Bits & Pieces

  • Diploma exams will take place for one or two students this week (location to be determined once number has been confirmed).
  • April 20th: Parents sign up for a time slot on the phone PTI schedule—document has been shared with teachers, who will have editing rights that evening.
  • April 27th: Sun Peaks band trip for Music students.
  • May 1st: CRM team meeting after school.
  • May 2nd: Skills Canada Trip to Edmonton (KM & NS with PRS).
  • May 3rd: Skills Canada Trip to Edmonton (KM & NS with PRS).
  • May 3rd: Afternoon PD for Admin.
  • May 5th: MMIP mini-conference in B2 and Bannock Bison Burger Day.
  • May 5th: CB & CC at PRS for Wellness Day.
  • May 6th: Highway Clean-up with Parent Society.
  • May 8th: Set up gym for presentation.
  • May 8th: School Council Meeting in evening.
  • May 9th: Live Different presentation and leadership work with students.
  • May 10th: Admin Meeting in morning.
  • May 12th: PD Day for our schools, guest speaker at 9:00 AM.
  • May 16th: Flower baskets arrive for those who ordered from 4H.
  • May 17th: Divisional Track Meet at EWP.
  • May 18th: CB & CC at ERS.
  • May 19th: Day in Lieu (four-day long weekend).
  • May 24th: Parent Fundraising Society in evening.
  • May 25th: BBQ Open House from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
  • May 26th: Track and Field zones
  • May 31st: HPE track meet at EWP.
  • Reminder that the gym is closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch and for team sports.
  • Grad on Saturday, June 10th.
  • Reminder that Sunday evening gym bookings have been cancelled for the remainder of the year. Please notify me if people are using our gym outside of school hours unless it appears on the Monday Memo.

Bits & Pieces

  • Reminder that Sunday evening gym bookings have been cancelled for the remainder of the year. Please notify me if people are using our gym outside of school hours unless it appears on the Monday Memo.
  • April 6th to 8th: Native Provincials in Edmonton.
  • April 7th: Spring Break begins.
  • April 17th: Social work practicum student starts with CB.
  • April 17th: Regular biweekly staff meeting at 3:30 PM (next one after, May 1st).
  • April 20th: PTI’s in evening, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • April 27th: Sun Peaks band trip for Music students.
  • May 5th: MMIP mini-conference in B2 and Bannock Bison Burger Day.
  • May 12th: PD Day for our schools.
  • May 17th: Divisional Track Meet
  • May 19th: Day in Lieu (four-day long weekend)
  • May 25th: BBQ Open House from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
  • May 26th: Track and Field zones
  • Reminder that the gym is closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch and for team sports.
  • Grad on Saturday, June 10th.

Bits & Pieces

  • Sunday evening gym bookings have been cancelled for the remainder of the year. Please notify me if people are using our gym outside of school hours unless it appears on the Monday Memo.
  • April 4th: Hand Games tournament in Joussard.
  • April 6th: Division-wide Report Card Term 1 Semester 2.
  • April 6th: Diploma registration.
  • April 6th to 8th: Native Provincials in Edmonton.
  • April 7th: Spring Break begins.
  • April 17th: Social work practicum student starts with CB.
  • April 20th: PTI’s in evening, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • April 27th: Sun Peaks band trip for Music students.
  • May 5th: MMIP mini-conference in B2 and Bannock Bison Burger Day.
  • May 12th: PD Day for our schools.
  • May 17th: Divisional Track Meet
  • May 19th: Day in Lieu (four-day long weekend)
  • May 25th: BBQ Open House from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
  • May 26th: Track and Field zones
  • Reminder that the gym is closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch and for team sports.
  • Grad on Saturday, June 10th.

