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Bits & Pieces

  • Reminder to all staff: please remember to pay for any goods and services you have received. That includes fundraising items you have taken home, for canteen lunches, for IA projects and services, for Fashion projects and services, and for Cosmo products.
  • We expect to distribute the timetable for Semester Two by the end of the day on Monday as student registration must surely be stable by now.
  • Please refer to supervision schedule for exams for those few exceptions when teachers have more than one exam at the same time, or when a student has a separate location.
  • Common PD Day, January 29th (EA’s have CRM training, cooks have PLC, teachers have indigenous training).
  • Second semester begins on February 1st.
  • Reminder for hall passes: only one student per class at a time, with specified colour TBA.
  • Common PD Day, February 3rd (local PD in morning including indigenous training at 10:00 AM, and division-wide collaboration in afternoon).
  • Teachers Convention on February 4th and 5th. Feel free to join online sessions from home or from school, depending on your internet service.
  • Next bi-weekly collaborative team meeting on February 8th after school in team locations.
  • All staff invited to a voluntary Discussion with the Board at 3:30 on February 10th (virtual) to discuss items brought up in the online survey. Invitation to be sent by email.
  • Family Day on February 15th.

Bits & Pieces

  • Timetable for Semester Two is nearly complete; five options are currently on the table depending on many variables including student registration.
  • If you haven’t done so, please submit a blank copy of final exams to administration before testing (email is fine).
  • Teachers administer their own exams unless several classes are scheduled at the same time.
  • After completion, submit all final exams (with answer key) to TP for filing.
  • Assessment Week will be for a variety of assessment types.
  • Biology Diploma exam on January 25th.
  • Next bi-weekly staff meeting after school will be on January 25th.
  • Chemistry Diploma exam on January 26th.
  • School awarded marks into office by January 26th for Diploma courses.
  • All Report Card marks into office by 8:30 AM on January 27th (highlight any marks at 25% or lower).
  • Common PD Day, January 29th (EA’s have CRM training, cooks have PLC, teachers have indigenous training).
  • Report Cards emailed at 3:30 PM, January 29th.
  • Second semester begins on February 1st.
  • Common PD Day, February 3rd.
  • Teachers Convention on February 4th and 5th.
  • Clarification: when someone has been Covid positive, AHS approves return to school 10 days after first symptom and not 10 days after test. AHS gives us the date of safe return and we do not question it.

Bits & Pieces

  • Clarification: when someone has been Covid positive, AHS approves return to school 10 days after first symptom and not 10 days after test. AHS gives us the date of safe return and we do not question it.
  • Submit a blank copy of final exams to administration before testing (email is fine).
  • After completion, submit all final exams (with answer key) to TP for filing.
  • Math Diploma exam on January 20th.
  • Specialist collaboration after school on January 20th.
  • ELA Diploma exam, Part B, on January 21st.
  • SS-30 Diploma exam, Part B, on January 22nd.
  • Last day of classes before Assessment Week will be January 22nd, 2021.
  • Assessment Week will be for a variety of assessment types.
  • Since marks need to be in before end of Assessment Week, some testing will take place ahead of time.
  • Biology Diploma exam on January 25th.
  • Chemistry Diploma exam on January 26th.
  • School awarded marks into office by January 26th for Diploma courses.
  • All Report Card marks into office by 8:30 AM on January 27th (highlight any marks at 25% or lower).
  • Common PD Day, January 29th (EA’s have CRM training, cooks have PLC, teachers have indigenous training).
  • Report Cards emailed at 3:30 PM, January 29th.
  • Second semester begins on February 1st.
  • Common PD Day, February 3rd.
  • Teachers Convention on February 4th and 5th.

