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NEWSLETTER North Nova Education Centre January 2020
343 Park Street, New Glasgow, NS B2H 6B2 Phone: 902-755-8180 Fax: 902-755-6701
Principal: Lia Lewis Vice Principal: Mark Arbuckle & Douglas Sparks
Calendar of Events
Jan. 18 Old Time Gospel Concert (Storm Date
January 25th) Free Will Offering
Jan. 21 6:00 pm Drama Exam Performance
7:00 pm Dance Exam Performance
Extra Curricular Shut Down - January
21st to 30th
Jan. 27-30 Examinations
Jan. 31 NO SCHOOL - Assessment & Evaluation Day
Feb. 3 First Day - Semester 2
Feb. 7 Universal Soul
Feb. 17 NO SCHOOL - Heritage Day
Feb. 24 NO SCHOOL - In-service Day
Mar. 16-20 NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
April 2-5 New Glasgow Music Festival
April 8 5:00-7:00 pm - Parent-Teacher Visitation
April 9 NO SCHOOL- Staff PD Day
1-3 pm - Parent Teacher Visitation
April 10 NO SCHOOL - Good Friday -
April 12 NO SCHOOL - Easter Monday -
May 18 NO SCHOOL - Victoria Day -
June 26 NO SCHOOL - Assessment & Evaluation Day
7:00 pm - Graduation Ceremony at
Pictou County Wellness Centre
June 29 NO SCHOOL - Assessment & Evaluation Day
June 30 Last Day of School
Inclement Weather As the days start to get cold-er, we move closer to winter weather and the snow and
freezing roads that come with this season. For CCRCE schools, winter weather can
also mean the potential clo-sure of schools when condi-tions are considered unsafe
for our students.
Here’s a few helpful tips and reminders about inclement weather and schools:
• Decisions regarding school cancellations are
made before 6:30 am or at times mid-day. We try our best not to have mid-day cancellations, but
sometimes an unexpected change in the weather makes the decision for us.
• If a mid-day cancellation occurs, it’s important for your school to have your most up-to-date contact information.
• Mid-day cancellations can also be complicated by busing. Many CCRCE buses transport students to and from multiple schools, in a set order. This
same order of pick-up and drop-off will still apply in the case of a mid-day cancellation. So, though schools may close at 10:00 am, for example, students may not be dropped off until an hour or more later, depending
on where their school is on the regular pick-up and drop-off order.
• Before the snow starts to fly, it’s also a good time to pre-plan alternative
childcare arrangements.
• Be it first thing in the morning, or mid-day, cancellations due to weather conditions will be communicated in several ways:
• The “All Schools Open” button on the CCRCE home page
(www.ccrce.ca) changes to red. By clicking on the button, you can get closure information specific to your school.
• A message regarding the cancellation is posted to the CCRCE home page under “News”; to the CCRCE Facebook page
(www.facebook.com/CCRCE); and to our Twitter feed (@CCRCE_NS).
• Information is sent to all local radio and television stations within CCRCE, including CBC radio in Nova Scotia.
We hold our student and staff safety as a top priority. All decisions regarding winter school cancellations are made with great care to ensure everyone
stays safe during the winter season. We thank you for your patience and un-derstanding!
CCRCE now offers text notifications to share information on school closures re-
garding inclement weather. To receive text notifications, you must opt in at: https://www.ccrce.ca/text-notification.
Please note: It could take up to 48 hours for any additions or changes to your notification selections takes effect.
NNEC students recently had a
tour of Sobey's Warehouse &
Big 8 Plant. Student, Kyra
Cameron, is holding what will
be a 500 ml water/pop bottle.
The piece of plastic will be
filled with highly pressurized
air, heat, and pressure to form
a bottle.
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Juliette Gosbee - Gr. 9 Juliette is an awesome student. She is al-ways on task and always takes initiative to get her work done. Her work is always neat
and organized and instructions are always followed. Juliette is a pleasure to teach.
Brent Chapman - Gr 10 Brent's infectious smile brightens the classroom every day. He works dili-
gently to understand complicated con-cepts and is an eager participant during class. Brent is a positive peer role model.
Sarah Savoie - Gr. 11 Sarah is a Grade 11 student who is a quiet leader in class. She is helpful, respectful
and demonstrates a strong Gryphon work ethic. She is relied upon to be a peer role
model that demonstrates a positive contribu-tion to class.
Riley Landry - Gr. 11 Riley is willing to participate in any activity in class regardless of the content and works very hard to make sure he is on
top of everything. He is friendly and will-ing to help teachers and students with anything they may need. It is a pleasure
to speak to in and out of the classroom.
Tyrese Lawrence Gr. 12 Tyrese has a positive attitude and has demonstrated resilience throughout his edu-
cational career. Keep up the great work, Tyrese!
Shout out to Varsity Girls Basketball
Team on a very successful toy drive
during their annual tourney! All toys
collected will go to local children in
need during the holiday season!
New Water Testing Protocol - Health Canada A communication was recently sent home to par-
ents regarding new water testing protocols by
Health Canada. The NS Department of Educa-
tion and Early Childhood Development has an-
nounced that all schools across Nova Scotia, that
have not been tested through this new protocol,
are being provided with alternate drinking water.
