Haiti Fundraiser
Eastwood Staff and Students raised $4857.61 for HaitiSOCR- Student Online Course Requests
Click on this link to select your courses for next year.Night School Registration
Night School Registration: For K-W schoolsClassroom and On-line Options
Feb 8 & 11, 6-7:30 pm, CHCI
Call 519-885-0800
Yoga Club Semester 2
Join us Semester II for Yoga!"Be apart of our club and feel healthier, happier and more productive"
Yoga Club will resume on Thursday February the 11th and will run every Thursday after school from 2:45-3:45pm in the Cafeteria. Sign up on the bulletin board outside the Student Activity Centre.
Looking forward to practicing yoga with you.
Namaste
Rebel Writers
ATTENTION REBEL WRITERS! It is time to submit your fabulous writing to the English Awards. Each ECI winner's entry will be sent on the Waterloo County English Awards. At the county level there are a variety of prizes to won in each category. In-school submissions must be in by February 26th. The categories are: Junior Short Story, Junior Prose, Junior Poet, Senior Short Story, Senior Prose, Senior Poetry, Play Script, Children's literature- with pictures and without pictures.
Please bring your writing to the English office. See Ms Mackey or your English teacher for details.
Good luck Rebel Writers!
Language Contests
Don't forget to see Mrs. Muller in room 327 for information about the annual French and German Contests next Semester, and remember to sign up for the Gr.11 Travel Language course being offered again in September. It's a great way to brush up on or/and learn enough of Spanish, Italian German and French to get by while you travel abroad. Looking for an opportunity for an international career? Gr. 10 German and French are your stepping stones.Science Contests
The annual University of Waterloo and University of Toronto science contests are fast approaching. If you are in grade 11 or 12 and interested in this exciting opportunity please see Mrs. Jain in the science office or visit the Science Department website for more details.Math Contests
The University of Waterloo math contests will be written in February and April, but the deadlines to sign up are coming up soon.
If you're interested in writing the Pascal ($3), Cayley ($3), Fermat ($3), Euclid ($10) or would just like more information, see your math teacher or sign up on the sheet outside the math office.
Registration for the grade 9, 10 and 11 contests end before 2nd semester begins, so if you don't have math now come to the math office for more information.
Don't delay, sign up right away!
Go to http://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/contests/contests.html for more information and past contests.
Boston March Break trip Cancelled
The Boston trip for March Break has been cancelled due to insufficient participants.Skills Canada
New Fitness and Phys Ed Equipment!
Check out the new weight room equipment made possible by the "Sun Life Financial Healthy Schools" program. After working out join a game of Kinball with our new Omnikin ball purchased with funding from the "OFSAA Try Day" program. Stay fit and have fun this semester. Take Phys Ed for your health!REBotics
The REBotics team would like to thank General Motors for becoming their Namesake Sponsor for the upcoming FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION 2010.
click here for more information
Facebook and Twitter presentations by Chris Volum on March 29
On Monday, March 29, at 8:30 am, Eastwood welcomes Chris Vollum (http://www.socialmediatrust.net) for a grade 9 assembly at 8:30 am, followed by an assembly for the grade 8 students of Sunnyside PS and a 7 pm presentation for interested parents and community members (in Eastwood's auditorium). Chris is a recognized expert on social networking sites and has presented to school boards across the province. For more info, click here.Enrichment Opportunity at the University of Waterloo
Waterloo Unlimited, at the University of Waterloo, is an empowering opportunity for high school students of exceptional potential to cultivate their passion for learning.
Grade 11 Program, Design Theme
Sunday, March 14 - Friday, March 19, 2010
Application Deadline: Postmarked by December 15th, 2009
From architecture and the environment to science fiction and virtual reality, students from across Canada will spend a week exploring the theme of Design with a community of like-minded peers.
Program fee: $400 (meals included), plus supervised overnight hotel accommodation of $300 ($60 per night).
Click here for more details or see your counsellor.
Important Information about the H1N1 flu
Do your part to reduce the spread of the flu. ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS!Click here to see the Ministry of Health guidelines for schools on H1N1 which should answer any questions you have.