Day: 4 March 2023

Great Things Seen & Heard   

  • Great News: We received a $2000 grant to “Grow and Cook!”
  • Overheard in the hallway: a student was moving slower than a herd of toilets!
  • Staff commendations at last week’s meeting were most unusual!
  • In a discussion about kids smoking pot, someone appropriately said that we have to “weed out the negative influences!”

Clips & Tips

How will educators handle new advances? When we realize that new technology that can write essays for students is still in its infancy stage and continues to improve daily, we understand that those advances can create more challenges for teachers than we ever imagined. This news post offers a quick summary of the challenges we will face:

Bits & Pieces

  • The annual letter of intent Google form will be shared with teachers in the morning on Friday, March 10th (same as all High Prairie schools). Please come see me for clarification of that process, especially if you are a new teacher to our division.
  • March 11th: Round Dance at Joussard (kiosk for our school division).
  • Next regularly scheduled CRM meeting on Monday, March 13th.
  • March 13th: School Council Meeting at 6:30 PM.
  • March 15th: Parent Fundraising Society meeting at 6:30 PM.
  • March 17th: EV at King’s College to meet potential teachers.
  • March 22nd: PTI’s in evening, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • March 24th PD Day will include an FASD presenter in the morning, lunch, and an ATA speaker who will dive into the collective agreement with us.
  • March 27th: Work cut-off date for first term of Semester 2.
  • March 28th: Grad photo retake date.
  • April 4th: Hand Games tournament in Joussard.
  • April 6th: Division-wide Report Card Term 1 Semester 2.
  • April 7th: Spring Break begins.
  • April 17th: Social work practicum student starts with CB.
  • April 20th: PTI’s in evening, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • April 27th: Sun Peaks band trip for Music students.
  • May 5th: probably our Indigenous Day
  • May 12th: PD Day for our schools.
  • May 17th: Divisional Track Meet
  • May 19th: Day in Lieu (four-day long weekend)
  • May 25th: BBQ Open House from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
  • May 26th: Track and Field zones
  • Reminder that the gym is closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch and for team sports.
  • Grad List is close to complete with 38 students on the list with 15 others striving to get everything in order to join the list. 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, March 6th: KJ & TP away all day.
  • Monday, March 6th: Quick EWP online assembly (Staff Google Classroom) at 8:35 AM for announcements and attendance awards.
  • Monday, March 6th: Possible Library closure in Block 2.
  • Monday, March 6th: Lunch is Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap and Yogurt.
  • Monday, March 6th: PVO students go skating at 2:00 PM.
  • Monday, March 6th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
  • Monday, March 6th: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
  • Tuesday, March 7th: JN away all day.
  • Tuesday, March 7th: Hot Lunch is Loaded Baked Potato Soup.
  • Tuesday, March 7th: SWI online PD from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM.
  • Tuesday, March 7th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
  • Tuesday, March 7th: ATA Local 62 meeting at 6:00 PM.
  • Tuesday, March 7th: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
  • Wednesday, March 8th: HH, BN, & EV in Admin meeting all morning.
  • Wednesday, March 8th: Elder here for Hand Games training.
  • Wednesday, March 8th: Hot Lunch is Lasagna.
  • Wednesday, March 8th: PVO students go skating in the afternoon.
  • Wednesday, March 8th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
  • Wednesday, March 8th: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
  • Thursday, March 9th: NM away all day.
  • Thursday, March 9th: Lunch is Greek Salad with Chicken Skewer.
  • Thursday, March 9th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
  • Thursday, March 9th: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
  • Friday, March 10th: PD Day – snack (bring your own beverage) and meet the presenter 8:30 AM.
  • Friday, March 10th: PD Day – online letter (form) of intent will be shared during snack time.
  • Friday, March 10th: PD Day – Jigsaw Learning session from 9:00 to 11:30 AM.
  • Friday, March 10th: PD Day – Lunch from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
  • March 10th: PD Day – Admin will go to PRS to discuss streaming with their teachers from 13:00 to 1:30 PM.
  • Friday, March 10th: PD Day – Recorded Indigenous Education session at 1:00 PM (TBC as morning session recording must be available for us).
  • Saturday, March 11th: Ribbon skirt making for those who signed up.