Thursday November 1, 2018
Reminder to ALL SENIOR LEADERSHIP STUDENTS: you have a meeting today THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1 @ LUNCH IN ROOM 108. If you wish to remain in the course, you need to be there. If you will be absent, please see Ms. Frith or Mr. Mickelson ASAP!
THE BAMFIELD MARINE BIOLOGY TRIP has had one spot open for the November 15 to 18 trip. This is a marine biology trip of a lifetime on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Please see Ms. Stinson in Room 102 ASAP for more information if you are interested!
PARKLAND CAFETERIA needs responsible, hard-working volunteers in A & C block. Earn hours for graduation or credits. If you are thinking of working in the Food industry this would be great experience. Please see Ms. Chicanot or Mr. Buckham.
FRIDAY SIGN LANGUAGE CLUB: NEXT MEETING Friday NOVEMBER 2 - each and every Friday @ lunch in Room 206. For all those interested in learning SIGN LANGUAGE - all welcome!
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2 - GRAD ASSEMBLY BLOCK 1 IN THE THEATRE - all grads please attend!
SPECIAL EVENT: FUNDRAISER FOR THE PHILLIPINES
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2 - PARKLAND SENIOR BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM versus PARKLAND ALUMNI - fundraising dinner and basketball game proceeds donated to assist the Philipines. Dinner @ 6 p.m., Game @ 7 p.m. Intermission raffle and contests! Tickets $20 for FAMILY; $10 for INDIVIDUAL; from John Mark @ Parkland; potluck dinner donations appreciated.
METAL RECYCLING BIN @ PARKLAND! UNTIL SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3! Please drop off any metal to recycle bin @ back staff parking lot. All proceeds from this fundraiser go to Parkland athletics & hockey academy to support student athletes.
SAIL ON A TALL SHIP: SALTS PROGRAM summer 2019 registration opens Saturday November 3 at 10 a.m. - student trainees encounter beauty in nature, genuine sense of community, and adventure learning to sail. Sail around Vancouver Island, make new friends, experience nature at its finest! Sail and Life Training Society from Victoria: see info@salts.ca.
PARKLAND GRAD BOTTLE DRIVE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: Due to poor weather and sceduling conflicts, the Grad Bottle Drive has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled in the spring. If you have refndables you can still bring them to Island Return It in Sidney (10025 Galaran Road), and indicate that you would like the fundsto go to Parkland Grad 2019. Sorry for any inconvenience!
SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS - REMEMBRANCE DAY CONCERT: Sidney Concert Band & special guests: Peninsula Pipe Band, Parkland Choir, Killer Wails Quartet. Sunday November 4, 2018 @ Mary Winspear Centre, tickets $20, 250 - 656 - 0275.
ANNOUNCING YEARBOOK COVER CONTEST: create this year's cover and win a sweet prize! Develop creative 2D art (painting, drawing, photography, digital design, etc.) based on : (1)Faces & Flags of Parkland; (2)We are not ordinary!; - OR (3) your own original idea. DEADLINE: MONDAY NOVEMBER 5! Submissions / questions to Ms. Antonik: (dantonik@saanichschools.ca).
CALL TO ACTION: in the face of climate change, there are things you can do! Sidney / North Saanich Library Teen Advisory Group is hoping to fill a special bag with letters, wishes, photos and drawings about sustainability and the Saanich Peninsula environment created by you. The bag will be presented to Elizabeth May at the first ever Sidney Summit on Habitat and Environment held at Mary Winspear Center, Saturday November 10, 2018. See ideas, notice board by front office. Submission accepted in person at the Sidney / North Saanich Library or by email sidney@virl.bc.ca until Friday November 9.
THE SIDNEY SUMMIT ON HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT: in the face of climate change, there are things you can do! Special event: Saturday November 10, 2018. Day pass and evening Supper. GUEST SPEAKERS: artist ROBERT BATEMAN, journalist BOB MCDONALD, MLA ADAM OLSEN, MP ELIZABETH MAY. Many local organizations participating! Food and drink from area farm, prepared by local chefs. Tickets: Mary Winspear Box office, $25 day pass; $65 per person for supper (includes day pass).
