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ROYALS NEWS

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THE HANDSWORTH COMMUNITY DEVELOPS EMPOWERED, INNOVATIVE AND COMPASSIONATE LEARNERS WHO SERVE AND LEAD WITH CURIOSITY AND

INTEGRITY.

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December 2016 AAAA Senior Girls Volleyball Provincial Handsworth is co-hosting the 2016 AAAA Senior Girls Volleyball Provincial Championships December 1st to December 3rd. Our girls entered the Provincial Championships as the 4th ranked team in the Province. Admission is free to all the games, please visit http://www.aaaabcsgvb2016.com for the complete tournament draw and results. Good Luck Royals!

Term 1 Report Card The North Vancouver School District is implementing a new online report card publishing system this year. Term 1 report cards will be published to the Parent Portal on Friday, December 9th, 2016. For more information on how to create your parent portal account please visit the school website.

Santa’s Breakfast Christmas is coming and Student Council has prepared awesome events for everyone! On Dec 14th, we have Ugly Sweater Day, Dec 15th is Holiday Hat Day and Dec 16th is Pyjama Day!

Santa’s Breakfast is an annual tradition hosted by the Handsworth Student Council. Join us on Friday, December 16th at 7:00am for activities, photos, songs and a delicious healthy breakfast. Tickets are $5, which includes breakfast, a candy cane, and a raffle ticket to a prize draw. 100% of the proceeds go to the Harvest Project.

Grad Photos Attention Parents of Grads! For only $25 you can send your grad a personalized message in our yearbook.  Submit a fun childhood photo of your grad and a max. 150 word message to handsworthpda@gmail.com. Pay on the Handsworth website under School Fees. Offer expires December 16th - limited spots available!

AP French Immersion 12 Performance This year, the AP French Immersion 12 class has written an original play entitled "Surréel". The play centers around a University student in debt, who finds an interesting way to deal with his financial crisis. The

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November Highlights

MP Jonathan Wilkinson

On Wednesday, November 16th during Innovation Wednesday, the Honourable Member of Parliament Mr. Wilkinson visited Handsworth and spoke with our Grade 11 Social Studies students.

On Friday, November 18th, Mr. Wilkinson rose in the House of Commons to deliver a statement on his visit to Handsworth Secondary: “Mr. Speaker, last week I was welcomed to Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver, where I had the opportunity to talk to Grade 11 Social Studies students about the issue of climate change. As MPs, we all know that one of our greatest responsibilities is to work to ensure a secure future for our children and Canada's youth. As I stood in front of 200 students at Handsworth, in the high school that is attended by my two teenaged daughters, this responsibility felt very real. Through my discussions with these students, it was clear to me that the issue of climate change is of critical importance to students. The concern they feel for their future was evident in their questions, their comments, and the ideas they brought forward as to what we can and should be doing to address climate change. I would like to thank the students of Handsworth for reminding me that our young people are very much engaged, are eager to be part of taking on the challenges posed by climate change, and are looking to us for leadership and action.” A video of Mr Wilkinson’s remark in the House of Commons can be viewed here.

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students all worked extremely hard in class and dedicated many hours outside of school time to write, and edit the play. Now they are very busy rehearsing  in order to present their production in December. On December 12th and 13th, the play will be presented to all Handsworth French Immersion students as well as other elementary and secondary schools. On December 13th, the show will be open to the public at 7:00 pm in the Drama room.  Come and support the group!

