AMHS Bulletin October 28th, 2022 - York Region District School Board
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AMHS Bulletin
October 28th, 2022
Greetings AMHS Families,
This past week was an exciting week at AMHS with a number of our sports teams playing their final games
before heading into playoffs; additionally, our Arts Department is also busy preparing for our greatly
anticipated theatre performance, Shrek the Musical, which will be showing on December 7th, 8th and 9th
at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts.
For our upcoming week, on Monday, STUCO will be running a Halloween Spirit Day, where we will have a
modified school schedule (listed later on in the bulletin). As a friendly reminder, all student costumes should
be responsible and appropriate for school - no replica weapons are allowed to be a part of the costume.
On Wednesday, November 2nd, Take Your Kids to Work Day will also be running, where many of our future
students, from our elementary schools, will be visiting. Finally, as a friendly reminder, if your child is in grade
10 and would like to attend the Royal Winter Fair trip On November the 8th, spots are still available on
Schoolcash Online. Additionally, we also secured Raptors 905 tickets for a school trip on December 5th for
our grade 11 students. Details will follow shortly, but this trip will also be accessible on Schoolcash Online
for grade 11 students. Have a great weekend AMHS community!
Important Upcoming Dates
Oct 31st - Halloween Spirit Day (STUCO is planning a spirit day)
Nov 2nd - Arts info night - Arts applications open
Nov 2nd - Take Your Kids to Work Day - grade 9s
Nov 8th - Royal Winter Fair Trip for grade 10 students
Nov 24th - Semi-formal
Nov 28th - OSSLT (for grade 11 students who require taking the test)
Nov 29th - OSSLT (for grade 12 student who require taking the test)
Dec 1st and 2nd - OSSLT (for all grade 10 students)
Dec 5th - Raptors 905 game for grade 11 students
Dec 7th, 8th and 9th - Shrek the Musical - Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
Take Your Kids to Work Day (grade 9s) - Nov 2ndGreetings families, as per our previous communications regarding Take Your Kids to Work Day
on Wednesday, November 2nd, if you didn’t fill out the required Google Form for this day, we
are assuming that your child will be staying at home to explore child exploration activities or will
be participating in a virtual or in-person job shadowing experience on this day. Our grade 9
teachers will be supervising a scheduled grade 8 visit on this day at AMHS. Thank you.
2022-2023 Secondary School Graduation Requirements
Community Service Hours
The community involvement graduation requirement of 40 hours is restored for students
graduating in the 2022-23 school year and beyond. For the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years,
the ministry provided flexible ways for students to obtain community involvement hours. At the
principal’s discretion, students could earn hours during the time allotted for the instructional
program on a school day, and through duties normally performed in the home. This can include
helping an elderly relative with an errand or a sibling with homework. Additionally, students
could count a maximum of 10 hours from paid employment for students aged 14 years and
older. These flexible measures will continue to be available for the 2022-23 school year for all
students.
Literacy Requirement
The literacy graduation requirement has been restored beginning with students graduating in
the 2022–2023 school year. Students graduating in 2022–2023 are required to meet the literacy
graduation requirement. Students in Grades 10 and 11 and non-graduating students, including
those who are learning remotely, are required to work towards the literacy graduation
requirement, through participating in the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) or
completing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC). To provide maximum
flexibility for students to acquire the literacy graduation requirement, particularly for students
enrolled in remote learning, students can be enrolled in the OSSLC without having attempted
the OSSLT in 2022-23.
Assessment Policy
As of the 2022-23 school year, district school boards will resume following the policy on final
evaluations outlined in Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting in Ontario
Schools. For Grades 9 to 12, a final grade (percentage mark) is recorded for every course. Final
grades will be determined as follows:
● Seventy per cent of the grade will be based on evaluation conducted throughout the course.
This portion of the grade should reflect the student’s most consistent level of achievement
throughout the course, although special consideration should be given to more recent evidence
of achievement.
