1058 Spitzig Road, R. R. #1 Breslau, Ontario N0B 1M0 (phone) 519-648-2114 (fax) 519-648-3402 [email protected] www.woodland.on.ca February 12, 2015 Winter Dance In this Issue… Calendar Directory Europe Trip Grade 10 Literacy Test Introducing Chisel Project Day 2015-2016 Registration Report Cards SEW Sports Update Winter Dance Woodland will be having our Semi-Formal "Winter Wonderland" Dance on Friday, February 20th. The dance will be held in the auditorium from 7-10 pm. Tickets cost $15 and will be sold prior to the dance. Proceeds from this dance will go towards Special Emphasis Week. Project Day WCHS is a CAPS School: free, anonymous, confidential, professional counselling support for students through Shalem Mental Health Network 1-866-347-0041 A reminder to all parents and students that Friday, February 13 is a project day. While this is a day away from school, it is not to be considered a day “off” school. Students will be working on assignments at home while teachers are meeting together. This is an excellent time for students to move forward on longer term projects and to catch up on homework. Information will be distributed in class and posted to the teachers’ websites at classes.woodland.on.ca. Directory Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 20 Feb 23-27 Mar. 5 Mar. 12-20 Mar. 13-20 Mar. 26 Attached with this publication is a school directory for Semester Two. Please check it to ensure that all of your information is correct and print a copy to keep handy at your home. If any corrections are needed, please call (648-2114) or email Project Day (no classes) Family Day (no classes) ([email protected]). Winter Dance SEW Grad Photos Europe Trip Winter Break (no classes) Gr. 10 Literacy Test 2015-2016 Registration The process of registration for the 2015-2016 school year has begun. Registration forms for current students were mailed home. Please return these forms as soon as possible. Please fill in, sign, and submit a form for each student in your family by March 1. Registration forms for new Grade 9 students and course calendars were mailed at the beginning of the year. We encourage all families with students who will be joining us in grade 9 next year also to return the enrolment forms before March 1. Please encourage Grade 8 students and their parents to check out Woodland and register early. If you have any questions about the registration process please contact the main office or Paul Branan in the Advancement Office. Report Cards First semester report cards were sent home with your students last week on Friday. This report includes term, exam/cumulative activity, and final (composite) marks for all semester I courses that ended in January. It also includes a midterm update for all full year courses. In some cases, where students wrote a midterm exam, this mark is included along with the current term progress. Although we do not have regularly scheduled parent-student-teacher interviews at this time, you are encouraged to contact any of the teachers if you would like to meet to discuss your student's achievement. Woodland Watch February 12, 2015 Page One Special Emphasis Week (SEW) Grade Ten Literacy Test February 23-27 The EQAO Grade 10 Literacy Testing (OSSLT) will take place on March 26, 2015. It is imperative that your Grade 10 student be in attendance for that day, as successful completion of the OSSLT is a graduation requirement for all Ontario students. The test consists of two sections of seventy-five minutes each; including reading comprehension and writing exercises. We will contact you if your student is not in grade 10 but needs to write the test. Students who are successful on the test will receive their scores with the June report card. Those who are unsuccessful will be required to take the test a second time, next year. Students who are absent the day of the test will also be required to take the test next year. A link to parent and student resources is available on Mrs. Wiebenga’s website. What is it? A week set aside to promote awareness regarding a specific topic or cause and to raise funds for a special project. What is the topic? Chapels during SEW will explore the concept of disability. We want to see people as being differently-abled and valued for who they are, without focusing on limitations. Our school verse: "Do not let anyone look down on you" applies here as well. What is the Verse? I Corinthians 12: 20-21 As it is, there are many parts but one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!" On the contrary, those parts that seem to be weaker are indispensable. What is the fund-raising focus? The organization to receive the proceeds of SEW is Christian Horizons Global, a local organization that exists to provide spiritual, educational, and economic support for individuals with exceptional needs, who are often living in poverty in a variety of developing countries around the world. Our Goal: To raise $4000 for Christian Horizons Global. Our specific project focuses on Christian Horizon Global's current work in Haiti. What is our schedule? Wednesday Feb 18 - SEW Kick Off Chapel Thursday Feb 19 - Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser Friday Feb 20 - Dance (proceeds to SEW) SEW - February 23-27 including 3 special chapel