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December 2016 Windsor News Dates to Note:

• Dec 9 – Report Cards published to Parent Portal

Dec 13 – Christmas Karaoke

Dec 14 – Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest

Dec 15 – School Christmas Music Concert – 11:30 am - Dukes’ Den

Dec 15 – Holiday Movie @ lunch – Dukes’ Den

Dec 16 – Santa’s Breakfast – All Welcome – tickets on sale Dec 12 - 16. $3 or 3 cans of food

• Winter Break – Saturday, Dec 17 to Monday, Jan 2

• Jan 12 - Grade 7/8 Transition and Enhanced Programs Information evening @ Sutherland Secondary 7-9 pm

Jan 19 - Green Team Clothing Swap @ lunch

Jan 19 – Semi-formal @Seymour Golf & Country Club

Jan 20 – District Wide

Curriculum Implementation Day

Jan 23 – School-based Non-Instructional Day

Stay informed of school events @

Events Calendar

The winter break provides an opportunity for time with family and for celebration. In the rhythm of the school year, it marks the completion of roughly 40% of the school year. It is also an important time for students to reflect on their achievements to date and determine whether they are on a trajectory to maximize their potential and achieve individual success in a range of areas.

Today, we will be posting the term one report card online! This document is an important indicator of student achievement to date. I encourage you to review the report card with your child, celebrate successes and follow up with teachers in any areas of concern. To assist in the communication between teachers and parents we have a second parent-teacher interview event scheduled for February 9

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and we are thrilled by how many parents take advantage of this opportunity.

With the term one report card, the school will be sending updated fee invoices to families with outstanding fees. Regrettably, this list includes 46% in our school. School fees pay for the basics offered to every student such as a locker, and an

Principal’s Message

agenda book for example. Supplementary fees, or course fees, fund items that enhance the classroom experience and represent items that students take away with them – like the table students make in Woodwork 10 for instance. These fees are not optional and are levied in a matter consistent with School District policy and the court decisions of the last decade.

At the beginning of the month, schools received notice from the Minister of Education that the implementation period for the renewed provincial curriculum for grades 10 through 12 would be extended for a year. The “curriculum” is essentially “what is taught” by teachers in a given course and this school year is the first for the implementation of the renewed curriculum in grades 8 and 9. As a consequence of this change from the Minister, our course offerings for students in grades 10, 11, and 12 will remain essentially unchanged as we begin the course selection process for next year. With the overwhelming majority of our graduates going on to post secondary education, we see the maintenance of the status quo rather than initiating a trial implementation of the draft

curriculum at the senior grades as the best way to ensure a smooth transition for our senior students.

January also includes a number of important events for parents and students. On January 18

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administration will be holding “grade meetings’ with students to motivate students to make the most of their opportunities at Windsor and coach them on the fundamentals of academic achievement. At the same time, the counselling team makes an introductory presentation to students regarding the course selection process. On January 25

th, we will be

hosting the parents of students in grade 8 through 11 to discuss the course selection process for the next school year.

Our next Windsor Parent Advisory Council meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 1

st. These meetings

represent a great way to get involved in your child’s school and receive updates on the exciting new initiatives at the school and in public education. I want to wish you all a very happy holiday and a new year filled with prosperity and success!

Sincerely,

Adam Baumann

Bulletin de Nouvelles

www.windsorsecondary.ca 604-903-3700 Attendance Line 604-903-3707 @WindsorSec

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Students are recognized as Honour Roll students in each reporting period based on their grade percent average for that term and the following criteria:

Honour Roll with Distinction (Grades averaging 89.5% or higher) Honour Roll (Grades averaging 85.5% to 89.4%)

During the month of October, the Windsor Green Team embarked on a campaign to evaluate the amount of plastic water, juice and pop bottles that were being purchased and consumed at our school. As you can see from the photos, a month's worth of plastic bottles was enough to cover a large portion of our Duke's Den stage. With more awareness and

Honourable Mention (Grades averaging between 79.5% and 85.4%) Must be taking eligible courses with the North Vancouver School District, including North Vancouver Distributed Learning (NVDL)

Students must be taking a minimum of: Grade 8, 9, 10 - eight eligible courses per year which may include Academies and Distance Education courses. Grade 11 - seven eligible courses per year which may include Academies and Distance Education courses. Grade 12 - six eligible courses per year which may include Academies and Distance Education courses. Students will not be eligible if in any course, a student receives: An Incomplete (I) or Failing (F) grade, or A “Needs Improvement” (N) for a Work Habit Courses NOT eligible in Honour Roll calculations include Transition Planning 12 and any other course less than a full four credits.

