Welcome back everyone, and I hope your summer was restful and enjoyable. I would like to extend a special Maple welcome to all our new teaching staff and to our new vice-principal Mr. Jay Perri. Congratulations to Mr. Fraser Scott who has been promoted to Vice-Principal at Huron Heights S.S. and welcome back to Mrs. Joanne Brown who will be leading our Guidance department.
We are all looking forward to another great year here at Maple High School. Our goal is to have all students looked after and focused on the upcoming school year by the end of the first school week. Please be patient and follow instructions for a smooth and efficient registration process.
This year we will be starting with only the Grade 9’s on September 2. There is a special program set up for them, and their parents. This was communicated through the partner elementary schools last May and June. If you are unsure of details, call the school for more information. Grades 10-12 will start on Wednesday September 3, 2008.
I want to remind everyone that student success is best achieved when it is a partnership between home, school and community. Please be involved with your son or daughter’s progress and keep in touch with the teachers as they will also be contacting you.
This is now our 7th year of operation and our school plan will focus on continued student achievement and literacy, community relationships, and nurturing a safe and positive learning environment. Every student needs to work towards doing the best they can in each and every subject. The school will provide all necessary supports to help students achieve academic excellence.
A key part of this academic success comes with proper course selection and regular attendance. We are going to make greater efforts this year to improve our daily attendance and students will be informed about the new attendance policy. Check our website under “parents”. Our website will always be a good way to keep up with what is happening in the school and with keeping you informed about important upcoming events –such as report cards, parents’ night etc. A weekly E Bulletin will also be sent to you if we have your e mail address. If you wish to be a part of our E mail list, please call or e mail the school with your address and we will gladly add you. Make it a regular habit to check us out on line.
www.maple.hs.yrdsb.edu.on.ca
As always, we are committed as a staff and as a community to providing a safe and supportive school learning environment. Please take the time to go over the York Region District School Board’s Safe Schools Policy which is in your son or daughter’s agenda book. A copy is also available on our website under parents –important information. Maple High School provides visible and consistent staff supervision in the halls and around the building during school hours. A variety of strategies will be used to ensure that students are aware of and adhere to school rules and expectations. All school doors are locked except for the main entrance after the beginning of classes each morning. Again, parental and community support are important partnerships in safe schools. We very much appreciate the partnerships we have made in the community, and the support that those partners provide for the school.
A letter will be going home on Wednesday, September, 3rd with information about School Council Elections. If you are interested in running for one of the positions please fill out the form provided and drop it off at the school office. Elections will be held in October. Community involvement in our School Council is very valuable. Please consider becoming either part of the executive, or a regular member to our meetings. Information will follow.
Our Curriculum Night for Gr. 9 Parents will be held on Wednesday, September 24th. Please set that date aside on your calendar – more information to follow through the website and also sent home with your son/daughter. As part of the agenda that evening, you will have the opportunity to meet with me to ask any questions or express any concerns that you may have. It will be a forum in which we can dialogue about the school and your son or daughters pathways to success. I look forward to meeting many of you on the 24th. An Agenda for that evening will be sent out in our E bulletin.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or suggestions that you may have. I look forward to working with my staff, students and the Maple Community to have another successful year at Maple High School.
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| 4 POINT SUCCESS PLAN FOR ALL STUDENTS |
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1. Students must be counseled in Elementary and Secondary School on the paramount importance of selecting the RIGHT course –both level and content
2. Attend class each and every day, on time and prepared for work
3. Do your work, homework, assignments, etc.
4. ASK for help from teachers, peers, etc. and study and review your work regularly.
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