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The Ministry of Education requires that all courses have a final assessment worth 30% of the course mark. Courses have one, or more, activities that comprise the final assessment for the course. Four days have been allocated to "exams". Click on the links below to view the exam schedule and exam guidelines.
On Thursday, January 17th, Mr. Chateauvert's grade 10 science class
held the annual Balloon Car Rally. After the first run down the 3
metre track, only 6 of the 13 teams were able to complete the race.
However, after a few modifications, only three teams fell short of completing the race. The top three finishers were:
First Place: Rachel Bober and Cassandra Anderton
Second Place: Abbey Parkinson and Stacey Frayne
Third Place: Nathan Schmidt and Shelby Snelgrove
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Mr. Chateauvert
The E.Q.A.O. math test for Grade 9 students currently taking math this semester will be on Friday January 18th and Wednesday January 23rd during your math class. This will count towards part of your 30% final assessment. Please download and read the following letter (in .pdf format) for more information.
To prepare, you may go to the website www.eqao.com for samples of questions and to view the formula sheets and list of key words and phrases.
Any Grade 9, 10, or 11 student wishing to write the Pascal, Cayley, or Fermat math contest this year should speak directly to their math teacher or to Mrs. Logan to register. The contest consists of 25 multiple choice questions. The cost for registration is $3.00 and you must register by Monday January 21, 2008. You will write the contest during first period on the morning of Tuesday February 19, 2008.
You may find more information and preparation materials at http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/english/contests/index.shtml
The Ministry of Education has determined that St. Marys Central and Arthur Meighen Public School are too expensive to repair and therefore a new school will be built in St. Marys. There are a number of possible alternatives.
Modify DCVI to create a school for all students from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
Build a new school for students from Kindergarten to Grade 6. This new school could be located on DCVI property or another location in town. DCVI would be for students from Grades 7 to 12.
Build a new school for students from Kindergarten to Grade 8. This new school could be located on DCVI property or another location in town.
Which do you think would be best? Go to Saluki Nation to vote in our latest poll.
The Midget Boys Basketball Team captured their first win yesterday defeating Goderich 47-27.
Fraser Urquhart put down 12 points followed by Russell McIntosh with 8 and both Connor Preston and Andrew Davis with 6 points. Exceptional defense was credited to Brendan Near, Gord Cookson and Matt Stacey.
In the second game, the boys lost 39-26 against Clinton. It was a slow start defensively for the team as they made the adjustment from the small gym to the large court. They gave up 25 points in the first half and only scored 12. They tied Clinton in the second half, as they held Clinton to 14 points and scored 14 of their own. Again, Fraser Urquhart came up big offensively and scored 13 points followed by Russell McIntosh with 7 and Connor Preston with 4 points.
The boys play their next 2 games on Feb 07, 2008 in Listowell against Goderich and Listowell.
Ms Lawrence
On Thursday January 10 the Senior Girls Volleyball team traveled to Clinton to take on the Mitchell Blue Devils and the St. Annes Eagles.
In the first match the girls defeated the Blue Devils 3 games to zero. In the first set the girls came out strong. Leading the team was setter Brittany Sterkenburg who went on a 8 point serving run. Final score 25 - 5.
In second match against Mitchell the senior Dawgs came out flat allowing the Blue Devils to stay in the game. Holding it together the Dawgs went on to win 25 - 19.
In the final match against the Devils the Salukis started pulling it together on a much improved Devils squad and won 25 - 14.
In the second match of the day the Senior Lukes faced the hard hitting St. Anne Eagles.
In the first match the Lukes came out flat after some slopping play against Mitchell. Half way through the match the Dawgs started playing well but after giving the Eagles an 8 point lead at the start were unable to catch up and lost 20 - 25.
In the second and third sets the Senior Salukis started firing on all cylinders. With Lauren Thomson and Brittany Bailey shutting down the St. Annes best hitter and setters Brittany Sterkenburg and Katie Curtis spreading the ball around the Salukis rolled to wins of 25 - 20 and 25 - 17.
Congratulations to the girls on a great day of volleyball.
Mr. Moore
This year the trip will be at Blue Mountain Ski and Snowboard Resort in Collingwood, Ontario. Blue Mountain is the largest ski and snowboard resort in Ontario. Come out for a day of skiing or snowboarding. The trip is available to all students from novice to experts.
The trip will be held on Wednesday, February 13th . The bus is leaving from the school at 6:00 AM, and will be returning around 6:00 PM. All students wishing to go on this trip MUST have a student card.
There are two different options to choose from for the price of the trip as everyone may not have their own equipment.
Option 1 - $55.00 Lift ticket and bus transportation.
Option 2 - $76.00 Lift ticket, bus transportation and equipment rental.
Please see Mr. Jones or Ms Donnelly for the necessary information and forms. As there is only a limited seating capacity on the bus, opportunities will be given on a first paid basis, so get your money and forms in ASAP.
Mr. Jones
College - complete your application by midnight Friday Jan 11, 2008 and you are eligible for a draw with first prize being $2500. Prize money is awaqded for the first, second and third name drawn!
University - due to technical difficulties on the website the deadline for applications has been extended to 11:59 pm on Friday January 11, 2008. Please check the website for further updates. www.ouac.on.ca
Mrs. Waldick
Welcome to 2008. Just a reminder of some upcoming dates. Classes resume Monday, January 7. Last day of classes for semester one is Thursday, January 24. There are four exam days - Friday, January 25 to Wednesday, January 30. Thursday, January 31 is a PD day. Classes for semester 2 start Friday, February 1.
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