TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2018
SENIOR BOYS SOCCER TEAM PLAYS in the FINALS FOR THE TIMES COLONIST SHIELD today Tuesday November 6 at Blue Heron Field. Come cheer them on. Kick-off is at 3:15 p.m. Hope to see everyone there!
TODAY: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6: NEW STUDENT MINGLER AT LUNCH!
GRAD COMMITTEE MEETING: There will be a grad committee meeting at lunch on Tuesday November 6th in the Foods Room We will be finalizing the catering for the Winter Semi-formal among other things.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: GRAD FUNDRAISER COFFEE AT LUNCH! This Wednesday November 7, the Grads are hosting a coffee bar in tihe Foods Room at lunch. Come and get a latte, an espresso, or one of the specialty drinks. All funds raised go to the Grad 2019 class.
FLOAT FOR SIDNEY SPARKLES PARADE: If you have carpentry and painting experience, and would like to help build a bloat for the Sidney Sparkles Christmas parade, please come to Room 108 Wednesday at lunch. If you can't make the meeting, and are still interested, talk to Cameron Bolduc!
REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONIES: taking place Thursday November 8th. Students will be called by class to Remembrance ceremony.
FRIDAY SIGN LANGUAGE CLUB: NEXT MEETING Friday NOVEMBER 9 - SIGN LANGUAGE CLUB is meeting each and every Friday @ lunch in Room 206. For all those interested in learning SIGN LANGUAGE - please come check out our club! Everyone welcome!
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9: SIDNEY SUMMIT FAIR ON HABITAT AND THE ENVIRONMENT at Parkland - students be sure to attend!
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 - to be presented to Elizabeth May at the first Sidney Summit on Habitat and Environment at Mary Winspear Center, Saturday November 10, 2018. Submission accepted 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 educational decisions. Interactive exercises discover student values, strengths and skills, matching a potential education path and career. 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
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6 - TEACHERS versus DOGS OF SIDNEY
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8 - THE BLOCKERS versus COFFEE GETTERS
SPORTS TEAMS IN ACTION THIS WEEK:
BIG NEWS FROM THE ROWING CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS PAST WEEKEND! The following crews made it ot the finals, but just missed the podium: Senior Advanced Women's Quad; Senior Novice Men's Eight; Senior Advanced Men's Quad; Senior Novice Men's Quad.
ON THE PODIUM WERE:
- 1st, Junior Boys Quad - Marshall Walden, Oliver Howard-Batek, Rowan Keeler & Devon Keeler.
- 3rd, Senior Advanced Men's Eight - Luke Lepage steered the crew to a third place finish! Nicholas Lukie, Anna Hulbert, Danaka Howard-Batek, Kelsie Wolfe, Devon Keeler, Brandon Morino, Cor Van Stolk & Escher Nicholson raced the 1000 metre course, finishing in 3 minutes, 36 seconds, with a blistering cross-tail wind.
- 2nd, Junior Novice Men's Quad - Rowan Keeler, Marshall Walden, Nicholas Sullivan & Harrison Martin competed hard for a very respectable finish.
- 2nd, Junior Men's Eight - Nicholas Sullivan, Aaron Demers-Kovacs, Jari Scott, Oliver Howard-Batek, Harrison Martin, Marshall Walden, Rowan Keeler, Devon Keeler - perfectly steered by Anna Hulbert - place second to Claremont in a time of 3:57.
- LAST BUT NOT LEAST - Parkland won the JUNIOR EFFICIENCY AWARD for this regatta. This means our Junior program performed BEST IN THE ENTIRE CITY per entry made in the regatta. A good sign for Parkland Rowing!
BIG EVENT: PARKLAND SENIOR BOYS SOCCER TEAM PLAYS IN THE TIMES COLONIST FINAL ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6 @ BLUE HERON PARK, 3:15 P.M. COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR PANTHERS!
CAREER CENTRE: EVENTS, WORK EXPERIENCE, JOB & VOLUNTEER POSTINGS - see Ms. McNamee
(1) NEW JOB POSTING: Ardmore area; strong labourer for yard work, firewood, greenhouse assistance, digging - $13 hour, 6 hours per week; need own transportation.
(2) ALERTS: Several yardwork, raking, clean-up jobs - Sidney, North Saanich; computer and printer set-up jobs - Sidney.
(3) LOCAL PHARMACY looking for CUSTOMER SERVICE representative / cashier on evenings and weekends.
(4) CHEF ON THE RUN: student part-time, Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Duties: making sandwiches, meal packaging; $12.50 per hour.
(5) DAIRY QUEEN, SIDNEY: looking for students, part-time. Apply to Shirley Murray, with resume.
(6) PET CARE: Peace at Home Pet Care & Cat Grooming in-home pet care visits. Own transportation required; $15 per visit.
(7) BOONDOCK'S, SIDNEY - looking for bus person and dishwasher; $12.65 per hour plus tip pool share. Resume to Jenn.
NEW VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: see Ms. McNamee ASAP!
new: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR PENINSULA SOCCER ASSOCIATION - if you love soccer, and are looking to volunteer, Peninsula Soccer needs your help! Also, if you are looking for 30 hours for Grad Transition, this would be a great and fun opportunity!
1. SIDNEY SUMMIT ON HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT - SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10 - ticket fee waived for volunteers.
2. SHOAL CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR - SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17 FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. - serve coffee and cookies, wrapping gifts.
3. LIONS CLUB - BREAKFAST WITH SANTA- SATURDAY DECEMBER 1 - serving food to young families whose children come to see Santa.
4. SIDNEY SPARKLES PARADE - SUNDAY DECEMBER 2 - decorate the Beacon Community Services truck, and walk in the parade!
5. SHOAL CENTRE BRIDGE CLUB DINNER - WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5 - serving and banquet help. Check for evening start time!
6. SIDNEY AVIATION OPEN HOUSE - FRIDAY DECEMBER 28 - museum, old planes, paper airplane making, crafts, aircraft carrier demonstration, flight simulators, new flying maze, and more!
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: Hamburgers, Veggie Burgers & Fries - Personal Pizzas - Thai Chicken Wraps- Hot Dogs
SOUP, SALAD , SANDWICH: Broccoli Buffet Salad - Pepperoni Cheese Sticks - Cheese Sticks
BAKED GOODS AND SWEET TREATS : Blueberry Bran Muffins - Sunny Lemon Squares
Note: for prepaid $25 cafeteria cards - purchase from Cafeteria. To use debit or credit card to purchase Cafeteria card, please see front office.