Welcome to the Earl of March Secondary School

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Exam Schedule

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Asha, Cristiana, Kareem and Oksana recently won prizes at the Carleton-Ottawa University French contest in their respective categories. Way to go! Bravo!

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Want a $25 gift card to a place of your choice AND to help raise awareness for youth mental health?

You’ve come to the right place! Submit an 8.5″ X 11″ poster and you could win! THEME: Resiliency & stopping stigma.

• 2 Winners will receive a $25 gift card to a place of their choice each
• One winner will be based on “Likes” on their entry, the 2nd will be decided upon by a professional graphic design team in Ottawa
• SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE BY *MAY 18TH*. Please send them to OR drop off your entry in the library to Ms. Johnstone
• All submissions must be 100% appropriate, as the winners will have their poster showcased in school & on the website. Please feel free to contact if you have any questions or concerns regarding appropriate material. Inappropriate submissions will be allotted 4 days to resubmit.

Voting will happen through facebook and students will also have the chance to vote in school, in the Library, from Friday, May 25th-Thursday, May 31st.

Let’s go Earl – show us how you can stop the stigma surrounding youth mental health illnesses!

For more information, please contact , or check out our facebook event!

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The Earl of March Team Raises More Than $1000.00 for the Kids Help Phone!

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A huge congratulations to grade 10 student, Christelle Tan!

Christelle entered an essay in the Royal Canadian Legion’s 2011 Remembrance Day Competition and received 1st place at the Zone level. Her entry was forwarded to the District Level where her submission was awarded 3rd place. Christelle has been invited to attend an Official Awards Presentation on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Branch 638 of the Royal Canadian Legion here in Kanata. We are proud of you Christelle!

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Summer School registration

2012 OCDSB Summer School registration information is available in Student Services.

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Follow Earl of March on twitter

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Free Math Tutoring Online

Students taking grades 7 through 10 math courses have access to free math tutoring and other resources through the ministry funded program Homework Help. This is an exciting new online resource made available by the Ministry of Education and the Independent Learning Centre.

Homework Help is a website that offers free online math tutoring by Ontario Certified Teachers Sunday through Thursday from 5:30PM to 9:30PM. The site also offers other rich resources available all day every day such as interactive tutorials, a glossary, a calculator, previously recorded best sessions, full lessons, and a locker to save the tutoring sessions that they had completed or watched.

Students and parents/guardians can view this site at http://HomeworkHelp.ilc.org. Parents/guardians are encouraged to register their children at home so that students can start benefiting from the site right away. To register, students must provide their Ontario Education Number (OEN). The OEN can be found on each student’s timetable and report card.

For more information, please go to the Free Online Math Homework Help page posted on the board website or visit the site directly. You could also contact your child’s teacher or the board contact Darrin Hughson, Instructional Coach – Homework Help, at

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Huntsman Marine Science Centre – Sept 2012

This fall, 20 Earl of March students will combine with 20 Bell High School students for a week-long study trip to the Huntsman Marine Science Centre in St, Andrew’s New Brunswick. This is no ordinary trip! The students will spend much of their time sampling, doing census counts, behaviour labs, whale watching, and intertidal studies as well as experiencing what Grand Manan Island has to offer. The accommodations are dorm style at the Science Centre, and summer camp style at Whale Camp for one night on Grand Manan. The cost of the trip from fall 2011 was $1000, covering all expenses except those while on the bus to and from New Brunswick, and any souvenirs anyone wished to purchase. Due to rising costs across the board, the trip this fall is anticipated to cost between $1100-$1200.

This unique opportunity allows students to put their biological knowledge, mostly revolving around grade 11 biology, into practice, and is very resumé-worthy. The trip is open to all students who have taken, or will take in 2012-2013, Grade 12 Biology.

The itinerary from fall 2011 is below. Please see or email Ms. Walker or Ms. Lee for more information, and keep you ears open during announcements. See you in New Brunswick!

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PEER TUTORING – SEMESTER 2!

Any students interested in participating in the EOM Peer Tutoring Program are asked to contact Mrs. Scheepers via e-mail:

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Grade 12 students can access important information about post secondary education, scholarships and other helpful information on the Student Services link/Newsletter.