Inspiration of the Week

Great Things Seen & Heard

We sure loved the gratitude messages on our lunch boxes the other day… Thank you, ladies!
It’s great to know we have a new doorbell that rings only in the office and that the loud one that rings throughout the whole school will be programmed to only ring after hours.
The latest news on the fob story is that our keys will be deprogrammed and will no longer be working in the new locks on exterior doors since we now have our own fobs.
You know it’s been a long week when you start writing the date as “August” instead of “December” as seen on the meeting notes shared with staff…
Overheard in a Math class this past week: a student asking his teacher what would it be that had two butts and killed people? No fancy equation to answer that one…
Do you know what a Canadian tuxedo is? It’s a jean jacket!
You know we’re flexible when a student goes to a truck in the parking lot at school to write an exam since he can’t come in the building…
Overheard in TP’s office when going in there to find a solution to a difficult situation: her phone piped up, “That’s no problem!”
Some Covid messages just come out sounding weird, such as, “When using the bathroom, be sure to wipe all areas carefully!”
Overheard between staff members: “Why is your mother allowed in the school?” (It’s because she has a job at the school!)
You may not know this, but one of our secretaries is very good at kangaroo-hopping all the way to the ESP classroom from the office!

The tips on these two websites may be helpful for working with students that are at a distance, and could even be adapted to learning in classrooms:

Give the Pratt Wellness Bingo a try—you would have received information by
Please remember to ask for help contacting students and parents if you are not able to reach them.
We have been reminded that any international travel over Christmas is to be followed by a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
Our school will be quarantined during Christmas break (only cleaning staff allowed inside).
If we get our new key fobs before then, we won’t even be able to open entry doors as they will be blocked electronically.
We will put all plants that need water in the staff room (on trolleys) for the cleaning staff.

Monday, December 14^th: a few staff members are out on a Personal Day.
Monday, December 14^th: Learning Supports meeting at 11:00 AM.
Tuesday, December 15^th: a few staff members are out for medical appointments.
Wednesday, December 16^th: EV at TQS meeting online, 10:30 AM.
Thursday, December 17^th: Bring plants that will need water down to the staff room.
Friday, December 18^th: We are going to find a way to make this day extra special since it’s the last day before Christmas holidays!