Nicole's Notes Volume 12 Nov 11-15

Nicole's Notes - Week of Nov 11 - 15               Remembrance Day at TOSH Scott Harvey was recognized during our recent Remembrance Day Ceremony as a Veteran in our midst.    Euro Trip 2013 16 Students from TOSH are attending Remembrance Day Ceremonies at Vimy Ridge. Follow them on their blog http://toshworldtour2013.blogspot.ca/ Our Own Backyard Campaign  TOSH Parent Council had a booth in our craft fair titled "In Our Own Backyard".  Their goal was to raise awareness and money for the TOSH breakfast program.   Thanks to their creative idea and the generosity of those attending the TOSH craft fair, over $1000 was raised ! TOSH staff and students thank the Parent Council for your time and effort in supporting our goal to keep our students nourished.    Pictured here are Karen Smith, Cheryl Gallant, and students from Ms Evan's Art class who helped prepare the Christmas tree Math 421 Showcase The Math 421A students will be showcasing their math projects on Wednesday,  November 13th from 7:00-8:00pm at the school.  Parents, family members, friends and all others are invited to see how these students have created plans for such things as:  mini golf holes, dog agility parks, skate parks, math cakes, playgrounds, and many others.  Students have used their knowledge of the Imperial and metric systems, surface area, volume and right angle trigonometry to create some wonderful projects.  Please stop in to see what they have accomplished! Basketball Coach Three Oaks Athletic department is seeking a head coach for the AA Women's basketball team.  Any interested individual(s) are encouraged to contact Joel Arsenault by email at jyarsenault@edu.pe.ca                           TOSH was well represented at the International Cyber Bullying Conference held in Charlottetown on Nov 9th                                           Volleyball All Star Games Tuesday Nov. 12th at Charlottetown Rural.  A Women at 5:30 AAA Women at 6:30 AAA Men at 7:30 Volleyball Provincial All Stars from TOSH A Women Shelby M Grace S Megan T Jessica C AAA Women Laura O Rachel M Paige R AAA Men Alex D James M Tanner M COMMUNITY WORKS COUNCIL   Tutors needed.  Any students in Grade 11 or 12 that would like to tutor, please see Mrs. Craig.  This is a great way to help others and get some community service bursary hours. This week at TOSH Monday Nov 11th      No School Tuesday Nov 12th      Basketball Tryouts  Women 3:30  Men 5:30 and All Star Game   at Charlottetown Rural. Wednesday Nov 13th   Thursday Nov 14th      Friday Nov 15th  -       Report Cards Sent Home Staff and Students Hanging out with Santa and Boomer ! The Month of November November 7-17 EURO 2013 Trip (Mr. Chisholm and Ms. Power supervising) 15    Report cards sent home 22    Collaborative Planning ( No Classes ) Island AAA Volleyball Playoffs Held at UPEI on Nov 9th TOSH AAA Women took the bronze TOSH AAA Men fought a hard battle against Bluefield, and came 4th on the Island Midget AAA Hockey Team spent much of their day off on Friday doing Random Acts of Kindness....including raking over 100 bags of leaves from for people in need ! STUDENT SERVICES: BURSARY BOARD – New updates are on the bursary board. POST SECONDARY/CAREER – Information list outside Student Services. NEW UPDATES – Of the school visit page and open houses. CITIZENSHIP CHALLENGE POSTER – See contest details in Student Services. ROTARY ADVENTURE IN CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM – Deadline Dec. 12th.  See Student Services for details. GLOBAL VISION JUNIOR TEAM CANADA NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL – Details in Student Services EF TOURS INTERNATIONAL – Information in Student Services. NEW ENCOUNTERS WITH CANADA PROMOTIONS – Nov. 10-16. EXPERIENCE CANADA WEEK – June 22-July 5. UNB – Pay the bridge if you are interested in a visit and tour.  See Student Services for details. HOLLAND COLLEGE – Will be holding their 3rd Annual Open College Day on Wed., Dec. 4 from 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Center for Community Engagement on the Prince of Wales Campus in Charlottetown. QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR’S AWARD – Any student who would be considered for this, please submit your resume and a brief one page point form outlining your leadership skills submitted to Student Services by Tues., Nov. 12th at 9:00 a.m. In our Own Backyard In a recent article in the Journal Pioneer on September 30th entitled “ Majority of Hungry on PEI Are Working” stated that” just over 15 % of households in Prince Edward Island suffer from some sort of food insecurity, compared to the national average of 12.3%”. “ The vast majority of that group — roughly 84 per cent — is the province’s working poor.”  Although this statistic may be startling to many, it is reality to the staff of Three Oaks Senior High School who have been providing lunches and breakfasts to many children each week.  Last school year, the school spent approximately $12 000.00 extra dollars to offset the cost of feeding hungry students. This does not include the cost to many staff members who have been providing lunches and snacks to students each day out of their own pockets. As educators and parents, we know that children learn best when they are not hungry; however, in order for this to happen, we need your help.   Parent Council is asking that we as parents join together to help battle the issue of hunger within our school by providing monetary donations or food items to help offset the costs to the school through the program “ In Our Own Backyard” . Here is a list of items that could be donated to the Breakfast Program: Juice, Milk, Plates, Bowls, Plastic spoons, Plastic knives, napkins,  plastic cups, Cheese whiz, Margarine, Jam, Instant oatmeal individual packages, Cold Cereal, Bagels, Yogurt, Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Fruit cups, Cheese,  Granola Bars.  If you would like to make a donation, please contact the office at Three Oaks at 888-8460. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Food can be dropped off at the front office.  Donations are also greatly appreciated.  Please make any cheques made payable to: Three Oaks Senior High School.  The Breakfast Program is open to all students, and it will take all of us working together to keep it operating. If you have any questions, please call or e mail Tami Arsenault (Youth Service Worker) at school: taarsenault@edu.pe.ca.  National Trade and Technology Week (Nov 12-15) Next week is National Trades and Technology week which is celebrated across the country in an effort to increase youth awareness of the opportunities available in many fields. To spread the word among Island high school students Skills Canada PEI is launching a few initiatives - it would be wonderful if we could get the assistance of the high schools to create some buzz around these activities. The National Skills Canada office has a very informative section on their website dedicated to National Trades and Technology week. This includes a number of small, easy to do in class activities that can be completed by students with very little time and resource - to get them thinking about the skills required in different fields of trades and technology. The link for the website is http://skillscompetencescanada.com/en/  The website is also available in French.

