Month: December 2022
Great Things Seen & Heard
- Teacher stopped by police for stunting in front of school.
- Student prepares a piece of cheesecake at his home to bring to his teacher.
- Students ask for Bingo Fridays every week!
- A student accidentally asks his teacher, “Do you want to lick my fingers?”
- A porn addiction discussion in class ends with talking about erectile dysfunction.
- Students rubbing dicks in class? Got to be Grade 10, or perhaps a poor Chinese translation of cellphone!
- Google Wellness classroom highlight: two years free from self-harm.
- Dodging quadratics is a new form of exercise.
- Teacher tear of time of year…
- Student asked if this TED talk will be on YouTube, but it was an interview for the school division!
- Student’s proud accomplishment of the year: getting taller.
- Sugar = social lubricant.
- Christmas wish list: a private toilet in the football room. There’s a hole in the floor after all…
Bits & Pieces
- After our Christmas break, we return to school on January 3rd.
- School Council meets in the evening of January 9th.
- ELA Part A Diploma Exams on January 12th.
- SS Part A Diploma Exams on January 13th.
- Regular biweekly CRM meeting on January 16th.
- Parent Fundraising Society meets in the evening of January 18th.
- Math Diploma Exams on January 19th.
- ELA Part B Diploma Exams on January 20th.
- Exam week from January 23rd to January 27th.
- Submit report card comments as soon as possible, between January 23rd and 27th.
- SS Part B Diploma Exams and all other SS exams on January 23rd.
- Biology Diploma Exam on January 24th.
- Chemistry Diploma Exam (external student) and all other Science exams on January 25th.
- Diploma Exam marking begins on January 25th (Edmonton) (JN away).
- Physics Diploma Exam and all other ELA exams on January 26th.
- Math exams on January 27th.
- Marks and comments in Maplewood (and paper copy in office) by 3:00 PM on January 27th.
- Report Card goes home on January 31st.
- Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).
- Semester Two begins on January 31st.
Events This Week
- Monday, December 12th: JeG away all day.
- Monday, December 12th: Lunch is Taco Salad Wrap.
- Monday, December 12th: Technology training for HH, BN, and EV at 1:00 PM.
- Monday, December 12th: Band students to PRS at 2:30 PM.
- Monday, December 12th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Monday, December 12th: Diploma teacher brief meeting at 3:40 PM (see results).
- Monday, December 12th: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
- Tuesday, December 13th: Hot Lunch is Breakfast Burrito.
- Tuesday, December 13th: PL to HPE in afternoon as a special guest.
- Tuesday, December 13th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Tuesday, December 13th: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
- Wednesday, December 14th: Breakfast cooking begins at 6:45 AM in Foods Lab.
- Wednesday, December 14th: Serving breakfast to all students.
- Wednesday, December 14th: LST meeting (1:00 PM to 3:00 PM).
- Wednesday, December 14th: PVO Christmas Lunch at 11:30 AM.
- Wednesday, December 14th: Hot Lunch is French Onion Soup.
- Wednesday, December 14th: Band students to PRS at 2:30 PM.
- Wednesday, December 14th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Wednesday, December 14th: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
- Thursday, December 15th: GL away all day
- Thursday, December 15th: Grad student meeting at 11:30 AM in Room 153.
- Thursday, December 15th: Hot Lunch is Beef Stew.
- Thursday, December 15th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Thursday, December 15th: Band students play at PRS at 5:30 PM.
- Thursday, December 15th: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
- Friday, December 16th: Band students play at PRS at 11:30 AM.
- Friday, December 16th: Hot Lunch is Chicken Ranch Wrap.
- Friday, December 16th: Basketball team leaves for Fairview at 1:00 PM.
- Saturday, December 17th: Christmas vacation begins.
Great Things Seen & Heard
- Thank you to such wonderful staff who organized different Christmas activities for us this past week!
- Our basketball teams played well in our recent Tonesha Walker Memorial tournament—thank you to all of those who were involved!
