ACCEPTING CHALLENGES TOGETHER

WELCOME TO PINETREE SECONDARY Twitter: @PinetreeSD43 http://www.sd43.bc.ca/School/pinetree March, 2021

MISSION STATEMENT: Working with our community, we are dedicated to preparing our students for success in a rapidly

changing world by providing a supportive learning environment, which recognizes and respects individual difference, encourages

students to challenge personal limits and promotes excellence.

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Pinetree Families:

As we head towards Spring Break there is a lot to celebrate from the cold wet months of

January and February. The weather has started to improve, and students are halfway

through a very difficult and different school year. As a school community we have worked

hard to keep our community safe. While we have had exposures at Pinetree they have all

been linked to the community and not spread through the school. We understand that

when there is an exposure at Pinetree a lot of information is communicated, and this can

be confusing and overwhelming for some parents. We remind you that the school is follow-

ing the guidelines set out by Fraser Health and our school district when we engage in expo-

sure notifications. We continually work towards minimizing the risk of exposures and

spread of COVID-19 in our building. We continue to rely on the support and diligence pro-

vided at home to make sure that we limit the spread of COVID-19. We are a large commu-

nity here at Pinetree and we cannot let our guard down as we head into what we all hope is

the home stretch of the pandemic.

On Monday March 8th we will have our quarter three mid quarter flip. Students will move

into hybrid mode in their morning class and their afternoon class will now become their

cohort class that they attend every day. Also, on Monday, March 8th student mid-term re-

port cards will be available via the Student Portal. Teachers should have already reached

out to parents about upcoming parent teacher interviews to support this report card on

March 11th. This is a great opportunity for parents to touch base with teachers if there are

concerns or questions about their students learning in the first half of quarter three.

Friday March 19th is the last day of classes before students start Spring Break. We hope all

students and families have a safe break. Students come back to school on Tuesday April 6th.

We hope all Pinetree families have a wonderful two week break and come back rested and

rejuvenated for the remaining three months of the school year.

Thank you,

Jeremy Clarke Principal jclarke@sd43.bc.ca

Events Calendar 2020-2021

March

8 Qtr 3 Midterm Reports Accessi-ble via Student Portal

8 Qtr 3—flip occurs

11 Early Dismissal—2:00 pm

11 Parent/Teacher Interviews 2:30—6:30 pm

12 Professional Development Day—school not in session

14 Daylight Savings Time

19 Last Day of Classes before Spring Break

22 –Apr 1

Spring Break

April

2 Good Friday

5 Easter Monday

6 School Reopens

12—16

Gr. 10 Literacy & Numeracy Assessments

13 PAC meeting @ 7 pm

22 Qtr 3 ends

23 Professional Development Day—school not in session

26 Qtr 4 begins

30 Qtr 3 Reports Accessible via Student Portal

May

24 Victoria Day

PINETREE SECONONDARY Principal Vice Principals

3000 Pinewood Avenue Mr. Jeremy Clarke Mr. C. Martin (A-J) chmartin@sd43.bc.ca

Coquitlam, B.C. V3B 7Y7 jclarke@sd43.bc.ca Ms. J. Payne (K-P) jpayne@sd43.bc.c a Ph: 604-464-2513 Ms. B. Walton (Q-Z) bwalton@sd43.bc.ca Fax: 604-937-8056

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STUDENT FEES & FORMS Due to the Global Pandemic, the Student Activity Fee was not charged this year. However, some students have outstanding fees from previous years, and/or charges for workbooks or lost/damaged textbooks or novels. A Grad fee has been added to gradu-ating grade 12’s accounts. All students are also required to have the following forms completed by their parent/guardian: District - School Policies Form 20-21 and District – Daily Health Check Form updated Sept 21st. Parents/guardians are asked to check their child’s Cash Online account regularly as items are added throughout the year. Paying school fees online is fast and easy, offers secure credit card payment, 24/7, and can be done from any computer or smartphone. Don’t have a School Cash Online account? Register in three simple steps: Create Your Profile: Go to https://sd43.schoolcashonline.com and click on “Get Started Today”. Confirm Your Email: Check your inbox for the email confirmation and click on the link inside. Sign in with your new login details. Add a Student: Click “Add Student” and fill in the required fields with your child’s details. For more information contact the Parent Help Desk at: parenthelpdesk@schoolcashonline.com or phone 1-866-961-1803.