RADIO SIDNEY - radiosidney.ca - or: info@radiosidney.ca - tune in! YOUR COMMUNITY RADIO STATION!
Please note THIS IS A CHANGE OF VENUE - STELLY'S hosts PSIBC (POST SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OF B.C. ) event on Thursday November 15, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.@ STELLY'S. Meet advisors on application, registration, housing, scholarships and bursaries options. All SD 63 secondary students and families welcome! See overlap with event below.
PARENTS AS CAREER COACHES: also Thursday November 15, @ STELLY'S SECONDARY SCHOOL, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Speaker Marion Haythorne leads workshop for parents: how to help children make sound educational decisions. Interactive exercises help discover student values, strengths and skills, matching a potential education path and career. Sponsored by COPACS and SD63. A FUN & VALUABLE EVENING CLASS to help you help your children make good choices!
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17 - SOLDIER FOR A DAY - free work-study program which shows students and those interested in the B.C. ARMY RESERVE how a Reservist is trained and some of the tasks they do. If you are in Cadets, or thinking about an Armed Forces career, this is a MUST! See Ms. McNamee to apply, or see the bulletin board outside Career Centre for info.
PARKLAND CONCERT BAND SILENT AUCTION AND DISNEYLAND 2019 FUNDRAISER: HOSTED BY DEEP COVE WINERY - Saturday November 17, from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets $10 at the door, or by email: csousa@saanichschools.ca
FILM CAN UNLEASH YOUR IMAGINATION: new competition presented by VICTORIA FILM FESTIVAL. For student film-makers, grades 9 to 12. Winning films screened at 2019 Victoria Film Festival. See posters for website, rules of competition, helpful tutorials. Deadline to upload videos of your own film: December 19, 2018.
PAC Volunteer Opportunities: Parents and Guardians - to volunteer, please contact us at: parkland.pac.sd63@gmail.com
BAGEL BREAKFAST: Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday a.m., before school, @ BLUE TABLES, 25 cents!MEZZANINE USE: ALL STUDENTS - for use of MEZZANINE IN GYM AREA - Please INQUIRE WITH P.E. teachers.
ALL GRADS: SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND GRAD INFORMATION - tba
WHY BUY A GRAD DRESS OR TUX WHEN YOU CAN BORROW ONE? Complete outfits available, including dresses, suits, tuxedos, shoes and accessories. MAGIC WAND is a non-profit organization offering eco-friendly and inexpensive alternatives to grad outfits for female and male students. TAKING APPOINTMENTS for AFTER FEBRUARY 1 - see posters on notice boards and grad boards, or email: esurerus@telus.net.
ATHLETICS, SPORTS TEAMS, TEAM MEETINGS AND GAMES ANNOUNCEMENTS:
INTRAMURAL VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE: @ LUNCH IN THE GYM
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1 - THE BLOCKERS versus TEACHERS
SPORTS TEAMS IN ACTION THIS WEEK:TBA
CONGRATULATIONS to the SENIOR BOYS SOCCER team who defeated Lambrick Park 3 to 2 Tuesday. The team was down 1 - 0 at the half, but then Jon scored 2 goals, and Carlos a 3rd goal, for Parkland to go up 3 to 1. Lambrick scored their second goal with two minutes left in the game. Great game by the whole team. Congrats Panthers!
SENIOR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT away @ Ballanes in Parksville, Thursday November 1, and Friday November 2.
PARKLAND ROWING - CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday November 2, @ Elk Lake.
CROSS COUNTRY B.C. CHAMPIONSHIPS - @ Nanaimo - Friday November 2.
CAREER CENTRE: EVENTS, WORK EXPERIENCE, JOB & VOLUNTEER POSTINGS
JOB ALERTS: Several yardwork, raking, clean-up jobs available - Sidney, North Saanich; computer and printer set-up jobs - Sidney.
