Movie Club Outing to “Wicked”, an Immersive, Exciting Experience

Chisholm Academy Movie Club members were transported to the fantastical world of Oz to see Wicked on the second outing of the school year on November 26, 2024. Twenty five students, chaperoned by Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. Moss, Ms. Edmonds and Mr. Tollefsrud, enjoyed this tale of emerging witches, devious deception and heroic friendship at Cineplex…

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Movie Club Outing: The Wild Robot

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It was love at first byte! The movie character Roz, a self-learning robot who plays a maternal role in a threatened forest ecosystem, captured the hearts of Chisholm Academy students and staff on their first Movie Club outing of the year to watch “The Wild Robot“. On October 15, 2024, twenty-nine Chisholm students, led by…

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Movie Club Meets The Marvels

Buttery popcorn and sweet drinks were enjoyed by twenty nine students and four teachers during the November 14 trip to film.ca in Oakville for the first Chisholm Movie Club outing of the year. We enjoyed viewing The Marvels, an action-packed superhero movie in which three young women protagonists discovered how to share special powers involving…

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Movie Club & The Super Mario Bros. Movie

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Our final Movie Club was a great success! We really enjoyed watching Mario take on Bowser in order to save Luigi and gain Princess Peach’s affection as we snacked on popcorn. Staff and students then made their way to Boston Pizza to enjoy dinner with friends.  As always, Movie Club is Chisholm’s biggest successes!

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Chisholm’s Chess Club

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During the month of May, Chisholm Academy hosted a chess tournament with 16 players participating in a double-elimination bracket format.* We also used a time control of 10-15 minutes without any increment. If players ran out of time and they faced possible checkmate, then they would lose their match, and this played a key role…

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Escape Room Takes Over Chisholm

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On November 5, Mission Possible Escape Rooms set up a Survivor-style 20-minute escape room on Chisholm’s backfield! It was filled with island-themed puzzles to foster teamwork and problem-solving skills. The weather warmed up making it the perfect Friday fun-day! Congratulations to team Blue Jays for unlocking the puzzle in a record 15 minutes 28 seconds!

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Poutine for Lunch!

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On Friday, October 15, Chisholm Academy hosted our very own Poutine Food Truck! Students and staff were able to enjoy some fresh french fries, warm gravy and cheesy goodness as a special treat! It’s great finding ways to come together as a school community to do something fun while maintaining social distance and staying safe.

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Food & Nutrition – Survivor Challenge

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Chisholm Academy is used to always being busy and looking for the next opportunity to fundraise or participate in charity. While this year it might look a little different, Ms. Gilbert’s Food and Nutrition class has created a Survivor-esque challenge to raise funds for the Oakville Fairshare Food Bank.  Students have established their personas and…

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