Bits & Pieces

  • The government survey (for which Random Access Codes were handed out) has been extended until March 24th.
  • March 27th: Work cut-off date for first term of Semester 2.
  • March 28th: Grad photo retake date.
  • March 28th: PVO ice fishing (rescheduled).
  • April 4th: Hand Games tournament in Joussard.
  • April 6th: Division-wide Report Card Term 1 Semester 2.
  • April 7th: Spring Break begins.
  • April 17th: Social work practicum student starts with CB.
  • April 20th: PTI’s in evening, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • April 27th: Sun Peaks band trip for Music students.
  • May 5th: MMIP mini-conference B2 and Bannock Bison Burger Day
  • May 12th: PD Day for our schools.
  • May 17th: Divisional Track Meet
  • May 19th: Day in Lieu (four-day long weekend)
  • May 25th: BBQ Open House from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
  • May 26th: Track and Field zones
  • Reminder that the gym is closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch and for team sports.
  • Grad on Saturday, June 10th.

Bits & Pieces

  • At Monday’s regularly scheduled staff meeting, we will discuss our Open House BBQ, orientation day activity, and maximization of work with EA’s.
  • March 22nd: PTI’s in evening, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • March 24th PD Day will include an FASD presenter in the morning, lunch, and an ATA speaker who will dive into the collective agreement with us.
  • March 27th: Work cut-off date for first term of Semester 2.
  • March 28th: Grad photo retake date.
  • April 4th: Hand Games tournament in Joussard.
  • April 6th: Division-wide Report Card Term 1 Semester 2.
  • April 7th: Spring Break begins.
  • April 17th: Social work practicum student starts with CB.
  • April 20th: PTI’s in evening, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • April 27th: Sun Peaks band trip for Music students.
  • May 5th: probably our Indigenous Day
  • May 12th: PD Day for our schools.
  • May 17th: Divisional Track Meet
  • May 19th: Day in Lieu (four-day long weekend)
  • May 25th: BBQ Open House from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
  • May 26th: Track and Field zones
  • Reminder that the gym is closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch and for team sports.
  • Grad List is close to complete with 42 students on the list with 12 others striving to get everything in order to join the list by March 15th. Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).

Bits & Pieces

  • The annual letter of intent Google form will be shared with teachers in the morning on Friday, March 10th (same as all High Prairie schools). Please come see me for clarification of that process, especially if you are a new teacher to our division.
  • March 11th: Round Dance at Joussard (kiosk for our school division).
  • Next regularly scheduled CRM meeting on Monday, March 13th.
  • March 13th: School Council Meeting at 6:30 PM.
  • March 15th: Parent Fundraising Society meeting at 6:30 PM.
  • March 17th: EV at King’s College to meet potential teachers.
  • March 22nd: PTI’s in evening, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • March 24th PD Day will include an FASD presenter in the morning, lunch, and an ATA speaker who will dive into the collective agreement with us.
  • March 27th: Work cut-off date for first term of Semester 2.
  • March 28th: Grad photo retake date.
  • April 4th: Hand Games tournament in Joussard.
  • April 6th: Division-wide Report Card Term 1 Semester 2.
  • April 7th: Spring Break begins.
  • April 17th: Social work practicum student starts with CB.
  • April 20th: PTI’s in evening, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • April 27th: Sun Peaks band trip for Music students.
  • May 5th: probably our Indigenous Day
  • May 12th: PD Day for our schools.
  • May 17th: Divisional Track Meet
  • May 19th: Day in Lieu (four-day long weekend)
  • May 25th: BBQ Open House from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
  • May 26th: Track and Field zones
  • Reminder that the gym is closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch and for team sports.
  • Grad List is close to complete with 38 students on the list with 15 others striving to get everything in order to join the list. Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).

