THSS CALENDAR: 2016-2017

September

6          School Opening Day

8:00 – 8:45 Staff Meeting

9:00 Gr 8s & new students arrive

10:00 Returning students arrive

11:00 Assembly

12:00 Dismissal

7-9        TA: 8:30 – 9:30  Students rotate through all blocks (A – H) for 30 minutes each from 9:30 – 2:40

8          Staff meeting 3:00

12         Grade 12 assembly Y block

13         Photo Day

13         Club Day 11:30-12:30 rotunda

13         Gr 12 student/parent night 7pm rotunda

14         Gr 8 Student/Parent night 7pm rotunda / PAC Meeting to follow

16         Staff Luncheon

19         Collaboration block 8:30 – 9:30 TA: 9:30 – 10:00 (no Y block)

22         Health & Safety 8am

22         Department Head Meeting 3pm

23         Gr 12 BBQ at lunch

26         No School (curriculum implementation day)

27         Cops for Cancer Tour

29         Unlock your Future Presentation gr 10-12 for students and parents in the rotunda 7pm

30         Grade 8 BBQ at lunch

               

October

3          Grade 12 awards Y block

4          PSI Day for Gr 10-12 (9:00-11:00 rotunda)

6          Staff meeting 3:00pm

7          Staff luncheon

10         Thanksgiving (school closed)

12         Gr 8/9 field trip to Cineplex 8:30-2:00

17         Collaboration block 8:30 – 9:30

TA 9:30 – 10:00 (no Y block)

18         Photo Retake Day

18         PAC meeting 7pm

20         Health & Safety meeting 8:00

20         Dept. Head meeting 3:00

20         Lynn Miller (6pm – rotunda)

21         Non-instructional Day (province-wide)

24         Gr 11 awards in Y block

26         Dance-A-Thon

27         Student-Led conferences 1:00-4:00 &

6:00 – 8:00 (no classes)

31         Provincial Exams

November

1           Provincial Exams

2          Take Your Child To Work Day (Gr 9)

3          WE Day 6:30am – 4:00 pm

3           Bowling field trip 12:30-2:30pm

3           Staff meeting 3pm

4           Paintball field trip

4          Overnight Band workshop

7          Grade 10 awards Y block

7          Mike Smith event in Langley

9          Remembrance Day Assembly

10        Non-Instructional Day

11         Remembrance Day

14         Grade 9 awards Y block

14         Fishing at Rolley Lake field trip 10:30-3:00

15         Health & Safety 8:00 am

15         Fall concert 7:00 pm

16         Mama Mia field tip 5:45-11 pm

17         Dept. Head meeting 3:00

17         Bowling field trip 12:30 – 2:30

21         Collaboration block 8:30 – 9:30. TA 9:30 – 10:00 (no Y block)

25         Report cards printed

25         Chipmunk Ck. Caves 8:45-4:00 (Williams)

26-27    Craft Fair 10 am – 4 pm

29         Short practicum ends for SFU student teachers

30         Report cards distributed

December

1           Grads can book portraits online:  www.mountainwest.ca

1           Staff meeting 3 pm

2           Lighthouse Park 8:45-4:00 (Jennings/Williams)

7          Super Smash Bros. 4 Tournie 4pm (Biggar)

8          Dept. Head meeting 3:00 pm

8          XMAS Concert 7 pm

8-10      Boys’ Basketball team in Prince George (Curley)

9          Xmas carolling at senior ctrs and RMH 8:45-2:30 (Burns)

10         XMAS Fundraiser Concert 7 pm

12         Collaboration block 8:30 – 9:30; TA: 9:30 – 10:00 (no Y block)

13         Health & Safety 8:00 am

16         THSS Hoedown

16          Seymour Snowshoe 8:30-4:30 (Williams)

16         Last day before winter break

January

3           Schools reopen after xmas break

4          Gr 9 vaccine meeting 10 am

5          Career Planning Fair  (rotunda)

9-13      Grad Photos in room 1070

13         Big White Ski/Snowboard Trip leaves at 12 pm (Fischer/Jennings/Williams)

13         Choir Overnight 3:30 pm until 12:30 pm on January 14 (Burns)

15         Big White Ski trip returns 9 pm

15         Grad write-ups and tributes due

16         Non-instructional day

16         Grad photo retake day (for district)

17         Health & Safety 8am

17         Learn to Paint Miniatures-tentative (Biggar)

17         PAC meeting 7pm

19         Department Head 3pm

19         Cypress 2:45–10:15pm (Fischer/Williams)

20         Seymour Snowtube / Snowshoe 8:45 am – 5:00 pm (Williams)

20-22   Model UN (Connolly)

