Kindergarten students start their school journey with half-days on Monday, Sep 11! Our new friends will start at 8:40 AM and end their "day" at 12:00 PM for the whole week.

We're so looking forward to seeing you!

If you have a child enrolled at Gaglardi Academy, then congratulations! You are automatically a member of the Parent Advisory Council (PAC). Please attend the monthly PAC meetings and volunteer your time at one of the many PAC-hosted activities that happen throughout the year. The PAC needs your ideas, your vision, and your assistance, and it's nice to be needed! Plus, for each PAC meeting you attend, you receive 1 hour that goes toward completing your 25 volunteer hours for the school year. Woo.

PAC meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings start at 6:30 pm in the school chapel (unless otherwise stated). 

Volleyball season is coming quickly, and we have students who are eager to participate! With this in mind, we're looking for coaches for our Gr. 8–12 girls' volleyball team, whose practices will run on Tuesdays from 3:00–4:30 PM. We also need coaches for the Gr. 8–12 boys' team; their practices will run on Wednesdays from 3:00–4:30 PM. For more information or to sign up, contact Mr. McKague at chris@gaglardiacademy.ca. Thanks!

PS. This is a great way to start working those 25 volunteer hours for the school year.

Stay tuned next week to receive a letter from Mrs Mac outlining all the particulars of how K–6 students can participate. It'll be just in time too, since the first Bonus Reading Day is coming up next Saturday, Sep. 16. Woo. Yay for the Reading Club!

The grades 7-9 Preserving and Canning class is looking for 8-10 zucchinis to use on Monday, Sep. 11. If anyone has some extras in their garden that they'd like to donate (or get rid of), we'd be glad to take them off of your hands. Contact Mrs Bouzan at janell@gaglardiacademy.ca to let her know. Thanks in advance!

Earlier this week, an email was sent to families with important information about PAC's weekly Hot Lunch program. If you didn't receive it, I've included it below for your reading convenience 'cause I'm just helpful like that. Hot lunches make Fridays fantastic for students! (And staff too!) :D

Hello and WELCOME to the PJGA 2023/2024 school year! 

My name is Kathleen, and I am your PJGA PAC Hot Lunch coordinator. Our hot lunch program is the BIGGEST fundraiser for PAC and each year, our team sources out local restaurants to provide fun and affordable meals

If you haven't yet completed a permission form for various on-campus activities for your child or so your high schooler can go off-campus, do so soon. And just so you know, the Off-Campus Permission form is now updated and on the website with the correct applicable grades. Good news, indeed! 

To access the forms, go to our website and either fill out the forms online and email OR download, print, complete and then return them to the school office. Click the link below to start.

The website calendar is the easiest way to find out about school events and activities (like the Terry Fox Run on Sep. 19 and Sigmund Brower Workshop + Literacy Week from Sep. 25-29). Yikes! So many great events are coming up! Check the calendar often throughout the year but especially these first few weeks in September, since it will be updated on a regular basis. Bookmark the page for even easier access or subscribe!