Today we host the Area Qualifiers for Girls Basketball here at Charlton. Teams from Glen Shields, L.H. Frechette, Brownridge and Wilshire came to compete with our Charlton team to determine which 2 teams will compete

at the Area finals.  All the teams played very hard all day, and showed considerable skill.  Charlton won their first game by only one point in a close contest with Wilshire.  In their second game they played a very strong Glen Shields team and lost.  In the third game against Brownridge, our girls sailed through to another win.  In the final round robin game, Charlton edged Frechette by 1 point, finishing 2nd in a 5-team pool.
On to the semi-final.  In that game against Frechette, the score was close all game.  In the final minute, Frechette moved to 2 points back of Charlton.  They threw up many shots in the final seconds, but none went in.
Charlton is off to the Area finals!!
Congratulations Girls!!!

Deep Freeze
For the last few days we have been under a 'deep freeze', with temperatures well below -20 degrees Celsius.  As a result, we have experienced many days without outdoor recess.  On the majority of these days, we have opened up the gym at lunch to give students a chance to run around for at least 20 minutes playing sports such as basketball and soccer.  This exercise, paired with our daily physical activity (DPA), helps burn some energy and allow students to better focus in classes.
Let's hope the last of the cold weather is left behind in February, and we can return to our usual outdoor activities twice daily.

The day after the big snowstorm

After pushing many cars out of the parking lot yesterday, and spending time shovelling a lot of snow, it's great to see the plows have done their work and we can move around more easily today.   Attendance is back to normal, and we still get to enjoy the snow!  Students (and staff!) are getting excited about the upcoming holiday.

Our Leadership Team is beginning an 'Art Club' next week with Kdg. to Gr. 6 students.  Many students signed up for the program but we could only accommodate 2 sessions of 20 students each to start.  We will try to accommodate the rest later.  Its proving to be a very popular program, which was created, organized and is being run by senior students!

Snow Day at Charlton P.S

What a surprise when getting up this morning!  My commute this morning was over 2.5 hours.  Too long to even get in to warn everyone of the extent of the snow.  Just wanted to remind everyone that you can check the yrdsb twitter account.  When I arrived at school here's what I saw:

It was amazing to see so many kids enjoying themselves on the sliding hill today.  Lots of smiles and laughter with recently purchased sleds, snow pants and other warm gear.

A reminder to everyone that if you purchase a sled, make sure it is a soft material.  The hard plastic sleds often result in injury so we don't allow them on the hill.

My first blog post

I am in a digital learning workshop learning how to post a blog for the Charlton Community.  Excited to try this new tool out.  Here is a link to our school website.  I have attached a photo of the school to practice adding photos to my blog.  So much to learn...