Frontenac Secondary School

<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It is beginning to look a lot like winter! At our grade forums at the end of November, we addressed many shared concerns and information items with our students. Topics included parking lot safety (for pedestrians and drivers), the relationship between artificial intelligence and academic integrity, the value of time spent in class, embracing the struggle (only 23 more classes until exams!) and shared all of our successes with the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, fall sports seasons, participation in extracurricular arts and clubs and growing the Frontenac school community. Above all else, we talked about being kind to others with our words and actions with classmates, teachers, visitors and our neighbouring community. Moving ahead we are looking forward to our annual Winter concert on Friday, December 12th, the continuation of KASSAA sports in the winter season and the rest of our planned activities as we say goodbye to 2025 and look forward wrapping up semester 1 in January.</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FSS Semester 1 Exam Schedule- January 2026</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We are pleased to share with families that the </span><a href="https://frontenacss.limestone.on.ca/documents/ffd7409f-86c2-4d06-aafb-e1958dd865db/FSS-Semester-1-Exam-Schedule-January-2026.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><u><span class="editor-text-underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FSS January 2026 Exam Schedule</span></u></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> is now available.&nbsp; All students are expected to be available to attend and write their final exams, as these are critical components of their courses.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Please note that exam start times are slightly adjusted this year to allow students who require additional time to be accommodated within the regular exam space with their classroom teacher.&nbsp; Exams will start at</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> 8:15am</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">11:30am.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></b></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We are aware that a few students will have scheduling conflict (e.g. two exams at the same time).&nbsp; Mrs. Morris-Pocock will connect with these students well ahead of exam time to adjust their individual schedules.&nbsp; Any students with questions about exam conflicts should come see Mrs. Morris-Pocock in the main office.</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FSS Academic Integrity</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At&nbsp;our&nbsp;November&nbsp;grade forums, we had a conversation with students about academic integrity.&nbsp;&nbsp;As educators, our goal&nbsp;is not only&nbsp;to&nbsp;prepare students to be successful&nbsp;in their&nbsp;classes at Frontenac, but&nbsp;also&nbsp;to&nbsp;acquire&nbsp;skills to be successful after graduation as well.&nbsp; Students that&nbsp;submit&nbsp;work that is not their own are being academically dishonest&nbsp;and&nbsp;teachers cannot accurately assess their understanding or skill development.&nbsp; Academic dishonesty&nbsp;may happen in many forms&nbsp;(e.g.&nbsp;students copying work from others,&nbsp;using unapproved&nbsp;electronic&nbsp;devices&nbsp;or memory aides while completing a test, intentionally allowing others to use their own work, using&nbsp;artificial intelligence such as&nbsp;ChatGPT&nbsp;to produce summative work, etc.).&nbsp;</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At Frontenac we&nbsp;respond to&nbsp;breaches&nbsp;of academic dishonesty&nbsp;in the following ways:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Teachers&nbsp;or administration will meet with the student and&nbsp;will document the details of the incident.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Administration will record the breach on a tracking form&nbsp;held in the main office.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Guardians will be notified- either by the teacher or by administration.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Academic counselling&nbsp;may&nbsp;be provided for the student&nbsp;as appropriate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The teacher,&nbsp;together with administration,&nbsp;will&nbsp;determine&nbsp;how the&nbsp;curriculum&nbsp;expectations will be assessed (e.g. an alternative assessment,&nbsp;reassessed another way&nbsp;later in the&nbsp;semester&nbsp;if possible, assess any components of the work that were completed honestly).&nbsp;&nbsp;In some cases, the opportunity to reassess may not be possible, and the credit may be at-risk.&nbsp;</span></li></ul><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Subsequent&nbsp;incidents of academic&nbsp;dishonesty for a student will be assessed on a case-by-case basis&nbsp;and will involve progressive&nbsp;discipline up to and including a&nbsp;possible&nbsp;loss&nbsp;of&nbsp;the credit.&nbsp;</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We encourage all parents and guardians to have conversations&nbsp;at home&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;the importance of&nbsp;submitting&nbsp;work&nbsp;that is&nbsp;their&nbsp;own. We appreciate your efforts to help our students learn how to be responsible when it comes to academic integrity.