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PROVINCIAL STANDARDS TESTSGrade 12 English January 10—13, 2012Grade 12 Francais January 16—18, 2012Grade 12 Math Applied Inquiry Task: January 25, 2012Written Test: January 26, 2012Grade 12 Math Consumer Project: November 28—December 5, 2011Portfolio: Prior to January 24, 2012Written Test: January 24, 2012Grade 12 Math PreCalculus January 23, 2012MMC SCHOOL EXAMSFriday, January 27, 2012 to Thursday, February 2, 2012PLEASE NOTE: Last day of scheduled classes in semester one is Thursday, January 26 Friday, February 3 is an Admin Day. There will be no scheduled classes on this day. Monday, February 6, 2012 is the first day of semester two.2

Convocation June 2012 - Our grade 12 students are asked to mark the date Thursday, June 28at 9:00 am at the Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall for this very special event.CONVOCATION 2012 / SAFE GRAD 2012SAFE GRAD is a plan to organize an enjoyable but accident and incident free graduationcelebration:Safe Grad 2012 on Friday June 29 th will begin at 6pm at Canad Inns Polo Park and continueat the Tijuana Yacht Club until 5am. This new location will allow us to enjoy dinner,speeches, dancing and an all night party with larger capacity, smooth transition from thebanquet hall to the night club, convenient handling of extra clothing, and ample free parking.We hope that many grads will join us for this exciting celebration and that growing involvementby parents and family will continue.Safe Grad last year was a huge success and the graduating class is looking forward to a similarlyexcellent event this year. Our 2012 Grad Reps, Jessica B. and Whitney S., meet weeklywith the Grad Committee to plan fundraising activities, events throughout the year, andSafe Grad. Our 2012 Safe Grad Parent Committee Chair, Troy McLennan, (also 2010 chair)brings considerable experience to the role. This event depends on a large group of volunteersso the grads need their parents’ support. Please contact Troy McLennan directly(threeson@shaw.ca) to discuss opportunities to volunteer. No grads or their guests (except parents and family) are allowed to drive. No one under the age of 18 is allowed to purchase, possess or consume alcohol.Private parties after attending Safe Grad are not sponsored by the school or the StudentCouncil. We encourage all graduates to enjoy Safe Grad so their safety can be supervisedfor the entire celebration.GRAD FUNDRAISERSParticipation in our fundraising campaigns helps us pay for Grad and can reduce individual ticketprices. Campaigns currently or soon to be underway include:To date, we have initiated the following three fundraisers: Mom’s Pantry Products Magazine Subscriptions Sobey’s Gift CardsThe total amount sold for Moms Pantry Products and Sobeys Gift Cards is credited to individualfundraising accounts as follows:$100-$299 at 1/3 off the ticket price$300-$599 at 2/3 off the ticket price$600 or more - free ticket(Each graduate may invite one guest and/or their parents. All guests and parents will pay fullprice for tickets. Ticket prices will be established once all fundraising is complete.)Please check the school website frequently to access news and event details under the Grad2012 tab. Please contact any of the people listed at the end, or Mrs. Shelley Lichtman(slichtman@retsd.mb.ca) or Mr. Dean Finlay (dfinlay@retsd.mb.ca), for further informationabout grad and/or convocation.12

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2011-12Name Ward Email address PhoneColleen Carswell 1 ccarswell@retsd.mb.ca 222-1486George Marshall (Vice-chair) 1 gmarshall@retsd.mb.ca 221-8464John Toews 2 jtoews@retsd.mb.ca 663-0475Robert Fraser 3 rfraser@retsd.mb.ca 667-9348Eva Prysizney 4 eprysizney@retsd.mb.ca 668-3501Wayne Ritcher 4 writcher@retsd.mb.ca 663-6669Peter Kotyk (Chair) 5 pkotyk@retsd.mb.ca 668-4181Shirley Timm-Rudolph 5 stimmrudolph@retsd.mb.ca 414-8239Greg Proch 6 gproch@retsd.mb.ca 663-1925Career Connect is a new two course program offered at Miles Macdonell for the 2011—2012school year. This course is designed to help students make decisions about their lives afterhigh school. Students have the opportunity to match their abilities and interests with careerchoice through job shadowing and work practicums. We will be highlighting our students andtheir work practicums in our newsletters.Firstly, we would like to introduce you to Yohanes:Name: Yohanes T., Grade 11Career Interests: MechanicCAREER CONNECT STUDENT PROFILEJob Placement: Talbot ServiceRequired Tasks: General automobile maintenance, oil changes, tire repair, tire installation, tirechanges, and assisting with a variety of automobile related repairs.Career Connect would like to thank the following for allowing our students to gain workexperience in the community: Cancer Care Manitoba, Computers for School, Galaxy Comics,Joseph Teres School, Lord Wolsely School, Melrose Park Community Club, Munroe Junior HighSchool, Neil and Watt Service, North Perimeter Services, Perkins, Pizza Hut, Salisbury MorsePlace School, Talbot Service, The Rainbow Society .14

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri1TA Meeting2RETSD WSOConcert7:30 pm Concert Hall7 8 9Staff Meeting2:30 pm14Coordinated DayNo ClassesNovember 20113 4University Fair -PM only10Remembrance DayService15 16 17School Dance21 22 23- We Day - MTS Centre- TA Meeting- Mid Term Report Cards28 29 30Harvey MatineeHarvey PerformanceDecember 201111Remembrance DayNo Classes18Gr 10 Students toMTC at 11:00 am -Romeo & Juliet24 25Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri5 6TA Meeting7Staff Meeting3:15 Dismissal1Cure-A-Thon2SAT DEC 3CRAFT SALE(for Music Dept)8 912 13Senior’s ChristmasDinner Gym A4-9pm14Leadership TeamMeeting15 16Christmas Concerts1920 21 2223Key ClubChristmas Dinner(Crossways in Common)Last Day of ClassesBefore Break2:15 Dismissal26 27 28 29 3015