HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-05-04, Page 7Wednesday,May 4, 2005
Exeter Times–Advocate
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Heading into the final eight weeks of the school year
EXETER — All students
should have received
report cards on Tuesday
of this week, with marks
and comments
for all of the
courses they are
taking.
For year-long
courses in grades
9 and 10, this is
the second offi-
cial report card
mark, and it is
the mid-term
mark for second
semester cours-
es.
Consequently, all stu-
dents should have com-
pleted a Response Form
as part of the report card.
They are required to com-
plete this form, sign it, and
bring it home for a parent
signature. We would like
the signed Response
Forms returned by Tues.,
May 17.
We are now headed into
the final eight weeks of the
school year, and students
should be getting ready
for culminating activities
and final assessments.
The provincial curriculum
requires that 30 per cent
of the mark for all courses
be assigned to final
assessments. Rather than
assign the entire 30 per
cent to a final exam,
teachers in many cases
will assign a final project
(culminating activity) for
part of the 30 per cent,
along with a final exam
for the remainder.
In accordance with
the provincial
guidelines, all of
these final assess-
ments must be
completed in the
last six weeks of
the school year.
As a result, the
final portion of the
school year is a sig-
nificant time of
year for assess-
ment and evaluation.
However, it is also a busy
time of year for other
things, such as extracur-
ricular activities, summer
job searches and the start-
up of community sports.
As well, the days get
longer and the tempera-
tures get warmer at this
time of year (as we saw a
couple of weeks ago),
making it harder for stu-
dents to focus on school
work. So, it is important
that students plan their
time wisely and make sure
they leave themselves suf-
ficient time to complete
their homework and give
their best effort to these
JEFF
REABURN
PRINCIPAL'S
MESSAGE
POLICE BRIEF
Hensall
sign
damaged
HENSALL — Huron OPP
report a "Welcome to
Hensall" sign located on
Hensall Road, east of
London Road on the north
side, has been damaged to
the tune of $3,000.
Police believe the van-
dalism occurred overnight,
April 24. If you have any
information that can help
officers in their investiga-
tion, contact Huron OPP or
Crimestoppers.
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by Ernie Miatello
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final assessments. Now is
the time to make that final
push to do well in school.
The final exams start the
week of June 20 and the
exam schedule should be
published some time in
the next two weeks.
Students who have exam
conflicts should see Mr.
McEwan as soon as possi-
ble to make alternate
arrangements.
I would also like to
remind everyone that our
annual school show is this
week. This year's produc-
tion, "Return to Eden,
2048," is a musical come-
dy written and directed by
Ms. Glenda Burrell, and it
runs from Wed., May 4 to
Fri., May 6 at 7:30 p.m.
We encourage you to
come out and enjoy the
wonderful talents of our
student performers.
Tickets cost $6 and are
available at Village Vines
and here at the school.
As part of Education
Week, the Avon Maitland
District School Board is
conducting an online par-
ent survey. The survey is
available online until
Friday of this week and
parents can get access to
it through the South
Huron District High School
Web site or directly at
https://epaper. amdsb. ca/q
uaskformserver/Secondar
y_Parent_2005.
We encourage you to
take some time in the next
couple of days to complete
this survey.
Finally, I would like to
thank Trivitt Memorial
Anglican Church for their
extremely generous dona-
tion of $50, 000 to our
music program for the
purchase of new instru-
ments and equipment for
the school bands. Thanks
to their generosity, we will
be able to overhaul many
of our existing instru-
ments, which are almost
20 years old, and replace
many more that are past
the point of repairs.
As you know, we are
very proud of our bands
and choir, and it is
rewarding to know our
music program is so high-
ly regarded in the commu-
nity. On behalf of Mr.
Robilliard, Ms. Hollestelle,
and the students in the
music program, I would
like to thank Trivitt for
this wonderful donation.
We truly appreciate this
gift and will see that the
money is put to good use.
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