Jour: 31 janvier 2021

Great Things Seen & Heard

  • Way to go, Team! ALL marks were in at the office on time and things went remarkably smoothly!
  • Got to love it: so many staff members take initiative and pitch in to help all the time!
  • Someone noticed our board’s calendar magnet has another February 29th this year!
  • Overhead: discussion of toilet etiquette suggestions for staff bathroom, including cleaning smears, spraying methods, and the use of a courtesy flush. We can’t wait to see the poster…
  • Overheard: singing “you got to mauve it, mauve it” regarding hall passes this coming week.
  • An Edmonton Oiler’s face covering mask has been ordered in case we need to cover a Calgary Flames nose!
  • Overheard: stop stirring the pot, the recipe’s done!
  • Overhead: can’t find the meeting? Look at the right month on your calendar!
  • Overheard: the cold and the flu don’t exist anymore!

Clips & Tips

Many digital resources are available on the Common Sense website. You can browse a variety of teaching resources and current issues for your personal interest. Resources include informational videos and activities, and it’s possible to sign up for weekly updates. These examples touch on subjects that interest many of your students, such as online tracking, sacrificing privacy for safety’s sake, top tech for ELA, putting a new spin on students’ group work or collaboration, and virtual parent-teacher interviews:

Bits & Pieces

  • Reminder: cell phone policy returns full force but starts over on our shared tracking sheet.
  • Reminder: only one student per class out of the room at a time, and hopefully once per class.
  • Further tweaks to student timetables will take place this week; please remain flexible.
  • Reminder to all staff: please remember to pay for any goods and services you have received. That includes fundraising items you have taken home, for canteen lunches, for IA projects and services, for Fashion projects and services, and for Cosmo products.
  • Term ends April 1st.
  • Next bi-weekly collaborative team meeting on February 8th after school in team locations.
  • All staff invited to a voluntary Discussion with the Board at 3:30 on February 10th (virtual) to discuss items brought up in the online survey. Invitation to be sent by email.
  • Family Day on February 15th.

Events This Week

  • Monday, February 1st: Students return this week to begin Semester Two.
  • Monday, February 1st: Hall passes are light purple this week.
  • Monday, February 1st: Assembly on Staff Google Meet at 9:00 AM.
  • Monday, February 1st: Hot lunch is Chicken Caesar Salad.
  • Tuesday, February 2nd: Hot Lunch is Stew and Biscuits.
  • Wednesday, February 3rd: Morning teachers’ meeting at 9:00 AM for discussing new Ministerial Order and a few final reporting tweaks.
  • Wednesday, February 3rd: Indigenous training online at 10:00 AM.
  • Wednesday, February 3rd: Winter Wellness Walk at 11:30 AM (snowshoes on track out back).
  • Wednesday, February 3rd: HPSD division-wide collaboration starts at 1:00 PM.
  • Wednesday, February 3rd: CTS / CTR / ADLC Planning Meeting with HPSD (EV & TR).
  • Thursday, February 4th: Teachers’ Convention (from home if internet sufficient).
  • Friday, February 5th: Teachers’ Convention (from home if internet sufficient).