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Thornhill Secondary School PAW PRINTS Thornhill Secondary School PAW PRINTS Thornhill Secondary School June 2015 VOLUME 6 ISSUE 4 167 Dudley Avenue Thornhill, ON L3T 2E5 Telephone: 905.889.5453 PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Fax: 905.889.0360 Website: http://thornhill.ss.yrdsb.ca This newsletter signals the culmination of another year at Administration Thornhill. On behalf of the Administration Team, I extend David McAdam, Principal hearty congratulations to all members of our school Sandy Kofalvi, Vice-Principal community on a job well done! Michelle Randall, Vice-Principal Superintendent of Schools To our students: we celebrate your accomplishments in Rashmi Swarup academics, the arts, sports, technological studies, extra- Trustee curricular pursuits, and in community and leadership Susan Geller development. You have taken advantage of the many opportunities to learn and grow, and have applied yourself for School Council Co-Chairs your own advancement and for the betterment of our extended Hayley Morris and Shirley Porjes community. Thanks for doing your part, as individuals of character, to make our school a safer, more inclusive place. Hats off to you, especially to the Class of 2015! INSIDE Page(s) Registration 3 To our parents: you have continued to play a vital role as Space Club 4 educational partners, supporting the development of our Prefects 6 Tigers! Your ongoing guidance, advocacy and assistance to Chess Club 7 increase student success are highly appreciated. A special Mathematically Speaking 8 ‘thank you’ to members of the School Council for your Athletic Council 11-12 commitment to continuous improvement at TSS! Character Matters 13 School Cash Online 15 School Trip 16 To our community partners: many thanks for your generous giving and for linking arms with us to more holistically equip our students as 21st century learners. LOOKING AHEAD To our school staff: I honour you for your dedication to the growth of our students, including what you do to ensure that Date Event they learn all they can each day. Thank you to our technicians, September 1 Registration/Photo Day teaching faculty, secretaries, educational assistants, caretakers September 8 First Day—Grade 9 and cafeteria staff for your teamwork and optimism as we September 9 First Day—Grade 10-12 September 17 School Council continually strive for excellence. I also extend special September 24 Grade 9 Curriculum Night congratulations and best wishes to staff members who are on September 28 PD Day—Training Day the move. Please see “Staffing Changes for 2015-2016” on September 30 Terry Fox Run/Carnival Day page 10 for more details. October 8 Awards Assembly October 14 Photo Re-take Day (continued on page 5) VOLUME 6 ISSUE 4 TSS PAW PRINTS PAGE 2 PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION After a long winter and many anxious days waiting for the weather to co-operate, phys ed classes have been out and enjoying the warmer weather. With the warmer weather came games of ultimate frisbee, soccer, flag football, and Australian rules football "footy". This semester the grade 9 girls classes experienced a week of self defense with Coach Jones. Fun was had by all as they kicked, punched and grappled their way to safety. The first week of June all Healthy Active Living classes got a taste of sport and culture from the Land Down Under. "Cass" led the students through the skills and strategies needed to play the game of "Footy". The students mastered the skills of hand passing, kicking and dribbling a footy ball as they kicked goals, all not as easy as it sounds! Kudos to Mr. Hawkins' period 4 Grade 9s for their perseverance and sportsmanship! Congratulations to all who completed the second round of fitness testing and who achieved or exceeded their fitness goals, and as old records fall and new ones are set, the scores to beat are becoming more challenging. However, we did see a few new records set: Grade 9 Will Lee set a new 12 minute run record with 47 laps or 3,290 meters. Wow!!! Grade 10 Nikol Kamenetsky also set a Standing Long Jump record with a jump of 2.34 m. Well done! Our Personal Fitness Classes worked towards the 5 and 7 km runs. They worked hard all semester and many completed their runs in very respectable times. Congratulations!! We hope all our students continue to be active and healthy throughout the summer. We wish everyone a safe and fun filled summer with plenty of activity. See you in September. SCHOOL TIMETABLE Start End Period 1 8:50 10:05 Opening Exercises 10:05 10:10 Period 2 10:15 11:30 We encourage all students to obtain a Vaughan Period 3A 11:35 12:15 and/or Markham Public Library card. The Markham Period 3B 12:15 12:50 and Vaughan Public Libraries give students access Period 3C 12:55 1:30 to online databases that are important in providing Period 4 1:35 2:50 information for academic research—an extremely