Events This Week

Monday, February 14^th: Wear your moose hide pin.
Monday, February 14^th: Grads wanting a feather or sash can pick up the special form from CG or KW at the office
Monday, February 14^th: Video and explanation at 9:40 AM in staff Google classroom.
Monday, February 14^th: Hot Lunch is Herb and Garlic Chicken Skewers and garden salad.
Monday, February 14^th: Regular biweekly CRM team meetings after school (team rooms).
Tuesday, February 15^th: VP’s have online PD all morning.
Tuesday, February 15^th: Hot Lunch is Turkey Shepherd’s Pie.
Wednesday, February 16^th: TP away all day.
Wednesday, February 16^th: Principals spend the day at Division Office for PD.
Wednesday, February 16^th: Hot Lunch is Italian Wedding Soup and a half sandwich.
Thursday, February 17^th: Lunch is Turkey Club Wrap.
Thursday, February 17^th: EV at HPSD Wellness meeting after school.
Friday, February 18^th: Hot Lunch is Veggie Fried Rice.
Friday, February 18^th: Basketball teams head to Donnelly at 5:00 PM.
Saturday, February 19^th: Basketball teams in Donnelly all day.

Inspiration of the Week

You may have to watch this clip more than once to grasp his message, but here is some great advice for simplifying complexity:

Need for flexibility in a new way: we are really short staffed this week so we may be thinking of creative ways to meet the needs of our students.
If you need help with the virtual convention program, see NM.
Next regular biweekly Collaborative Team Meetings will be on Monday, February 14^th.
Family Day will be on February 21^st.
Blanket exercise has been moved to April 29^th at 9:00 AM.

Monday, February 7^th: Lunch is Ham and Cheddar Sandwich with Fruit Salad.
Tuesday, February 8^th: EV meets with Calendar Committee (HPSD).
Tuesday, February 8^th: Lunch is Baked Potato Soup with Garlic Cheddar Biscuits.
Tuesday, February 9^th: Insurance team visiting our school in the afternoon.
Tuesday, February 9^th: HPSD Literacy Committee Meeting.
Wednesday, February 9^th: Morning PD Day.
Wednesday, February 9^th: Afternoon Travel Time.
Thursday, February 10^th: Teachers’ Convention.
Friday, February 11^th: Teachers’ Convention.

Overheard: staff member has coffee left because she’s doing pot (but she actually said pods)!
TP overhears discussion in office wondering who TP is and speculating that surely it was an error, probably meant to say TR in the Monday Memo. TP stepped out to say it was her!
We were caught going out for bus supervision on a no-bus day! No wonder it was empty!
Overheard: the Y chromosome polishes the terd. Ask our SS teachers for the context of that one…
Teacher asked substitute to please shred everything in the drawer without realizing another teacher had put all her final exams in that drawer!
Student texts his Gift Lake bus driver at 9:30 AM to come pick him up and drive him home because he was bored. Uber, come pick me up!
Boy hurt his ankle and couldn’t come for his exam, so his mom agreed to try and wake him up (at 1:00 PM) to get him to school.
Teacher telling stories about dissecting a kid in the school parking lot—thankfully, it was a baby goat for Science class!
Teacher moved to HP 33 years ago after being told it was on the headwaters of Slave Lake!
We heard from a student that we have another male principal: KJ!
Marks for chocolate? Yes: for the price of one Kit Kat, a student moved from 89.7% to 90% average!
A student was talking about someone with a commanding voice: KJ!
Overheard: we have to order pre-sharpened pencils because our high school students don’t know how to operate a pencil sharpener!

Ever want to see what happens in the classrooms of other people? Check out a selection of videos here:

Classroom renovations are now underway, so please check timetable for class locations.
Insurance team visiting our school at noon on February 8^th, 2022.
Next PD Day on February 9^th, 2022: still waiting on confirmation regarding a Poverty Simulation with PVO.
Teachers’ Convention is on February 10^th and 11^th.
Blanket exercise has been moved to April 29^th at 9:00 AM.