Events Next Week

  • Monday, September 17th: Assembly at 9:00 AM in the gym
  • Monday, September 17th: Teachers Meeting at 3:50 PM in Library (data study as postponed from August PED days)
  • Tuesday, September 18th: Our new Computer Tech comes for his first work day.
  • Wednesday, September 19th: Meeting in Library at 8:00 AM regarding shared calendars and sign-out procedure changes
  • Wednesday, September 19th: Sec 5 Bake Sale at Recess
  • Thursday, September 20th: It’s Pay Day. Should we have something special to do?
  • Friday, September 21th: Sec 3 class heads to Trois-Rivières for an adventure

Great Things Seen & Heard

  • Congratulations to SGP on your confirmed pregnancy!
  • Thank you to KK for being the first to submit Outings and Fundraising requests!
  • Thank you to RD and JP for being the first to complete the GPI timetable online!
  • Thank you to FA for being the first to enter class activities on the SHS activities shared calendar!
  • Seen: A Secondary Teacher helped a Kindergarten student in crisis in the bathroom—above and beyond the call of duty!

Bits & Pieces

  • Reminder that our revised Outings and Fundraising request procedure (as discussed last spring) has been outlined on page 16 of the Staff Handbook
  • Reminder to put your school activities on the SHS activities calendar
  • Election Day, October 1st: school has PED Day in exchange for April 26th Snow Day
  • We know we’re busy when there are 14 new positions filled in the same week…

Events Next Week

  • Monday, September 10th: School Council meeting at 16:00.
  • Tuesday, September 11th: Our new Computer Tech comes to visit SHS.
  • Wednesday, September 12th: Day 3 meetings: Sec in NG’s room, Elem in Oasis
  • Thursday, September 13th: Curriculum Night (18:30) and General Assembly (19:30)
  • Friday, September 14th: PED Day (9:00 AM for Secondary in NG’s room; 10:00 AM everyone in Library or NG’s room if trainer needs Smart Board)

Great Things Seen & Heard

  • We have a dedicated teacher that chose to climb through her classroom window to work when her hallway entry was blocked due to construction last PED Day!
  • Superintendent of Building Services: Wow! Welcome to the 21st century!
  • Staff member regarding a child that pooped his pants: That must have scared the crap out of him!

Bits & Pieces

  • New Computer Tech is in place to start the week of September 10th.
  • Teachers should email their Word version of timetable by Tuesday, September 4th so that we can print them for sub binders. We don’t need Assigned Work or Personal Work for that, only the supervision, teaching and passing time that supply teachers work. Please ask if you need clarification.
  • Part-time staff should hand in their PED Day preferences by Tuesday, September 4th.
  • Teachers’ GPI timetables should be entered by September 21st to allow enough time for teachers to ask for help.
  • Fall testing for DRA in Elementary should be completed by November 15th. Please remember the purpose of that testing is to drive teaching for the current year.