23         Collaboration block 8:30 – 9:30; TA: 9:30 – 10:00 (no Y block)

23         Gr 8 course sel assembly 10 am rotunda

23          Gr 9 course sel assembly 10:40 am rotunda

23          X-Wing Board Game Tournament after school. Room TBA (Biggar)

25          25 year planning meeting 3pm library

25          Environmental School meeting 5pm rotunda

25         Winter Formal 7:00pm Eng Great Hall

26           Cypress 2:45–10:15pm (Fischer/Williams)

27         Sea To Sky Gondola 8:00-4:30 (Williams)

30         Gr 10/11 course sel assembly Y block rotunda

February

1          Safe Teen Presentations 8:50-11:35

2          Grade 9 shots

2          Staff meeting 3:00

2          Garibaldi Prov Park ski/snowshoe/camping  8:30 – 6:00 pm (Williams)

2          Grade 7 night 7pm

3          ICBC presentation for gr 12s 1:30 gym

3          Basketball team leaves for Campbell River 6 am (Smith)

4          Whistler/Blackcomb Ski & Board trip 5:50am – 6:00pm (Fischer/Williams)

5          Basketball team returns from Campbell River 3 pm (Smith)

6          Miniatures Painting in the Art Room after school (Biggar)

8          Kinky Boots @ QE 6-11:15pm (Evans)

9          Cypress 2:45–10:15pm (Fischer/Jennings/Williams)

10         School not in session

13         Family Day (no school)

14         NID (curriculum implementation day)

15-17    Apex Trip (Connolly)

16         Department Head 3pm

16         Trades Night 7pm rotunda and Eng GH

17         Minnekhada Hike 8:45 – 3:00 (Williams)

20         Collaboration block 8:30 – 9:30; TA 9:30 – 10:00 (no Y block)

20         Complimentary Carpentry

21         Health & Safety 8am

21         Complimentary Carpentry

21         PAC meeting 7pm

24         LAN party 4:00 – 11:00 rotunda (Biggar)

24         Seawall hike 8:45-4:00 (Williams)

28         Final deadline to pay grad fees

 

March  

1          Marks due in MyED 8:30 am

2          Staff meeting 3:00 pm

2          Spring Concert 7:00 pm

3          Report cards printed

3          Lynn Canyon Hike 8:45-4:00 (Williams)

4          Whistler/Blackcomb Ski & Board trip 5:50am – 6:00pm (Fischer/Williams)

6-10      Spirit week

8          Term 2 report cards distributed

9          Department Head meeting 3:00

9          Cypress 2:45–10:15pm (Fischer/Williams)

10         Last day before spring break (Gym Riot)

10         Grad gown sizes due

27         School reopens after spring break

28         Health & Safety 8:00 am

 April

6          Staff meeting 3:00 pm

6          Omnimax Theatre field trip 9:00 – 3:00 (Fischer / Preddy)

6-7        Prov exams

8          Edmonton Cantando Music Fest leaves 6pm (Burns)

10         Collaboration block 8:30 – 9:30; TA 9:30 – 10:00 (no Y block)

12         Music Fest trip returns 10:00 pm

14         Good Friday

17         Easter Monday

18         Health & Safety 8:00 am

18         PAC meeting 7 pm

20         Dept. Head meeting 3:00

27         Student-Led conferences 1:00-4:00 & 6:00 – 8:00 pm (no classes)

29         Agriculture in the Classroom fundraiser (Smith)

** TBD: LARP April 7 or 28  (Biggar)

May

1          Non-instructional day

4          Staff meeting 3:00 pm

5          THSS 25-year reunion – early dismissal (details to follow)

10 – 11  Complimentary Carpentry

11-12    Prov exams

15         Collaboration block 8:30 – 9:30;  TA 9:30 – 10:00 (no Y block)

16         Health & Safety 8:00 am

16         PAC meeting 7pm

18         Dept. Head meeting 3:00

19         Terry Fox run

22         Victoria Day

23         Non-instructional day

30         Final Concert 7:00 pm

31         Grade 7 Day – no classes for Grade 8s **TBD: Nerf War – date to be determined (Biggar)

  June    

1          Staff meeting

7          Grad Breakfast 7:30 followed by group photo and rehearsal

8          Grad Ceremonies – QE. Theatre 7pm

9          Grad Banquet 5:30 Meadow Gardens

9          Dry Grad 11:30pm – 5:00 am THSS

15         Department Head 3pm

20         Health & Safety 8am

23         Last day of classes (tentative)

23         Eng 12 prov exam 9 – 12

26         Comm 12 prov exam 9 – 12

26-27    Continuous Learning (tentative)

26         Athletics BBQ 5pm rotunda

26         Continuous Learning (tentative)

29         Last day for students

30         Year-end admin day