And Happy Remembrance Day! We had a wonderful assembly in honour of our veterans at school on Thursday and I am always so proud of the respect our students demonstrate when we gather together as a school community. We were grateful for the participation of the Colour Guard from the Summerside Legion and 200 Wing, as well as the honorary guard formed by some of our TOSH Sea Cadets. The pictures below should bear witness to the importance our school places on this special day of remembrance. We will be well represented at the City of Summerside's Remembrance Day services on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Teacher, David Chisholm and Student Government Council President, Brohan Brennan will both be speaking. Brohan will also be laying a wreath on behalf of our students and staff. We encourage all our students, staff and their families to take the time to attend a local commemorative service and say "We Remember."
REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY 2014
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| Mr. Chisholm |
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| Dempsey sharing his EURO 2013 trip reflection |
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| Choral Ensemble performed |
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| Colton sharing the significance of The Last Post and Reveille |
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| Colour Guard |
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| Full School Assembled |
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| Wind Ensemble performed |
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| Wind Ensemble performed |
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| Sea Cadets formed a Ceremonial Honour Guard |
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| Mr. Harvey, Teacher and Gulf War Veteran, and Mrs. Power |
The Community Works Council will be collecting items for shoe boxes to be sent to children in developing nations in time for Christmas. Students are asked to bring in non-perishable items like school supplies and personal hygiene items that will fit in a shoe box for both boys and girls. Thank you to everyone who donated items to the box we had available during Parent Teacher interviews, as well! This campaign will run until Nov. 21 and the Charity Jar collection for this month will go towards the postage costs involved in delivering our shoe boxes to the children.
The next Parent Council meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 17 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Library.
A HUGE thank you goes out to all the parents and guardians who gave of their time and helped take donations for the "In Our Own Backyard" program at our Parent Council's Craft Fair this past weekend:
Karen Steele, Jeannie Martin, Sue Pettit, Wanda (and Leah) Johnston, Marla Murray, Dawna-Lee Perry, Julia Mills, Brenda Fisher, Margie Donovan, Saralie MacEwen, Karen Smith, Jacqueline Reeves, Mary MacKay,and Tammy Broderick.
REPORT CARDS COMING HOME FRIDAY!!!
Your son/daughter will be given his/her report card to bring home to you on Friday. Please take the time to read the comments that our teachers have provided, as they have put many hours into offering our students important descriptive feedback. I know this to be true, because I read every report card and I can attest to the excellent work our teachers are doing in this area. I have asked them to provide our students and you with a celebration of what is going well and some concrete examples of things students can do to improve as we move into the second half of Semester 1. If you have any questions or concerns about your son/daughter's report card, please do not hesitate to contact me at the school or via e mail: nmhaire@edu.pe.ca.
THANK YOU, TOSH CLASS OF 1979!!
The Three Oaks Class of 1979 held their 35th High School Reunion this summer and decided to donate the $295 left over from their festivities to the TOSH Athletic program to be used toward the purchase of new uniforms that might be needed. Thank you to these generous TOSH Alumni for supporting our current TOSH students!
UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE:
Nov. 11 Remembrance Day- NO CLASSES
Nov. 13 Report Cards Home
Nov. 17 Parent Council Meeting- 6:30 p.m. in the Library
Nov. 21 PEITF Professional Learning Day- NO CLASSES
Nov. 27 Principals' Meeting- Nicole Out
Nov. 28 Climate Day 2014-by invitation
Dec. 1 Presidents' Council Meeting- 11:45 a.m. in conference room with Ms. Haire
Dec. 3 Band Christmas Concert
Dec. 4 Principals' Meeting- Nicole Out
Dec. 5 Collaborative Team PD Day- NO CLASSES
Dec. 6 Christmas Dance: 8-11 p.m.
Dec. 11-13 Annual Christmas Classic Basketball Tournament
Dec. 18 Choral Ensemble Christmas Concert
Dec. 23 Last Day of Classes for 2014
Jan. 5 Happy New Year!! First Day of Classes for 2015
Presidents' Council Meeting- 11:45 a.m. in conference room with Ms. Haire
The TOSH Yearbook, which includes two free custom pages that students create themselves, is now available via on line sales at a cost of $32 USD. Simply log on to the following site: www.TreeRing.com/validate and enter the school passcode: 10 13 79 116 50 54328. Any questions can be directed to Mrs. Tracy MacDonald: trlmacdonald@edu.pe.ca.
Post Secondary Career Visits 2014 / 2015
Name
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Date
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Time & Location
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UPEI
| Nov. 13 | Noon Hour |
Dalhousie Faculty of
Agriculture Truro
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Nov. 7th
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Truro open house Discovery Days 2014
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UNB coffee talk Summerside
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Nov TBD
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One on one sessions about UNB
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U of Toronto
Colonel Gray
Senior HS
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Nov. 17, 2014
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Charlottetown 7:00 p.m.
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Acadia University
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Nov. 17th
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Lunch time visit hallway by student services
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Crandall University
Open House
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Nov. 22nd
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Moncton, NB 1 – 4 p.m.