TERM 1 Honour Roll will be posted in early February and can be viewed on the Windsor website: Honour Roll

education as well as the installation of new water fountain/bottle filling stations, we are hoping to curb the amount of plastic bottles being purchased.

All students are encouraged to use re-usable water bottles and consider other alternative and possibly healthier choices before purchasing plastic beverage containers.

Honour Roll Criteria

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Windsor’s Cross Country Team had a great season. We had a team of close to 40 athletes this year, and were able to field teams in every division.

Some of the many highlights from the season included the trip to Sechelt, where Windsor set up a cheering section near the finish line, to the zone finals in Squamish where the team competed on a twisty, muddy course in the torrential rain. The biggest highlight of the season was all the great sportsmanship shown by the team, cheering on teammates as well as other schools.

The Jr and Sr. Boys teams both dominated this year, winning both the league trophy and zone championship for their respective divisions. This is the first time in the last 10 years that a school has won both the Jr. and Sr. Boys Divisions in the same year!

Both teams later competed in Kelowna at the provincials with the Jr. Boys placing 4th overall in the province.

Dukes Cross

Country boys

dominated

Santa’s coming…

for breakfast! Starting at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, December 16th

in the Windsor Cafeteria

GET TICKETS STARTING DEC 12th PRICE $3 or 3 cans of food

All cans will go to the harvest project

Last year, Santa’s Breakfast helped over 400 families in need. Please help support this good cause.

Santa’s Breakfast is a community event - bring

your parents, siblings and friends to enjoy the holiday-themed breakfast

before the holiday break.

Come in your PJs and enjoy the event! All food has been generously

donated by:

STONGS

Windsor Cross Country Team 2016.

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Career Development Programs Overview

In our work experience program worth 4 credits, students are placed with local employers in positions that align with their interests and future career goals. The community becomes the classroom where students gain experience in the workplace and are provided with a frame of reference to review or revise their career goals. Through employer assessment, students receive valuable feedback about their employability skills and technical skills related to specific occupations.

Work Experience is comprised of:

o Pre-placement classroom assignments

o Focus areas, resume, cover letter, thank you letter

o Your workplace experience of 80-100 hours at a community worksite(s)

o Post-placement assignments

o Updated resume, reflection, hours, safety worksheet and thank you letter

Career Development Programs

We will work with students to assist in choosing and obtaining relevant and meaningful placements.

Join anytime!!!

Students can start in Grade 10! If students are currently working come talk to us about applying those hours for credit when they join or if they have a job in your focus area, you can apply all those hours!

Also please look at the Windsor Web site under Career Education: http://www.sd44.ca/school/windsor/ProgramsServices/Courses/CareerEducation/Pages/default.aspx

Upcoming opportunities

Check out the Windsor Work Experience Blog for open houses, paid and unpaid employment opportunities at http://windsorworkexperience.blogspot.ca/

Secondary School Apprenticeship (SSA)

Windsor Secondary School offers Secondary School Apprenticeship (SSA) in conjunction with

the Industry Training Authority (ITA). The Secondary School Apprenticeship program is designed for those students who are currently working part-time in a trade, under a certified Journey Person, or who know of someone who might hire them to work in a trade. It is possible for students to earn up to 16 credits while in school. Four credits are assigned for every 120 hours of work completed. These hours are also counted towards the total number of hours needed to become a journeyman in their chosen trade. Trades are not what they use to be. If you are interested in seeing your child explore a hands-on trade, while in high school check out these sites: http://www.discovertradesbc.ca/ and/or www.itabc.ca

Other Career Programs in the district can be found on: http://sianoliver.weebly.com/secondary-school-trade-programs.html PLEASE CONTACT Mrs. Oliver at soliver@sd44.ca or Mrs. Reid at mtreid@sd44.ca for MORE INFORMATION

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Each year, during Veterans Week, November 5-11, Canadians come together to honour the sacrifices and achievements made by Canada’s Veterans during times of both war and peace. This year, many Windsor students were involved in remembrance activities in their classes. Themes ranged from learning about battles and events to portraying the very personal side of war and peace and how it affects families and our country as a whole. Photo: Ms. Lazarova’s Textiles Classes’ Felt Poppies

Windsor's Art classes, Textiles classes, and Social Studies classes collaborated to create “The Poppy Project”: a commemorative art installation throughout the school. Portraits of unknown soldiers and large poppies, lined the halls of Windsor, each representing a soldier who fought and died throughout the two World Wars. Textiles students also

created hand-made poppies that teachers and students wore in honor of Veterans week. This Project Poppy was originally inspired by a student display at the Thiepval Memorial in the Somme region of France, that Mme. McEwen visited when she was selected as one of Canada’s top history educators to visit Canadian war sites in France as part of a teacher’s delegation sponsored by the federal government. Throughout the week, as students walked through the halls, the number of poppies grew, symbolizing the mounting death toll during these periods of war. Eventually, over 300 poppies filled the halls of Windsor, which is just a fraction of the millions affected by war.