Students of the Week

Aaron D       Excellent test results in Math 
Jonathan W  Great results in Math 
Taylor Porier  Excellent work in Coop
Blythe L        Great marks to date in Math
Matthew W  Terrific effort in Math
Cindy G      Great effort in Math
Mackenzie C Fantastic work with precision drawing
Ashley B    Great drawings in Design Technology
Chis G       Great Test scores in Math
Matthew B  Great efforts in Design Technology
Jonathan W Terrific isometric work in Drafting
Brandon W  For a professional film pitch in Oedipus Rex
Marry T      For helping with some lunchtime painting
Kyle M       Excellent results on a Computer Test
Jill M         For a professional film pitch of Oedipus Rex
Nick M      Excellent work in ITC
Jenna D     Handing in a lost phone
Colin W     Keep up the great work in Carpentry
Morgan B  Handing in a lost phone
Brolin T    Handing in lost money
Alex R      Hardworking Carpentry student
Frankie R  For kindly offering his help in the library
Zak Farah  Great test result in English
Charlotte S  For a professional film pitch of Oedipus Rex
Riley M     Outstanding work with mechanical drawing
Shaelin R   Terrific work with Isometric work
Marc D      Excellent work in Coop
Sherry H    For her kindness and positive attitude

Parliamentary Page Program

Eligible for full-time students pursuing their first undergraduate degree in one of the four National Capital Region universities (Carleton University, Saint-Paul University, University of Ottawa and Université du Québec en Outaouais)

The Senate Page Program offers an unparalleled opportunity to serve within the walls of Parliament.  Senate pages work under the direction of the Usher of the Black Rod and the immediate supervision of the Chief and the Deputy Chief Pages. Pages are hired for a one-year contract with the possibility of returning for a second and a third year.

Senate page responsibilities include collecting and distributing official documents; acting as a link for senators to their Hill offices; serving Senate officials in various capacities; and acting as messengers for the Speaker, senators and table officers. These young leaders are also active in other page activities, working on special projects such as promotion, alumni events and albums, and organizing a number of guest speakers and volunteer events throughout the year.

