Submitted by Amanda Biggar
Important Notice: The Three Oaks Administration and staff are asking parents/guardians to do their part in the fight against the H1N1 Virus by reporting their child’s absence to the school first thing in the morning. When doing so, it is very important that you specify whether or not the child is absent due to influenza-like-illness. Influenza-like-illness (ILI) includes acute onset of respiratory symptoms with fever and cough and one or more of the following symptoms: sore throat, muscle aches, joint pain or weakness. Gastrointestinal symptoms may also be present and fever may not be prominent. If students are exhibiting these symptoms, we ask that they stay out of school until they are symptom free.
Please report all absences to the school by phoning the school at 888-8460 and leaving a message on our answering machine which is available 24hours a day, by speaking directly with a member of the Administration or by emailing
pdrodgerson@edu.pe.ca. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Monday, September 14th - Day 1 (A-B-C-D) of the schedule.
In order to kick off "Welcome Back Week" at TOSH, the Student Council has a number of exciting activities planned. Monday will be "Light up TOSH" day. Students are asked to show their school spirit by wearing their brightest clothes. At lunch students will have the opportunity to attend our annual Club Fair and check out all TOSH has to offer for extra-curricular groups and activities. There will be a BBQ outside at lunch and hot dogs will be on sale for .50 cents a piece. Student photos will be taken throughout the day. These photos are taken for yearbook and Student I.D. purposes. Students are not obligated to purchase their photos; however, individual packages are available.
Tuesday, September 15th – Day 2 (B-A-D-C) of the schedule.
Tuesday is "Everyone Counts" day. Students are asked to wear clothing with numbers on it. There will be Bingo in the cafeteria at lunch. Student photos will continue to be taken throughout the day.
Wednesday, September 16th - Day 1 (A-B-C-D) of the schedule.
Wednesday is "Axemen and Axewomen Rule" day. During lunchtime, TOSH clothing will be modeled by students on the cafeteria stage and will be available for purchase from the TOSH bookstore. Students who remember to BYOB (bring your own banana) will be treated to a free ice-cream sundae in the cafeteria. Bananas will be on sale for $1.00 for those who forget theirs. This is the last day for student photos. The Scholastic Awards Assembly will take place at 9am in the gym. This assembly will recognize the Grade 11 and 12 students who had outstanding academic achievements in their Grade 10 and 11 years. Vocal Ensemble will begin rehearsals at 3:30 in the music room.
Thursday, September 17th – Day 2 (B-A-D-C) of the schedule.
Thursday is "Dance Day." The first school dance of the year will be held in the cafeteria from 8-11pm. The theme is "Paparazzi", so come prepared to walk the red carpet. During the day, there will be a Dodgeball game in the gym at lunch.
Friday, September 18th – Day 1 (A-B-C-D) of the schedule.
Friday is "ER" day. Students are encouraged to wear green and gold clothing in order to show their school spirit and to bring money to help in the fight to end CancER. The annual Terry Fox Run will take place at the end of the day and Fear Fact-ER will take place on the stage at lunch. Peer Helper Training will be held in the Lecture Theatre.
Upcoming Dates:
September 19th – Men’s Volleyball Tournament
September 23rd – Grad Photos begin
September 24th – Parent Information Session at TOSH (Open House)
Parent-Council Meeting to follow (approx 6:30)
Noteworthy Items:
The new season of "Reach for the Top" will be starting next week. Any students who are interested in trivia and want to join a team, please see Mr. Gallant in room 417 as soon as possible.
TOSH would like to inform the public of our ongoing Reading Program. As a school, we start each day with a 15 minute silent reading period in order to encourage our students to read and develop their literacy skills. In order to support our endeavors, we would appreciate it if the general public donated reading materials, in particular current magazines, to the school by dropping them off in the main office during regular business hours.