Bits & Pieces

  • Students to return to in-person schooling on January 11th.
  • First diploma exams to be on January 11th and January 12th (ELA and Social Studies).
  • EWP School Council in the evening on January 11th.
  • Math Diploma exam on January 20th.
  • ELA Diploma exam, Part B, on January 21st.
  • SS-30 Diploma exam, Part B, on January 22nd.
  • Last day of classes before Assessment Week will be January 22nd, 2021.
  • Biology Diploma exam on January 25th.
  • Chemistry Diploma exam on January 26th.
  • School awarded marks into office on January 26th for submission to government.
  • Report Card marks into office by 8:30 AM on January 27th.
  • Marks submitted to government by January 28th (diploma courses).
  • Common PD Day, January 29th (EA’s have CRM training).
  • Report Cards emailed at 3:30 PM, January 29th.
  • Second semester begins on February 1st.
  • Teachers Convention on February 4th and 5th.

Bits & Pieces

  • Give the Pratt Wellness Bingo a try—you would have received information by
  • Please remember to ask for help contacting students and parents if you are not able to reach them.
  • We have been reminded that any international travel over Christmas is to be followed by a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
  • Our school will be quarantined during Christmas break (only cleaning staff allowed inside).
  • If we get our new key fobs before then, we won’t even be able to open entry doors as they will be blocked electronically.
  • We will put all plants that need water in the staff room (on trolleys) for the cleaning staff.

Bits & Pieces

  • Get ready to take part in some Staff Challenges this week! More to come by email…
  • Please remember to fill in the Wellness Coach’s online form for students about whom you are concerned.
  • We have been reminded that any international travel over Christmas is to be followed by a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
  • Our school will be quarantined during Christmas break (only cleaning staff allowed inside).
  • If we get our new key fobs before then, we won’t even be able to open entry doors as they will be blocked electronically.
  • We will put all plants that need water in the staff room for the cleaning staff.

Bits & Pieces

  • Class times are the same online as they would be in person—let’s keep the students in the routine for when they come back.
  • We need to have a global list of students that cannot connect to their teachers online. We will organize a paper chain early in the week.
  • The interactive robot previously scheduled to visit our school on December 3rd won’t come, but it’s possible the administration team will still be meeting trustees online.
  • We have been reminded that any international travel over Christmas is to be followed by a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
  • Our school will be quarantined during Christmas break (only cleaning staff allowed inside). We will put all plants that need water in the staff room for the cleaning staff.

Bits & Pieces

  • We may adjust our regular bi-weekly staff meeting (or Collaborative Team meeting) to have only one meeting in December—watch for confirmation and date.
  • An interactive robot is scheduled to visit our school on December 3rd. The robot will be asking questions of staff and students so put on your best behaviour!
  • We have been reminded that any international travel over Christmas is to be followed by a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
  • Our school will be quarantined during Christmas break (only cleaning staff allowed inside).

Bits & Pieces

  • Welcome back from our mini-vacation!
  • This week is Métis Week—expect a special announcement every day.
  • See KM if you or anyone you know is interested in the boat license course ($35).
  • Poinsettia Sale (fundraising for Basketball) continues.
  • Basketball for girls begins next week.
  • Our next bi-weekly staff meeting (Collaborative Teams this time) will be on November 23rd.
  • School Culture Club Breakfast next PD Day (November 27th)
  • Next PD Day (November 27th) activities will include two 90-minute CRM webinars (9 AM and 12:30 PM) and our Indigenous Coach session (10:30 AM).
  • The scheduled Superintendent’s visit is on December 3rd.

Bits & Pieces

  • Poinsettia Sale (fundraising for Basketball) continues.
  • We will skip our bi-weekly staff meeting on November 9th and meet with Collaborative Teams on November 23rd.
  • Report Cards go out to parents on November 10th.
  • November 11th, 12th and 13th are days off for all staff and students.
  • November 16th and 17th: Parent-Teacher Interviews via Google Hangout (phone calls).
  • School Culture Club Breakfast next PD Day (November 27th)
  • Next PD Day (November 27th) activities will include two 90-minute CRM webinars (9 AM and 12:30 PM) and our Indigenous Coach session (10:30 AM).
  • The scheduled Superintendent’s visit is on December 3rd.
  • Reminder: Attendance in Maplewood is used for making decisions.
  • Reminder: Please use Maplewood Notebook to record contact with parents, including those calls home regarding attendance, late arrivals, and cell phones.