Welcome to Handsworth Secondary School

Please Join the Handsworth PAC Monday February 25th 2019 @ 7:30PM for a Indigenous Blanket Ceremony Learning Commons/Library Please RSVP to janetcarswell@shaw.ca Come participate in a one hour interactive activity that takes us through 10,000 years of Canadian Indigenous history. This is a challenging and sometimes emotional session that may impact the way we view the history of colonialism and the impact on First Nations, Inuit & Metis in our country. Parents are encouraged to come and experience what your children are learning in school. This is a mandatory course for Grade 10 classes and has also begun in Grade 9 classes. The Blanket Ceremony is mandatory for all RCMP officers and in increasingly becoming part of teacher training, school offering and other corporate development. The Handsworth PAC will host its monthly meeting from 7:00PM-7:30PM to be immediately followed by the Blanket Ceremony. Please RSVP to janetcarswell@shaw.ca

Staff Development 8:30 to 9:45 AM

Please check individual school websites for specific times.

Focus: Cyberbullying Bullying can be a major problem in schools, workplaces, homes, and online. Over the month of February, and throughout the year, CKNW Kids' Fund's Pink Shirt Day aims to raise awareness of these issues, as well as raise funds to support programs that foster children’s healthy self-esteem. Handsworth staff and students are encouraged to WEAR PINK on Wed Feb 27th - a shirt, socks, a tie, a scarf or anything to show that the Handsworth community is committed to kindness! On February 27, 2019, we encourage everyone to practice kindness and wear pink to symbolize that you do not tolerate bullying.

​Learn more about the YELL program at the Information Evening on Monday, February 25, 2019 at the Education Services Centre 2121 Lonsdale (Gordon Smith Gallery - Main Floor) from 7:00 – 8:00 pm. Click here to read more about the YELL program on our website: https://www.sd44.ca/ProgramsServices/Careers/Pages/YELL.aspx.

FREE Community Conversation for Parents Youth & Vaping - Information, Considerations & Impacts MONDAY, FEB 25, 2019, 7-9 PM 5th Floor 2121 Lonsdale Ave Keynote speaker: Dr. Milan Khara Panel: Youth, Parent, School District representative To learn more and RSVP: youthandvaping.eventbrite.com SPACE IS LIMITED

The Basketball Academy Open House will take place on ​Tuesday, February 26 at the Parkgate Community Centre from 1:40 – 3:00 pm.

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The second Basketball Academy Open House will take place on Wednesday, February 27 at Argyle Secondary School Gym from 1:40 – 3:00 pm.