APRIL PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT SESSION (APRIL 12- 16, 2021) Registration for this session is now complete. If you are a student in Grade 10 that is currently taking Composition 10 or Math 10 Pre Calculus or Apprentice & Workplace Math in Quarter 3 or you have previously registered with Ms. Walton you MUST check the posted lists in the Main Entrance Commons for your name, date and time for your scheduled assessment during the week.

Additionally, students who were missing an assessment or both have been registered for this session. If your child does not recall taking the assessments they too should check the lists for their name.

These assessments (Literacy & Numeracy) are required for graduation. Please note this year’s grade 12s only require the Numeracy Assessment.

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CONSTRUCTION AT PINETREE WAY INTERSECTION Starting March 15th the City of Coquitlam has contractors removing existing pavement structures at the entrance to Douglas Col-lege and the Community Center. This is in order to install the new curb, sidewalk and traffic calming for bus stops and crosswalks. This work will cause delays and limit access to the road between Douglas College and the Community Center as well as access to the Community Center parking lot. The work is estimated to take seven weeks to complete.

We are reminding parents that students should not be dropped off or picked up in the south parking lot (Community Center lot). Parents should be using the drop off lane that is available outside the school staff parking lot or should be using Lot A in Town Center park. The Town Center parking Lot A is the best place for parents to drop off or pick up students as this is at the bottom of the student pedestrian overpass. The student pedestrian overpass leads right to the main doors of the school. Students ben-efit from the short walk from the parking lot to the school and parents can avoid construction delays.

AVOID BEING STUCK IN THIS There’s plenty of parking in LOT A!

COUNSELLING DEPARTMENT NEWS SD#43 CAREER PROGRAMS Students interested in choosing a specialized district trades program for their grade 11/12 year should be discussing their plans and options with their counsellor at this time. Information for our district programs is available on the SD43 Career and Trades Programs website. Deadlines for these programs occur before Spring Break. Mr. Doug MacLean is our District Career Programs Coordinator and can be reached at dmaclean@sd43.bc.ca or 604-341-8977. Please NOTE that the deadline to submit the BCIT Pathway to Success Awards to Ms. Moorhouse at cmoorhouse@sd43.bc.ca is APRIL 6, 2021 (not APRIL 10 as indicated in their newsletter).

The Assessment Scheduled lists will be posted for viewing as of end of day March 10, 2021. Should you have any questions, please contact Ms. Walton @ bwalton@sd43.bc.ca.

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AFTER GRAD Hello Pinetree Secondary Families and Staff! Spring is just around the corner! It is the time to think of getting some beautiful hang-ing flower baskets for the porch, veggie and herb starter kits, patio flower pots, and more! Please support the graduating students of the Pinetree Secondary School AfterGrad by ordering from our link here:

Pinetree Secondary Dry Grad growingsmilesfundraising.com)

There is no need to "Log In", simply scroll down to place your order! Pick up is easy and curb-side, so no need to get out of your car for COVID safety protocols!

What: Growing Smiles Spring Garden Fundraiser for Pinetree Secondary School AfterGrad

Where to pick up: Staff parking lot, Pinetree Secondary School

When to pick up: 4:00PM-7:30PM on Thursday, April 22nd, 2021

Link & Instructions to Order: No need to log in, just simply scroll down and place your order and pay on the website!

http://www.pinetreedrygrad.growingsmilesfundraising.com

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR GRADUATING STUDENTS PINETREE LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Graduating students are invited to apply for Pinetree Local Scholarships. The process will include applying for District Authority Awards. More information will be forthcoming regarding the online application process and deadline. Stay tuned! Students are encouraged to continue visiting the Financial Aid page regarding applying for current external scholarships.