No Regrets Basketball Tournament The North Shore Invitational Basketball Tournament has a storied past over its almost 25 year history with the likes of Steve Nash and Robert Sacré participating in the tournament. It is with great pride and excitement that the Quinn Keast Foundation took on responsibility last year for the operations of the tournament. Throughout 10 years of existence, the Quinn Keast Foundation has hosted basketball games, built outdoor courts and awarded scholarships to numerous high school students, all while taking the ‘No Regrets’ approach. Entering it’s second year, the evolution of the North Shoe Invitational as the No Regrets Basketball Tournament continues with the 2016 edition.   The 2016 senior tournament will include teams from other provinces, including Alberta and the Northwest Territories, as well as many of our local North Shore teams.      In addition to adding the girls bracket, this year’s tournament will have a strong community presence and will work to increase attendance. This will be done with online and social media presence, dance teams, mascots, and pep rallies - getting the North Shore involved, and getting students, parents and the general public excited about the high level of basketball being represented. There will be scholarships awarded, rewarding the recipients for their dedication and passion for their sport.   The No Regrets Basketball Tournament sets its aim towards providing a memorable experience for all participants. British Columbia is known for its amazing basketball tournaments, so our goal is to leave the student-athletes with great memories and an eagerness to return the following year, while spreading the mantra of "No Regrets" and its relevance to BC basketball. This simple saying is something that many of us have lived our lives by over the last decade and truly believe it is a message worth

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Spread the Net

Thanks to the Senior Girls volleyball team and the Staff "all-stars" for playing in the Spread the Net charity volleyball game.  Over $2800 was raised for anti-malaria mosquito nets in east Africa.  A huge thanks to the student Spread the Net committee and Mica Prazak for organizing this great event!As of now, Handsworth is leading the nation in donations raised.  Rick Mercer and the CBC will pay a visit to the school that raises the most money for this cause.  Keep it up Handsworth!

Senior Girls Volleyball

Congratulations to the Handsworth Senior Girls’ Volleyball team as they won the North Shore title for the second year in the row!  Wrapping up  a stunningly perfect league record of 21 sets won to 0 losses, the girls defeated STA with a score of 3-0 in the final match on their home court. The senior girls won the AAAA Lower Mainland Regional competition on November 17th. They were ranked 1st out of the 16 attending teams.  Their season will extend to the AAAA Provincials hosted this year at Handsworth, themed as a “Hollywood North” event.  Come out to watch and support your Royals this December 1-3rd as their season comes to a close!

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spreading. With terrible losses, like the passing of a great person such as Quinn Keast, comes great motivation to be better. With the inspiration of Quinn's story by our side, the No Regrets Basketball Tournament committee is both proud and excited to bring this special event to our local gyms for many years to come.   We look forward to seeing familiar and new faces in the crowds during the 3-day tournament. We thank everyone that has helped us make our vision for this tournament a reality by sponsoring the event, and look forward to seeing everyone out December 8, 9 and 10.

PE 12 Christmas Hamper Project This year's fundraiser is aimed at helping as many people in North Vancouver as possible, so this year we are focussing our attention to the Harvest Project. 

Our drive will begin on Monday, November 28th until December 12th. To prepare, we will have decorated boxes in each classroom space. Please encourage Handsworth students to bring donations to school any day, and leave in their first period class of that day. 

Please donate food, second hand clothing and shoes in good condition, money in the form of a cheque made out to the Harvest Project. Cash contributions will be accepted as well.  As for FOOD the Harvest project is in special need of the following items, baked beans, canned vegetables, canned meat, canned fish, pasta sauce – tomato or cream, canned tomatoes, peanut butter and spreads, canned fruit and fruit cups granola bars, cookies and crackers. Toddler diapers and pull ups are always in high demand as well. Whatever you can do to support this drive, is greatly appreciated.

Sweet Music 2016 and Music in the Village Sweet Music - The Sweet Music winter celebration concert is coming on Wednesday, December 7th at 7:30pm in the large gym. Come and listen to great music and taste some goodies! All groups will be performing and there will also be a raffle/door prize. Admission by donation. Music in the Village - Members of the music department will be singing and playing carols in Edgemont Village on Saturday, December 10th and Saturday, December 17th. Watch for them there.

