Haney Happenings: Tuesday, November 22

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TUESDAY: Breakfast Pizza

Soup: Sweet Potato Soup

WEDNESDAY: Maple Glazed Salmon

Soup: Roasted Root Vegetable Soup

THURSDAY: Chicken Coq au Vin

Soup: Creamy Mushroom

FRIDAY: Mozza Burgers

Soup: Black Bean and Chorizo

Key Club News:  “The Giving Tree”

Key Club will be collaborating with RAK and FSO to present The Giving Tree. This event will run until December 9. There is a Christmas tree in the main entrance near the elevator. Please take a tag you like on the tree and bring in your present the next day with that tag. There will be people from our club to place it in the safe place to give it to children in need.

UBC Open House:  UBC applied science open house on Nov 26 from 10am to 4pm. For more info please contact Mrs. Sekhon in the Career Centre or check THSS Career Website under Upcoming Events tab.

Grad Transitions 12 Students:   Remember to submit all of your GT assignments online before winter break. If you don’t finish on time, weekly fixed block attendance will be mandatory until completion. See Mrs. Fulgueras in the library if you’ve forgotten your FreshGrade password. A mandatory Grad Transitions class will take place on Friday, November 25th in the Suddaby room during your scheduled block (2, 3, or 4) to show you how to send your THSS transcript online to post-secondary institutions. You MUST attend this session as post-secondary institutions can’t admit you without this important step. Need help?  See Mrs. Fulgueras in the library or Mr. Dickin in the tech wing. All GT info is online: thssgt.weebly.com

Attention Languages Students: The next multiculture seminar for December has now been posted. Please check for date/time in room 2145 and sign up ASAP. Make sure you check to see how many you need with your teacher.

Grad Trans/Library News:  Grad Transitions 12 Students: Remember to submit all of your GT assignments online before winter break. If you don’t finish on time, weekly fixed block attendance will be mandatory until completion. See Mrs. Fulgueras in the library if you’ve forgotten your FreshGrade password. A mandatory Grad Transitions class will take place on Friday, November 25th in the Suddaby room during your scheduled block (2, 3, or 4) to show you how to send your THSS transcript online to post-secondary institutions. You MUST attend this session as post-secondary institutions can’t admit you without this important step. Need help?  See Mrs. Fulgueras in the library or Mr. Dickin in the tech wing. All GT info is online: thssgt.weebly.com

Dissection in the Science Department:  Attention all students there will be a beef heart dissection down in the science lab on Friday Nov 25 during 2nd and 3rd blocks.

DSAC: Please note, we have cancelled our secondary DSAC executive meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 23rd since we will already have our DSAC kids at our leadership camp on November 21/22.

Super Smash Bros. 4 Tournament: December 7. See posters or Mr. Biggar for more information.

Grad Information:

Grad Portraits: Starting on December 1^st, grads will be able to book their grad photography sessions online at www.mountainwest.ca. Grad portraits take place here at THSS between January 9 – 14. Please note that there is a $20 sitting fee.  Mountain West Studios is also offering a date for those grads who may not be able to get to grad photo sessions in January. Students can go to Mountain West Studios (6869 Merritt Ave., Burnaby) on December 7 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The online sign up for that session will be available Nov 7, 2016.  *When booking this please book under school: SD42 (not the school you attend)

Grad Write-Up: Email your grad write-up to thssgrad2017@gmail.com before January 15^th (note: 200 character limit).

Baby Photos / Parent Tribute: Parents can have a tribute (300 character limit) and one baby or toddler photo added to the yearbook for $30.00. Tributes and photos should be emailed to thssgrad2017@gmail.com with the student’s full name in the subject line. Payment is due no later than January 15. See p. 76 in the student planner for more information.

Grad Hoodies and Grad Baseball Shirts: samples are still available Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, just outside the rotunda by the intramural board. All orders are due Wednesday, November 23.  Please hand in money and order forms to Ms. Coghill or Ms. Clayton.

Volunteers needed:  Volunteers are needed for Christmas Market on Dec. 3 @ 1pm. Please come to the Career Centre and speak to Mrs. Sekhon for more info or contact: 604-467-2420

Scholarships and University Applications:

• The UBC application deadline for early admission for the 2017 Winter Session is December 1, 2016. The final application deadline for the 2017 Winter Session is January 15, 2017.
• The TD scholarship application deadline is November 18, 2016. Go to the career website to get more info about this scholarship.

Attention Mme. Preddy’s students:  Attention students on Mme Preddy’s list: Mme Preddy has had a room change. Tuesdays (3rd block), Mme Preddy will now be in the sewing room, not room 2134. Merci!

Attention International Students:

Please see Ms. Culbert:  Lais MARQUES PALMA and Xuanlin (Gloria) HU.

Athletics Events:

• December 8 – 11: Grade 9 Boys’ Basketball to Prince George from Dec. 8 at 8:45 am until Dec. 11 at 12:00 pm (Curley)

THSS HOME BASKETBALL GAMES 2016-2017

Congratulations to the Teachers Intramural Volleyball team on winning in the finals on Friday.

Congratulations to the second place team!
Graeme P
Brendan V
Matthew W
Sebastian B
Jason D
Paige H
Ethan T
Dane M

Dates to Remember:

November:

23 Marks due

25 Report cards printed

26-27 THSS Craft Fair

30 Report Cards distributed

Upcoming Field Trips: 

November 24: UBC Beaty Biodiversity Museum 8:30-2:30 (Hussey and student teachers: Carolyn Hey and Aldona Dziedziejko)

November 25: Outdoor Pursuits Chipmunk Creek Caves 2 8:45 am – 4:00 pm (Jennings, Williams)

December 2: Outdoor Pursuits Lighthouse Park Hike 8:45 am – 4:00 pm (Jennings, Williams)

December 5: Outdoor Pursuits Hiking/Fishing 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (Hussey, McIntosh, Silvestri)

December 9: Outdoor Pursuits Seymour Snowshoe and Winter Survival Skills 8:30am – 4:30 pm (Jennings, Williams)

December 15: Cypress Ski Trip 2:45 pm – 10:15 pm (Fischer, Williams)

Planner Errors for November:

• p. 72 – Monday, December 12: this should be a collaboration schedule. TA starts at 9:30 am and the block order is (ABCD)