After-School Program 2:55 4:10 useful resource throughout their high school career, and IT’S FREE! VOLUME 6 ISSUE 4 TSS PAW PRINTS PAGE 3 REGISTRATION INFORMATION In accordance with Ministry of Education guidelines, schools will not charge fees for supplies relating to coursework that is necessary to meet graduation requirements, e.g. French workbooks, Family Studies food labs. The Fees Guidelines allows schools to charge fees for enhanced materials, i.e. enrichments beyond what is necessary to meet curriculum expectations such as: certifications; Iron Chef Competition; art kit; cedar wood in construction; and field trips. In classes that charge for enhancements, you will receive a letter from the teacher detailing what the fee covers. Payment of the enhancement fee is voluntary. In addition, fees can be charged for participating in extra-curricular activities such as sports teams, clubs, dances, graduation, etc. Our School Activity Fee serves to engage students in the broader school community by providing a wide range of opportunities that occur before school, at lunch and after school. Monies collected will cover or subsidize the cost of various extra-curricular activities in clubs, teams, sports, and student groups such as the Students’ Council. These groups, events and activities build school spirit and enrich the learning experience beyond the classroom and the designated subject curriculum. This is an important element in building and strengthening the sense of community at TSS. STUDENT FEES: Student Activity Fee $ 45.00 (Student Council Activities, Clubs, Speakers, Carnival, Spirit Days, Sports Teams, School Newspaper, Dances …) Student Price Card (SPC)for retail discounts at student-price $ 10.00 School Yearbook . .Every student is encouraged to purchase a yearbook. $ 40.00 Physical Education Uniform (mandatory) $ 25.00 . shorts only $ 12.00 . shirt only $ 14.00 TSS Athletic Attire must be warn by all students enrolled in Physical Education courses Grade 12 s only—Graduation Package—June 24, 2015 $ 75.00 (includes cap, gown, 4 tickets, refreshments, decorations, venue and printing costs) Student Agenda Planner (optional) $ 5.00 Parents are advised that students should bring sufficient funds to cover registration fees and physical education uniforms. Cheques are to be made payable to “Thornhill Secondary School”. A $20 NSF charge will be added to all cheques returned to the school. There is also a cash on-line option. We cannot accept credit or debit cards. Registration Day will be on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 from 10:30am to 4:00pm. All students are expected to participate as timetables for 2015-2016 will be distributed then. Thank you. Timetable Change Requests: During Registration Week, priority for timetable changes will be given to grade 9 and 10 students with incomplete timetables (fewer than 8 courses), missing compulsory courses, and those with changes due to summer school and repeated courses. Other course change requests can be made by completing a “Course Change Request” form available in Guidance from Tuesday, September 8 to Wednesday, September 15, 2015. VOLUME 6 ISSUE 4 TSS PAW PRINTS PAGE 4 SPACE CLUB Space Club had another amazing year! Students learned how to set up three different types of telescopes (one belonging to the school) for viewing both at night and for solar viewing. We had several events at which we viewed: the Sun, with sunspots and prominences, Jupiter and its moons, the Moon and much more. The students also set up their solar flare detector, with the help of Paul Mortfield of the David Dunlap Observatory and President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto Chapter. The detector has already collected data which indicated solar flares. A special thank-you to Mr. Mortfield for all his help this year! Solar viewing at the Relay for Life Night viewing with the TSS telescope SCIENCE—Biology Competition The 21st annual University of Toronto National Biology Competition was held on April 30th. This competition also includes competitors from other nations. Congratulations to the TSS team that placed 17th out of 204 Canadian schools, and second in York Region. This year’s team of the top 5 in the school who competed consisted of: Yoni Levin, Hayden Wong, Jason Fong, Daniel Yong and Polina Zavyalova. A special congratulations to Yoni Levin who placed in the 98 th percentile in the competition in a field of 3399 entries. Yoni, Hayden and Jason have all been awarded National Biology Scholar certificates for placing within the top 5 percentile of contestants. Congratulations to all of the Biology students who competed! VOLUME 6 ISSUE 4 TSS PAW PRINTS PAGE 5 (continued from page 1) As we close another chapter in our school’s history, I am grateful for our individual and collective achievement. I am also anticipating the new or extended opportunities that await us.
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