Category: Weekly

Mr. Brian Storosko A busy week in Matthews began with a full house meeting on Sunday night (Parents, please remind your sons that they should be attending virtually at 8:45 p.m. Sundays).  These meetings are a time for sharing rules, joys and laughter. This past week all those who were coming out of quarantine got...

Ms. Kate Lane The whole of the holidays were eventful as we enjoyed hosting 12 of our Gillinites over the break, splitting our time between residence and the beautiful Fairmont Montebello. A true Canadian experience, our group of 23 students enjoyed skating, curling, tobogganing, a bonfire, as well as swimming, tennis and evening card games....

Mr. Brian Storosko We started the week with an online House meeting so that we could bring in the quarantine boys as well as some of those who did not return from December break. We are starting a program for some students to run activities for Wednesday nights (no night prep) and weekends. This will...

By Mr. Brian Storosko It has been a rather quiet back to school start. The returning boys have been busy with classes and the evenings have been quiet. We will have our first welcome back House/Wing Meeting on Sunday night to go over routines etc. This will be live and online as we still have...

Jafaar HussienWith the holidays approaching, the rush of excitement for a well-deserved break and stress from final assignments rushed around the residences. On Monday, the Boarding Council hosted a semi-formal boarding Holiday Dinner which all the boarders seem to have enjoyed. It was a night of virtual performances, delicious food, and camaraderie. Earlier, the Ashbury...

Mr. Brian StoroskoEarlier in the week we had a wonderful evening at our Holiday Dinner event. The boys were dressed up, they had a very special meal and viewed some pre-recorded musical performances. There was even a “masked” live karaoke song! Some boys were still busy with assessments this week, while others took some time...

By Gabby Omoyinbo On Friday night in the Gillin House, it was generally quiet and relaxed when all of a sudden, we had an impromptu dance party. After a long week of school, it was a great way to let off some steam and just be super silly. It all started out with just doing...

By Alice Liao and Susana Jost Macias On Sunday night, most of the Gillin girls gathered around and participated in our annual Secret Santa. It is a great way to get closer to other boarding girls as we get to know what they like, if we didn’t know already. The anticipation was a little hard...