NNEC will be tested, when water testing re-
sumes in the Spring of 2020. To err on the side
of caution, students and staff will not be able to
access drinking water fountains and taps, until
testing has been completed. Instead, they will be provided with alter-
nate water for drinking and cooking.
Students and staff are encouraged to bring a personal reusable water
bottle or cup, for use while at school. Disposable drinking cups will not
be provided.
North Nova Education Centre is pleased to announce that it will be-
come a Skilled Trades site in the next couple of years, which will offer
our students new opportunities to learn and develop skills that may
lead to their future careers.
Nova Scotia's skilled trades sector is one of the highest job opportunity
sectors that this province has to offer. Recognizing the importance of
this option for our students, the Department of Education and Early
Childhood Development developed a suite of courses focused on the
skilled trades. These courses promote career exploration and skill de-
velopment in the trades, and cater to a wide variety of learning styles.
Skilled Trades courses are the starting point for Nova Scotia high
school students who want to explore the skilled trades as a possible
career option.
To learn more and to provide input on what Skilled Trades courses
should be offered here at North Nova, please mark your calendars for
Monday, January 20th at 6:00pm. We will be hosting a community
meeting in our Presentation Centre to discuss this exciting news and to
seek input from all stakeholders.
For further information, please phone 902-755-8180 and/or contact
For moare information about the Skilled Trades program you can use
this link to the NS Department of Education Skilled Trades website:
https://www.ednet.ns.ca/cbl/skilled-trades.
Community Meeting
Skilled Trades at NNEC January 20th, 2020 at 6:00 pm
NNEC Presentation Centre
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CEP Student of the Month Congratulations to the following students who were awarded the CEP Student of the
Month for their hands on classes. Each student demonstrated employability skills and
a high degree of effort, while going above and beyond in their class.
Health & Human Services
Emma Ash Automotive
Matt Allen
Building Systems
Ryan Alexander
Food Studies Jade Belliveau-Henderson
Congratulations to the CEP students of the month! These four students were recog-
nized for their achievements while out on CO-OP Work placements in the community.
Adventure Motors
Atlantic Dodge
Atlantic Superstore Bakery
Bob Allen Auto Sales
Canadian Tire
Casey Concrete
Ceilidh Honda
Chartwells Compass Group
Coast Tire
Crossroads Country Market
Dream Candy
E & R Langille Ltd.
East Side Family Restaurant
East Pictou Catering Society
Glen Haven Manor
Greco
Hector Building Supplies
Heron GM
Highland Ford
Jungle Jim’s
Kent
MacGillivray Properties
Misty Hills Farm
New Glasgow Academy
Nova Scotia Power
Pizza Delight
Plamadon Carpentry
Playtime at Dodies
Portside Rent Shop
Riverview Home Corp.
Shady Oaks Group Home
Sobeys (Aberdeen & Stellarton)
Speedy Auto Glass
St. F. X. Security
Stright MacKay
Summer Street Industries
Swiss Chalet
Town of New Glasgow
Transportation & Infrastructure Renewal
United Rentals
Valley View Villa
Mike Vienneau Construction
Weeks Construction
Wonder Auto
YMCA
Thank You for Supporting Our Students From December 4th to 17th over 50 students from the Career Exploration Program
were on job sites throughout Pictou County in a variety of employment areas. Con-
gratulations to all students on their hard work and dedication to the program. We are
grateful to have so many local employers who support our program through providing
work placements, year after year. Thank you to the following employers:
Students of the Sociology 12 class successfully filled thirty Operation Christmas
Child boxes. These boxes bring happiness to children in desperate situations around
the world. It tells children suffering as a result of war, poverty, famine, disease, and
disaster that they are not forgotten.
This is just another example of NNEC
students doing great things!
Thank you to everyone who helped our
students to make this donation possi-
ble, and thank you to Operation Christ-
mas Child for providing an annual op-
portunity for us take action and learn
about global humanitarian issues.
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Alissa Acker and Haleigh Crom-
well present a cheque to Roxanne
MacLean on behalf of the GSA.
The group held two fundraisers to
support a family in need for
Christmas. Roxanne accepted the
donation to Big Brothers Big Sis-
ters of Pictou County.
If you have questions about your
physical, mental, or sexual health,
drop in to talk to Kathy, our Public
Health Nurse. All appointments
are confidential. She can also be
reached by text 902-759-1881.
Follow us on twitter
@NNEC_teenhealth
Welcoming International Newcomers (WIN) On December 17th the WIN Club hosted a potluck dinner and Secret Santa exchange with
our International Students. There are currently 16 students at NNEC from around the world
enjoying their first Canadian Christmas, and for many,
their first experience
in the snow!
Yoga 11 Students Study SEVA Yoga 11 students at NNEC are busy with their annual service projects both in the commu-
nity and here at school as a part of their study of Seva, or selfless service. This year stu-
dents took on many ambitious projects, and as always, they are so grateful for the kind-
ness of others to help them make the world a better place.