Veteran’s Week and Remembrance Day

Photo: Thiepval Memorial in the Somme region of France, which was the inspiration behind Windsor’s Poppy Project.

Photo: Mr. Burnett’s Art Classes’ Monolithic Art installation

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Personal stories key to Remembrance

France on D-Day plus 22, took part in starting the assault on Caen, and continued on through France, Belgium and Holland, ending up in Bremen, Germany at the end of the war. This fall, Mr. Tranfield was awarded the rank of Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour in recognition for his personal involvement in the liberation of their country during WW2. He proudly adds this insignia next to his much-deserved collection of medals that he wears today. Thank you to Mr. Myers and our Roadie club for all their set-up of the lighting and sound. And thank you to our Senior Band and Senior Chamber Choir for their wonderful ensembles. And finally, thank you to our students who recited the John McCrae’s famous Poem, In Flanders Fields, in their native languages of French, Russian, and Spanish.

During our Remembrance Day Ceremony, we were honoured to have World War II Veteran, Mr. Albion Tranfield speak to us about his memories of his involvement as a wireless radio operator in World War II. Mr. Tranfield is a 93 year old Canadian World War II veteran from the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. During his time in the war, he landed on the beach in

Photo: Windsor was honoured to have newly awarded Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour World War II veteran Mr. Albion Tranfield come speak about his experiences in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.

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This year has been an active year for our Council. We rose over $500 for the Terry Fox Fundraiser that was held on Sept 29th. The winning class was Mr. Minn who raised over $140.00. The council has also voted on some initiatives this year and plan on looking at a covered bike area and more spirit days. In addition they have written a letter to the administration about some ideas for the

cafeteria and vending machines. They also started a snap chat account and the Toilet Times (posted in the school washrooms) to update students on upcoming events. Student Council is hosting Holiday Week with Christmas songs at lunch on Dec 13th, ugly sweater day Dec 14th, a Christmas movie in the Dukes Den Dec 15th and on Dec 16th they will host the annual Santa’s Breakfast in the Dukes Den at

7:30am. Tickets will be on sale the week of Dec 12th. Stong’s is proudly supporting this event by donating all the food. You can also support Windsor by Online Shopping Customers who buy their regular groceries online through the stongs.com website and Stong’s will donate 4% of that total to our school if you specify that!!!

Snap Chat account and Toilet Times keep student council busy this year

The 2016 Varsity Football team had a very successful season. At one point the Gridiron Dukes were ranked #5 in AA Provincial rankings and never dropped below honorable mention. Despite playing in the province’s toughest AA conference they still managed a third place finish with a league record of 4-2. Notable performances include a long overdue 41-26 victory over perennial powerhouse John Barsby at the Duke Dome as well as a monumental 7-0 victory against Ballenas on Vancouver Island in hurricane conditions. Post season success came in the form

Gridiron Dukes had great season of a first round 44-31 victory over Vernon’s Clarence Fulton before the Dukes lost in

the ¼ Finals to G.W Graham. These were great achievements considering the youth and lack of depth on the

roster this year. Veteran grade 12’s that were instrumental in leading a turnaround

for the program this year includes Matt Bennett, Tyler Kay, and Justin Sooksavath. Allstar recognition was

earned by Matt Bennett, Ryan Baker, and Julien Perri.

Thanks to all the young men for maintaining the tradition of Windsor’s Football Brotherhood.

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Santa’s Charity Breakfast: This festive Windsor tradition happens before school in the multi-purpose room on Friday, December 16th. It’s a community event so friends, siblings and parents are all invited to attend. Tickets, which will be on sale soon, are $3 each or three cans of food. Terry Small: How to Get Better Grades in School - Learning to Study with Your Brain in Mind, Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 from 7 to 8:30 pm. Parents and students, come hear this very popular speaker offer proven study strategies and secrets.

Could it be Dyslexia? It is the most common learning difference yet the most misunderstood. Windsor PAC will host a special screening of the documentary The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia (seen on HBO and at the Sundance Film Festival) Thursday, March 2nd. Following the film there will be a question and answer period.

On the evening of Monday, May 15, 2017, Dr. Kristen Buhr of the North Shore Stress and Anxiety Clinic will speak about anxiety and youth. She is an outstanding

Upcoming WPAC Sponsored Events

presenter, engaging and knowledgeable.