&nbsp;</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FSS Arts</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Winter Concert will take place in Library/learning commons on Friday December 12th, 2025. From 7pm to 9pm, experience the musical, dramatic and dance talents of both Acadie and Frontenac students. This showcase will feature all of the FSS performing arts ensembles running currently, as well as all of the different classes. From guitar to jazz band, from vocal ensemble to the improv group there will be something for everyone!</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Suggested entrance donation of $2. We will also be hosting a silent auction and 50/50 draw, so you may want to bring a few extra dollars. Debit is also accepted.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are interested in donating an item please speak with Mr. Davey.&nbsp;</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/cd0594b8-d1ce-4ed4-9b51-9a37f2187a45" alt="Band1" width="433" height="326" style="width:433px;height:326px;display:inline-block;float:left"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/6b66f15d-62f4-41dd-aa9c-8a897f82e4e3" alt="Band 2" width="433" height="324" style="width:433px;height:324px;display:inline-block;float:left"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/de36c2a3-f429-4be2-bef8-b6beeb994a16" alt="Lighting Group" width="439" height="329" style="width:439px;height:329px;display:inline-block;float:left"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/b1f7a84e-7360-47f1-9309-0781b32e619c" alt="Light group" width="436" height="327" style="width:436px;height:327px;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Specialist High Skills Major Arts and Culture students and the FSS Tech Club participated in a lighting design and technician intensive last week. Students learned about different stage lights, design choices, and the technical aspects of changing and focusing lights, as well as programming a lighting board.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">They spent half a day learning at the Isabel Bader Centre, where they practiced hanging, focusing, and designing with a professional lighting setup. We all learned a lot and are excited to bring our expertise back to FSS to provide effective stage lighting for our events and the upcoming Frontenac production of&nbsp;</span><i><em class="editor-text-italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Treasure Island</em></i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;in March!</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FSS Music went on tour this past week! The concert band, percussion ensemble, string ensemble, and vocal ensemble visited the gyms of local elementary schools, including Collins Bay, Holsgrove, Welborne, Sinclair, Acadie, Henderson, and Cataraqui Woods. We performed a total of 9 concerts for students and invited them to join in with body percussion, singing, and dance. A great time was had by all!</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Student Services</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Dual credit applications are due Wednesday, December 10th. If you need help with this, please check in with the Student Services team.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Thursday, January 15th Frontenac Secondary School will be hosting our annual Grade 8 night for parents and students for the class of 2031. The information session will begin at 6:30 pm beginning in the Library. This night provides prospective students to get a sense of what it means to be a Falcon and provides an opportunity to ask staff questions about Frontenac Secondary School. Please share this information with families that are considering to attend Frontenac beginning in the fall of 2026.</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Queen's University Black Legacy Program</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Black Legacy Mentorship Program (BLMP)&nbsp;is a student-led initiative launching its pilot year at Queen’s University.&nbsp;It&nbsp;connects Black youth in Kingston (Grades 9–12) with Black student mentors from Queen’s University. Together, they explore leadership, identity, and future goals through engaging, culturally affirming activities. Sessions will take place monthly at Queen’s University from January to March 2025, with free transportation and meals provided.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Time Commitment</strong></b></p><ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">2 mentees will be assigned to 1 mentor at a time&nbsp;</span></li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Mentees are&nbsp;required&nbsp;to&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in small mentor meetings, up to 1.5 hour bi-weekly and be engaged participants in discussions and events&nbsp;(online or in person)&nbsp;</span></li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Mentees will be&nbsp;required&nbsp;to attend&nbsp;a 1 monthly&nbsp;2-hour session with their mentor hosted at Queen’s University.&nbsp;These&nbsp;will take&nbsp;place on </span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">January 29th,&nbsp;February 26th,&nbsp;March 26th.&nbsp; </strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li></ul><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Eligibility</strong></b></p><ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Be full-time&nbsp;high school&nbsp;student </span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(Grade 9 – 12)</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;in&nbsp;Kingston&nbsp;</span></li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Self-identify as Black</span></li></ul><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is the link for local Black secondary school students to be considered as a mentee:</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSf4WYDQ1fWcKKeMga1fdS2sNZELD_dpyfsLIrXJoHJjmIGB8A%2Fviewform&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmorrispocob%40limestone.on.ca%7C9d09f613ff6e499c79fb08de31150315%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C639002163526092672%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZJ%2FJIO57pKlPND4tzTJ8x7817r0yVYa%2FGYU%2FWCfeGGY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4WYDQ1fWcKKeMga1fdS2sNZELD_dpyfsLIrXJoHJjmIGB8A/viewform. