Click the link below for a list of Summer Programs/Opportunities available to students for 2019.

Student Summer Opportunities 2019

Grad Semi Tickets:

• On Sale today at noon. Last chance to purchase.

Band:

• All grade 7 students please meet in the band room after announcements this morning with instruments and music.  We will be rehearsing from 8:45 to 9:45am.
• All grade 8 band members will be rehearsing right after lunch in the gym from 1-2..
• Grade 7/8 concert is tonight at 7 PM in the gym. Students must be in concert dress in the band room by 6:30.
• Grade 9 Jazz band and rock band concert is Thursday evening at 7:30 in the cafeteria. Students must be in concert dress in the band room by 7:00.
• Band camp forms are still available from Mr. Langille.

Hockey Academy:  

• Grade 7 and 8 students who would like to participate in hockey academy next year please see Mr. Brioux for a registration sheet

Outdoor adventure club:

• Due to rain forecast for Thursday, the outdoor adventure club will hold its beach cleanup on Friday. Participating members are reminded to meet in the cafeteria at 12:50.

Football:

• The AA boys put on a strong fight yesterday against the mount but came up short in a close game 36-35. Well done guys!
• Good luck the A boys who play today at 3:40!  The boys of this team be dismissed at 2:44 to head to the field

Grad Semi tickets:

• Tickets will be on sale tomorrow at lunch in front of main office.

Band:

• Jazz band meets at lunch today for rehearsal.
• All band students in grade 7 and 8 please ensure you have your music and instrument in school tomorrow.  
• All grade 7 band students will meet TOMORROW morning right after announcements during 1st Block for rehearsal in the band room.  
• All grade 8 band students will meet right after lunch for rehearsal TOMORROW.  
• Grade 7/8 concert is Wednesday evening at 7 PM in the gym. Students must be in concert dress in the band room by 6:30.
• Grade 9 Jazz band and rock band concert is Thursday evening at 7:30 in the cafeteria. Students must be in concert dress in the band room by 7:00.
• Band camp forms are still available from Mr. Langille.

Duke of Edinburgh:

• Students involved, your money is due by June 15. Please pay in office.

Football:

• AA boys play in Cornwall today for playoffs please allow the players to leave class at 2:50 to catch their cabs for 3. Also well done in practice yesterday boys!
• AA Girls will practice today after school

Hockey Academy:  

• Any grade 7 and 8 students who would like to participate in Hockey Academy next year please see Mr. Brioux for a registration sheet.

Girls softball:

• Yesterday against Stonepark, the girls came out on the wrong end of a 3-1 score in what was a tightly contested game.  However, the girls still have a shot to finish in First. They turn around to host Stonepark this afternoon in the friendly confines of Spring Lane Diamond . First pitch is at 4:30… Good Luck Girls!!

Track & Field results!  Here are all of the results from the COBRAS!

• • Avery Neale – 2nd 80m, Sadie Lund – 4th 80m and 150m, Brooke Walsh – 4th long jump, Taysha Kirkham – 3rd discus, 7th shot put, Alina Crockett – 11th long jump, 4x100m bantam girls relay -Brooke Walsh, Alina Crockett, Sadie Lund and Avery Neale – 1st, Gabe Ing – 2nd 80m, 1st 150m, Will Landry – 4th 800m, 2nd 1200m, Callum Deveaux – 4th triple jump, Landon MacDonald – 4th 100m, James Wang – 8th 1200m, Laughlin MacEachern – 3rd 300m, Aidan Arsenault – 3rd shot put, John Barrett – 4th javelin, 4 x 100m relay – Landon MacDonald, Brandon Loppie, Henry Pitre, John Barrett – 2nd
  • Landon, Sadie and Alina – please return your jerseys

$10 Athletic fees outstanding:

• AA Girls football – 1, AA Boys football – 6, A Girls football – 2, A Boys football – 4, Girls softball – 10

Library:

• Last day for borrowing books will be this Friday, June 7th. ALL books will be due back in the library by June 18th for inventory.

Grade 7:

• Grade 7 students will have an off grounds lunch on Wednesday.

Band:

• No band Tuesday, Wednesday morning, or Wednesday at Lunch
• Grade 7/8 concert is Wednesday evening at 7 PM in the gym. Students must be in concert dress in the band room by 6:30.
• Grade 9 Jazz band and rock band concert is Thursday evening at 7:30 in the cafeteria. Students must be in concert dress in the band room by 7:00.
• Band camp forms are still available from Mr. Langille.

Outdoor adventure club:

• The outdoor adventure club will meet today at 1215 in room 225 to discuss their last outing of the year. All members interested in attending must attend the meeting.

Girls softball:

• The girls travel to Stonepark this afternoon for the first game of a home and home series that will determine which club will finish First in the division. First pitch is at 4:30. Good Luck Girls!!

Track and Field

• HUGE congrats to all that participated on Saturday at UPEI!  The official results have not been sent out yet, but the Cobras had several top 4 placings.  Highlight of the day was Bantam girls winning 4 x 100m relay! Full results will be announced as soon as we have them.
• Return jerseys and borrowed equipment to Ms. Morrison today at BREAK!

Flag Football playoffs are this week.

• Both A and AA boys will practice today after school!
• A Girls play in Cornwall at 4:30 today.  All A girls please meet in room 313 at break time today.

