Great Things Seen & Heard
- Our amazing students outperformed all other provincial school’s at the Provincial Track Meet in Medicine Hat on the weekend!
- One of our rodeo cowboys, OP, won and is heading to Nationals in Wyoming!
- A teacher was offered a safer solution to having her brakes checked at the garage: the student’s dad would do it in exchange for a mickey and a couple packs of smokes!
- A student rediscovered that writing an essay is like a hamburger (as learned in Grade 2)!
- Proposal writing frenzy: students offer to write a proposal just like that other student when denied permission for a treat!
- Walking with scenery to look at sounds like a pleasant pastime…
- A student shares that he did not fall for peer-pressure to use drugs, but fell into peer-pressure for playing mini-golf!
Bits & Pieces
- All Work Experience hours should have been submitted to TR by June 6th.
- Graduation Ceremony in gym on June 11th at 1:00 PM. Live-streaming available.
- ELA Diploma Part A exam on June 13th.
- SS Diploma Part A exam on June 14th.
- Drum Making in Math 15 class in Block 3 (may go over time) rescheduled to June 14th.
- Our school’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day, June 16th (Bannock Bison Burgers).
- Last Day of Classes on June 16th.
- Our new PVO VP (RN) to be visiting school on June 20th.
- Staff Smoker Supper at JN’s tentatively scheduled for June 20th.
- Exam Week, June 17th to 28th (supervision schedule has been sent to all staff).
- CW and JN participating in Diploma marking, June 23rd to June 30th.
Events This Week
- Monday, June 6th: NS away all day
- Monday, June 6th: Smudge in Cor’s room, 8:15 to 8:30 AM.
- Monday, June 6th: Special visitor to our school, with TR.
- Monday, June 6th: Hot Lunch is Ham & Cheddar Sandwich with Yogurt Parfaits.
- Monday, June 6th: Regular biweekly CRM meeting in Rm 141 after school.
- Tuesday, June 7th: Admin Meeting online from 9:00 to 12:00
- Tuesday, June 7th: Hot Lunch is Sloppy Joes with Potato Salad.
- Wednesday, June 8th: EV away at LSC all day.
- Wednesday, June 8th: Pansit for supper for all staff at 4:00 PM.
- Wednesday, June 8th: Last parent-teacher interviews (PTI) from 5-7 PM.
- Wednesday, June 8th: Hot Lunch is Spaghetti and Meat Sauce.
- Thursday, June 9th: Wear something Beachy for Spirit Day.
- Thursday, June 9th: EV away at LSC all day.
- Thursday, June 9th: Driftpile Land-Based Learning (Sweatlodge) from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM.
- Thursday, June 9th: Hot Lunch is Waffles, Bacon and Fruit.
- Thursday, June 9th: Gym set-up for Grad (stage, sound system, and chairs).
- Friday, June 10th: EV away at LSC all day.
- Friday, June 10th: Grad Hot Dog BBQ for lunch, starting around 11:00 AM.
- Saturday, June 11th at 1:00 PM: Graduation Ceremony (tickets to enter).
Great Things Seen & Heard
- Our exceptional staff made our Open House BBQ a huge success! What awesome people we have at our school!
- On “Dress Like a Teacher” day, one student said he was dressed as that drippy guy, but he wasn’t dressed like anyone we know!
- We heard that some of the seniors live to see our SS teacher run by with her dog: the highlight of their day!
- We witnessed a teacher wearing Wonder Woman socks to get more students to hand in assignments!
- What’s heard is not always that same as what’s said: cut gloves turned into “a golf club” while a teacher’s name turned into “a ticket to induction!”
- To separate two smooching students in class, one student told them to keep room for the principal!
- Students brought condolence gifts to an avid Calgary Flames fan staff member after the Oilers won!
Clips & Tips
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Bits & Pieces
- PISA testing was cancelled for our school this year.
- All Work Experience hours must be submitted to TR by June 6th.
- Next regular CRM team meetings on June 6th.
- Admin Meeting on June 7th at 9:00 AM (TR and EV).
- Restorative Practice training at LSO June 8th, 9th, and 10th (EV).
- Final PTI on June 8th, 5-7 PM (staff can expect supper at 4 PM).
- Beach Day for Spirit Day on June 9th.
- Gym set-up for Grad on June 9th (TBC).
- Grad BBQ on June 10th.
- Graduation Ceremony in gym on June 11th at 1:00 PM. Live-streaming available.
- ELA Diploma Part A exam on June 13th.
- Drum Making in Math 15 class in Block 3 (may go over time) rescheduled to June 14th.
- SS Diploma Part A exam on June 14th.
- Our school’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day, June 16th (Bannock Bison Burgers).
- Last Day of Classes on June 16th.
- Exam Week, June 17th to 28th (schedule has been sent to all staff).
- CW and JN participating in Diploma marking, June 23rd to June 30th.
Events This Week
- Monday, May 30th: JC, AL and KM away all day.
- Monday, May 30th: Smudge in Cor’s room, 8:15 to 8:30 AM.
- Monday, May 30th: Grad Committee meets over lunch in Room 153.
- Monday, May 30th: Hot Lunch is Turkey Sandwich and Fruit Salad.
- Monday, May 30th: IA Collaboration (HPSD) after school.
- Monday, May 30th: Interview Band Teacher after school (EV).
- Tuesday, May 31st: Hot Lunch is Taco Salad.
- Tuesday, May 31st: Chromebook setup cancelled, as we won’t be doing PISA exams.
- Wednesday, June 1st: Literacy in HS Discussion at 9:00 AM (EV).
- Wednesday, June 1st: Feather Teaching in Room 137 for select students at 10:00 AM (CG).
- Wednesday, June 1st: Renegades Team leaving for Grande Prairie around 11:00 AM (TR).
- Wednesday, June 1st: Hot Lunch is Vegetarian Quesadillas.
- Wednesday, June 1st: Wing-It Wednesday for all staff in Staff Room.
- Thursday, June 2nd: Wear Tie-Dye for Spirit Day.
- Thursday, June 2nd: TP away all day.
- Thursday, June 2nd: Provincials for Track (in Medicine Hat)—JG and NM away on trip.
- Thursday, June 2nd: Braiding Stories with specific girls (CB), all day.
- Thursday, June 2nd: PL and EV over at LSO from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
- Thursday, June 2nd: Hot Lunch is Chicken Fajitas.
- Thursday, June 2nd: Sash Teaching for select students at 12:30 PM in Room 137 (CG).
- Friday, June 3rd: Provincials for Track (in Medicine Hat)—JG and NM away on trip.
- Friday, June 3rd: TP away all day.
- Friday, June 3rd: EV away all day.
- Friday, June 3rd: AC away all day.
- Friday, June 3rd: RL away all day.
- Friday, June 3rd: NS away all day.
- Friday, June 3rd: Hot Lunch is Charcuterie Box.
- Friday, June 3rd: GL away all afternoon for PVO Grad.
Mes mots hebdo 