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School Opens on

August 2010
Tuesday, September 7th
School Supplies
Homeroom lists will be posted at the There is no standard ―Supplies List‖ for
school entrances on Friday, September secondary school students. In their first
3th. Students can visit the school on class together, subject teachers will in-
Friday, over the weekend, or early form students of the supplies required in
Tuesday morning to see which home- each of their courses. Having said that,
room class they should report to on there are some basic supplies that could
Tuesday morning, September 7th. be acquired before school starts:

General: A three-ringed binder


TUESDAY, September 7: for each academic subject (one each for
Eng., S.S., Science, and Math), loose-
DELVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL

Del Views

leaf paper, dividers (4-6 sets), pens, pen-


Grade 9-12 students start at 10:15 cils, a ruler with a metric scale, an eraser.
a.m. Students will report to their hom-
erooms for instructions. In homeroom,
students will receive copies of their Mathematics: A scientific cal-
schedules, agenda books, the school culator having the trigonometric func-
timetable and bell schedule will be ex- tions sin, cos and tan as well as a geom-
plained, and lockers assigned. Grade 9 etry set and graph paper.
-12 students will be dismissed for the
day at approximately 11:00 a.m. Physical Education: All stu-
dents must wear running shoes and have
a T-shirt, shorts and socks to change into
Grade 8 students start at 12:00 pm. for each PE class (please note that cut-
At that time they will report to ―The offs and other makeshift shorts are not
Delview Dome ―(our Big Gym). A permitted as gym strip). It is also strong-
team of teachers and senior students ly recommended that an extra lock be
will lead the Grade 8 Orientation acquired to use on the P.E. lockers dur-
ing classes. While change rooms are
Afternoon (dismissal at approx. 1:00 locked, they are not supervised during
p.m.) class time and thefts have occurred – but
never from a locked PE locker!

Inside this issue:


Delview Website School Opening Information 1
9111 - 116th Street http://www.deltasd.bc.ca/dl/ Bell Schedule/Agenda Books/Go-Cards 2
Delta, BC V4C 5W8
Calendar/Counsellors/Attendance 2
Phone: 604-594-5491
Fax: 604-597-4374 Principals Message 3

Student Registration Form/Student Accident 4


Delta School District Website
http://web.deltasd.bc.ca
Mr. D. Younger—Principal Insurance, course change times

Mr. M. Robinson—Vice Principal Locks/PAC/Grease/Community Information 5

Student Fees/Dry Grad 6


School Information
Wednesday to Friday Class Schedule
(September 8-10) School Calendar
September to December 2010
1st Period 8:30 — 9:45
Tuesday, Sept. 7 - School Opens
Homeroom 9:50 — 10:10
2nd Period 10:15 — 11:32 Friday, Sept 10 - School Photos
Lunch 11:32 — 12:15 Wednesday, Sept 15 - Collaboration Day-9:35 start
3rd Period 12:15 — 1:30 Friday, Sept. 24 - School Fee Collection
4th Period 1:35 — 2:47 Thursday, Sept 23 - Grade 8 Parent Night
Cafeteria service will start on Wednesday, September 8th. Monday, Sept 27 - Professional Day
Wednesday, Sept 29 - Collaboration Day-9:35 start
Regular Bell Schedule Block Rotation Thursday, Sept. 30 - PAC Meeting & AGM
Monday, Oct 11 -Thanksgiving Day
(Starts Monday, Sept. 14) Day 1 Day2 Wednesday, Oct 13 - Collaboration Day-9:35 start
Period 1 8:30 — 9:50 A B Friday, Oct 15 - Interim Reports Home
Period 2 9:55 — 11:17 B A Thursday, Oct 21 - Parent Teacher Interviews
Early Dismissal
Lunch 11:17 — 12:00
Friday, Oct. 22 - Professional Day
Period 3 12:00 — 1:20 C D Wednesday, Oct 27 - Collaboration Day-9:35 start
Period 4 1:25 — 2:47 D C WednesdayNov. 10 - Collaboration Day-9:35 start
Thursday, Nov 11 - Remembrance Day
Collaboration Day Bell Schedule Block Rotation
Wednesday, Nov 18 - Report Cards Home
Wednesday, Nov 24 - Collaboration Day—9:35 start
(occurs 16 times in the school year) Day 1 Day 2 Friday, Nov 26 - Professional Day
Period 1 9:35 — 10:40 A B Wednesday, Dec. 8 - Collaboration Day– 9:35 start
Period 2 10:45 — 11:52 B A Friday, Dec. 17 - Last Day of classes in 2010
December 20-Jan.3 - Winter Vacation
Lunch 11:52 — 12:30 Tuesday, Jan 4 - Schools Re-Open
Period 3 12:30 — 1:35 C D
Period 4 1:40 — 2:47 D C
By slightly lengthening our regular instruction days and restruc-
turing our Professional Development days, collaboration time is
provided to teachers on 16 mornings. This time will be used for
the ongoing development and implementation of teaching strat-
egies and methods as well as for curriculum development.
Counsellors