For more information, please see Mr. Faber MacDonald in the office or go to www.senate-senat.ca/pages.aspm.

Dragon's Den Student Offer

With lots of budding entrepreneurs here at TOSH, I'm sure we can get a few students on the show !

An exciting opportunity for students in Grade 11, 12 across Canada. Dragons' Den star and entrepreneur Kevin O'Leary has $50,000 to support the next generation of "Dragons". His Future Dragon Fund contest will award 10 successful students with $5,000 each to fund and pursue entrepreneurial projects of their choice. The Future Dragon Fund contest portal opens October 23 and it's easy to apply! Details and regulations can be found online at www.cbc.ca/futuredragon Starting November 13 one deserving student will win $5,000 cash each week.

Grandparents Group

Are you a grandparent with significant responsibilities for raising your grandkids?  Or just interested in learning more about your grandkids’ world is like?  Would you like the support, encouragement and understanding of other people in the same situation?  Would you like some help bridging the generation gap?

Then consider coming to Credit Union Place on Monday mornings.  We host a gathering which offers information, learning and support for all grandparents who are taking part in their grandchildren’s lives.  There are speakers as well as time to talk and get to know one another.  Sessions include topics of interest to the group.  Facilitators are Reverend Andrew Richardson, Pat Poirier, and community youth workers, Arlene MacInnis, and Pam MacKinnon.

There is no cost to this program, and tea and coffee will be provided.  For more info, please call East Prince Seniors Initiative at 888-2177.  We’d love to see you there!

Bursary board 2013 -2014 Nov. 12, 2013

Name	Value	Due Date
Community Service Bursary	Up to $500.00	On going
www.studentawards.com	various	On going
Boys and Girls Club Scholarships for volunteering. See Club for details	Up to $1000.00	On going
The D & R Sobey Atlantic Scholarship  Commerce program Queen’s University	Up $75,000.00	Dec. 1, 2013
Queen’s University Chancellor’s Scholarship nominated by school Letter and essay to Student Services	36 – 70,000.00	Nov. 14, 2013
Atlantica Centre for The Arts www.atlanticacentre.com	$1500.00	On going
UNB campus tour	Receive a bridge pass and enter to win a prize or $2500.00 tution credit	On going
TD Scholarship td.com/scholarship	Up to $70,000.00	Dec. 6, 2013
National Scholarship and Citizen Award www.futureaces.org	$1000.00	Jan. 15, 2014
Schulich leader Scholarship science and math nominated student. Successful school nominee will be notified.	$60,000.00	Late Fall 2013
Aboriginal Arts & Stories www.our-story.ca	$2000.00 + trip	March 31, 2014
P.E.I. Fisherman’s association member Scholarship	$1000.00	April 1. 2014
Terry Fox Humanitarian Award program www.terryfoxawards.ca	Up to $7000.00 per year to a max of four years.	Feb. 1, 2014

UPDATED POST-SECONDARY VISITS/DATES TO NOTE 

Name	Location	Date
Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS)	Hall by Student Services-11:43	Nov. 25th
Memorial  University of NFLD (St. John’s, NL)	Evening session. Pre-registration requested. Open to the public , as well- 6:30 p.m. start in the  Lecture Theatre	Nov. 28th

** Any parents/guardians willing to present an information session about their job during Career Day at TOSH is asked to contact Mr. Jim Donovan: jddonovan@edu.pe.ca

TOSH ATHLETICS 

The PEISAA website (www.peisaa.pe.ca) contains some useful information for athletes and parents this year:  Standings for ALL senior and midget fall season leagues: Field Hockey, Soccer and Volleyball are on the website. Simply go to the PEISAA website, click on the sport you wish to check, click "Standings" and a PDF file will show updated standings in chart form with scores against each team played and point standing to date.

Also follow the Three Oaks Athletic Department on Twitter for news, updates, schedules, results etc.  Username is @TOSHathletics. 

GETTING INVOLVED AT TOSH! 

