Nicole's Notes: Volume 12 (Nov 18-22)

Hugs from Danielle on Friday :) Happy Monday TOSH Parents and Guardians!    I am SO excited to be back to school this week after my 6 week "hiatus"!! It wasn't much of a "holiday", but I am feeling well again and looking forward to arriving at school Monday and letting everyone know how much I missed them! I popped in for a few hours last week and was so grateful for the smiles and hugs I received from our students. TOSH is a very caring place to be, and I feel blessed to be a part of this school community.   I owe a debt of gratitude to Jason Gallant for the excellent job he did as Acting Principal, to Gerald MacCormack for keeping things running when Jason was out attending meetings on my behalf, and to Faber MacDonald for the great work he did in the office and with the Parent Blog. There was no "glitch in the giddy up" while I was away because our staff all work as a team and the success of our school is a shared responsibility. I was able to stay home and follow orders knowing that Three Oaks and our kids were in very capable hands!   DID YOU KNOW?? Progress report cards were printed last week and were supposed to go home to parents with students on Friday. If your son/daughter has not shown you their report card yet, ask to see it! If they say they lost it, let us know in the office and we'll print you another one! Our teachers spent hours writing individual comments to students that offer descriptive feedback on each student's progress to date. I read all 800 report cards, as well, and I have to say that I am pleased with the progress I see our students making. Take the time to review these progress reports with your child and let the teachers know if you have any questions or concerns. We will be contacting those students who need some support as we enter the second half of this semester. Final exams in January will be here before we know it!   Upcoming Dates to Remember:   November:   18-21      Bullying Awareness Week 22           Collaborative Planning Day-No Classes 28           Principals' Meeting- Nicole Out December: 5             Band Christmas Concert- 7 p.m. 7             Christmas Dance (NOTE: Not "Prom"!)- 8-11 p.m. 12-14     TOSH Christmas Classic Basketball Tournament 20           Last Day of Classes-Christmas Holidays! :)     Bullying Awareness Week (Nov. 18-21) Our TOSH Climate Crew have organized a week of activities to examine the topic of Safe Schools and Positive School Climate. Please note that Tuesday, November 19 is WEAR PINK DAY and we are hoping to have maximum participation from our students and staff. We encourage everyone in our school community to stand up for what is right every week of the year. At Three Oaks, you won't be standing alone!            "In Our Own Backyard" Campaign  The 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 members for their time and effort in supporting our goal to keep our students well nourished.    Pictured here are Karen Smith, Cheryl Gallant, and students from Ms Evans' Art class who helped prepare the Christmas tree for sponsor names. 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.  PD Play Day  Leadership 621 students, in cooperation with the City of Summerside, are planning "PD Play Day" at Credit Union Place on Friday, Nov. 22nd.  The cost is $10 per child and it's open to any children ages 3-12.  Drop off times are between 8:00am-8:30am at the main entrance of the CUP.  Activities will include: skating, bowling, swimming, crafts, and other games. Lunch options TBA, but pizza is very likely. For more information, contact Lauren Ryder at: laurenmaryryder@gmail.com                                   International Cyber Bullying Conference:  Charlottetown, Nov. 9, 2013               Members of the TOSH Climate Crew and teacher advisor, Mark Gregory, attended the International Cyber Bullying Conference held in Charlottetown last week. Our students returned with some good information around this topic and have some ideas of ways to raise awareness of this issue with our own student population.   NEW TUTORING PROGRAM  The Community Works Council has initiated a tutoring program that will take place every Tuesday and Thursday after school. Students who are in Grade 11 and 12 who are interested in acting as tutors can receive Community Service Bursary Hours ($5/volunteer hour to a maximum of 100 hours upon graduation) and should see Mrs. Tammy Craig ASAP! This is a great way to help others!   Craft Fair Promo with Santa and Boomer ! We had another successful Annual Christmas Craft Fair fundraiser this year and we appreciate the publicity offered to us by CBC Compass! Thanks, Boomer! :)

BURSARY BOARD-Grade 12 Students (Updated Nov. 12/13)

 

	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

 

KUDOS TO OUR KIDS!

 

To Lexi Drummond who is representing our school at Encounters with Canada this week!

To the members of our Improv Team who will be traveling to Sackville, NB this Saturday, Nov. 23 for the "Just In Time Challenge Cup": Emma Banman, Santana McCue, Charlotte Sullivan, Mitch Rayner, Lexi Norden, Blaire Guptill, Emma Gaudet, and Vanora MacLean (alternate)!

To the members of the EURO 2013 delegation who represented us so well in Belgium and France this Remembrance Day week: Hailie Caissie, Danielle Gosse, Alex Gallant, Jordan Gallant, Kayla Heisler, Olivia Inman, Breanna MacDougall, Millee McKay, Jayk McLure, Kaitlin Morrison, Dempsey Perry, Jessica Procter, Scott Richard, Jillian Silliker, Ben Smith, and Charlie Steele!
http://toshworldtour2013.blogspot.ca

To the 38 TOSH students who will be joining other student leaders from across the Maritimes and representing us at "WE DAY" in Halifax on Nov. 27!
 http://www.weday.com/we-day-events/we-day-cities/halifax/
 

To the members of Mr. Sparkes' WRT 421 classes who wrote Letters to the Editor that were then published in the Journal-Pioneer: Kelsey Richard, Hailey Johnson, Hannah Arsenault-Gallant, Brandon Costain, and Nicole MacDonald.

 

To the members of the Climate Crew for planning the Bullying Awareness Week events beginning Monday!

 

Challenge:  Sit down with your son/daughter and review his/her report card together. Make note of the teachers' comments and see where there is room for improvement in Term 2.

 

Quote of the Week: "Always kiss your children goodnight - even if they're already asleep. "

~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Have a wonderful week!

Nicole