...weekly bulletin...

Girls Phys. Ed

Our Physical Education program is more than just playing games in the gym - although that is lots of fun too! This week the girls in our School for Girls truly explore the diversity in their Physical Education class by experiencing Muay Thai, kickboxing and swimming all in the same week!

Last week we had our November Townhall which culminated in our annual Ornament Ceremony. Thank you to all the new families for sending an ornament so the new boys could participate in this important tradition. It was also nice to see our new staff add a meaningful ornament to the tree.

This week marked the transition to the second round of electives for our K - 9 students. Our youngest boys continue their rotation through coding, music and outdoor adventure. While our 5/6 - 9 boys have chosen PEP, Basketball, Art or Outdoor Ed. It is nice to see the boys get excited about new electives as we endeavour to expose them to as many different experiences as possible.

Yesterday our 3/4 and 4/5 mentor groups went sledding and tomorrow they will be working on team building with a trip to Laser Tag.

We are excited to see donations coming in for our various fundraising commitments and look forward to starting our altruistic activities next week.

Next Friday we are excited to spend time with students from both campuses as we prepare for outdoor fun at Bowness Park.

As we inch closer to the break, we remind our families that lockers need to be cleaned out and personal belongings need to be taken home.

What a great time of year! We thank you all for the support with our numerous activities leading us all to a well-deserved break!

WEEK AT A GLANCE

FRI. DEC. 9 - ACTION FRIDAYS: Gr. 8 Boys @ Telus Spark; School for Girls and 3/4 - 4/5 classes at School for Boys @ Laser City

MON. DEC. 12 - Healthy Hunger: Mucho Burrito (Richmond); the Lunch Lady (Currie)

MON. DEC. 12 - Mustard Seed (Gr. 8/9 boys) donation deadline

WED. DEC. 14 - Stephen’s Backpacks donation deadline at both campuses

THURS. DEC. 15 - ACTION DAY: School for Girls @ Nutcracker

FRI. DEC. 16 - ACTION FRIDAY: Whole School @ Bowness Park

FRI. DEC. 16 - RETURN FORM RE: BOWLING

MON. DEC. 19 - Healthy Hunger: Subway (Richmond); Edo (Currie)

MON. DEC. 19 - Foodbank donation deadline at both campuses

Spreading Joy and Helping Others!

Less than two weeks until Christmas break! We have started to collect for the food bank and Stephen’s Backpacks at both campuses. Take note of the specific ways each class is planning to spread joy and kindness over the next week. Thank you in advance to everyone for your generosity and kindness.

• Richmond Campus - Gr. K-4/5 classes - Mr. Pettifor, Ms. Glowa and Ms. Brunner’s boys will be spreading cheer throughout our neighbourhood with our annual Candy Cane Walk.  They will also support the Food Bank.

• Richmond Campus - Gr. 5/6 & 6 classes - will be collecting gifts/donations for the Children’s Cottage and then delivering them. Mrs. Bjornson and Mr. Schneider will send an email home to their classes with wish lists.

• Richmond Campus - Gr. 7 classes -  will support the Magic of Christmas by spending some time at the Magic of Christmas Warehouse picking gifts for families and setting up packages for delivery. Mr. Hirtle and Mr. Kostecki will send an email with details to their classes.

• Richmond Campus - Mr. Humeniuk will look for opportunities to take the 5/6 - 7 boys around the community to shovel walkways during Phys. Ed. - pending getting some snow to work with!

• Currie Campus - Girls School & Gr. 8/9 Boys: Will support the Mustard Seed by preparing and donating Snack Packs. We are asking that students in these grades donate the following items to the Currie Campus Office by Monday, Dec 12: Chewy Granola Bars, Goldfish, Bear Paws, Fruit Roll Ups, bottles of water, juice boxes. Students in these grades will also receive a presentation from the Mustard Seed to learn more about poverty and homelessness.

• Currie Campus - TODAY the Gr. 10-12: volunteered their time at Calgary Operation Christmas Child, putting together shoebox gifts for children in need. 

• Whole School (Richmond / Currie Campuses:
  
  • Donations are being accepted for the Veteran's Food Bank. Donations can be brought to either the Richmond or Currie Campus office until Monday, Dec. 19. A list of needed items is attached. 
  
