Inspiration of the Week

Great Things Seen & Heard

Overheard: staff member has coffee left because she’s doing pot (but she actually said pods)!
TP overhears discussion in office wondering who TP is and speculating that surely it was an error, probably meant to say TR in the Monday Memo. TP stepped out to say it was her!
We were caught going out for bus supervision on a no-bus day! No wonder it was empty!
Overheard: the Y chromosome polishes the terd. Ask our SS teachers for the context of that one…
Teacher asked substitute to please shred everything in the drawer without realizing another teacher had put all her final exams in that drawer!
Student texts his Gift Lake bus driver at 9:30 AM to come pick him up and drive him home because he was bored. Uber, come pick me up!
Boy hurt his ankle and couldn’t come for his exam, so his mom agreed to try and wake him up (at 1:00 PM) to get him to school.
Teacher telling stories about dissecting a kid in the school parking lot—thankfully, it was a baby goat for Science class!
Teacher moved to HP 33 years ago after being told it was on the headwaters of Slave Lake!
We heard from a student that we have another male principal: KJ!
Marks for chocolate? Yes: for the price of one Kit Kat, a student moved from 89.7% to 90% average!
A student was talking about someone with a commanding voice: KJ!
Overheard: we have to order pre-sharpened pencils because our high school students don’t know how to operate a pencil sharpener!

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Classroom renovations are now underway, so please check timetable for class locations.
Insurance team visiting our school at noon on February 8^th, 2022.
Next PD Day on February 9^th, 2022: still waiting on confirmation regarding a Poverty Simulation with PVO.
Teachers’ Convention is on February 10^th and 11^th.
Blanket exercise has been moved to April 29^th at 9:00 AM.

Monday, January 31^st: Breakfast announcement between 8:00 and 8:30 AM
Monday, January 31^st: PD Day Activities: Block 1 at 9:00 AM and Block 2 at 10:15 AM.
Monday, January 31^st: Lunch is Taco Salad.
Monday, January 31^st: IEC common session 1:00 – 3:00 PM on Zoom.
Tuesday, February 1^st: Semester Two begins.
Tuesday, February 1^st: Welcome back assembly in Staff Google Classroom at 9:00 AM.
Tuesday, February 1^st: Lunch is Dill Pita.
Wednesday, February 2^nd: Lunch is Half Spaghetti.
Thursday, February 3^rd: Lunch is Turkey Club Wrap.
Friday, February 4^th: Lunch is Pizza.
Friday, February 4^th: Basketball teams head to Valleyview at 3:00 PM.