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Dalhousie U. Lunch visit
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Nov. 24th
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Hall outside Student
Services.
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St Mary’s University
Open House
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Nov. 15 & Nov 20
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Halifax, NS
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St Mary’s U. Fall
information Holiday Inn, Charlottetown
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Mount Saint Vincent
University
Open House
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Nov. 14th
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Halifax, NS
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Holland College
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Nov. 19, 2014
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Hallway outside Student
Services.
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Holland College
Open House 10 – 2 p.m.
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Nov. 15, 2014
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Bring transcript and
completed application form, $40.00 fee will be waived.
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STUDENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SANTA CLAUS PARADE!
Downtown Summerside is looking for approximately 10 students who would like to earn Community Service Bursary Hours by helping to facilitate this year's Summerside Santa Claus Parade. If you are interested, please call Pam Montgomery at (902) 436-7546.
CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR A SUCCESS!
Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Annual Christmas Craft Fair Saturday and Sunday. It was definitely a team effort with many staff and students dedicating many hours to make sure that everything ran smoothly...and it did! This is kind of like "Homecoming" for us, with many TOSH Alumni coming home for the long weekend for their last break from post-secondary study before Christmas holidays. It was awesome to see so many smiling faces and to receive so many hugs!
Below are some pictures to provide you with just a tiny peek into the busy weekend that was Craft Fair 2014! Hoping you got a head start on your Christmas shopping this weekend! :)
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| Minister of Education, Alan McIsaac, showing off a purchase |
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| Nephews and sons and granddaughters, oh my! |
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| Rob and "Mini Me" Noah Corkum |
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| Axe Outlet Gear a Must Have Under the Tree! |
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| Shannon Evans and son, Dylan, at Mission Control |
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| Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Beaulieu offering their security detail for Ms. Campbell |
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| Where are all these people coming from? |
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| Lauryn keeping everyone busy in the babysitting room! |
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| The new and improved "Mr. Gallant"! #Ethan |
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| Service with a smile from the Band! |
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| Band Parents ROCK! |
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| Mr. Donnie Gallant getting training from Debbie MacAusland |
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| New appreciation for how hard our caf staff work!! |
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| Party in the kitchen! |
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| TOSH Alumni selling yummy shortbread at the B2 booth! |
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| Brave when Mrs. Cashin is away from her desk?!! |
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| Mr. Jason Gallant still smiling on Craft Fair Saturday! |
SHOUT OUT TO OUR STAFF!
To Jason Gallant (pictured above) for being the point guard re: the Craft Fair registration and planning. It was a very well run event this year and he put in a ton of hours!
To Gerald MacCormack for organizing the staff meal on Parent Teacher Night and to Jason Gallant for helping with the set up/clean up!
To David Ramsay, Beth Peters, and Sarah Jane Barrett for the work they have done collecting our first set of Block D literacy assessment data and planning for the staff meeting on Monday!
To all staff who volunteered time in various capacities to help out with the Craft Fair this year:
Lucas MacLean-Student Teacher
Shirlee Anne Campbell
Shannon Evans
Richard Beaulieu
Krista Hickey
Sandra Sheridan
Tammy Craig
Jim Donovan
Amanda Allen
Tim Hockin
Katherine Clow
Sean MacDonald
Lyndon Oulton
Donnie Gallant
Mike MacKinnon
Shirley Anne Cameron
David McNeill
Fran Gillis
Carrie Watters
Ian Gillis
David Gallant
Jim Donovan
Amanda Allen
Tim Hockin
Katherine Clow
Sean MacDonald
Lyndon Oulton
Donnie Gallant
Mike MacKinnon
Shirley Anne Cameron
David McNeill
Fran Gillis
Carrie Watters
Ian Gillis
David Gallant
Mike Trainor
Forrest Lilly
Joel Arsenault
Dia Lynn Keough
Jim Campbell
Gerald MacCormack
Karen Gaudet
Norma Smallman
Krista Bryson
Cleaners and Custodians:
Marilyn Campbell
David MacDonald
Nola Noye
Brenda Cameron
Donna Blanchard
Kenneth White
Flora Musliu
Forrest Lilly
Joel Arsenault
Dia Lynn Keough
Jim Campbell
Gerald MacCormack
Karen Gaudet
Norma Smallman
Krista Bryson
Cleaners and Custodians:
Marilyn Campbell
David MacDonald
Nola Noye
Brenda Cameron
Donna Blanchard
Kenneth White
Flora Musliu
To those who helped make this year's Remembrance Day Assembly such a powerful experience!: David Chisholm, Kelly Power, Amanda Allen, Jim Campbell, Sarah Jane Barrett, Krista Bryson, and Shirley Anne Cameron.
To Scott Harvey for representing our country and staff as a veteran!To David Chisholm for being invited by the Summerside Legion to speak at the City of Summerside's Remembrance Day Ceremony Nov. 11 and for overseeing "The World Remembers" program currently playing on the TOSH Tube!
