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Tel: (905)-294-1886 Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.markhamdistrict.hs.yrdsb.ca
CHARACTER TRAITS: MAY 2017 (COURAGE)
COURAGE — We do the right thing even when it may be unpopular
ATTENDANCE REMINDER
Parents/Guardians are reminded to report all late or absent notices to the Attendance Office by calling 905-294-1886, option 1 or emailing [email protected]. Should your student be absent for more than 3 days, an extended absence form must be signed by each subject teacher, parent/guardian and the Vice-Principal prior to leaving on vacation.
Week of May 15-19, 2017 May 15 Girls Flag football home games vs. Richmond Green SS @ 3:00pm, G.W. Williams SS @
4:14pm - Mr. Hartslief
Sr. Boys & Girls Rugby to Pierre Elliot Trudeau HS, leaving 1:30pm, games 3:00 &
4:00pm, leaving location 5:00pm - Mr. Sewell
School Council Meeting in Library @ 7:00pm - YRDSB Mental Health Strategy
May 16 Track & Field to York Region Champion Meet @ Bill Crothers SS, all day, 1st day - Ms.
Whittaker
Girls Flag football home games vs. Stephen Lewis SS @ 3:00pm, Richmond Hill HS @
4:14pm - Mr. Hartslief
Jr. & Sr. Boys Rugby to St Joan De Brebeuf CHS, leaving 2:30pm, games 4:00pm, leav-
ing location 5:00pm - Mr. Sewell
Boys Baseball to Milliken Mills, leaving 11:00am, vs. St Robert 12:45pm, leaving loca-
tion 3:00pm - Mr. Sareen
Girls Soccer make up game leaving 3:00pm, game @ 3:45pm - Mr. Sugden
May 17 Track & Field to York Region Champion Meet @ Crothers, all day, last day - Ms.
Whittaker
Girls Soccer to Father Michael McGivney CA leaving 3:00pm, game @ 3:45pm - Mr.
Sugden
Best Buddy PROM to Le Parc, leaving 10:00am, leaving location 2:00pm - Ms. Ip
Slo-Pitch to Milliken Mills Diamond for all day tournament - Mr. Barber
May 18 Avogadro Chemistry Exam during period 1 in Room #250 - Mr. Brewin
We are One Campaign during period #3 in Blue Zone - Ms. Webber
PROM
May 19 Girls Flag Football to Stephen Lewis tournament, leaving 9:45am, leaving location
4:30pm-Mr. Hartslief
Complex Needs Class to Markham Library leaving 9:30am, leaving location 11:30am -
Ms. Tutins
Science to Greenwood Conservation Area, leaving 9:15am, leaving location 12noon - Ms.
Healy
Upcoming Events: Week of May 22-26, 2017 May 22 Victoria Day-No Classes-School Closed
May 23 Girls Flag football Quarter Finals - Mr. Hartslief
Boys Baseball to Milliken Mills, leaving 1:30pm, vs. Father Michael McGivney CA
3:00pm, leaving location 5:00pm - Mr. Sareen
Girls Soccer home game vs. St Brother Andre, game @ 3:45pm - Mr. Sugden
PISA test for select students—letters were sent home
May 24 Ultimate Frisbee to Thornhill SS, leaving 1:25pm, game 3:45pm, leaving location
5:45pm - Mr. Rass
Grade 11 & 12 OBEA Accounting Contests online in Room 230 11:00am to 12:30pm -
Ms. Webber
PISA test for select students—letters were sent home
May 25 SHSM Welcome Breakfast during period 1 in Library
Track & Field to Central Region Champion Meet @ York University, all day, 1st day -
Ms. Whittaker
Boys Baseball to Bishops Cross, leaving 11:00am, vs. Bur Oak SS @ 12:45pm, leaving
location 3:00pm - Mr. Sareen
Ecomarkham/Environmental Assembly during Period 5 in cafeteria - Ms. More
Robotic Appreciation Evening in Room 165 from 6:00-8:00pm - Ms. Flowers
May 26 SAC May Day - Modified Schedule
Track & Field to Central Region Champion Meet @ York University, all day, last day -
Ms. Whittaker
2017 MDHS Graduation
This year’s MDHS Graduation Ceremony will be on Tuesday June 27 and will be held at Springvale, 3885 Stouffville Rd. starting at 7:00pm (grads to be there by 6:15pm) Due to the large graduating class this year, space at the venue is limited. Graduates will be provided with two guest tickets only. Tickets will be needed to enter the venue so please remember to bring them with you. Unfortunately there will not be any extra tickets available. Grads please plan with your family accord-ingly. Congratulations to all of our 2017 Markham District High School Graduates!
