STAYNER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE

TELEPHONE 705-428-2639 FAX 705-428-0562 Jane Seymour, Principal jseymour@scdsb.on.ca Janice Ellerby, Vice-Principal jellerby@scdsb.on.ca Paul Sloan, Superintendent psloan@scdsb.on.ca Caroline Smith, Trustee casmith@scdsb.on.ca Ben Murray, Student Services Janice McLeod, Student Success Kelly Lalonde, Special Education Joan Walsh, Cooperative Education

March 23, 2012

Grade 10 and previously eligible students will be writing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test on the morning of Thursday, March 29, 2012. A change in transportation will allow students who are not writing the test to come 4 hours later for the afternoon classes. Coop students are expected to be at their placements as usual. Life Skills and the Learning Centre will run a normal full day schedule. Students and parents can learn about the test and look at sample questions by following the links at the Education Quality and Accountability Office website: www.eqao.com as well as the SCI website.

SEMESTER TWO
Mar. 23 Mar. 26 Mar. 29 Mar. 29 Apr. 6 Apr. 9 Apr. 11 Apr. 18 Apr. 19 Apr. 20 Apr. 25 Apr. 27 Apr. 30 May 1 May 7 May 9 May 7-11 May 14-18 May 21 May 23 May 25 May 28 June 8, 11 June 1 June 6 June 7 June 14-20 June 21-27 June 28 June 28 June 29 Progress Reports School Council Mtg. 7:00-9:00 pm Library Student/Parent/Teacher Interviews 4-5, 6-8 pm OSSLT Testing Good Friday (no classes) Easter Monday (no classes) Math Contest, Euclid Term 1 Ends Term 2 Begins Community Service Hours Deadline -Gr 12s Coop Information Meeting for Sept. 2012 Awards Assembly period one School Council Mtg. 7:00-9:00 pm Library Mid-Term Report Cards Music Monday Full Disclosure Date Education Week SAID Week Victoria Day (no classes) Employer Appreciation Breakfast & Career Fair Formal School Council Mtg. 7:00-9:00 pm Library EQAO Math Testing Student Council Elections Grad Breakfast & Valedictorian vote Athletic Banquet Moratorium on all School Activities Final Evaluations for Sem. 2 Commencement 7:00 pm P.D. Day P.D. Day

IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Thank you to all students, staff, parents/guardians, and community members for the continual focus for improving student achievement this year. Our strong partnerships enable our students to demonstrate learning and accomplishment. Thank you to everyone for this focus on student success! We also had many sports teams competing during the winter sports season. Our Robotics Club has again worked hard fundraising and have created a most intelligent robot which has been bagged and tagged for transportation to two competitions. Thank you to parents and the community for supporting all of our efforts. Many thanks to the staff and students who work hard to make our many clubs and teams a success each year. School Council has participated in our second Video Conference meeting for School Council Members in Area 5 on Monday, February 27. We welcome more parents/ guardians/community members to attend the next meetings scheduled for March 26, April 30 and May 23, at 7:00 pm in the school library. Students have just finished choosing their courses for the 2012-2013 school year. We also look forward to continued successes with after school homework clubs, TIPS, math clinics so that our students always have support and help to demonstrate learning. I thank all of our teachers for the focus on credit accumulation. Our staff are excellent instructional leaders delivering Ontario curriculum to all students from the Secondary Learning Centre, Secondary Life Skills, as well as all secondary Ontario curriculum Grades 9-12. Thank you staff. Our Literacy Team started our SCI Lit Blitz on February 27 and will continue until March 28, with feedback and practice for our Grade 10 students writing this graduation requirement on Thursday, March 29. On Friday, April 20, all students in Grade 12 need to have their Community Service Hours completed and sheets recorded in our Student Services -Guidance Office so that our graduates will be crossing our stage in June.

July 4 Report Card Distribution July 9-Aug 24 School Closed for Summer

GRAD GOWN RENTALS

Each year graduating students have the option to rent a grad gown for Commencement. The rental fee of $25 includes a graduation cap that the student keeps. Rental fees must be paid April 5, 10, 11, 12 or 13 at lunch in Room 201.

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETINGS

We invite parents/guardians to attend our monthly School Council Meetings the last Monday of every month 7-9pm in our School Library. All parents/guardians are welcome!

YEARBOOKS
Yearbooks can now be pre-ordered from Ms. Moritz in the library. The cost is $40 if you preorder and $45 if you wait until the books arrive in June. Students who pre-order by May 24th will have a chance to win a free yearbook.

