J.C. bbq with our special guests, the Arrows.

No! I don't wanna do math!

Help me!

Peace out!

That's right. We are seniors.

Chillin

Helping out.

Hurry up, it's melting.

I can't see.

Here I am!

This is gooood.

Mingling with some of the Arrows players.

NO! No autographs today.

Hi everyone!

It's all good.

It was a great game.

Need some shade.

Happy, happy, happy.



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J.C. Hill is having a barbecue today.

The only thing you have to bring is a juice, water or pop.

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HOMEWORK SUPPORT

Yes, you can still come to Homework Support. We are at Polytech in the computer lab! Come visit us every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6 pm - 9 pm. Don't forget to bring your homework and assignments.

Tell your high school friends to get to Polytech because soon it will be exam time! We can help them study and review all that valuable information!

Six Nations Homework Support is sponsored by the Community Development Trust Fund and Imperial Oil, S.E.E.D. Program.

Nya:weh for all your support!

More pictures!

Oh ya...we're cool.

Just having some fun.

Yea buddy !!

"Mrs. Martin, is that a hot dog I see."

Friends til the end.

Snap...I can really jump!

   Airborn !!

Ready, set and go!

What the...

Uh oh...I'm stuck.

Weeee! I can fly.

How far did she go?

What a great day for J. C. Hll Track and Field!

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Reminder!!!

Just a reminder for all those writers out there! The James Bartleman Writing Contest is due May 31. You still have time to send your stories, poems, plays and other writings to the judges. Applications are at school or on line!

Peacemaker

Peacemaker

James Bartleman - Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Award

Due Date - May 31, 2011 Open to Junior (up to 12 years of age) and Senior (13-18 years of age). Eligible submissions include (but not limited to): short stories, songs, poetry and plays. Selected entries will receive: $2500.00 each. Submission Forms available at J. C. Hill. GET WRITING OR LOOK THROUGH YOUR LITERACY WORK THIS YEAR!!!

2010 Recipients

Be Prepared for Gym!

All grade eight students are participating in Gym this term. Your child will need the proper gym clothing for each class; t-shirt, sweat pants/shorts, running shoes. Each class, students are assessed on being prepared for gym with the proper clothing and participating to the best of their ability. Get ready to have fun and get moving!

A change of pace...

and very calming.




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November 2010 - TOY BINGO

Only a few more days until December arrives!!!

Remember to wear warm clothing for the outdoor weather!

Please make sure the bottom portion of your child's Progress Report is filled out and returned to school. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child's teacher.

Our staff and students would like to thank everyone who helped out with our TOY BINGO. Thanks for donations, volunteering, playing BINGO, purchasing tickets at our Loonie Table and taking home all those yummy baked goods. We had a great afternoon of fun!

Thursday November 25, staff and students walked over to the Community Hall to listen, laugh and learn from Don Burnstick's comedy routine. Everyone enjoyed the afternoon, along with the pizza and pop that was provided.

Up Coming Events:

November 30 - Girl's Volleyball

December 3 - Hagersville Wrestling Demonstration

December 3 - Boy's Volleyball

December 4 - Jamieson Toy Bingo

December 7 - Theatre Company Presentation

December 8 - Secondary School Councillor Visits at JCH

December 9 - JCH Social 9-11 am

December 16 - JCH Movie Day

December 17 - JCH School Skate & Staff vs Student Volleyball Game

December 18 - January 2 - Christmas Holidays

January 3 - First day back to school

TOY BINGO IS COMING TO JCH

When: Saturday, November 13, 2010

Where: Six Nations Bingo Hall

Great Games! Great Prizes! Great People!

Do you want to volunteer to help us? Call 519-445-2256

NORCARD ORDERS

All orders have been sent to NORCARD today! The company will let us know the approximate time for delivery which we will share with you (usually 2-3 weeks).

Thanks to all those who ordered from the catalogues! You will enjoy these products!

A special thank you to those students who took the catalogues home and shared them with family and friends.

NORCARD ARE DUE!!!

Yes, it is time for all students to bring in their NORCARD orders along with the money!

We are processing all the orders hope to send out the complete order by Monday.

So if you are still selling - and some of you are - ALL ORDERS AND MONEY NEED TO BE IN BY MONDAY, OCTOBER 25. Absolute Final Due Date!