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4WYDQ1fWcKKeMga1fdS2sNZELD_dpyfsLIrXJoHJjmIGB8A/viewform</span></a></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Social Sciences</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/032d5f9d-391b-43f9-a6a3-394d29262e00" alt="Holomondor" width="523" height="263" style="width:523px;height:263px;display:inline-block;float:left"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Mr. Campbell’s and Ms. Gavel’s classes recently took part in the Holodomor National Awareness Tour, an initiative of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation and its partners, supported by the governments of Canada, Ontario, and Manitoba. The tour’s goal is to raise awareness of the Holodomor—a famine-genocide in Soviet Ukraine in 1932–33—and promote Canadian values of human rights, civility, and democracy. Students explored the Holodomor Mobile Classroom, a state-of-the-art interactive learning space, gaining a deeper understanding of this tragic event and its relevance to building a diverse and tolerant society.</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FSS to Costa Rica</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/358d274b-48bc-4867-801b-358e81a980ed" alt="Costa Rica QR Code" width="278" height="285" style="width:278px;height:285px;display:inline-block;float:right"></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FSS is going to Costa Rica at the 2027 March break – and we would love it if you would like to join us! Bruce Patry, Charles Macdonald, Keli Kasper and Aaron Kenney have more information about the trip and welcome any inquiries you have. In addition to cultural explorations; volcano watching, rainforest hiking and zip lining, kayaking, swimming and horseback riding are on the itinerary. Click the QR code to find out more information!</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FSS Girls Night In</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">What a night! We had over 120 female students participate in our annual Girls Night In, hosted by the Ophelia Club. &nbsp;💜 Lots of laughter, so many snacks, zumba, pizza, karaoke,&nbsp; visits with therapy dogs, crafts, scavenger hunt and so much more!!! Thank&nbsp;you to ALL the Ophelia Club leaders and teaching staff who brought kindness and good energy to the event and helped make memories for our students. Thank you to all the parents who picked up their daughters on time 😀</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><img src="/images/5f137c63-8256-4150-b298-6f5d53a36327" alt="GNI at FSS" width="597" height="362" style="width:597px;height:362px;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/9025cb3c-b318-434d-977c-8b9595a69178" alt="GNI2" width="598" height="449" style="width:598px;height:449px;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/436c12c0-ef99-489f-a384-8915795e30a3" alt="Staff GNI" width="555" height="581" style="width:555px;height:581px;display:inline-block"></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Southeast Health Unit</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/92182a79-3f03-42dc-8360-ddf7cf32a306" alt="GLOC Summer Reg 2026 Poster" width="313" height="405" style="width:313px;height:405px;display:inline-block"></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Upcoming Events at FSS: </span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">December 12th: Winter Concert at FSS in the Library 7:00 pm</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">December 16th: School to Community Lunch FSS Cafeteria</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">December 15th-19th: FSS hosts Grade 8 Feeder Schools</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">December 17th&amp; 18th: Foods Classes host Holiday Cheer, FSS Cafeteria</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">December 19th: Last Day of classes for 2025</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">January 15th: Grade 8 Night at Frontenac in the Library 6:30 pm</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">January 21st: Last day of semester one classes</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">January 22nd: Exams begin</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p>

<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Please </span><a href="/documents/ffd7409f-86c2-4d06-aafb-e1958dd865db/FSS-Semester-1-Exam-Schedule-January-2026.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="editor-link"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">click here</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> for the Semester One Exam Schedule - Jan. 22-29, 2026</span></p>

