October 2025
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Grade 5 Hope for Wildlife trip
Students and teachers in Grade 5 will be traveling to Seaforth, Nova Scotia to visit Hope for Wildlife, a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre dedicated to helping injured and orphaned animals.This trip will take place on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.Method of Transportation: School Bus- Departure from Grammar: 11:00am
- Return to Grammar: 3:30pm
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MIL Cross Country Meet Grades 3, 4, & 6
The meet will be held at Gorsebrook Park.
Grades 3, 4, & 6. (Grade 5 will be at Hope for Wildlife Day Trip). -
Prep: Violin
Groups: Yellow Warblers & Red Finches are Thursday -
Prep Run Team Practice
Running Team Weekly Practice- Location: Saint Mary’s University Track
- Schedule:
- Tuesdays – Senior Primary, Grade 1, Grade 2 (Start Date: October 7th)
- Thursdays – Grade 3, Grade 4 (Start Date: October 9th)
Parents who would like to volunteer are welcome to join. Volunteers may arrive at Grammar during the Prep School lunch hour. Students will eat lunch from 12:00–12:20 p.m., after which parents and teachers will chaperone the children to and from the SMU track for practice from 12:30–1:00 p.m.The Running Team practices will continue until the end of October. -
Prep: Violin
Groups: Songbirds & Sparrows are Tuesdays -
Queen's University Visit
Mezzanine level -
Grade 9C Bike Trip
• Pick-up by bus at SMU Homburg Centre @ 8:25am
• Arrive at Redmonds Home Hardware approximately @ 9:15am(5209 St Margarets Bay Rd, Upper Tantallon, NS B3Z 1E3)
• Snack Break around 10:00am along the route• Lunch around 11:00-12:00pm at Cleveland Beach• Head back to Redmond's Home Hardware for 2:45pm for pick up via Bus and head to SMU Homburg Parking Lot for end of day drop off. -
Prep Run Team Practice
Running Team Weekly Practice- Location: Saint Mary’s University Track
- Schedule:
- Tuesdays – Senior Primary, Grade 1, Grade 2 (Start Date: October 7th)
- Thursdays – Grade 3, Grade 4 (Start Date: October 9th)
Parents who would like to volunteer are welcome to join. Volunteers may arrive at Grammar during the Prep School lunch hour. Students will eat lunch from 12:00–12:20 p.m., after which parents and teachers will chaperone the children to and from the SMU track for practice from 12:30–1:00 p.m.The Running Team practices will continue until the end of October. -
Grade 9B Bike Trip
• Pick-up by bus at SMU Homburg Centre @ 8:25am
• Arrive at Redmonds Home Hardware approximately @ 9:15am(5209 St Margarets Bay Rd, Upper Tantallon, NS B3Z 1E3)
• Snack Break around 10:00am along the route• Lunch around 11:00-12:00pm at Cleveland Beach• Head back to Redmond's Home Hardware for 2:45pm for pick up via Bus and head to SMU Homburg Parking Lot for end of day drop off. -
Prep: Violin
Groups: Yellow Warblers & Red Finches are Thursday -
Career Fair for Students in Grades 10-12
AtriumWe are excited to be hosting a Career Fair just for you, our Senior School students! Grammar alumni, parents, and community members will be donating their time and expertise to showcase their career paths and be available to answer our student's specific questions on the reality of their professions. This is a unique opportunity for students to hear first-hand from local professionals about the ins & outs of their chosen careers. We strongly encourage all students in Grade 10-12 to attend!Register here: Career Fair 2025: Registration FormDeadline for registration: Monday, October 6, 2025Event Details:Scott Stirrett '09, guest speaker, author, and Grammar Alumni, will kick off the Career Fair with a keynote address at 6:30pm in the Atrium. You will then move to the MPR where you'll have the opportunity to speak with and ask questions to the variety of professionals we have joining us.We have professionals from these areas:- STEM
- Health & Medicine
- Public Service & Law
- Business/Finance/
Entrepreneurship - Education & Community Outreach
- Plus ... Cool Careers you might not have thought about!
