April 14- April 18, 2025 

Reminder there is NO school for students on April 18th or April 21st.

Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) 

In May and June of this year, Grade 6 and 9 students across the province will participate in the Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs). Grade 9 students will complete PATs in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. 

For the 2024/25 school year, the Grade 6 PAT in Science will not be administered. However, the Grade 6 Social Studies PAT will continue to be offered, aligning with the current Grade 6 Social Studies curriculum. The Grade 6 Mathematics and English Language Arts and Literature (ELAL) PATs will be administered, reflecting the new curriculum. 

Results from these tests will provide Alberta Education, school administrators, teachers, parents/guardians, students and the public with information about what students know and can do in relation to provincial standards at the end of Grade 6 and 9. 

Provincial Achievement Tests are based on what students have been learning throughout the school year, so they will be marked by teachers before they are returned to Alberta Education in June.   

School staff share preliminary results with parents after the PAT administration.  Individual Student Profiles (ISPs) are available to schools in the fall of the following school year.  School staff then share the ISPs with parents or parents can access results directly using myPass.  A record of the ISP will be retained electronically in the student record.  This profile is prepared by Alberta Education after the marking and scoring of tests has been completed and the final scores are calculated; it will present your child’s performance on each test in relation to provincial standards.   

Grade 7 Band 

Starting this week on April 16th, Grade 7 Band will have weekly after school rehearsals on Wednesday afternoons from 3:45pm-5:00pm. With concert season approaching it is important that all students attend these rehearsals.  

If your child cannot attend a rehearsal, I ask that they let me know beforehand as attendance will be taken.  

Athletics 

Volleyball 

Just a reminder for any parents with students on the volleyball team to please pay their fees.  We will be doing the wrap up parties this week with the junior boys and junior girls having their party at lunch Wednesday with pizza and drinks and some volleyball games and the senior boys and girls will have theirs Thursday at lunch.   

 
Badminton 

We have finished our tryouts for badminton.  Thank you for all that tried out and congratulations to the athletes that made it.  If your child was unsuccessful in making the badminton team parents can sign their kids up to badminton programs offered at the Genesis Center or Sunridge Badminton Center or other places around the city to have more opportunities to work on their badminton skills. 

Athletic Schedule

Please ensure that if your child is planning to try out for an athletic team that they have turned in their athletic tryout purple form to the phys ed office.  If students still need this form, they can pick one up from the pe office in the gym. 

Physical Education 

With warmer weather coming back we are noticing students wearing shoes that are not suitable for participating in pe activities.  These shoes include sandals, crocs, flip flops and slides.  We are okay with students wearing these shoes around the building but when it is time for physical education class we ask that these students change into a pair of running shoes that they are also bringing to school with them.  There is a great safety concern of students breaking bones in their feet or ankles with improper shoes participating in our activities.  Students wearing the incorrect footwear will be asked to sit out of activities until they fix the issues and parents will be notified of the issue. 

For physical education this upcoming week we will be running some class vs class challenges where classes will challenge another class in activities including dodgeball, yoshi, castleball, belly baseball, soccer, and 9 square in the air. 

This week Mr. van Vugt sent out an email to all parents about human sexuality starting the week of April 22^nd for half of the classes and April 29^th for the other half.  If parents are wanting their children to opt out of this programming they need to fill out the form included in the email and submit it to their child's pe teacher. 

FINAL CALL FOR YEARBOOKS: DEADLINE EXTENDED 

The deadline to order a yearbook is extended to April 28, 2025. If you missed the first deadline, now is your chance to buy one before it’s too late! To purchase your yearbook ($35), please click the yearbook website link here: Jostens Yearbooks