<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Today, midterm report cards were sent home with students. These marks will be available online in Aspen and myBlueprint on Friday, November 28th as well. Please remember that exams and culminating course activities will be taking place in January. Students are expected to be available to write exams during exam days: January 22-28. The FSS January exam schedule will be shared with our next newsletter on December 5. The past two weeks we have had numerous successes and achievements to highlight. Teaching and learning continues to be the focus at Frontenac and this has been supplemented by a number of excursions around the city and beyond. The construction of a pirate ship deck in the cafeteria signals that Treasure Island rehearsals continue full speed ahead. The Arts department also organized a Remembrance Day ceremony that had over 100 students share musical and dramatic performances to pay respect for the many sacrifices of veterans and their families. Tryouts for winter sports are well underway despite the fall sports season not quite concluded. We still await the final OFSSA results of our Senior Girls Basketball in Sarnia this weekend and our Senior Boys Football who play Tuesday, November 25th against the York region champions.</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FSS Attendance Policy</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We'd like to thank parents for their ongoing assistance with attendance at FSS. Please continue using the Safe Arrival app to approve student absences, before or the day of the absence. For all absence and late reporting a day or more after please email Kerri Merriam at merriamk@limestone.on.ca. In your email please include your students full name, reason for the absence/late and the date. This helps to manually track the information outside of the automated Safe Arrival system. If students are signed out of school, they should not be on school property (i.e. parents cannot sign students out of class to study in the FSS library, or to spectate a sporting event on school property). Please contact the school if you have any questions or concerns regarding student attendance. We know winter driving may create some more lates in the morning. We encourage everyone to drive safe for the conditions and excuse any lates related to weather conditions.</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">OSSLT at FSS</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The majority of students in grade 10 wrote the Literacy Test this past week. Successful completion of the Literacy&nbsp;Test is a graduation requirement in Ontario. </span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Grade 11 and 12 students and grade 10 students who were absent and still need to demonstrate their literacy requirement will write the test on Wednesday, November 26th.&nbsp;</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Please reach out to the school if you have any questions regarding the rewrite of the OSSLT on November 26.</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FSS Arts</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">On November 11th, Frontenac Secondary School under the leadership of Scott Davey, honoured our veterans through their Remembrance Day ceremony. Many students donated their talents through dramatic and musical performances to affirm our respect for our veterans. In early December, the Frontenac musical department will be visiting our elementary feeder schools for many performances. Friday, December 12th, Frontenac will be hosting the annual evening Winter Concert in the FSS Library.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><img src="/images/34998035-14dc-4377-9353-3d0eec16b32f" alt="Band Remembrance" width="493" height="370" style="width:493px;height:370px;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FSS Athletics</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We are beginning to wrap up a successful fall sports season and make preparations for the upcoming winter season as well. On Saturday, November 15th, our junior boys football team lost a heartbreaker to Holy Cross by a score of 15-10. In the senior final, the Falcons were prepared for the less than ideal weather conditions and were able to smother the Saints offence early and often. With the 31-6 victory, Frontenac clinched their berth in the OFSSA bowl series and will play Huron Heights on Tuesday, November 25th in Guelph at 5:00pm. With the end of the fall sports season, we would be remiss if we did not take time to reflect and be grateful for all of the personal and team accomplishments over the first sports season of the school year. According to our data, we had 287 student-athletes that participated in tennis, rugby 7's, football, basketball, Special Olympics soccer, cheer team, field hockey, golf, cross country running and volleyball. The life lessons learned through sport help to build character and provide vital opportunities to develop friendships and lifelong memories. Of course this level of commitment from our students to play organized sport would not be possible without our coaches. This fall we had 34 staff members coach teams, were fortunate to have 18 community coaches and managers, 1 student teacher from Queen's University, and 20 PAL's support Special Olympics soccer. Thank you to everyone involved for bettering the Frontenac school community.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/96afedb3-8c2e-4fc5-ad76-df5e709f9850" alt="SrFball" width="706" height="278" style="width:706px;height:278px;display:inline-block;float:right"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/1ca07303-6903-46fb-8f85-d6457f1f53a9" alt="Cheer" width="501" height="376" style="width:501px;height:376px;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Parking at FSS </span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Reminder that students should not be parking in the staff parking spots and that students should be parking in a designated spot within yellow lines. With winter weather coming, we know that this will become more of a challenge, especially when snow accumulates. We have noticed that some students have been double parking/blocking in cars specifically near the entrance by the gymnasium. This is an important area to keep clear as busses have not been able to get through this area. Students are parking beyond the designated areas which has dangerously narrowed the area for buses to travel through. There is often unused parking at the front-west entrance of the building facing Bath Road and we ask that students use this area to make our parking lot safer.