Mois: juin 2023
Great Things Seen & Heard
- Teacher accidentally wrote “grilled children” as an example of healthy eating instead of “grilled chicken”!
- Timetable basically settled after rearranging for conflicts—now just have to balance numbers!
Bits & Pieces
- June 29th: Summing up the 2022-2023 year and setting up the 2023-2024 year:
- Planning the Orientation Day at Hilliard’s Bay.
- Phone calls and expectations for Orientation Day.
- Organizing drivers and supervisors for Orientation Day.
- Review of frontal PD Days (collaboration time, safety, ATA specialist councils).
- Reviewing or choosing dates for big and necessary events for next year.
- Committee sign-up.
- June 30th: First day of summer vacation.
- July 3rd – August 18th: Waxing EWP floors.
- July 3rd – August 25th: Emergency generator replacement at EWP (Room 134).
- July 3rd – August 25th: Pipe insulation at EWP.
- July 3rd – August 25th: Mop sink replacement at EWP (Room 144).
- July 19th: Carpet Cleaning at both EWP and PVO (contractor).
- August 28th: All EA’s have NVCI training (1st day of 2 days).
- August 28th: Library Clerk’s first day, training with KB from Divisional Office.
- August 28th: Secretaries and Career Coaches start up.
- August 28th: Teachers all attend Land-Based Learning in Joussard, departing 8:40 AM.
- August 29th: All EA’s have NVCI training (2nd day of 2 days).
- August 29th: Administrators and New Teacher Orientation at Division Office.
- August 30th: PD Day—in morning, culture conversation for the coming year.
- August 30th: PD Day—in afternoon, subject area collaboration as scheduled (to follow).
- August 31st: PD Day—in morning, assessment practices and standards.
- August 31st: New superintendent visits our school at 11:00 AM.
- August 31st: PD Day—in afternoon, collaboration as scheduled (to follow).
- September 1st: All staff attend morning Staff Meeting: Safety Review, Basic Procedures Review, Confidentiality Review.
- September 1st: Noon Dismissal for long weekend.
- September 4th: Labour Day.
- September 5th: School Starts for Grade 10’s and New Students (Bay Day).
- September 6th: First day of school for entire student body.
Events This Week
- Monday, June 26th: RN & NS away all day.
- Monday, June 26th: Physics Diploma Exam if there is a walk-in student.
- Monday, June 26th: Superintendent visit (last farewell before retirement).
- Monday, June 26th: Deadline for completing report card comments and submitting marks on paper to office.
- Tuesday, June 27th: TH & KM away all day.
- Tuesday, June 27th: NS away in afternoon.
- Tuesday, June 27th: Science 30 Diploma at 9:00 AM.
- Tuesday, June 27th: Last day of work for EA’s and for JC.
- Wednesday, June 28th: CB, CC, JC, JN, FS, NS, & CW away all day.
- Wednesday, June 28th: AL & RN at HPE for part of day.
- Wednesday, June 28th: Welcome back to NM after a long week of marking Diploma exams!
- Wednesday, June 28th: PD Committee Meeting in staff room at 12:30 PM.
- Wednesday, June 28th: Fundraising Committee Meeting in staff room at 2:00 PM.
- Wednesday, June 28th: PVO potluck has been cancelled.
- Thursday, June 29th: HH away all day.
- Thursday, June 29th: Annual year-end sum-up and organizational staff meeting, starting at 9:00 AM.
- Thursday, June 29th: Final Report Card goes home at 3:20 PM.
- Friday, June 30th: First day of summer vacation: Enjoy!
Great Things Seen & Heard
- Three strong students completed the work of dozens to take down the gym after Grad!
- Be careful about calling for help using dictation to text: you could end up with a message about condoms not being necessary!
- If your keys are stolen from your front door, it’s probably best not to break in through a window and fall on your back… let the five-year old climb through instead!
- ATA Induction at the bowling alley was a lot of fun!
Clips & Tips
Here is a seven-year-old speaker telling us about brain development. What could be most impactful is her demonstration of how excessive usage of devices could affect child development. While the subject is not directly related to high school students, we can all draw conclusions about challenges our students may have:
Bits & Pieces
- PVO students have been exempted from PAT exams (along with all HP schools).
- June 26th: All comments in for preview (if not before).
- June 26th: All marks into office (paper copy) except Science classes.
- June 26th: Could be Physics Diploma for any walk-in students.
- June 27th: Science Diploma.
- June 27th: JC’s last day.
- June 28th: PD Day, meet with PD Committee and with Fundraising Committee
- June 28th: CB & CC at wellness meeting while K-9 teachers meet at HPE.
- June 28th: LST in meetings at least half a day.
- June 29th: PD Day, meet with all teachers for 2023-2024 planning and discussion.
- June 30th: First day of summer vacation.
Events This Week
- Monday, June 19th: EV away all day.
- Monday, June 19th: ELA Part B Diploma
- Monday, June 19th: Last assignments in for teachers to mark.
- Tuesday, June 20th: RN & EV away all day.
- Tuesday, June 20th: SS Part B Diploma.
- Wednesday, June 21st: Indigenous Peoples Day.
- Wednesday, June 21st: No exams.
- Thursday, June 22nd: Biology Diploma Exam (walk-in) (EV office).
- Thursday, June 22nd: NM away in Edmonton for marking.
- Friday, June 23rd: Chemistry Diploma Exam.
- Friday, June 23rd: NM in Edmonton for marking.
- Friday, June 23rd: HH away all day.
Mes mots hebdo 