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A Canadian Kind of Day

Yesterday we sent home our IDPs and IPPs with the boys. Please review and let the Mentor Teachers know if you have any questions. There is no need to return the document.

Last week Midterm Exam Mark Statements went home with the students. Hopefully this generated some discussion at home regarding the process of preparing for and writing exams.

February Progress Reports will be coming home on Monday, February 27. These three documents ought to provide some good insight as to how your student is doing academically, behaviourally and emotionally. We trust that there will be a lot to celebrate at the upcoming Checkpoint meetings scheduled for the first two days of March.

We are excited to have the team from I Got Mind in the building Tuesday and Wednesday next week to work directly with our students around Habits. We will focus on identifying and eliminating any negative habits, as well as how to build more positive habits.

Wednesday, February 22 we will be participating in Pink Shirt (Anti-Bullying) Day. We will forgo our traditional formal day and encourage all the boys to wear pink. Our grade 3 - 6 Boys School and all Girls School students will also be attending the Calgary Hitmen (Be Brave) Game in recognition of Pink Shirt Day.

We hope everyone enjoys the long weekend and has the opportunity to take time to be with family!

WEEK AT A GLANCE

THURS. FEB. 16 & FRI. FEB. 17 - Teacher’s Convention: NO CLASSES for students

MON. FEB. 20 - Family Day: SCHOOL CLOSED

WED. FEB. 22 - Pink Shirt Day; Be Brave Hitman Game for Gr. 3/4 - 6 School for Boys and all the School for Girls

WED. FEB. 22 - OPEN HOUSE

THURS. FEB. 23 - Grad Photo Sessions

THURS. FEB. 23 @ 7PM - Online Parent Council Meeting

MON. FEB. 27 - Healthy Hunger: the Lunch Lady (Richmond); Mucho Burrito (Currie)

Open House: Feb 22

We have been touring potential families through the school, having potential navigators join us for their Shadow Days and are accepting students for next year. We are excited about the interest in our school and would like you to help us spread the word about our upcoming Open Houses:

Richmond Campus – February 22 @ 7PM

• School for Boys grades K-9

Currie Campus – February 22 @ 7PM

• School for Girls grades K-9

• Co-ed High School grades 10-12

Keep an eye out for our social media posts to share and like.

Online Parent Council Meeting

On Thursday, February 23 @ 7PM, we will have an online Parent Council meeting. Any parent of a North Point student is welcome to attend. Please join Mr. McClelland’s zoom meeting link below.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3087277144

Checkpoints: March 1-2

WED. MAR. 1 (4-8PM) & THURS. MAR. 2 (8AM-4PM)

Round three of Checkpoint meetings are on Wednesday, March 1 and Thursday, March 2. Please book a meeting time when your student is able to attend. Meetings can be booked on the Conference Manager by SchoolSoft until noon on March 1. 

•  For  students in K – Gr. 7 in the Boys School, you will book a 20-minute meeting with the mentor teacher or teaching team. 

• For the Girls School, select Ms. Works for a 20-minute meeting on Wednesday between 4:00-5:30 PM or Thursday between 8:00-10:00 AM and the rest of the teaching team will be present as well.

• Students in Gr. 8 – 12 will book 10-minute time-slots for each of their teachers to a maximum of 4 teachers. 

• If you prefer to do your interview over Zoom, please communicate with the teacher directly and they will send you a link ahead of time. 

• Mr. Humeniuk (Richmond) and Ms. Works (Currie) will be available on a drop-in basis to chat about PE. Ms. Works will not be available for PE meetings on Wednesday between 4:00-5:30 PM or Thursday between 8:00-10:00 AM as she is with the Girls School during these times.

After School Guitar Academy

Mr. Pettifor is hitting all the right notes as he guides some enthusiastic musicians at the after school Guitar Academy. The beginner level boys are picking it up very quickly while the more advanced students were excited to show off what’s possible with some practice. 

Love Your Library! 

Make your Pledge by February 24 

We are excited that libraries are coming to North Point Schools at both the Currie and Richmond campuses soon. Your generous book-drive donations are a fantastic start, but we need funding for more book purchases. This will be managed through SignUp Genius, an online fundraising platform. All donations are eligible for a tax receipt and every cent donated will be spent on books for our wonderful students. 

To help you choose what your donation will be spent on, please use the link below. 'Slots' allow you to designate/pledge where you would like your donation to go, you can click on as many slots as you like. All donations are by e-transfer to djackson@northpoint.school. If you prefer not to use SignUp Genuis, please simply e-transfer directly to Dave Jackson.

Thank you for your support!

NAVIGATOR SQUAD POINTS

Athletics

North Point Curling - City Championship

Gr. 7 Basketball - Championship Match

The Gr. 7 Boys basketball season wrapped up this week with a Wednesday night final! The atmosphere was electric and the teams put on an amazing show of talent and teamwork.  They pushed their opponents to the limit and the responsible ball management and relentless play had our Navigators up by 4 points late in the 4th quarter. While they fought until the end they were ultimately defeated due to some foul trouble.  They put on an amazing and entertaining final and we are proud of the relentless efforts of this silver medal team.

The Grade 8 Basketball team will begin their playoffs next week, the Sr High Basketball team will wind up their season on Feb 24, 25 with a tournament, and the Grade 9 team will start playoffs the week of Feb 27th.

After School Basketball Academy

GRADE 3-6

We will be starting our after school Basketball Academy, with the support of coaches at Legends Basketball.  These sessions are open to all North Point students in Gr. 3-6.   The sessions will be held at the Richmond Campus on Tuesday and/or Wednesday after school from March 8th to April 26th.  All levels of experience are welcome and will benefit from these experienced coaches who will focus on developing individual skill, improving knowledge, and confidence while focusing on the fun.

WHO: North Point students in grade 3-6

WHAT:  Legends Jr NBA Basketball

WHERE:  North Point School

WHEN:

• 3:30 to 5:00PM (Tuesday or Wednesday)
• March 8th, 15th, 22nd and April 12th, 19th, 26th

Legends Basketball - Club tryout February 26th

GRADE 7-12

The coaches at Legends basketball have been instrumental supporting our North Point teams this year.  With our school season winding up, any basketball players interested in continuing to play are invited and encouraged to come out to their 2023 Spring Tryouts:

WHAT:   LEGENDS SPRING TRY OUT
WHEN: Sunday, February 26th
WHERE:  Marlborough Park Community Association
WHEN:

• Grade 7/8  2PM to 5PM
• Gr 9 & HS  5PM to 6:30PM