steveston-london secondary newsletter · 3 september-october 2017 volume 11, issue 2 world...

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2017 VOLUME 11, Issue 2 Ms. Carol-Lyn Sakata Principal Mr. Lee Banta & Ms. Anita Kwon Vice Principals Mrs. Roisin Clenachan-Johnson & Mrs. Michèle McLean PAC Co-Chairpersons Ms. Kathyrn D’Angelo Assistant Superintendent Dr. Eric Yung Board of Education Liaison STEVESTON-LONDON SECONDARY 6600 Williams Road Richmond, BC V7E 1K5 Phone: 604.668.6668 Early Warning: 604.668.6670 Fax: 604.668.6672 Email: [email protected] Website: http://slss.sd38.bc.ca Twitter: @StevestonLondon Instagram: @stevestonlondon Facebook: Steveston-London Secondary School

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SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2017VOLUME 11, Issue 2

New Beginnings –

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Good times with a busy start to the school year

We welcomed our youngest students to the "Shark family" at a very successful Grade 8 Camp on September 13-15 at Camp Stillwood near Cultus Lake. The main purpose for our annual camp is to help our youngest students make a successful transition to high school. This year our 200 Grade 8s and 32 Camp Leaders went to Camp and our students learned about "being organized for success & setting goals"; “social responsibility”; “getting involved and leaving a legacy”, and participated in many fun activities. Most importantly, all the Grade 8s made new friends and began to come together as a group – a great start for the SLSS grads of 2022! Thank you to the staff who came to camp - Ms. S. O’Neill, Mr. T. Jarvis, Ms. H. Sullivan, Ms. B. Schneebeli, Ms. A. Wu, Ms. M. Henrickson, Ms. A. Levin, Ms. J. Girard, Ms. R. Lewin, Ms. I. Guidone, Mr. B. Hockley, Ms. A. Shearer, RCMP Cst. H. McKean, and Ms. A. Kwon. Congratulations to the student camp leaders who organized the 3-day event: Mark Cam, Jennifer Cen, Athena Chen, Jessalyn Chen, Joshua Chew, Andrea Chiang, Alex Chow, Ashwyn Dholliwar, Emily Fuchiwaki, Sophia Gu, Prem Gundarah, Bandan Jaswal, Parker Johnson, Eve Katayama, Kim Kerdsumran, Dylan Kobankiat, Kathleen Kong, Sara Lee, Harrison Liu, Emily Mu, Jonathan Nakhleh, Megan Saez Co, Yana San Pedro, Tianaa Sequeira, Marcus Su, Celine Tsai, Charles Van, Joshua Wang, Aaron Wee, Marco Wong, Justin Wu, and Catherine Xu. Thank you also to the 15 students who led an in-house camp at the school: Merveilles Amisi, Brian Ang, Isabelle Beggs, Otto Chen, Jessie Hsieh, Angela Hu, Ryan Huang, Bertina Lee, Cameron Lee, Michelle Li, Sharon Low, Jessie See-Fernandez, Lily Wang, Brandon Yuen, and Annie Zhou.

Cops for Cancer is an exciting annual event that takes place each fall, when over a hundred law enforcement and emergency services personnel from across the province brave all types of weather as they cycle up to two weeks across the daunting terrain of Vancouver Island, Northern BC, the coast of British Columbia and the Fraser Valley.

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World Teachers’ Day Thursday, October 5th was World Teachers’ Day. The United Nations celebrates the role teachers play in providing quality education that enables children and adults of all ages to learn to take part in and contribute to their local community and global society. Thus teachers are global leaders and have earned an international day during which their efforts are recognized and applauded. At SLSS, we extended our appreciation to all staff as we know “it takes a village to raise a child”. Many thanks to the SLSS PAC for organizing breakfast for SLSS staff on Thursday, October 5. The items were plentiful and became snacks for the rest of the day.

SLSS Parent’s Corner – What’s new? Welcome! Stay Connected and Keep Informed and Get Involved!

