Hello,

Just one more week before the holidays begin. I am sure you will all agree that the semester continues to pass us by very quickly.

Hello Dolly has been a resounding success. With its last performance night tonight, each evening from Wednesday through Friday has seen packed houses take in this wonderful musical. Congratulations to Mr. Perry Van Allen for his tremendous work on all aspects of the production. Very worthy of mention is the fact that the majority of the costumes for the show including the myriad of wonderful hats and wigs worn by the performers were hand-made/sewn by Mr. Van Allen himself. Congratulations as well to his supporting cast of teachers including Mr. Sparks (lights/audio), Mr. Young (set design), Mrs Headley & Ms. Alice Jones (wardrobe directors), Mr. Stanutz (pit crew), Mr. Spidell (food for cast & crew) and Mrs. Davidson and Ms. Bradely (ticket sales). And to our student performers…bravo on a wonderful show for our school and community. Once again, the amount of time and effort that has gone into the preparation phases of getting this show ready for stage is remarkable. Literally, hundreds and hundreds of hours and for this I thank each and every performer for their tremendous dedication. Special mention goes out to Stephanie Jones in her lead role as Dolly for her hard work in preparing for the show.

This is a reminder for students and parents of our next Opportunity Room (the OC) that will be taking place on January 5, 2010 immediately upon our return from holidays. While typically held on the last school day of each month, this last one of semester one is in a different place because we wanted to avoid that part of the semester where students will be focusing on summative evaluations in their courses.

Please find below this weeks edition of Bell This Week.

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Have a super week.

Sincerely,
Bruce Whitehead – Principal

Hello,

After much discussion it has been decided that “the show must go on!” With an inability to reschedule these types of performances, the Hello Dolly production will occur this evening and begin at the regularly scheduled time.

Enjoy the show!

Bruce Whitehead – Principal

Hello,

The January examination schedule is now posted. Please check the dates of your child’s exams and be sure that they are prominently posted. In support of student success, all students will be provided with a minimum of time and a half to complete their exams. This means for example that students writing an exam scheduled to be completed in two hours will be provided three hours to complete. Just as a reminder, there are no regular classes during the exam period.Â

Is your child currently enrolled in grade 9 or 10 mathematics? Are they experiencing difficulty? Do they frequently have questions that are difficult to answer? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, please read below:

The feedback that we have had from students and parents is extremely positive. Â Parents are loving it since it gives them a resource to refer to so that they can continue to help their son or daughter succeed in math. Â In fact, Kathleen Wynne (the Minister of Education) is speaking tonight in Ottawa on the importance of parents getting more involved in the education of their children.