Great Things Seen & Heard   

  • Great News: We received a $2000 grant to “Grow and Cook!”
  • Overheard in the hallway: a student was moving slower than a herd of toilets!
  • Staff commendations at last week’s meeting were most unusual!
  • In a discussion about kids smoking pot, someone appropriately said that we have to “weed out the negative influences!”

Clips & Tips

How will educators handle new advances? When we realize that new technology that can write essays for students is still in its infancy stage and continues to improve daily, we understand that those advances can create more challenges for teachers than we ever imagined. This news post offers a quick summary of the challenges we will face:

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).

Events This Week

  • Monday, March 6th: KJ & TP away all day.
  • Monday, March 6th: Quick EWP online assembly (Staff Google Classroom) at 8:35 AM for announcements and attendance awards.
  • Monday, March 6th: Possible Library closure in Block 2.
  • Monday, March 6th: Lunch is Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap and Yogurt.
  • Monday, March 6th: PVO students go skating at 2:00 PM.
  • Monday, March 6th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
  • Monday, March 6th: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
  • Tuesday, March 7th: JN away all day.
  • Tuesday, March 7th: Hot Lunch is Loaded Baked Potato Soup.
  • Tuesday, March 7th: SWI online PD from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM.
  • Tuesday, March 7th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
  • Tuesday, March 7th: ATA Local 62 meeting at 6:00 PM.
  • Tuesday, March 7th: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
  • Wednesday, March 8th: HH, BN, & EV in Admin meeting all morning.
  • Wednesday, March 8th: Elder here for Hand Games training.
  • Wednesday, March 8th: Hot Lunch is Lasagna.
  • Wednesday, March 8th: PVO students go skating in the afternoon.
  • Wednesday, March 8th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
  • Wednesday, March 8th: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
  • Thursday, March 9th: NM away all day.
  • Thursday, March 9th: Lunch is Greek Salad with Chicken Skewer.
  • Thursday, March 9th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
  • Thursday, March 9th: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
  • Friday, March 10th: PD Day – snack (bring your own beverage) and meet the presenter 8:30 AM.
  • Friday, March 10th: PD Day – online letter (form) of intent will be shared during snack time.
  • Friday, March 10th: PD Day – Jigsaw Learning session from 9:00 to 11:30 AM.
  • Friday, March 10th: PD Day – Lunch from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
  • March 10th: PD Day – Admin will go to PRS to discuss streaming with their teachers from 13:00 to 1:30 PM.
  • Friday, March 10th: PD Day – Recorded Indigenous Education session at 1:00 PM (TBC as morning session recording must be available for us).
  • Saturday, March 11th: Ribbon skirt making for those who signed up.

Great Things Seen & Heard   

  • New way to describe oneself: formerly gifted, average adult!
  • A local principal who went to the scene of a group fight in an alley down from the school was stopped by attending police for having expired registration on the license plates!
  • Never give a megaphone to an English teacher at a local hockey game!
  • The most unlikely student corrected a teacher for taking the Lord’s name in vain!
  • A student came to the office and asked the finance secretary for his T4 slip!

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).

Events This Week

  • Monday, February 27th: EV away all day.
  • Monday, February 27th: Grad photos in Students’ lounge (CG bringing feather and sash).
  • Monday, February 27th: Hot Lunch is Breakfast Wrap and Fruit.
  • Monday, February 27th: Art Meetup for students, 11:30 to 12:30 (students can bring lunch and work on a fun project of their own choosing)
  • Monday, February 27th: PVO students go skating at 2:00 PM.
  • Monday, February 27th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
  • Monday, February 27th: Regular biweekly meeting at 3:40 PM.
  • Monday, February 27th: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
  • Tuesday, February 28th: Grad photos in Students’ lounge.
  • Tuesday, February 28th: Hot Lunch is Broccoli and Cheddar Soup with a Bun.
  • Tuesday, February 28th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
  • Tuesday, February 28th: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
  • Wednesday, March 1st: Grad photos in Students’ lounge.
  • Wednesday, March 1st: AL and EV in parent meeting at 10:00 with Assistant Superintendent.
  • Wednesday, March 1st: Hot Lunch is Chicken Fried Rice and Yogurt.
  • Wednesday, March 1st: PVO students go skating in the afternoon.
  • Wednesday, March 1st: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
  • Wednesday, March 1st: Big Lake Volleyball at 5:30 PM.
  • Thursday, March 2nd: Grad photos in Students’ lounge.
  • Thursday, March 2nd: Lunch is Taco Salad.
  • Thursday, March 2nd: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
  • Thursday, March 2nd: Divisional PD meeting at 3:45 PM (NM and EV).
  • Thursday, March 2nd: 3rd: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
  • Friday, March 3rd: CB away all day (RMS).
  • Friday, March 3rd: HH & NS away all day.
  • Friday, March 3rd: Hot lunch is Sweet and Sour Meatballs with Rice.
  • Friday, March 3rd: Basketball at 3:30 PM.