November 23, 2020 - Monday

November Reporting Period November reports will be released this Thursday, November 26th. Please note that we will NOT be sending home physical copies of the report card unless specifically requested by a parent. Parents can log in to the PowerSchool Portal to view all marks and comments. If you do require a paper copy please email jenniferrotchford@nlesd.ca Parent Teacher Interviews will be going ahead on Thursday, December 3rd from 1:30 to 6:30. We will NOT be holding interviews face to face but will be utilizing either a video or phone call. Parents will use the OPTIS system to book appointments. Please note that this system will not open until November 26th, the day report cards are released

● To make your appointments on Thursday click here. https://secure.parentinterviews.com/waterford-valley

● Instructions on how to use OPTIS are here https://help.parentinterviews.com/docs/parents/

Two Recent Changes at WVH

1. Cancelling of Midterm Exams for January Waterford Valley High has decided to cancel midterm exams scheduled for the end of January. After weighing the pros and cons it was unanimously decided that this decision was in the best interests of our students at this time. Thus in January Instruction and assessment will continue as normal with no break in classes. Teachers will let students know updated evaluation schemes for courses in the coming days.

Also, a reminder that school will be closed Friday, Nov. 20th for report card preparation. Please be sure your child has completed all outstanding work and assignments and submitted by tomorrow at the latest. Report cards will go home next Thursday and parent interviews will be on Dec. 3rd. *Please note that there has been no decision regarding Public or final exams scheduled for June. The decision for public exams has to come from the Dept of Education and is not a school-based decision.

2. Recess is now combined with Lunch Students lobbied the school to cancel the 10 minute recess and add it to the lunch period. After some discussion staff have decided to give this a go on a trial basis. Thus each class is exactly 60 minutes in length and students have two minutes to move between classes. If a student required a snack during the first three periods they should ask permission of their teacher and try not to let eating disrupt the teaching and learning process. Lunch is now 56 minutes long and the end of the day is still at 3:02pm. Reminder we are still doing a staggered dismissal with Grade 10’s leaving at 2:52pm, Grade 11 at 2:57pm and Grade 12’s at 3:02pm. We have decided to maintain this format as Grade 12 students need to get every minute of instruction that they can to help prepare them for graduation.

SHAD Program Any student who is interested in participating in a 20-minute virtual presentation about the

SHAD program - which provides students in grades 10 or 11 the opportunity to engage in

experiential learning in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) &

Jackson or Ms Kirkland. SHAD partners with universities across Canada to give high school

students access to university academics and enrichment content, hands-on learning

experiences, activities to build networks with like-minded students from across Canada,

coaching and guidance from experienced mentors, and engagement in a real word design

challenge. Check out their website

Youth City Programs Limited spaces are available in the following City of St. John's, Recreation Division youth programs! Register now:

● Online www.stjohns.ca through RECconnect ● In person at either H.G.R Mews Community Centre or Paul Reynolds Community

Centre ● Telephone at (709) 576-8499

Youth Christmas Art Night Join us for a night of Christmas themed crafts. All materials provided. Date: December 3rd, 2020 Time: 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Ages: 12 to 16 years Location: Paul Reynolds Community Centre Cost: $ 14.00

News from Memorial University

Joyce Foundation Bursary Deadline Reminder: applications for the Joyce Foundation Bursary must be postmarked by Monday, Nov. 30, 2020.

https://www.mun.ca/scholarships/scholarships/entrancestudents/nl/joycefoundation/ Application forms, referee instructions and other details can be found on the Scholarships and Awards website. https://www.mun.ca/scholarships/scholarships/entrancestudents/nl/ Join us for a virtual open house! From Nov. 30-Dec. 2, explore Memorial’s St. John’s campus from the comfort of your home! Get a feel for student life, connect with faculty, staff and students by joining us online each night from 7-10 p.m. Prospective students who register in advance and attend the virtual open house will be eligible for a chance to win a $500 tuition voucher. https://www.mun.ca/undergrad/events/open-house.php

Apply to Memorial The Application for Admission to the fall 2021 semester is now available. Students can submit their application for admission online. 

Our new application portal allows students to upload unofficial documents directly to their application. After their application is complete, it will be assessed and they will receive an admission decision. Students receiving a provisional acceptance will be able to activate their MUN login within 24 hours; this login is their gateway to accessing Memorial's online services. 

Stay connected to Memorial Our live chat service is available five days a week. Prospective students can ask our recruitment team any of their questions about our programs or admission requirements. 

Viewbooks available online Our 2020-21 prospective student viewbooks are available to download on ISSUU. 

● St. John's campus (Canadian and international students) ● Grenfell Campus (Canadian students) ● Grenfell Campus (International students) 

Theatre Arts 3220 For our live performance (as mentioned in the last newsletter) it looks like the weather is not going to cooperate. Therefore, we are going to host a YouTube live. This performance will be filmed live and on the spot on Wednesday during class time. We will then upload the video to YouTube. We will attempt to make the video go live at 4pm. Because of copyright, we only have a performance license and therefore, the video will expire by 11pm. Anyone wanting to view the performance can email jodyrideout@nlesd.ca and I will send you the link. For those who have already contacted, I will

respond with a link as soon as we upload. From all of us in Theatre Arts 3220 - We hope you enjoy what we’ve been learning in class and thank you for your support!

 

Student Art Gallery

Danika Gregory 2020 Onica Mugford 2020

Payton Coules 2020

Olivia Thomlyn 2020

2nd Annual Student Art Contest 2020 Last spring we virtually invited students to participate in an art contest. Students were asked to submit a proposal (sketch and write-up) for a piece of art and from there the most successful pieces were chosen as winners. Below are the final artworks created by our student artists. These will be hung in our school lobby but we wanted to share them here so everyone can see the talented creations of our students! Congratulations to our Runner-ups Emma McIsaac and Selena Boyles, and our Overall Winner Molly Nash.

Runner Up: Emma McIsaac Runner Up: Selena Boyles

Overall Winner: Molly Nash