N e w s l e t t e r Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Timberline Secondary School, Campbell River B.C. Principal: Kevin Harrison, Vice Principal: Kim Padington Phone: 923-9500 Fax: 923-9525 Web Site: http://www.sd72.bc.ca/school/timberline/pages/default.aspx e-mail: timberline@sd72.bc.ca Principal s Message As we prepare for the end of the 2011-2012 school year, you can be sure that the remainder of the year will be very busy, with many year-end activities taking place. June exams are just around the corner (June 19-25) and our Grade 12 s are starting to anticipate graduation night on June 27th. While we applaud the accomplishments of all Timberline students, we are extremely proud of our Grade 12 s and we will truly miss them as they move on to the next phase of their lives. They tell us daily of university acceptance letters, summer jobs and of successful scholarship and bursary applications. This year s graduating class is continuing with the tradition of reducing Dry Grad prizes and contributing leftover money to their grad legacy fund which is designed to help others. This is a very noble gesture on their part. In the coming weeks, we will be honouring staff members who have decided to retire after many years of dedicated service to Timberline and School District #72. Mr. Stevenson, Mrs. Lihou, and Mr. Lihou, will be leaving us at the end of this school year. It is with mixed emotions that we celebrate their retirements knowing we will miss their wisdom, leadership and collegiality. Legally Blonde, the musical, was a huge sell out success, and created excellent memories for the students as well as for Mr. Lihou, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Nelson and Danette Bell who were all critical to its success. The Timberline Band Students, under the direction of Mr. Johnson, put in some stellar performances last week to win a silver medal at the Vancouver Island Concert Band Festival and then to win a gold medal at MusicFest Canada competing in the West Coast Jazz Festival. Well done all! I know we will have many more successes to share with each other before the end of June. Kevin Harrison Dates to Remember: May 9 May 10 May 16 May 21 PAC meeting 7 pm C202 Mothers Day Breakfast 7:15 a.m. Cafeteria GRAD group photo 11:10 a.m. Victoria Day Schools closed May 22 28 Pay Grad Fees June 5 June 6 June 7 June 7 Grad Meeting 7 pm B213 Scholarship & Bursary Ceremony 7 pm Band Concert, 7:30 pm Theatre Aboriginal Grad 6:15 pm. Maritime Centre June 12-13 Double Blocks June 18 June 19 Locker Clean out Grad meeting 7 pm B213 June 19 Last day Sem. 2 June 19 June 19-25 Exams June 26 Awards Ceremonies Gym, 10:15 a.m. June 27 Grad 2012 June 28 Grad rehearsal 1 p.m. Report Cards available online Timberline s Mission Statement Our Mission Statement is truly intended to guide what we do every day: Timberline Secondary is a spirited, inclusive community which focuses on excellence in learning and preparation of students for the future within a caring, innovative and inviting school culture.
News & Information. Parent Connect Stay in touch with your son or daughter s progress at school while helping us achieve our goal of becoming a green school. Use our website to find instructions on how to view attendance, assignments and other important information: http://www.sd72.bc.ca/timberline/ Click on CIMS Connect, then Parent. If you have forgotten your password or it has been changed by us but you know the user name and postal code, please click on forgot my password on the connect page. If you do not know the user name/ password, please call the school and we will provide it. Once you have access, you may change your password. Parking/Pick Up Please note that the official drop off point for students is at the lower entrance turn-around by the gym. The public transit uses the upper turn-around by the main office for dropping off bus students and adult learners to the college. Please do not use the main entrance by the office for dropping off or picking up students. When picking up students, please park in designated parking spaces. Parking in the driving lanes makes it difficult for other drivers to find a parking spot and prevents those already parked to leave the area. Also, to prevent those harmful effects of greenhouse gases, please turn off your engine while waiting. Let s make our school grounds safe for all! Student Messages We do not have a paging system in our school, due to the fact that we share our facility with North Island College. This makes it very difficult to get messages to students. If you need to contact your child in an emergency only, please feel free to call the office. Excused Absences The parent call-in line for student absences is 923-9501. Please call this number and leave a message when your child will be missing school. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Timberline Karate Style - Kyokushin (ultimate truth) One of the largest karate organizations in the world. Reach your potential Learn discipline and concentration Develop self confidence Face your challenges Find out what your ultimate truth really is! Tournaments throughout BC Training camps Location Timberline Portable one Classes on Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Funding is available. For more information: Call Joedy Williams at 202-0406 or visit www.campbellriverkarate@webs.com School Closures are posted on the school district website: http://www.sd72.bc.ca/ Don t forget to update your browser to ensure you are viewing the most updated page.
