Month: November 2022
Great Things Seen & Heard
- Thank you to so many teachers and EA’s who covered absent staff last week!
- Staff member corrected a student for swearing in the hallway and is later caught swearing herself by the same student!
- Grade 10 student has already finished Science 14 & Science 24 courses this semester and seems to be starting a trend with other students asking to do the same.
- Student tells teacher she can run her dog today because it’s beautiful out!
- Overheard: We don’t want to solicit parents, just funds.
- Our sports students have been bringing tea in from hotels to supply a classroom known for casual tea time!
- The competitive spirit is kicking in for food bank donations.
- Division Office was reported to have better toilet paper than our school!
- Checking bathroom ceiling tiles: we have to be Y’s for the boys’ room, but we’re wise!
- Recent discovery: a secret room for playing tricks on washroom loiterers… all we need is a remotely controlled speaker system!
Bits & Pieces
- Food Drive Competition begins this week, from November 28th to December 9th.
- Wellness Week will be the week of December 5th to December 9th: visitors come on Friday.
- Teachers’ Convention schedule site opens on December 5th.
- Calendar Committee with HPSD meets on December 5th, so please give me your ideas.
- CTS collaboration with HPSD on December 5th.
- Next regular CRT meeting on December 6th at 3:40 PM (Literacy Goals).
- Numeracy Committee HPSD Collaboration all day on December 6th (SM and JoG).
- PE collaboration with HPSD on December 6th (after school).
- BUGM for teachers (ATA) by Zoom at 6:00 PM on December 6th.
- Admin Virtual PD in morning of December 7th.
- Video recording with KN from LSC in morning of December 8th.
- Report to the School Board in morning of December 8th (all trustees in our school).
- Prairie River will be using our school gym on December 10th.
- Christmas breakfast at EWP on December 14th.
- Christmas lunch at PVO on December 14th.
- Christmas vacation begins on December 17th.
- After our Christmas break, we return to school on January 3rd.
- Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).
Events This Week
- Monday, November 28th: EV away all day.
- Monday, November 28th: Food Drive Competition Begins
- Monday, November 28th: Lunch is Roast Beef Sandwich.
- Monday, November 28th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Monday, November 28th: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
- Tuesday, November 29th: EV away all day.
- Tuesday, November 29th: SS & ELA Collaboration HPSD (after school).
- Tuesday, November 29th: Hot Lunch is Minestrone Soup.
- Tuesday, November 29th: SS & ELA Collaboration HPSD (after school).
- Tuesday, November 29th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Tuesday, November 29th: Private Volleyball from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
- Tuesday, November 29th: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
- Wednesday, November 30th: Reinstatement meetings (EV).
- Wednesday, November 30th: Hot Lunch is Chicken Fried Rice.
- Wednesday, November 30th: Reinstatement meetings (EV).
- Wednesday, November 30th: Math & Science Collaboration HPSD (after school).
- Wednesday, November 30th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Wednesday, November 30th: Staff Crafts at Greenhouse at 4:30 PM (pre-ordered by Monday, the 28th).
- Wednesday, November 30th: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
- Thursday, December 1st: Hot Lunch is Veggie Burrito Bowl.
- Thursday, December 1st: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Thursday, December 1st: Grad information meeting at 4:30 PM by Zoom.
- Thursday, December 1st: Food Bank Drive after school for Tournament.
- Thursday, December 1st: Alumni Basketball Game at 6:30 PM.
- Friday, December 2nd: HH away all afternoon; TP away all day.
- Friday, December 2nd: Beef and Barley Soup and a Bun.
- Friday, December 2nd: Tonesha Walker Memorial Tournament starts in afternoon.
- Saturday, December 3rd: Tonesha Walker Memorial Tournament all day.
- Saturday, December 3rd: Dueling Pianos Christmas Party (tickets purchased in advance)
Great Things Seen & Heard
- Learned a new phrase: “Flip the Bird.”
- Learned the partner phrase: “Go Fishing.”
- One of our teachers is a distant cousin of Tim Hortons (the person)!
- It is rumoured that Tolko has money if we ask for donations!
Bits & Pieces
- For the Annual Discussion Meeting with Division Office staff, I will once again list staff questions ahead of time and then preserve anonymity by asking them when desired.
- Since First Aid is cancelled, we will meet in Room 141 to complete CRT discussion and make or gather visuals.
- All staff will work on school goals and progress on November 25th PD Day, 1:00 PM.
- Food Drive will be from November 28th to December 9th.
- SS and ELA collaboration with HPSD on November 29th.
- Staff Greenhouse activity at 4:30 PM on November 30th.
- Math & Science collaboration with HPSD on November 30th.
- Tonesha Walker Memorial Tournament on December 2nd and 3rd.
- Dueling Pianos staff event on December 3rd at rodeo grounds.
- Calendar Committee with HPSD meets on December 5th, so please give me your ideas.
- CTS collaboration with HPSD on December 5th.
- PE collaboration with HPSD on December 6th.
- BUGM for teachers (ATA) in the evening of December 6th.
- Wellness Week will be the week of December 5th to December 9th.
- Prairie River will be using our school gym on December 10th.
- Christmas lunch at PVO on December 14th.
- Christmas vacation begins on December 17th.
- After our Christmas break, we return to school on January 3rd.
- Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).
Events This Week
- Monday, November 21st: JA and JN away all day.
- Monday, November 21st: Quick meeting at HPE for BN, HH, and EV at 9:00 AM.
- Monday, November 21st: Hot Lunch is Pizza.
- Monday, November 21st: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Monday, November 21st: Regularly scheduled biweekly meeting at 3:40 PM in Rm 141 (please add to shared CRM agenda document ahead of time).
- Monday, November 21st: School Council Meeting in Rm 155 at 6:30 PM.
- Tuesday, November 22nd: VF away all day.
- Tuesday, November 22nd: Hot Lunch is Pork Chop, Spuds, and Veggies.
- Tuesday, November 22nd: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Tuesday, November 22nd: Private Volleyball from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
- Tuesday, November 22nd: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
- Wednesday, November 23rd: BN, HH, and EV at Admin Meeting in AM.
- Wednesday, November 23rd: Hot Lunch is Italian Wedding Soup.
- Wednesday, November 23rd: EV at Division Office all afternoon for expulsion hearing.
- Wednesday, November 23rd: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Wednesday, November 23rd: Annual Discussion meeting for all staff at 3:40 PM in Rm 141.
- Wednesday, November 23rd: Parent Fundraising Society’s Special Bylaw Meeting and Regular Meeting, starting at 6:30 PM.
- Thursday, November 24th: NS away all afternoon (students go to PE).
- Thursday, November 24th: Still I Rise fieldtrip to LSC (YCR students) with SM and CG.
- Thursday, November 24th: Hot Lunch is Pulled Pork and Coleslaw.
- Thursday, November 24th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Thursday, November 24th: Private Volleyball from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
- Thursday, November 24th: Badminton club at 7:00 PM.
- Friday, November 25th: CG and CW away all day.
- Friday, November 25th: PD Day—no students
- Friday, November 25th: Numeracy strategies for all teachers (9:00 AM).
- Friday, November 25th: AERR discussion (1:00 PM).
- Friday, November 25th: Possible participation in town’s Christmas parade.
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