Daily New - Friday January 16, 2026
THE CHRONICLE
FRIDAY January 16, 2026
It’s a great day to be a Spartan!
¬ GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW - Free Fabric
There are many pieces of free fabric available in the textiles room (276) - drop by at lunch TODAY and see Ms Tresidder to take what you want.
Skills Canada Competition
Registration is OPEN for this year's South Island Regional Skills Canada Competitions! Online or face-to-face competitions will be held, covering areas like Electronics, Graphic Design, Internet Website Design, Job Skill Demonstration, Photography, and Public Speaking... Registration in each competition is limited. Please see Mr. Bussoli in the Career Centre (Room 217), as soon as possible, if you are interested in competing.
Competition Date: FRIDAY March 6, 2026
Semester 2 Timetables
All students will have their updated Semester 2 timetables posted to their Brightspace accounts in the early afternoon TODAY.
Spirit Theme Day – Jan.16
It is great to see so many students and staff dressed in athletic shirts and Spartan Wear for today’s JERSEY DAY. Great school spirit, Spartans!
NEW – Copernican Days January 21 & 22
REVISED CLASS SCHEDULE
Provincial Numeracy and Literacy Assessments will be taking place for many students NEXT WEDNESDAY January 21 and THURSDAY January 22. To properly schedule these assessments, the entire school will follow a Copernican class schedule consisting of two long blocks per day. Please note the revised Class Schedule:
WEDNESDAY JAN.21
Block 1: 9:00 – 11:45 (all morning)
(Lit/Num Assessments: 9:00 – 12:00)
Block 3: 12:30 – 3:10 (all afternoon)
(Lit/Num Assessments: 12:30 – 3:30)
THURSDAY JAN. 22
Block 2: 9:00 – 11:45 (all morning)
(Lit/Num Assessments: 9:00 – 12:00)
Block 4: 12:30 – 3:10 (all afternoon)
(Lit/Num Assessments: 12:30 – 3:30)
Literacy & Numeracy Assessments
This round of mandatory provincial-based assessments will involve all Socials 10 classes writing Literacy 10. Any students who are not scheduled to write (especially Gr 11 and 12) but would like to sign-up need to do so through Mrs. Watson in room 222.
If you are writing a literacy or numeracy assessment, please show up 10 minutes before the start of the assessment to get signed in.
CSI Golf
CSI golfers: reminder that your completed forms packages are due TODAY.
¬ FINE ARTS
NEW – Claremont’s Got Talent & Music Cafe
Do you have a hidden talent you want to perform? Find Mrs. English to ask about having a performance slot for Claremont's Got Talent (running Feb. 17-20), or the Music Cafe (on Feb. 19).
NEW – Night of Dance: Jan. 20 & 21
Night of Dance is next week on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY night. Tickets are on sale at lunch outside the Theatre. Only $5 for Claremont students.
¬ CLUBS
NEW – Robotics Tournament: Saturday Jan. 17
Your Claremont Robotics Club is hosting over forty teams from across Vancouver Island for their annual robotics tournament TOMORROW (SATURDAY) from 10 am to 4 pm in the big gym. This will be action-packed! Come out and cheer on your Spartans!
Claremont Zine Club
Reminder that the Claremont Zine Club is launching and will run on TUESDAYS at lunch in room 310. Come by TOMORROW to learn new ways to write, publish, and use art to creatively share your story. A zine is like a personal magazine about whatever you want to share. Zines are also great for tabletop RPG games like DND. There will also be extra time on FRIDAYS after school to work on your projects or just hang out. Bring your imagination and see you there!
Reminder – Homework Club
Homework Club is up and running! Please drop in MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY every week, 3:15-4:15, in Room 235. Support is also available before school on TUESDAY mornings from 8:00-8:50.
¬ INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
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¬ GRAD 2026
Scholarships
Don't miss out on exciting scholarship opportunities! To find out the latest scholarship opportunities, be sure check out Claremont's Scholarship Update e-newsletter (https://secure.smore.com/n/be359) and follow 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 on Instagram.
¬ INDIGENOUS EDUCATION
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¬ FUNDRAISING
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¬ CAREER CENTRE
NEW – Job Opportunity: Minor Test Shopper, Island Health
The Tobacco & Vapour Prevention and Control Program is looking to hire minors for compliance checking work. $22.50/hr. Requirements:
Good Communication Skills.
Reliable transportation to the main office (771 Vernon Ave.).
Ability to be scheduled for weekday shifts at 3:30 pm and occasional weekends.
You were born in late 2009 or 2010.
For more info see Mrs. Watson in the Career Centre (Room 217) or email her at cwatson@saanichschools.ca
NEW – Job Opportunity: Marketers
Student Works Painting is hiring Door-to-Door Marketers!
- $20/Hour to start
- Part-time, flexible hours
- No experience necessary - Full training provided
- Learn useful sales skills
- Work locally in Saanich area
- Working with friends is encouraged
For more info and to apply, email Lucc at lucc.f@studentworks.ca
¬ CLAREMONT PAC
PAC Meeting – Jan.20
Our first official Claremont CPAC meeting of 2026 is NEXT TUESDAY Jan 20th @ 6:00pm (time is altered from our regular start due to the Night of Dance Performances starting at 7:00pm). The meeting will occur both in person in our Learning Commons as well as virtually through Microsoft TEAMs using the following LINK.
Digital Wellbeing Presentation – Jan.28
COPACS is putting on a virtual event (MS Teams) focused on Digital Wellbeing and Learning with Shannon Husk. Information on the forthcoming Parent Engagement Evening is available at: https://saanichschools.ca/node/1442
Date: Jan 28 @ 7:00pm. Please register for the event: Registration link.
PAC Fundraiser: Country Grocer Receipts
Here is an easy way to support your PAC year-round. Save your Country Grocer receipts and bring them to the school front office. We appreciate your participation in this fundraiser, which will benefit our school community with up to $2000 in grocery gift cards.
Instagram Account
Claremont has an Instagram account: @claremontsd63. This is great way to keep in the loop on school-wide information.
If a Student is Absent or Late
Parents are asked to please email your student’s teacher AND the Attendance Line if your student will be absent or late for class. The Link for the Claremont Attendance Line is always quick to find on the Quick Links on the Claremont website’s home page: claremont_attendance@saanichschools.ca
Student Drivers
Reminder to all students who are parking their vehicles in the student parking lot: you are required to be registered with the school. Permission forms and parking passes ($2 each) are available with Mrs. Waller in the Accounting office; students will be required to show their drivers licence, their insurance papers, and their ICBC Driver’s Abstract.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Peninsula Youth Clinic at Shoreline Medical
At this Youth Clinic, services are 100% free, confidential, and explicitly inclusive of all genders and sexualities! This clinic operates on THURSDAYS, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, for Mental and Sexual Health education (there is no physician scheduled). Appointments with a physician are offered on FRIDAYS from 10:00 am – 12:00pm. Both telehealth and in-person appointments are offered for our physicians and counselors.
Youth Clinic: 2A – 2379 Bevan Avenue, Sidney, BC
To book an appointment:
Call 250-656-4143, then press 7, then press 1.
A copy of the announcements is posted on the wall outside of the main office door.