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Principal: Mr. W. Kirschner Vice Principals: Mrs. M. Mattes, Mr.
P. Persad
PAC Chair: Mrs. Julie Reimer Website: http://skss.sd73.bc.ca
NEWSLETTER: April 2019
Principal’s Message… As we return from a relaxing spring break
and the positive signs of warmer weather, I am reminded by this
weeks paper work and 2019/20 planning that we are indeed moving
quickly through semester 2: term 3 ends on April 12 and report
cards will be issued on April 26th. Mr. Persad and Ms. Mattes are
well into scheduling our SKSS timetable for next year that is
working towards a projected enrollment of 895 students, we are
currently at 885. I am happy with our projected numbers as this
will provide staffing stability on our campus and the necessary
support to sustain the diversity of courses at SKSS as well as our
extra-curricular programs that we offer from September through to
June.
We are at that time of the year on our campus and in our
classrooms where we really begin to see, as a school, all of the
hard work and subsequent evidence of learning that is clearly
showing a consistency of higher ordering thinking, tasks and
questioning. Whether it be individual
presentations of learning or displays of creativity, I am always
amazed with the dedication and commitment from our students and
staff that exemplifies all of the "Attributes of a Titan" that we
proudly display in the hallways of our school. I truly believe
these attributes, and our collective vision, will continue to
provide the most optimal learning environment for all of our Titans
to succeed both within our classrooms and in our greater community
:)
Spring athletics are well under way after a very successful
winter season in which our Sr. Girls basketball team won the B.C.
Provincial Championship for the second year in a row!!! We will be
having a pep rally next week on April 10th to recognize our teams
and to have a special banner raising ceremony for our Sr. Girls
Basketball team. Well done by all of the athletes, coaches and
parents involved....a very special moment for SKSS athletics.
We will be having our SKSS parent meeting for athletics on
Tuesday, April 9th at 6pm in the library. This meeting is for all
parents of spring athletes who have not attended this meeting to
date. Topics will include: our school athletic programs, school
policies, district policies and time made available for questions
to both myself and to our athletic director, Mr. Yamaoka. Spring
programs being offered this year are: girls rugby, boys rugby,
girls soccer, golf, tennis, track and field, ultimate frisbee and
badminton. Thanks to all of our coaches and sponsors who give their
time and expertise to allow for these opportunities on our
campus.
My monthly "Titans" call out goes to South Kam student, Rio
Shatzko who recently was awarded a gold medal at Apex mountain for
downhill skiing and subsequently was recognized as the U19 BC
Alpine Overall Champion !!! We are all very proud of Rio for his
dedication and commitment to the sport of skiing :)
A friendly reminder to our parents that our next PAC meeting is
April 18th at 7:00pm in our library. Please call me if you have any
questions about our SKSS PAC. It is a great group to work and
collaborate with and remember.......there is no fundraising at the
high school level :):):) I look forward to seeing you on April
18th.
Sincerely, Mr. W. Kirschner - Principal
École Secondaire South Kamloops Secondary School
Important Dates
April 1 ...........................................No Classes-
Pro-D Day April 5 ............................................. Day
of Sucwentwecw April 12
................................................Term 3/4W6 Ends
April 15 ...............................................Term 4/ 4W7
Starts April 19 ..............................School Closed – Good
Friday April 22 .......................... School Closed – Easter
Monday April 26 .............................................
Report Cards issued May
10...............................................................
6W5 Ends May
13..............................................................
6W6 Starts May 17 ........................................ No
Classes – Pro-D Day May 20 ................................ School
Closed - Victoria Day May 21
........................................... Interim Reports Issued
May
22...............................................................
4W7 Ends May
23..............................................................
4W8 Starts June
14.....................................................Commencements
June 19-20 ..................................................
Double Blocks June
20.................................................Last Day of
Classes June 21-24 .................................. Project
Completion Days June 21-26
......................................Numeracy Assessment June
24-25 ...........................................Government Exams
June 27...........................................................
Report Cards June
28..............................................................Admin
Day
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SKSS PAC
SKSS PAC
The next PAC meeting will be held on Thursday, April 18th at 7
pm in the
school Library. Everyone is welcome to attend meetings.
To contact PAC by email: [email protected]
COUNSELLING NEWS
A reminder to the gr. 12s applying for scholarships. The
majority of the school based and district based awards are due on
May 1st, 2019. Please refer to the scholarship website for more
information. Grade 12s are welcome to access information about
school based scholarships on the following website.
http//:skssscholarships.weebly.com The School District #73
Scholarship & Awards application is available on the SD #73
website. Click on the top tab labelled "Schools/Programs" where you
will find "Graduation". The application form link will be found in
a paragraph near the bottom of the scholarships and bursaries
page.
