22 novembre 2020

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Events This Week

• Monday, November 23^rd: Last day to buy poinsettias.
• Monday, November 23^rd: Student Success meetings in CG’s office in afternoon.
• Monday, November 23^rd: Hot lunch is Chef’s Salad.
• Monday, November 23^rd: Collaboration Team meetings, 3:45PM to 4:45PM.
• Tuesday, November 24^th: Hot lunch is Ham with Scalloped Potatoes & Veggies.
• Tuesday, November 24^th: Learning Supports Meeting at 12:30 PM.
• Tuesday, November 24^th: Boys’ basketball after school.
• Wednesday, November 25^th: Hot lunch is Chicken Tacos.
• Wednesday, November 25^th: Last volleyball session after school.
• Thursday, November 26^th: Hot lunch Pasta and Meat Sauce.
• Thursday, November 26^th: Boys’ basketball after school.
• Friday, November 27^th: PD Day—meet at 8:30 in Learning Commons.
• Friday, November 27^th: Webinar (Collaborative Response) at 9:00
• Friday, November 27^th: Indigenous Coaching Session at 10:30
• Friday, November 27^th: Lunch Break from 11:30 to 12:30 (free time)
• Friday, November 27^th: Second webinar (Collaborative Response) at 12:30
• Friday, November 27^th: Discuss lock-down procedure at 2:00 PM followed by collaboration time
• Friday, November 27^th: The Santa Parade starts at our school shortly after 7:00 PM! (Did we know that ahead of time?)

Inspiration of the Week

Great Things Seen & Heard

• A big Thank You to those who organized the outstanding virtual Remembrance Day ceremony! Awesome job!
• One of our Science teachers can eat 18 tacos in one sitting!
• Good question overheard: Where does teepee raising happen, inside or outside?

15 novembre 2020

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Clips & Tips

We often remind students to verify their resources before using them in research projects and other homework. On page found with this link, you can have them test their ability to check which stories are true or false:

• https://mediasmarts.ca/break-fake

15 novembre 2020

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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 23^rd.
• School Culture Club Breakfast next PD Day (November 27^th)
• Next PD Day (November 27^th) 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 3^rd.

15 novembre 2020

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Events This Week

• Monday, November 16^th: Today is Louis Riel Day!
• Monday, November 16^th: Student Success meetings in CG’s office.
• Monday, November 16^th: Hot lunch is Tacos.
• Monday, November 16^th: Parent-Teacher Interviews, Google Hangout (phone calls), 5PM to 7PM.
• Tuesday, November 17^th: Hot lunch is Pizza Pockets.
• Tuesday, November 17^th: Parent-Teacher Interviews, Google Hangout (phone calls), 5PM to 7PM.
• Wednesday, November 18^th: Hot lunch is Salisbury Steak and Roast Potatoes.
• Wednesday, November 18^th: Final volleyball session after school today.
• Thursday, November 19^th: Hot lunch is Chili.
• Friday, November 20^th: Hot lunch is Teriyaki Meatballs, Rice and Slaw.
• Friday, November 20^th: Forestry Career presentation in Learning Commons at 2:00 PM.

Inspiration of the Week

Great Things Seen & Heard

• We thought lunch hour was short, but it turns out that it is long enough to buy a car!
• We have two new words this week: “browngies” (a variation of boundaries) and “voluncheering” for those helpful staff members that are often offering assistance!
• Overheard: “If I wanted to be a maid, I would have taken a job at a hotel.”
• A slip of the tongue: a staff member asked to bite a colleague’s ear instead of bending it.
• Learning a new word that is commonly used in describing how to use a cell phone in class: “sneakily” (it really is a word that is found in the dictionary!).
• Student comment: “I’ve never been in a room full of smart people before!”
• A tropical storm was named after me J !
• Do we have a secret pizza door? No, we have a substitute teacher who orders pizza for students!
• New use for a hall pass: stick it to the camera observing the bathroom entrance and then forget about it! (Of course, only one student is tall enough to reach the camera on the ceiling so it’s easy to find out who did it…)
• People in this school are so nice; even with putting “meet” sauce or hot “dots” on the memo, no-one complained!

6 novembre 2020

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Clips & Tips

Shifting our focus from grades to learning can be a challenge, but it helps to plan ahead using available resources. The Alberta Assessment Consortium has many online learning opportunities and resources for you on their website:

• https://aac.ab.ca/

6 novembre 2020

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Bits & Pieces

• Poinsettia Sale (fundraising for Basketball) continues.
• We will skip our bi-weekly staff meeting on November 9^th and meet with Collaborative Teams on November 23^rd.
• Report Cards go out to parents on November 10^th.
• November 11^th, 12^th and 13^th are days off for all staff and students.
• November 16^th and 17^th: Parent-Teacher Interviews via Google Hangout (phone calls).
• School Culture Club Breakfast next PD Day (November 27^th)
• Next PD Day (November 27^th) 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 3^rd.
• 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.