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Chan Centre Performance

On November 10th the Senior Wind Ensemble had the special opportunity to play at the Chan Centre at UBC. Al Gore, the Dalai Lama, Yo-Yo Ma, and many other famous people have performed on this stage.

The Band played three numbers. The first number was the dramatic and thought provoking Symphony # 1 Dresden 1945, in Memorium by Daniel Bukvich. In this performance they were joined by members of the Handsworth Dance, Art and Film classes in a collaboration that was stunning and beautiful, especially in the environment of the Chan Centre. The second selection was a work by Jay Chattaway depicting the Mazama people of the North West area, and Fantasia on the Dargason. A video recording was made by the Chan technical team and is available for viewing (second on the page) at the following address: https://livestream.com/ubcschoolofmusic/events/6614559 The band played wonderfully in this concert and all the Handsworth Performers should be very proud of their presentation on this day! I feel very fortunate to have been part of this event.- David Bradshaw, Music teacher

Senior Girls Field Hockey

Congratulations to our Senior Girls Field hockey team who won bronze at the Provincial Championships. They left their hearts on the field in a very tough semi final battle and shoot out vs Cowichan.  Quickly followed by the Bronze game vs their friends at Carson!

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Handsworth PAC News

Many thanks to the parents who attended our November HPAC meeting where we were delighted to hear

from several student groups about their enrichment experiences through History 12, the Japan Exchange

and Encounters Canada. The 2016/17 budget was also passed and we are pleased to be funding a wide variety

of items that will support the extra-curricular experiences Handsworth students enjoy throughout the year.

Dr. Overgaard’s principal’s report included news about the new on-line report card distribution system, as

well as upcoming curriculum and course selection changes.

Our next meeting will be Monday, January 23rd at 7pm in the school library. Also stay tuned for information

in the New Year about an exciting PAC-sponsored speaker event coming to the school Tuesday, January 31st.

We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season with friends and family and all the best for the New Year.

For more information about upcoming events please check out our website www.handsworthpac.com and

follow us on Twitter @HandsworthPAC.

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BC Performance Standards Last year Handsworth began introducing the BC Performance standards for assessment in some grade 8 classes. With the introduction of the new curriculum, this assessment practice has expanded to more classes for the 2016-17 school year.

This year the following classes are using performance standards for assessment instead of percentages or letter grades:

• Visual Arts 8 • Drama 8 • Science 8 • LAC 8 • All Applied Skills 8 classes (Woodworking 8, Drafting 8, Career Education 8, Community

Leadership 8, Textiles 8, Digital Literacy 8) • Dance 9 • Drama 9 • Science 9 • Visual Arts 9 • All ELL beginner and seminar classes • LAC 9

Performance standards describe levels of achievement in key areas of learning. Performance standards answer the questions: "How good is good enough? What does it look like when a student's work has met the expectations at this grade level?"

Four Levels of Student Performance The BC Performance Standards describe and illustrate the following four levels of student performance in terms of prescribed learning outcomes relevant to the key areas of the course. NOT YET MEETING EXPECTATIONS (NYM)

• the work does not meet grade-level expectations • there is little evidence of progress toward the relevant prescribed learning outcomes • the situation needs intervention

APPROACHING EXPECTATIONS (AE) • the work may be inconsistent, but meets grade-level expectations at a minimal level • there is evidence of progress toward relevant prescribed learning outcomes • the student needs support in some areas

MEETING EXPECTATIONS (ME) • the work meets grade-level expectations • there is evidence that relevant prescribed learning outcomes have been accomplished

EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS (EE) • the work exceeds grade-level expectations in significant ways • the student may benefit from extra challenge

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Program Spotlight: First Nations 12

Mr. Gallant’s First Nations 12 class have been working on a design challenge to create a commemorative coin

for Canada’s 150th birthday next July. The theme of the project was an acknowledgement and celebration of First Nations war heroes. This coin is an honourary piece that one of our First Nations students will present

to the Attorney General of Canada on November 25th.   The design process began with a discussion about what a hero is, which grew into a discussion about what the unique values of a First Nations war hero are. As a class, they sought to test these values against five of the more famous First Nations war heroes: Henry Norwert, Francis Pegamaghabow, Tom Charles Longboat, Edith Anderson, and Cameron Brant. The class agreed upon four values; Challenge, Tradition, Responsibility, and Passion… qualities that are commensurate to both the task and character of a war hero.

