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WEDNESDAY: Beef Dip
Soup: French Onion
THURSDAY: No School
FRIDAY: No School
THSS Ski and Snowboard Club: What is that a snowflake I see? Must be getting close to ski season.Have you joined the THSS Ski and Snowboard Club? This club is open to all grades. This year we have three exciting trips planned for Cypress, Big White and Whistler. Our Whistler trips are Saturday February 4th and Saturday March 4th. Our Cypress trips happen Thursdays after school: December 15th, January 19th, February 9th and March 9th. Finally our Big White trip is a weekend getaway leaving Friday January 13th and returning Sunday January 15th. See Mr. Williams or Ms. Fischer for more details.
Happening Craft Fair Volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering at this years’ craft fair on Saturday, November 26th or Sunday, November 27th – please sign up by Mrs. Davis’ office in the Career Center. You need to write down the times you are available each day that you wish to volunteer. We need people for a variety of tasks, such as helping vendors unload their supplies on Saturday morning, greeting and circulating during the craft fair, helping vendors take their items back out to their vehicles on Sunday afternoon etc. You will receive a confirmation of your volunteer time in TA – the week before the craft fair. Remember – you need 30 hours of volunteer time for graduation!
Grad Transitions 12 Students: Grad Transitions 12 Students: FreshGrade is now up and running! Remember to submit all of your GT assignments online before winter break. Login info is on the website; see Mrs. Fulgueras in the library if you’ve forgotten your 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. All GT info is online: thssgt.weebly.com
Poppy Fund: donations to the Poppy Fund will be accepted in TA as well as the school office. All donations to the Poppy Fund are placed in trust to be used for the care and benevolent support of veterans and their dependents. Students are encouraged to wear a poppy, attend our Remembrance Day ceremony, and show recognition for those who gave their lives for our freedom. Our Remembrance Day Assembly will take place during third block on Wednesday, November 9th because there is no school on November 10 or 11. Donations will be accepted in TA or in the main office until the end of the day on November 9. Thank you for your donations to the Poppy Fund.
THSS Curlers: Curling starts today, Monday, November 7.
Interested in computer coding, robots, and circuits? Come by Wednesdays and Thursdays in blocks 4 and 5 to check out our fun coding tools! We have Spheros, Lego Mindstorms, MaKey MaKey and Little Bits! Sign up in the library to reserve your spot!
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.
UBC visit: UBC will visit our school on Nov 9 at lunch in room 2008
HELP! The following students have not met WEX audit requirements: Please send students with papers or to see Mr. Wiens for necessary paperwork. Thanks
Sophia Ahmed, Tanner Anderson, Lucia Balogova, Jaycee Berkey, Evan Boileau, Kalia Buckham, Tanner Burnett, Khayllsem Callanga, Laura Chaberska, Tina Chen, Allyson Davies, Rachel Doyle, Steven Duesterwald, Meghan Dunn, Jayme Eklund, Angel Fernandez, Sara Fulford, Caelan Gilmore, Bryson Haywood, Melissa Holmgren, Alex Hoskins, Farima Jadidian, Jeff Jiang, Grace Livich, Ashley Magri, Draevan McGowan, Cameron Merzetti, Nicholas Metivier, Hannah Muntau, Danae Novota, Alyssa O’Laughlin, Yury Onikahuili, Sheridan Pacey, Liz Perejilo, Sydney Plante, Graeme Pomeroy, Jaziah Power, Amelia Rankine, Danica Ricci, Connor Sim, Wes Stone, Aji-Rae Tan, Breanne Thane, Megan Tymoschuk, Jessica Vanderwal, Josh Vanderwal, Ivory Vecchies, Kristyn Veldman, Sydney Warburton, Zoe Warmenhovan, Breahn Welch, Quinn Welton, Cara Williams, Brooke Wortley.
Grad Information:
Grad Portraits: Starting on December 1st, 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 15th (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.
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.
Athletics Events November:
Nov. 21 Sr. Girls’ Volleyball playoffs TBA
Dates to Remember:
November:
9 Remembrance Day Assembly – block 3
10 Non-instructional Day
11 Remembrance Day
14 Grade 9 Awards Ceremony (10:00)
15 Fall Concert 7:00 pm (Burns)
Upcoming Field Trips:
- November 14 Fishing 10:30-3:00 (Hussey, McIntosh, Silvestri)
- November 16 Mama Mia 5:45 – 11:00 pm (Hussey, Lenton, Scoular)
- November 17 Overnight Hike (Williams)
- November 17 Bowling (Page, Tsang)
Planner Errors for November:
- 62 – Under My School Plan it says that the Remembrance Day assembly is on Thursday but it’s actually on Wednesday 3rd block.
- 64 – Monday, November 14: this is a regular day (AYBCD), not a collaboration day
- 64 – Tuesday, November 15: this is a regular Tuesday (EFGHA), not Y-Day
- 66 – Monday, November 21: this should be a collaboration schedule. TA starts at 9:30 am and the block order is (ABCD)