6 GEDSB have been certified as EcoSchools through the Ontario EcoSchools program.
5 of these schools are first time certifications and 1 is a re-certification.
In total, we have 2 elementary and 4 secondary.
Here are the rankings:
Bronze:
Houghton
Silver:
Delhi District SS
Pauline Johnson CVS
St. George German
Paris DHS (Previously Bronze)
Gold:
Valley Heights SS.
This is a huge accomplishments for each of these schools.
Community Service Hours Available
for Local Event on July 23, 2011
at Courtland Community Centre
for more information please contact
Annette Coderre
519-688-2086
VHSS for the second year in a row has had 100% success for students in academic English classes.
As many of you know, I have been working on a project with a dedicated group of indiviuals to improve the Long Point causeway for wildlife and also improve the hydrology of the Big Creek marsh. The casueway is one of the deadliest stretches of road in North America for rare and endangered wildlife. Our group is competing with seven other environmental projects for one of two $100,000 grants from the Shell Foundation’s FuelingChange program. The public is being invited to vote for the projects that they feel is most deserving of funding.
Here’s a link to the Causeway Project page on the Shell site which also contains info on how you can vote for the Project and obtain additional votes by purchasing Shell gas and products. There are Shell gas stations in Simcoe and Tillsonnburg.
Please pass along this info to your network of friends and colleagues.
Thanks,
Paul Ashley
http://www.fuellingchange.com/main/project/94/Long-Point-Causeway-Improvement-Project
This is a message from the Ministry of Labour for students and parents to consider when students work in the summer. Know your rights and work safe.
Join CNIB friends at the Rogers Centre on Sunday, June 12 for an afternoon of baseball, peanuts and cracker jacks.
The group will be sitting together in the 200-level of the Rogers Centre. Tickets are only $15!!! A free CNIB T-shirt is thrown in as well for each participant. So please bring your families and friends…but you must act NOW before the tickets are gone!
Root root root for our home team, the Toronto Blue Jays as they take on the Boston Red Sox.
Celebrate a Shades of Fun day by wearing your favourite sunglasses at the ball park.
Who: Blue Jays vs. Red Sox
When: Sunday, June 12, 2011
Where: Rogers Centre; Toronto, Ontario
Time: First pitch @ 1:07 p.m.
Dress code: Anything goes, but don’t forget your shades!
Tickets will be available at ‘will call’ at the Rogers Centre on June 12 before the game. Will call is located at Gate 9.
Help us make this inaugural “CNIB day at the Jays game” a huge success. Please forward this email to your friends and family and let’s all go out to the ball game!
For more information or to purchase tickets by phone, please call Melinda Phommasa at 416-486-2500 ext. 8622 or melinda.phommasa@cnib.ca
Always do your own work. You’ll learn more, and your grades will be something you can really be proud of. If you receive a poor grade, don’t make excuses. Just figure out how you can do better next time.
From Study Skills Infoguide
May 29, 2011, Haldimand, Norfolk & Tillsonburg, Ontario….The theft of ATV’s is an issue in every community and your help is required to stop this illegal activity in ours!
If you own an ATV, there are many preventative measures you can take so you don’t lose your ATV to thieves.
Ø Register your ATV at the time of purchase.
Ø Keep your ownership documents in a safe place – not on the ATV.
Ø Record the serial number and keep it on file.
Ø Use a metal-etching tool to mark personal information, such as name and address in an obscure spot.
Ø Never leave the key in the ignition.
Ø Whenever possible, park your ATV inside a locked structure with a theft prevention device.
Ø If you can’t park your ATV inside a secured structure, use a theft prevention device such as wheel lock, chain or alarm.
What else can you do? Well, if you’re “in the know,” and are aware of who may be responsible for stealing ATV’s here’s your chance to earn some dough.
Pick up the phone and call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or log onto the program’s www.helpsolvecrime.com website. All calls and webtips are 100% anonymous and if your information helps to solve a case, then you could be eligible for a cash reward up to $2000.
Remember….
– You never have to give your name or any personal information
– All calls or webtips are 100% anonymous
– You could be eligible for a cash reward up to $2000
– Prevention pays…..and SO DOES CRIME STOPPERS!
Get involved! Make the call that helps us all.
Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
Anonymous Confidential Cash Rewards