Windsor PAC – a community of parents, working together with school administration and staff to enhance our children’s learning environment. Donations can be made through the office. Thank you for your support.

Windsor PAC Executive

Parking Lot Safety

Did you know? Windsor’s Advisory

Committee (“WPAC”) sends out monthly

newsletters by email, to those families who have

signed up to receive WPAC correspondence.

WPAC newsletters contain

useful information that may be of interest to you

and/or your student. If you did not receive our most recent December email,

and would like to sign up, please contact us at

windsorpac@outlook.com

Over 30 swimmers

in 2016 The 2016 season was another successful one for the Windsor Swim Team. We had our largest team to date with over 30 swimmers ranging in grade level and ability. Our coaches, John, Ximena and Cecilia did a superb job of whipping the team into shape in preparation for Zones on October 30th and guiding beginning swimmers in their quest to improve. Several of our swimmers swam at the Regional Championships at UBC and moved on to qualify for Provincials in Kamloops. Unfortunately, due to the distance of this meet, few qualifiers will

actually be competing for Provincial standings. A special shout out goes to Aaron Brandys (Grade 8) who will be attending and is seeking his first Provincial title. Best of luck Aaron and congratulations to all of our swimmers and coaches for another great season! In a sad turn of events, the Synchronized Swimming Provincials were cancelled this year. This year had been a great turn out for the team, so this was a particularly disappointing blow. Coaches Isabelle Vaux and June Reisner were dedicated and made sure that the team was well prepared, but will now have to defer all the new skills developed to next year. We were particularly impressed to have a team of 8 this year and hope that next year the team will get even bigger! We had a number of COMPLETE BEGINNERS in the water, and by the end of the training season, they were synchro pros. Thank you for a great (albeit disappointing) season!

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Terry Small is a master teacher and learning skills specialist who has taught for 30 years at elementary school, high school and university levels. His knowledge, warmth, humor and dynamic presentation style have made him a much sought-after speaker at workshops and conferences. Terry believes, "Anyone can learn how to learn

easier, better, faster, and that learning to learn is the most important skill a person can acquire." He guarantees better grades in less time, increased confidence and more fun in learning! Tickets are $5/family and available at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d44a5aa28a0ff2-terry Please pay at the door.

Windsor PAC presents Terry Small Seminar –

How to get better grades in school

An evening for parents and students Wednesday, January 11, 2017

7-8:30pm

It was another busy fall season of athletics at Windsor. This fall season there were 12 teams competing in a variety of sports. The junior girls volleyball team finished with a 4-1 regular season record and attended 4 tournaments. The season ended in a tough loss to Carson in the quarterfinals of the North Shore playoffs. The juvenile gold volleyball went to two tournaments and boasted a 4 win 2 loss league standing. The team lost in their quarter final matchup. The juvenile green team also attended 2 tournaments and finished the season with a 1 win -5 loss record. The bantam gold

team opened the season with 5 straight league wins but ended the season on a tough 4 game losing streak to finish with 5 wins and 4 losses, just missing out on a top 4 finish. The bantam green team won 2 league games and lost 7, but worked hard and developed all year. The Boys soccer program had a strong season with the senior boys’ team finishing third in the league with 6 wins to only 2 losses during the regular season. The team scored an impressive 19 goals while only allowing 4. They entered the playoffs on a high and defeated Whistler in a hard fought

elimination game. The junior boys team also enjoyed a successful season, finishing 2nd in the regular season but losing a heartbreaking shootout in the semi-finals. The future is bright for the boys soccer program. This year Windsor was able to field a senior field hockey team. The team was composed of players in grade 8-12. It was a tough task to qualify out of the league as the other two teams in our zone finished 1st and 3rd at the BC championships. The team finished with a 1 win and 3 loss season but the players should be proud of their efforts this year.

The Winter Season is now underway. This year Windsor will have 8 basketball teams along with gymnastics, ski/snowboard and wrestling teams. The basketball players have begun games while the other athletes will begin their competition in the new year. Information for spring sports will be posted in February. The spring sports that may be offered this year are: senior/junior girls soccer, senior/junior ultimate, golf, track & field, tennis, badminton, mountain biking, girls rugby, boys rugby, boys volleyball and ice hockey.

Athletic News from Mr. Lewis

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On September 30th, National Orange Shirt Day, Windsor Students came together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope, to recognize the harm done to generations of children by the Residential School System. Our Social Justice 12 class, in collaboration with our Indigenous students, visited all classes to share the history of residential schools and the significance of Orange Shirt Day.

