High School in Action
We wanted to provide a little ‘picture tour’ of the High School this week. When folks enter the school they are greeted at our Admin office. Our Grade 9’s have all of their core classes in “Room 110”, the largest area in our space – with 19 students they require lots of room to spread out (Mr. Redick is rocking some Science)! Our Grade 10’s are situated inside a smaller room sharing the main floor space with the Grade 9’s (Mrs. Zhang is teaching Math to a small group of Grade 10’s).
Our Grade 11-12’s are situated in ‘Room 300’ – in another wing of the same building. Our Grade 11 boys are enthralled in a humanities class with Mr. Fagan. Room 300 also has two small offices in it, where we do some small group work and where our lone Gr. 12 student this year, Bauduoin, hammers out his assignments!
When the weather is cold, it is an approximately 30 second ‘frosty walk’ for teachers as they travel back and forth to teach their speciality classes.
And last but not least, our PE program takes place primarily inside the large gymnasiums of Mount Royal University. The facilities are outstanding and are only a short bus shuttle away from our high school campus. Our high school boys have PE class scheduled first thing in the mornings everyday.
WEEK AT A GLANCE
MON. Oct. 18 – Non-instructional Day; NO SCHOOL
WED. Oct. 20 – School Photo Re-take Day
Please email Dave at photos@dhschoolphotos.com if you require retakes.
Picture retake day Oct. 20
Our Photographer will be back on October 20 to take individual student photos of those students who were missing and those who would like retakes taken. Please email Dave at photos@dhschoolphotos.com if you require retakes. On that day, he will also take our whole school photo.
Parent Council Info Meeting
On October 26th at 6:30 pm we will have a Parent Council information meeting via Mr. McClelland’s Zoom – https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3087277144. At this meeting we will go over what is involved and what positions are available.
HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES
We will have some Halloween related class activities and dress-up opportunities on Friday, October 29. Stay tuned for more details.
School Spirit abounded with great participation in our Jersey Day on Wednesday. Jerseys from a variety of sports and locations were represented.
Update for September & October
High School Programs
Canadian Foundation for Economic Education “FinLit 101” – is a state-of-the-art online, interactive financial literacy learning program with video-based instruction, delivered by a number of “Hosts” as well as animations. There are a variety of “SideTrips” to expand learning through links to other quality resources from Canada and other countries.
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada “Financial Basics” – is an engaging hands-on workshop where students and adults learn how to make a budget, manage expenses, understand credit and debt management, protect themselves from fraud and prepare for their future with savings and investing.
Elementary and Middle School Programs
Wells Fargo Bank “Hands on Banking” – is an award-winning, interactive financial-literacy curriculum with grade appropriate courses at elementary and middle school levels. Lessons examine financial concepts and decision-making through illustration, real-life problems, and mathematical computation. The curriculum is relevant to students’ lives and is designed to support their financial success. Course modules include You and Your Money, Budgeting, Savings and Chequing Guide, Credit and You, and Smart Investing.
Primary Grades Program
Money Smart Program delivers financial literacy for grades K-3 through various methods that engage students and make learning fun. Interactive lessons and videos focus on Understanding Currency, Earning Money, Needs and Wants, Setting Goals, Saving and Spending, Borrowing and Lending and The Role of Banks.
Coming in November
4th Annual Financial Academy Meme Contest open to all students with prizes for every grade level.
The Stock Market Game new “Year-long Investment Challenge” for grades 6-12 with a $250 grand prize for the winning team!
Rules and registration dates to be announced.
NAVIGATOR SQUAD POINTS
| MOUNTAINEERS ••• | AVIATORS ••• | MARINERS •••• | ASTRONAUTS |
| 169 | 105 | 283 | 108 |
Contact Mr. Fagan to get the books your son has read counted toward his Navigator Squads points. Just send an email in or sign a note outlining how many pages the book had. Points are not awarded for ‘pages within an unfinished book’ but rather only for the number of pages in a completed book!
We are now well into October which means our XC running and Golf seasons are complete. With the results from the Calgary Independent Schools Athletic Association (CISAA) Championships in, North Point School finished in 3rd place in Cross Country Running and Golf in the 1J2J category! Well done!
North Point Volleyball
Our JV Boys North Point Volleyball team (High School) just came off of a match at Webber Academy (WA) last night and are looking forward to several league games over the next two weeks in preparation for the Monster Smash tournament at Calgary Academy on Oct 29th.
Our 7/8 Boys North Point volleyball team plays tonight (Thursday, Oct 14th) and we have a full slate of games with a 4PM match vs the Calgary Jewish Academy (CJA) and a 5PM match vs Heritage Christian Academy (HCA) at CJA. Miss. Glowa will be streaming the games on the North Point School for Boys Parents Facebook group.
Ultimate
Through Physical Education class, there has been a growing interest in Ultimate. With the prospect of playing in the “Winter is Coming” Jr High Ultimate Tournament on October 23rd, several students in grade 6, 7 & 8 have signed up for our Noon Hour Ultimate Club. We will be using these noon hour sessions to springboard into this Fall tournament (taking place next weekend!). Interested and available student athletes will assemble into mini squads for this incredible opportunity. More information will be provided to those participants and their families.
North Point Soccer Academy
In partnership with Calgary City FC, the North Point Soccer Academy is set to launch later this month. North Point Students can sign up for the North Point Soccer after school program that will focus on fundamentals and over all soccer development.
Sign up on the Calgary City FC registration site.
If your family already has a Power Up Sports account:
- log in
- click on the the appropriate North Point Program
- U7-U9 and U10-U12 programs available
If your family does NOT not have a Power Up account:
- click on the tab at the right side of the screen where it says “Sign – Up”
- follow the quick and easy process to create your account
- click on the the appropriate North Point Program
- U7-U9 and U10-U12 programs available
If you have any questions, concerns, or technical glitches, please do not hesitate to reach out to Mr. Humeniuk!
