Mois: janvier 2024
Great Things Seen & Heard
- A student asked a teacher when parole was going to be over.
- Misheard: a request for pop was heard as “pot” and received raised eyebrows.
Clips & Tips
A sense of belonging is one of the most significant elements of a healthy school culture or work environment. While much attention these days is given to factors like diversity and inclusion when developing strategies to improve culture or environment, belonging has been dropped from the jargon: we see DEI everywhere, but who adds a “B” for belonging?
Here, we see a simple explanation of the terms involved and some tips for improving one’s sense of belong for yourself:
Events This Week
- Monday, January 29th: EC away all day.
- Monday, January 29th: Report card marks and comments due in by 8:30 AM (except GL & SM).
- Monday, January 29th: Physics Diploma from 9:00 to 3:00 PM.
- Monday, January 29th: Interviews for Secretary from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (HH & EV).
- Monday, January 29th: Lunch will only be arranged if necessary.
- Monday, January 29th: Expulsion hearing (for PVO) at 2:30 PM.
- Monday, January 29th: Regular biweekly (Staff) meeting, 3:35 PM to 4:35 PM. (Agenda has been shared.)
- Monday, January 29th: Girls’ Basketball after school.
- Monday, January 29th: Big Lakes Volleyball Club at 6:00 PM.
- Tuesday, January 30th: HH away all day.
- Tuesday, January 30th: Potluck Baby Shower for JP from 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM or so.
- Tuesday, January 30th: Lunch will only be arranged if necessary.
- Tuesday, January 30th: Boys’ Basketball after school.
- Tuesday, January 30th: Big Lakes Volleyball Club at 6:00 PM.
- Wednesday, January 31st: EC away all day.
- Wednesday, January 31st: PD Day.
- Wednesday, January 31st: Interviews for Secretary in morning.
- Wednesday, January 31st: Morning subject area team collaboration.
- Wednesday, January 31st: Afternoon – Wellness Activities.
- Wednesday, January 31st: Report cards go on portal in afternoon.
- Wednesday, January 31st: ATA Local Executive meeting at 6:00 PM.
- Thursday, February 1st: EC away all day.
- Thursday, February 1st: School Report to the Board: EWP from 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM.
- Thursday, February 1st: School Report to the Board: PVO from 2:30 PM to 3:15 PM.
- Thursday, February 1st: Sucker Creek lunch at PVO.
- Thursday, February 1st: Lunch is TBD.
- Thursday, February 1st: Expulsion hearing (for PVO) at 3:30 PM.
- Thursday, February 1st: Grad Information Parent Meeting at 4:30 PM in Room 155.
- Thursday, February 1st: Boys’ Basketball after school.
- Thursday, February 1st: Big Lakes Volleyball Club at 6:00 PM.
- Thursday, February 1st: Parent Society (Fundraising) Meeting at 6:30 PM.
- Thursday, February 1st: School Engagement Session (parents and community) at 7:00 PM.
- Friday, February 2nd: EC away all day.
- Friday, February 2nd: Sucker Creek lunch at EWP.
- Friday, February 2nd: Lunch is TBD.
- Friday, February 2nd: Basketball to Grande Prairie (overnight).
Great Things Seen & Heard
- A school visitor informed us that one of our staff members may need a reminder that the grocery store has PDA requirements.
- A student expressed frustration over not being able to find the Dance teacher in our building, but the staff members who heard about the frustration thought the student should attend more to know where to find people.
- Does MK stand for Mary Kay, or Michael Kors?
Feedback is one of the most important elements in classroom learning, which is why we all dissuade students from handing all their assignments in on the last day. Training students to use teacher feedback to augment their learning would certainly improve their results and could well provide a solution to the piles of last-minute marking. Many educators have learned that feedback should be within 24 to 48 hours, and this article agrees with that premise, offering solutions for the overwhelmed teacher and resources to make the job easier:
Bits & Pieces
- Assessment Week Supervision schedule completed but subject to change.
- Packing up CTS/Fashion Lab in full force this week.
- Semester Two has been adjusted for a few courses; updated on shared doc January 19th.
- Learning Commons will be closed on all Diploma Exam days.
- All report card marks (paper copy and online) into office for Monday morning, January 29th, at 8:30 AM except those few with exams on the last two days.
- Regular biweekly (staff) meeting on January 29th, 3:35 PM to 4:35 PM.
- Potluck Lunch baby shower for JP.
- Moving CTS/Fashion Lab to Room 141 on January 31st.
- PD Day on January 31st : Team Collaboration in AM (with CG upon request); Wellness in PM
- ATA local executive meeting on January 31st (NM & EV).
- Grad Information Meeting on February 1st in Room 155.
- Sucker Creek Lunch on February 2nd,
- Parent Society Bottle Drive will take place on March 2nd.
- Next regular biweekly meeting (staff meeting) will be on January 29th, 3:35 PM to 4:35 PM.
- Gym booking on Sunday evenings continues for the local Basketball league.
Events This Week
- Monday, January 22nd: VA, EC & NM away all day.
- Monday, January 22nd: Math Diploma Exam
- Monday, January 22nd: Lunch is Farmer’s Wrap.
- Monday, January 22nd: Girls’ Basketball after school.
- Monday, January 22nd: Big Lakes Volleyball Club at 6:00 PM.
- Tuesday, January 23rd: EC, NM, JN & CW away all day.
- Tuesday, January 23rd: ELA Part B Diploma Exam.
- Tuesday, January 23rd: Lunch is Chicken Fingers & Tossed Salad.
- Tuesday, January 23rd: Boys’ Basketball after school.
- Tuesday, January 23rd: Big Lakes Volleyball Club at 6:00 PM.
- Wednesday, January 24th: CB, CC, EC, NM, JN & CW away all day.
- Wednesday, January 24th: SS Part B Diploma Exam.
- Wednesday, January 24th: Lunch for Diploma Exam students and upon request at office.
- Wednesday, January 24th: Girls’ Basketball after school.
- Wednesday, January 24th: Big Lakes Volleyball at 6:00 PM.
- Thursday, January 25th: CB, CC, EC, NM, JN, JP & CW away all day.
- Thursday, January 25th: Biology Diploma Exam.
- Thursday, January 25th: Lunch for Diploma Exam students and upon request at office.
- Thursday, January 25th: Boys’ Basketball after school.
- Thursday, January 25th: Big Lakes Volleyball Club at 6:00 PM.
- Friday, January 26th: CB, CC, EC, JoG, JM, KM, NM, JN & CW away all day.
- Friday, January 26th: RN away in PM.
- Friday, January 26th: Chemistry Diploma Exam (one GHLA student).
- Friday, January 26th: Lunch for Diploma Exam students and upon request at office.
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