Well done!

Thursday Plans:

1. Year End Assembly

2. Report Cards go Home

3. Yearbooks distributed - bring a good pen/marker for signing!

4. Start of Summer holidays!

Almost there --bring calculators for Math PAT!

We are almost there --bring calculators for PAT on Wednesday!

Last Week of Grade 9! Crush It!

Remaining PATs: 

Tuesday: ELA Part B

Wednesday: Math

Use https://questaplus.alberta.ca/ to support your studying and reviewing this week!

Obstacle Course Permission Forms - due Friday, June 23!

If you are participating in the Obstacle Course during Spring Field day Friday, June 23 - please bring in your permission forms.

National Aboriginal Day

Well done 8-2 and 9-3 with our exploration of wisdom and connection to ourselves as learners and citizens of our community.

PAT Pencil Case Preparation

PAT Pencil Case Preparation

• Pencils
• Eraser
• Calculator
• Silent Reading Book

Well done!

Fantastic work this week Red/Blue Homerooms with CASH; Farewell; and Sports Day at Dalhousie School! Have a restful weekend and take some time to prepare for your Science PAT next Thursday, June 22.

Thursday, June 15 - Farewell Schedule

Schedule for the night (Thursday, June 15^th, 2017)

Time	Programme
5:00 pm  - 5:15pm 5:15pm 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm	Students arrive (Picture opportunity outside) Students meet in homeroom classroom Ceremony
6:15 pm – 7:15 pm	Dinner  (Only for the students of grade 9 at H.D.C)
7:15 pm – 9:00 pm	Dance  (Only for the students of grade 9 at H.D.C)

Science PAT: Thursday, June 22 - Use these mind maps for review and check out the vocabulary on the blog.

Come for CA$H - Tuesday, June 13 5:00-6:30pm Upstairs/Learning Commons (Tonight)

Upcoming Week of June 12 - June 16

Monday - Trifold building for the CASH project
Tuesday -CASH celebration evening 5:00-6:30pm upstairs
Wednesday - Individual responses to CASH questions
Thursday - Farewell evening --students need to be back in the building in homerooms by 5:15pm with the assembly starting at 5:30pm
Friday - Our final reading buddies visit at Dalhousie Elementary school

Bike to School was a success! Great riding Cougars!

Farewell tickets on sale till June 8. Cost $25

Wednesday: Character Day!

Class Historian Survey!

Please complete the Class Historian Survey!

https://goo.gl/forms/bWgjf6VtbnxB6Y0s1

Well done!

You were AWESOME today! Have a restful weekend! :) 

Floor Hockey Game on Monday at lunch!

Come prepared to play floor hockey at lunch on Monday!

Triathlon

Friday, May 26: Triathlon

Pack the following:

• Water
• Snacks/Lunch
• Swim gear if you are swimming
• LEAVE VALUABLES at home
• Arriving back at school around 2:30pm (ensure you have organized your transportation)

Class Historian Survey Link

Please complete the Class Historian Survey by Friday, May 26.

https://goo.gl/forms/bWgjf6VtbnxB6Y0s1

Happy Long Weekend! See you on Tuesday!

Week Ahead ...

ONGOING: Bring in Triathlon forms this week!

Monday: CASH Launch

Tuesday: CASH Launch in CTF

Wednesday: 9-3 vs 9-4 Hockey (Wear Pink Shirts)

Thursday: Early Dismissal

Friday: Non-Instructional Day

May 16: National Denim Day

Economics for Success Field Trip - Jeopardy Review - Competitive Spirit was Alive!

GIRLS TEAM

BOYS TEAM

Rockstars!

Sleep well!

Upcoming Field Trip Forms

May 11: Economics for Success at SAIT

May 26: Triathlon at the University of Calgary

Parent Volunteers for Economics for Success

Please let us know if you can join us on Thursday, May 11 to go to SAIT for our Economics for Success. Our email addresses are: jkawal@cbe.ab.ca or tischmidt@cbe.ab.ca.

Thank you for your time and support!

Schedule update

May is upon us and as we look through the last part of the year the grade 9’s have quite a few upcoming events that I thought I would take the time to share with you. 