News & Information. Parent Advisory Committee Meeting Please consider this an invitation to become involved with our school. Next meeting is May 9 at 7:00 pm in room C202. Please feel free to join us. Bus passes New fares effective April 2nd. $30.00, now covers zone 1 & 2 Semester passes available only in September and January: $85.00 Did you know your student can purchase monthly and semester bus passes from the office? They can now be purchased online as well: http://www.sd72.bc.ca/timberline/ EventzLandingPage.htm However, you still need to pick up the bus pass from the office. Double blocks: Tuesday, June 12 8:35-11:00 a.m. AA 12:05-2:30 p.m. CC Wednesday, June 13 8:35-11:00 a.m. BB 12:05-2:30 p.m. DD Media News Congratulations to the following Timberline Media Students who received awards for their videos at the BC Student Film Festival. Taylor Kare and Austin Johnson for their Remembrance Day video, "Remembrance of Our Freedoms". This video, produced and edited by Taylor Kare, was aired at our annual Timberline Remembrance Day ceremony. It placed third in the promotional section of the Festival. Also kudos to Louis Patterson, Sarah Davidson and Nick Cross for their Go for Green video, "The Green Do's and Don'ts". This video, produced and edited by Louis Patterson, placed first in the promotional section of the Festival. It also placed first in our local Community and SD72 contest - Go for Green. It was aired at the Tidemark for the Green Week film festival. Timberline Wolves make us proud again. Want to Meet the World? School District 72 International Programs is looking for host families. Students from overseas will be coming to our schools and they d love to stay with a family. We will have many high-school aged students coming to Campbell River from all over the world and staying for 2-10 months. At this point we know that there will be students from Germany, China, Taiwan, and possibly Mexico and Brazil. Many students would prefer to stay in families with children, especially students their own age. We encourage all families, with or without children, to get involved. We provide training and lots of support! Families are compensated for their expenses and are expected to provide: a warm and welcoming home environment a private bedroom internet access three healthy meals per day, plus snacks If you are interested, please see Ms. Kobelak in the counseling office for more info. 250-923-9504
GRAD June 27, 2012. On June 27th, at Strathcona Gardens, there will be two separate events: 1. The school ceremony. 5 p.m. start 2. Dry Grad party School Ceremony Fees for the grad ceremony will be collected during the week of May 22-28. All grads participating in the ceremony are required to pay the $140.00 fee which includes the cost of the yearbook and 4 guest tickets. Extra tickets may be purchased at $15.00 each. Tickets may be purchased on line, however you must still pick up the tickets at school. http://www.sd72.bc.ca/school/timberline/ Pages/default.aspx Under Quick Links, click: Eventz Landing Payment and Transcript Ordering Online Before graduation fees and DVD fees will be accepted, students must ensure all overdue textbooks/library books are returned or paid for and outstanding school fees have been paid. Students will also be asked to pay for overdue textbooks and library books from their middle schools. Report cards will indicate if there are any outstanding textbook fees owed. Students must have also completed their graduation transitions and ceremony write up. The ceremony will begin at 5:00 pm with the doors opening at 3:45 pm. Unfortunately, we cannot accept reserved seating with the exception of wheel chair guests and families. Any families requiring wheel chair seating are asked to call Ms. Padington at 923-9500. An area of seating will be reserved for the person requiring a wheel chair and their accompanying family members. The ceremony will last for approximately 1 1/2 hours and is followed by a catered reception of appetizers and beverages. All guests are invited to remain after the ceremony and visit. At about 8:30 p.m., students and their approved guests will go through a security check as they enter the area for Dry Grad. Graduation is an important occasion providing the opportunity to recognize and to honour each student. It is an exciting and serious celebration, perhaps the most significant event in a student s school career. As graduation is a school event, the school s code of conduct is in effect, and grads are reminded that any grad suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be asked to leave the premises and will not participate in the ceremony. PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL CEREMONY Any grads who have been removed from the grad list for the above reasons, will not be allowed to pay fees and receive tickets. May 31 is adjudication date, at which time the administrators and counsellors will determine which students are permanently removed from the 2012 grad list. Students who do not have credit for the appropriate courses will not be permitted to participate in the graduation ceremony. Students who do not graduate may still participate in the Dry grad celebration. Any grads who do not plan to participate in the Graduation Ceremony, for any reason, are asked to inform their counsellor as soon.
