Updated: November 4, 2008

Semester 2 Co-op Students

Applications are in for the following centralized placements:

• Army Reserve
• Mississauga Business Times
• The Mississauga News
• Peel Regional Police
• Brampton Fire and Emergency Services
• Rogers TV, Mississauga

If interested, please see Mrs. Dubeau in the Guidance office.

Do You Need Extra Help?

• Teachers: Help is available from all teachers. Arrange a suitable time.

• Peer Tutors: Science and mathematics help is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays in room 209, at lunch. Just drop in!

• Math Drop-In Centre: Thursdays from 8:00-8:55 am and from 3:10-4:10 pm, in room 204.

• Counting on You (COY) Numeracy and Literacy: 15-week program, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:00-9:00 am for numeracy, and 3:15-4:15 pm for literacy. See Mr. Ellis in room 310 for more information.

Mississauga Transit has SLSS bus runs ... ROUTE 321

NEW Regular 4-Day Schedule for 2008-2009

NEW Alternate Day Schedule:

Stephen Lewis Villages

Villages
Staff and students are assigned to one of four Villages (idea similar to house organizations in other schools) and are given a Village T-shirt upon registration. The Stephen Lewis Villages are named after four Canadian heroes of social justice: June Callwood (red T-shirts), Craig Kielburger (black), Agnes Macphail (white) and David Suzuki (gray). The smaller groupings within the school allow all students to feel connected in our large building and foster friendly competition and spirit among the Villages.

Winner of the 2006-2007 Village Cup is Kielburger.

In our cafeteria, hang four large banners - as pictured above - which were created for us by Flags Unlimited. Each banner has a quote from the individual:

Kielburger: With determination, young people can make their voices heard.

Callwood: The only way to make the world safer for yourself is to treat others well.

Macphail: I want for myself what I want for everyone - absolute equality.

Suzuki: Each day you invent the future with the choices you make.

The Green Team and Community Hours
Students gained community hours for voluntary work by helping with the Stephen Lewis Diversity Garden. Beginning in April, members of the newly formed Green Team met on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school to dig flower beds, mulch, and water recently purchased and donated plant materials. Continuing work by the Green Team will resume in September. Students interested in joining should contact Mr. Ellis.

Thanks to the TD Friends of the Environment for their generous support of the Diversity Garden. For the second year in row this organization has granted us $2000 towards our purchases of garden materials. Through their support, this spring we were able purchase materials to plant a windscreen on the north and west sides of the garden. Thanks goes to Ms Durst and her class for planting the recently purchased cedars. Thanks, too, goes to Mr. Sawicki and his class for their contribution.

General Information

Guidance Services
The Guidance office is open Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm during the school year. Counsellors will be available to correct timetable errors during the first week of school. All timetable corrections must be handled during this week.

Locks and Lockers
Lockers and locks are loaned to students for their use though the school year. Students should keep their lock combination secret and are advised not to bring large amounts of money or valuable items to the school, as these are sometimes lost or stolen.

During physical education classes, students should leave wallets and jewelry in lockers in the gym change room area or in their school locker. Lockers are the property of the Peel District School Board and students use these on a loan basis for the school year.

Over 18
Please be advised that Peel District School Board staff, including teachers and administrators, will communicate with the parent(s)/guardian(s) of an adult student (age 18 or older) regarding educational matters unless and until that adult student provides direction in writing that all further communication by school staff regarding education matters must be with that student only. If you have any questions regarding this practice or if you wish to provide written direction to the school, please speak to your vice-principal or principal.

Resource Centre
The Library Resource Centre is open for research, study and reading and is available for individual, group and class use. It is also regarded as a classroom area for teaching information skills. Hours are 8:30 am to 3:40 pm.

Student Parking
Students may park their vehicles on school property (parking lot on west side of school only) under the following conditions:

• Student must register his/her vehicle(s) with the main office in order to park in a Stephen Lewis Secondary School parking lot.

• Maximum speed is 10 km/h

• Students must not park in front of the school

• Vehicle must be locked at all times

• Vehicle is to be used for transportation, not a place to sit or smoke or play music

• Failure to follow these rules can result in parking privileges being revoked

The Doors of Stephen Lewis
In preparation for Stephen Lewis' visit on September 5, 2006, students decorated their home room doors on a theme of social justice and equity. Take a look.

Your Time Counts (40 hours)
Students entering grade 9 must complete 40 hours of volunteer work as one of the Ministry requirements for their high school diploma. The aim is to encourage students to become actively involved in making positive contributions to their community. For more information, visit the Board's website: Your Time Counts. Forms are available in the Guidance Department or from the Board website. The form is called "Activity Record".