Spartan Speaks - Stouffville District Secondary School

April 18, 2019

Rock with Cops What a hit! On Tuesday April 16th during periods 3 and 4 lunch SDSS staff and students enjoyed a “battle of the bands” between York Region Police Officers and students and teachers in the cafeteria. It was a very enjoyable afternoon seeing all the talent and hearing the fantastic music.

Best Buddy Volunteers Best Buddies provides an opportunity for students to have one-on-one friendship and leadership development opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Best Buddy club generously provides students with a variety of meaningful ways to volunteer their time with their fellow schoolmates, whether it be through lunchtime reading, craft work, selling pizza after school and working collaboratively to raise money for our best Buddy prom. All Best Buddy club members get to experience the Best Buddy Prom this May 1st. All Volunteers obtain volunteer hours that they need to graduate, and can add this to their resumes for College or University. In addition, they can apply for scholarships for their undergraduate studies through their involvement in this program. If interested, come down to the Special Education office at 1005. We hope your son or daughter will be interested in this opportunity!!

Pizza for Sale The community classrooms will be selling pizza slices after school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in the main foyer during the month of April. Come grab a bite from 3:46pm-4:15pm and support our community class students’ attendance to the Best Buddies Prom, as well as other important initiatives and events.

Signing Out It has come to our attention that some students are asking parents/guardians to sign them out of class in order to study for a test or to complete an assignment for another class. Please understand that if you sign your child out of class, he or she will then be under your supervision and is expected to leave the building. If your child is in the building during class time, they are expected to be in class under staff supervision. Thank you for your understanding and support.

No Twitter? If you don’t have a Twitter account that’s no problem, you can see all our Twitter posts on our school website. Click here SDSS HOME PAGE and under our calendar you will find “Tweets by

StoufvilleDSS” for school updates, initiatives and many amazing things happening at SDSS! SDSS will B.R.E.A.K. (Build Resiliency, Energy and Knowledge for Mental Health On Wednesday May 8th, the Well-Being Team at SDSS has organized a special day that will allow all staff and students to take a 70 minute break to support their mental health. Participants will engage in 1 of 40 wellness workshops and activities of interest that will be led by our staff and community guests during this break. This wellness initiative will model and bring attention to the value and impact of making time to address and improve our mental health. Students and staff will have the opportunity to connect and build relationships, while participating in activities that are fun, relaxing, and/or informative. There is a modified timetable for the day which is outlined below. Students can find the link to sign up on their Teach Assist account.

The Well-Being Team meets every 2 weeks on Tuesday mornings. Please contact Efy Marinis (efy.marinis@yrdsb.ca) if you are interested in being a part of this team. We hope that all students and staff enjoy their BREAK!!!

Period 1 9:10 A.M. – 10:10 A.M. 60 mins.

Wellness Session 10:15 A.M. – 11:25 A.M. 70 mins.

Period 2 11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. 60 mins.

Period 3 12:35 P.M. – 1:35 P.M. 60 mins.

Period 4 1:40 P.M. to 2:40 P.M. 60 mins.

Period 5 2:45 P.M. – 3:45 P.M. 60 mins.

Break for Mental Health Sign Up Today via link (speak to Mrs. Marinis or Mrs. Luciani if you have any

questions)

link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGW1x4vLgy_SnL801TN8JUKwQ2KBf7h5lWoktCFcW_wi2MuA/viewform

Golden Student of the Month We are looking for the next Stouffville District Secondary School “Golden Student of the Month”. This student has contributed to our community with volunteer service hours that deserve recognition. If you would like to nominate someone for this award, please pick up a nomination form in the Guidance office. The best nomination will win!

GUIDANCE NEWS:

Full Disclosure Date - 2nd Semester

May 2, 2019 All marks earned prior to this date will be permanently on your transcript. Please make a Guidance Appointment well before this date to drop your course.

Secondary Summer School Registration

Register on-line effective April 1, 2019 using myPathway Planner. Secondary Summer School e-Learning on-line effective April 5th, 2019. Please: 1. Print and return a copy of your signed registration to the Guidance Office. 2. Obtain a "Future Course Selection Change: Summer School" form and return the signed copy to the Guidance Office. If you require assistance, please come to the Guidance Office to make an appointment with Mrs. Luciani. *Summer Learning opportunity attached below:

SHSM Summer Learning Youth Innovation By Design - April 1, 2019.pdf

International and Indigenous Languages (IIL) Program- Credit Courses

Students can earn credits while learning a language. International and Indigenous Languages offers over 15 languages for students in Grades 9 to 12. Level 3 language credit courses can even be counted towards college and university acceptance.

