HANEY HAPPENINGS: Thursday, May 4
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Thursday: Teaching Kitchen Closed Pizza for sale in the Rotunda Friday: von McCracken Steak Sandwich served over garlic bread, topped with homemade onion rings Soup: Corn Chowder
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Monday, May 8 – there will be an important ICBC assembly for grade 11 & 12 students during Y block in the gym. Immediately following the ICBC presentation, grads will vote on their valedictorian and staff speaker for grad.
Intramural Basketball
Due to scheduling issues, some of the intramural basketball dates have been edited.
Dates are now…May 8, May 10, May 15, May 16 and May 17 (if needed). Sorry for any inconvenience.
“As Time Goes By”: Things change. Thomas Haney has always been an awesome place. What makes it awesome for you? Think about your life at THSS. What’s important to you? A club you take part in? A sport you play? Or is it something about the school itself unique? Staff members have received a short form to complete. Fill it out and bring your artifact to Mrs. Holness in room 2110. Items should be no bigger than 6” long or square and 4” deep. Talk in TA. Chat with your friends. Leave your mark for those who come after….”as time goes by”.
Attention Languages Students:
- The second to last multiculture seminar will take place on Monday May 8th during Y block. Sign up in room 2145 before it fills up!! The topic is “Kahoot-fest”!!!
- Please have a chat with your Languages teachers to find out about upcoming deadline dates for the year. The first one is coming up on May 12 for learning guides 1-5. Merci! Gracias! Arigato!
Are you tough enough?
Reminder to get your donations in for Terry Fox. We have reached our first goal of 500 dollars Carriss will be getting his eyebrow pierced next week in the rotunda. We our hoping each TA will be able to get 100 dollars. At $1000 Clutchey and Hussey will wear a wig for a month at $1500 Jennings and Ford will camp on the roof for a week. At $2000 Biggar will live in jello for a day. $2500 Connolly will wear rollerblades for a week $3000 Frend will wax his chest and at $5000 Woloszczuk will get an THSS tattoo. This year we are trying to raise support for this very important cause by creating consequences for the teachers and a team building tough mudder known as tough thunder that will take place after the run. Don’t forget to get your team of six signed up at lunch for 20 dollars starting on Friday. All proceeds going The Terry Fox Foundation.
PE 9-12: Outside Credit Forms are due on Friday, May 12. Forms can be found in both the girl’s and boy’s change rooms hallways.
Bottle Drive: The students of THSS Leadership are putting on a bottle drive to raise money for the upcoming Terry Fox fundraiser. The money raised will be donated to cancer research on behalf of our high school. On May 8th THSS will be accepting any types of bottles or cans at the front of the school between 8am and 12pm
Celebrate 25 years of “Seeking challenge and experiencing success” at Thomas Haney on Friday! Wear your Thomas Haney apparel to welcome former staff and students.
2017 summer jobs at PNE. You may apply online pne.ca/jobs or come visit Mrs. Sekhon in the career centre
Dates to Remember:
May 4 Chowder Competition @ MRSS 8:15 am – 4:00 pm Carruthers / Hayward / Smith)
May 5 THSS 25 Anniversary Celebration (please note: NOT an early dismissal).
- Student-led tours from 9:00 – 12:00;
- Anniversary Ceremony 1:00 – 1:45 pm in the rotunda (teachers may bring classes down)
- Anniversary party at Meadow Gardens 7:00 – 10:00pm – tickets are $20.00
May 8 ICBC Presentation for Gr. 11/12-Y Block, in the gym, followed by a grad meeting)
May 8 THSS Leadership’s Bottle Drive 8:00am – 12:00 (all proceeds will go to the Terry Fox Foundation)
May 10 Tack Store Crawl 8:45 – 2:30 (Evans)
May 10-11 Complimentary Carpentry
May 11-12 Provincial Exams
May 15 TA- 9:30 Start-No Y Block
May 16 PAC Meeting 7 pm – Suddaby Room
May 19 Terry Fox Run (Tough Thunder)
May 22 Victoria Day – No Classes
May 23 Non-Instructional Day
May 25 Grad gowns delivered
May 30 Aboriginal Awards –The ACT Theatre, 5 pm
May 31 Grade 7 Day – No classes for Grade 8 Students
Upcoming Sports Trips & Field Trips:
May 4 Rock Wall Climbing in the afternoon (Williams)
May 5 Outdoor Pursuits Kayaking @ Rocky Point 8:45 – 2:45 (Jennings / Williams)
May 5-7 Outdoor Ed Fishing group at Douglas Lake Ranch departing May 5 at 10:30 am and returning
May 8 ICBC Presentation for Gr. 11/12 –Y Block, in the gym
May 10 Vancouver Aquarium field trip 8:35 – 2:15 (Devita, Dickin, Franco, Page, Tsang)
May 11-12 Squamish Rock Climbing Overnight leaves May 11 @ 7:00 am, returns May 12 @ 6:00 pm. (Jennings / Williams)
May 19 Terry Fox Run
May 19 Outdoor Pursuits golfing in the afternoon (Williams)
May 19 Model UN – details TBA (Connolly)
May 25 Languages field trip to Commercial Dr 8:45 – 3:00 (Fischer / Preddy)
May 30 Final Concert 7:00 pm in the rotunda (Burns)
Planner Errors for May/June:
Page 114 – My School Plan for the Week: Remove “Friday: Pro-D Day”
Page 114 – Monday, May 15 “Y” block is actually “A” block
Page 115 – Friday, May 19 is a regular Friday (DEFGH), not a professional development day
Page 116 – My School Plan for the Week: Remove “Wednesday: Grade 7 Day; Grade 8s work at home”
Page 116 – Tuesday, May 23 is a non-instructional day
Page 119 – Wednesday, May 31 actually IS Grade 7 Day; Grade 8s stay home
Page 121 – Friday, June 9 is a regular Friday for students (DEFGH). Morning classes are NOT cancelled
IMPORTANT GRAD INFORMATION:
Grad Tickets: for the ceremony, dinner dance and dry grad will all be released the week of May 29th (into TA). (will aim for Monday)
The tickets will only be released if Mrs. Shamro has received the safe ride home form for dry grad.
Table sign-up for the dinner dance will be Monday, May 15th…more details will follow – all grads must have purchased a dinner/dance ticket in order to choose a table spot.
For the ceremony – the grad guests attending the QE Theatre must present their tickets at the door in order to gain entrance.