After you receive your childs progress report , please be sure to visit our teachers at Parent/ Guardian/Student/Teacher Interviews. Our teachers welcome visits on Thursday, March 29th from either 4-5 pm or 6-8pm. We welcome parents/guardians to visit their son/daughters teachers to understand course expectations and assessment.

GUIDANCE
Stephen Fennell (from Georgian College) will be presenting his financial aid seminar to graduating students on April 16th at 1:00 pm in the library. There will be a sign up in Guidance for students who wish to attend. PARENT/GUARDIAN/TEACHER INTERVIEWS Parents wishing to see their students teachers can have their student sign them up for an interview time. Parents are always welcome to contact teachers about any concerns regarding student progress.

TIPS FOR SUCCESS OSSLT 2012

Grade 10 students and those not previously successful will be writing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) on the morning of Thursday, March 29, 2012. A letter outlining the test was sent home with students required to write the test on Thursday March 1, 2012. The TIPS: Test Improving Performance Strategies program is currently running after school to support all students writing the test this year. Students and parents can learn about the test and look at sample questions by following the links at the Education Quality and Accountability Office website: www.eqao.com. A change in transportation will allow students who are not writing the test to arrive 4 hours later to enable all students to attend their classes (a compressed schedule of all periods 1, 2, 4, and 5 classes has been developed). Bus pickup will be exactly 4 hours after their normal pickup time on March 29.

COMMENCEMENT AWARDS
Information forms have been emailed home, posted to the Guidance Website and are available in hard copy in the Guidance office. Students wishing to apply to receive monetary and other awards at commencement are required to fill out and return these forms to Guidance by April 20 along with any outstanding community service hours.

SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM 2012 Full Credit Courses: Grade 11 & 12: 110 hours of instruction (20 days, 9:00am 3:00pm) Grade 10 (Careers & Civics): 55 hours of instruction (10 days, 9:00am 3:00pm) July 3 30 (Mon. Fri.): Innisdale SS (transportation provided) July 31 Aug 28(Mon. Fri.): Barrie Learning Centre (no transportation provided) July 3 16 (Mon. Fri.): Careers, (transportation provided) July 17 30 (Mon. Fri.): Civics, Innisdale (transportation provided)

BUY IN? BUY OUT? A CLARIFICATION FOR PARENTS...

There are times during the school year when a special event is scheduled and students have the option of "buying in" to the event. The "admission fee" for these events are generally fund raising opportunities for the groups hosting the event. There have been two recent "buy in" events -- one for the girls' hockey team championship game at the Stayner Arena on Friday March 2 and the other for the Sears Drama group presenting the play that was written, directed, and acted by SCI drama students on Wednesday March 7. Students who do not "buy in" to these events are expected to attend regularly scheduled classes. Attendance is taken to ensure that students do not "skip" both class and the event. If you have any questions about Buy In events, please don't hesitate to contact Ms. Ellerby, Vice Principal.

DRESS CODE REMINDERS

With the early onset of spring weather, parents/ guardians are reminded about the SCI student dress code. Spaghetti strap tops, bare midriffs, short shorts and bare shoulders are NOT acceptable attire at school. Students should have an uninterrupted line of clothing covering shoulders through mid-thigh at a bare minimum (pardon the pun). Students who are not properly dressed will be asked to go home to change into more acceptable attire. Parents will be contacted. Thank you for your assistance in maintaining a respectable environment, suitable for learning.

Remedial Science: Grade 9 & 10, Applied and Academic (8 days, 9:00am 3:00 pm) July 9 19 (Mon. Thurs.): Innisdale (transportation provided) Remedial (Math & English): Grade 9/10, Applied and Academic: 40 hours of instruction (10 days, 9:00 am 1:00 pm) Grade 7, 8 & 9 Preparatory (Numeracy Only): 40 hours of instruction (10 4 hr. days, 9:00 am 1:00 pm) Aug 13 24 (Mon. Fri.): Bear Creek SS (Barrie students) and all Learning Centres except Barrie Learning Centre (transportation provided)

COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS: Attention Grade 12 Students! Many of you have not yet completed your mandatory community service hours. Signed forms accounting for 40 hours of community service need to be returned to Guidance in order for you to be added to the list of potential graduates. Deadline for forms to be submitted: April 20th, 2012.
STUDENTS AGAINST IMPAIRED DRIVING
Students Against Impaired Driving will bring you our special SAID WEEK in May once again this year with various activities aiming to curb impaired driving. This group, for over 17years has been spreading the message that substance use, specifically alcohol and drugs, does not mix with driving and robs us of the lives of those we care about. Stayner Collegiates S.A.I.D. group has the hope that nobody in our school or community should lose their life because of substance abuse combined with driving. Would you like to get involved in this very important group in the school? Together we can effect change in the way our friends and family think. Listen for announcements of our meetings (we usually meet on Thursdays at 11:30 in Room 118) and come take part in some of our fun and awareness-raising activities! Please dont drive impaired! CHESS CLUB The Chess Club continues to meet in Room 118 at noon on Fridays. Bring your lunch and come join us! Room 118 will welcome you on other days during the lunch hour when possible. It is always good to practice and be ready! We have been involved in tournaments this semester with Barrie Central and Collingwood Collegiate, the last of which was on March 23rd at C.C.I. We look forward to new membersall are welcome to attend. Simcoe County Secondary Chess League Tournament Schedule: March 23-Collingwood Collegiate Institute

April 13 Stayner Collegiate May 4-Barrie Central

Other chess tournaments: Optimist Chess nMath Tournament, First Week of AprilArmy Navy Air Force Club, Barrie Ontario High School Chess Association Championships May 25 -27 Glendon Campus, York U. Toronto.

FRENCH DEPARTMENT
The French Department welcomes Ms. Lamb this semester! Ms. Lamb is doing a great job with the grade 9 applied students in period 1. Once again in semester 2, students taking French are encouraged to work hard at completing their work on time and to ask for help during lunchtime (we run a French Clinic Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:00 to 12:40) or after school when in difficulty with new structures or concepts. Touching base with the French teacher while in the midst of a major unit project or the day before an important unit test can make a huge difference in terms of your success. Students are reminded of the French Department policy on the use of the internet for translation from English to French. Like plagiarism, the use of internet translation sites is strictly forbidden. If in doubt, check with your teacher. Do not put your success or that of others into jeopardy and do be aware that many of the sites do a very poor job. Preferably, use your own brain powerand a French-English dictionary! Bonne chance ce semestre!!

The "FRENCH CLINIC" is now open at lunch on Monday, Wednesday and Friday 12:00-12:30 Mr. Arnott will also happily make time for you before or after school. See him to make arrangements.

Stayner Collegiate's New Web Site

"Like" us and "Follow" us on the New School Blog. We have changed the look of our school web site. Check it out at http:// sta.scdsb.on.ca. We have a Facebook Page and you can follow us on Twitter (@staynerc). All new announcements and updates on the blog will automatically go on the Facebook page and Twitter, so you can get information about what's going on at school instantly. Some highlights of the blog are: morning announcements are posted every day, you can leave a comment on the blog, the banner will change every week and will feature student and staff photography. We have already showcased the photos of Jessie Wyant and Tori Phillips. So please visit the blog and click on the Facebook Like button and click on the Follow button for Twitter!

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE JOIN A CLUB AND/OR GET INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES LISTEN FOR MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS, WATCH THE TV IN THE HALL OR CHECK OUT THE NEW SCI BLOG

PROM COMMITTEE Boston Pizza Fundraiser The prom committee will be hosting a Boston Pizza Booster Night at the Collingwood Boston Pizza restaurant on Monday April 2nd from 5 8 pm. Tickets are $20 per adult or $10 for children 10 years and under. This ticket price includes an all you can eat buffet of: Caesar Salad, Veggie Pasta, Meat Pasta, Veggie Pizza, Deluxe Pizza and Bandera Bread (garlic bread). Half of the proceeds of this event will go towards SCIs 2012 prom. We will also be having a 50/50 draw as well as silent auction so please come out and support our graduating students! Members of the prom committee will be coming around to homerooms to sell tickets this week. Semi-Formal Pictures The SCI semi-formal was held on Thursday March 8 and it was a huge success. We had a photo booth set up with fun props and decorations to take some great pictures. The pictures are in! They will be displayed on the TV in the lobby so that you can take a look at all of your pictures. If you would like to purchase any of the pictures, the prom committee will have order forms in the lobby next week. Each picture is $2.00. Dont miss out on these amazing memories. All proceeds are used for the 2012 prom .

