sale – $1 each. Parents and family members are welcome to watch. Please sign-in at the office. A reminder that pets are not allowed on school property during events like Track and Field.

Another sure sign that the school year’s end is approaching? Our grade 8s completing clay creations! Mrs. Read returned to help Mrs. Hamer with the process (thank you, Mrs. Read!). Check out a few photos of the day. Creations will be fired soon. We have some seriously talented and creative artists!

Do not forget that tomorrow is our Jump Rope Event for our Kindergarten to Grade 4 students. The event takes place during the 3rd Block. Be sure to pack comfortable clothing and shoes for the event.

A reminder that Mrs. Starr has organized a Book Fair for this week (May 6th to 10th). The Book Fair will be open in the morning recess for primary students and open during the afternoon recess for junior and intermediate students. As always, all profits from the Book Fair will be used to purchase additional books for the Library. Thank you for your support!

Ms. Graham is happy to announce that our Track and Field Days for our grades 4 to 8 students are Wednesday, May 15th and Thursday, May 16th. As always, these dates are weather dependent, so please keep the fingers crossed for sunshine (or at least no rain and thunderstorms!). Ms. Graham LOVES Track and Field Days – so these are wonderful days for her!

Important Information (Current as of Tuesday, May 7th – But Subject to Change)

Wednesday, May 15th – Track events in the morning and Field events in the afternoon

Thursday, May 16th (normally only a partial day) will be the “finals” for some of the Track events and any Field events that have not been finished (Field events usually are finished on the first day)

Congratulations to the DGH Skipping Team (Husky Hoppers) who swept all 4 Skipping Divisions at the CKL Skipping Competition last Thursday, May 2nd (Primary, Junior, Intermediate, and Open)! The only way to win a division is by having a number of students place highly, so our students’ overall performance was outstanding. Any number of our students achieved personal bests. Most importantly, our students were amazing representatives of our school, their team, and their coaches. Thank you, Ms. Arscott and Ms. Horton, for the countless hours spent coaching. Thank you, Skipping Team, for the many, many hours spent practising. It certainly paid off! Students who placed in the Top 10 of a category are noted below. Below this list are photos from the day.