</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Remembrance Day</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><br></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/5601f163-a45c-46c7-b9ad-8a4c6aba92d1" alt="IMG 7037" width="225" height="300" style="width:225px;height:300px;display:inline-block;float:left"></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">On Saturday, November 8th, a group of Frontenac students volunteered to place flags on the graves of veterans at Glenhaven Memorial Gardens in Glenburnie.&nbsp; &nbsp; This year, we were joined by Bayridge students and two members of the community who serve in the military.&nbsp; It was a rewarding experience to see all the flags fluttering in the breeze in preparation for the Remembrance Day service the next day. As a thank you, Arbor Memorial makes a donation to a charity of our choice.&nbsp; This year, the donation was given to "Soldier On",&nbsp;&nbsp;a program of the Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group (CAFTG) that contributes to the recovery of ill and injured CAF members and veterans by providing opportunities and resources through sport, recreational, and creative activities.</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Multicultural Team at FSS</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Here at Frontenac Secondary School, diversity is happening now. The Multicultural Team put together a special event for Hindu Appreciation Month during the lunch period on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, that the team hopes will help to spread Hindu culture around and show the true diversity that the school has to show. All the money raised will be going to QCODE. “QCODE is a Canadian NGO that focuses on improving education and literacy for children in developing countries,” says Urvi Khanvilkar, the Multicultural Team’s student representative for QCODE.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The event was held in the main foyer, where there was homemade chai, arabic coffee, cookies, samosas, sauces, and other amazing cultural foods. There was also mehndi tattooing that was being done by several people. Guest henna artist @sarahshenna_studio supported the mehndi team.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The team hopes that the event, which was the very first of the multicultural team, will set the groundwork for a more inclusive, culturally diverse school where people aren’t afraid to share their own culture, and will also help the Multicultural Team to gain recognition from peers.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Vrain Rikhi is the founder of Frontenac’s newest multicultural club. “It’s super important to have a safe place for [students, particularly racialised students] to spread their culture around, spread their traditions throughout the school,” Rikhi adds.</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><img src="/images/5834c5c2-5c40-4e59-93d4-ed938a6e4e65" alt="Multic" width="389" height="291" style="width:389px;height:291px;display:inline-block"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Math Tutoring and Support</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Need some extra support in math? Every Monday evening from 7:00–8:00 pm in Room 118, our FSS math teachers run a Math Tutorial to help students strengthen their skills, review concepts, and prepare for upcoming assessments. This drop-in program is open to all grade levels and provides a supportive environment for students to ask questions and build confidence.</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FSS Social Sciences</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Mr. Campbell’s 10th grade history students had a great time exploring the S.S. Keewatin on Thursday, November 13. This hands-on learning opportunity brought Canadian maritime history to life! Students enjoyed the authentic historical atmosphere, and had a chance to gain a real sense of early 1900s travel. The S.S. Keewatin served as a luxury passenger steamship on the Great Lakes from 1907 to 1965. It still contains original furnishings including elegant staterooms, a grand dining salon, and the ship's original china dinnerware. This field trip complemented our unit on early 20th century Canadian transportation and immigration.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/39e52213-49e1-4d70-b723-81c90bc0c950" alt="thumbnail IMG 7162" width="298" height="224" style="width:298px;height:224px;display:inline-block;float:right"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/41e69002-7611-4157-8b6c-23e52693cc4c" alt="Keewatin" width="300" height="225" style="width:300px;height:225px;display:inline-block"></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Candy for a Cause- Friday Nov. 28 Lunch</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Come on down to the main foyer at lunch</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;on Friday, November 28th</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;to purchase a bag of candy! Candy bags are just&nbsp;</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">$2</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">. All proceeds support the&nbsp;</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">United Way KFLA</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;through the&nbsp;</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Youth United</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;initiative. Both cash and tap are accepted.