College Heights Secondary School
December 2012 Newsletter
Building Success!
Principal’s Report
As you receive this interim report I just wanted to wish all College Heights families a healthy and
happy Holiday season. Over the past couple of months it has been very busy with our Stand-Up-To-Bullying
assembly, Holiday luncheon and of course the annual Holiday assembly. It has been an interesting fall with
labor unrest, but rest assured your son/daughter continues to receive a quality education, and I would like to
acknowledge the hard work of our staff. As well, the elves in the bakeshop have been working like crazy to
make and fulfill orders, and as usual the smells coming from C-hall are quite distracting.
In terms of the current labor situation please note that in cases where your child’s report card appears blank,
please feel free to contact that subject’s teacher during school hours for feedback on their progress. We
regret any confusion this might cause. We hope you will understand that this is an extra report that we do
here at Heights and employees in legal job action are not able to complete these written reports at this time .
As we head into the last few weeks of our semester I encourage parents to communicate with their students to
ensure that outstanding work is completed, notes organized and encourage your child to access as much
extra help as possible in order to be successful. Exams are just around the corner! As well, if there is an
issue with semester 2 timetables, please make sure your child sees a guidance counselor or resource teacher
sooner rather than later.
Exams begin on January 25th and all exams start promptly 9 am. In the event of inclement weather missed
exams will be rescheduled the following day. Our schedule as always is as follows: Friday January 25th period 1 exams, Monday January 28th - period 2 exams, Tuesday January 29th - period 3 exams and
Wednesday January 30th - period 4 exams. Please note that buses follow their normal schedules so if you
want your child to return home after their exams each day, you will need to make alternative arrangements.
Second semester classes will begin again on Monday February 4th. Enjoy the Holidays!!!
Stephen Gayfer, Principal
Sparkles in the Park
To help Guelph celebrate the holiday season, Ms.Parks'
Co-op class assisted the Rotary Club in decorating
Riverside Park. For four days they set up lights and
displays to illuminate the park for the holidays. Using
wire, ladders, generators, LED lights and our
teamwork skills, over 50 trees were decorated as
well as many buildings and park installations.
Be sure to take your friends and family to Riverside
Park over the holidays to see our handiwork. This
is another great example of College Heights
making our community a “brighter” place to live. The
Sparkles in the Park display operates daily
December 15 - 31 (5:30 - 9:30) with a special New
Year’s Eve Fireworks (beginning at 8:00 pm).
The Bakeshop staff and
students worked
diligently for days filling the many
orders. They prepared over 2,400 mini
tarts, 2,300 regular tarts, over 7,500 cookies, a
village of gingerbread houses with a
population of 100 villagers, over 700 truffles,
and 200 lbs. of dog biscuits, and numerous
sweet trays for holiday parties! Thanks to
Ms. Yates, Mrs. Conley, Mrs. Furfaro and
their students. Also thanks to all staff who
helped whenever they had a few minutes
before and after school, during their lunch
and whenever a spare minute was available.
It was through this team effort that all the
orders were filled. Well done!
The Hospitality staff and
students were busy
preparing a true holiday
feast! Their numbers are
just as amazing - 280 lbs of turkey,
70 lbs carrots, 30 lbs brussel
sprouts, 28 litres of gravy, 165 lbs
potatoes, 30 dozen buns, 45 lbs
Christmas pudding, 10 lbs of elbow
grease and 1 very tired chef. We
served 450 meals. Thanks to Chef,
Mr. Doucette, Mrs. Furfaro and their
students. Also thanks to the
many staff who helped serve.
Everybody’s help made it very
successful. It was MMM MMMM
Good!
Applause
Ms. Jamieson’s homeroom students made a extra special effort to beautify our
school. Thank you.
Some of our students recently attended a networking dinner for women in trades.
This dinner was organized by Skills Canada and hosted by Linamar! They heard
from women working in skilled trades - welding, horticulture, machining,
construction, design, automotive trades, etc. Our own Ms. Peterson was one of the
mentors.
Ms. Parks’ and Ms. Richard’s science
classes recently participated in a waste audit
to help our school become an Eco School.
Snow Day or Not?
Semester End/Exam Schedule
Thursday,
January 24
When there is a possibility of a snow day
here are some tips that will help you
determine whether or not the buses are
running and/or the school is closed.
Call the school 519-821-4510 and
press 8. This number will give you the
updated bus and school information
for that day. The phone line is
generally updated daily by 7:00 am
Listen to the radio. Guelph stations
are MAGIC 106.1 FM or
CJOY 1460 AM.
Check the Upper Grand District School
Board website at www.ugdsb.on.ca
and find the school bus. Click on the
“School Bus Cancellations and
School Closures” and you will find
the latest information for Cancelled
and Late Running buses.
Decorated Doors
Last day of regular classes. Encourage
your student to complete all outstanding
assignments and projects.
During the exams
Buses run as usual. Drop-off & Pick-up at usual time
If any of the buses into College Heights are cancelled or
the school is closed, the exam schedule will be moved
by 1 day, eg. if the buses are not running January 30,
period 2 exam would be on January 31, period 3 on
February 1 and so on.
Call 519-821-4510 and press 8 to get the most up-todate information of bus cancellations and how they
affect the exam schedule.
Cafeteria is open during lunch, NO food, Pack a lunch!
Students will have a chance to complete assignments
with the help of their teachers until lunch each day and
can work independently in the cafeteria and library to
also complete assignments.
All exams are written in the regularly-scheduled
classroom. Students with an IEP are eligible for
alternate settings. Arrangements are made between the
classroom teacher and the resource teacher.
If your student is sick, call the school before 9:00
am, press 0. Do not leave a message.
Timetable Changes for Semester 2 are done during the
first week of Semester 2 in Guidance.
Friday, January 25
Period 1 Exam (9:00 to 11:30)
Monday, January 28
Period 2 Exam (9:00 to 11:30)
Tuesday, January 29
Period 3 Exam (9:00 to 11:30)
Wednesday, January 30 Period 4 Exam (9:00 to 11:30)
Mark Your Calendars….
December 24 - January 4 - Winter Break
January 16, 6:30 - Grade 8 Parent Info Night
January 17, 6:30 - School Council Meeting
January 21-22 - EQAO Math Test (Grade 9)
January 25-31 - Exams
February 1 - P.A. Day-School is closed to students
February 4 - Semester 2 starts
February 13 - Semester 2 Photo Day (am)
February 13 - Grad Photos (pm) by appt only
February 15 - Report Cards mailed home
February 18 - Family Day Holiday
Thursday, January 31
Rescheduled Exams
Friday, February 1
School is closed to students.
Monday, February 4
Semester 2 starts. Students will
receive a new timetable this day.
That holiday
spirit