FEBRUARY - MARCH 2018
NELSON HIGH SCHOOL
Student Services Newsletter
Upcoming Events March 5 : Try It Morning March 12-16 : March Break March 22 : Progress Reports (emailed) March 30 : Good Friday April 2 : Easter Monday April 5 : Parent-Teacher Interviews April 10 : EQAO Gr. 10 Literacy Test April 18 : Last Day Term 1 April 19 : First Day Term 2 April 23 : Marks sent to college April 23 : School Council April 26 : Marks sent to university April 26 : Mid-Semester Report Cards April 27 : PA Day May 1 : Deadline for accepting college offer May 3 : Full disclosure semester 2 ** See OCAS/OUAC note on page 2 May 21 : Victoria Day May 24 : In-Danger Reports (emailed)
Keynote Speaker "WALKING THE WELLNESS PATH WITH YOUR TEEN"
Dr. Alan Brown, chief of Psychiatry at Halton Health Care, will be speaking at the Parent-Teacher Interview evening on Thursday, April 5th from 7:00pm to 8:00pm in the library. Topics will include proactive health and wellness strategies, strategies to help your teen manage stress and building and maintaining a relationship with your teen.
SEMESTER TWO Semester 2 has now started and students should be settled into their classes. If you did not receive your Semester 1 Report Card, check with Mrs. McCullough in the main office to see if you have any outstanding materials from Semester 1. If you start to have difficulties in any of your courses, check with your teacher to see when they are available for extra help and visit the Departmental Clinics. Student Services can also provide you with contact information for Adult and Student Tutors if need be.
COURSE SELECTION The course selection process is now complete. If students wish to make a change, they will need to bring a signed note from home to Student Services. Course changes will be suspended while the timetable is being built.
ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL LITERACY TEST Grade 10 Students will be writing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy test (OSSLT) on Tuesday, April 10th. A practice test was done on Thursday, February 15th to give students an opportunity to brush up on their skills before the OSSLT in April. For additional information and practice, the EQAO website is a great resource - www.eqao.com.
TRY IT DAY!
HAVE YOUR SAY SURVEY
RUN BY MS. BUIST'S GYM LEADERSHIP CLASS The first ever "Try It Day" will take place at Nelson on Wednesday, March 7th. This one-period event will focus on engagement and wellness. For 45 minutes, the students will be able to participate in a wide range of events organized by Ms. Buist's gym leadership class, such as painting, yoga, nutrition workshops and a variety of sports. Students will attend their first period class for attendance, then will have 45 minutes to join events and engage with other Nelson High School students
Volunteer Hours Remember that all students need 40 hours of community involvement in order to graduate. March Break is coming up and it's a great time to get a lot of community involvement hours done! There are many community programs that run over the break that you could look into. Visit Student Services to check out the volunteer bulletin board, or take a look at www.volunteerhalton.ca to get some ideas!
Students, parents/guardians and the community will have the opportunity to complete the "Have Your Say HDSB" survey by visiting www.haveyoursayhdsb.ca. Students will have the opportunity to complete the survey in class from Monday, February 26th to Wednesday, February 28th. The survey can also be done from home. The survey is available online February 5 - March 9, 2018
GRADUATING STUDENTS OSAP Presentation : March 6th at lunch in Room 101 Check your OUAC and OCAS accounts regularly for mark transmissions, offers of admission, important messages, deadlines for supplemental requirements, etc. If you have taken a course outside of Nelson, please let us know in Student Services so that your OUAC and/or OCAS accounts can be updated Continue to check in Student Services for scholarship opportunities that are due in March, April and May Please be sure to hand in your $25 gown rental fee to Mrs. Thomblison in the Main Office as soon as possible. Remember that you MUST complete your 40 hours of community involvement in order to graduate. Hand in your hours to Student Services before May 1, 2018
OUAC & OCAS Grade Transmission Date & Full Disclosure Semester 2 Please note that the full disclosure date for Semester 2 (May 3) is after the OUAC and OCAS mid-term grade transmission date. If a student does not wish a grade to be transmitted, he/she must drop the course on or before Friday, April 20th.
