PLS Thunderbolt Oct. 20 | Retakes, Bathroom/Attendance, Robotics, Photography Club
Dear PLS Families,
Please review our weekly message below:
Important Dates
October 20 Non-Instructional day
October 25 Picture re-takes
Photo Retake Form
Picture retakes are happening on Wednesday, October 25th. If your child was absent on the original picture day in September, or you are not happy with the photos, you may sign up to do retakes. Please ensure you are filling out the form linked in this message so we can organize the day. Link to Form
Bathrooms and Attendance
Please talk to your children about the importance of being in class, and not spending extra time on trips to the bathroom. We have been experiencing large numbers of student late in the mornings and after lunch, which is impacting their learning. Students need to be on time to class to engage in learning and be successful.
Physical Education
For all parents, can you please have your children bring or wear appropriate footwear to school each day to participate in Physical Education class. Wearing crocs or other types of sandals is not safe to participate in due to the lack of ankle support and potential for spraining or breaking an ankle. We will be asking students that wear these types of shoes to sit out of pe activities for safety. As the weather also starts to get colder we request that our students dress for the weather each day and are prepared to be outside with sweaters, jackets, hats, gloves/mitts and appropriate footwear.
Athletics
One of our local basketball organizations, Iconic Hoops, reached out to me to offer our students a chance to be involved in their latest program. This program is offered for both boys and girls looking to improve their basketball skills. Iconic Hoops has also given our school a 10% off discount on their programming using the code Thunder and they also have a sibling discount if you are registering multiple kids in the program. Below is some information about the program if you are interested in having your child join.
The Fall Edition of Iconic Hoops is a 5-week program that consists of 10 dynamic sessions. Designed to enhance both individual and team skills, our program offers a comprehensive approach to basketball development.
**Location:**
Athletic Edge
(640 28th st NE)
**Dates And Times:**
October 27 - November 26 on Friday’s and Sunday’s
**5-week program with a total of 10 sessions.**
Please click the link to get more information and to register (http://iconichoops.rampregistrations.com/participant)
Our soccer teams played the last games of their season this week. Our girls teams won both of their games this week finishing the season undefeated but finished second in their division. Congratulations girls we are proud of all of your accomplishments. Our boys teams lost a close one on Tuesday and on Thursday finished the season with a... Great season this year boys. We want to wish all of our grade 9 soccer athletes the best of luck next year as they move on to high school. Thank you so much to our coaches for all of the time they put in this season with our boys and girls teams.
Our senior basketball teams played at the Pratt tournament this past weekend and our students played some great basketball. Our boys team lost a super close one in the semi finals and our girls lost in the quarter finals. Our junior boys team played on Monday at Annie Gale school and won both of their games with our boys playing exceptional team basketball. Our junior girls teams played on Tuesday and won one and lost one but played really hard in both games. Our senior teams had byes this week from games and will resume their schedule next week.
A reminder to parents with athletes on the cross country, basketball and soccer teams that we need you to pay your team fees for us to be able to pay our referees, our tournaments and our end of season party. Please pay the fees on Power School.
We are excited to offer wrestling again for the 2023-2024 school year. Interested students can sign up outside of room 239 beginning next week. More information to come!
Athletics Schedule
| Monday Oct. 23 |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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8:00-9:00 am 3:45-5:30 pm Sr. Boys Basketball Practice |
7:45-9:00 am 3:45-5:15 pm 4:30-5:30 & 5:30-6:30 pm |
7:45-9:00 am 4:30-5:30 & 6:30-7:30 pm |
________ 4:30-5:30 & 5:30-6:30 pm |
Robotics Team Update
Peter Lougheed Robotics Team Field Trip
On Friday Oct.13 , The Lords of Thunder Robotics Team went to Nelson Mandela Secondary School for a 2-hour build session where we collaborated and shared design ideas. The competition this year is Centerstage presented by RTX Challenge. Students will design and build a robot that can move around an obstacle course while using a mechanical arm. To score, the robot will pick up pixels (octagon shaped plastic objects) and move them around a course to place them in specific areas. The robot will be operated using a remote control and the students will both build and program the robot to win! Students will be fundraising and also competing against other student teams all over Calgary in the next few weeks.
Sincerely
Garvit B. from the robotics team.
Robotics Fundraiser
We are fundraising for our Robotics team! We would like to purchase more materials for our robot. In order to achieve this goal we will be running a fundraiser for Purdy's Chocolate until November 26. The fundraiser will be located online and all purchases can be made on the website. The chocolates will be delivered to the school by December 11.
Please visit https://fundraising.purdys.com/1572915-109510 for more information. Thank you for all your support.
Grade 7 Nelson Mandela Band Clinic and Upcoming Clinic Line Band Clinic
Thank you to all band students who attended the Nelson Mandela Band Clinic this past Friday. Students expanded their skills to include higher notes, various ways to play a note, and develop their musical theory. Grade 7 students will have a second opportunity to participate in working with professional clinicians on Friday, November 3 from 1pm to 3pm here at Peter Lougheed School. Information for the upcoming clinic will be sent out early next week.
Photography Field Trip Downtown Calgary
Here are just a few of the photographs captured by students on our field trip.
If your Child is in Grade 7 Photography, ask to see their photos!