Thanks to those who support JCH by purchasing items and to those who sold items!

TOY BINGO IS COMING

When: Saturday, November 13, 2010

Watch for flyers and volunteer sheets to come home with your child!

We need your help. Let us know what you can help us with.

519-445-2256

NORCARD Fundraiser

All students were given catalogues and order forms for our NORCARD Fundraiser. Monies raised will go towards the purchases of materials, resources and technology for our students. All monies and order forms must be handed in by Wednesday, October 20, 2010. If you have not seen the catalogue be sure to ask your child! This is a great fundraiser with many interesting items such as greeting cards, gift wrap, calendars, gifts and other novelty items. Be sure to share the catalogue with your family, friends and co-workers!

September 2010

Welcome back to students and parents! We hope this year will be a great year for all!

Join us for an Open House - Meet the Teacher on Tuesday, September 21.

Up-coming Events

*Intermediate 3 Pitch - September 22/Raindate September 23

*Picture Day - Monday, September 28

*October 1 - Watch for our Newsletter to come home!

*October 6 - Cross Country - Raindate October 7

*October 7 - Social 9-11 am

*October 11 - Thanksgiving Day - No School

*October 20 - Picture Retake Day

*October 29 - Halloween Costume Dance

Grade 8 Graduation

Monday, June 21

Grad Luncheon at 12:00 pm and Rehearsal to follow!

Tuesday, June 22

Graduation Ceremony begins at 6:00 pm.

Students should arrive at least 30 minutes early to prepare for entry into the ceremony.

HOMEWORK SUPPORT

Our Homework Support Program will be open until Thursday, June 17, 2010.

If you need help this week, make sure you come in to see us.

Good Luck to all students with exams and handing in assignments.

Remember where we are and visit us early in September when the new school year begins!

Have a great summer!

All your Tutors!

Homework Support

YES, the Homework Support Program is open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6 - 8:45 pm at Six Nations Polytech in the Computer Lab.

Bring your homework, assignments and projects for tutor help or just a quiet place to work.

We have computers, the Internet and a printer that you can use!

Events Coming Soon!

Tuesday, April 20 - Becky Keller visits JCH
Wednesday, April 21 - District Badminton Tournament at OMSK
Thursday, April 22 - Skills Canada Presentation @ 2 pm
Monday, April 26 - Brant District Badminton Tournament at North Park
Tuesday, April 27 - District Science Fair at ECG
Wednesday, April 28 - David Bouchard, Author to speak to JCH & JAM
Thursday, April 29 - Grade 6 Registration Forms Due for attending J. C. Hill for grade 7

Thursday, April 29 - JCH Awards Ceremony
Friday, April 30 - P. D. Day - No School for Students
Thursday, May 6 - Int. Lacrosse @ LSK

Friday, May 7 - Ontario College of Teachers Introduces Native Teacher Programs @ 11:20 am for grade 8 students
Tuesday, May 11 - JCH Track & Field
Wednesday, May 19 - District Track & Field at LSK
Thursday, May 27 - Cultural Fair & Community Social at JCH in morning
Monday, May 31 - Lorie Gallant begins Elder's Project with JCH students
Wednesday, June 2 - Grade 6 Orientation 1:30 - 2:30
Thursday, June 10 - JCH Trip to Canada's Wonderland
Monday, June 21 - Grad luncheon and rehearsal at Community Hall
Tuesday, June 22 - Grade 8 Graduation Night
Thursday, June 24 - Grade 7 Awards
Tuesday, June 29 - Report Cards go home

Aboriginal Languages Day - March 31, 2010

Today our students celebrated Aboriginal Languages Day with workshops dedicated to our Cayuga and Mohawk languages. Our thanks to Mr. T. Deer for sharing his thoughts on the importance of our languages with our students. Ms V. Peters supported our use of the language in the Word Wack activity. With teachers supervising and student leaders in each class, workshops included Word Wack, Name that Social Song, BINGO, Onehe/Onenste, Ganohonoyok Mural, Create-a word, Importance of Language and Reading Stories. It was a great morning with students participating respectfully and positively during all the activities. For lunch Mrs. S. Green had dried corn for corn soup and many parents and students provided us with scone! Nya:weh to all for your part in making our Day Great! Oynrah!

