Friday, January 19, 2024

On By Havergal Upper School

MIDDLE SCHOOL

CAIS Middle School Leadership Conference – Grade 7 only

Students in Grade 7 will have the opportunity to apply for the CAIS Middle School Leadership Conference, being held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 7 -10. More details, including pricing and the itinerary will be available on Friday, January 26.

Course Selection Parent Information

The slide decks from the Course Selection Parent Information Session are ready to view. Live recordings from the session will be available next week in The Weekly. 

Grade 8s going into Grade 9

Slidedeck

SENIOR SCHOOL

Grade 9 Parents: TC-9 Parent Virtual Information Session – February 2, 12:30 to 12:45 pm

TC-9 is an immersive “mini-mester” course designed to activate students to the call of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. From March 26 to April 8, Grade 9 students will be immersed in learning from our partners, exploring key parts of the city, and applying their learning to tackle UN SDG #13: Climate Action.

  • Please join Garth NIchols and Jeff Adams, course leads, to find out more
    • Feb. 2nd at 12:30PM
    • Zoom link HERE
      • Meeting ID: 850 0249 8770 & Passcode: 929709

Course Selection Parent Information

The Slide decks from the Course Selection Parent Information Session are ready to view. Live recordings from the session will be available next week in The Weekly. 

Grade 9s going into Grade 10

Grade 10s going into Grade 11

Grade 11s going into Grade 12

University Visits: Friday, January 26, at lunch

Individual University Reps will be visiting Havergal College to speak to Grade 11 and 12 students. This is a great opportunity to see what the universities offer. 

On Friday, January 26 we will host University of Gloucestershire, 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm

In Wednesday Advising Time

Grades 10 and 11 will be competing in an amazing race this week during advising time. Our Grade 9 students will be introduced to the TC-9 program during which students will be exploring the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Finally, Core Strengths training will take place for our Grade 12 students. This program has been running all year and helps all of our Grads recognize and lead from their strengths. You can learn more about this program here.

HCPA

US Grade Rep Meeting – Tuesday, January 23

All parents are welcome to attend the next US Grade Rep meeting on January 23, 2024 at 8:45 am in the JS Dining Hall. Principal Katrina Sampson and Executive Director of Advancement Annette Paul will introduce HC’s new initiative ‘Ahead of the Game: The Campaign for Girls Athletics, Outdoor Education and Play.’  In addition, Alex Shum, Head of Mathematics and Computer Science, will speak about the Math program at Havergal. We hope to see you there!

REMINDERS

Round Square International Conference September 2024

(This is for students who will be 16 yrs and older in academic year 2024 – 2025)

Application Deadline is February 2

All information and link to apply can be found HERE

Round Square Regional Conference: May 2024

(This is for students who are in the Middle School)

Application Deadline is February 2

All information and link to apply can be found HERE

Coffee with the Head of Middle School – February 6

Want to learn about the latest MS “slang” and what’s “in” and what’s “out”? Join us on Feb 6, 8:00 am – 9:30am for a fun and engaging session on #winatsocial, a new program that is being used in our Form program to promote healthy and high-character use of social media.  You can register HERE.

Sign-up for Parent/Teacher Conferences Closes Wednesday, January 24 at 6pm

Parent Teacher Interviews are taking place, via Zoom, on the following dates:

  • Thursday, February 1 from 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Friday, February 2 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Families will be able to schedule a time to meet with their child(ren)’s teachers using pickAtime.  

  • pickAtime opened at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 17
  • pickAtime CLOSES at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 24

Havergal’s online booking system – pickAtime

The online conference booking system used by Havergal College is called pickAtime. Please note that:

  • pickAtime does not permit the scheduling of back-to-back appointments. If you have two (or more) children who have the same teacher, or your child has one teacher for more than one course please contact Sally Danto and she will help with scheduling. She will also assist with booking if you have three or more children in the Upper School.
  • .the only way to book an appointment after the system closes is by booking directly with your child’s teachers. Ms Danto no longer has access to their calendars after 

Already have a pickAtime account?

  • CLICK HERE  to sign into your pickAtime account with your password.

Need to register for an account?

  • If you do not have a pickAtime account, please create a pickAtime link in advance of the online opening. 
  • Please be sure to select the “Upper School” option in the drop down menu (not the “Junior School” or “Green and Gold”).

How to Optimize your Experience on Zoom

In order to have the best possible experience at the upcoming event, it is strongly recommended that your Zoom application be updated to the latest version well before the evening begins. Zoom can take some time to update. 

The following information and links have been provided by our IT department for your use:

Need any Further Help?

For assistance with pickAtime, please contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@havergal.on.ca (416) 483-3843 ext. 6663 and they will assist you. Their hours of operation are from Monday – Friday 7:30 am to 5 pm

Gator Gala! Save the Date – Saturday, April 13

All Upper School students and an adult guest are invited to join us for an evening of dining and dancing “carnival style”—more details coming soon!

NEXT WEEK IN THE UPPER

Monday, January 22               

Holocaust Remembrance Day Prayers

Wednesday, January 24          

New Current School Year Parent Mixer 6:30pm

Friday, January 26                  

Re-enrollment opens

Beatstock, 6-9pm 

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