March - Hadley Junior High School

HADLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL and
PHILEMON WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL
80 Daniel Johnson, Hull, Quebec, J8Z 1S3
Phone: (819) 776-3158
Email: Hadley@wqsb.qc.ca; pwhs@wqsb.qc.ca
http://www.hadleypwhs.com
February / March Newsletter
Principal’s News
Contents
Principal’s News
1
News from the Office
1
Academic News
1
School Community News
2
Arts News
2
Sports News
3
Upcoming events
3
There are less than 65 days left of
classes before final exams and we find
ourselves in the most important period of
the school year. Our research shows
that students who are engaged and work
hard in Term 3 regardless of the first two
term results are most likely to be
successful.
We will continue to be diligent identifying
students’ attendance and effort issues
but I now strongly recommend that
students attend as many lunch time
academic remediation/help as much as
possible. Most teachers are in their
rooms at lunch ready to help.
Information on that schedule is
available in every classroom and on
our website.
Our Guidance Team and Student
Support Team wish everyone a great
March Break and look forward to
seeing everyone at Parent/Teacher
th
Interviews on March 12 .
Terry Kharyati
Principal
Hadley Junior High School
Philemon Wright High School
News from the Office
Reregistration Forms: It is that time of
year again, to register your children for
the 2015-2016 school year. The
Education Act requires all to students to
be registered every year and a copy of
the re-registration form placed in their
file.
“Strength lies in differences,
not in similarities”
― Stephen R. Covey
To simplify this process we sent home a
re-registration form based on the
information we current had in our student
database with all our students secondary
1 through 4 on Wednesday, February
18th.
We ask that if you have not signed such
a form, to please contact the school
immediately to avoid having your child
deactivated from our schools. Please
note all forms must be returned even if
your child will not be returning to Hadley
or Philemon Wright in September.
School Clothing: We will be placing
a 2nd order of Hadley / PWHS School
clothing because our first round of
ordering was a huge hit with students!
You can have your teen pick up an
order form in room 127, where we will
also have sample sizes available.
Orders, with cash only, are due March
16 and there are absolutely no
refunds, so make sure you are certain
of the sizing you are ordering.
Report Cards: Will be distributed
Thursday, February 26 in homeroom
classes.
Parent-Teacher Interviews: Will be
th
conducted Thursday, March 12 from
5-8 PM for both Hadley and Philemon
Wright.
Academic News
Reminder: Less than 65 school days
’til June exams! Check out SOS Learn,
the free website geared to success in
Quebec education courses. With online
tutors available in Math, History and
Citizenship, Chemistry, Science and
Technology, Français, langue seconde Secondary cycle 1 and 2, English
Language Arts - Secondary cycle 1 and
2 and Physics, now is the time to get
yourself prepared in these subjects for
final exams.
If students don’t know their password,
they can ask a teacher or their Student
Services Advisor. There are online
tutorials, the course content and practice
questions in most subjects. Please visit
http://www.learnquebec.ca
Lunch Hour Help: Teachers are
available during lunch at both schools
every day. Have your teen check into
their teacher’s remediation schedule,
easily available in each classroom.
Please encourage your teen to start
using this free service that will help
everyone’s exam performance in June.
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School Community News
Europe Trip 2016: Plans are being
finalized for next year's trip to Europe.
The trip will take place during March
Break 2016, and will be open to current
grade 9 and 10 students. The
application process will be open from
April 2015 to November 2015. More
information will be available in the next
newsletter, or by contacting Philemon
teacher Mr. Rafi Khan
at rkhan@wqsb.qc.ca .
Student thank-you
notes from Teacher
Appreciation Week
School Newsletter
school finale on February 24th in order to
determine our top three Geography
students.
The school champion will take part in the
Provincial / Territorial Challenge later in
March. You can find more information
about the challenge on the following site:
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/challe
nge/challenge.asp
Destination Imagination: a worldwide
event that involves creative problem
solving, teamwork and communication.
This year, our challenge was Science
and Drama combined. At the Regional
Tournament, our 5 teams did really well!
The NSFTTSF group placed third overall.
The Sweet and Salty team came in
second overall and won The
Our aim is to provide children at the
Renaissance Award. And Mr. Sibel’s
Gatineau Hospital with some loot bags to Spies won a special scholarship grant
occupy the children while waiting at the
and came in first place! Mr. Sibel’s Spies
hospital. You can drop off your donations will compete against 30 countries
to Ms. Vibert in room 109 or Ms. Maurice (14,000 people), in Knoxville,
room 241 starting February 23.