2019 STUDENT LEARNING SURVEY
2019 STUDENT LEARNING SURVEY Help us plan for the future – tell
us about your child’s education experience. Students in Grades 4,
7, 10 and 12, their parents, and all staff in BC public schools are
invited to participate in an annual online satisfaction survey
about their school experience. All responses are anonymous and
confidential. All Grade 10 and 12 SKSS students completed the 2019
Student Learning Survey from the Ministry of Education in March.
The survey is open from now until April 30th, 2019 and may be
accessed from: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/sat_survey/access.htm
Parents please note: The Log On area is on the right side of the
screen “Direct Access – no logon number required”. Please log on
and complete the survey from this area.
MS. BABIN’S CLASS
2019 brings a new Canadian Food Guide.
Congratulations to Amy Putnam &
Treysen Goddard on presenting the new
nutrition information in such an
attractive way!
NAVIGATING THE TALK
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SKSS ART NIGHT
SD73 BUDGET PRESENTATION
GRAD
Friday, June 14th, 2019 Commencements
Rehearsal 11:45 AM Grad Banquet 5:15 PM Commencement Ceremony
7:00 PM The Grad Newsletter is posted on the school website. Visit
the school website at www.skss.sd73.bc.ca and click on Path To
Graduation. If you are a Grad who isn’t registered in regular
classes at the school (i.e. attending ACEIT programs) please
contact the school with your e-mail address so we can forward
information to you. Mrs. Mattes (Vice Principal) is the school
contact for Grad although the Dry Grad Parent Committee is
responsible for Dry Grad and the Prom. GRAD DINNER &
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY: Both the Grad Dinner and Commencement
Ceremony will be held on Friday, June 14th at the McArthur Island
Sports Centre. • A rehearsal will be held at 11:45 am on Friday,
June 14th. Students will be bused from SKSS to McArthur Island at
11:30 am. All students are required to ride the bus to the
rehearsal.
• The Grad Dinner will begin at 5:15pm in the Curling Arena.
This function is for Grads and SKSS faculty only. • The
Commencement Ceremony will follow dinner in the Ice Arena area at
7:00 pm. • Tickets are required for family and friends to attend
the Commencement Ceremony. Each Grad will receive 10 tickets (
available in late May).
At the Commencement Ceremony we show a slideshow as the grads
cross the stage. This slideshow is a picture of the graduating
student in their grad gown along side a baby picture. We will have
a copy of their grad gown picture but we need your help in
collecting baby pictures of the students. With close to 200
graduates, this is a large undertaking. In order to streamline the
process and help us make it as efficient as possible, we are asking
the following: Our best case scenario would see each of you email a
high quality scanned image of your child between the ages of 0 to
Pre-School as a JPG.
i. The image should be at minimum 500px by 500px (LARGER IS
BETTER)
ii. The image should be saved as a JPEG or a PNG iii. The image
file name should use the following format:
lastname_firstname.jpg (ex. mattes_michelle.jpg) iv. The image
should be sent to: [email protected]
OR
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If you are unable to scan the image or have it scanned, we will
do it for you. Have your Grad bring the image to the school office
and we will scan the image immediately and return the image. In the
event that we do need to hold onto the image, please ensure that
your child's name is written on the back so that we can have it
returned promptly.
Baby photos - only 15% of the Grad Class has submitted a baby
photo for the Commencement slideshow. Don't be left out....please
submit your Grad's baby photo to the office by April 30th. Visit
the Graduation News folder on the SKSS website for more details. A
reminder to grads to pay your school fees by April 15.
DRY GRAD/PROM
Dry Grad is Saturday, June 15th, 2019
Please refer to the Dry Grad/Prom folder on the SKSS website for
more info or email
[email protected]
Dry Grad Update: Registration forms need to be submitted with
payment as soon as possible. To facilitate this, the following is
being provided:
There will be a table accepting registration forms for Dry Grad
the following days and times:
April 4th - 6-7pm at the Library April 5th – Lunch time at the
school - table outside the Library area April 11th - 6-7pm at the
Library
April 18th - Lunch time at the school - table outside the
Library area April 25th - 6-7pm at the Library
The next Dry Grad Meeting is Wednesday, April 17th in the
Library at 7 pm. If you want to join the following committees,
please contact the Committee Chairperson:
Fundraising: Don Bennett - [email protected]
Decorating: Karin Neil - [email protected]
Memorabilia:Shana Kushniruk [email protected]
There will be sign-up sheets at future meetings closer to the
event for working at the actual event itself in various capacities,
please make yourself available to take a shift so that we have many
hands to make this event a success! Thanks from the Dry Grad 2019
Committee.
BOARD NOTES
From the Board Meeting of: March 11th, 2019
Here is the link to the digital copy.
https://conta.cc/2F8jdtS
