Notices

Winter Bazaar Pre-Orders
Today is your last chance to order festive boxwood wreaths and orchids from the Winter Bazaar Plants & Wreaths booth. Don’t delay, submit your order today. Delicious pies from The Pie Hole can be ordered until Monday, November 12 at noon. More details about these items are in the Winter Bazaar section of the newsletter.

Family Pancake Breakfast
The Winter Bazaar invites the CHS community to enjoy a hot pancake breakfast, generously sponsored by SAGE Dining Services, our Community Dining partner. The event takes place in Manrell Hall on Wednesday, November 14 from 7:30 am to 8:20 am. All parents, students, siblings, and staff are invited to drop-in. At breakfast you can pick-up your pre-ordered pies and orchids or preview the themed gift baskets put together by Senior School students for sale at the bazaar. The event will be a great way to kick-off your day and the Winter Bazaar. #IAMBAZAAR

Extraordinary Girls
A campaign to support the Strategic Plan objective of attracting, admitting and retaining Extraordinary Girls is already underway. It includes advertisements at bus shelters, print and online ads, and a video on the website welcome.croftonhouse.ca.

Senior School Fall Concert - November 14
Come and celebrate the world of water with our Senior School musicians on Wednesday, November 14 at 7:00 pm in the Theatre in the Beedie Fine Arts Centre. Featuring our grade 8 and 9, chamber, and concert choirs, and our orchestra, they will take you on a journey from the river to the sea!

Feature Video

Community News

Takeaways from Whole Girl, Whole World Presentation

Crofton House and the CHS Parents’ Auxiliary were pleased to welcome Jessica Lahey as our Whole Girl, Whole World speaker on September 27. Parent and CHS Parent’s Auxiliary member Jody Harris writes about her top takeaways from Jessica’s presentation about The Gift of Failure.

Senior School Athletics Highlights

Crofton Falcons are in the thick of it with strong finishes at championship tournaments over the past couple of weeks.

In their Independent Schools Athletic Association (ISAA) championships, our Senior II Field Hockey team and Varsity Field Hockey team both won silver medals. Crofton House hosted the ISAA Varsity championships and welcomed Ridley College from St Catherines, Ontario. The Varsity team also competed in the 2018 Bridgman Cup, one of the oldest field hockey tournaments in North America, from October 5-7 and received a bronze medal. Go Falcons Go!

As for our volleyball athletes, the Bantam, Junior, and Varsity teams all won silver medals at their ISAA championships. The Bantam Volleyball team also competed in the annual Great Cake Tournament and won second place, while our Varsity Volleyball team won a silver medal at the 2018 Western Canadian Independent School’s Volleyball Championships. Here’s a video preview, created by Michelle Kwok '16, of what to expect at their ISAA championship at CHS this weekend.

Last but not least, our Cross Country team received a bronze medal at their Zone Championships and four of our athletes have qualified to compete in the BC Provincials Cross Country Championship.

Junior School Athletics Highlights

Twenty-eight Grade 5 volleyball athletes participated in the ISEA Play Day at Mulgrave School on Wednesday.

Finally, 34 cross country runners competed in the 2018 ISEA Cross Country Championships on Thursday. The Grade 3 and Grade 6 team placed first, while the grade 4 team placed second. The Grade 7 team took third place and the Grade 5 team took fourth. Congratulations!

Thank you to our parents for being the number one supporters of our athletes, driving them to practices and tournaments, and cheering them on in the stands!

CHS Marching Band

The Grade 8 and 9 band class have completed a marching band unit. The girls memorized three pieces ("March to Buckingham Palace", "Disney's Magical Marches", and "The Maple Leaf Forever") and played them as they marched around Kent Field. There are lots of benefits to marching, including developing memory and coordination skills, discipline, and teamwork. It's also fun and a great experience for the students! The students have now put their marching aside to prepare for the All Bands Winter Concert on November 28.

CHS Parents' Auxuliary
Winter Bazaar Update

Only three weeks until the Crofton House Winter Bazaar on November 17!

Volunteer SignUp Campaign – On November 1, check your inbox as we launch our Volunteer SignUp Campaign for the Winter Bazaar. We need your help as we set-up for the bazaar on Friday, November 16 and we hope you’ll "SignUp" to work a shift at the Bazaar on November 17. There are volunteer opportunities for everyone: students, mums and dads. Volunteer at your grade’s booth or take a shift at the gate, help with security or volunteer in treasury. Find your way to be a part of the Winter Bazaar, a community building, charity giving, tradition at Crofton House.

Is your daughter in the ECE, Grade 3, 4, 8, 10, or 11? You are part of our resale team! Please contact your grade convenor to see how you can help. There are still volunteers needed to help with the pricing and sorting of used donations as well as on set up and Bazaar Day.

Final Blitz Days! – Next week is your last chance to donate gently-used goods to the Winter Bazaar, with one last Saturday morning drop-off. Please drop off your used treasures at the collection tent on Balaclava Street from 8:00 am to 9:30 am on Monday, October 29 or Friday, November 2. Drop your items off on Saturday, November 3 from 10:00 am to 12 noon. See our donation guide for restrictions and ideas, plus our collection schedule here.

#IAMBAZAAR – You can be part of the Winter Bazaar Promotions Team – it’s easy. Help spread the word!

Lawn signs will be distributed and available for pick-up next week and can be placed in CHS family yards. SignUp to help put lawn signs together!
Invite friends and family to the bazaar! Word of mouth is a great way to get families involved.
Follow the CHS Instagram account and tag your own bazaar related photos with the #IAMBAZAAR hashtag.

Homemade Pies – pre-order delicious savoury and sweet pies from The Pie Hole through their online order form. Pies are perfect for holiday entertaining and last-minute dinners. The cutoff date for pie orders is Monday, November 12. Pies will be available for pickup on Wednesday, November 14 at CHS.

Important Dates

Whole School

October 29
Winter Bazaar Blitz Day

October 30
7:00 pm
CHS Annual General Meeting

November 2
Winter Bazaar Blitz Day

November 3
10:00 am
Winter Bazaar Blitz Day

November 8
9:15 am
Remembrance Day Assembly

November 9
First Day: Remembrance Day & Mid Term Break

November 12
Last Day: Remembrance Day & Mid Term Break

November 17
CHS Winter Bazaar

Junior School

October 31
2:15 pm
JK-Grade 7 Trick or Treat around campus

November 2
8:30 am
Director of the Junior School Grade 5 Coffee Morning

November 5
8:25 am
Grade 1-7 Parent Assembly

November 6
8:45 am
ECE Parent Assembly

November 22
8:30 am
Director of the JS Grade 7 Coffee Morning

Senior School

November 14
Senior School Fall Concert

November 20
8:30 am
Grade 11 Parent Coffee Morning with Student Services

November 22
EDW Schedule

2:00 pm
Parent-Teacher Conference

November 23
Parent-Teacher Conferences - No Classes

November 28
7:00 pm
Grade 6-12 All Bands Concert

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