Ms. Schlatter - Students


Student Agenda Books with last names beginning
During the first week of school all Delview students with the letters A - K.
will receive an Agenda Book. They are designed
to be a practical and convenient way of organizing Ms. Pooni- Students with
information and managing time. The section on last names beginning with
Delview’s policies at the front of the book is a most the letters L - Z.
valuable guide to the school. While teachers will
be spending some time going over the contents of Students can make appointments to see a counsellor
the book with students - and reinforcing their use about either school or personal matters by filling out a
on a regular basis - we would encourage all stu- counselling request form (by their office doors). If a par-
dents and their parents to familiarize themselves ent needs to talk to a counsellor, please call the school at
with it. There is room in the book to record marks 594-5491 to make an appointment.
and to keep track of student progress.

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School Information

Principal’s Message

It’s hard to believe that another summer holiday is


rapidly drawing to an end and that we will soon be returning Leading up to the summer and also over the summer,
to school. I hope that you have all had a chance to enjoy some we have experience a few changes to our teaching staff.
time with friends and family to relax and recharge. Over the
holiday our staff has been working hard getting the school Mr. Waldman returns to us from South Delta and will
ready for a smooth opening. Our office staff has ensured that be teaching in the English department.
administratively we are ready to go, our counselors have re- Ms. Bochen has taken her maternity leave and we
viewed and corrected student schedules while our custodial look forward to welcoming Ms. LeBrun to the Home Ec. De-
crew has the building in great shape. partment teaching foods.
For students new to Delview, I would like to make Ms Sahaydak also joins Delview in the Home Ec.
you aware that Delview follows a semester program. This Department teaching foods.
means that students will have four courses for the first half of
the year (until Jan. 28th) with their remaining four classes Ms. Harnik is joining Delview to teach Math and
starting on Jan. 31st. This is shown in the student schedules Science.
being sent home with this newsletter. While we have made Ms. Schalk remains on her maternity leave and we
attempts to check all of the student’s schedules, please review are happy to have Ms. Manery continue with us teaching
the schedule that you have received to ensure a balanced load French and Physical Education.
of academic and elective classes between the two semesters.
Our Alternate teacher, Ms. Lekakis, is also on a ma-
For the 2010/2011 school year we will be continue- ternity leave and we are pleased to welcome Mr. Pomeroy to
ing the inclusion of teacher collaboration time in our schedule. the alternate program.
By slightly lengthening the teaching time each day and by
reorganizing our Teacher Professional Development time we Mr. Mew is continuing on his medical leave, and we
have created 16 opportunities for our teachers to work togeth- are pleased to have Mr. Brown continue teaching in the Tech.
er on ongoing curriculum development and the development Ed. Department.
and sharing of teaching strategies and methods. A focus for In this newsletter you will find information about our opening
many of our teachers this past year has been on more authen- day activities on Tuesday September 7nd, about school sup-
tic assessment, through the use of the collaborative time, we plies, agenda books, locks and lockers, course fees, pictures
expect this development to continue. and all those other Back-To-School issues you are wondering
For students and families, the structural change that about. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 604-
you will see with the collaborative time are the 16 late start 594-5491 or come to the school office between 8:30 a.m. and
days occurring on Wednesdays throughout the school year. 4:00 p.m. any weekday. Finally you can learn more about the
On these days, first period will start at 9:35 with all periods school by logging onto our website at:
shortened to 65 minutes for the day. The schedule of these http://www.deltasd.bc.ca/dl/.
collaboration days is included in this newsletter and they are
also shown in the fridge magnet schedule sent home with this Mr. D Younger, Principal
package. On these days students are expected to be in class for
9:35. For those students who must be dropped of early, a room
will be provided where they can gather and quietly work on
homework etc.
We look forward to meeting our new Grade 8 class –
the class of 2015 – and to working with our returning students
as we anticipate another exciting and successful year for the
Devliew community. We’ll be holding grade assemblies dur-
ing the second week of school to provide information to all
students about the coming school year.