Reconciliation and hope on Orange Shirt Day

The symbol of wearing an Orange Shirt stems from a story told by a former residential school student named Phyllis Webstad. As a six-year old girl, Phyllis had a shiny new orange shirt given to her by her grandmother, which was taken away from her on her first day of residential school. Now, Phyllis’s story and the orange shirt have become a symbol of every residential school students’ loss of identity and self-worth. The date of September 30th was chosen

nationally, because it is the time of year in which children were taken from their homes to residential schools, and because it is an opportunity to set the stage for anti-racism and anti-bullying for the coming school year. Congratulations to all of our students who worked so hard to share this message and respect this day as a tribute to all families impacted by the Residential School System.

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For the past 18 years, Ms. Linda Deminger and Ms. Nancy Deminger have been participating in a Winter Story Collaboration. Ms. N. Deminger’s Grade 12 students have been writing Winter stories for Ms. L. Deminger’s primary or intermediate classes. The stories are heart-felt, fun, and imaginative. The Grade 12 students put information that they have learned about their elementary partner into the stories. When the students at Larson receive the stories, they are both surprised and excited by what they read. The elementary students work very hard

on creating fun and detailed images. Their images truly bring the stories to life. The Grade Three students feel a sense of pride and accomplishment when they have completed their images. When the students get together at either Windsor or Larson there is an instant connection between them. The stories have created a friendship bond. The Grade 12 students are very patient with their partners and ensure that they have a good time at either school. The students look forward to reading their stories, doing an art activity, going on a tour of the school, and eating lunch

together. We have students from past years tell us that they still have their Winter stories and what a great experience it was for them. This activity has proven over the years to be very beneficial for both age groups. The students continue to learn a great deal from one another.

Linda Deminger Grade Three Teacher Larson Elementary Nancy Deminger Grade 12 Teacher Windsor Secondary

Windsor Grade 12 and Larson Grade 3 winter story collaboration

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We are currently looking for speakers for our event taking place on March 30, 2017 at the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver!! Do you know someone who would be the perfect fit to be a speaker at FEAT Kids, please nominate them here: http://www.featcanada.ca/feat-kids/nominate-a-speaker/ If you don't have the time to fill out the form to nominate a speaker, you can also send us their contact details (parent/child's email and phone number) and we can be in touch with them. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who might know of a kid who would be an excellent speaker for our event.

Have you heard about FEAT Kids? FEAT Kids, Fascinating Expedition & Adventure Talks, is an annual day of time-limited presentations. Each presenter speaks for seven minutes; no more, no less. FEAT Kids is similar to TEDxKids, however FEAT Kids focuses on inspiring and captivating adventure talks by kids, for kids. We hope that the event will motivate youth to dream big and become inspired. For more information on the event: http://kids.featcanada.ca/about/

Windsor respectfully requests that parents not enter the parking lot of Broadview Avenue. The lot is allocated to staff and has three visitor stalls. With the ongoing renovation project, it now includes a fenced off area allocated to the general contractor and the tradesmen’s vehicles parked in the tennis courts. As you are aware, the design of the lot does not allow a “drive-through” loop and we are making this appeal in the hope that the parking lot chaos of late can be avoided. Two signs are posted at the school gate as a friendly reminder to parents. A much safer alternative is to use Lytton Street and drop students in the cul-de-sac at the end of Lytton. This entrance has a stop light on the Parkway allowing for much safer turns onto and off of this busy route.

Please use the

Lytton Street

entrance only

for student

drop off

Attendance is important There is a direct relationship between attendance and academic success in school. Also in the event of an emergency our attendance records are crucial. ALL students are reminded to check in and out at the main office if arriving late or leaving school early. Parents are reminded to call the school at 604 903-3707 to report a student absence, late arrival or early dismissal. Thanks for your cooperation.

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Obu Exchange tradition continues in 2017-2018

Since 2008, Windsor Secondary and Obu Secondary High Schools (near Nagoya, Japan) have participated in a sister-high school exchange program. There have been two school exchanges to date, and our third one is happening next year!

In October 2015, the group from Obu Secondary arrived for one week of visiting, sightseeing, cultural

exchange and participation in learning. One day was spent on Grouse Mountain exploring the wilderness, and another day both Windsor and Obu students participated in an Amazing Race activity across Metro Vancouver. It was awesome!

Saying goodbye or ‘Sayonara’ to our Obu friends is always hard, but the great news is that we see them all again! The

Windsor exchange students will depart in April 2018 for a ten day excursion to Tokyo, Obu and Kyoto. It will be an amazing time seeing our new Japanese friends, attending our sister school and experiencing the wonderful culture of Japan.

If you think you might be interested in the Windsor/Obu exchange, please join us for the next one in 2017/18!