  • Stephen's Backpacks. Donations can be brought to either the Richmond or Currie Campus office until Wednesday, Dec. 14. Here is a link of what can be included in a backpack.
  
  • Candy Cane delivery in our local communities to spread joy! 
  
  • Opportunities to shovel snow in our local community (if we get some!)

Be on the lookout for an email from your student's Mentor Teacher with more details regarding activities, altruism and our charity projects.

Coming Together

IMPORTANT: Please use this form by DEC. 16 to let us know if your child is attending the bowling event and their shoe sizes so we can be properly prepared.

Mosquito Creek

The grade 7-12 Outdoor Ed students had the opportunity to go to Mosquito Creek last week. The High School students were excellent role models for the Junior high boys. The students were Relentless and Resilient as they pushed themselves physically through a difficult snowshoe adventure to Bow Falls. Back at the hostel, the students took advantage of all the snow by building a Quinzhee shelter, snow-skate jumps, and later cozying up by the fire to enjoy each other's company.

Drumheller

Miss. Glowa’s class, Miss. Brunner’s class and the 4-5 girls from the School for Girls ventured out to Drumheller on the bitterly cold Thursday last week. The excitement of the Royal Tyrrell Museum kept them warm. The students were able to take in a fossil casting workshop as well as explore the museum, participate in a fossil dig, and complete a scavenger hunt . One student was heard to exclaim that that day was a 9/10!

Gr. 8s at Central Library

The Gr. 8 classes ventured down to the Central Library to experience the beautiful architecture on display both outside and inside in addition to the experience of signing out a book to read. While they were there, they explored the many areas to read, study and collaborate on projects. The Central Library is definitely more than a building with books!

Gr. 8s at Vertigo Theatre

Thanks to the generous donation of a parent, the Gr. 8s at our School for Boys were treated to experience a live performance of “Murder on the Orient Express” at Vertigo Theatre.

NAVIGATOR SQUAD POINTS

WORLD CUP NAVIGATOR POINTS:

MOUNTAINEERS 225

MARINERS 225

AVIATORS 200

ASTRONAUTS 150

Quarter Finals Start Friday!

Athletics

Basketball

Jr High teams all had their first matches with the Gr. 7 & 9 teams hosting on Tuesday (at Hounsfield Heights Community Gym) and the Gr. 8 team playing on Thursday at Calgary Academy. 

Wrestling

As we have been covering wrestling in Physical Education class, we have the opportunity to practice this against other schools next week!   We are inviting any Gr. 6, 7, 8 or 9 student to sign up for the one day CISAA wrestling championship next week.

We will have a practice on Monday, December 12th at the Richmond Campus after school we will compete in the JR High Wrestling Championship tournament on Wednesday, December 14th from 4PM to conclusion (approximately 7:30PM).

Interested families / athletes are asked to click here for more information and to sign up::  

SIGN UP FOR WRESTLING TOURNAMENT:  https://forms.gle/WaqmVKbrEAW5GFvu9

Please contact lhumeniuk@northpoint.school if you have any further questions!

Winter Soccer Camp with Calgary City FC

For North Point Families who have been eagerly following the World Cup and have caught the love of the beautiful game, we want to let you know that there is a 3-day World Cup themed Soccer Camp during the Winter Break:

What: World Cup Winter Soccer Camp

Where:  Calgary - Viper's Dome

When: December 27th, 28th & 29th

Who:  

• U7 - U13 9AM to 3:00PM (Full Day) -$180

• U5 - U7 9AM to NOON (Half Day) -$100

Hosted By: Calgary City Soccer FC

Contact:  German Comacho - 403 819-2333

Website:  https://www.calgarycityfc.ca

Click here for a Poster

KICKON Soccer Camp

Students in grade 9, 10, 11 and 12, there is a 5 day Soccer Camp that includes high level training with a diverse range of players with an intentional focus on developing leadership and life skills.

What: KICKON Soccer Camp

Where:  Genesis Centre - 755 Falconridge BLVD

When: January 2nd to January 6th

Who: Grade 9 and High School Students

Hosted By:  KICKON  Soccer and Soccer Without Boundaries

Contact:  Les Hewitt - 403 295-1115

Email:  info@kickonsports.ca

Click here for a PDF poster