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27 novembre 2022

lead4xlnc

Events This Week

• Monday, November 28^th: EV away all day.
• Monday, November 28^th: Food Drive Competition Begins
• Monday, November 28^th: Lunch is Roast Beef Sandwich.
• Monday, November 28^th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
• Monday, November 28^th: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
• Tuesday, November 29^th: EV away all day.
• Tuesday, November 29^th: SS & ELA Collaboration HPSD (after school).
• Tuesday, November 29^th: Hot Lunch is Minestrone Soup.
• Tuesday, November 29^th: SS & ELA Collaboration HPSD (after school).
• Tuesday, November 29^th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
• Tuesday, November 29^th: Private Volleyball from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
• Tuesday, November 29^th: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
• Wednesday, November 30^th: Reinstatement meetings (EV).
• Wednesday, November 30^th: Hot Lunch is Chicken Fried Rice.
• Wednesday, November 30^th: Reinstatement meetings (EV).
• Wednesday, November 30^th: Math & Science Collaboration HPSD (after school).
• Wednesday, November 30^th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
• Wednesday, November 30^th: Staff Crafts at Greenhouse at 4:30 PM (pre-ordered by Monday, the 28^th).
• Wednesday, November 30^th: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
• Thursday, December 1^st: Hot Lunch is Veggie Burrito Bowl.
• Thursday, December 1^st: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
• Thursday, December 1^st: Grad information meeting at 4:30 PM by Zoom.
• Thursday, December 1^st: Food Bank Drive after school for Tournament.
• Thursday, December 1^st: Alumni Basketball Game at 6:30 PM.
• Friday, December 2^nd: HH away all afternoon; TP away all day.
• Friday, December 2^nd: Beef and Barley Soup and a Bun.
• Friday, December 2^nd: Tonesha Walker Memorial Tournament starts in afternoon.
• Saturday, December 3^rd: Tonesha Walker Memorial Tournament all day.
• Saturday, December 3^rd: Dueling Pianos Christmas Party (tickets purchased in advance)

Inspiration of the Week

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!

20 novembre 2022

lead4xlnc

Clips & Tips

Since we have students needing DBT therapy, getting informed about what it entails could be helpful. This article covers most information school staff need to know:

• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/dialectical-behavior-therapy

20 novembre 2022

lead4xlnc

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 25^th PD Day, 1:00 PM.
• Food Drive will be from November 28^th to December 9^th.
• SS and ELA collaboration with HPSD on November 29^th.
• Staff Greenhouse activity at 4:30 PM on November 30^th.
• Math & Science collaboration with HPSD on November 30^th.
• Tonesha Walker Memorial Tournament on December 2^nd and 3^rd.
• Dueling Pianos staff event on December 3^rd at rodeo grounds.
• Calendar Committee with HPSD meets on December 5^th, so please give me your ideas.
• CTS collaboration with HPSD on December 5^th.
• PE collaboration with HPSD on December 6^th.
• BUGM for teachers (ATA) in the evening of December 6^th.
• Wellness Week will be the week of December 5^th to December 9^th.
• Prairie River will be using our school gym on December 10^th.
• Christmas lunch at PVO on December 14^th.
• Christmas vacation begins on December 17^th.
• After our Christmas break, we return to school on January 3^rd.
• Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10^th).

20 novembre 2022

lead4xlnc

Events This Week

• Monday, November 21^st: JA and JN away all day.
• Monday, November 21^st: Quick meeting at HPE for BN, HH, and EV at 9:00 AM.
• Monday, November 21^st: Hot Lunch is Pizza.
• Monday, November 21^st: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
• Monday, November 21^st: Regularly scheduled biweekly meeting at 3:40 PM in Rm 141 (please add to shared CRM agenda document ahead of time).
• Monday, November 21^st: School Council Meeting in Rm 155 at 6:30 PM.
• Tuesday, November 22^nd: VF away all day.
• Tuesday, November 22^nd: Hot Lunch is Pork Chop, Spuds, and Veggies.
• Tuesday, November 22^nd: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
• Tuesday, November 22^nd: Private Volleyball from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
• Tuesday, November 22^nd: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
• Wednesday, November 23^rd: BN, HH, and EV at Admin Meeting in AM.
• Wednesday, November 23^rd: Hot Lunch is Italian Wedding Soup.
• Wednesday, November 23^rd: EV at Division Office all afternoon for expulsion hearing.
• Wednesday, November 23^rd: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
• Wednesday, November 23^rd: Annual Discussion meeting for all staff at 3:40 PM in Rm 141.
• Wednesday, November 23^rd: Parent Fundraising Society’s Special Bylaw Meeting and Regular Meeting, starting at 6:30 PM.
• Thursday, November 24^th: NS away all afternoon (students go to PE).
• Thursday, November 24^th: Still I Rise fieldtrip to LSC (YCR students) with SM and CG.
• Thursday, November 24^th: Hot Lunch is Pulled Pork and Coleslaw.
• Thursday, November 24^th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
• Thursday, November 24^th: Private Volleyball from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
• Thursday, November 24^th: Badminton club at 7:00 PM.
• Friday, November 25^th: CG and CW away all day.
• Friday, November 25^th: PD Day—no students
• Friday, November 25^th: Numeracy strategies for all teachers (9:00 AM).
• Friday, November 25^th: AERR discussion (1:00 PM).
• Friday, November 25^th: Possible participation in town’s Christmas parade.

Inspiration of the Week

Great Things Seen & Heard

• Thank you to JN for preparing our Remembrance Day online presentation!
• A student thought we got a new Chromebook cart, but he was looking at the ice maker in the Foods Lab!
• Student calls his male ELA teacher Missus because he doesn’t know the difference between that and Mister…
• Oops! A spelling mistake seen in recently shared correspondence: Tip Shits instead of Tip Sheets…

14 novembre 2022

lead4xlnc

Clips & Tips

This website offers data on basically anything. It would be worth a discussion as to how accurate the data is, and how it could be validated. In the meantime, it’s tempting to just click on different topics to see what comes up:

• https://ourworldindata.org/

14 novembre 2022

lead4xlnc

Bits & Pieces

• Parent PTI sign-up spreadsheet shared with all staff as usual. Please prioritize those parents.
• Parent Teacher Interviews in person from 4:30 to 6:30 PM on November 16^th (after staff potluck) and 17^th (after staff pizza).
• Two-day First Aid on November 25^th (PD Day) and Saturday, November 26^th.
• Other staff will work on school goals and progress on November 25^th PD Day.
• Staff Greenhouse activity at 4:30 PM on November 30^th.
• Dueling Pianos staff event on December 3^rd at rodeo grounds.
• Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10^th).