FINAL REMINDER: STUDENT TRANSCRIPT SERVICE (STS) FORM

Students intending on pursuing a post-secondary program beginning Sept. 2021 must register for a BC Government account, a BCeID to access (STS). Students must order transcripts for post-secondary institutions. This process ensures that official transcripts are sent to post-secondary institutions.

In addition, universities require students to report ‘unofficial’ grades by ‘self-reporting’ or ‘uploading’ a transcript via their universi-ty student account or send a transcript by email through a school official. This reporting of grades is necessary for a student to re-ceive a ‘conditional’ offer of admission. Grades will be verified by the university when official grades are received electronically from the BC Government via the STS.

REMINDER: HOW TO CONNECT WITH YOUR CHILD’S COUNSELLOR:

Ms. Ririe (A-I) lririe@sd43.bc.ca ext.: 112

Mr. Nelson (J-O) kenelson@sd43.bc.ca ext.: 117

Ms. Dhillon (P-Z) mdhillon@sd43.bc.ca ext.: 116

Mrs. Hamilton (All International Students) lhamilton@sd43.bc.ca ext.: 113

MUSIC DEPARTMENT: SPRING PERFORMANCES March 5 - The Junior Jazz Band (Grade 9 and 10) are performing for the first time on March 5. Mr. Carmichael will be video-recording the songs, and links will be sent to the students and their parents when the editing has been completed. March 15 & 16 - The Senior Concert Band classes will be performing three songs for their Spring Concert. We are showcasing a Collection of Songs from the anime film, “Your Name”, as well as “Mars” from The Planets (by Gus-tov), and “Fanfare for the Common Man” by Copland. The concerts will be video-recorded, and links will be sent to the students and their parents when the editing has been completed. After Spring Break the Senior Jazz Band class will be performing a selection of songs (Spring Concert). The concerts will be video-recorded, and links will be sent to the students and their parents when the editing has been completed. Date to be announced. March 16 & 17 – The Choir classes will be performing two songs for their Spring Concert. They will be singing “Stand and Deliver” by Kirby Shaw and “One Song” words and music by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Marvin Hamlisch. The concerts will be video-recorded, and links sent to the students and their parents when the editing has been completed. March 18 – The Vocal Jazz class will be performing two songs for their Spring Concert. They will be singing “Fly Me to the Moon”, words and music by Bart Howard and “Just In Time,” words by Betty Comden & Adolph Green and music by Julie Styne. The con-certs will be video-recorded, and links sent to the students and their parents when the editing has been completed.

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LEADERSHIP LEARNING AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES Moresports BC Youth Leadership Program Moresports youth leaders come from diverse backgrounds and/or sport experience, but they all share a passion for working with and helping kids. Mentorship is a win-win and through Moresports, our leaders not only become key role models in their communi-ty, they inspire new ones! Join us for Free and Low cost training - then share your new skills and knowledge at our future after school programs & camps (when it is safe to do so). Sign up here to get started: https://forms.gle/MoresportsBCLeader.

Female Strong Series Join us as we discuss the Power of Sports to make a Female Strong Discover how participation has helped women reach their goals, learn about their personal strengths and provide them with resili-ence. Let's gather together and share our stories of strengths and weakness and learn about resilience too~ from one another! https://dowhatuluv.ca/program/FemaleStrong. Come learn from Keani who discovered how participating in afterschool programs with Moresports has led her to a career she is excited about. Hear how Sandra (Tri Cities Local) started her sport as a teen and is now on Team Canada. Discover how sport can build relationships with other teammates but also for Mom's and Daughters!

Pinetree ~ A Smoke Free Environment

Pinetree and all other schools in SD #43, Douglas College and the

Coquitlam Community Center, are all “smoke free” environ-

ments and there is no smoking of any kind, e.g. cigarettes,

cannabis, etc., e-cig or vaping on any of these proper-

ties at any time. This applies to all staff, parents, stu-

dents and visitors. Please respect this request.

Thank you!

PAC

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