Principal's Message IB Info Night @ School Board Office

Langley School District will host an information meeting about the IB Program for parents and
students. The meeting is open to all parents and students in grade 10 who are thinking about
enrollment in the IB Diploma Program. Parents and students in grades 8 & 9, who are
presently enrolled in the REMSS pre-IB Honours Program, are also invited. Please contact Mr.
Sean Oliver, Vice-Principal at 604-888-3033 or email soliver@sd35.bc.ca for more information.
Events Centre Update
Last week, a few members of our staff had the opportunity to tour the new Langley Events
Centre located next to our school. With hard hats and boots, we toured the new facility that will
be completed later this spring. The 4500+-seat ice arena is the centerpiece of the facility;
however, we were really excited to observe the development of the three new gymnasiums that
our students will start using next September. REMSS will have exclusive use of two
gymnasiums throughout the school day with a separate entrance and change rooms for our
students. We will also have an office for our teachers and special storage space for our
equipment. The Langley Events Centre will be a significant addition to the recreational facilities
in our community.
Final Exams
This is a reminder that Cross Grade and Provincial Exams are being held throughout this week.
Please be aware of the exam schedule that was distributed earlier this month, and note that
only students who are writing exams attend on those days. Morning exams for Provincial
Exams start at 9:00 a.m. and afternoon exams start at 1:00 p.m. All students are expected to
attend and write these exams.
Semester 2
The second semester will begin on Monday, February 2 nd . All students are expected to be in
attendance on that day.
School Growth Plan
The Target Summary for our Growth Plan this year is now complete and I’m pleased to report
that we met all of our targets. The school continues to show significant improvement in the
areas identified in our School Growth Plan and the School Planning Council is now meeting to
develop next year’s School Growth Plan.
Provincial Exam Results
All students are required to write Provincial Exams in the following courses: English 10, Math
10, Science 10, Social Studies 11 and English 12. The following data combines both first and
second semester results for last year (2007-2008) and it reflects the final mark given that
combines the Provincial Exam with the School Mark:
Provincial Exam/School Final Mark (Combination) Results for 2007/2008
ENGLISH 10 Pass Rate A/B Rate
REMSS DIST PROV REMSS DIST PROV
Final Mark 98 94 95 55 49 50
MATH 10 ESSENTIALS Pass Rate A/B Rate
REMSS DIST PROV REMSS DIST PROV
Final Mark 95 91 92 37 24 27
MATH 10 PRINCIPLES Pass Rate A/B Rate
REMSS DIST PROV REMSS DIST PROV
Final Mark 97 92 92 47 39 46