Washrooms
There has been a significant increase in vandalism in our bathrooms over the last couple of weeks. At times, vandalism has led us to putting the bathroom out of order until our nighttime custodial staff is able to complete a thorough clean. We appreciate families working together with us to remind students of appropriate behaviour in the bathrooms.
Safety and Security
Thank you for working together with us over the last few weeks to ensure our school is secured during the day. We will continue to use the intercom system at the main door to determine how we can help our visitors before welcoming them into our school.
Communication
Late last year we shared that our communication strategy with families was being updated to better align with family's needs and consistency. After consulting with our teachers and communicating with our school council this week. We will be moving forward with centralizing communication. Phone calls will remain the primary method for teachers to communicate celebrations and concerns with families. While PowerSchool will remain the primary method of communicating student achievement, missing assessment, and upcoming assessments. Google Classroom (Gr5&6) & D2L (Gr7-9) will host curriculum updates for students and families, in lieu of weekly emails to families. While our weekly Pratt message will communicate school-wide information.
Health - Sexual Health Lessons Postponed
During our professional development time on Friday, some of our PE staff and admin participated in sessions around implementing the sexual health outcomes under the new ministerial guidelines. Through these sessions we were informed that there are currently insufficient resources available to teach the outcomes required in middle school. As a result, we will be postponing teaching the sexual health outcomes until later in the year. We will email families once there are sufficient resources and a new date has been set.
School Council: Coco Brooks Fundraiser
Ordering is available from January 21 - February 4. Pick up: Collection of all items will be on February 18th. Parent pick up will be coordinated so you can get your frozen goods that evening in the parking lot. Please ensure you can pick up your perishable items. We will not be able to send them home with students or hold till a later time. All funds raised will go directly towards programming and classroom materials at WD Pratt.
Easy to order:
1. Open this link on your computer:
https://fundraising.cocobrooks.com/invite/verify?code=unis-scrim
That will take you to a page where you can create your account (or log in if you have an existing account).
2. Once you log in, you can see the full list of products on the products tab.
3. You can then add items to your order from the drop down menu and pay for them via your preferred card. Also collect orders from family/friends via your order.
*Note: Please only place online orders. No paper order forms will be accepted, no cash or cheque will be accepted.
This Week We Celebrate
February Black History Month
Key Dates
February 3 Gr9 Vaccinations
February 5 Open House: Branton-Late French Immersion (6:30pm)
February 11 Fun Snack: Purdy’s & Rocky Mountain Chocolate
February 12-13 Teacher’s Convention (No School)
February 16 Family Day (No School)
February 18 PALS (CSSI)
February 19 Paul Davis (Daytime for Students
February 19 Paul Davis (Parents Presentation 6pm)
February 23 COP Ski & Snowboard (Outdoor Ed 8)
February 23 & 24 Space VR Trip (Gr6, In-School)
February 24 Report Cards Available to Families
February 24 CNML Math Contest (Gr8)
February 25 Fun Lunch: OPA
February 26 Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences (In-Person, 4 pm – 8 pm)
February 27 Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences (Online, 8 am – 12 pm)