</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">OPHELIA Club </span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- Girl's Night is coming!</strong></b></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The&nbsp;</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Ophelia Club</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;invites all female students to join us for a fun and relaxing evening at&nbsp;</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Frontenac</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;on&nbsp;</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Friday, November 28 from 5pm-11pm</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Enjoy a night filled with exciting activities, including:</span></p><ul class="editor-list-ul"><li value="1" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Games</span></li><li value="2" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Karaoke</span></li><li value="3" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Therapy dogs</span></li><li value="4" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Pizza</span></li><li value="5" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Zumba</span></li><li value="6" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Arts and crafts</span></li><li value="7" class="editor-listitem" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A school-wide scavenger hunt...and much more!</span></li></ul><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Cost:</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;$20 per participant</span><br><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Spots are limited</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, so be sure to register early.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">To sign up and get more details, check your email from&nbsp;</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">School Day</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">. We can't wait to see you there!</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FSS PAL and School to Community </span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/ac3c4663-604e-4fe6-b454-3c2c803f2f9d" alt="Frontsstc" width="237" height="315" style="width:237px;height:315px;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/a111dc20-6a43-46ce-9ae0-a6c30f1ec588" alt="SO25" width="379" height="285" style="width:379px;height:285px;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/6f39cb12-e8f4-4d67-82ce-cdb4b86ba466" alt="so252" width="422" height="316" style="width:422px;height:316px;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/cfa120ed-7928-481f-a229-622188882f05" alt="s023" width="419" height="315" style="width:419px;height:315px;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">On Wednesday, the School to Community Program and the PAL Program headed to Slush Puppie Place to cheer on the Kingston Frontenacs in their annual School Day game. Despite the Fronts losing in overtime, fun was had by all! On November 13, 3 Frontenac teams of athletes from the School to Community program and their PALs&nbsp;competed at the Special Olympics Basketball Qualifiers at Bayridge Secondary School. All 3 teams had impressive results and had a great time sharing their Falcon Spirit!&nbsp;</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;Student Census - November 24-28 </span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><i><b><strong class="editor-text-bold editor-text-italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">See Yourself in Limestone – Student Census Survey</strong></b></i></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Limestone is committed to creating safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environments for all students. To help us better understand how students’ identities and experiences relate to their achievement and well-being, we are launching our second See Yourself in Limestone Student Census Survey this fall.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The census is a </span><i><b><strong class="editor-text-bold editor-text-italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">voluntary and confidential survey for students in Grades 4 to 12</strong></b></i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, running from November 24 to 28, 2025. It gathers information about students’ identities and their experiences at school. This data is then paired with academic information to help us understand what school is like for different groups of students.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><u><i><em class="editor-text-italic editor-text-underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Important information for families</em></i></u><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">·</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> The survey is optional.</strong></b></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">· Responses are confidential and students can skip any questions they do not wish to answer.</strong></b></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">· Students will complete the survey during class time.</strong></b></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">· Students who do not participate will be provided with an alternative activity.