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V S S A D M I N
Laura
Leesti Principal
Fraser
Scott
Administrator
Kelly
McLeod Administrator
TRUSTEE
Joel Hertz
SCHOOL
COUNCIL
CHAIR
Karen Vernon
Suzanne Jordan
Voice of the Vaughan Voyageurs T U E S D A Y , F E B R A R Y 4 , 2 0 1 4
Message from the Administration
Semester one has come and gone but not without some excitement. We survived a
“broken elevator”, an ice storm, cold temperatures and exams. Welcome to 2014, a
new semester, new courses and the opportunity to chose courses for the 2014/15
school year.
On Thursday February 6th and Friday February 7th all students will participate in
course selection assemblies. This is a time to sit with your child and discuss career
options and course requirements. New this year, students in grade ten and eleven will
participate in completing their Individualized Pathways Plan. Creating Pathways to
Success sets out the new career development policy for Ontario schools, which in-
volves the implementation of a comprehensive Kindergarten to Grade 12 education
and career/life planning program designed to help students achieve their personal goals
and become competent, successful, and contributing members of society.
The following beliefs and principals underpin the education and career/life planning
program. What students believe about themselves and their opportunities and what
their peers and the adults in their lives believe about them, significantly influences the
choices students make and the degree to which they achieve their goals. The education
and career/life planning program policy for Ontario schools is based on three core
beliefs:
all students can be successful;
success comes in many forms;
there are many pathways to success.
To view the Creating Pathways to Success document please visit the Ontario
Ministry of Education website, at www.ontario.ca/education.
If you have any questions regarding course selection or the Individual Pathways Plan
(IPP) please do not hesitate to contact the school at (905)660-1397.
In closing we wish all our students a successful semester two. Bring on Spring!
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Upcoming Events February 2014
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 OCAS College Ap-plications Due
2 3 PA Day 4 Semester 2/Term 1 Begins
5 IPP Library
6 Course Selection Assemblies Gr 9 & 10 Period 1 IPP Library
7 Course Selection Assemblies Gr 11 Period 1 Course Display in Atrium all day Ski Trip IPP Library
8
9 10 IPP Library
11 Semester 1 RC Distributed
12 WSI—Black His-tory/Literacy Focus
13 Polling Station
14 Valentine’s Day 15
16 17 Family Day 18 Sem 2 Photo Day—retakes & Grad Photo until Feb 21
19 Student Form in Library
20 Semi Formal
21 Ski Trip
22
23 24 Interim Report Process Opens School Council
25 26 27 28 Awards Assembly Period 1 Ski Trip
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Updates From Guidance
February is Course Selection Month!
Course selection assemblies for students for the 2014/15 school year will take
place Thursday February 6th in period 1 for grade 9 and 10’s, and Friday, Febru-
ary 7 for grade 11’s. Following the assemblies there will be a Departmental
Carousel for students to ask the teachers about courses for the following year.
Guidance appointments will be available from February 6th through February
18th to discuss options and answer pathways questions.
All students will receive a Pathways planning guide, instructions for choosing
courses on Career Cruising and a Credit Counselling Summary of all credits
earned to date.
Course Selections for September must be submitted by TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 18TH. Please make sure they are submitted on time, as Career
Cruising will be locked down. Choose once, choose wisely!
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techKNOWLEDGEy
Top Ten Reasons to Take Technology Courses 1) Students will apply the theory knowledge that you learn in other course to create real projects in Technology Education. 2) The projects you create will be relevant to you, your school and your community.
3) The skills you develop in Technological Education will be useful after high school, in post secondary pro grams, in the workplace and support personal pursuits 4) You will learn from teachers who have industry experience, specific qualifications and workplace experience.
5) Technological Education courses have a direct link to a range of post-secondary and school to work pro-
grams. 6) Technological Education programs can lead to in-demand high-paying careers
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7) Teaching takes place using ―project-based‖, problem-solving model – the way industry works. 8) Learning is ―hands-on‖ students ―learn-by-doing‖ - the way we learn naturally.
9) Technological Education courses focus on providing students with practical skills that they can use in
the ―real world‖.
10) Fun Fun Fun!
tech KNOWLEDGE y – don’t leave home without it!
TDJ – 1O1 TDJ – 2O1 TDJ – 3M1 TDJ – 4M1
techKNOWLEDGEy Con’t
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New Books @ Your Library®
January 2014
Fiction: Aker, Don. The first stone. Arcos, Carrie. Out of reach. Brosh, Allie. Hyperbole and a half. Conklin, Tara. The house girl. Draper, Sharon. Out of my mind. Fluttert, Pam. Until today.
Freedman, Paula. My Basmati batmitzvah.
Konigsberg, Bill. Openly straight. Lieberman, Leanne. Lauren Yanofsky hates the Holocaust. Little, Ashley. The new normal. McMann, Lisa. Crash. Moriarty, Liane. The husband’s secret. Munro, Alice. Dear life.
Roberts, Jeyn. Rage within.
Simone, Ni-Ni. If I was your girl. Walton, K.M. Empty.
Weaver, Eva. The puppet boy of Warsaw. Graphic Novels: Shen, Prudence and Faith Erin Hicks. Nothing can possibly go wrong. Snyder, Scott. Batman, Vol. 1: The court of owls. Wood, Brian. Mara. Non-Fiction: Clark, Nancy. Nancy Clark’s sports nutrition guidebook. Cohen, Robert. Body piercing and tattooing: making smart choices. Currie-McGhee, Leanne. Tattoos, body piercings, and teens. Hadfield, Chris. An astronaut’s guide to life on earth. Hanson-Harding, Alexandra. When a friend or loved one dies: grieving, mourning, and healing. Henderson, Elisabeth and Nancy Armstrong. 100 Questions you’d never ask your parents. Klein, Rebecca. Rape and sexual assault: healing and recovery. Mooney, Carla. Healthy weight for teens. Rockliff, Mara. Get real: what kind of world are you buying? Senker, Cath. Relationships. Tapscott, Don. Wikinomics.
Updates From The Library
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What a SLAM!
Grade 10 English students were stars at their Spoken Word Poetry Showcase this past De-
cember. 5 classes and dozens of students came together to prove that not only are they full of
insights and socially motivated speakers, but that they have the talent to capture the rhythmic soul
of Spoken Word. Snaps from Ms. Best, Ms. Adamthwaite, and Mrs. Peñafiel!
Vaughan Secondary School
1401 Clark Avenue West
Thornhill, Ontario
L4J 7R4
Phone: 905-660-1397
Fax: 905-660-0318
E-mail: [email protected]
School Office Supervisor
Bethany Carruthers
Extension 323
Assistant Head Secretary
Responsible for the Student Management System
Mary Peard
Extension 352
Attendance Secretary
Rosemary Valentino
Extension 300
Guidance Secretary
Diane Jarvis
Extension 353
STAR Secretary
Domenica Pereira
Extension 320
Budget Secretary
Carly Styles
Extension 318
Vaughan Secondary School VSS Office Staff
order to update our Student
Management System accordingly.
Please reference the student
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ship to the student.
The “Voice of the Vaughan Voya-
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For further information, visit our school website www.vaughan.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca
Student Transportation Services of York Region
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