PAC News – Next meeting is Wednesday, October 11 All parents of SLSS students are members of PAC and everyone is welcome to attend. PAC meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month. A wide variety of school, district and Ministry of Education topics are discussed, as well as, the latest trends and issues with teenagers. It is a great opportunity to meet the principal as well as other parents in an informal and welcoming setting. Our first PAC meeting was held on September 16. PAC chairs, Michèle McLean and Roisin Clenachan-Johnson, welcomed over 30 parents to the meeting. Carol-Lyn Sakata, principal, talked to parents about school organization and class size and class composition at SLSS and beginning school events and activities. The next meeting is Wednesday, October 11 at 6:30 PM in the school library. Ms. Sakata will be speaking about learning support at SLSS and ways that parents can support students in their learning.

DRY AFTER GRAD 2018 – Message to Grade 11 & 12 Parents: I am the out-going co-chair for the 2017 DAG (Dry After Grad). DAG is the parent hosted celebration for the Grade 12s held immediately after their June Dinner/Dance – June 29, 2018. DAG meets once a month to plan the event. I would like to invite you to attend the next meeting. For Grade 12 parents, the committee would like to hear what your child's interest are, what he/she may like for entertainment/food, etc. For the Grade 11 parents, it is a great opportunity to learn about the event to gather ideas for when it is your turn to host. In October, we will be meeting the new co-chairs plus discussing themes and entertainment for DAG 2018. Our next meeting is Wednesday, October 11th at 7:30 PM in the library at SLSS.

Hope to see you there, Loreen Long Parent Volunteer Co-Chair DAG 2017

STAY IN TOUCH Students, parents, alumni, and interested members of our wider community are invited to keep up to date on what is happening at the school by joining us on various social media platforms: - Join our 1300+ followers on Twitter (@ StevestonLondon), - Facebook (Steveston-London Secondary School), - Instagram (@stevestonlondon), OR - Subscribe to SLSS website at http://slss.sd38.bc.ca We post SLSS updates and news regularly and frequently. Don’t miss out!

Photo Retake Day – October 18 If you

Academic Alert Interims Academic Alert Interims will be mailed home October 20. Not all parents of SLSS students will receive interims. Academic Alert Interims are intended for parents of students who are struggling in one or more of their classes. Parents are reminded that you can always contact teachers to discuss your teen’s achievement.

Take Our Kids to Work Day Each year,

STUDENT SAFETY REMINDERS

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Traffic Safety at Steveston-London What you can do to keep our parking lots and roads safe for everyone

Pick-Up & Drop-Off of Students

Student Parking Reminder

Student Council News

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SLSS Fine Arts Music & Theatre

All the World’s a Stage The Drama department has started things off with a bang! After some great read throughs last June, Ms. Kosar and Directing and Scriptwriting student, Isaac Hoyland, have finished writing the script for “High School Confidential”, which is an episodic drama that the Drama Club plans to produce through the month of November. Each episode will be performed at lunch to student audiences with cliff-hanger endings leading to the next instalment! After all the episodes have been presented to lunchtime crowds of students, the club plans to present the entire sequence to evening audiences in late November.

Auditions for the play were held at the end of September and it was gratifying to Ms. Kosar to see so much great talent in all grades at Steveston-London. Rehearsals start in the first week of October. With cast and crew, it looks like over sixty students will be taking part in producing the play! It’s an exciting new project for the enthusiastic students of the Drama Club and we all hope to be able to provide a hard-hitting look at various aspects of student life with this very realistic and dramatic show! Stay tuned for dates!

Music Department News The music department is ready to hit the road and perform again... upcoming concerts include:

• Jessie Wowk Elementary - October 24 at 1:30 PM • SLSS Remembrance Day Ceremony – November 10 • McKinney Elementary – November 16, time TBA • Maple Lane Elementary – November 29, time TBA • Public Performance at Aberdeen Centre – December

6, details to come • Annual Winter Concert – December 14 at 7:00 PM,

SLSS Theatre • Winter Concert Encore Assembly – December 15,

11:30 AM Stay tuned for more concert details!

Parents are welcome to attend all the events. For attendance at elementary school concerts, parents are asked to contact the respective elementary school offices ahead of time if you plan to attend.

