Burnaby South Secondary School Burnaby BC

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06/21/2016

RATV for WEDNESDAY June 22nd, 2016

Happy Summer Time!!!

Want a summer job at the PNE??? Check the bulletin board outside the Career Programs office to see what type of jobs are available and how to apply.


YEARBOOKS ARE COMPLETELY SOLD OUT – If you have pre-paid please remember to see Ms. Wong!


REVISED TIMES
FINAL REPORT CARDS will be distributed on Wednesday, June 29, in the Cafeteria, as per the following schedule:
Grade 8 09:15 – 09:45 am
Grade 9 09:50 – 10:20 am
Grade 10 10:25 – 11:05 am
Grade 11 11:10 – 11:40 am
Grade 12
11:45 – 12:15 pm
Students attending Summer Session will require their Report Card prior to July 6, 2016.
Any unclaimed Report Cards will not be mailed home!
If you will not be attending someone else may pick them up for you but ONLY WITH LETTER from you and a form of identification.


BEYOND OVERDUE - ATTENTION GRADE 12’s - 90 HOUR WORK EXPERIENCE STUDENTS. Don't forget to hand in your project immediately!

Please return all outstanding work experience paperwork to the Career Programs office - marks are being processed as we speak!!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENT OVER THE SUMMER? SEE YOUR ADVISOR TO ARRANGE THIS, YOU SHOULD BE IN GRADE 10 OR 11.

ATTENTION REBEL GRADS!
I still have some "Grade 8 Letters to Myself" please come by and see me (Ms. Grewal) in A105 at break or lunch to pick them up.

LIBRARY OVER DUE !!!!
Many students still have overdue library books. Please return them to the library as soon as possible. If you are unsure whether or not you have items outstanding, check the updated list on the whiteboard in the library entrance.

06/16/2016

RATV for FRIDAY June 17th, 2016

Want a summer job at the PNE??? Check the bulletin board outside the Career Programs office to see what type of jobs are available and how to apply.

****LOCKER CLEAN OUT IS TUESDAY JUNE 21****

A huge heartfelt thank you to the student (female) whom helped Ms. Kassaberi Wednesday morning in the parking lot. Please come to the office to allow Ms. Kassaberi the opportunity to thank you in person.


There are 8 Yearbooks left for purchase and that is it!!! We expect to be sold out! Do not miss out! They are available at the office for $60

REVISED TIMES
FINAL REPORT CARDS will be distributed on Wednesday, June 29, in the Cafeteria, as per the following schedule:
Grade 8 09:15 – 09:45 am
Grade 9 09:50 – 10:20 am
Grade 10 10:25 – 11:05 am
Grade 11 11:10 – 11:40 am
Grade 12 11:45 – 12:15 pm

Students attending Summer Session will require their Report Card prior to July 6, 2016.
Any unclaimed Report Cards will not be mailed home.


BEYOND OVERDUE - ATTENTION GRADE 12’s - 90 HOUR WORK EXPERIENCE STUDENTS. Don't forget to hand in your project immediately!

Please return all outstanding work experience paperwork to the Career Programs office - marks are being processed as we speak!!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENT OVER THE SUMMER? SEE YOUR ADVISOR TO ARRANGE THIS, YOU SHOULD BE IN GRADE 10 OR 11.

ATTENTION REBEL GRADS!
I still have some "Grade 8 Letters to Myself" please come by and see me (Ms. Grewal) in A105 at break or lunch to pick them up.


LAST DAY
CASINO NIGHT, DJ, Dancing, Photo booth, MAJOR PRIZES, FOOD, Pizza & MUCH MORE!!!!!
PARTY into the morning after Grad Dinner and Dance at GORGEOUS SCIENCE WORLD VENUE – Imagine the pictures & memories of friends and your grad class of 2016
Get your DRY GRAD/After Party AT THE OFFICE. $25 each. Bring a guest/friend! Don't miss out!

06/13/2016

RATV for TUESDAY June 14th, 2016

Want a summer job at the PNE??? Check the bulletin board outside the Career Programs office to see what type of jobs are available and how to apply.

ATTENTION REBEL GRADS!
I still have some "Grade 8 Letters to Myself" please come by and see me (Ms. Grewal) in A105 at break or lunch to pick them up.
GRADE 8’S & 9’S
Please submit your DPA now to your PE teachers

YEARBOOKS
Yearbooks can be picked up from Ms. Wong at Southpoint during break, lunch, and after school. Yearbooks can be purchased at the office during break and lunch- there are only a limited number available.

Gr12s – LAST CHANCE (FINAL DAYS) - DON’T MISS OUT J
CASINO NIGHT, DJ, Dancing, Photo booth, MAJOR PRIZES, FOOD, Pizza & MUCH MORE!!!!!
PARTY into the morning after Grad Dinner and Dance at GORGEOUS SCIENCE WORLD VENUE – Imagine the pictures & memories of friends and your grad class of 2016
Get your DRY GRAD/After Party AT THE OFFICE. $25 each. Bring a guest/friend! Don't miss out!

