Thursday, October 20, 2022

Tomorrow is a Non-Instructional Day ~ no classes.

Attention Parents: if you are interested in participating in the PAC Breakfast Club, please email parkland.pac.sd63@gmail.com. Breakfast Club runs 7:40am-8:20am, selling muffins and juice to our students. Schedules will be done based on parent availability. Thank you for supporting our PAC and our students. Next PAC Meeting is Nov 21 @ 7:00.

Halloween is coming, here are some fun activities:

• Screamfest is back at Claremont Secondary.  Oct 25-27. Tickets available at our front office. $10 ea or $30 for a family of 4.
• Pumpkin Carving Contest - send a picture of your masterpiece to @pss_spirit on instgram. Entries open until October 30, voting will start on Oct 28 and winners will be announced on Halloween. No instagram no problem, email your picture to psspumpkinparty@gmail.com.
• Costume contest Oct 31 at lunch in the theatre

Literacy & Numeracy Assessments Oct 31-Nov 4. See Mr. Earnshaw to register. Schedule.
Literacy 10 Slideshow     Literacy 10 info      Literacy 12 info

Studio 63 is holding a Canned Food Drive October 24-December 1 supporting the local Food Bank and while you are there get a new hair cut at the same time.

International Program Actively Looking for Host Families- Do you have a spare room? Are you interested in welcoming an international Parkland student to your home for a while? The International Program is looking for new host families to join us for the remainder of the first semester as well as for the second semester! In addition to an enriching and fun experience with your student, we offer continuous support and a $975 monthly reimbursement.
Please visit studyinsaanich.ca/become-homestay-family or contact the Parkland Homestay Coordinator, Ms. Erika Bertram at ebertram@saanichschools.ca for more information! 

October is ADHD awareness month. Did you know that children with ADHD develop brain functions such as attention control 30% later than children without ADHD? Or that children with ADHD have less of the neurotransmitter dopamine occurring naturally? This 20 minute video from Kelty mental health clears up some myths about ADHD and gives a helpful overview of the complexity of ADHD. They've also put together an 8-module course for parents of children with ADHD that you can access via the same link. October Snapshot - Healthy Habits and Well-being

Youth Health Clinic is every Thursday night 5:30-7:30 @ Shoreline Medical Clinic.

Order Parkland spirit wear! Forms at front office - email your order to cgribling@saanichschools.ca and pay online - pick up at end of the day, at the front office.

Just a reminder that student drop off/pick up is in the parking lot by the tennis courts. Or you can use the bus loop.

BC Covid 19 Thrive Health App, self assessment and information notice.

PARKLAND CAFETERIA WEEKLY MENU: 

MAIN DISHES:  Spaghetti & Meatballs  //  Beef Dumplings  // Pakoras (V)  // Sliders & Fries  //  Hot Dogs
WRAPS & SALADS: French Toast  // Clubhouse  //  Veggies & Dip (GF) (V)
BAKED TREATS: Blueberry Muffins  //  Skor Toffee Chocolate Bars  //  Peanut Chocolate Mud Pie

The Cafeteria has a debit tap machine or you can use a Cafeteria punch card $25.00.  Pay online.

ATHLETICS, SPORTS TEAMS, TEAM MEETINGS AND GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS:
There is an open gym on Sunday for any new girls that want to play basketball 6-7:30.

Congratulations to the Parkland Cross Country Team for some amazing results at yesterday's Island Championships. Ruby Broadbent was First Place in the Senior Girls Race for the second year in a row! She has now qualified for Provincials along with the other top Parkland finishers, Nele Bruehne and Hector Verea Lopez. We would love to see a big Parkland crowd out to cheer them on as they take on runners from across BC at Royal Roads University on November 5th. Marti Flo de La Camara, Ignacio Bettiol Ereno, and Layla Lebrun also ran excellent races yesterday and finished their season with fantastic efforts. We are proud of all of you!

CAREER CENTRE:

Thinking about becoming an Early Childhood Educator? Camosun is offering a free Early Learning and Care opportunity to students in February. Ms. McNamee for more information.

Interested in Law Enforcement? Police Camp is being held March 18-25 for students in grades 11 and 12 interested in Law Enforcement. See Ms. McNamee for more information.

Studio 63 - Want to support a fabulous cause and look stylish at the same time.  Studio 63 is offering haircuts for as little as $2 for clients who bring a donation to the food bank!

There are many available jobs right now. See Ms. McNamee for more details.

Waddling Dog is looking for prep cooks in their kitchen!  If you are thinking of a career in the Culinary Arts this is a great opportunity!

Work BC Youth Job Blast (jobs and workshops) October issue.

SD63 Career's Newsletter.

GRAD: SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES & INFORMATION: check Admission & Scholarships 2022-2023 Google Classroom for details.

UVic will be providing an information session on Thursday October 27th during lunch break in the Learning Commons about their programs and admissions procedures.

Grad Photo Week is Oct 24-28.  Bookings are by appointment only.

Exciting continuous Grad Fundraiser with LEVEL GROUND!  If you drink coffee, tea or enjoy dried fruit and snacks, we encourage you to check out this LEVEL GROUND fundraiser & support our Grad Parent fundraising. It's super simple:

- www.levelground.com
- do your shopping
- then at the check-out, enter PSSGRAD as the Discount Code
- all orders over $40 will receive free shipping
- for all orders over $40, our Grad Parent Fundraising will receive 20% of the total order
- wait for your order and then enjoy your coffee, tea, etc
**Again, PSSGRAD as the "Discount Code".  Thank you Parkland Community.

Meat Draw grad fundraiser at Brewsky’s Pub ~ 2-4pm ~ Nov 12 & Dec 10, mark your calendars.

TUTORIALS, COURSE WORK ASSISTANCE & ACADEMIC SUPPORT: 

Wednesday and Friday after school in Room 204.

Math & Science Help Centre Wednesdays after school in Room 201.

CLUBS, SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS, WEEKLY MEETINGS:

SPECIAL INTEREST CLUBS are held at lunchtime or after school through the school year. A great opportunity to make new friends, try a new skill, play, learn and have some fun:

Monday's - BIPOC Club @ lunch in Rm 113

Tuesday's - Games Club @ lunch Rm 112 // Girls’ Chess & Pingpong @ lunch Rm 106  //  Gardening
                  Club @ lunch outside the library

Wednesday's -  Knitting Club @ lunch in Rm 211

Thursday's -  Tech Club @ lunch in the Learning Commons  //  D & D @ lunch in Rm 208 //  Chess & Pingpong @ lunch Rm 106

Friday's - GSA @ lunch Rm 212

Upcoming Days of Note:

Oct 21 - Non-Instructional Day

Oct 24-28 - Grad Photo week,by appt only, link to follow

Oct 31-Nov 3 - Numeracy & Literacy Assessments - see Mr. Earnshaw

Nov 3 - Photo retakes - Block 1

That's all for today Parkland ~ Stay Paw-sitive!