Sea-to-Sky School District

Pemberton Secondary School Newsletter

Volume 2, Issue 3 November 2013

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Principal’s Message

Exchange Students

2

What’s Happening

3

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Students:

Grad Info

4

Calendar Info

5

November is here already and with it the cooler weather!

Movember

6

Sports

7

Pathways

8/9

Crossword

10

Important Dates to Remember:  Report Cards Issued Nov.29th  Collaboration Day Monday Dec.2  Winter Break Dec. 23rd–Jan 3rd  School Returns Monday January 6h, 2014

Our Remembrance Day Ceremony happened on Thursday November 7th. Thank you to Ms. Jean and her students for their work coordinating this event. Teachers and Support Staff attended our District’s Implementation Day on November 8th. This was a very productive day where everyone participated in activities to carry out the District’s Strategic Plans for Learning. For more information on the Strategic Plan, please visit http:// sd48seatosky.org/strategic-plan/ Report cards are scheduled to be issued on November 29th. Any questions or concerns regarding your child (ren)’s progress, please contact the teacher to schedule an appointment, either through email or by phone at 604894-6318. Basketball season is now upon us. A special thank you goes out to all our community sponsors and coaches, as well as staff, who put in countless hours to support our students. We hope this newsletter finds you well and happy as you prepare for the upcoming Christmas rush. A reminder that school closes at 3:05 pm on Friday December 20th, and re-opens on Monday January 6th, 2014. On behalf of the staff at PSS, we wish you well as we head into the holiday season. Sincerely, N. Cox Principal

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EXCHANGE STUDENTS HAVING FUN AT PSS!

This year some of our exchange students are helping out with our yearbook creation and enjoying snow for the first time ever!

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P E M B E R T O N S E C O N D A R Y SC H O O L N E W SL E T T E R

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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3

MEANWHILE IN CLASSES This week in classes, our grade 8’s have moved into their volleyball unit in Mr. Leverton’s gym class.

Mr. Hargitt’s Woodwork students are well on their way to finishing their cutting board projects.

Grad Updates Graduation Transitions Meetings Mon. Nov. 25th Grads with the last names from A to F

Thu. Nov. 28th Grads with the last names from G to K Fri. Nov. 29th Grads with the last names from L to N Tue. Dec. 3rd Grads with the last names from O to S Thu. Dec. 5rd Grads with the last names from T to Z

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P E M B E R T O N S E C O N D A R Y SC H O O L N E W SL E T T E R

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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3

PSS 2013-2014 School Calendar Semester One Mid Term Marks Due

Thursday November 21st, 2013

Report Cards Issued

Friday November 29th, 2013

School Collaboration Day

Monday December 2nd, 2013

Last Day Before Winter Break

Friday December 20th, 2013

Winter Break

Monday December 23rd to Friday January 3rd, 2014

School Reopens

Monday January 6th, 2014

Grad Photo Retakes

Thursday January 9th, 2014

Articulation Meetings

January 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 2014

Semester One Final Exams

January 27th to 30th, 2014

PSS Professional Development Day

Friday January 31st, 2014

Semester 2 Start Day

Monday February 3rd, 2014

Next PAC Meeting: Monday January 20th, 2014

BIKES! BIKES! BIKES! Donate your old bikes to Ms.E and her class so they can fix ‘em up and use them for their community biking project.

MOVEMBER Check out these awesome guys rockin’ the facial hair in support of Prostate Cancer Awareness month. Movember is an official global charity responsible for leaving a lasting impact on men’s health. “Through the power of the moustache, vital funds and awareness are raised to combat prostate and testicular cancer and mental health challenges.”

Sports Headlines

Coaching Staff Sr Boys - Bruce Miller and Vincent Selina Sr GIrls - Mike Richman Jr Boys - Paul Vacirca 10 Girls - Greg Sproule 9 GIrls - Garth Phare 8 GIrls - Garth Phare and Rick King

Did You Know…… The Major League Baseball teams use about 850,000 balls per season. A soccer ball is made up of 32 leather panels, held together by 642 stitches. Bulgaria was the only soccer team in the 1994 World Cup in which all 11 players' last names ended with the letters "OV." The home team must provide the referee with 36 footballs for each National Football League game. At 101, Larry Lewis ran the 100 yard dash in 17.8 seconds setting a new world record for runners 100 years old or older.

On November 8th, our District came together for it’s Implementation Day at DRSS. The goal was to roll out the Strategic Learning Plan. This included working with the six Pathways to achieve the five learning competencies. A detailed look at our Strategic Plan can be found at http://sd48seatosky.org/

Pathways We’ll Use To…...

Achieve These Competencies

Pemberton Secondary School

1400 Oak St. Pemberton, BC Phone: 604-894-6318 Fax: 604-894-5437 E-mail: [email protected]

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Web: www.pembertonsecondary.bc.ca

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