• Today there will be an interactive game on the stage in the cafetorium called “cupid’s Q and A”.  Get your partner/friend and be ready to see who knows whom better!

• Do you write? Do you want to write? Come join the IVH Writer's Circle in room 223 at lunch on Tuesdays. Bring your lunch, your chrome book and your imagination!

• Are you a leader? Do you love to be involved in planning and organizing events? Do opportunities to improve your leadership skills make you excited to be alive? Come find out how to get involved with N-Trip in room 223 today at lunch! Can't make it but want to know more? --- See Ms. Buott or Ms. Walzak.

• Are you looking to get more involved in helping Island View be a great school! The breakfast program is looking for student volunteers to help prepare food. If you are interested come to a quick meeting today at lunch in room 321.

• Are you interested in playing badminton? If you are, come out to our badminton club. We'll be playing in the gym on Mondays and Thursdays after school.  All are welcome but please have appropriate footwear for the gym floor. Hope to see you there.

• Yearbook committee meetings Mondays at lunch in room 321, new members are welcome.

• Pre-orders for yearbook will be taken on Wednesdays at lunch in the main lobby until March 29.  After that date, a yearbook cannot be purchased.  Cost of yearbook is $15.

• If you have a library book that is overdue, please drop by the library to renew or return your book.  Unsure if you have an overdue library book? Please check your email for a message from the library.

• Come to Room 214 after school Tuesdays to play some tabletop games. 

• Coding club is every Thursday after school from 2:15 - 4 PM in room 309. Bring your Chromebook.

• New students who have not received their own chrome book please go to Guidance.

• Curriculum Night: February 21 at 6:30 pm- Please attend our second Curriculum Night for the 2018-19 school year to be held on Thursday, February 21st. Curriculum Night gives parents/guardians an opportunity to meet their son’s/daughter’s second semester teachers, and learn about course outcomes and expectations, as well as assessment and evaluation practices. Curriculum night is usually held during the first month of a new semester and is not intended for individual conversations about a student’s progress but rather to lay the foundation for your understanding and partnership in assisting your son/daughter to be successful in his/her studies. Please follow your student’s DAY A schedule.

• Course Selection Meeting for Grade 9 Parents only- There will be an information session for Grade 9 parents/guardians immediately following Curriculum Night in the Cafetorium. This will be presented by Mr. Tim O’Reilly, Guidance Counsellor. If you cannot stay for this course selection process meeting, please contact Mr. O’Reilly if you have any questions. He can be reached at toreilly@gnspes.ca

•  Lockdown Drill-The safety and security of our students and staff is a top priority for Island View High School and the Halifax Regional Centre for Education. We have been implementing a number of measures as part of a comprehensive plan aimed at ensuring our school remains a safe place for our students to learn.

One of the procedures our school will be practicing this week is a lockdown drill. During a lockdown drill, classroom doors are secured and the students remain inside the room until instructed by the teacher to resume their activities. All exterior doors are locked and no one is permitted to enter or leave the building.

Students are kept inside the school and classrooms when circumstances make it safer to stay in the classroom rather than evacuate. Just as we prepare our students to properly respond to a fire drill, they also need to be aware of the proper response during a lockdown drill. These drills should be treated with the same level of importance as fire drills.

Please be assured that staff at our school will spend time discussing the importance of this procedure with students prior to running a drill. We will also take time after the drill to remind them that it was only a practice and there was no danger. When possible, our School Liaison Officer may assist us in conducting the lockdown drills just as the Fire Department assists with evacuation drills.

Please take the time to speak with your son/daughter about this procedure and reinforce its importance. We practice these drills to ensure our school remains a safe place for teaching and learning.