March 2010

It's hard to believe that February is gone and March Break begins soon!

Schools are closed March 15-19 for March Break.

Reports Cards will be sent home with students on Friday March 26, 2010.

J. C. Hill's Science Fair will be held on Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Grade 8 students have completed science fair projects and grade 7 students should be working on their projects. Remember that Homework Support at Polytech will re-open on Monday, March 22 for those students who need extra help, use to use a computer to research and/or print documents. Homework Support is every Monday - Thursday from 6-8:45 pm in the computer lab.

Badminton practice will begin after the March Break. Be sure to watch for permission forms.

At our next Home & School Meeting on April 13, we will be discussing the Grade 8 graduation. Let us know if you are interesting in planning for this very important event. We hope to see many parents in attendance.

Enjoy the break!

January 2010

Welcome Back!

We hope everyone enjoyed their holiday time with family and friends!

We welcome to J. C. Hill, Mrs. Grozelle, our new 82 class teacher. Mrs. Grozelle will be teaching History and Homeroom for the remainder of the school year.

All students should remember to bring proper outdoor clothing, head and hand gear and footwear as everyday we go out of a 20 minute walk and 20 minute outdoor activity time.

Oral Communications - students are beginning to work on their speeches for Oral Communications. Names for the District competition will be submitted by February 1st and the Oral Communications Festival will tentatively take place on February 9th.

Remember attendance is very important in order to be successful in school, along with being on time each day. We begin classes at 8:40 am so students should be arriving in their classrooms by 8:30 am to prepare for the morning lessons.

Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair

Our students at Six Nations have an opportunity to enter their Science Fair Projects in the BASEF. Please link to the following address for more information, registrations and guidelines.

http://BASEF-email-flyer2010-final4.pdf

What's Happening at J. C. Hill in December?

December 8th - Movie Day in Brantford - New Moon

December 10th - Joint Social with Jamieson Elementary - 12:30-2:30 pm

December 11th - Pizza Day - $2.00 per slice

December 14th - Awards Assembly - Club 80, Attendance, Sports - 1:40 pm

December 15th - Airband/Dance - 1:40 pm

December 16th - School Hockey Game and Skate - 12:30-2:30 pm

December 18th - Pizza Day - $2.00 per slice

December 18th - Last Day of School (First day back is January 4th, 2010)



We all say goodbye to Mrs. V. Montour who will be retiring after 35 years of educating our students. We wish her all the best as she enjoys time with her family!

Report Card Day!

Friday, December 4th is Report Card Day. Be sure to let your child's teacher know what time is best for you to meet with the teacher and pick up the report card. If you have not received a sign-up sheet yet, please call the school and speak to the secretary.

Grade 8 Science Fair Projects!

It's that time again for our students to begin working on their Science Fair Projects. All grade 8 students will be working on their projects December 14-18. Please bring your ideas and information that you have gathered with you.

Remember that Homework Support is also available every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6 pm - 8:45 pm.

TOY BINGO

Saturday, November 21 @ Six Nations Bingo Hall.

Volunteers come at 10 am to help out!

We will need donations for our Bake Sale Table and Loonie Table. You can bring them with you on Saturday.

Thanks to all,

J. C. Hill Staff & Home & School

BODY WORLDS AT THE ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE

All permission forms should be returned for our next school trip to the Ontario Science Centre on November 19th. As an extension of their science curriculum units, students have the opportunity to view the Body Worlds display along with other activities offered at the Centre. Please remember this is a trip that all students will be attending.

Check with your child to make sure they have their permission forms completed and handed in to their teacher.

Grand River Post Secondary Information Day

All students will be attend the GRPSEO Information Day on Wednesday, November 4th. We will be arriving at Polytech by bus around 12:30 pm and returning by 2:30 pm. Permission forms have gone home and should have been returned to the teacher. If your child's form has not been returned, please do so Wednesday morning.

This is an excellent learning experience for our students and we try to take every opportunity to provide them with options for their future education and careers. All students are expected to attend this information session. Each student will have an information sheet to complete that will become part of their Language Arts mark.

Thanks to those who have already returned their permission forms.