Welcome Back! - Semester 1, September 3, 2013

Welcome Back!

We hope you all had a fun and restful summer with your families.

Your ELL Department - teachers and support staff are excited to be back to guide you through another year here at the best school in all of Canada!


If you require schedule changes, make sure to see Mr. Hospedales in Room 327 and he will ensure appropriate changes can be made for you. You should do this sooner than later do not wait until Friday.

If you need community service hours, please see Mr. Hospedales. You can help out with the FMM Cross-country Team and earn your hours by the end of October. Limited spots are available so see him as soon as possible.


We look forward to seeing everyone back. Make sure to drop by Room 327 to say hello and to show us a copy of your schedule.

The Week of June 10-14 - The second last week before Exams

We are in serious crunch time here. There should be plenty of work to be done, from assignments to studying for exams which start next week (and for some of you this week).

Major Events to keep in mind:

The Grade 9 EQAO Math test will be written Tuesday June 11 and Wednesday June 12.

The Grade 12 Drama Production of "Alice in Wonderland" goes this coming Thursday and Friday. Performances start at 7pm here at the school. Tickets can still be purchased.

Also, the MIC will have its end of year celebration titled "La Fiesta" on this coming Friday June 14 after school from 2:45 - 4 pm.

Finally, here is a bit of fun we had at our Student Appreciation Day last week. Enjoy!

The Week of June 3-7 -- Celebrating our Athletes / Student Appreciation Day!

Yes, is it June already and before you know it Exams will be here (June 20-26 -- Formal Exams) and Summer holidays will be underway.

Here are the major events to take note of this week and for the weeks ahead:

Tuesday June 4
Athletic Breakfast and Award Ceremony @ FMM
Special Olympics @ Maximilian Kolbe

Thursday June 6 - Student Appreciation Day

Friday June 7 - Arts Banquet at Crystal Fountain

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES:

June 10 -19 -- In Class Exams
June 11 & 12 -- EQAO Math Test
June 13 & 14 -- Drama Production
June 20-26 -- Formal Exams
June 27 - Graduation

Have a great week!

The Week of May 27-31

It should be no surprise but with one month to go in the school year, it is another busy week at Father McGivney.

Monday - The Grade 12's will take a group Graduating Class photo.

Tuesday - Many of our ELL students will join the Special Education Department for a trip to the Rogers Center to watch the Blue Jays game. The Student Government Election Assemblies will also take place today.

Thursday - Closing Liturgy

CPT's, Assignments, and Exams - All students should be busy completing these and preparing for Exams. There should not be any statements or thoughts of "I don't have homework today" or "I don't have any work to do." THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO.

Have a great week!

The Week of May 20-24 - Happy Victoria Day!

We hope you had a restful and fun Victoria Day with your families and welcome back.

For those students who attended the Prom on Friday - You looked Marvelous!

It is Science Week at McGivney. Stay tuned for morning home room quizzes, guest speakers, and other activities scheduled throughout the week.

On Wednesday, all Grade 9's will take part in the Day of Service. A great learning experience for all involved. Hopefully we will have some pictures from that day.

Don't forget that next Tuesday May 28, many of our ELL students will attend the Blue Jays game at the Roger's Centre with our friends in the Special Education Department.

Have a great week!

The Week of May 13-17 - OSSLT Time Again / OSAID Week

The big event this week of course is the OSSLT.

Barring any adverse weather (we can't rule anything out after yesterday), the test will be written tomorrow - Tuesday May 14 starting at 8:30 am.

ELL students writing the OSSLT need to be at school by 8:15 am to get settled, prepared, and go to Room 327 to write the test. Mr. Hospedales will be waiting for you.

The rest of the school (those not writing the test), classes begin at 12 noon.

Please visit http://fmmh.ycdsb.ca/osslt/ for last minute tips and practice for the test.

This is OSAID Week at FMM and the OSAID group will run a variety of activities this week.
There is a Go Kart Obstacle Course in the parking lot today during the lunch periods - Monday.
Thursday is Red T-shirt Day. And buttons, magnets, and Mango Smoothies will be on sale during A and C lunch in the cafeteria just to list a few things.

Then there is PROM on Friday at the Grand Baccus Banquet Hall.

Have a great week!

The Week of May 6-10

Congratulations to the MIC Group and all of the ELL students involved in the performance yesterday at Voices Out. It was another outstanding performance!

All of our ELL Students will attend a Internet Safety Workshop During Period one on Thursday with Constable Yun of the York Regional Police.

All students are invited to Movie Night on Friday in support of the Grade 12 Drama Production.

Have a great week!