Welcome to 2012.
For items mentioned as attachments, please scroll down to the end of this communication.
Examination Information:
The Examination Schedule has been distributed to all students. Extra copies are available in the main office and also on-line on our website.
As mentioned in a previous communication, all students MUST write their examination as per the schedule.
Over the next two weeks, teachers will be reviewing lessons and many classes will be conducting culminating activities and in-class evaluations. This is a crucial time for all students and attendance is key to success. I also urge students to see their classroom teachers for extra help as needed.
Textbook Check:
Next week, students will be asked to produce their textbooks and supplementary resources for our semester-end check. Any textbook, library book or resource on loan that is not turned in during an evaluation/exam will have to be paid for by the student. Now is a good time for all students to ensure that they have all their assigned textbooks and loaned resources.
Exam Review & Semester 2 Start-up:
Students will have an opportunity to review their exams on February 3rd, beginning with Period 1 at 9:00 a.m. At 12:15 p.m. students will once again go to their Semester 1 home form to pick up their Semester 2 timetables. Semester 2 homeform begins at 12:20 p.m. Students are dismissed at 1:30 p.m. Please see the attachment above for the February 3rd schedule.
Semester 2 Timetable Changes:
Students will have an opportunity to make timetable changes as per the schedule outlined at the bottom of their Semester 2 timetable. Since many of our classes in semester 2 are at capacity, some changes will not be possible. Students are to remain in their timetabled class until a change is confirmed. All timetable change requests will be conducted outside of class time.
School Council Meeting — Wednesday, January 18 — 7:00 p.m.
Your School Council co-chairs have arranged for an informative School Council Meeting. There will be a presentation on Teens and Mental Health with Dave Maynard, Mental Health Supervisor at the St. Elizabeth Health Centre, and Harvey Nagelberg, Chief of Social Work for the TDSB. They will share some of the most prevalent cases they are seeing and will give us some strategies about detecting issues in our children and how to help them. The presentation begins at 7:00 p.m. The regular portion of our School Council meeting will follow the presentation. Please see the above two attachments.
Graduation Photos:
An announcement was made this morning for graduating students who do not have an appointment for their grad photo. Lifetouch has opened up January 20th for those who still need an appointment. To book your appointment, please go to http://www.lifetouch.ca/toronto Should your student experience difficulty signing up, please sign on the sheet in the main office.
Wishing all students success as the semester comes to an end, and success in the New Year.
EXAM REVIEW SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012
SEMESTER 1, DAY 1
Period 1 9:00 a.m.
Period 2 9:30 a.m.
Period 3 10:00 a.m.
Period 4 10:30 a.m.
LUNCH 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
SEMESTER 1 HOMEFORM Homeform – for Semester 2 Timetable Pick-up (Ghosts pick up their timetables in the Guidance Office) – 12:00-12:20 p.m.
SEMESTER 2 – Day 1 – Homeform – 12:20 – 1:30 p.m.
STAFF MEETING – 1:45 – 3:00 p.m.
York Mills Collegiate Institute
School Advisory Council Meeting
January 18, 2012
7:00 p.m. – Titan Hall
AGENDA
Co-Chairs: Julie Uehling, Toni Tanos
6:45 p.m. Musical Interlude Shannon Lee – Gr. 11
7:00 p.m. Welcome Julie Uehling &Toni Tanos
7:05 p.m. Mental Health & Teens Greg Clarke RSSW, Community Crisis Program, St. Elizabeth Health Centre
Harvey Nagelberg, Chief of Social Work, TDSB
8:30 p.m. Principal’s Report Clara Williams
8:45 p.m. Vice-Principal’s Report Mira Wong & Stephen Morris
9:00 p.m. Adjournment
Teens & Mental Health
A PRESENTATION FROM EXPERTS
ON
CURRENT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
HOW TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS
HOW TO COPE
HOW TO GET HELP
The York Mills C.I. School Council
Invites You to Attend
This Informative Presentation
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
York Mills C.I. – 490 York Mills Rd.
Titan Hall
7:00 p.m.
