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PAC
Meeting January 13
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PAC
Meeting: Wednesday, January 13; 7 - 9 p.m.; third floor staff room
7:00 p.m. mix & mingle; 7:30 p.m. business
Please join us for the first PAC meeting of the year! In addition to the
normal business, we will have a brief presentation by Pam Brewis, on behalf
of the Vancouver Children's Choir. We also hope to run the elections for the
three parent representatives to the School Planning Council (SPC) as we were
unable to at the December PAC meeting due to a lack of quorum. Please come
out for this meeting; otherwise, we will start the year without any parent
representatives on the SPC, which has much important work to do this year.
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Volunteers
Needed - Grad Transitions Presentations
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PARENT
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
On Feb 3rd between 1:30 and 3:30 all Grade 12 students will be presenting
their Graduation Transitions Plans to teachers, students and (we hope)
parents. To this effect, we would like to invite parent volunteers to come
celebrate the Grade 12's success with us. We are looking for up to 80 parents
to help create the 40 interview panels that will listen to all 320 Grads in
these two hours. This is a great way to find out more about the Grad
Transitions Program all students have to complete before graduation.
For more information and/or to volunteer, please contact Mr.Mehl
rmehl@vsb.bc.ca
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Navigating
Post-Graduation Options Presentation Jan. 26
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Point Grey
Secondary PAC Presents: Melinda Giampietro: Helping Your Adolescent
Navigate Post-Secondary Options with Grace and Good Humor
Tuesday, January 26th, 7 pm; Point Grey Auditorium
Is your child thinking about university or college? Do you need guidance
exploring the possibilities for your child? Then come and listen to one of
Vancouver's most coveted post-secondary consultants speak to parents on
Tuesday, January 26th at 7:00 pm in the Point Grey Secondary Auditorium.
Melinda Giampietro has successfully provided guidance to countless thankful
families in her private consulting practice and, she will present Helping
Your Adolescent Navigate Post-Secondary Options with Grace and Good Humor. Find
out the latest in the post-secondary recruiting world and learn how to
navigate the countless opportunities that are available to our children both
locally, and across the country. Matching students with universities is one
of Melinda's specialties and she will give us insight into that decision. But
her real forte is getting students excited about post-secondary education.
Come and learn how she does it!
Tickets are $10 in advance - available in the Point Grey Office and $12 at
the door.
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SACY News
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SACY
(School Aged Children & Youth) Prevention Initiative is a partner project
of Vancouver Board of Education & Vancouver Coastal Health. It is holding
two workshops at Kitsilano:
Building Bridges with Your Teen
Thursday, January 28th, 2010; Kitsilano Secondary School Library
Registration: 6:45 p.m. Coffee, tea and treats
Workshop: 7 - 9 pm
Capacity Cafe
A facilitated evening event for parents at Kitsilano Secondary Library
Thursday, February 04, 2010; 6:15 pm - Light meal, coffee & tea
Please register for the workshops by leaving a message at (604) 713-5899
ext. 2906 or email: maggie.mooney@vch.ca
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CPF News
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The BC
College of Teachers is considering a proposal to require all new elementary
and middle school teachers to take a French second language methodology
course and or to demonstrate certain French language proficiency before being
considered qualified to teach in the BC public school system. This policy, if
approved, will have a significant impact on the quality of core French
programming and in the long-run we expect it will also have spill-over
benefits for French immersion programming. The BC College of Teachers (BCCT)
is currently seeking input from their members, stakeholder groups, and the
general public (i.e parents!).
We believe it is consistent with the objectives of our organization to fully
support any teacher qualification reform proposal which helps to improve the
accessibility of quality French second language instruction for all students.
Please feel free to respond to the BCCT survey with your thoughts. If you
feel strongly about this teacher qualification requirement issue feel free to
encourage other parents, educators, and or students to do the same.
http://www.bcct.ca/Surveys/CoreFrench.aspx
For further details please see the following links: BC
College of Teachers Article Laying The Groundwork for Reform (pg. 6-10)
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