August 2010
Student Emergency Release Form Student Registration Information Form
(Pink Form) (Blue Form)
As a secondary school, in the event of an emergen- Enclosed with this newsletter is an important form
cy, we will undertake appropriate procedures to to help the school maintain accurate records and
safely evacuate students from the building, with the to enable us to communicate with you more easi-
majority of students leaving the site when permitted ly. Please take a few minutes to check the form
to do so to go home. For school staff to be aware and to add information where there are blanks or
of those parents/guardians who are providing per- errors. Throughout the year the office often sends
mission for their children to leave the school site out e-mails to parents to inform them of important
when it has been deamed safe to do so by the au- events and/or notices. To facilitate this form of
thorities or who are requesting that their children communication please ensure you update your e-
remain at the school site until such time that they, or mail address on the registration from. Please
a designated temporary guardian, can come and return the updated form to the school office by
collect them, we ask that you complete the en- September 17th, 2010.
closed Student Emergency Release Form. This
form also asks for an out-of-province contact
(should normal telephone service is disrupted, only
long distance calls to areas unaffected by the disas- Video/Photo Release Form
ter are possible) and medical alert information, and (Green Form)
return it to the school office by September 17th, In order to celebrate student achievement at
2010. Delview, we publish student photographs in our
newsletters, on school websites, and occasionally
in the local newspapers. Please sign the en-
closed Photograph/Video/Website Release
Student Accident Insurance Form to give permission for us to use your child’s
photo for such purposes and return it to the school
The District would like to draw your attention to by September 17th, 2010.
Optional Student Accident Insurance that is
available to all students registered with the Delta
School District. This insurance is inexpensive
and provides three different plan options. Par- Student Course Schedules
ents are reminded that the School District’s
Included with this newsletter is your child’s schedule for
basic insurance coverage does not include cov-
next year. While our counselors have been able to check
erage for students who have been injured in an
many student schedules, they have not checked all of
accident. Please take a moment to determine if
them to ensure that they are complete and balanced to the
the insurance offered by IAP Kids Plus Accident
best of our ability. Please check over the schedules and if
Insurance meets the needs of your family. You
you have any concerns our counselors will be available at
can learn more by: visiting the IAP website:
the following times:
www.iapkidsplus.com or by picking up an appli-
cation from the school office in September. Tuesday, Aug. 31 9:00—11:30 for Grade 12’s
12:30—2:30 for Grade 11’s
Wednesday, Sept. 1 9:00—11:30 for Grade 10’s
12:30—2:30 for Grade 9’s
Thursday, Sept. 2 9:00—10:00 for Grade 8’s
10:30—12:30 for Grade 11 & 12
Please be aware that our timetable is very full and course
changes can be difficult to make. Students are helped on a
first come basis and long line-ups to see the counselors
often occur.

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School Information

Locks, Lockers, and Continuing Ed Opportunities


Classes for High School completion and Adult Basic Edu-
Protection of Valuables cation will begin September 8. You can find courses for
adults at all academic levels – come and see us! We offer a
wide variety of regular academic and elective courses!
Students are assigned a locker for the school year. Unless
We are now offering full credit courses which you can take
given permission by the office, students are to occupy only
on-line. These courses are offered tuition free to students
their assigned locker. A combination lock must be used to
in Grades 10 to 12.
secure the locker. Good quality locks can be purchased from
the office for $6.00 each. Students are strongly encouraged Course advisors and ongoing assessment are available.
to purchase a lock from the school. Inexpensive locks pur- Please phone 604-594-6100 for an appointment. Courses
chased from other sources are often vandalized, resulting in include: English Fundamentals and English Conversation,
damaged or stolen personal property. It is also important that classes for general interest, as well as Media Arts and
students not tell others their combination, but if a student Woodworking for credit. Register early – look for our Fall
suspects that others do know their combination, the office brochure in your community newspaper August 23 or 24 or
will exchange locks for them at no charge (providing the check our website at web.deltasd.bc.ca. Classes begin
original lock was purchased from the school). September 8th, so don’t miss out! Register at:
1. School Board Office (Phone 604-940-5550) for
High School Completion
In order to protect valuables from loss or theft, we encourage
students to secure them at all times. If you ride a bike to 2. Delview Adult Centre (Phone 604-594-6100) for
school, a good lock should be used (bike racks are located at Adult Basic Ed and High School Completion
the front of the school). Lockers should always be closed and
3. Ladner Adult Centre (Phone 604-946-3150) for
locked. Never share your lock combination with anyone.
Adult Basic Ed, 8:30 am – 12:00 noon
If possible, leave your valuables at home. Students are en-
couraged to use a combination lock to secure their belongings
in the P.E. change room lockers. The school has no insur-
ance for lost or stolen property and cannot take responsibility
for lost, stolen, or damaged personal student property.
North Delta Newcomers