Students identified challenge on the battlefield as well as at home back in Canada. They identified passion in both manner and rationale for fighting for Canada. Students identified a great sense of responsibility to citizenship and the protection of Canadian values, in spite of the fact that they fought for a country that didn't treat them as equals. They identified a sense of tradition, whether it was protecting treaty rights by fighting with Canada, or warrior pride.   

  The values all appear in the coin design:    -The Challenge image on the bottom right is of a person travelling upriver in swift water by canoe. -The Eagle feather to the left, and the medicine wheel in the center both represent tradition -The soldier at salute near the bottom of the coin represents passion of service -The interlocking hands in the top right of the coin represent responsibility  

We would like to acknowledge the design team that worked in and around their school schedule to give life

to this idea: Erica Westling, Lily Watson, Paola Tiazzo, Tan Doganay, Marianne Martinelli and Julia Tesoro. We would like to further acknowledge the efforts of our war hero research group in our First Nations 12 class, nice work!

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Program Spotlight: Business Education

On Monday, November 28th, Handsworth Business Education students were presented with an exciting opportunity to attend an economics workshop at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver. The workshop, titled, Economics is Everywhere: Applying basic concepts to everyday life, was a fun one-day seminar that consisted of a mix of short lectures, games and activities that introduce economic principles using real-life examples. Topics covered included: Scarcity, Choice, Opportunity Cost, Marginal Decision Making, Incentives, Trade and Economic Systems. Students enjoyed a light breakfast, lunch and snacks which were also provided as a part of

the experience. Over 100 Handsworth business students attending this exceptional event, the second time in as many years that our school has participated.  We look forward to returning again with next years’ business students!

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Daily Physical Activity Is your child meeting their Daily Physical Activity (DPA) requirements?

We know that active, healthy students are happier and learn better. They also develop good habits that can contribute to longer, healthier lives. To help students achieve their best, the Ministry of Education implemented Daily Physical Activity, for all schools and students in B.C. The British Columbia Ministry of Education (MOE) requires students in grades 8 through 12 to complete 150 minutes per week of physical activity, at a moderate to vigorous intensity.

The requirement to report Daily Physical Activity is meant to help promote a healthy and active lifestyle.

What Students need to know about the Daily Physical Requirement:

¬ Students' DPA achievement is reported on the school report cards during the school year (stating that a student is "meeting" or "not meeting" the DPA requirement set by the MOE).

¬ Those students who are active in a school PE or dance class receive their DPA comments in these courses.

¬ Students not registered in a Handsworth PE or dance class must submit a DPA form (found under forms on the HSS website) to the school office signed by their parent/guardian. This DPA form acknowledges that the parent/guardian and the student are taking the responsibility to log the DPA hours at home. Only one DPA form needs to be submitted per year. This form acknowledges that “DPA requirements are being met” for all 3 reporting terms.

¬ Distributed Learning PE students, Sports Academy students, and Peak Performance students not registered in an enrolling PE or dance at Handsworth are required to complete this DPA form.

¬ Grade 12 students will report DPA by submitting the DPA form to their Planning 12 teacher

Guiding Principles: ¬ This is a socially responsible program, shared by the school, family and

community, aimed at student health and learning ¬ Schools will encourage and offer a variety of opportunities for students to meet the DPA

requirement, but opportunities and responsibilities for many other activities reside with the family and community

¬ Participation in PE Classes is one way to meet the required minutes, but it is still recommended for students to engage in DPA on non PE days.

