March 2018

Renovations are moving along nicely. Due to the complexity of the project, a

phased construction approach is required to allow one area to be completed

and occupied before the next area can be renovated. Two new sections were

release over the past two months. These areas are now known as the 700’s

and 800’s. These areas include classrooms, inclusive education and our physics

labs. The next area to be release in the upcoming weeks is the new band/

music area. This will be an exciting time for our band students as this space is

much more conducive to our program. This will also open up our black box

theater for staff and student use as it has been being used currently for our

band program. In May our cafeteria will be shutting down for renovations.

This will extend into September so students will need to bring lunch or access

local establishments for food. We will be moving our tables and chairs from

the cafeteria to various locations within the school so they will have areas to

each lunch. September of 2018 the main office will be located back to its origi-

nal location on the west side of the school. The projected finish of the renova-

tions is the spring of 2019.Three Oaks Senior High School will be closing June

1st at the end of the day for the 2017/18 school year. This means exams will

be as follows:

May 28—Block A

May 29—Block B

May 30—Block C

May 31—Block D

June 1—SMA

Jeff Clow

Principal Message

March Upcoming Dates

2 and 5—PD—No school

26— April 4—March Break

GREEN

AND

GOLD

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April Upcoming Dates

11—Report Cards

12—PTI Evening

13– PTI Day—No School

Parent Council

Meeting

March 13

6:30

Staff Room

All are welcome!

Staff Appreciation Week

TOSH staff would like to thank parents and students for a wonderful week

of surprises from February 12-16. It was greatly appreciated and well

planned.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

RECORDING DEVICES

The taking of photographic images or video of a person or persons is per-

mitted at a school sanctioned public event that is associated with Three Oaks

Senior High School. These events include: proms, dances, graduation, grad ac-

tivities, athletic competitions and other school related activities. The Principal

or designate can give permission for school related images or videos to be tak-

en by a student for school purposes. This individual will be designated and

identified with a lanyard and pass. The taking of photographic images, video

or audio of a person or persons, the electronic transmission or posting of pho-

tographic images or video of a person or video of a person or persons, on

school property or buses, at school events, other than those listed above, dur-

ing school activities and/or school hours is prohibited without the permission

of all of the following: the principal or designate, the person or persons being

photographed, and the permission of their parent or guardian.

The PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation Heritage Awards are pre-sented each year to individuals or groups in recognition of architec-ture, writing, architectural preservation, genealogy and general herit-age activities. Congratulations to the Vimy 100th Project for winning the Heritage Activity Award in recognition of an outstanding contribu-tion to the preservation of the Heritage of Prince Edward Island.

PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation Heritage Awards

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Gwynne Dyer, left, chats with Dylan Corbett, Haley Brennan and TOSH Political Studies teacher Mike Trainor, after giving a lecture

on the world in the Trump era and what the future could look like. - Millicent McKay

Dyer focused on the world and politics in the age of Trump

We have a problem, but don’t panic. That was Gwynne Dyer’s message to political science, global issues

and other students at Three Oaks Senior High School. Dyer, a freelance journalist, columnist, broadcaster

and author, spoke to students about the world in the age of Donald Trump and the future of nations re-

cently. “Journalism isn’t an exact science. You try to make decisions on the hop with partial information.

This morning I’m going to do just that by discussing Mr. Trump and why a man like that was able to get

elected,” said Dyer.

Haley Brennan and Dylan Corbett, grade 12 students who attended the lecture, said it provided insight into things they weren’t worried about. “The world is changing very fast. And the current situations around the world are very unpredictable. The best way to deal with them is to look for the unpredictable solutions. They’re going to be our generation’s big problems to deal with,” said Corbett. Brennan agreed, “We need to change and adapt to overcome the way things are progressing. We can’t keep living the way we are now and expect things to be OK. It’s going to be a lot different when we’re older and we don’t know what to expect.”

millicent.mckay@journalpioneer.com

Gwynne Dyer

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Parent Teacher Interviews

"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small

matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo

Emerson

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Online Sign Up for Parent Teacher Interviews

April 12TH & 13TH

To have the opportunity to discuss student progress with as many parents as possible, we have

scheduled 10 minute meeting times. You can sign up using SignUpGenius OR by contacting the

school. The online registration process will be available starting , April 6th at 9:00am and will

close on April 11th at 3:30pm. To schedule interview times over the phone, please call 888-8460

and ask for Mr. Jason Gallant (Reminder: Office Hours are 8:15am until 4:00pm)

If you are using this online sign up process please complete the following steps:

1)Access the TOSH website at https://threeoakshighschool.wordpress.com/

2) Click on the “Parent Teacher Interviews“ link.

3) Click on the name of the teacher that you would like to meet with to discuss your child’s pro-

gress.

PLEASE NOTE: YOU SHOULD CHECK AVAILABLE TIMES FOR ALL THE TEACH-

ERS YOU WANT TO VISIT BEFORE SUBMITTING TIMES. THIS WILL ENA-

BLE YOU TO MAKE A SCHEDULE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO VISIT TEACHERS WITH

THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF WAIT TIME BETWEEN INTERVIEWS.

4) Scroll down the page and click the “Sign Up” button on an available time and then click on

“Submit and Sign Up“.

5) A new window will appear and in the box labeled “Student’s Name” please type your child’s

name.

6) Ensure that the button beside the phrase “I do not have a SignUp Genius account” is

Parent Teacher Interviews

"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small

matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo

Emerson

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6) Ensure that the button beside the phrase “I do not have a SignUp Genius account” is

highlighted and then fill in the boxes listed below. (First Name, Last Name, Email, Re-enter

Email)

7) Click on the box beside the phrase “Create an account at SignUp Genius so I can login

and edit my items if I need to make a change.”

8) Fill in the box beside “Choose a password” with a password of your choice. Your password

must be at least 6 characters of your choice.

9) Then click on the box that reads “SIGN UP NOW!”

10) Return to the TOSH page to select other teachers that you would like to meet with. At this

point there will be no need to login again until you close your internet browser OR click on “My

Account” located in the upper right corner of the page and click “Log out”.

11) You are able to return to teacher schedules and make changes to your times if you log back

into http://www.signupgenius.com

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE SELECTED THE CORRECT TEACHER, ONLY

ONE TIME SLOT PER TEACHER AND RECORDED THE DATE AND TIME OF YOUR

INTERVIEW.

PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL IF YOU HAVE ANY DIFFICULTY SIGNING UP

ONLINE.

If there are no suitable interview times open, please email your child’s teacher to schedule anoth-

er time.