events and lunch-time fundraising activities each day. A detailed schedule will be available soon. Check out the Woodland Website for details! SEW T-shirts will be on sale all week. Follow-up Chapel- Wednesday, March 4 We are looking forward to this exciting week with guest speakers and special fundraising events. For a detailed daily list of events please check the Woodland Calendar. Introducing Chisel, Woodland’s New Arts Magazine! Chisel was born out of a desire for student writers and students artists to be able to share their work with the student body and the greater Woodland community, developing their gifts and talents and, ultimately, expressing truth and beauty through their craft. The name of the magazine comes from a word that is a noun and a verb. Both meanings are applicable: a tool used for cutting and shaping (noun) or the act of cutting or shaping something (verb). The writers and artists who submit pieces to Chisel will cut and shape their work until it is polished and complete. In turn, Chisel serves as a tool, communicating ideas that will help shape and challenge its readers. Chisel is accepting submissions for its first publication right now! Encourage your students to consider submitting their writing or visual art. All written submissions should be emailed to Mrs. Arthur as a Word file; all artwork should be photographed and emailed as a high resolution TIFF file. For more information, and to meet the student editorial team, check out Chisel’s website: http://woodlandchisel.weebly.com/ Woodland Watch February 12, 2015 Page Two Europe Trip On Tuesday evening, March 5, over forty members of the Woodland community will embark on a 10-day excursion to France, Belgium and the Netherlands. This trip will be an excellent reinforcement of our French and History courses and will allow us to pay our respects, in person, to those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom so many years ago. Lest we forget. Bon Voyage! Sports Update The Senior Boys Basketball team is hitting its stride at the right time. With two weeks to go until CWOSSA, the Senior boys came away with the silver medal at the annual OCSSAA tournament, only 5 minutes away from having secured the gold medal. The boys are proud to have swept Rockway this season and beaten Doyle once in league play, and are looking forward to finishing the season with strength. Junior Girls Volleyball came to a disappointing yet inspiring finish yesterday. Our last season game was against St David's, ranked much higher than us and we played stellar defence in an exciting take it to 5 finish. The fact that we were able to take 2 games away from this team, and we had them scared, shows the amazing hard work that the girls were committed to executing. Their setter was very strong and we were able to defend and dig up whatever came our way. One major highlight would be our 3rd place finish in the Guelph CVI tournament, where once again, our defensive work, coupled with strong attacks gave us 3rd place. This season was filled with growth, a deepening understanding of the game and heartbreak. The girls should be very pleased with their performance. We have one exhibition game next Thursday against St John's Kilmarnock. Thank you parents for your support and driving. The Senior Girls Volleyball team is continuing to have an excellent season. They are currently in 2nd place in District 8 and are headed to the playoffs with a good shot at qualifying for CWOSSA. They recently finished in 3rd place out of 18 teams at the provincial Christian Schools Championship in Belleville. This included a huge upset victory over the top-ranked team from Quinte Christian, in which the girls played their best ball of the season. Way to go, Cavs! The Junior Boys Basketball team had a successful end to their season. In late January, they attended the Roger Stover Classic tournament at Rockway. The boys had a complete effort from the entire team. After dominant wins against both Walkerton and Monsignor Doyle on the first day of the tournament, the boys came within a couple of baskets of upsetting St. Mary's (Owen Sound) in an exciting game on Saturday. In the bronze medal match against the Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute, the OSCVI Falcons could not manage the Cavs frantic defense, and the boys walked away with a well earned bronze medal. In their last game of the season, Woodland played a tight game against Doyle. After being down 10 points in the first quarter, using a tenacious press, the boys slowly closed the gap and finally pulled ahead at the end of the fourth quarter, holding on for a 4 point win. Well done boys! Woodland Christian High School, Guelph Chapter presents “Spring Fever” Dessert and Benefit Auction Saturday, April 11, 2015 New Life CRC, 400 Victoria Road North, Guelph Doors open: 5:30 pm / Dessert Auction 7:15 pm/ Live Auction 8 pm Needed: Valuable items, gift certificates or services that can be donated to this auction that will help benefit Christian Education. To make a donation or for more information please contact Coby Vanderkooy at 519-836-4518 or [email protected] More details to follow in the coming weeks! Woodland Watch February 12, 2015 Page Three
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