Events This Week

  • Monday, January 17th: Meet all staff online (Zoom) for CRM before dividing into teams.
  • Monday, January 17th: Lunch
  • Monday, January 17th:
  • Tuesday, January 18th: Lunch
  • Tuesday, January 18th: Administrators’ PD in afternoon.
  • Tuesday, January 18th: Possibility of ATA update after school.
  • Wednesday, January 19th: Class lists for modules must be in to office by today.
  • Wednesday, January 19th: Lunch
  • Wednesday, January 19th: LST meeting from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Thursday, January 20th: Lunch
  • Friday, January 21st: Last day for regular work in from students except for special arrangements (including teacher requests).
  • Friday, January 21st: TR away all morning.
  • Friday, January 21st: EV in Math for Administrators (webinar) from 9:00 to 10:30 AM.
  • Friday, January 21st: Lunch
  • Friday, January 21st: Networks down for 3 hours, starting at 4:30 PM.

Bits & Pieces

  • Please remember that we allow no symptoms whatsoever in our school.
  • Please remember to let us know right away if ever you are sick.
  • Our next regular biweekly meeting will be on January 17th.
  • Next Administrators’ PD on January 18th
  • Next LST meeting on January 19th
  • CST class lists (modules) in to office by January 19th
  • Administrators’ Math PD on January 21st
  • Last regular day for work in from students is January 21st except for student arrangements (including teacher-originated arrangements)
  • Last regular day of classes for Semester One on January 24th
  • Exams and work periods for Blocks 1 and 3 on January 25th
  • Exams and work periods for Blocks 2 and 4 on January 26th
  • All marks in to office by January 26th (except noted exceptions)
  • Make-up exams and assignments on January 27th and 28th as scheduled
  • Marks in to government on January 28th
  • News: students have permission to transfer between EWP/PVO and St. Andrews without special permission if they register before January 31st, 2022.
  • January PD Wellness Day on January 31st, 2022

Events This Week

  • Monday, January 10th: Students return to school.
  • Monday, January 10th: Lunch is Turkey Sandwich with Fruit Salad.
  • Monday, January 10th: Math and Science HPSD Collaboration at 3:40 PM
  • Tuesday, January 11th: Lunch is Chicken Caesar Salad with Garlic Bread.
  • Tuesday, January 11th: PE & CALM HPSD Collaboration at 3:40 PM
  • Tuesday, January 11th: School Council online at 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday, January 12th: Lunch is Veggie Burrito Bowl.
  • Wednesday, January 12th: Basketball trip to Valleyview, departure 3:00 PM
  • Thursday, January 13th: HP administrators meet at 9:15 AM in Rm 153.
  • Thursday, January 13th: Lunch is Chicken Tortilla Soup with Bun.
  • Friday, January 14th: Lunch is Sloppy Joes plus Veggies and Dip.  

Clips & Tips

One of our goals for improvement relates to communication with parents. This web page includes many links to 5-minute videos on the topic of building parent-teacher partnerships, and links to blog articles, resources, and collaboration printable documents as well. If that is too much to consider right now, read the article on teacher wellness, also linked on the same page. See if you can find the quotable quote about the typical lizard-brain response that says “fight-flight-flock-freeze-appease” here:

Bits & Pieces

  • We all stay at home on Tuesday, January 4th. Please watch your school email account for news during the day in case we have updates before the 1:00 PM meeting.
  • For January 5th, 6th, and 7th, we are waiting for further instructions as to staying at home to work versus working at school.
  • Later in the week, we expect a government announcement regarding where students will be for their return to school on January 10th (at home or at school).
  • Diploma exams have been cancelled for January, but are expected to resume in the spring.
  • Next School Council meeting will be on January 11th.
  • Next Parent Society meeting will be on January 13th.
  • Our next regular biweekly meeting will be on January 17th.
  • News: students have permission to transfer between EWP/PVO and St. Andrews without special permission if they register before January 31, 2022.