North Delta Newcomers and Friends welcomes


women new to the area or interested in meeting
new friends. They have monthly dinner meetings
and various activity groups such as cards, golf,
Homestay Families Needed
Mom and tots, walks and potluck dinners. For
more information please call Marilyn at 604-591-
Delta School District is looking for homestay fami- 7967 or Pam at 604-597-7974.
lies who would be interested in hosting a visiting
student for summer, half year, or full year study
terms. International students generally come from
Asia, Europe, and South America and can be ages Parent Advisory Council Meeting
10 to 18. For more information, contact: (PAC)
Wednesday, September 29
Gerda Chase (North Delta Coordinator) Delview Library at 7:00 pm
gchase@deltasd.bc.ca 604-202-9686
Teri Gallant (Tsawwassen) tgallant@deltasd.bc.ca
604-319-2575 While PAC meetings are informal, they are an im-
portant avenue not only for parents to find out what is
Kerstin Dashkewytch (Ladner) kdash-
happening at Delview and in the district, but also for
kewytch@deltasd.bc.ca 604-562-3274 parents to give input to the school regarding school
programs, policies and activities. Come to PAC and
let's work together to ensure Delview continues to be
a great school for our kids!

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School Information

STUDENT FEES
Enclosed with this Newsletter is a Statement of School Fees for the first semester on the 2010/2011 school year. This
statement reflects fees related to courses your child is currently enrolled in and is subject to change based on any
course changes. In such courses as Woodwork, Metalwork, Electronics, Music Art, and Media Arts teachers will ex-
plain to students in the first week of school what “basic projects” will be completed without any additional cost and
those “enhanced projects” that will be available for a fee (using superior materials, taken home by the student for
personal use). Students will have the option to prepay for all of these enhanced projects at the start of the course or to
―pay as they go‖ project-by-project if they choose to complete an enhanced project as the course progresses.
On Friday, September 24th, we will collect the fees described below as well as any project
pre-payments for elective courses (Woodwork, Metalwork, Electronics, Music, Art and Me-
dia Arts). Fees can be paid in full that day or split between two cheques dated September
24th and October 8th, 2010.
Basic Student Activity Fee $25.00
(This fee is collected from all students at the start of the year to support extra-curricular activities, school clubs, athletics, dances, intra-
mural activities, and theme days. It also pays for the Student Agenda books.)
Workbook Deposit Fees
Science 8 $ 8.00 Accounting 11 & 12 $18.00 Math 8 $ 6.00
Science 9 $ 8.00 French 8-12 $10.00 Math 10 $ 6.00
Chemistry 11& 12 $ 25.00 Spanish $25.00 Math 11 $ 8.00
Biology 11 $ 8.00 Calculus 12 $ 8.00 E. Math 11 $ 8.00
Biology 12 $ 10.00 Math 12 $ 10.00

These fees are refundable based on condition of book when returned at the end of the semester.
Other
PE 11 & 12 $30.00
Yearbook (optional) $50.00
Locks (optional-available for purchase at the Office) $ 6.00
*Commencement Fee (for Grade 12 students only) $45.00
*(This fee is collected from all Grade 12 students to rent their grad gown rental, and for a memento for each student)

Athletic Fees: will be announced by coaches of each sport at the time that try-outs are called.

School Pictures and “Go-Cards” Attendance


Regular attendance and punctuality are closely
Student photographs will be taken on Friday, Sep- related to success at school. At Delview we
tember 10th, at which time all students will be work closely with parents to promote this. If your
photographed at no charge to provide their GO- child is absent, please notify the school either by
CARD for transit and for the school yearbook. Stu- calling 594-5491 (the answering machine can be
dents may wish to buy a photo package from the used outside of school hours) or by sending a
school photographer. Photo packages must be note when the child returns to school. If we have
pre-paid on picture day. Package order forms will not heard from a parent or guardian on the day
be distributed to students on or before September of an absence, the school will endeavor to call
8th. Please return forms with payment to Photog- the parent. If at any time you wish to check on
rapher on Picture Day. Please note that there is your child’s attendance or progress, most infor-
no fee for the “Go-Card” and you do not have to mation is immediately available through Parent
buy a photo package in order to receive a “Go- Connect and if you are having difficulty, please
Card”. do not hesitate to call the school.

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