For the upcoming 2019/2020 school year, we are excited to announce that the Indigenous languages, Ojibwe and Cree, will be offered.

Please see our credit course offerings on our website: IIL Credit Program

Interested in getting volunteer hours? Students can earn up to 40 hours of community service in our program towards graduation requirements. Please send us an e-mail to request information about student volunteer opportunities: international.languages@yrdsb.ca

Registration for YRDSB Students

The course offerings and sites are available on My Pathway Planner login page. Students can register through My Pathway Planner from May 1st until September 11th. For assistance, view the My Pathway Planner Tip Sheet. Print a copy of the sign-off sheet and obtain parent/guardian signature before submitting the registration form on the first day of classes at the selected language site.

If you do not have the opportunity to register through ‘My Pathway Planner’ before September 11th, 2019, please download a registration form from this website: (http://www.yrdsb.ca/Programs/ConEd/Documents/FOR-nonYRRegistration.pdf). Please complete the registration form and submit it to the selected language site on the day of registration. Dates are available in the Credit Program Flyer: IIL Credit Program

Thank you again for your interest in our programs. Please do not hesitate to e-mail us if you have any questions: international.languages@yrdsb.ca.

SHSM Summer Co-op

1 Credit Summer Co-op o Date: July 2-26, 2019 o Location: Dr. Bette Stephenson CFL o Application Deadline: June 3, 2019

2 Credit Summer Co-op o Date: May 8-Aug 2, 2019 o Locations: Dr. Bette Stephenson CFL & Sutton District High School o Application Deadline: March 22, 2019

2 Credit Co-op Program - SHSM Mackenzie Health o Date: May 8 - Aug 2, 2019 o Location: Jean Vanier Catholic High School o Application Deadline: March 7, 2019

Summer Co-op 2019 Flyer - Dates and Locations.pdf Updates from the SDSS Library Learning Commons (LLC) PRIZES!!!!! Follow the SDSS Library Learning Commons on Twitter: @SDSS_LLC All new followers to our BRAND NEW Twitter page will be eligible for a prize. Any re-tweets will also be entered, so the more times you retweet, the more chances you will have at a prize! Winners will be announced on Mondays April 15 Winner : Hawwa C. Congrats! Come by the SDSS LLC to claim your prize.

This is where WE come from!! The Library Learning Commons continues to celebrate ALL of the countries and various heritage represented by staff and students at SDSS. Students and staff have added their pins and our map is getting more and more colourful! All are invited to come by to pin

their country on our map. We can add ALL of the countries of our heritage using the Google Form accessible via the QR code.

MOBYSS - Youth Walk-in Clinic

Services are free for youth between the ages of 12-25. Includes health care from a Nurse Practitioner, specialized youth mental health worker, and peer support specialist. Confidential medical, sexual and mental health services. Mobyss will be at Stouffville District Secondary School-Parking Lot on Wednesday May 1, 15, 29 and June 12, 26 from 9:30am-1:00pm. Mobyss.ca 289-879-2376

Graduate Responsibilities Effective Deadline Location

Grade 12 Students - Commencement, Cap & Gown Now March 31st in office Commencement, Cap &Gown cost is $40

*Size Chart is on line

- Scholarship Applications & Resume Now April 15th Guidance - Volunteer Hours Submission Now June 10th Guidance - Private School Marks Submitted Now June 14th Guidance - Graduation Gown Pick Up June 17th - Commencement Ticket Pick Up June 17th - Commencement June 25 th TBA - Diploma, Transcript, Report Cards TBA

*Must be signed for by the Student

*Summer Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 9:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.

Post-Secondary Deadlines Date

College – Deadline to Confirm College Admission Offers May 1, 2019

University – Latest Date for Offers of Admission May 29, 2019

Semester 2 Midterm Marks Transmission to OUAC & OCAS Week of April 25, 2019

University Admission Confirmation Deadline June 3, 2019

Semester 2 Final Marks Transmission to OUAC & OCAS July 4, 2019

Summer School Grades to OUAC Aug 1, 2019

Harry Bowes Public School’s 10th Anniversary .

