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Important Dates:
January 6 = Classes resume after Winter Break
February 3 = Semester 2 starts
February 7 = Report Card # 2
February 11 = Stu-dent’s Grad Meeting at lunch
February 13-14 = Teachers’ Conven-tion—NO SCHOOL
February 17—Family Day = NO SCHOOL
February 19—Play @ Theatre Calgary
February 25 = Stu-dent’s Grad Meeting at lunch
February 27 = Josten’s Grad Ring Sales at lunch
March 5 = Anecdotal Reports sent home
March 19 = Last day of classes
March 20—Non-Instructional Day—NO SCHOOL
March 21—29 = Spring Break—NO SCHOOL
March 30 = classes re-sume
Newsletter | January 2020 Principal’s Message
January marks the beginning of a new year for us all. For a student in High School it is significant as well. Semester One classes are com-ing to an end and exams are imminent. Please support your student in completing the semester with enthusiasm, confidence and suffi-cient effort to do their very best. Organization of material, project completion, review and rest are all important aspects of an academic life of a student. Please support the student you are connected with to use their time wisely, consider their priorities and stay healthy in what is often a stressful time in their lives.
Attached to this newsletter is the Exam Schedule. Within the sched-ule you will be aware of student tutorial opportunities. If the student you are connected to has a passing grade that reflects a comprehen-sive understanding of the course and their ability to demonstrate this understanding then we would encourage students to attend these tu-torial opportunities for continued support. If the student you are con-nected to is not meeting the requirements of the course then these tutorial times are mandatory. Teachers will inform stu-dents of their requirement to be in attendance on these tutorial times. A student not fulfilling their obligation to attend tutorial times and maintain their studies can impact further programming for that student at Alternative High School.
It is my hope this new year brings you and your family the best of for-tunes and good health. I appreciate the continued support the com-munity demonstrates for the staff and programming at Alternative High School. Should you have comments or questions please do not hesitate to connect with the school.
Respectfully,
Dr. Don Barbor Principal Alternative High School/AARC
STAFF EMAILS:
As mentorship is an integral part of Alternative H.S., the list below may help you contact your
child’s mentor for questions and/or concerns.
Jen Almond, Science [email protected]
Don Barbor, Principal [email protected]
Kate Bowden, Foods/Biology [email protected]
Flo Delillo, Art teacher [email protected]
Brett Dibble, Social Studies/ASL/Drama [email protected]
Dana Hartery, Yoga/Social Studies [email protected]
Tracey James, Behavior Strategist [email protected]
Tanya McCallum, Science/Math [email protected]
Alana McEvoy, Phys. Ed./Science [email protected]
Ginette Morin, Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Amber Murray, Guidance Counsellor [email protected]
Eric Perrault, Assistant Principal [email protected]
Henna Singh, English/Math [email protected]
Kory Parker, Math [email protected]
Keltie Robinson, English [email protected]
STUDENT DROP OFF AND PICK UP:
As the temperatures of winter get colder, it is important that student safety be considered when dropping students at school and picking students up after school. In the morning, the school is generally available to students after 7:30 am. Please wait and watch your student enter the building to ensure that they can enter. After school, we ask that all students arrange drives be-fore 4:00 pm. If a student must wait past this time, we have arranged with Central Memorial High School and the Career and Technology Centre that our students are able to wait in their lobby areas.
Alternative High School is only staffed until 4:00 pm and therefore we want to make sure students can be warm should they need to wait past the 4:00 pm time.
AHS PARENTS’ SCHOOL COUNCIL:
If you would like to be part of our Parent School Council this year, our meetings are sched-
uled quarterly throughout the year and the time commitment is minimal. Please come out to
our next meeting to acquire additional information.
Our next meeting has been scheduled for January 15 2020 at 6:00 P.M.
Parents’ attendance, energy and enthusiasm is all we need, however the contribution of this
group have a significant impact on the programming that is offered at Alternative High School.
January 2020 Exams—Schedule
January 13, 2020 Diploma English Language Arts 30-1/30-2 Part A NO REGULAR CLASSES/NO TUTORIALS
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
January 14, 2020 Diploma Social Studies Arts 30-1 Part A Diploma Social Studies Arts 30-2 Part A NO REGULAR CLASSES/NO TUTORIALS
9:00 AM-12:00 PM 9:00 AM-11:30 AM
January 15, 2020 Regular Classes (periods 1, 2, 3, 4) 8:55 AM-3:25 PM
January 16, 2020 Regular Classes (periods 1, 2, 3, 4) 8:55 AM-3:25 PM
January 17, 2020 Regular Classes (periods 1, 2, 3, 4) 8:55 AM-2:00 PM
January 20, 2020 Science 10s and 20s Tutorials:
9:00 AM-11:30 AM 9:30-11:50/12:30-3:00
January 21, 2020 Social 10s and 20s Tutorials
9:00 AM-11:30 AM 9:30-11:50/12:30-3:00
January 22, 2020 Diploma Math 30-1/30-2 Math 10s, 20s and 30-3 Tutorials
9:00 AM-12:00 PM 1:00 PM-3:00 PM 9:30-11:50/12:30-3:00
January 23, 2020 Diploma English Language Arts 30-1/30-2 Part B Tutorials
9:00 AM-12:00 PM 9:30-11:50/12:30-3:00
January 24, 2020 Diploma Social Studies 30-1/30-2 Part B Tutorials
9:00 AM-11:30 AM 9:30-1:00
January 27, 2020 English Language Arts 10s and 20s Tutorials
9:00 AM-11:30 AM 9:30-1:00
January 28, 2020 NO EXAMS OR REGULAR CLASSES – ASSIGNED COURSE TUTORIALs
9:30 AM-1:00 PM
January 29, 2020 NO EXAMS OR REGULAR CLASSES- ASSIGNED COURSE TUTORIALS
9:30 AM-1:00 PM
January 30, 2020 NO EXAMS OR REGULAR CLASSES – ASSIGNED COURSE TUTORIALS
9:30 AM-1:00 PM
January 31, 2020 NON-INSTRUCTIONAL DAY – NO SCHOOL