Bits & Pieces

  • Agenda for the regularly scheduled CRM meeting on Monday, February 27th includes a brief overview of numeracy and literacy testing data, discussion to fine-tune the CRM needs for our upcoming PD day on March 10th, and a regular break-out discussion on new key issues for Semester Two.
  • March 7th: ATA Local 62 meeting at 6:00 PM.
  • March 8th: Elder coming to begin Hand Game training of students.
  • March 8th: Divisional Admin Meeting
  • March 10th: PD Day, our CRM training with a representative of Jigsaw Learning will be all morning.
  • March 10th: PD Day, our Admin team will meet with PRS teachers briefly after lunch to discuss streaming for core subjects.
  • March 10th: PD Day, our school’s common time IEC PD will be to watch the recording from the division-wide session from the morning.
  • March 11th: Saturday, ribbon-skirt making for those staff members who indicated interest.
  • March 13th: School Council Meeting at 6:30 PM.
  • March 15th: Parent Fundraising Society meeting at 6:30 PM.
  • March 17th: EV at King’s College to meet potential teachers.
  • March 22nd: PTI’s in evening, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • March 27th: Work cut-off date for first term of Semester 2.
  • March 28th: Grad photo retake date.
  • April 4th: Hand Games tournament in Joussard.
  • April 6th: Division-wide Report Card Term 1 Semester 2.
  • April 17th: Social work practicum student starts with CB.
  • April 20th: PTI’s in evening, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • April 27th: Sun Peaks band trip for Music students.
  • May 5th: probably our Indigenous Day
  • May 12th: PD Day for our schools.
  • May 17th: Divisional Track Meet
  • May 19th: Day in Lieu (four-day long weekend)
  • May 25th: BBQ Open House from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
  • May 26th: Track and Field zones
  • Reminder that the gym is closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch and for team sports.
  • Grad List is close to complete with 38 students on the list with 15 others striving to get everything in order to join the list. Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).

Bits & Pieces

  • Grad photos during the week of February 27th to March 2nd.
  • Next regularly scheduled CRM meeting February 27th after school in Room 141.
  • March 10th: Common time IEC PD (division-wide) and CRM training with Jigsaw Learning.
  • March 11th: Ribbon-skirt making for those staff members who indicated interest on Saturday.
  • March 22nd: PTI’s in evening, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • March 27th: Work cut-off date for first term of Semester 2.
  • March 28th: Grad photo retake date.
  • April 4th: Hand Games tournament in Joussard.
  • April 6th: Division-wide Report Card Term 1 Semester 2.
  • April 17th: Social work practicum student starts with CB.
  • April 20th: PTI’s in evening, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • April 27th: Sun Peaks band trip for Music students.
  • May 5th: probably our Indigenous Day
  • May 17th: Divisional Track Meet
  • May 19th: Day in Lieu
  • May 25th: BBQ Open House from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
  • May 26th: Track and Field zones
  • Reminder that the gym is closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch and for team sports.
  • Grad List is close to complete with 38 students on the list with 15 others striving to get everything in order to join the list. Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).

Bits & Pieces

  • Staff meeting on Monday, February 13th with discussions pertaining to our overwrought photocopy budget, our upcoming spring open house BBQ with parent-teacher interviews, and our next Collaborative Team meeting in two weeks.
  • Family Day holiday on February 20th.
  • Grad photos during the week of February 27th to March 2nd.
  • Common time IEC PD on March 10th (division-wide).
  • Ribbon-skirt making for those staff members who indicated interest on Saturday, March 11th.
  • Reminder that the gym is closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch and for team sports.
  • Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).

Bits & Pieces

  • Calendar results from poll of all HPSD staff: Option 3 came ahead by more than 100 votes (5-day weekend in November and a late Christmas holiday break from December 23rd to January 7th. The 2023-24 school calendar will go before the trustees in the third week of February.
  • Since we had collaboration time last Monday on PD Day, our next regularly scheduled biweekly meeting is after school on Monday, February 13th.
  • LST virtual meeting on Wednesday, February 15th from 9:00 to 11:00 AM.
  • Family Day holiday coming up on February 20th.
  • Grad photos during the week of February 27th to March 2nd.
  • Common time IEC PD on March 10th (division-wide).
  • Ribbon-skirt making for those who indicated interest on Saturday, March 11th.
  • Reminder that the gym is closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch and for team sports.
  • Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).