</strong></b></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><i><em class="editor-text-italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Families that did not want their student(s) to complete the survey needed to opt out prior to Friday, November 14, 2025. Opting out means the student will not receive the survey in their e-mail inbox.</em></i></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">By better understanding students’ identities and experiences, we can remove barriers and better support students in accessing what they need to succeed.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><i><b><strong class="editor-text-bold editor-text-italic" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Learn more about the Student Census and how it supports equity in Limestone: limestone.on.ca/student_census</strong></b></i></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Southeast Health Unit</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><img src="/images/c1b36f52-f20a-4c0e-b3e1-9d63c9ffc65c" alt="2025 10 17 vaccine reminder age 14 newsletter insert" width="285" height="440" style="width:285px;height:440px;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p><img src="/images/2028b73d-3930-4e53-a142-ff379c744fb0" alt="2025 10 01 newsletter insert does your student need glasses" width="291" height="364" style="width:291px;height:364px;display:inline-block"></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Skilled Trades</span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Limestone families – explore student opportunities in the skilled trades!</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;Join us for the Level Up! Open House and:</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Get up close:&nbsp;</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Watch skilled trades professionals in action during live demonstrations and explore using tools and machinery.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Meet the experts:</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;Chat one-on-one with employers, apprentices, tradespeople, and instructors who share real-world insights and personal journeys in the skilled trades.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Plan student pathways:</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;Explore apprenticeship pathways with expert guidance and resources provided by Skilled Trades Ontario.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><img src="/images/635004ee-8979-42d8-9b35-181f92a4c9ca" alt="Levelup image" width="310" height="400" style="width:310px;height:400px;display:inline-block;float:left"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">When:</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;December 2, 2025, 3:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Where:&nbsp;</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Kingston, Slush Puppie Place, 1 The Tragically Hip Way, Kingston</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Who:</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;All Limestone families welcome</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Cost:</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;Free! No registration needed</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><b><strong class="editor-text-bold" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">About Level Up!</strong></b></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Level Up! Skilled Trades Career Fairs are a series of dynamic, multi-day events that connect you with Ontario’s top skilled trades professionals from industry organizations, post-secondary institutions, businesses, associations and more.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Visit a skilled trades career fair near you and explore Ontario’s 140+ skilled trades through interactive exhibits and hands-on activities, while hearing directly from tradespeople and local employers about rewarding, life-changing career paths.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">To learn more, visit&nbsp;</span><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flevelupontario.ca%2Fopen-house&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmckennam%40limestone.on.ca%7C10436594889544cee18708de1bbdd2e0%7Ce1f4165febae4d82a73ca0de593830be%7C0%7C0%7C638978699330196586%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=51dbHKhvsFZlyc46fEPb%2BlvaOAt%2FNZ0lz0v0wFZqkOY%3D&amp;reserved=0" title="Original URL: https://levelupontario.ca/open-house. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="editor-link"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">levelupontario.ca/open-house</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Upcoming Events at FSS: </span></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">November 21st: Midterm Report Cards Home</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">November 28th: OPHELIA club Girls Night In</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">November 28th: Midterm marks available on myBlueprint and Aspen</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">December 4th: Poinsettia pick-up at FSS </span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">December 5th: FSS Chili Fest-supporting Youth Diversion</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">December 12th: Winter Concert at FSS in the Library</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">December 19th: Last Day of classes for 2025</span></p><h2 class="editor-heading-h2" dir="ltr"><br></h2><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr" style="text-align: start;"><br></p>