Sharks Athletics #GoSharks

The Steveston London Sharks are ready to hit it this season! Sport teams like volleyball, swimming, cross country and soccer are training HARD to show everyone what SLSS has to offer. To the start the season off, cross country had their first meet on September 27th. Many of our great runners were almost as fast as lightning! It was an outstanding performance from our runners. KEEP IT UP!!!! Senior boys soccer is off to a great start. We hope everyone will keep up the good effort and lead us to a win soon! Our swimmers have a natural advantage because we are the home of the Sharks! Meets are coming up soon so remember to bring your swimsuits! Grade 8, 9 and 10 girls as well as senior boys and girls volleyball are in full swing. Our senior home openers against Richmond High was October 3rd @ 5:30 and 7 PM. All our volleyball teams were victorious on October 3rd. Way to go Shark volleyball teams!!!! If you want to come out and support any of these talented teams, make sure to go on Richmond esportsdesk for future games!!! LET’S GO SHARKS!!!!

Please contact Ms. R. Lewin for more information on Athletics, or visit our website http://slss.sd38.bc.ca/extracurricular/sharks-athletics

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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES October 9 Thanksgiving Day Holiday November 1 Take Grade 9s to Work Day October 11 PAC 6:30 PM, DAG 7:30 PM November 1 U of Calgary Presents at Lunch October 16 UBC Presents at Lunch November 5 Daylight Savings Ends October 18 Photo Retakes November 7 Collaboration Day October 20 Academic Alert Interims Mailed November 8 PAC 6:30 PM, DAG 7:30 PM October 21 Pro-D Day November 10 Remembrance Day Ceremonies October 26 Halloween Dance November 11 Remembrance Day Oct 30 – Nov 3 Spirit Week November 13 Remembrance Day Stat Holiday October 31 Halloween

Career Centre News

SLSS Career Centre website: http://slsscareercenter.wordpress.com All 2018 grads are encouraged to book an appointment with Mrs. Kerr to discuss post-secondary plans and options. Students are urged to check the Grade 12 Bulletin Board (by the Williams Rd. Staffroom) regularly for post-secondary updates, deadlines and reminders (scholarships, information sessions, new programs, etc). Steveston-London Secondary - students in Grades 10-12 are invited to attend lunch hour sessions with various Post-Secondary representatives.

October: UBC October 16 (Shark Tank) Western University October 30 (Theatre) *Ryerson University October 30 (After School-Theater)

November: U of Calgary November 8 (Theatre) PSIBC Fair November 9 (Shark Tank) Simon Fraser U November 14 (Shark Tank) *McGill U November 15 (After Library) U of Toronto November 20 (Theatre) *U of Waterloo November 20 (After School-Theatre) U of Alberta November 21 (Theatre)

*These sessions will be held after school at 2:55pm To apply to BC Colleges and Universities Students planning on attending College in September 2018 - can apply to Langara on Oct. 1, Douglas on Oct. 2 and Kwantlen on Nov. 1. BCIT accepts applications for most programs on Nov. 2nd and VCC is on-going throughout the year. Since colleges operate on a 1st come 1st serve basis it is recommended that students submit their application early. Students planning on attending a University in September 2018 - Universities open their application portals in Sept./Oct. and continue accepting applications until a specific deadline. Universities base admission decisions on certain criteria, not necessarily how early a student applies. Online Application for Admission To BC Colleges and Universities: Students may apply either directly to a specific institution or use EducationPlannerBC: https://apply.educationplannerbc.ca . This service allows students to apply for admission to most public post-secondary institution in British Columbia. Fill in the EducationPlannerBC Common Form once, then apply to any institution you choose. -Online Application for Admission to Alberta Universities: https://applyalberta.ca/ -Online Application for Admission to Ontario Universities: http://www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-105/ -All other Post-Secondary Institutions: Check their websites for instructions. UP-COMING EVENTS: Oct. 12/17 - Carnegie Mellon University (USA) Information Session in Metro Vancouver Oct. 17/17- An Introduction to the Ivy League + Stanford Information Session Oct. 18/17 (3-6pm) – Experience VCC Event- Broadway Campus Oct. 23/17 - EducationUSA Information Session at JN Burnett Nov. 6/17 - Fine Arts Information Session & Creative Arts Open House at Langara Nov. 17/17 - (10am-4pm) UBC Applied Science Open House – For All Students For details and other events, please check: https://slsscareercenter.wordpress.com/calendar/

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