ESL Inservice & Parent/Teacher Interviews

We thank all teachers that attended the ESL Inservice yesterday afternoon.
We hope it was informative, and that you shed a tear or two.
For those who missed it, please feel free to drop by the ESL Centre to ask us any questions you may have. We will be glad to help.

Parent/Teacher Interviews begin tonight at 5:30 pm in the Gymnasium.
We hope to see all parents and guardians there.

Have a great rest of the week.

Some XC Pics from the YRAA Championships

Report Cards come out Tomorrow!

Students, Parents and Guardians are reminded that report cards will be distributed at 2:15 tomorrow (Friday) afternoon.

Parent/Teacher Interview forms will be included with the report cards so please feel free to make an appointment.

Select a time that works best for you and if it isn't already booked by someone else, you will get your desired appointment time or very close to it. Parent/Teacher Interviews take place on the night of Thursday November 6th. Interviews will take place in the school gym.

Halloween is also tomorrow. Students, you can wear a costume instead of your school uniform but no masks. Make sure to take part in the many activities organized by Student Council.

The Cross-country team will have its season ending party tomorrow. Don't forget to bring your $4.

Have a great rest of the week and weekend.

Best of luck to all students and teachers participating in the Angus Glen Half Marathon & 10 km this Sunday. Don't forget that the clocks go back one hour on Saturday night. Enjoy the extra hour of sleep.

Cross-country Season is Over

Congratulations go out to the members of the FMM Cross-country Team who competed yesterday at the York Region Championships.

The team battled the chilly conditions and the tough course to represent FMM with class and determination.

Wilfried Kouadio had the best performance on the day, placing 15th overall in the very competitive Senior Boys division.

Mr. Hospedales will also like to congratulate and thank the rest of the team members for their efforts yesterday and for a great season:

Roges Johnnelson
Christian Jimenez
Deborah Ramcharran
Shirley Chan
Ivan Jiang
Bruce Lam
Veronica Yuk
Paul Cannistus, and Andrew Gavalas.

Andrew now looks forward to doing his first Half-Marathon at Angus Glen next weekend. We wish him the best of luck.

Team members need to see Mr. Hospedales or Andrew Gavalas regarding the end of year team party next week.

The meet results can be found at http://www.trackdatabase.com/index.php

Post Thanksgiving & Some XC Pictures

A very busy week here after the Thanksgiving holdiay.

If you are making casseroles for the food drive, don't forget to make them this weekend and are completely frozen when you bring them to school.

The cross-country team is reminded that the YRAA Championships are taking place on Thursday October 23. You must be at school by 8 am. If you arrive later, the bus will leave without you. Make sure to bring your lunch, a change of clothes, and a warm jacket.

Here are a few pictures from the last meet:

Extra Help

Mr. Hospedales will offer regular "Drop-In Help" (for English and Science) every Monday from 2:30-3:15 pm in Room 114.

Other times are available too but you need to see him and arrange a date and time.

Don't be shy and drop by!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Gr. 9 Orientation & XC GPS Routes

A number of ESL students went to the Grade 9 Orientation at Muskoka Woods (Oct. 1-3) and all had a great time meeting other students, trying many activities (rock climbing, zip line, mountain biking, etc.). The teachers are tired but all had a rewarding time. It will be a trip to be remembered for the rest of every one's lives. Congratulations on being the first FMM group to go through this experience, you have set the trail for the rest to follow.

Here is something for the Cross-country team. Here are a bunch of GPS measured running routes from our school. Don't forget, the first meet is this Wednesday. Be at school by 8 am.

Click on the links below to see the route:

7 km Route
4.5 km Route (add another lap of track for 5km)
FMM Track (400 m)
5km Route (Markham Rd and back)
5.2 km Route (Track, Around School, to Markham Rd)

Feel free to create your own routes.