Some of the projects include a ‘Giving Tree’ which has been set up in our school lobby.
With donations from local businesses and our school community they have been able to
provide warm winter clothing for free to those in need. This has been a resounding suc-
cess, and students plan to keep it going throughout the winter months.
Another group has been working to end ‘Period Poverty’ and has collected donations
from staff and local businesses to allow them to leave free period products in several of the
female washrooms in the building. Their hope is to continue this all year long.
Students have also started a ‘Gryph Giving’ closet to provide food items, personal hy-
giene products and school supplies to those who may be in need. This has started from
food drive here at school and they are already seeing the demand as the closet is very well
used. Their goal is to partner with a local organization to keep the closet full throughout
the year and into the future.
Other projects include a major fundraising effort to support those who will spend the holi-
days in the Aberdeen Hospital. Students have purchased supplies for quite a few baskets
filled with gifts and they will be delivered to several floors of the hospital later this week.
Lastly, a few students who care very deeply for our aging population will be taking piles of
homemade cards complete with well wishes to our seniors’ homes, and spend time playing
games, reading to them
and enjoying their compa-
ny.
When given the opportunity
to explore what they care
deeply about, and tasked
with changing the world,
students in Yoga 11 always
demonstrate the purest
form of selfless-
ness with their
service work.
The future's
looking bright
from here at
NNEC!
A little Canadian humour at the
end of a snow filled week ...
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Monday January 27
Tuesday January 28
Wednesday January 29
Thursday January 30
Friday January 31
AM
9:10 am to
11:40 am
Biology 11 English 10 English 10 Plus Francais 11 IMM Math 12 Math at Work 12 Oceans 11 Pre Cal 12
AP English 12 English Com 12 English 12 Ex. Science 12 Math 10 Math at Work 10 Sociology 12
Science 10 Sciences 10 IMM Math 11 Biology 12
Adv. Chem 11 Chemistry 11 History 10 Math at Work 11
Assessment & Evaluation Day NO SCHOOL
PM
12:20 pm to
2:50 pm
Can. History 11 English 9 Psychology 12
Biologie 12 IMM English 11 Math 9 Math 9 IMM Physics 12
AP Chemistry 12 Chemistry 12 Law 12 Physics 11 Science 9 Sciences 9 IMM
Geo. Planetaire 12 Gl. Geography 12 Gl. History 12 Gl. Politics 12 Mi’kmaw St. 11
Assessment & Evaluation Day NO SCHOOL
North Nova Education Centre
January 2020 Exam Schedule
All exams will be written in the gymnasium unless otherwise indicated by the subject teacher
Rules and Procedures for Writing
Examinations All Examinations begin on Monday, January 27th, 2020. Morning exams will be from
9:10 am to 11:40 am - Afternoon exams will be from 12:20 pm to 2:50 pm
✓ Students should carefully review the schedule to determine if they have any exam
conflicts. If they do, they should listen for announcements on the PA inviting students to the office to deal with the conflicts.
✓ You do not have to be at school if you do not write exams.
✓ Exams are written in the Gym unless indicated otherwise by your subject teacher. A
list of the exams, sections of the course and room numbers are posted throughout the school. You should be aware of the course section you are in to determine which room you are writing.
✓ If you have been on an accommodation list you may have arrangements to write your
exams in the Resource Room. You will be informed of the arrangements by your Resource Teacher.
✓ All subject notes, textbooks, kitbags, purses, jackets, cell phones (turned off), music
players, etc. are to be left at the front of the examination room (or outside) and may be retrieved upon leaving the exam area. Students are reminded not to leave text-books, wallets or valuables unattended at any time.
✓ Arrive to your examination area early with all necessary materials for the exam. ie.
Pen, pencil ruler, calculator etc.
✓ Students may not communicate in any manner with anyone except supervisors or teachers from the time your examination begins until your completed examination has been collected by a supervisor.
✓ Students must remain in the exam writing area for one hour and thirty minutes, after
which time they may leave in the manner described below. • A student must raise their hand and wait until the teacher/supervisor collects his
or her exam. • Students are not permitted back in the examination room once they leave. • Students must leave the building or proceed to the cafeteria in order to minimize
the noise level in the hallways. This is out of courtesy for those still writing an exam.
✓ You may not bring any food or drink (other than water) into the examination room. As
always, water is permitted.
✓ Students may communicate with the supervisor/teacher only during the exam.
Grad Info Scholarships & Bursaries -
A listing of currently available
scholarships and bursaries
can be found on the table in
Student Services as well as on
the school website.
Measurement for Grad
Gowns - Grads are asked to
see Mrs. Lochead to get
measured for a grad gown.
Grads can get this done during
break, lunch time or during
their free period. Students
who are completing their stud-
ies in the first semester are
asked to go to Student Ser-
vices to get measured for their
grad gowns before January
exams.
Mid-term Transcripts - Stu-
dents requiring official tran-
scripts must sign up in the
binder located in Student Ser-
vices. The student’s name
and number of transcripts re-
quired is needed. Transcripts
will only be made for those
who sign-up in the binder.