Some Suggestions to Assist Your Child in Meeting the DPA Requirement:

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¬ If you need to complete the DPA form, it is highly recommended that the student creates and keeps a daily log of activity. Logs help increase personal accountability.

¬ Discuss with your child why he/she is completing and documenting DPA activities.

¬ Reinforce the importance of physical activity through discussion and example ¬ Consider the time your child spends with technology including: TV, computers, electronic

devices and video games ¬ Encourage him or her to be physically active ¬ Take advantage of opportunities for DPA available at the school outside of PE

students can participate in extracurricular teams and clubs and intramural sports.

¬ Develop a plan to increase your child’s activity, including such things as school and community facilities, walking or cycling to and from school, individual or family recreational pursuits, dance, household chores requiring physical activity (mowing, shovelling snow, etc.) structured and unstructured sports and activities, etc.

External Links: ¬ Ministry of Education DPA Website: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/dpa/ ¬ DPA Program Guide: https://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pdfs/daily_physical_activity/program_guide.pdf

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Handsworth Football

The Handsworth Football Program enjoyed another successful season. We are excited to have over 70 players participating this past fall.  The Jr. team finished in first place and won their first round playoff game. The senior team were Co-Pacific conference Champions and also made the play offs. We would like to thank all of the parents for their ongoing support of the program. We would also like to thank all those that volunteer at with our lunch program. The grade 8 football season will begin after Spring Break. .

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Revised August 2016

Daily Physical Activity – Confirmation of Student Achievement Form

Student Information Family Name: Student email: Given Name: Grade: Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY): Student #:

Daily Physical Activity Requirement The British Columbia Ministry of Education (MOE) requires students in grades 8 through 12 to complete 150 minutes per week of physical activity, at a moderate to vigorous intensity. In grade 10, 11, and 12 DPA is considered part of a students’ Graduation Transitions Program.

Reporting Students are responsible for tracking and recording their daily physical activity. To assist students in documentation, a log form is available on the Handsworth website. Students’ DPA achievement will be reported on report cards during the school year and will simply state that a student is “meeting” or “not-meeting” the DPA requirement set by the MOE. The following courses are responsible for reporting DPA achievement on the report card:

Grade Class

8 -11 All Physical Education 8-11 classes or Dance/Choreography 8-11 classes

12 Transition Planning 12 – Using this form

Please check all the terms this form applies to: (only one form is required for the year if all 3 boxes are checked)

Term One Term Two Term Three

Please check to verify how you are achieving your DPA hours:

My DPA hours are achieved through my current PE (or Dance) class at Handsworth Course: My DPA hours are logged independently outside of my courses at Handsworth. I acknowledge my

responsibility to document my daily physical activity and have the support of my family to ensure the completion of this Ministry of Education Graduation Requirement.

By signing below, I am verifying that the requirement described above has been met. Student Signature: Date: Parent/Guardian Signature: Date: Parent/Guardian Name: Parent/Guardian Phone#:

Grade 8-11 students taking PE or Dance currently do not need to complete this form. Grade 8-11 students not enrolled in PE or Dance should return this form to the office. All grade 12 students must return this form to their Transition Planning 12 teacher.

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Dear Parent,

The OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network is honoured to partner with Handsworth Secondary to look to our young leaders to help us save lives through registering as potential stem cell donors.

Stem cell donors can help patients with illnesses such as leukemia or lymphoma return to healthy lives with their loved ones. Did you know that fewer than 25% of such patients will find a compatible donor within their family? The rest rely on the generosity of an unrelated donor for lifesaving stem cells. At any given time, hundreds Canadian patients are looking for a match. Research indicates that stem cells from younger donors provide patients with a better quality of life post-transplant. Currently more than 390,000 Canadians have joined OneMatch and Handsworth Secondary is hosting a swab event to register more potential stem cell donors to increase every patient’s chance of finding a match.