The AFTER PARTY is from 1am to 4am. You may leave the site anytime as soon as a PAC parent calls home to inform your parents that you are leaving Science World.

ATTENTION GRADE 12’S
Please make sure that the school office has your correct home address in order so that your transcripts and diplomas can be mailed to the right address.

OVERDUE!!!!
ATTENTION GRADE 12’s - 90 HOUR WORK EXPERIENCE STUDENTS. Don't forget to hand in your project by June 10th – Was the deadline
Please return all outstanding work experience paperwork to the Career Programs office - marks are being processed as we speak!!
Would you like to do your work experience placement over the summer? See your advisor to arrange this, you should be in grade 10 or 11.

LIBRARY ITEMS YEAR END
THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S FAVOURITE REBELS Read title is We were liars by E. Lockhart. The runners up are The Rule of Three by Eric Walters, followed closely by Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz. Thank you to everyone who dropped by the library to cast their vote.

ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE NOW OVERDUE! If you are unsure whether or not you have items outstanding, check the whiteboard in the library entrance. Please look in your locker, at home and anywhere else you may have books and return them to the library ASAP.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
International Student Orientation Aug 29th - September 2nd (M, T, Thur, F)
Location: Burnaby South
Please see your Career Programs Advisors for more info @ C105

Gr 10s and 11s
Need volunteering hours for work experience?
Vancouver Aquarium
SFU Science Alive program
UBC Geering Up Program
Burnaby Parks and Recs And more...Please drop by C105 to get info and applications

06/10/2016

Retweeted Burnaby NOW News ():

student captures gold at nationals https://t.co/J1SgUpfaRQ https://t.co/AYUUJQ2PX9

Get the whole picture - and other photos from Burnaby NOW News

06/10/2016

Congrats to Sophie Liu, double winner in this year's Words writing contest in the grade 8 Poetry category.

06/10/2016

Congrats to Natalie Tang, winner in this year's Words writing contest in Gr. 11/12 Poetry.

06/10/2016

Congrats to Angela Tian winner in this year's Words writing contest in Grade 11/12 prose.

06/10/2016

Congrats to Amy Lu winner of this year's Words Anthology cover art!

06/09/2016

In the spirit of the Awards Assemblies held early this week, I'd like to have the following students recognized in their achievements in the various science competitions held this school year... I am very proud of their achievements in the science competitions. These students spend hours outside of class time to work on their projects. Please congratulate them when you see them!!

Alice Meng (gr.10) won the Best Overall Alum Crystal at the Crystal Growing Contest last November. She received a $30 gift certificate for Crystalworks.

Our Senior Team was 0.10 points away from placing the top 5 teams at the Kwantlen Science Challenge last November. These team members have been participating at this annual science challenge since they were grade 8. They are graduating members: Matthew Takeuchi, Alexandra Zaborniak, Ryan Lu, Nathan Schenkeveld, Gillian Xu, Steve Yuan, George Zhang and Matthew Schwab.

The following students won various awards at the Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair in April...

Sophie Liu & Angela Wilks (gr.8) won a Bronze medal for their project: Brilliant Biodegrading

Surat Singh (gr.11) won the BC Greenhouse Growers' Association Award + $$ for his project: The Role of Plant Hormones in Organogenesis and the Development of Wild Type and Transgenic Plants

Aditya Naithani & Brayden Wen (gr.8) won an Honourable Mention Award for their project: Effect of Temperature on Quadcopter Battery Life

Dylon Li & Boya Yang (gr.8) won an Honourable Mention Award for their project: The Optimization of the Bus System

The following student teams won various awards at the Junior Physics & Engineering Competition at KPU in April...

The grade 8 team: Angela Wilks, Sophie Liu, Minchan Kim, Aditya Naithani and Boya Yang won first place at the Mystery Event in which they built the tallest tower made of gummy candy and toothpicks to support a 50 gram mass. They came 5th place overall at the competition

The grade 9 team: Nathaniel Bostick, Timothy Chen, Tibo Cheung, Atindra Sahu, Allen Wu, Charlie Yu and Rebecca Jin won first place at the Milk Jug Event in which they built a vehicle powered by a 2L jug of water. They also won first place overall at the competition. We are waiting for the trophy to be delivered to our school with their names engraved!!
Ms. Wong

06/09/2016

Retweeted Lee Anne Kristmanson ():

Teamwork! Woodwork sts build birdhouses w/ Taylor pk gr.2s Broadcast class interviews Mr Brandt & Sts about project. https://t.co/hu42A4DKTI

Get the whole picture - and other photos from Lee Anne Kristmanson

06/09/2016

Retweeted CultusLake Waterpark ():

Have a great day, we can't wait! :)