The school is having grade meetings this week to review some expectations.  As we head into the warmer months, we begin to experience some difficulties in these areas.

Appropriate Dress for Middle School

Clothing is not to advertise drugs or alcohol or related paraphernalia.

Term 2 Report Cards – will be sent home Monday, March 16th
Wednesday, March 18th and Thursday, March 19th are Early Dismissal Days – if you would like to speak to your child’s teacher(s), please contact the teacher or the office to book an appointment
Friday,

There will be two Parent Nights for grade 9 students and their parents/guardians.  Both sessions will include information about options at both campuses.
Wednesday, March 4th – 7:00-8:30pm – ELC
Thursday, March 5th – 7:00-8:30pm –

Celebrate differences!  Show your support for diversity!!  Stand together against bullying!!
Wear pink on Wednesday, February 25th.

 

If students plan to go skiing at Worsley on Tuesday, March 2nd (Winter Activity Day) their parents must attend (or have attended) a meeting to go over expectations, risks, etc.
There was a meeting at 3:15 pm today.  The other meeting is at 6:00pm today in the library.  If you have attended a meeting in the past few years you do not have to attend the parent meeting.

The Non-Instructional Day originally scheduled for Friday, January 30th was moved by SD 60 to Friday, February 6th in order to balance the semesters after the strike ended.
Students have school on Friday, January 30th.

Wear red on Monday to show respect for the RCMP officers who have put their lives on the line to serve their communities. Recently an officer in St. Albert (north Edmonton) was fatally shot. The RCMP are a part of our school community offering advice regarding safety procedures and assisting with various presentations (self-harm prevention,

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Get your DK clothing!  You may have missed the last order but you have another chance….
Click on the link below for the order form.  Orders are due at the office by January 29th.

Between January 12th and February 20th grade 7 students will be writing Foundation Skills Assessment tests.
All grade 7 students are expected to write these tests except for students:

who have an IEP documenting a disability that would significantly impact their performance
who have an IEP and would require such extensive adaptations that it would create a hardship for the student
who are receiving ELL support and are not yet proficient enough in English to be able to provide meaningful responses

For more information about the FSA tests,

Musical Theatre Performance – Pirates of Penzance – public performances Thurs-Sat January 15th-17th – tickets available at the North Peace Cultural Centre
Last day of Semester 1 – Thursday, February 5th – electives and HCE courses finish
Non-Instructional Day –