A paper copy of this newsletter will be mailed out along with the Semester 1 report card on Thursday, February 6.

Thanks, everyone, for a great first semester!

Semester 2 starts on Tuesday, January 28.  (Monday, January 27 is a Professional Development Day so there are no classes for students.)

On Tuesday morning, students will gather in the gym for a short celebration and then break into homerooms to receive a copy of their semester 2 timetable.

Timetable changes will be allowed until Tuesday, February 11.

Report Cards will be mailed the week of February 3-7.

Exams are coming soon!  Please visit the Skills Room if any assistance is requied to prepare for taking midterm exams (Gr. 8 & 9) or final exams (Gr. 10-12)

Students writing the following exams should visit the BC Ministry of Education website to download practice exams.  All government exams will be electronic and done on the computers in the school labs.
- English 10
- Math 10
- Science 10
- Civics 11
- Social Studies 11
- English 12
- Communications 12

Here's the full schedule for download:

The next meeting of the Vanier Catholic Secondary School Council will be on Tuesday, January 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the VCSS

The staff of Vanier Catholic Secondary wish all a blessed Christmas and a joyous 2014!

A reminder to VCSS families that the first day back is Monday, January 6, 2014.  Have a restful and relaxing break!

The next School Council meeting is on Tuesday, December 17 at 7:30 pm in the library.

Yukon Education would like to establish a three year school calendar that covers the 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years based on the parameters that were set in this year’s school calendar. 

A three year school calendar will make the process more efficient and will provide greater long term certainty for planning purposes for School Councils, staff and for parents.They are seeking input and advice from School Councils and their school communities on the proposed school calendar including the following issues:


1.            A three year school calendar
2.            School start dates
3.            Length of the Spring Break

Please find out more and submit your feedback by visiting Yukon Education's website.

School Growth Plans are documents that help schools grow and develop in ways that improve student learning.  Vanier Catholic Secondary is working on formulating a revised growth plan that will select goals and define objectives, measures and targets.  In addition to school council members, two additional parent representatives are being sought to serve on the “Growth Plan Steering Committee”. 

We are looking for parents who are able to provide broad input on issues that will directly impact student learning.  If you are interested in serving on this committee, please email your expression of interest that details how you feel you would be able to best represent all parents’ interests in this capacity to ryan.sikkes@gov.yk.ca.  For more information, please email or call Mr. Sikkes at 667-5901