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Grade 9M Bike Trip
Schedule:
• Pick-up by bus at SMU Homburg Centre @ 8:25am
• Arrive at Redmonds Home Hardware approximately @ 9:15am(5209 St Margarets Bay Rd, Upper Tantallon, NS B3Z 1E3)
• Snack Break around 10:00am along the route• Lunch around 11:00-12:00pm at Cleveland Beach• Head back to Redmond's Home Hardware for 2:45pm for pick up via Bus and head to SMU Homburg Parking Lot for end of day drop off. -
University of King's College visit
Mezzanine level -
Prep Run Team Practice
Running Team Weekly Practice- Location: Saint Mary’s University Track
- Schedule:
- Tuesdays – Senior Primary, Grade 1, Grade 2 (Start Date: October 7th)
- Thursdays – Grade 3, Grade 4 (Start Date: October 9th)
Parents who would like to volunteer are welcome to join. Volunteers may arrive at Grammar during the Prep School lunch hour. Students will eat lunch from 12:00–12:20 p.m., after which parents and teachers will chaperone the children to and from the SMU track for practice from 12:30–1:00 p.m.The Running Team practices will continue until the end of October. -
Jr. Hockey Tryout
SMU Rink -
Prep Run Team Practice
Running Team Weekly Practice- Location: Saint Mary’s University Track
- Schedule:
- Tuesdays – Senior Primary, Grade 1, Grade 2 (Start Date: October 7th)
- Thursdays – Grade 3, Grade 4 (Start Date: October 9th)
Parents who would like to volunteer are welcome to join. Volunteers may arrive at Grammar during the Prep School lunch hour. Students will eat lunch from 12:00–12:20 p.m., after which parents and teachers will chaperone the children to and from the SMU track for practice from 12:30–1:00 p.m.The Running Team practices will continue until the end of October. -
Prep: Violin
Groups: Yellow Warblers & Red Finches are Thursday -
Prep Run Team Practice
Running Team Weekly Practice- Location: Saint Mary’s University Track
- Schedule:
- Tuesdays – Senior Primary, Grade 1, Grade 2 (Start Date: October 7th)
- Thursdays – Grade 3, Grade 4 (Start Date: October 9th)
Parents who would like to volunteer are welcome to join. Volunteers may arrive at Grammar during the Prep School lunch hour. Students will eat lunch from 12:00–12:20 p.m., after which parents and teachers will chaperone the children to and from the SMU track for practice from 12:30–1:00 p.m.The Running Team practices will continue until the end of October. -
Jr. Hockey Tryout
SMU Rink -
Prep Run Team Practice
Running Team Weekly Practice- Location: Saint Mary’s University Track
- Schedule:
- Tuesdays – Senior Primary, Grade 1, Grade 2 (Start Date: October 7th)
- Thursdays – Grade 3, Grade 4 (Start Date: October 9th)
Parents who would like to volunteer are welcome to join. Volunteers may arrive at Grammar during the Prep School lunch hour. Students will eat lunch from 12:00–12:20 p.m., after which parents and teachers will chaperone the children to and from the SMU track for practice from 12:30–1:00 p.m.The Running Team practices will continue until the end of October. -
Prep: Violin
Groups: Yellow Warblers & Red Finches are Thursday -
Ivey School of Business visit
Mezzanine Library - Students in Grades 10-12 are encouraged to stop by and ask questions about their campus and programs. -
Jr. Hockey Tryout
SMU Rink -
Prep: Violin
Groups: Yellow Warblers & Red Finches are Thursday -
Canadian University Fair - Armbrae Academy
Armbrae Academy's Coburg Campus, 6430 Coburg RdArmbrae Academy's Coburg Campus
6430 Coburg Road
(not the Oxford Street location) -
University of Alberta visit
Mezzanine Library - Students in Grades 10-12 are encouraged to stop by and ask questions about their campuses, programs, and student life.
Halifax Grammar School is the leading independent, co-educational day school in Atlantic Canada. From Junior Primary through Grade 12, the Halifax Grammar School is an environment where passionate teachers challenge students to develop confidence through independence, where coaches and advisors encourage students to pursue excellence through effort, and where a community fosters in students a lasting commitment to helping others.