DRY GRAD June 27, 2012. Next Grad parent meetings: Tuesday, June 5th & June 19th at 7 pm in Room B213 All parents welcome. Dry Grad: This is an optional event for students and is separate from the school ceremony. Dry grad parents will collect this fee. Dry Grad fee is $150.00 Students can fundraise all year and earn points. These fundraising points can be used instead of money to pay for the Dry Grad fee. For students who are not going to fundraise for dry grad, you can pay your dry grad fees at any time. Cheques can be made out to Timberline Dry Grad 2012, in the amount of $150.00. You may also pay by Cash. Dry Grad fees cannot be paid electronically. We will then take your e-mail address off the fundraising e-mail list. Thank you. The Dry grad team are still in need of parent volunteers to take a shift throughout the night, volunteers to come in the early morning to help with clean up and anyone interested in helping with the security detail. Please call Sandi Thompson to sign up or Brian Brown for security leahbrian@shaw.ca Reminder that you can find us on Facebook as well, under Timberline Dry Grad 2012. We try to keep this page updated at all times. Please join the group and stay informed. Decorating: We are looking for volunteers to help make decorations for dry grad. Special talents are not required - just need to be able to use scissors, glue and sprinkle glitter! If you can help on any or all of the following Art Room Craft Nights (to be held at Timberline), please confirm to: mary_lou_cyr@hotmail.com Tuesday, May 15th Grad Parent Committee Chair: Sandi Thompson, sandi71@telus.net 250-926- 0626 Grad Baby Picture time... grads, bring in your grad baby pictures that will be used in the grad video. Drop them off at the counseling office. Please make sure your first and last name is labeled on the back. Deadline for this is May 18 th. If not received by the deadline, you will Not be included in the Grad Video. Grad Fashion Show dvds will be on sale at the media room. $10 each. Must be preordered. Contact Shannon Hagen for more information at shannon.hagen@sd72.bc.ca Guests to Dry Grad must be approved by administration. Please complete a form and drop off at the office by May 18th. For more details, see our the grad newsletter mailed to you last week.
Exam Schedule June 2012 Date Time Exam June 19 1-4 Social Studies 10 Biology 12 Earth Science 11 June 20 9-12 Foundations of Math 10 GE AWMP 10 GE English 11 June 20 1-4 History 12 Biology 11 June 21 9-12 Principles of Math 12 Pre-calculus 11 June 21 1-4 Social Studies 11 GE Chemistry 12 June 22 9-12 English 10 GE Chemistry 11 Physics 12 June 22 1-4 Communications 12 GE Physics 11 June 25 9-12 English 12 GE Foundations of Math 11 AWMP 11 French 10 June 25 1-4 Science 10 GE French 11 French 12 Spanish 10 Spanish 11 June 26 Exam conflicts Attendance during Exam Week Regular classes (Semester 2) end on June 19th. During exam week, students only need to be in attendance for their exams. Students will find the exam schedule posted throughout the school and must be aware of the days, times and locations of the exams they need to attend.