Tennessee! Go Hawks Go!
New Initiative: Falcons Care: A group
of students are starting a new charitable
project called Falcons Care! We need
your help collecting gently used crayons,
small McDonald's-type toys,
stickers/tattoos, and medium size gift
bags.
Let's show Gatineau that Falcons Care!
Canadian Geographic Challenge: This
month all secondary I and II classes at
Hadley are participating in the Canadian
Geographic Challenge. We will host our
Congratulations to everyone for their
hard work and dedication. We can’t wait
until next year!
Your coaches,
Mme Piercy, Ms. Ludmer and Ms.
McHardy
Arts News
“Work Hard. Be
Yourself. Do the
Right Thing.
PW’s Spring Musical – Mark your
Calendars! Philemon Wright will be
presenting Grease, the musical. Our
spring musical will be held from
th
Wednesday April 15 - Saturday April
th
18 at 7 pm in the Wendy Glover
Auditorium. Tickets are only $8 for
students and $14 for adults. The
Saturday matinee is at 2 pm and is only
$5 for students and $10 for adults.
In addition Ms. Eaton would like to
remind or inform parents of the student
art BlogSpot she has created to
showcase students work. Every term the
BlogSpot is updated with images of
student work, from grades 9 through 11.
Website: Ms. Eaton's Phileonia
Artonian http://mseatonsart.blogspot.ca
LIBRARY NEWS & RESEARCH
TOOLS: In addition to the WQSB Virtual
Library Resources, be sure to register
with BANQ (Bibliothèque et Archives
Nationale du Québec) at
http://www.banq.qc.ca/ Free to all
The “Hadley School” Mural. Great
news! Marcio Melo will be returning for a residents of Quebec! Online Resources
include: E-Books, Newspapers, etc. in
third year to help Hadley students
both English and Français.
design a mural and paint it on the wall!
Our CAPPIES performance night is
th
Thursday, April 16 . Come out and
support our drama department in their
great performance!
In addition Ms. Eaton would like to
remind or inform parents of the student
art BlogSpot she has created to
showcase students work. Every term the
BlogSpot is updated with images of
student work, from grades 9 through 11.
Hadley and Philemon Wright students
enjoyed the School Library's Valentine's
Day Book Event 'Make a blind date with
a book'.
Students borrowed over 50 beautifully
disguised books that were selected and
covered by Library Club Members.
Art Show: PW Visual Arts program will
be hosting an art show in the conference Celebrate Freedom to Read Week,
room (RM 125) on Thursday March 12,
February 23 - March 1st, visit the
the night of parent teacher interviews,
website: http://www.freedomtoread.ca/
from 5pm to 8pm. The art works of
grades 9 through 11 will be on display.
Ms. Eaton invites all parents,
guardians and students to come view
some of the finest work created to date.
Grade Level News
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Sports News
Winter Sports: Many of our winter
sports are ending their season and in
most cases Hadley and Philemon teams
have continued on through to the
playoffs! Good luck to all of our teams in
their playoff runs!
Spring Sports: PW Boys Rugby has
also begun spring training. No
experience is necessary! We are looking
forward to the Falcon season – this team
th
will be working on their 7 championship
title!
Upcoming Events
Feb 26
Report Cards (handed out in Homerooms)
Feb 27
Mar 2-6
Activity Day (Hadley)
Regular day of classes (Philemon)
March Break (No Classes, Both Schools)
March 9-12
Option Sheets for 2015-2016
Mar 12
Parent-Teacher Interviews – 5-8PM (Both Schools)
Mar 13
Mar 27
PD Day (Both Schools)
Grade 6 students visit Hadley
Governing Board – 5:30-7:30 (Hadley)
7:35-9:05 (Philemon)
Philemon Masquerade Dance - 7-10 (hosted by Prom Committee)
Mar 31
Term 2 Academic Awards Assembly
Apr 1
We Day (Canadian Tire Centre)
Apr 3
Good Friday (No Classes, Both Schools)
Mar 25
For updated information and
documentation, please visit
our website at:
www.hadleypwhs.com
Check out our Anti-Bullying
page at:
www.hadleypwhs.com/united
A student’s work
from Ms. Eaton’s Art
Class