Library

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

Hockey Academy:  

• Grade 7 and 8 students who would like to participate in hockey academy next year please see Mr. Brioux for a registration sheet

Grade 7:

• Grade 7 students will have an off grounds lunch on Wednesday.

Yearbook:

• We have decided to honour our staff member, Josh Underhay, by adding a commemorative page to the yearbook. We are also including spring sports as well as semi-formal pictures, therefore the yearbook will be available mid-September. We will distribute the yearbooks at Birchwood and set a distributive date at the 2 local high schools. Any students leaving PEI should contact the office and leave a forwarding address.

Track and Field:

• All Track and Field athletes please meet in the gym at break.

Football:

• A huge Congratulations to the girls AA team who beat stonepark to finish the season undefeated!!!!!!!!!! Everyone played awesome and girls will practice next Tuesday to get prepared for playoffs.

Birchwood’s June Newsletter is out:

June

Earlier Newsletters can be found here:

Newsletters

Yearbook:

• We have decided to honour our staff member, Josh Underhay, by adding a commemorative page to the yearbook. We are also including spring sports as well as semi-formal pictures, therefore the yearbook will be available mid-September. We will distribute the yearbooks at Birchwood and set a distributive date at the 2 local high schools. Any students leaving PEI should contact the office and leave a forwarding address.

Outdoor adventure club:

• With the weather looking nice, the outdoor adventure club will be going discgolfing today after school. Members wishing to attend are reminded to bring their permission forms and attendance fee.

Flag Football:

• Can the girls AA and boys A flag football teams please be excused from class today at 2:50.  Good luck to both teams today in there games.
• Can the A boys flag football team please meet in the gym at break for a meeting.
• Practice for girls A flag football today at 3:15

Girls softball:

• There will be a team meeting upstairs in grade 7 room 304 at break to discuss team availability for make-up games next week. Bring your snacks ladies!!

Outdoor adventure club:

• With the weather looking nice, the outdoor adventure club will be going discgolfing Thursday after school. Members wishing to attend are reminded to bring their permission forms and attendance fee.

Football:

• Congratulations to our girls A football team last night on a great effort in 3 back to back games.  Special mention to Grace Bulger who subbed in for the quarterback for all three games. No practice today.

Girls softball:

• The girls turned in another impressive all around performance, picking up the win defeating East Wiltshire yesterday afternoon by a score of 14-7.  Neely Johnston turned in yet another strong pitching performance and was backed by timely hitting.
• The girls are back at it this afternoon as they travel to Stonepark.  First pitch is at @4:30pm
• There will be a team meeting upstairs in grade 7 room 304 at break.  Bring your snacks ladies!!

Flag Football:

• A boys have two games today in Cornwall, 3:40 & 4:30.

Band:  

• Grade 7 band at lunch today.
• The grade 8 students who play with the grade 9 band will meet for rehearsal today during second period.  Thank you to teachers for allowing these students to attend.

Girls softball:

• The girls turned in an impressive all around performance, picking up the win defeating East Wiltshire yesterday afternoon by a score of 10-3.  Neely Johnston turned in another gutsy pitching performance and was backed by solid defence and timely hitting.
• The girls are back at it this afternoon as they host East Wiltshire @4:30pm
• There will be a team meeting upstairs in grade 7 room 304 at break.  Bring your snacks ladies!!

Boys Football:

• The A boys will be practicing today from 3-4
• The AA boys have two back to back games in cornwall today against Francois Buote and The Mount.
• There will be a quick team meeting in the outside the gym at Break!
• Pm announcements Please allow the boys on the AA team to be dismissed at 2:50 to go to their game good luck boys! (Kobe Arsenault, Ben Boulter Jenkins, Sam Worth, John Barrett, Loppie, Aidan Arsenault, Ethan Smith, Henry Pitre, Campbell Brown, Avery Brown, Thomas Nicholson, Landon Macdonald, Jacob Bradley, Jaden, and Diviym)

Girls football:

• A girls have three games tonight at Francois Buote. 6:00, 6:50 & 7:40
• Girls are asked to arrive at the field by 5:40.  Please dress appropriately for cooler weather. Parents are responsible for pick up after the last game.
• AA Girls will practice today after school

Track & Field

• Congrats to all members of the Track and Field team who participated in yesterday’s zone meet!  For all top 2 relay teams and top 4 finishers in the individual events, you have advanced to this weekend’s provincials.
• All finalists – please meet in the gym at break to get a schedule from Ms. Morrison and arrange some practice times for the remainder of the week.

Athletic Fees:

• Please remember to get your athletics fees into your coaches, players!  We have 26 athletes from the spring sports who still owe!

Band:  

• Jazz band meets at lunch today.

Outdoor adventure club:

• The outdoor adventure club will meet today at 1215 in room 225 to discuss this week’s outing. All members interested in discgolf and rock climbing must attend. As always new members are welcome.

Track & Field:

• Everyone going to track and field – please come down to the gym after announcements.  Make sure you get the work you will miss!

Flag Football:

• No A or AA Boys Flag today.

Girls softball:

• The girls travel to Cornwall today to take on East Whiltshire if the weather permits. Early dismissal is required at first pitch is at 4:00pm – team members are to be dismissed @ 2:30 and meet at the gym exit @ 2:40.

Band:  

• Grade 9 band meets tomorrow morning at 7:45am.
• Jazz band meets at lunch tomorrow.