Nicole's Notes Volume 11 Nov 4 - 8

Nicole's Notes - Week of Nov 4 - 8 TOSH Craft Fair The Three Oaks Senior High Christmas Craft Fair will run November 9th from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and November 10th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Admission is $3. For more details check out http://www.toshcraftfair.com. TOSH CRAFT FAIR VOLUNTEERS – Are needed for Fri., Sat., and Sun., Nov. 8-10th, 2013.  We need your help to make this year’s craft fair a success.  Possible jobs include:  collecting admission at the doors, babysitting, helping vendors set up their displays, working in the kitchen, putting the school back together again on Sunday.  Sign up posters are on the wall outside of Mrs. Craig’s Room in the 400’s hallway.  Grade 11 and 12 students can get Community Service Bursary Hours by volunteering at the Craft Fair. Book of the Month -  "Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More than Peers" - Gordon Neufeld and Cabor Mate I just finished reading this book and was amazed at the insight and advice it gives to parents on forming their children's lives.  Some may call it a Self Help book, whereas I feel it is far more practical and concrete.  It provides parents/guardians with lots of practical advice and techniques to 'hold on to your kids'.  If I had the money/resources, all my siblings...and parents at TOSH would get this as required reading ;) Parent/Teacher Interviews Parent/Teacher interview forms were handed out on Nov 1st.  Please fill them in and send them back with your child/guardian.  If the forms have been lost, you can always call the office at 888-8460.  Times for P/T interviews are: Thursday 3:50-5:00 and 6:00-9:00 Friday 9:00-2:00 Hanging out with Alistair MacLeod Several students and teachers from Three Oaks enjoyed the reading by Alistair MacLeod from his short story "The Boat". The award winning Canadian author was a guest at the Summerside Rotary Library. After the reading, he welcomed questions from the students of Ms. Cameron's Creative Writing class about his stories. In the vein of true Fine Art scholars, the group met, following the reading, for coffee at Tim's to further contemplate literary genius. This week at TOSH Monday Nov 4th -     President's Council Meeting at lunch Tuesday Nov 5th Wednesday Nov 6th  Remembrance Day Ceremony Thursday Nov 7th      Parent/Teacher Interviews 3:50-5:00, 6:00--9:00 Friday Nov 8th  -       Parent/Teacher Interviews all day 9-2:00 (no classes) Saturday Nov 9th -    Craft Fair 9-9; International Cyber Bullying Summit at Confed  Sunday Nov 10th-      Craft Fair 10-6  The Month of November November 6      Remembrance Day Assembly 7-17 EURO 2013 Trip (Mr. Chisholm and Ms. Power supervising) 7      Parent Teacher Interviews (Evening) 8      Parent Teacher Interviews (Day)-No Classes         Craft Fair Set Up 9      Craft Fair 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 10    Craft Fair 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. 11    Remembrance Day- No Classes 15    Report cards sent home 22    Collaborative Planning ( No Classes ) Student Services Information BURSARY BOARD – New updates are on the bursary board. POST SECONDARY/CAREER – Information list outside Student Services. CITIZENSHIP CHALLENGE POSTER – See contest details in Student Services. ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE – Information night for students and parents on Nov. 5th in Room 311 at 7:30 p.m. 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 Pince of Wales Campus in Charlottetown. TOSH Band Fundraiser- Cookie Dough The TOSH Band Program is selling frozen cookie dough as a fundraiser.  Each 3lb pail is $10 and the following flavors are available: Chocolate Chip, Ginger, Rainbow Chip, Oatmeal Raisin, Double Chocolate, and Shortbread.  Orders can be made through any TOSH Band Student or by contacting Krista Bryson (band director) at kxbryson@edu.pe.ca.  Orders must be placed by Monday, November 4th and will be picked up by TOSH students/families on Tuesday, November 19 and delivered to those who have purchased cookie dough.  Just in time for Christmas baking!  Thank you for your support!    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.  Save The Date: Thursday, November 7th, 2013 Keynote Address by Michael Ungar, Ph.D ‘Thriving Families, Schools, and Communities’ - Presented by the Home and School Federation with the support of the Department of Health and Wellness.  Check out his blog at:www.psychologytoday.com When: November 7th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm  Where: Charlottetown Hotel, Kent St. 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. Speed Skating & Canada Games Opportunities Speed Skate PEI has openings in its competitive and recreational programs. Experience in hockey, ringette or figure skating helps athletes learn the sport quickly, though no prior ice sport experience is required. Experienced skaters, especially girls, would still have an opportunity to earn a spot on PEI's 2015 Canada Winter Games speed skating teams which will compete in British Columbia.  For more information about one of Atlantic Canada's largest speed skating clubs and speed skating opportunities, email info@speedskatepei.ca.

Boys and Girls Club Looking for volunteers to come and volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club.  If you are interested, please call the club at 436-9403 or by email: mcole@ssidebgclub.com

Students of the Week

Ivey W      Great Results on the ITC test

Rodney D  For going above and beyond in the foods lab.

Connor L.  Super job debugging code this week in Computer class

Tanner M  Handing in lost money to the main office.

Evan C.     Doing such a great job with our School Bulletin Boards.

Bruce R     Handing in lost items to the main office

Chad S      Good leadership skills in Carpentry

Connor B  For using nice manners in the office

Shaelin R  Professional Efforts on line work !

Nick L     Excellent work in Math class. 

Colton P   For being such a great peer helper

Santana M Fantastic letter drawings

David M   Hard working in Carpentry

Gina W     Doing such a great job with her Cafeteria job

Blythe L   Scary Good in Math !

Cindy G    Great work in math class

Rebecca M  Going above and beyond in foods lab !

Brendan L Hard work in math !

Taitania C  Great work in Design Tech

Jonathan W. Great work in Design Tech

Fantastic Math Presentations

Mallory A

Christie-Ann C

Jessica C

Phillip C

Logan C.,

Rachel G.

Breann H

Tara M

Kesley M

Hannah M

Taylor P

Kaityn R

Emily V

Brandon W

 Internet Safety

International Summit on Cyberbullying in Charlottetown on Nov 9th.  Facebook, Google, and Microsoft will be present.  TOSH is sending students from the Climate Crew to this event.  We ask you to discuss/review with your child their own twitter/facebook/ instagram/blogs, to ensure their privacy and safety is being respected.  Two great websites are  www.wiredsafety.org and www.stopcyberbullying.com

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!

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.

UPDATED POST-SECONDARY VISITS/DATES TO NOTE 

Name	Location	Date
Queens University (Kingston,Ont.)	Pre-registration required in Student Services-11:30 in Lecture Theatre	Nov 4th
Mount Allison University (Sackville, NB)	Hall by Student Services-11:43	Nov. 5th
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:

“The key to activating maturation is to take care of the attachment needs of the child. To foster independance we must first invite dependance; to promote individuation we must provide a sense of belonging and unity; to help the child separate we must assume the responsibility for keeping the child close. We help a child let go by providing more contact and connection than he himself is seeking. When he asks for a hug, we give him a warmer one than he is giving us. We liberate children not by making them work for our love but by letting them rest in it. We help a child face the separation involved in going to sleep or going to school by satisfying his need for closeness.” 
― Gordon Neufeld, Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

Quote of the Week:  “Children do not experience our intentions, no matter how heartfelt. They experience what we manifest in tone and behavior.” ― Gordon Neufeld, 

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.