From the Office
Final Report Cards for ALL Grades will be available for pick up beginning Wednesday, July 5th, from 9:00
am – 2:30 pm. Identification is required to pick up your package. If the student is unable to pick up the package themselves, then a representative may pick up the package for them as long as the rep has a let-ter of permission from the student. Alternately, you may drop off a self-addressed stamped envelope to the main office before Wednesday, June 28
th to have the final report card mailed to you. Please ensure that there is sufficient postage on the
envelope.
From Co-op
Skilled Trades Info Night On May 31 at 7:00 PM, the MDHS Community Based Education and Technological Education Departments will be hosting an information night for students and parents/guardians who are interested in learning more about the skilled trades pathway. We will cover courses, SHSM, dual credits, OYAP and placements. For
more information, contact Andrew Butler at [email protected].
YRDSB Survey for Parents/Guardians
Parents/guardians are invited to participate in a survey before May 19. This survey pro-vides an important opportunity for parent/guardian voice. Results will be used to guide planning to support student achievement and well-being.
The English version of the survey is available online. Paper surveys are available in English, Simplified Chi-nese, Traditional Chinese, Farsi, Gujarati, Hebrew, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Sri Lankan Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese. Please contact the school to request a paper copy.
We value your input and encourage you to complete the survey. The information you provide will be anony-mous, considered confidential and kept in strict accordance with all relevant legislation. Please contact the school if you have any questions. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/yrdsb2017ParentSurvey
From SHSM:
Grade 10 students entering grade 11 (or qualified grade 11 students entering grade 12) interested in par-ticipating in the SHSM program (they must take co-op in either grade 11 or 12) should register for the pro-gram using bit.ly/YRDSBSHSMapp . Students must sign into their GAPPS account, enter the link in the search field and complete the application. Once completed, they will receive a completed PDF in their email. They need to print it and have a parent/guardian sign it before submitting it to guidance. There are many opportunities to receive free training and other experiences while in the SHSM program. Students benefit from these opportunities in both grade 11 and 12 even if they only take co-op in one of these grades. For additional information or if you have any questions, feel free to contact Mr. Weinstein. Also, a reminder for all new (or returning SHSM students) that the RSVP for the May 25 SHSM breakfast is fast approaching.
From School Council:
Special council meeting to review the YRT, YRDSB and MDHS safety initiative. Meeting will by On Thurs-day May 18, 2017 at 3:30 in the Library. All are welcome. Page 3 - Science in the News Page 4 - Triple P Positive Parenting Program flyer Page 5 - School Council flyer Page 6 & 7 - School Cash Online instructions
Tel: (905)-294-1886 Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.markhamdistrict.hs.yrdsb.ca
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS
YORK REGION SCIENCE OLYMPICS 2017 On May 3rd, we took a team of 20 students to York University to compete in the YRDSB Sci-ence Olympics. We would like to congratulate our: Junior A Team with Jackson K., Alex S., Andrei G., Mat L., Thenusha Y. for winning the silver medal in Chemistry.
Senior Team B with Matthew T., Sarah S., Pauline C., Tiffany L. and Mitchell N. for winning the silver medal in Physics.
Senior Team A with Marwa S., Sejal M., Chawthri K., Daniel M. and Enoch W. for winning the gold medal in Physics and placing 2nd place for all 3 science competitions: biology, chemistry and physics.
In addition, with the combined scores of all 4 teams, we took home the 1st place Physics Tro-phy. And out of the 18 YRDSB high schools that competed in the Science Olympics, we placed 2nd overall. On behalf of the Science Department, we would like to congratulate all our com-petitors for their hard work, perseverance and dedication to Science. We are very proud! A special Thanks goes to Ms. Ting for all her hard work with helping preparing our students for this competition!