There are many Councils, groups, and clubs at Three Oaks that cater to a variety of student interests. I have listed some of these below along with the name of the Teacher Advisor(s) and where those staff are located in the school if your son/daughter wants to join or ask some questions:

CLUBS AND GROUPS:

*   Auto Club-Mike MacKinnon, Scott Harvey (CTEC-trades-building)
*   Axe Outlet Bookstore-Sean MacDonald (114)
*   Carpentry Club- Rob Corkum (CTEC)

*   Climate Crew-Kelly Power (621), Mark Gregory(111) (Open to Grade 10 in February)
*   Chorale Ensemble-Shirley Anne Cameron (409)
*   DJ Club-Forrest Lilly (307)

*   Dungeons and Dragons Club-Erin Peterson (CSLC room)
*   EcoEthics-Rochelle Sullivan (420), Mike MacKinnon (CTEC)
*   Envirothon Team-Chris Higginbotham (611), Heather Pringle (610)

*   GSA- Mrs. Sheridan (Student Services)
*   Improv Group and Improv Team-Sandra Sheridan (Student Services), Rick Sparkes (109)
*   Lunch Buddies-Fran Gillis (421)
*   Reach for the Top-David Gallant (417)
*   Texas Hold Em-Chris Higginbotham (611)
*   The Oaks Newspaper-Barb Forbes(Library), Shannon Evans (617)
*   People Helping People/Free the Children-Tammy Craig (407)
*   Rotary Youth Parliament-Mike Trainor (306)
*   Yearbook-Rochelle Sullivan (420)

 COUNCILS:
*   Activities-Dia Lynn Keough (609), Ashley Bell(613), Lyndon Oulton (309)
*   Athletic-Joel Arsenault, Sue Thomson (GYM)
*   Community Works-Tammy Craig (407), Erin Peterson (CSLC room-Library), Tracy MacDonald (406)
*   Fundraising and Finance- Carrie Watters (612)
*   Multi-Media- Shannon Evans (617)
*   Music- Krista Carruthers (205)
*   Student Government- Mike Trainor (306)

  

  

Students At Encounters This Week: none this week

This Weeks Challenge:

With Report Cards coming out on Friday, have a Parent-Child interview on how things are going.  Discussion can range from academics and social life, to school involvement.  

Quote of the Week:  “The Secret of parenting is not in what a parent does, but in who a parent is to their child."  Gordon Neufeld in Hold On To Your Kids

Have a great week

Faber

NOTICE TO PARENTS

SCHOOL CANCELLATION

All school cancellations will be announced on local radio stations and posted on our websites by 7:00 A.M. If all schools are closed, it will be announced that all English language schools in the province are closed for the day. In some instances it may only be necessary to close an individual school or a “family of schools”. Partial school closures or delays will be announced by family of schools. 

NOTE:  The Three Oaks Family of Schools includes all our feeder schools:  Parkside Elementary, Elm Street Elementary, Greenfield Elementary, Athena Consolidated, Miscouche Consolidated, and Summerside Intermediate School.

ONE HOUR DELAY 

If a decision on cancellation cannot be made by 7:00 A.M., a one hour delay will be announced whereby all schools and buses will operate one hour later than usual. A further announcement will be broadcast by 8:00 A.M.

LATE BUSES

In some instances, even in fine weather, buses may be delayed. Parents will be notified via radio broadcast that a bus will be delayed (i.e. Bus #97 is running 30 minutes later).

SCHOOL CLOSURES DURING THE DAY

It may be necessary to close a school or a family of schools part way through a school day. Detailed announcements will be made on local radio stations and school board websites.

Parents who will not be at home when children arrive are responsible for making alternate arrangements for the care of their children on such days. Please notify the school of these changes as soon as possible.

EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING SCHOOL DAY

Should Transportation Infrastructure Renewal and/or the RCMP recommend that school buses remain off Island roads, students may be required to remain at school beyond their normal dismissal time (unless picked  up by a parent or designate). Announcements will be made on local radio stations and school board websites.

SUGGESTIONS FOR PARENTS

1.     The final decision to attend school or to travel to school via school bus always rests with the parent.

2.     Please do not drop children off at school unless you are certain that school is operating that day and that staff are present to supervise the children.

3.     Please listen to the radio and check school board websites frequently between 6:30 and 8:00 A.M. daily to determine if schools are operating. Every effort will be made to have announcements broadcast by 7:00 A.M.

4.     Please do not call the school, school board office, or the radio stations for information on cancellations or delays. Such calls tie up telephone lines which may be needed for emergency use.