Bits & Pieces

  • Staff meeting on Monday, February 13th with discussions pertaining to our overwrought photocopy budget, our upcoming spring open house BBQ with parent-teacher interviews, and our next Collaborative Team meeting in two weeks.
  • Family Day holiday on February 20th.
  • Grad photos during the week of February 27th to March 2nd.
  • Common time IEC PD on March 10th (division-wide).
  • Ribbon-skirt making for those staff members who indicated interest on Saturday, March 11th.
  • Reminder that the gym is closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch and for team sports.
  • Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).

Bits & Pieces

  • Calendar results from poll of all HPSD staff: Option 3 came ahead by more than 100 votes (5-day weekend in November and a late Christmas holiday break from December 23rd to January 7th. The 2023-24 school calendar will go before the trustees in the third week of February.
  • Since we had collaboration time last Monday on PD Day, our next regularly scheduled biweekly meeting is after school on Monday, February 13th.
  • LST virtual meeting on Wednesday, February 15th from 9:00 to 11:00 AM.
  • Family Day holiday coming up on February 20th.
  • Grad photos during the week of February 27th to March 2nd.
  • Common time IEC PD on March 10th (division-wide).
  • Ribbon-skirt making for those who indicated interest on Saturday, March 11th.
  • Reminder that the gym is closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch and for team sports.
  • Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).

Bits & Pieces

  • Collaboration time in the morning of PD day to discuss school culture, accommodations, honour roll, and credit recovery after introductions and calendar question for 2023-24 .
  • Gym closed to non-PE students at all times except for lunch.
  • Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).

Bits & Pieces

  • Gym and Library are both closed during Assessment Week.
  • Please check the shared supervision schedule for our exams.
  • Please submit report card comments as soon as available, between January 23rd and 27th.
  • PD Day on January 30th (two IEC sessions to make up for one missed).
  • Semester One Report Card goes home on January 31st.
  • Semester Two begins on January 31st, assembly time TBD.
  • Admin PD February 1st, 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon.
  • Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).

Bits & Pieces

  • For our regular CRT meeting this week, the agenda document has been shared—focus to be on assessment strategies, especially regarding last week of classes and maximizing evaluations.
  • Boys’ changing room closed for remainder of semester.
  • Assessment week from January 23rd to January 27th with exams from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon.
  • Submit report card comments as soon as available, between January 23rd and 27th.
  • SS Part B Diploma Exams and all other SS exams on January 23rd.
  • Biology 30 Diploma Exam and Biology 20 Final Exam on January 24th.
  • Chemistry Diploma Exam (external student) and all other Science exams on January 25th.
  • Physics in-class final exam in the afternoon on January 25th.
  • Diploma Exam marking begins on January 25th (Edmonton) (JN & CW away).
  • Physics Diploma Exam and all remaining ELA exams on January 26th.
  • Math exams on January 27th.
  • Marks and comments in Maplewood (and paper copy in office) by 3:00 PM on January 27th.
  • PD Day on January 30th (two IEC sessions to make up for one missed).
  • Report Card goes home on January 31st.
  • Semester Two begins on January 31st, assembly time TBD.
  • Admin PD February 1st, 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon.
  • Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).
  • Semester Two begins on January 31st.

Bits & Pieces

  • Boys’ changing room closed for remainder of semester.
  • Regular biweekly CRM meeting on January 16th.
  • Parent Fundraising Society meets in the evening of January 18th.
  • Math Diploma Exams on January 19th.
  • ELA Part B Diploma Exams on January 20th.
  • Assessment week from January 23rd to January 27th with exams from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon.
  • Submit report card comments as soon as possible, between January 23rd and 27th.
  • SS Part B Diploma Exams and all other SS exams on January 23rd.
  • Biology Diploma Exam on January 24th.
  • Biology 20 Final Exam on January 24th.
  • Chemistry Diploma Exam (external student) and all remaining Science exams on January 25th.
  • Physics in-class final exam in the afternoon on January 25th.
  • Diploma Exam marking begins on January 25th (Edmonton) (JN & CW away).
  • Physics Diploma Exam and all other ELA exams on January 26th.
  • Math exams on January 27th.
  • Marks and comments in Maplewood (and paper copy in office) by 3:00 PM on January 27th.
  • Report Card goes home on January 31st.
  • Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).
  • Semester Two begins on January 31st.