May 9^th is the ELA Part A – Written exam. 

May 11^th we will be taking them to the Economics for Success course at SAIT.  This field trip is an opportunity for them to meet with individuals in the business world and learn about financial planning.  The forms will be coming home in the next several days, but we will be looking for a couple of parent volunteers to come along.

May 15 will be the launch for the CASH project.  This is the grade 9 cross-curricular project and the students will be working to create a society. They will be working on this project intensively every other day through its length.  We work with the students to promote proper organization, but this project can become quite stressful so it is important for parents to be encouraging their children to stay on top of their assignments so not to become overwhelmed.    

           

CASH will wrap up with a night of presentations at the school on June 13^th.  We encourage all parents to join us from 5-6:30pm to see what their child has been working on.  These presentations will be assessed, and are a required part of the project.  Should there be a conflict in scheduling it is important that teachers are made aware as soon as possible.

The Grade 9 Triathlon will be on May 26th

Grade 9 farewell will be held on June 15^th.  More details will follow.

The PAT exams begin on June 22^nd.  They will be written in the mornings for the final week.  At this time students should be reviewing using the website Quest A Plus, which contains questions in all subject areas off previous PAT exams.  As well we have signed up for field testing future exams, so students will have a chance to see similar questions over the next several months.

Week of May 8-12

Monday, May 8:
Tuesday, May 9: ELA PAT Part A - early dismissal 12:42pm
Wednesday, May 10: Linear Relations Unit Assessment
Thursday, May 11: Economics for Success Field Trip
Friday, May 12:

PAT Pencil Case Prep:

• pencils/erasers
• blue/black pen
• dictionary/thesaurus
• book to read when finished

Fort McMurray Fire anniversary

Today marks 1 year since the wildfires in Fort McMurray.  Here are some of the best articles about that day to read if you're interested:

http://www.cbc.ca/interactives/longform/news/battling-the-beast-fort-mcmurray-wildfire

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/a-week-in-hell-how-fort-mcmurrayburned/article29932799/

http://www.macleans.ca/fort-mcmurray-fire-the-great-escape/

http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/photo-gallery-what-people-fleeing-fort-mcmurray-took-with-them/

Upcoming Field Trip --May 11

We are going to SAIT (all day - Thursday, May 11) to attend a program presented by Junior Achievement called "EFS: Economics for Success" Program. If you are available to volunteer and have your CBE valid police clearance please contact us.

Hat Day on Wednesday to support Mental Health!

Welcome Back Sailers!

Happy Friday!

Thank you for supporting our community clean up!

West Coast Sailers are off!

Follow our sailers here!

http://hdcsailing.blogspot.ca/

Happy Snowy Monday!

Farewell Theme Survey!

Please complete the farewell theme survey by clicking on the click below:

https://goo.gl/forms/9puyNY6KcMZIqjS93

Happy Wednesday!

See you on Tuesday!

Construction Career Fair

Wednesday: Field Trip Reminders

We are going on our field trip on Wednesday to the Construction Career fair at the BMO Centre. We leave at the start of Period 2 and return at the end of Period 5. Lunch will be provided for you.

Reminders:

• Dress appropriately to participate in hands on activities
• Long hair should be tied back
• Closed toe shoes should be worn
• Travel lightly as we will not have a place to keep our personal belongings

Thursday: Pink Shirt

Field trip forms coming home TODAY!

Please return forms for the Construction Career Expo on Monday!

Going on a field trip.....

Who: Grade 9 Students

What: Construction Career Expo

When: Wednesday, April 12  (9:30am - 1:30pm)

Where: BMO Centre

Why: Checking out careers and opportunities in the Construction Field (This will be a hands on field trip)!

FIELD TRIP FORMS COMING HOME ON FRIDAY! There will be a short turn around for the forms and hoping they will be back by Monday, April 10.

Welcome Back!

Happy Spring Break!

Cougar Pride on Wednesday! Wear your HDC shirt and colors!

World Poetry Day!

Bottle Flipping Competition

Well done 9-3 for bottle flipping and participating in this challenge today! Enjoy your weekend!