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December 9, 2013

  1. Term 1 celebration will take place December 17th. Students will be thanked for their efforts in three areas: academics, attendance and work habits. The students can qualify for any of the three areas.

Honour roll – this is determined completely by %. Students cannot have any of the following: I, F, C- . Their mark average must be 80% or higher.

Attendance – students must have fewer than two days absent

Work habits – students must have all ‘good’ or ‘excellent’.

  1. Basketball season has started. Here are practice times and coaches:

Grade 8 girls – Mon/Wed 5 – 7, Kevin Boehmer

Jr. Girls – Monday 7 – 9, Wednesday 3:15 – 5, Darla Hills, LyndiGerlinsky

Sr. girls – Monday 3:15 – 5, Wednesday 7 – 9, Sharen Popoff

Grade 8 boys – Tue/Thur 3:15 – 5:00, Mike Nelson, Larry Hills

Jr. Boys – Tue/Thur – 5 – 7, Rick Czar

Sr. Boys – Tue/Thur 7:00- 9, Doug Dortman, Mike Poznikoff

  1. Thanks to the Creston Valley Rotary club and the Creston Rotary club for each donating $400 to help offset the cost of the senior boys volleyball team travelling to provincials.
  1. Apologies and thank you to Erin Carr (Nykia Osborne) who also helped coach the Jr girls’ volleyball team.
  1. Grads looking for help what with scholarship letters can attend a help session with Dianne MacDonald December 12th at lunch or right after school.
  1. Mrs. Christiansen’s language classes participated in the language perfect competition. There were 8 schools entered, ranging in size from 31-300 students, from Asia, Australia, US and Canada. Over 4 days, PCSS students answered 147,000 questions and earned almost 50,000 points (because you have to answer a question correctly at least twice in a row to earn a point)! Our school came in 2nd in the competition, with 13 students earning Bronze Awards (1,000 points or more) and Ada Browne earned a Silver Award with more than 2,000 points! There will be a much bigger World Championship for 10 days in May 2014. (In the 2013 World Championship we finished 18th overall out of 210 schools globally.)
  2. We have a PAC meeting this Wednesday from 7 – 8:00. A workshop for grandparents who are parenting grandchildren is being offered and info is below.
  1. Congratulations to Emily Simpson (Rob/Lori) who recent ran in the Canada junior women’s cross country race for women 19 and under. Emily finished 54/117.
  1. Reminder of our great school clothing, water bottles and travel mugs and yearbooks which make great Christmas gifts. Attached is a printable gift card you can use to let your son/daughter know a yearbook has been purchased for them.
  1. The school is collecting food items for the food bank as well as new or (very) gently used books for the ministerial hampers.
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Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren:

Grand parenting Across the Generation Divide

To better suit the needs of participants this workshop series has been rescheduled to the following dates and times:

Thursday January 9th 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Thursday January 16th, 23rd, 30th 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

The first session is open TO ALL grandparents

The focus is on grand parenting across the generation divide

We take a look at the role of grand parenting in the year 2013; what has and has not changed in recent years? Full of useful tips on surviving and thriving as a grandparent of a new generation of busy techno grandkids! For more information and to register call Julie or Jean at 428-5547 extensions 228 and 226 respectively

Looking for Homestay Families

There is so much to learn and great friendships to be made.

This program offers a unique opportunity for Canadian families to play a very important and meaningful role in a student’s life. By offering a safe, happy, and healthy home to an international student. The student is able to experience the Canadian lifestyle, culture and language while studying in Canada.

For families this is an enriching experience allowing all members of the family to gain a greater sense and understanding of the wider world. This allows your family to teach a student about your culture, beliefs, and traditions. You will also be given the opportunity build great friendships and create lasting memories.

The program requires that you are able to provide the student with a private bedroom along with access to the internet and 3 meals a day.

Through the homestay program families are fairly compensated. This is a good way to supplement your income in a rewarding and enhancing family experience.

The duration of the student stay can vary from one month to several years. The students also range in ages. (Grade 5 to 12)

To become a host family or find out more about the international homestay program please contact.

Michelle Deshaies (250) 428- 9087 Email:

Joanne Marten (250) 428-7332 Email:

Sharen E. Popoff

Principal

Prince Charles Secondary School

Avid District Director

Creston, BC

250.428.2274 (ext 4003)

250.428.6791