● Thirty percent of the grade will be based on a final evaluation administered at or towards the
end of the course. This evaluation will be based on evidence from one or a combination of the
following: an examination, a performance, an essay, and/or another method of evaluation
suitable to the course content. The final evaluation allows the student an opportunity to
demonstrate comprehensive achievement of the overall expectations for the course (Growing
Success, p.41).Halloween Modified Schedule
StuCo is planning a spirit day for Monday, October 31. In order to allow for a common lunch, we
will follow a modified schedule. The schedule for the day will be:
Period 1: 8:35 - 9:35
Period 2: 9:40 - 10:40
Period 3: 10:45 - 11:45
LUNCH: 11:45 - 1:00
Period 4: 1:05 - 2:05
Period 5: 2:10 - 3:10
OSSLT - update
As an update for OSSLT writing dates for our students, please note the additional change
to the grade 10 writing schedule:
- Grade 11s (who still need to write the test) Monday, November 28 th
- Grade 12s (who still need to write the test) Tuesday, November 29 th
- Grade 10s Thursday, December 1 and Friday, December 2 during period 1
st nd
Arts Mackenzie Information Night
Arts Mackenzie Information Night
November 2, 2022
7 p.m. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
Arts Mackenzie is hosting its annual Arts Information Night on November 2, 2022 at the Richmond Hill
Centre for the Performing Arts. This evening will feature student performances and art exhibitions from the
Arts Mackenzie program. Prospective students will have a chance to meet current students and faculty,
and find out more information about the application process. Grade 7, 8 and 9 students interested in the
Arts Mackenzie programare encouraged to attend this in-person presentation with their parents/guardians.
Admission is free to Arts Mackenzie Information Night. Families are asked to reserve their seats through
the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts website (add hyperlink:
https://tickets.rhcentre.ca/Online/default.asp). For more information, or any questions about the Arts
Mackenzie selection process for entry September 2023, please visit www.artsmackenzie.com or e-mail
arts.alexandermackenzie@yrdsb.ca.
Varsity Hockey Pizza Fundraiser
Dear Parents,Are you tired of packing lunches? Do you wish there was an easier way? Well on Monday,
October 31 let the Varsity Hockey Team take care of lunch for you! Pre Order your pizza slices
(Cheese or Pepperoni) on school cash online before Sunday, October 30. Every order comes with
a bottle of water.
Thanks,
Varsity Hockey Team
Guidance Services
Guidance Counsellor Alpha last name for students
Ms. Gurfinkel A-D
Ms. Pantusa E - Hal
Mr. Petrone Ham - M
Ms. Reyhani N - Wam
Mr. Auyeung Wan - Z
Guidance Secretary: Lori Spiridoulias
Guidance Google Classrooms
Grade 9-11 Guidance Classroom (2022-2023)
Guidance & Education Services
Class Code: ugbztay
Graduating Class of 2023 Guidance Classroom
Guidance & Education Services
Class Code: ei3mpoq
AMHS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
GUIDANCE
Class Code: orggenu
AMHS Peer Tutoring Program
Class Code: odyb3b7
Arts-Based Approaches to Advancing Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing
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0e417c5a6b-631804973&mc_cid=0e417c5a6b&mc_eid=945fc5a0beStudent Attendance
General inquiries and student attendance information can be sent directly to the AMHS attendance email
address at alexandermackenziehs.attendance@yrdsb.ca.
You may also call the school Main Office directly at 905-884-0554.
If your child is arriving late to school due to an appointment or another reason, please ensure that you
confirm their late arrival with a call or email to our attendance office. Thank you.
AMHS Daily Schedule
As of September 2022, the schedule for the AMHS school day will be as follows:
TIMES PERIOD
8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m. HOMEROOM
8:35 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Period 1
9:55 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Period 2
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Period 3
12:35 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Period 4
1:55 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Period 5
School Contact / Website Information
Alexander Mackenzie High School
Principal – Krista Luks
Telephone: 905–884–0554 ext 407
krista.luks@yrdsb.ca
Vice Principal - Jay Perri
Telephone: 905-884-0554 ext 405jay.perri@yrdsb.ca Vice Principal - Seiji Ishiguro Telephone: 905-884-0554 ext 406 seiji.ishiguro@yrdsb.ca IB Google Classroom Codes Grade 9 and 10 Pre-IB: e3szkm3 Grade 11 IB: nn4umuq Grade 12 IB: rqzmsui
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