Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Nicole's Notes: Volume 1 (Sept. 16, 2014)

All in the family! Jayden and his Nanny shop for TEAM 2017!
#dollarama #climatecrew
Happy Start to the Week TOSH Parents and Guardians!

Our 2014-2015 school year is well underway, and I trust that your son/daughter is happy, settled in, and looking forward to an awesome school experience at Three Oaks this year! I will be updating this blog every weekend and, if we have your e mail on SAS, you will be receiving a weekly reminder to check it out! If you are NOT receiving my e mail pushes, please let us know!: nmhaire@edu.pe.ca


Thank you to all who could make it out for our "Meet the Staff" evening on Wednesday. We had a great turn out, and we look forward to partnering with you in your child's education this year. I will send the content of my slide show via e mail ASAP, and please let me know if you have any questions re: the content. Our partnership is like a three-legged stool comprised of effort from: the school, the student, and the parents/guardians. When we are all working together at full capacity and on the same page, anything is possible! I have visited almost all of the Block D classes by now, and my message to our students is clear: Work hard. Always do your best. Ask for help as needed. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Buy in and get involved! We have every faith in your son/daughter's ability to be the best they can be, and we're looking forward to a great year of learning and sharing together!

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

September:



Sept. 15         Fire Drill- 1:50 PM
Sept. 16         School Photos Start
Sept. 18         Lockdown Drill-1:45 PM
Sept. 19-29   CSLC 2014 (Nicole and Mrs. Keough Out-Gerald MacCormack Acting Principal)
Sept. 25         Terry Fox Walk
                        Principals' Meeting- Gerald Out
Sept. 26         Collaborative Team PD Day- No Classes
Spet. 27         Farmers Helping Farmers Run- CTEC building-3 km walk/ 5 or 10 km run. 
                        Registration: $10 with proceeds going to our sister school, Ndunyu Secondary School 
                          in Kenya, Africa. We're helping them purchase solar panels! For more info contact
                          Mrs. Craig: txcraig@edu.pe.ca
Sept. 29         Grad Photos Begin

October:
                      
Oct. 1             Academic Awards Assembly (2013-2014)
Oct. 2             Lockdown Drill-10:35 a.m.
Oct. 6             Presidents' Council Meeting-Noon with Ms. Haire
Oct. 9-10       PEITF Convention- No Classes
Oct. 13           Thanksgiving- No Classes
Oct. 14           Career Day- 1-3 PM (students); 7-8:30 PM (parents/students)
Oct. 22           School Picture Retakes
Oct. 28           Island Storm "In Our Own Backyard" Fundraiser- Exhibition game against the St. John
                          Mill Rats-7 p.m.- $5

WELCOME BACK WEEK!

We had an awesome start to the school year! Our Climate Crew and Activities Council worked together in fine form running the Welcome Back Barbeque for new students the day before school started, Welcome Back Week Activities, TEAM 2017 "get to know you" morning for our Grade 10 class, and Clubs Day. Their mandate is to connect with as many students as possible early and I have witnessed lots of our student leaders walking that talk! Here are some pictures:

 Welcome Back Barbeque 2014 


















PANCAKE BREAKFAST






BRING YOUR OWN BANANA (BYOB) DAY



GREEN AND GOLD DAY






TOSH TEAM 2017





















CLUBS DAY



















TOSH TERRY FOX WALK~ SEPT. 25


Our entire school community will participate in an abridged version of the Terry Fox Run on Thursday, Sept. 25 in the afternoon in order to raise much needed funds for cancer research and awareness about this terrible disease that has touched so many lives. Terry's dream of "$1 for every Canadian" is a good rule of thumb, so if we all bring at least a loonie donation to school that day, we will be able to make a substantial TOSH donation to the Canadian Cancer Society!



MEET THE PRESIDENT!

We have seven Councils at TOSH representing various interests: Activities, Athletics, Community Works, Fundraising and Finance, Multi-Media, Music, and Student Government. Each Council is represented by a President who sits at the Presidents' Council table with Ms. Haire on the first Monday of each month to discuss planning for school events and various school issues. Brohan Brennan (pictured above) is the one President elected by the entire student body. As Student Government Council President, he is the "voice" of his electorate and his Council's mandate is to evaluate and advise school policy and address student issues.


Mr Oulton stuck in Egg mode!
 SHOUT OUT TO OUR STAFF!
Congratulations to Mr. Lyndon Oulton who not only got married this summer but also finished his Masters in Education!

Welcome Back Mr. Mark Gregory who began teaching WRT 421 this week!

Kudos to all Grade 10 teachers who gave up instructional time for/participated in TOSH TEAM 2017 on Friday!

Kudos to Mrs. Keough and Mr. Oulton for their work supporting the Activities Council during Welcome Back Week!

Kudos to Mr. Lilly for providing us with morning music always and for DJing the dance last Thursday!

Kudos to Mme. Vialle and M. Fiset for some strong DELF results for our Grade 12 FI students last year!

Kudos to Mrs. Keough for being our staff advisor accompanying our student delegates to CSLC 2014!


KUDOS TO OUR KIDS!

To Bronwyn Bridges, Colton Profitt, and Jayden Reid for their leadership as Climate Crew executive!

To Olivia Enman and Jayden Reid for the excellent job they did planning Clubs Day!

To Jacob DesRoche for this positive attitude on TEAM 2017 day!

To the Climate Crew and Activities Council members for an awesome Welcome Back Week and start to the year!

To Kennedy Crossman for kindness shown to others!

To Bronwyn Bridges, Colton Profitt, Rebecca Smith, Jordan Gallant, and Hannah Taylor for representing our school at the Canadian Student Leadership Conference (CSLC) 2014 in Kelowna, BC next week!


Challenge:  Watch this Soul Pancake link with your son/daughter and discuss how it relates to the "Ms. Haire's 10 Minute Razzle Dazzle" they heard in Block D this week:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWiVDEtdkeI

Quote of the Week: "At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents."~ Jane D. Hill

Have a wonderful week and welcome back!
Nicole

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