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Thursday, June 24th

8:30 AM - Graduation Rehearsal at Convocation Hall (All graduates must attend)

5:30 PM - Students gather at school for Grand March

5:45 PM - Doors open to public for Grand March (Tickets required $3 per person)

6:00 PM - Grand March begins

8:30 PM - Prom

Saturday, June 26th

9:00 AM - Students at Convocation Hall

9:30 AM - Doors open for public

10:00 AM - Graduation Ceremony begins (Tickets required)

1:00 to 2:30 PM - Graduation Reception at TRHS

Letter sent home on March 15th, 2010

March 15th, 2010

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I hope that this letter finds you and your family well. As March quickly moves along, we are seeing the start to spring and making plans for the last quarter of the school year. We are even beginning to plan for next year.

Continuing in our efforts to keep you informed of events here at the school, I am writing to you today to tell you about six items as they relate to TRHS: Parent-Teacher Interviews, Supporting Students Academically At-Risk, the English Language Proficiency Assessment, Student Course Selection, New Vice Principals, and Our Facebook Page & Twitter Account.

Parent-Teacher Interviews

         

It is time again for Parent-Teacher Interviews. Over the next two weeks we will be available, according to the schedule below, to meet with you to discuss your child’s academic progress. We always enjoy these opportunities to sit down face-to-face as this is a valuable time to celebrate the success of our students and also identify additional ways in which we can continue to support them. Please note the change in our current schedule from what was advertised at the beginning of this school year. As we began communicating to you in January, due to a change in the provincial school calendar, one of our days for these interviews changed. The schedule below is the most up-to-date.

 

 

Wednesday, March 17th	Port Elgin Regional School	6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Wednesday, March 24th	Tantramar Regional High School	1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Thursday, March 25th	Tantramar Regional High School	6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Continuing to Support Students Academically At-Risk

 

In the fall we began an initiative in which every three weeks we identified students who were academically at-risk. As a school we had defined academically at-risk as being in danger of failing a course. As a student was identified at-risk, we committed to contacting home and identifying possible interventions to support the student in his or her learning.

 

With such success during the first half of the year, we are pleased to announce that this program will continue during the second semester. As we have already collected our first round of reports, you can expect teachers to communicate with you if your child is currently academically at-risk. This may take the form of a letter, phone call, or email. The information you will receive will be helpful during our upcoming parent-teacher interviews.

English Language Proficiency Assessment and Reassessment

 

Due to a scheduling change back in January, a portion of the provincial English Language Proficiency Assessment was moved from the 1st semester’s exam period to this upcoming week. The Reading section of the ELPA will be completed Wednesday, March 17th, by all grade 9 students and those in grades 10, 11, and 12 that were unsuccessful on the assessment in previous years. Our English Language Arts teachers have again planned for specific classroom study to help ensure success on the provincial assessment. Please contact your child’s English teacher if you have questions.

 

Student Course Selection

         

As we start making plans for next year, our current grade 10 and 11 students are beginning the process of requesting courses. Over the coming weeks Mr. Bohan, our grade 10, 11, and 12 guidance counselor, and teachers, will explain this process and graduation requirements to our students. On Friday, March 26th, your child will bring home a course request sheet along with some general information. Please work with your child to complete this request form, sign it, and return it on Monday, March 29th. Your child will need this signed form to be able to complete the necessary requests for their courses for next year. For information on courses and graduation requirements, please refer to your child’s agenda or the High School Handbook on School District 2’s web site. (http://www.district2.nbed.nb.ca/documents/high-school-handbook.pdf) If needed, your child can pick up a printed copy of this high school handbook from his or her advisor on Friday, March 26th. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your child’s advisor. If there is something that they cannot answer, they will follow up with Mr. Bohan.

 

New Vice Principals

 

As you may be aware, our two vice principals were expecting babies this year. Heather Welling celebrated Christmas with the arrival of her son and Susan Lafford finished work this past Friday expecting to deliver later in the spring. As we wish the best for Heather and Susan in their departures, we also welcome a new face to the office as Trent Mann of Sackville has been named as one of our acting vice principals. We also expect a second vice principal to be identified soon.

 

Facebook Site and Twitter Account

 

In our continuing attempts to improve communication with parents, students, and the community, we have setup a Facebook site and Twitter account for TRHS. This will allow us to post short announcements on a more regular basis to keep everyone up-to-date with events at the school. If you have a Facebook or Twitter account, and become a fan of the TRHS page, then any information we post will be pushed out to your account. This form of communication is meant as a supplement to our other main forms such as printed letters, voicemail, and our web site. To become a fan of our Facebook page or to follow our Twitter account, please search for Tantramar Regional High School in these programs. Please note that the Facebook page will not accept posts from visitors. To send us communication, please use traditional methods such as the telephone or email.

 

Upcoming Events

 

Here is a list of some other upcoming events:

 

March 24th – Professional Development & Parent-Teacher Interviews (PM) - No School for Students

March 26th – Students begin Course Selection for 2010-11 – Information to Arrive Home

April 2nd – Good Friday – No School

April 5th – Easter Monday – No School

April 6th – Professional Development Day – No School for Students

 

I hope this information is helpful in keeping you up-to-date with our efforts in ensuring success for all of our students. Please contact the school if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Jason Reath

Principal