MP VISITS SCI Mr. Scott Bowman, contacted our Member of Parliament, Dr. Kellie Leitch, to visit SCI and be a guest speaker for our law, history and civics classes. We had many students who attended the guest presentation with their class and teacher in our library, and everyone had the unique opportunity to meet with Dr. Kellie Leitch. Our students learned about laws, history, life and politics. We thank our MP, Dr. Kellie Leitch for her visit to SCI.

GROCERY GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE What? Gift Cards for Loblaw/Super Store brand of stores Value? $50 or $100 gift cards Payment? Accepting cash or cheque When? Anytime between 8am-4:30pm, M-F at Stayner CI office Fundraiser? Yes, this fundraiser is for the SCI music program including the New York trip in April - 4% to specified student of choice and 1% to the music program. Why? Please support our music program so that we can increase and improve our musical instrument quality and selection. Questions? Call the school at 705-428-2639 Mrs. Verra

PERSONAL PHOTOCOPIES FOR STUDENTS Due to the large volume of personal photocopies students are requesting at the Office, starting February 6 we will be charging 10 cents per photocopy for personal items to cover the cost of the copies and paper. 25 cents for colour copies.

Extra Math Help at lunch Monday - Thursday from 12:10 - 12:40 p.m. All students are welcome to attend!

TEXTBOOKS
Students and parents are reminded that all textbooks are loaned to students for their use and must be returned to the school at the end of each semester. In the event a textbook is lost or damaged, the student will be responsible to pay for its replacement.

ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL LITERACY TEST (OSSLT)

March 29, 2012 Background The 2012 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) will be administered on Thursday, March 29, 2012. All Grade 10 students, as well as those students who were previously not successful on the OSSLT, any out of province students planning to graduate with an OSSD are eligible. Students enrolled in or who have passed the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC) will not be writing the OSSLT. Transportation and Scheduling An altered day with corresponding transportation and timetable changes are to be in place for all students: Transportation will remain the same. There will be an additional (later) bus run and pick-up as follows: The additional (later) run will arrive at our school approximately 4 hours later than usual (@12:30 p.m.). Special Education Secondary Life Skills and Secondary Learning Centre programs classes and programs will continue as usual. Off-site Co-op programs Students with a.m. co-operative education placements who are not writing the OSSLT are expected to attend their morning placements and access their regular a.m. transportation. One co-op teacher will be monitoring our program. We will ensure that the SCI bus pick up times are announced and posted in our school. Students will also be advised that transportation at the end of the day will operate as usual. Parents/guardians will be fully informed of our schools OSSLT administration plans. All students are expected to attend afternoon classes. We included an information box in the Report Card Newsletter as well. Be sure to read the following information as well. Grade 10 students will be writing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) on the morning of Thursday, March 29, 2012. A change in transportation will allow students who are not writing the test to arrive 3 hours later for early start schools and 4 hours later for late start schools to enable all students to attend afternoon classes. Students and parents can learn about the test and look at sample questions by following the links at the Education Quality and Accountability Office website: www.eqao.com. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at SCI. Sincerely,

Jane Seymour Principal

CIRCLE OF LEARNING CONFERENCE FOR PARENTS APRIL 21, 2012

The Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) of the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) invites all parents and guardians to the third annual parent conference Circle of Learning: Linking Parents to Student Success on Saturday, April 21, 2012 What: Fourth Annual SCDSB Parent Conference - Circle of Learning: Linking Parents to Student Success When: Saturday, April 21, 2012 Time: 9 am to 2:30 pm Location: SCDSB Education Centre, 1170 Hwy 26, Midhurst, ON (across from Simcoe County Museum). A variety of workshops and guest speakers will be presented to support parent involvement in education. Further details and registration information will be announced at www.scdsb.on.ca under Parents Corner > Circle of Learning Conference. Mark your calendars now for this parent-developed, parent-hosted, parent focused event. Please register to attend.

From left to right: Chelsea Holt, Kennedy Brown, Nicole Gowan, Lisa Brown, Samantha Tapley, Mrs. Millsap absent Jennifer Vledder and Anna Chantler The Girls Curling Team had a successful season. They finished first in our zone and won an entry into GBSSA. The team travelled to Gravenhurst on Tuesday March 6th. In the first round they beat Eastview by a score of 7 - 5, in the final end. In the semi-final game they came up against a very strong Parry Sound team and were defeated. Congratulations on an excellent season for Stayner Collegiate Curling.