Bits & Pieces

  • School Council meets in the evening of January 9th.
  • ELA Part A Diploma Exams on January 12th.
  • SS Part A Diploma Exams on January 13th.
  • Regular biweekly CRM meeting on January 16th.
  • Parent Fundraising Society meets in the evening of January 18th.
  • Math Diploma Exams on January 19th.
  • ELA Part B Diploma Exams on January 20th.
  • Assessment week from January 23rd to January 27th.
  • Submit report card comments as soon as possible, between January 23rd and 27th.
  • SS Part B Diploma Exams and all other SS exams on January 23rd.
  • Biology Diploma Exam on January 24th.
  • Chemistry Diploma Exam (external student) and all other Science exams on January 25th.
  • Physics in-class final in the afternoon of January 25th.
  • Diploma Exam marking begins on January 25th (Edmonton) (JN away).
  • Physics Diploma Exam and all other ELA exams on January 26th.
  • Math exams on January 27th.
  • Marks and comments in Maplewood (and paper copy in office) by 3:00 PM on January 27th.
  • Report Card goes home on January 31st.
  • Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).
  • Semester Two begins on January 31st.

Bits & Pieces

  • After our Christmas break, we return to school on January 3rd.
  • School Council meets in the evening of January 9th.
  • ELA Part A Diploma Exams on January 12th.
  • SS Part A Diploma Exams on January 13th.
  • Regular biweekly CRM meeting on January 16th.
  • Parent Fundraising Society meets in the evening of January 18th.
  • Math Diploma Exams on January 19th.
  • ELA Part B Diploma Exams on January 20th.
  • Exam week from January 23rd to January 27th.
  • Submit report card comments as soon as possible, between January 23rd and 27th.
  • SS Part B Diploma Exams and all other SS exams on January 23rd.
  • Biology Diploma Exam on January 24th.
  • Chemistry Diploma Exam (external student) and all other Science exams on January 25th.
  • Diploma Exam marking begins on January 25th (Edmonton) (JN away).
  • Physics Diploma Exam and all other ELA exams on January 26th.
  • Math exams on January 27th.
  • Marks and comments in Maplewood (and paper copy in office) by 3:00 PM on January 27th.
  • Report Card goes home on January 31st.
  • Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).
  • Semester Two begins on January 31st.

Bits & Pieces

  • Admin PD in morning of December 7th has been changed to face-to-face.
  • Report to the School Board in morning of December 8th is now virtual (no trustees in our school).
  • Prairie River will be using our school gym on December 10th (to be confirmed).
  • Christmas breakfast at EWP on December 14th.
  • Christmas lunch at PVO on December 14th.
  • Christmas vacation begins on December 17th.
  • After our Christmas break, we return to school on January 3rd.
  • ELA Part A Diploma Exams on January 12th.
  • SS Part A Diploma Exams on January 13th.
  • Math Diploma Exams on January 19th.
  • ELA Part B Diploma Exams on January 20th.
  • Exam week from January 23rd to January 27th.
  • Submit report card comments as soon as possible.
  • SS Part B Diploma Exams and all other SS exams on January 23rd.
  • Biology Diploma Exam on January 24th.
  • Chemistry Diploma Exam (external student) and all other Science exams on January 25th
  • Diploma Exam marking begins on January 25th (Edmonton) (JN away).
  • Physics Diploma Exam and all other ELA exams on January 26th.
  • Math exams on January 27th.
  • Marks and comments in Maplewood (and paper copy in office) by 3:00 PM on January 27th.
  • Report Card goes home on January 31st.
  • Semester One marks on the report card plus the plan for Semester Two determine grad list placement (Grad on Saturday, June 10th).
  • Semester Two begins on January 31st.

Bits & Pieces

  • Food Drive Competition begins this week, from November 28th to December 9th.
  • Wellness Week will be the week of December 5th to December 9th: visitors come on Friday.
  • Teachers’ Convention schedule site opens on December 5th.
  • Calendar Committee with HPSD meets on December 5th, so please give me your ideas.
  • CTS collaboration with HPSD on December 5th.
  • Next regular CRT meeting on December 6th at 3:40 PM (Literacy Goals).
  • Numeracy Committee HPSD Collaboration all day on December 6th (SM and JoG).
  • PE collaboration with HPSD on December 6th (after school).
  • BUGM for teachers (ATA) by Zoom at 6:00 PM on December 6th.
  • Admin Virtual PD in morning of December 7th.
  • Video recording with KN from LSC in morning of December 8th.
  • Report to the School Board in morning of December 8th (all trustees in our school).
  • Prairie River will be using our school gym on December 10th.
  • Christmas breakfast at EWP on December 14th.
  • 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).