Harry Bowes is turning 10 and would like to extend an invitation to all current and former staff, students and families to attend on Wednesday April 24, 2019 from 6:30pm-8:00pm to join in the celebration.

Current/Upcoming Events – April/May 2019

MONDAY

22

TUESDAY

23

WEDNESDAY

24

THURSDAY

25

FRIDAY

26 Easter Monday

No School

Iceland Trip returns in

the evening

Midterm Report

Distribution

National Biology

Competition at UofT

1:00pm-2:00pm

Good Friday

(Eastern)

MONDAY

29

TUESDAY

30

WEDNESDAY

1

THURSDAY

2

FRIDAY

3 Prom Assembly

Period 1

Best Buddies Prom Full Disclosure Date

SIN Physics Contest

Prom – Le Parc

PA Day

(no school)

Information For Parents/Guardians about Vaping

Please see the flyer below for details about information sessions about the health and legal impacts of vaping.

Moderated and Facilitated by Lyndsay Thompson

Hummingbird Hub (6331 Main Street, Stouffville)

7pm Adults $10 Students $5 Winter / Spring

No Parking / Designated Fire Routes

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PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN DESIGNATED FIRE ROUTES Any designated Fire Route needs to be clear of vehicles and ready for use by emergency vehicles. In an emergency (fire, medical, lock down etc.) time is of the essence and emergency vehicles need access. Fire Routes are signed “No Parking.” What does that mean? 1. This means that you cannot stop your vehicle and get out of the vehicle even for a short period of time.

2. You must obey the signs at all times regardless of the time of day or night. In 2017, the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville will adopt a zero tolerance approach to vehicles parked in designated Fire Routes. By-law Officers, Parking Officers, and Fire Prevention Officers will be issuing tickets when infractions are witnessed, to ensure the safety of all those using our schools and other buildings within the Municipality. If you have questions or concerns, please contact: Whitchurch-Stouffville Fire & Emergency Services at 905-640-9595 OR By-Law Department at 905-640-1900 Ext. 225

Important bussing information sent from our Student Transportation Services of York Region

School Bus Cancellation Notice To ensure the safety of students, school bus service may be cancelled due to inclement weather, extreme temperatures and/or poor road conditions. In these cases, parents and students should develop alternate care/transportation arrangements. Cancellation decisions will only be made after thorough consultation with the Safety Officers of school bus companies servicing York Region and are based on several factors including precipitation, air temperature, road conditions and weather forecast. Please note the following;

A decision to cancel school bus service will be region-wide meaning all school buses, vans and taxis will not operate. Both the YRDSB and YCDSB operate many regional educational programs. Students attending these programs are transported over large attendance areas encompassing several municipal boundaries which prevents the ability to cancel bus service using a municipality or zone methodology.

When bus service is cancelled all school tests and/or examinations will be cancelled and rescheduled.

Student trips involving the use of school buses will also be cancelled.

Unless otherwise stated, schools will remain open and parents can make arrangements to transport their children to and from school even if school bus service is cancelled. If buses are cancelled in the morning, they will not operate in the afternoon. Therefore students transported to school by parents will require the same transportation home.

A bus cancellation message will be available at www.schoolbuscity.com, by calling 1-877-330-3001, or by following @YRDSB and @YCDSB on Twitter. Parents, students and school staff may also access the following radio and television stations after 6:00 a.m. to receive bus cancellation information: RADIO 590 AM 640 AM 680 AM 860 AM 1010 AM 1050 AM 1540 AM 1580 AM 88.5 FM 89.9 FM 92.5 FM 93.1 FM 94.9 FM 95.9 FM 97.3 FM 98.1 FM 99.1 FM 99.9 FM 101.1 FM 102.1 FM 104.5 FM 100.7 FM 105.9 107.1 FM TELEVISION CITY TV CTV Barrie CTV Toronto CP24 GLOBAL NEWS

Please check out the following web sites for current Board and school information:

1) York Region District School Board - www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

2) Stouffville District Secondary School - http://www.stouffvilledistrict.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/

SDSS Contact Information: Rose Walker, Principal, 905-640-1433 Jeff Foran, Vice Principal, 905-640-1433 Karen Parris, Vice Principal, 905-640-1433 Elizabeth Terrell-Tracey, School Trustee- East Gwillimbury and Whitchurch-Stouffville, 905-953-0562