Great Things Seen & Heard
- Learned a new phrase: “Flip the Bird.”
- Learned the partner phrase: “Go Fishing.”
- One of our teachers is a distant cousin of Tim Hortons (the person)!
- It is rumoured that Tolko has money if we ask for donations!
Bits & Pieces
- For the Annual Discussion Meeting with Division Office staff, I will once again list staff questions ahead of time and then preserve anonymity by asking them when desired.
- Since First Aid is cancelled, we will meet in Room 141 to complete CRT discussion and make or gather visuals.
- All staff will work on school goals and progress on November 25th PD Day, 1:00 PM.
- Food Drive will be from November 28th to December 9th.
- SS and ELA collaboration with HPSD on November 29th.
- Staff Greenhouse activity at 4:30 PM on November 30th.
- Math & Science collaboration with HPSD on November 30th.
- Tonesha Walker Memorial Tournament on December 2nd and 3rd.
- Dueling Pianos staff event on December 3rd at rodeo grounds.
- Calendar Committee with HPSD meets on December 5th, so please give me your ideas.
- CTS collaboration with HPSD on December 5th.
- PE collaboration with HPSD on December 6th.
- BUGM for teachers (ATA) in the evening of December 6th.
- Wellness Week will be the week of December 5th to December 9th.
- Prairie River will be using our school gym on December 10th.
- Christmas lunch at PVO on December 14th.
- Christmas vacation begins on December 17th.
- After our Christmas break, we return to school on January 3rd.
- 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, November 21st: JA and JN away all day.
- Monday, November 21st: Quick meeting at HPE for BN, HH, and EV at 9:00 AM.
- Monday, November 21st: Hot Lunch is Pizza.
- Monday, November 21st: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Monday, November 21st: Regularly scheduled biweekly meeting at 3:40 PM in Rm 141 (please add to shared CRM agenda document ahead of time).
- Monday, November 21st: School Council Meeting in Rm 155 at 6:30 PM.
- Tuesday, November 22nd: VF away all day.
- Tuesday, November 22nd: Hot Lunch is Pork Chop, Spuds, and Veggies.
- Tuesday, November 22nd: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Tuesday, November 22nd: Private Volleyball from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
- Tuesday, November 22nd: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
- Wednesday, November 23rd: BN, HH, and EV at Admin Meeting in AM.
- Wednesday, November 23rd: Hot Lunch is Italian Wedding Soup.
- Wednesday, November 23rd: EV at Division Office all afternoon for expulsion hearing.
- Wednesday, November 23rd: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Wednesday, November 23rd: Annual Discussion meeting for all staff at 3:40 PM in Rm 141.
- Wednesday, November 23rd: Parent Fundraising Society’s Special Bylaw Meeting and Regular Meeting, starting at 6:30 PM.
- Thursday, November 24th: NS away all afternoon (students go to PE).
- Thursday, November 24th: Still I Rise fieldtrip to LSC (YCR students) with SM and CG.
- Thursday, November 24th: Hot Lunch is Pulled Pork and Coleslaw.
- Thursday, November 24th: Basketball at 3:30 PM.
- Thursday, November 24th: Private Volleyball from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
- Thursday, November 24th: Badminton club at 7:00 PM.
- Friday, November 25th: CG and CW away all day.
- Friday, November 25th: PD Day—no students
- Friday, November 25th: Numeracy strategies for all teachers (9:00 AM).
- Friday, November 25th: AERR discussion (1:00 PM).
- Friday, November 25th: Possible participation in town’s Christmas parade.
Great Things Seen & Heard
- Thank you to JN for preparing our Remembrance Day online presentation!
- A student thought we got a new Chromebook cart, but he was looking at the ice maker in the Foods Lab!
- Student calls his male ELA teacher Missus because he doesn’t know the difference between that and Mister…
- Oops! A spelling mistake seen in recently shared correspondence: Tip Shits instead of Tip Sheets…
Bits & Pieces
- Parent PTI sign-up spreadsheet shared with all staff as usual. Please prioritize those parents.
- Parent Teacher Interviews in person from 4:30 to 6:30 PM on November 16th (after staff potluck) and 17th (after staff pizza).
- Two-day First Aid on November 25th (PD Day) and Saturday, November 26th.
- Other staff will work on school goals and progress on November 25th PD Day.
- Staff Greenhouse activity at 4:30 PM on November 30th.
- Dueling Pianos staff event on December 3rd at rodeo grounds.
- 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, November 14th: Day in Lieu; no school today.
- Tuesday, November 15th: First day for our new VP at EWP: Welcome aboard, HH!
- Tuesday, November 15th: JoG away today.
- Tuesday, November 15th: Fish scale art at PVO, 10:00 to 11:00 AM.
- Tuesday, November 15th: Lunch is Tuna Salad Wrap.
- Tuesday, November 15th: Private volleyball at 3:30 PM.
- Tuesday, November 15th: Volleyball from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (JV and then senior).
- Tuesday, November 15th: Badminton Club at 7:00 PM.
- Wednesday, November 16th: PL away in AM for LST training.
- Wednesday, November 16th: Hot Lunch is Chicken and Sesame Noodles.
- Wednesday, November 16th: Test alarm on all cellphones at 1:55 PM.
- Wednesday, November 16th: Staff potluck supper from 3:30 to 4:30 PM
- Wednesday, November 16th: In-person Parent-Teacher Interviews from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
- Wednesday, November 16th: Volleyball from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (JV and then senior).
- Thursday, November 17th: NS away all day.
- Thursday, November 17th: Hot Lunch is Chili and Baked Bannock.
- Thursday, November 17th: Superintendent visiting in office at 1:00 PM.
- Thursday, November 17th: Private volleyball at 3:30 PM.
- Thursday, November 17th: Staff pizza supper at 3:30 PM — we will ask for RSVP by email.
- Thursday, November 17th: In-person Parent-Teacher Interviews from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
- Thursday, November 17th: Volleyball from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (JV and then senior).
- Thursday, November 17th: Badminton club at 7:00 PM.
- Friday, November 18th: VF and NS away all day.
- Friday, November 18th: Hot lunch is Chicken Primavera Pasta.
- Friday, November 18th: La Crete Volleyball trip at 10:00 AM (TBC).
- Friday, November 18th: Peace River Volleyball trip at noon (TBC).
Mes mots hebdo 