Nicole's Notes: Volume 26 (March 31, 2014)

Happy Monday TOSH Parents and Guardians!

Well, Old Man Winter sure has been packing quite a punch lately! Wow. As a result, I don't have a lot of "week in review" stories or pictures to share. We look forward to getting back to business on Wednesday morning with all hands on deck, ready to go. We plan to make the best use of the instructional time we do have as we move toward midterm Progress Report time (April 10).

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS
April 3 (Evening) 
Parent Teacher interviews are scheduled for this Thursday evening, April 3. I will be sending an e mail push via SAS and updating the blog with more specific information following our staff meeting after school on Wednesday. The snow days have prevented us from getting our usual interview sheets out to parents, so parents will be asked to sign up for times on the sheets outside individual teacher's rooms when they arrive. Friday will be a regular instructional day for all ELSB schools.


UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE!:

April:
3       Parent Teacher Interviews- Evening
4       Regular Classes-PT Interviews CANCELLED!
7-11  DELF Testing (Gr. 12 FI Students)
9       Financial Lunch and Learn #2 @ noon-Location TBA
         TOPIC: Credit/Credit Management with Steve Senter, Scotia Bank 
                        (Lunch supplied by Sobeys)
10     Report Cards sent home with students
14     Parent Council Meeting- 6:30 PM
16     Financial Lunch and Learn #3 @ noon in LT
         TOPIC: Personal Finance with Rudy Smith, PEI Mutual
18     Good Friday- No Classes
21     Easter Monday- No Classes
22-25 2nd Block D Assessment of School Literacy Goal
23    Financial Lunch and Learn #4 @ noon in LT
        TOPIC: Entrepreneurship with Bill Martin, Water Street Bakery
23-24 Band Trip
24    Principals' Meeting- Nicole Out
30    Financial Lunch and Learn #5
       TOPIC:  Insurance with Mike Bradley, Cooperators Insurance


APRIL FINANCIAL "LUNCH AND LEARN"!

Speakers from the financial community will be coming in to share their expertise for 30 minutes each day at noon in the Lecture Theatre beginning on April 1. See the "Upcoming Dates to Note" section for scheduled dates. Parents are always welcome to come in and learn, as well! Topics include: Saving and Investment, Personal Finances, Insurance, Credit and Credit Management (Loans, Credit Cards, etc.), and Entrepreneurship. 

TOSH SUPPORTS KENDALL PAUGH!
TOSH Grade 10 student, Kendall Paugh, is currently competing in the CBC Searchlight (http://music.cbc.ca/#/Searchlight), a competition to find original songwriters across Canada. Kendal is currently battling for the #1 spot on PEI and, if successful, will move on to the national competition level. Please consider casting your vote for one of ours and let's help Kendall showcase her talent on the national stage! Just click on: http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/Kendall-Paugh and vote up to 10 times per day. Her song is entitled, "Sundown in Paris"!

BLUEFIELD FRIENDSHIP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT: APRIL 2-6, 2014!
TOSH will be represented again this year by a men's and women's team at the Annual Bluefield Friendship Hockey Tournament beginning on Wednesday, April 2. Schools earn fundraising dollars that are then donated to local charities when their fans attend games, so we encourage as many as who can to come out and cheer our players on!

There are 8 men's teams and 6 women's teams and our TOSH team scheduled games are as follows:

TOSH MEN:
Wed., April 2- 6 PM @ Community Gardens, K'ton vs KISH
Fri., April 4-7:30 PM @ Credit Union Place, S'side vs KRHS
Sat., April 5- 10 AM @ Credit Union Place, S'sde vs Westisle

TOSH WOMEN:
Fri., April 4- 6 PM @ Credit Union Place, S'side vs KRHS
Sat., April 5- 9 AM @ Community Gardens, K'ton vs Westisle

PLAYOFFS-Saturday, April 5:
Women's Semi-Finals:  3 East vs 3 West-11AM
                                       2 East vs 2 West- 12:30pm
                                           (@Community Gardens, K'ton)


Women's Final: RINK A- 6:15 PM
                                           (@CARI Centre, Ch'town)
Men's Final: RINK A-8:45 PM
                                           (@CARI Centre, Ch'town)

KUDOS TO OUR KIDS!

To our TOSH Provincial Skills Canada Medalists who were honoured last week!:

Chris Gallant- GOLD (Aerospace Essentials)

Cody Cole- GOLD (Auto Service)

Bloyce Walfield- GOLD (Welding)

Jordan MacLean- GOLD (Workplace Safety)

Isaiah Martin- SILVER (Aerospace Essentials)

Congratulations to our trades students from KISH and KRHS, as well!:

Matthew Arsenault (KISH)- SILVER (Outdoor Powered Equipment)

Branson Mayne (KRHS)- BRONZE (Auto Service)

To James Dalton who skipped his team to become the provincial U-21 Mixed Curling Champions for 2014 last weekend!

To Maria Dalton for being selected to represent our school and province at the National Student Symposium in Toronto April 23-24!

Challenge:  Check your e mail Monday for further information about Parent Teacher Interviews this week!

Quote of the Week: "The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month."~Henry Van Dyke

Have a wonderful week!

Nicole