Last day to submit a nomination is Friday, June 1 by 3:30 p.m.  Voting will take place in grade 12 homerooms on June 6th.

VALEDICTORIAN nomination form

Robby sent this photo entitled “Tranquility of Nature” for the header.  Thanks for the awesome picture, Robby.  Want to see one of your photos on the blog?  Send it to Ms. Jeffrey, pjeffrey@mail.scdsb.on.ca.

Don’t forget the TFC barbecue today at lunch!  Hot dogs and pop for $1.00 each or a non-perishable donation to the Food Bank.  Cash Proceeds to The Door.

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Thanks, Keily, for the stunning flower photo. Keep the pictures coming everyone! Send them to pjeffrey@mail.scdsb.on.ca.

In honour of “Stereotype Day” . . .

Many people think geeks and nerds are the same thing — but the words have very different origins.  Geek originally referred to someone in a circus who performed amazing feats.  Dr. Seuss coined the term nerd in 1954 in the line, “a nerkle, a nerd, and a seersucker too”.

Check out the infographic to see if you are a nerd or a geek. 

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1.  When studying I try to remember the most important points in the text.

2.  When studying I try to figure out which concepts I still haven’t really understood.

3. When studying I check if I understand what I have read.

Shipley, Lisa. Study Habits and the Reading, Mathematics and Science Performance of 15-year-old Female and Male Students, PISA, 2009. Web. 01 May 2012. <http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/81-004-x/2012001/article/11617-eng.htm>.