Sir William Mulock Secondary School

Sir William Mulock Secondary School
W e e k ly E - B u l l e t i n : T h e R av e n ’ s C a l l
705 Columbus Way, Newmarket, On., L3X 2M7 | Phone: 905 967-1045 | Fax: 905 967-1054
Principal, Carmen Spiteri-Johnson | Vice Principals, Rosey Mastrofrancesco, Georgia Clifford
Week 11, Nov 10 - 14, 2014
Home of the Ravens
Developing students of character, who are literate and numerate, is our main priority
Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 Kim | Grade 10 History, Simcoe County Museum, DT: 8:05 am AT: 2:45 pm
Remembrance Day Assembly, Period B
Poupart | Jr. Girls Basketball, Stephen Lewis, DT: 3:00 pm AT: 6:15 pm
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014
Junior Girls Semi Finals @ Stevin Lewes - 3:00PM DT Game @ 4:30pm
Senior Girls Semi Finals @ Markham District - 6:00PM RT Game @7:30 pm
Philips | Special Ed. Students, Reptilia, DT: 9:15 am AT: 2:00 pm
Gilbert | Avery, Swim Team, Magna Centre, all day
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 Heath/Douville | Boy’s Hockey, Ray Twinney, DT: 1:45 pm AT: 4:30 pm
Post | CPR and Standard First Aid Training for Healthcare Tech, Gr. 12 at SWMSS, room 130, all day
Math Contest
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 Post | CPR and Standard First Aid Training for Healthcare Tech, Gr. 12 at SWMSS, room 130, all day
Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 PA Day
Dates at a Glance
Remembrance Day Assembly & Canada Strong Spirit Day
November 2014
On Tuesday November 11, all students
are encouraged to wear red and white!
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Student Council will be hosting a Canada
Strong Spirit Day along with our school’s
annual Remembrance Day Assembly.
Remembrance Day Assembly
Mid-Semester Reports Distributed
P.A. Day
Full Disclosure
Semi-Formal
December 2014
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22+
SWMSS Birthday
Grade 8 Parent Info Evening
Grad Photos (Begins) REVISED
Grad Photos (Ends)
Winter Showcase
Holiday Assembly
Winter Break Holiday (Begins)
GRAD PHOTOS
Graduation photos will be taken for all
SWMSS 2015 graduates from December 8th
to 12th from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm. Students
should come to the guidance department to
book a sitting time with the photographer.
The cost is $30 for the sitting fee and includes 5 cap and gown poses, 2 casual
poses, 1 achievement pose and 2 outfits.
Students are encouraged to purchase
and wear a Poppy!
MIDTERM REPORT CARDS
Your son/daughter will be brining home their midterm report
card on Thursday November 13th. The purpose of the report
card is to provide information about your child’s achievement of
the subject curriculum expectations and learning skills to date.
We ask that parents have a discussion with their child about
his/her achievement, learning skills and possible next steps for
improvement. These conversations are critical in helping
students learn decision-making skills, and draw the connections
between actions and results. For example, discuss with your
son/daughter how he/she uses the resources available to him/
her at SWMSS.
These resources include: extra help, guidance counselors, special education, student success, coaches and conversations
with classroom teachers about goal setting and scheduling. If
you have any questions please feel free to contact the school.
Report Card Response Forms should be reviewed, signed
and returned to your child’s homeroom teacher by November
24th.
Sir William Mulock Secondary School
W e e k ly E - B u l l e t i n : T h e R av e n ’ s C a l l
MULOCK IDOL
Mulock’s Mental Health Minute
This Week’s Topic:
December 4th, Period E
Suicide Alertness for Everyone (safeTALK)
Tickets $2.00 each
One in five young people live with depression, anxiety or
some form of a mental health disorder.
Tickets on sale Periods C, D
and after school
starting November 17th.
Our student population is reflected in this statistic. To open dialogue
about mental health and reduce stigma, Mulock is offering:
safeTALK training
November 20, 2014 from 6:30—9:30pm in the Library
safeTALK teaches participants how to identify someone who may
be thinking of suicide and how to link persons with suicide
thoughts to local suicide intervention resources. Participants
learn four basic steps that begin the process of getting help and
link the person with thoughts of suicide to a trained helper who
knows how to complete the helping process.
Check out our registration flyer. If you have any questions, or you
would like to sign up, please email jason.roberts@yrdsb.ca or
call 905-967-1045 ext 193.
Auditions: November 13 & 17
after school
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION
Thursday Nov 13, room 111, 1:40 – 2:45
Interview workshop for all semester 2 co-op students applying for accelerated OYAP, Southlake
RHC, Centralized Placements.
Please check out our mental health minute reflec-
THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT IN ACTION
Quote of the Week
"Some people are so busy doing the
immediate and the urgent that they
never stop to think about the important."
Stephen Covey
Grade 11 Career Day
We will be hosting a Career Day for Grade 11 students on
Thursday November 27th. We are looking for guest
speakers who would like to share their career journey with
our students. Each speaker would have an opportunity to
speak as part of a panel.
Below are some of the topics that we would like speakers
to focus on:
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Career journey from high school to present
Outlook for career and future job opportunities
Positive and negative aspects of current position
Grade 10 students wrapped up their term in Civics this
week on a powerful note. A lawyer from the Canadian
Civil Liberties Association came to speak to our students
about Human Rights Legislation in Canada. Students
were presented with actual case studies that have
recently been in the courts and asked to work through
these scenarios as a "what would you do?" This is an
excellent opportunity for our young people to explore
their rights and responsibilities as Canadian citizens.
SCHOOL COUNCIL FUNDRAISER
Our popular Poinsettia Fundraiser has begun and will only
be available until Friday November 21st. The order forms
are available in the main office. Poinsettia orders can be
picked up on Wednesday December 3rd between 3:00 pm
and 6:00 pm in the school cafeteria.
THE POINSETTIA ORDER FORM LINK
Education and training required for success in the field
Starting through top salary range
Importance of literacy and numeracy in the workplace
If you would like to share your career journey or would like
more information, please contact Georgia Clifford, Vice
Principal Sir William Mulock Secondary School at
georgia.clifford@yrdsb.ca
GRADE 10 LITERACY DAY
We will be hosting a Grade 10 Literacy Day
on Wednesday November 19th for all Grade
10 students. The students will attend some
test-taking tip workshops, write a mock
literacy test and participate in stress-buster
activities.