There is a possibility that your son/daughter may register at this event. The age criteria to register, is 17-35 years of age. Although One Match accepts individuals 17 and older to register as a stem cell donor, we encourage all registrants to have a conversation with parents/legal guardians regarding their decision to join OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network. We need to ensure that all potential donors that register are fully committed to the program and are supported by their families in making that decision.

How it Works All it takes is ten minutes to fill in a general health questionnaire, a simple swab of the cheek and a willingness to donate to any patient in need. This information is then safely and securely transferred to OneMatch, to be entered into our donor database.

Protection of Personal Information Canadian Blood Services is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal information of OneMatch registrants. We do so by following relevant laws and best practices. Canadian Blood Services will always refer to a registrant within the OneMatch registry by a unique identifier donor number when disclosing information to transplant centre health care providers and/or an international registry.

OneMatch will disclose information only to the extent that is necessary to determine suitability as a stem cell donor.

What it means to donate Not everyone who registers with OneMatch will be matched to a patient and asked to donate, but each registrant provides hope for those waiting. A person could, however, be a match within a few months of

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registering, a year later or even seven years later. That’s why it’s important to understand what’s involved – and the commitment – before registering.

When selected as a potential match for a patient, OneMatch will contact the registrant to inquire if they are still willing and able to proceed with the donation. Additional health testing will then be performed to ensure the suitability of the match.

There are two methods a registrant could be asked to donate; from the peripheral blood or from the bone marrow. These lifesaving stem cells are transferred to the patient to restore their health. To find out more about these procedures please visit www.blood.ca

Why students? Patients need young stem cell donors to return to leading normal, healthy lives. Stem cells from donors between 17 – 35 years old can provide a better outcome and higher quality of life for patients post-transplant. Donors and patients are matched genetically, and the markers used for this match occur with different frequencies in different communities. For this reason, a person’s best chance of finding a matching donor is with a donor of similar ancestry. Young donors from as many diverse communities as possible are needed to enhance the OneMatch Network with a broad representation that reflects the needs of all patients in Canada.

Today, 70% of OneMatch registrants are Caucasian, and only 30% are ethnically diverse. Students have an opportunity to change the lives of patients and their loved ones by becoming stem cell donors. We need your helpThe success of OneMatch relies on the support of communities and people like you and your child(ren). Every time someone joins the OneMatch registry, they provide hope to each patient in need of their one match. Help give hope to our patients today. We encourage you to visit our website blood.ca for more information about OneMatch and what’s involved in making a stem cell donation so that this can be discussed as a family prior to the event.

TOGETHER we can make a difference in the lives of not just our patients, but all Canadians. Sincerely,

Trudi GoelsTerritory Manager, Stem Cells Canadian Blood Services – British Columbia/Yukon Trudi.goels@blood.ca

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Wedge’s Kitchen

Sweet Potato Soup

Classic healthy sweet potato soup that’s super creamy and full of flavor. Ingredients 15 ml butter 1/2 onion, chopped 1 cloves garlic, chopped 1 carrot, chopped 500ml sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed Salt and pepper 500-750 ml chicken or vegetable broth 1 sprigs fresh thyme, optional 7ml brown sugar Pinch of ground nutmeg 125ml light cream, optional

Instructions 1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes until tender. Add carrots and sweet potatoes and sauté for 10 minutes more until vegetables just begin to soften. Season vegetables with salt and pepper. 2. Add broth to the pot and bring to a boil. Cover the pot. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 30 minutes, until potatoes are very soft. 3 .Using a hand blender, puree the soup in the pot until smooth. Stir in thyme, brown sugar, nutmeg, cream if desired, and salt and pepper to taste, and heat through. You can later discard thyme sprigs if you want.

4. Garnish with pumpkin seeds.

ENJOY !

Ingredients 15 ml butter 1/2 onion, chopped 1 cloves garlic, chopped

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