To the teachers who hosted members of my UPEI ED 615 class from China in their classrooms last week!: David Chisholm, Shannon Evans, Shirley Anne Cameron/Bill Martin, Carrie Watters, Tammy Craig, David Ramsay, Beth Peters, Kelly Power, Pam Walsh, Scott Harvey, Jim Campbell, Krista Bryson, Chris Higginbotham, Meghan Etchell, Mike MacKinnon, Forrest Lilly, Sarah Jane Barrett, Tim Hockin, Mike Trainor, and Erin Peterson.
To Joel Arsenault for loaning me his Leadership 621 students as "buddies" for our visiting students from China!
To Shirley Anne Cameron, for directing and to Tim Hockin, for acting in, the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" this coming weekend!
To Chris Higginbotham and Heather Pringle for the excellent work they did preparing our Envirothon teams for provincial competition this weekend! First and second place for TOSH!! Congratulations!
To Kelly Power for accompanying our EURO 2015 participants to the service at Trinity United Church on Sunday!
KUDOS TO OUR KIDS!
To Charlie Steele, and Julia Richard (pictured above) who appeared on Compass with Boomer Gallant, Mr. David Gallant (no relation!) and Santa...aka Mr. Trainor to promote our Christmas Craft Fair!
To the members of our two Envirothon teams who had strong showings in provincial competition this weekend! TOSH will go on to represent PEI in the North American competition in Missouri this summer! Both our teams were placed in the top three and our rookie team won!: Karen Farag, Robin Burton, Curtis Lough, Hannah Arsenault Gallant and Mia Campbell (3 grade 10s and 2 grade 11s!). Placing second provincially were: Shobhitha Balasubramaniam, Ian Hink, Jolene McIsaac, Kyle MacIsaac and John Smith. Congratulations to all!!
To the members of our two Envirothon teams who had strong showings in provincial competition this weekend! TOSH will go on to represent PEI in the North American competition in Missouri this summer! Both our teams were placed in the top three and our rookie team won!: Karen Farag, Robin Burton, Curtis Lough, Hannah Arsenault Gallant and Mia Campbell (3 grade 10s and 2 grade 11s!). Placing second provincially were: Shobhitha Balasubramaniam, Ian Hink, Jolene McIsaac, Kyle MacIsaac and John Smith. Congratulations to all!!
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| Colton looking sharp! |
To the students who participated in the Remembrance Day Assembly last week:
Colton Profitt (pictured above)- Reading the significance of The Last Post and Reveille!
Kyle MacIsaac- For being such an awesome bugler!
Dempsey Perry- For sharing such a touching reflection on what he learned from his EURO 2013 trip!
Jonathan Palmer, Brandon Costain, Gibson Gallant and Nathaniel Lykow- For forming the Sea Cadet Ceremonial Honour Guard!
The Choral Ensemble- For their moving vocal performance!
The Wind Ensemble- For playing so beautifully!
The EURO trip students-2014 and 2015-for leading the Youth Oath of Remembrance!
Charlie Steele- For helping with the visual presentation and with "The World Remembers" project!
Members of Mrs. Barrett's English 621 Class- For their excellent group reading of the poem, "In Flanders Fields"!
Matthew Arsenault
Lucas Beaulieu
Taitania Calarco
Tara Campbell
Rachel Dunn
Kyla Gallant
Jessica Gillis
Mateo Gomez
Michael Green
Hayley Hartlen
Hannah Johnston
Adam MacDonald
Dylan MacIsaac
Natalie MacLeod
Taylor MacRae
Saania Naqvi
Emma Penton
Keirsten Perry
Madeline Perry
Jeremy Stewart
Rourke Perry
Ivey Walfield
Noah Wallace
Hailey Arsenault
Sophie Betts
Koby Bridges
Wyatt Gallant
Chandler MacLellan
Jordan Smith
To Rachel Brown and Alex DeJong for representing TOSH at the Occupational Health and Safety Leadership and Promotion Program happening at Three Oaks on Wednesday!
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| JJ, Jayden and Logan accept the award on their team's behalf |
To members of the Men's Baseball team (some pictured above) for being recognized by Baseball PEI/Baseball Canada for their perfect season!
To the Leadership 621 students (pictured above) who volunteered to be "buddies" for our visiting Masters of Education students from China!: Brooke MacArthur, Carrie McGuire, Mikaella MacDonald, Kiera Gallant, Katie Geary, Danny Nispel, Riley DesRoches, Jay Oram, Daniel Meister, Nick Meade, Tyler Jurkowski, and Alex Perry.
To the members of the R & B Band (pictured above) for an excellent rehearsal last week! Sounding great!!
To the seven students who were chosen to represent our school and province at the Mental Health Anti-Stigma Conference at Encounters with Canada beginning Nov. 16!: Hannah Arsenault-Gallant, Chris Richard, Kennedy Crossland, Lucas Donovan, Emma Paynter, Jayden Reid, and Sebastien Roy-Garand
Challenge: Ask to see your son/daughter's report card on Friday after school and sit down together to review the comments and the marks. Set some achievable goals for Term 2 and seek any help that might be needed moving forward by calling the school.
Quote of the Week: "Accountability breeds response-ability."~ Stephen Covey
Have a great week and I hope to see everyone at the CUP Tuesday morning.
Lest we forget.
Nicole
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