Sackville High School

Kingfishers 

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1 Kingfisher Way
Lower Sackville NS
B4C 2Y9

Main Office
864-6700 Ext. 0
 

Fax
864-6710
 

Student Services
864-6700 Ext. 4

Email SHS
 

Main Page - Latest News

 

Corsages

 

Ecologically responsible corsages which will be sold in the lobby from May 14th-18th at lunch.

The cost $10.00 with all money going to support women's business initiatives in developing economies.

 

 

Academic Achievement and Recognition Evening

 

We will hold our Academic Achievement and Recognition event on May 30, 2012. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

 

EUROPE 2012 FINAL MEETING

The final meeting for parents and students who travelled to Europe in April will be held
on Thursday, May 10th from 7-8:30pm in the Band Room. Join us for a night of memories,
pictures, refreshments and a special keepsake.

RSVP: 864-6700. Hope to see you there!
 

 

Do you have any odd jobs that need doing?

Why not Hire A Grad?

½ day $25, full day $50

Help support Sackville High’s graduating class of 2012

Call 864-6700 ext 0

 

Students from Spain and Colombia

 

Again we are expecting a number of short term students to come to the Halifax Regional School Board this fall. These students will be from Spain and Colombia and they will be here for a period from 4-8 weeks. Please follow the link below for more information.

Short Term Student Hosting

Daily Announcements and Pod Casts

BUY YOUR 2011-2012 YEARBOOK!
Yearbooks will be on sale March 26-30th in the main foyer during lunch. The cost is $45.
Don't miss your chance to purchase one!

 

Attention Grade 11 students

Lieutenant Governor's Education Medal

 

Application for the Lieutenant Governor's Medal

The deadline to submit applications for consideration is Tuesday Aril 10th, at 3 pm in Student Services.

Awarded to one boy and one girl in each school who has commendable performance in the courses in which they are enrolled and who has demonstrated qualities of leadership and service in the school and community.

Prom 2012 Timeline

February Communication Bulletin

Yearbook Grad Photo Deadline

 

The deadline to submit grad photos to the yearbook is Wednesday, March 28th. Please bring the picture to Mr. Allen in room 322, or e-mail a digital copy of the grad photo to callen5@staff.ednet.ns.ca.

 

RCMP Parent Information Session

The RCMP is hosting a series of free informative sessions throughout Febrary and March.  These sessions are geared toward anyone who parents, educates, or otherwise works with teenagers.  The topics are very pertinent to youth in Lower Sackville.

 

Parent Alert Meetings

 

 

Course Changes for Spring 2012:

 

Course change forms will be available  from Student Services after school on Tuesday, February 7th.

Student Services will be accepting course change forms from Wednesday, February 8th to Friday, February 10th. Changing levels within Math courses is possible up until Wednesday, 29 February, 2012.

 

Please make an appointment to meet with a guidance counsellor to discuss your change. Appointments will be available on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. We will be considering course changes for graduation and post-secondary purposes.

 

Students are expected to attend their current classes until course changes are approved. New schedules for successful changes will be available the day after the course forms are submitted to Student Services.

 

PowerSchool:

 

In order to make sure our marks are finalized and ready for the end of the semester and the start of the new one we have removed parent and student access to PowerSchool. Access to student and parent portals will be active again as of the 7th of February.

 

Europe Trip 2012


Parents and students are reminded to check Ms. MacQueen's website on a regular basis for
trip updates. http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/macquekl/EURINFO.htm

Provincial Volunteer Youth Award

 

January Communication Bulletin

HRSB Notifications

If you would like to be notified by email or SMS of any school closings or other important announcements, enter your email address in the link below and click "Subscribe". You will then be notified directly by the Halifax Regional School Board through e-mail or text message of school closures, important announcements, early dismissal or any other crucial information.

Subscribe to Notifications

November 2011 Communication Bulletin

Obtaining a PowerSchool Login

Attention all parents and guardians. To learn how to create and account to login to PowerSchool to check student attendance and grade please follow the directions on the InSchool website in the document titled:

How to Sign Up for the Portal - for Parents & Guardians

October 2011 Communication Bulletin

September 2011 Communication Bulletin

Special Circumstance Absences

Special Circumstance Absence: There are instances for which a student will be marked absent due to special circumstances. These include:
Student has a documented acute or chronic medical condition requiring hospitalization or specialist appointments;

• Student is absent due to a verifiable religious observance

• Student is absent due to a death in the immediate family;

• Student is absent as a result of participation in an educational opportunity or special activity as deemed appropriate by school administration (e.g.,

participation in a recognized provincial, national or international competition). This designation always requires administrative approval prior to the event;

• Student is absent as a direct result of legal obligations, supported by court subpoenas or appropriate documentation.

 Documentation should be provided by a medical specialist or legal authority. For example, a copy of the specialist appointment slip or a copy of a summons should be included with an absence note

Intervention Program 2011-12

There will be changes to the intervention room this year. However, it is important that we continue to have additional support for students outside the regular classroom and resource environment.

In 2011-12, students will still be expected to complete all their summative assessments. (Formative assessments are not recoverable by intervention and while they can be recorded in Gradebook as formative, their value does not count toward a student's grade.)

When a student has not completed an assessment on time:
-   The teacher will discuss the situation with the student. During the course of the discussion, the teacher will use their professional judgement to set a reasonable deadline particular to the circumstances and communicate it clearly to the student. These conversations should be recorded as an entry in PowerSchool.
-   If the assignment has not been recovered by the deadline and parents were informed, the matter will be referred to administration.
-   Students who have been referred to administration will not be eligible for certain privileges, such as participating in teams or clubs, dances, spectator activities, etc.
-   Students who have been referred to administration for more than three assignments in one semester may not exempt an exam during that semester.

The intervention/extra help room (227) will be available for students to complete work during lunch and their study periods each day except day A in our four-day cycle..


STUDENT PRICE CARDS (SPC) FOR SALE AT THE KINGFISHER STORE

Student Price Cards are being sold in the Kingfisher store. The are $10 and give you GREAT savings at over 100 stores including: Aeropostale, Aldo, American Eagle, Bench,
Bluenotes, Gap, Old Navy and MANY MORE!! Buy yours today

Sackville High School's New Cell Phone Policy and Acceptable Use Policy
The following link is to SHS's new cell phone policy for the 2011-12 school year. It is important that all students attending SHS this year read the document.

2011- 12 SHS Cell Phone Policy

2011-12 SHS Acceptable Use Policy
 

Student Fees for 2011-2012

The fee structure for September 2011 will be $65.00 per student or $95.00 for a family.  This fee will cover the costs for your student to receive an ID card, agenda book, and print copies (50), and rental of a school locker and lock. It also includes the students’ council fees for student participation in events such as school socials, BBQ’s, dances, prizes, speakers and other special events hosted by your council throughout the year. Student ID cards will be required to attend all events.  Students’ Council also financially supports all extra and co- curricular activities. 

Negotiable Fees

 

Non-negotiable fees

$4 School Agenda

$5 Equipment Replacement Costs

$4 Rental of School Locker

$10 Spirit Wear and Prizes

 

$23 Events and Speakers

$19 Co-curricular Activities



Cyberbullying Survey - Input needed
Attention staff, students, parents and guardians of SHS. The Nova Scotia Department of Education has created a Cyberbullying task force and they would like your input. Click the links below to view information about the task force and the survey:

The URL for the Task Force website is: http://cyberbullying.novascotia.ca

The URL for the Task Force survey is: http://cyberbullying.novascotia.ca/survey


 


 

 

 

 

Sackville High is part of the Halifax Regional School Board

Last Updated: 05/08/2012