Here is a copy of this week's E-bulletin. Here are some of the highlights of the week.
FAMILY STUDIES NEWS
The Family Studies department is selling "Hats for Haiti" in the foyer Tuesday March 9th through to Friday March 10th. All proceeds will be donated to help with the disaster relief efforts in Haiti. This has been an engaging opportunity to connect the Family Studies curriculum to events in our world and to help foster a growing sense of global citizenship. Students in Ms. Ricci's grade nine Individual and Family Living class and Ms. Stinson's grade 12 Challenge and Change in Society class have been actively involved in this department project. Thank-you to all the student and community support.
LITERACY NEWS
We continue the "countdown" to the OSSLT with the second week of Grade 10 focused instruction sessions in the cafeteria. This routine helped to raise our pass rate last year by 6% to 87% for first-time eligible students, and from 36% to 59% for previously eligible students.
For the next four weeks, classes will be called to the cafeteria according to the schedule provided to teachers.
Monday, February 22nd, Grade 10 teachers received a short package grammar material to reinforce the work in the cafeteria sessions and teachers will review this material with their classes. The OSSLT date is Thursday, April 8th. If your child is writing the test this April please encourage him/her to work through the practice materials as they are presented in class.
PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO CHECK THE EQAO WEBSITE FOR PRACTICE MATERIALS !
Link is provided below: EQAO Literacy
SCIENCE NEWS
U of T National Biology Competition on April 29th, 2010 for $7.00. A chance to win Cash, Scholarship to U of T, Certificates
GUIDANCE NEWS
We are looking forward to having the course verification forms out to students and parents/guardians on March 23rd. Please take some time to check all course selections over carefully. Please note that the school master time table is created based on the choices our students make now. Following this, changes in course selections will be limited to space availability in each course.
Are you in grade 12 and still in need of volunteer hours ?
Well this might be your opportunity !
A Volunteer is needed at Bayview SS Night School (Mondays & Wednesdays) for general office duties including photocopying and filing. You can accumulate approximately 10~15 hours in the next few weeks.
If interested please see Mrs. Bredin in the Guidance Office !
SPORTS NEWS
The Sr. Girls Volleyball Team heads to Stratford, ON to compete in the AAA OFSAA Volleyball Championships from March 8-10, 2010 Good Luck team !!
The Badminton team has started tryouts, they are taking place on Fridays after school.
The Boys baseball team has started tryouts for the spring season, see Ms. Hotrum for details.
The Girls and Boys Rugby Club has been training for the past month in preparation for the upcoming spring season.
MUSTANG ROBOTICS TEAM
The Mustang Robotics Team will be competing in its third Vex Robotics Competition this Saturday March 6th, 2010 at Aurora HS (155 Wellington St W, Aurora) from 9 am until 5:30 pm. All AMHS students and families are invited to attend. Admission is free.
This year the team has already won awards for its robot design programming skills and finished in second place at the December competition in St. Catherines. As a result of its strong showing thus far, the team has qualified to attend the Vex World Championship in Dallas this coming April. This will be the third year in a row that the team has competed in a robotics world championship and the fourth time in the last five years. Good Luck Mustangs !!
POST SECONDARY NEWS
March Break is a wonderful opportunity for visiting the universities you have applied to. Click here and select the campus you wish to visit, for more information.
CONNECT with Centennial Open House: SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2010 At all four Centennial Campuses www.centennialcollege.ca/maps
Attend information sessions, tour the campus and learn about Centennial programs from the coordinators while meeting with faculty and future fellow students.
Free parking too! Centennial College
On Saturday, March 8, high-school applicants to York University are invited to attend our annual March Break Open House, sponsored by York’s Office of Admissions & Recruitment. The applicants will get to meet professors, tour the campus, visit residence and enjoy a first-class welcome in the main gym ! Glendon’s March Break Open House will be on March 12 & 15. Visit York U for more details.
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