Left to right, front row: Courtney Robinson, Kennedy Robinson, Shelby Rolling, Whitney Doran, Rachel Goorts, Tia Stanley Back Row: Brieann Chapman, Kaitlyn Trybuch, Alex Breedon, Rebecca Goorts, Shaelene Chapman, Ryleigh Bradey-Hendry, Amy Chipchase, Latasha Forster, Jodie Rawn, Courtney Rudd

The Varsity Girls Hockey team had a very successful 2011-2012 season. They finished with the season 6-1-1, losing their only game in the Georgian Bay Championship against the defending champions from St. Thomas Aquinas in Tottenham. Special thanks are extended to our community coaches Kaitlyn MacDonald and Bart Chapman. Without their help, it would not have been possible to have a team. Best wishes to our grade 12 players who are moving on to other successes next year! Congratulations to all girls on a great season!

PLEASE REMEMBER TO NOTIFY THE SCHOOL OF ANY ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESSS, HEALTH OR OTHER INFORMATION CHANGES FOR YOUR CHILD. THANK YOU!

Stayner students recently participated at the Sears Drama Festival for the 11th year in a row. The festival, held this year in Barrie at the Mady Centre for the Performing Arts, had 15 entries from all corners of Simcoe County. The ten students representing SCI worked very hard writing, rehearsing and performing their one-act play, Struggles, once at the festival and once for their fellow students at SCI. At the awards ceremony Stayner picked up an award for direction (Mary Bruer) and an award for writing (Alekz Aubry). All participants should be very proud of their accomplishment and the difficult work that went into the production. Besides Alekz and Mary the following students round out the cast and crew: Jennifer Dewan, Eric Potts, Natasha Milley, Sarah Miller, Samantha Kinghan, Jiyeon Lim, Melanie Connell and Riley Ekman.

LOCKERS
Please remember to clean out your locker and return all borrowed items.

LOST & FOUND

If you have lost items, please check at the office. Unclaimed items will be donated to charity at the end of each semester.

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MARCH SAFE SCHOOLS!

Parents can do a lot to prevent cyberbullying: keep the computer in a common area, monitor activities and reactions to online communication, set up email, chat accounts, and blogs with your children so you know the type of information they are posting online. Repeatedly checking-in with your child will alert you of activities that may place him/her at risk for involvement in cyberbullying. Check it out: www.prevnet.ca Stand Up Reach Out Tell Someone

MARCH HEALTHY HABITS!

March is NUTRITION month. Small changes can make a big difference over the year. Choose a family behaviour and make a change to a healthier habit. For great resources look to: www.dietitians.ca and our local Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit www.smdhu.org

MARCH MENTAL WELLNESS

Go Tight, Go Loose: A Quick Way to Relax! Stand at attention, hands along side, fingers pointing down. Make a fist with each hand, squeeze each hand tight. Squeeze...Squeeze...Squeeze...Relax. Now this time also squeeze your legs together while making a fist and squeezing your arms together. Squeeze...Squeeze...Squeeze. Relax. Repeat. Shake out your hands, arms, and legs. Enjoy the feeling of relaxation. Quick Ways to Relax. Kids Have Stress Too Toolbox Activity. www.psychologyfoundation.org/pdf/Relaxrev-TA3.pdf

MARCH HEALTHY ACTIVE LIVING!

March is NUTRITION month. Small changes can make a big difference over the year. Choose a family behaviour and make a change to a healthier habit. For great resources look to: www.dietitians.ca and our local Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit www.smdhu.org

SNACK tip for after school: whole grain crackers / low fat cheese., trail mix of dried fruit, whole grain cereal, seeds, and whole
grain mini-crackers with 100% juice.

DENTAL BUS-SMILES!
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) booked an afternoon visit with SCI where the SMILES bus was parked outside our lobby area so that our students could access dental information and care. We had over 80 students who visited the mobile facility. The bus is equipped with a dental chair, dental personnel and this mobile facility visits and connects with all schools in our Board. We thank the SMDHU for their visit and school community partnerships with SCI.