YORK REGION SCIENCE FAIR…we’re going to the Nationals! In April, two of our MDHS students competed at the YRDSB Science and Technology Fair that was held at York University. The science department would like to congratulate Christina M. who won the silver medal for her project on “The Minimal Genome Project - Mycoplasma La-boratorium”. Christina also won the peer’s favourite award and a University Entrance Schol-arship.
We’d also like to congratulate Hareshan S., who won a gold medal for his project on “A New
Vision for Diabetic Patients”. Hareshan will be moving on in the Canada Wide Science Fair
that will take place in Saskatchewan next week from May 15-20th. We would like to congratu-
late both candidates for representing MDHS well and we would like to wish Hareshan Good
Luck as he proceeds to the National Science Fair competition.
For anyone who is interested in competing at the YRDSB Science Fair 2018 next year, please
contact Ms. Ho in the Science Department for further information.
REPTILIA Comes to Markham… As part of our Gr. 10 Biology Unit, our students study the different tissues, organs and organ systems of various animals. To enhance our curriculum by providing some hands-on experience, we invited Reptilia to MDHS. Reptilia provides education and conservation programing to students of all ages. It was a very exciting and engaging opportunity for our Gr. 10’s to learn more about the body systems of our snakes, turtles and crocodiles. We hope to invite Reptilia back again next year!
RELEASE of the Salmon! As part of our Gr. 9 Biology Unit, our students are studying about the Conservation Efforts to help repair damaged ecosystems. On May 19th, some of our Gr. 9 classes will be visiting Greenwood Conservation Area in Ajax to release our salmon fry back into Duffins Creek and to receive some Environmental Education. This is our first batch of salmon fry to be released by our students and their teachers! A special thanks goes to Mrs. Healy for all her hard work with organizing this day and caring for our fish.
Tel: (905)-294-1886 Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.markhamdistrict.hs.yrdsb.ca
School Council
Next meeting: Monday May 15th at 7pm - YRDSB Mental Health Strategy
Tel: (905)-294-1886 Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.markhamdistrict.hs.yrdsb.ca
Markham District H.S. is accepting online payments through School
Cash ONLINE!
School Cash Online provides the following benefits:
• A convenient fee payment option that saves time
• Reduces paper
• No more need to send cash or cheques to school
• A quick way to register. It takes less than 5 minutes to register.
Parents that opt to participate will receive notification via email of student fees
owed (both required and optional), and can make secure online payments by
credit card or Interac and receive a receipt.
To view a presentation about the program, go to http://www.kevsoftware.com/movies/
ParentRegEnglish/.
Follow the easy steps on the next
page to register and get started!
© KEV Group Inc. 3 School Cash Online – Parent Registration
Tel: (905)-294-1886 Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.markhamdistrict.hs.yrdsb.ca
Step 1: Register
Click on the School Cash Online button on our school’s website at http://MarkhamDistrict.HS.yrdsb.ca/ and select the “Get Started Today” button.
Complete each of the three Registration Steps
*For Security Reasons your password, requires 8 characters, one uppercase letter, one lowercase let ter and a number.
Step 2: Confirmation Email
A registration confirmation email will be automati-cally forwarded to you. Click on the link provided inside the email to confirm your email and School Cash Online account. The confirmation link will open the School Cash Online site prompting you to sign into your account. Use your email address and pass-word just created with your account.
Step 3: Find Student NOTE: A STUDENT NUMBER IS REQUIRED This step will connect your children to your account.
Enter the School Board Name Enter the School Name Enter Your Child’s Student # and Last Name Select Continue On the next page confirm that you are related to the child, check in the Agree box and select Continue Your child has been added to your account
Step 4: View Items or Add Another Student
If you have more children, select “Add Another Student” option and repeat the steps above. 5 children can be added to one parent account. If you do not wish to add additional children, select “View Items For Students” option. A listing of available items for purchase will be displayed.
NEED HELP? If you require assistance, select the GET HELP option in the top right hand corner of the screen or contact School Cash Online – Parent Help Desk at 1-866-961-1803 or [email protected].
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Tel: (905)-294-1886 Email: [email protected]
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