NEW JOB POSTINGS: see Ms. McNamee to prepare your resume; make an application! TIME TO EARN SOME CHRISTMAS $$$$!
(1) LOCAL PHARMACY looking for CUSTOMER SERVICE representative / cashier on evenings and weekends. Excellent job for anyone looking for work! See Ms. McNamee for further details.
(2) INDIGO STORE OPENING AT MAYFAIR: LEADING BOOK, GIFT AND TOY RETAILER seeking temporary part-time workers for new store set-up; short term job fits well with school hours - work to November 3; $14 to $15 per hour; see Ms. McNamee for details!
(3) CHEF ON THE RUN: looking for student part-time, Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sidney. Duties: making sandwiches, meal packaging, customer service. Must be organized, reliable, with good people skills. $12.50 per hour.
(4) DAIRY QUEEN, SIDNEY: looking for students, part-time. Apply to Shirley Murray, with resume.
(5) PET CARE ASSISTANT POSITION: Peace at Home Pet Care & Cat Grooming looking for responsible, reliable individual for in-home pet care visits. Pet care experience, own transportation required; additional training provided. $15 per visit.
(6) BOONDOCK'S, SIDNEY - looking for bus person and dishwasher; $12.65 per hour plus tip pool share. Resume to Jenn.
NEW VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
SIDNEY SUMMIT ON HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT - SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10 - twenty volunters needed! Public forum ticket fee waived for volunteers. Speakers include: Robert Bateman, Adam Olsen, Elizabeth May, Bob McDonald.
SHOAL CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR - SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17 FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. - serve coffee and cookies to patrons, work the YEP table wrapping gifts as a fundraiser. Four volunteers needed. This Craft Fair is really fun - see Ms. McNamee ASAP!
LIONS CLUB - BREAKFAST WITH SANTA- SATURDAY DECEMBER 1 - Santa hats on, serving food to young families whose children come to sit on Santa's knee and tell him their Christmas wishes. Check for morning start time.
SIDNEY SPARKLES PARADE - SUNDAY DECEMBER 2 - student volunteers needed to decorate the Beacon Community Services truck, and walk in the parade! Check for date and time!
SHOAL CENTRE BRIDGE CLUB DINNER - WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5 - student volunteers needed for serving and banquet help. Check for evening start time!
SIDNEY AVIATION MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE - FRIDAY DECEMBER 28 - student volunteers needed to support open house - old planes, paper airplane making, crafts, aircraft carrier demonstration, flight simulators, new flying maze. See Ms. McNamee for sign up!
TUTORIALS & COURSE WORK ASSISTANCE - ACADEMIC SUPPORT AVAILABLE!
1. TUTORIALS IN LEARNING CENTRE, ROOM 204: SUPERVISED TUTORIAL IS AVAILABLE daily after school, TO CATCH UP ON SCHOOL WORK, & TO DO MISSED TESTS. note: Wednesday & Friday tutorials are best for longer tests & assignments.
2. TUTORIALS IN THE LEARNING COMMONS: every day after school
3. AFTER SCHOOL FRENCH has now been moved to Room 112, Wednesdays after school.
BAND - MUSIC REHEARSALS ALL YEAR: see Ms. Sousa for special event details.
JAZZ BAND - Monday & Wednesday a.m.; CONCERT BAND - Tuesday & Thursday a.m.; CHOIR - Friday a.m.
PARKLAND CAFETERIA: NOW OPEN FOR THE YEAR WITH FULL MENU!
SPECIALS: Perogies & Sausage - Veggie Spring Rolls with Plum Sauce - Chicken Wings with celery, carrots & ranch dip - Hot Dogs
SOUP, SALAD , SANDWICH: Sue's Pasta with Greek Seasoning - BLT Bagel
BAKED GOODS AND SWEET TREATS : Applesauce Spice Muffins - Skor Toffe Chocolate Bars
Note: for prepaid $25 cafeteria cards - purchase from Cafeteria. To use debit or credit card to purchase Cafeteria card, please see front office.