CYBER GNOMES COMPETE IN BOSTON REGIONALS As this edition of the Spartan Speaks goes to press the SCI Cyber Gnomes team are in Boston, MA for the FIRST Robotics Regional Competition from 22 - 24 March, 2012 defending their 3rd place finish in 2011. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was created to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentorbased programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster wellrounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership. The SCI Cyber Gnomes, in their 6th year, has embraced these values and have taken the challenge this year of building a robot that will compete against robots from 24 other schools from the USA, Mexico and Turkey. In this years challenge, Rebound Rumble, student-built robots compete to score points by shooting basketballs into hoops of varying heights during a match of 2 minutes, 15 seconds. The game opens with a Hybrid Period, when robots operate independently from their student drivers. During these 15 seconds, one robot on each alliance may be controlled using Microsoft Kinect. At the end of the game, the robots attempt to climb bridges to balance with other teams for bonus points. You can check out the REBOUND RUMBLETM animation at http://youtu.be/nOXsdhZZSdM. Canadian Event -- After Boston, the Cyber Gnomes will compete at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, ON from 29 31 March, 2012. The event is free for anyone who wants to come and cheer on our team to success! SCI will be organizing a Spartan Spirit Bus for the 30th of March. If your child wants to attend to cheer on the Cyber Gnomes, complete the Field Trip permission form and return it to the Office by Wednesday March 28. Lets Go, Cyber Gnomes!!!

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PARENTS AS PARTNERS

PARENTING PROGRAMS SPRING 2012

all programs FREE to parents of children in school
MAKING THE DIFFERENCE TOGETHER PARENTING PROGRAM Cool Solutions - 20 hour anger management/conflict resolution program.
You will learn to: manage anger solve conflicts reduce tension in your home. catch yourself before getting angry keep disagreements from becoming fights use empathy, consider options identify issues and solve problems so they dont repeat. Find strategies to teach your child how to handle frustration in a healthy way and discuss the characteristics of healthy relationships. Barrie: Barrie Learning Centre Monday, April 16 June 11/12 6:30 9:00 p.m.

Call 325-9279, ext. 231 or 725-8360, ext. 333 to register TRIPLE P PARENTING GROUP AND SEMINARS Triple P: Parenting your 2 10 year old
You will explore and identify: Positive parenting principles and techniques Strategies and skills that encourage good behaviour Causes of misbehaviour and ways to deal with challenging behaviour Barrie: Barrie Learning Centre Wednesday, April 18 June 6/12 8 weeks 6:30 8:30 p.m.

Call 325-9279, ext. 231 (office) or 725-8360, ext. 333 (v/m) to register
(parents of children ages 10-16) You will examine: Positive teen parenting principles Factors influencing teen behaviour Strategies for encouraging appropriate behaviour and managing misbehaviour You will discuss family survival tips to help make your parenting task easier! Barrie: St. Giles Church 95 Cook Street Wednesday, April 25 June 13/12 - 8 weeks 6:30 9:00 p.m.

Triple P: Parenting your Pre-teen or Teen

Call 325-9279, Ext. 231 (office) or 725-8360, Ext. 333 (v/m) to register

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Triple P Teen Seminar Series for parents of kids 10 16 years

Tuesday, March 22/12 - Raising Responsible Teenagers Parents discuss how to encourage teens to take part in family decisions, be respectful and considerate, get involved in family activities, develop healthy lifestyles and be reliable. Tuesday, March 29/12 - Raising Competent Teenagers Explore how to encourage your teen to build the skills needed to do their best in school and prepare for jobs. Includes developing selfdiscipline, creating good routines, getting involved, problem solving, following school rules and having supportive friends. Tuesday, April 5/12 - Getting Teenagers Connected Parents explore the importance of getting teens positively involved in their communities. The seminar discusses several ideas and parenting strategies to help teens create positive connections. Midland: Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre 175 Yonge St., Midland 9:30 -12:00 noon

Call (705) 526-5589 or (705) 325-9279, Ext. 231

Parent Talk for LEAP students at Orillia Learning Centre Join us over lunch to discuss topics related to parenting. You will learn a variety of useful information and many practical strategies for raising young children. Orillia: Tuesday, March 6, March 27, April 17, May 8 and 29/12 1:00 3:30 p.m.

Contact Us!

Parents as Partners Parenting Programs Adult and Continuing Education Telephone (705) 725-8360, Ext. 333 V/M Or (705) 325-9279, Ext. 231 Office www.thelearningcentres.com

$60 Rain Barrel Sale

In Support of the MSS Horticulture Club

Order Rain Barrels online @ www.RainBarrel.ca/MSS

Pick up on April 21st between 9 AM and 1 PM at MSS at 865 Hugel Avenue, Midland, ON.

Call 705-526-7817 ext. 55458 for information

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