- Competition is fierce for food bank donations—the race to top place could be close!
- Student comes to the office saying he’d like a key to the gym because his teacher said he could do whatever he wanted when he was finished his work. Sadly for him, he hadn’t finished and his teacher hadn’t said that…
- Least likely student to be doing homework at a basketball game was recorded doing so just for proof.
Clips & Tips
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Bits & Pieces
- Admin PD in morning of December 7th has been changed to face-to-face.
- Report to the School Board in morning of December 8th is now virtual (no trustees in our school).
- Prairie River will be using our school gym on December 10th (to be confirmed).
- 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.
- ELA Part A Diploma Exams on January 12th.
- SS Part A Diploma Exams on January 13th.
- Math Diploma Exams on January 19th.
- ELA Part B Diploma Exams on January 20th.
- Exam week from January 23rd to January 27th.
- Submit report card comments as soon as possible.
- SS Part B Diploma Exams and all other SS exams on January 23rd.
- Biology Diploma Exam on January 24th.
- Chemistry Diploma Exam (external student) and all other Science exams on January 25th.
- Diploma Exam marking begins on January 25th (Edmonton) (JN away).
- Physics Diploma Exam and all other ELA exams on January 26th.
- Math exams on January 27th.
- Marks and comments in Maplewood (and paper copy in office) by 3:00 PM on January 27th.
- Report Card goes home on January 31st.
- Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).
- Semester Two begins on January 31st.
Events This Week
- Monday, December 5th: Pajama or Onesies Day to kick of Wellness Week.
- Monday, December 5th: EC, JeG and RL away all day.
- Monday, December 5th: Teachers’ Convention schedule opens online for all teachers.
- Monday, December 5th: EV at Calendar Committee meeting for HPSD at 10:00 AM.
- Monday, December 5th: Lunch is Roast Beef sandwich.
- Monday, December 5th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Monday, December 5th: Regular biweekly CRM meeting at 3:40 PM (Literacy Goals).
- Monday, December 5th: Possibly CTS collaboration with HPSD. Check your email…
- Monday, December 5th: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
- Tuesday, December 6th: Tacky Christmas Wear Day.
- Tuesday, December 6th: JoG and SM at Numeracy Committee meeting all day (HPSD).
- Tuesday, December 6th: Hot Lunch is Minestrone Soup.
- Tuesday, December 6th: Possibly PE Collaboration HPSD after school (check email).
- Tuesday, December 6th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Tuesday, December 6th: BUGM for teachers online at 6:00 PM.
- Tuesday, December 6th: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
- Wednesday, December 7th: Jersey Day.
- Wednesday, December 7th: Admin PD at LSC (HH, BN, and EV away all morning).
- Wednesday, December 7th: Hot Lunch is Chicken Fried Rice.
- Wednesday, December 7th: PVO students go swimming at 12:00 noon.
- Wednesday, December 7th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Wednesday, December 7th: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
- Thursday, December 8th: Plaid Day
- Thursday, December 8th: KN here from HPSD at 7:45 AM for recording video (Foods Lab).
- Thursday, December 8th: Online report to HPSD trustees 10:30 to 12:00 noon.
- Thursday, December 8th: Hot Lunch is Veggie Burrito Bowl.
- Thursday, December 8th: Band students head to PRS for 2:30 practice.
- Thursday, December 8th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Thursday, December 8th: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
- Friday, December 9th: Charger Blue-White Day
- Friday, December 9th: IR away all day.
- Friday, December 9th: All division Wellness Coaches here today.
- Friday, December 9th: Block 2 activities in classrooms of JA, JeG, and NS.
- Friday, December 9th: Hot Lunch is Beef and Barley Soup and a Bun.
- Friday, December 9th: Block 3 spontaneous activity at 1:15 PM
- Friday, December 9th: Block 4 Taste Testing in classes, about 20 minutes each.
- Friday, December 9th: Volleyball wrap-up from 3:30 to 5:30 PM.
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