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March 16, 2023

Dear <<First Name>>,

North Point Schools Acquires Land for Future School Campus

We are thrilled to announce that we have successfully acquired an incredible piece of land for the future site of North Point Schools. Formerly known as the ‘Whitaker Lands’, these stunning 74 acres include 24 acres of forest, creeks and a small portion of the Elbow River.

The land is located in Springbank where 101st meets highway 8. It is just off of Stoney Trail (once completed) so it should be easy commuting for most, once the day comes.

Although we have dreams of building a state of the art school facility and campus that can accommodate greenhouses and gardens, extensive athletic facilities, an outdoor education centre and an art studio, we are still a ways from shovels in the ground. For the time being, North Point Schools will continue to operate out of both the Richmond and Currie campuses. We have secure leases in place and a plan to manage our growth in the years to come. In the meantime, this property gives us a place to explore, hike, run and learn.

We look forward to working closely with our staff, students, parents and community members as we strive to realize this dream.

You can access the full press release here.

For further information or questions, please contact Brent Devost (bdevost@northpoint.school) or Kim Pirie (kpirie@northpoint.school)

Girls School

International Women's Day was last week on March 8. I'd like to take an opportunity to celebrate the achievements, both big and small, that our girls have made this school year. I'm proud to say we celebrate inclusivity and diversity in our classrooms each and everyday and we are honored to have this group of girls be part of our school.

[*absent from photos: Janelle S., Izzy B., Sadie K.]

First Annual Jr. High Debate Tournament

The Gr. 8 and 9 students had an incredible debate tournament last week! I personally witnessed a great deal of courage, care, and celebration happening. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the Jr. High teachers who supported this day, and highlight Mr. Brodeur specifically for his passion and relentless pursuit to make sure this day was engaging and inspiring.

The Top Teams, awarded medals:

GOLD - Shane P. & Christian H. (Gr. 8)
SILVER - Mateo M. & Zain G. (Gr. 8)
BRONZE - Oliver H. & Liam B. (Gr. 9)

The Top Speaker Award was given to Shane P. (Gr. 8) with an Honorable Mention also given to Declan W. (Gr. 8).

Congratulations boys, we are proud of you!

WEEK AT A GLANCE

FRI. MAR. 17 - RE-ENROLLMENT PACKAGES DUE

FRI. MAR. 17 - Green Day - wear your green for squad points!

FRI. MAR. 17 - Play-in-a-Day Workshop

FRI. MAR. 17 - Deadline for entering Meme Contest

MON. MAR. 20 - Healthy Hunger: Booster Juice (Richmond); Edo (Currie)

MON. MAR. 20 - Passion Project Showcase at Currie (NOTE: day has changed)

TUES. MAR. 21 @ 1pm-2pm - Passion Project Showcase at Richmond Campus (NOTE: day and time change)

TUES. MAR. 21 @ 2pm - Townhall, Fun Lunch, Non-Uniform day (NOTE: time change of TownHall)

THURS. MAR. 23 - Last Day of PEP

THURS. MAR. 23 - NO HOT DOG OR BURRITO LUNCH

FRI. MAR. 24 - Ski Day; Last Day Before Spring Break

TUES. APR. 11 - Classes Resume

Re-enrollment Package Due TOMORROW

Please return the package and your post-dated cheque(s) to the school no later than TOMORROW to secure your spot for next year.

https://www.northpoint.school/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-24-NP-Student-RE-ENROLLMENT-fillable-1.pdf

If you are not planning to return to NORTH POINT for the 2023-24 school year, please return the Student Information Transfer Form.

https://www.northpoint.school/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-24-NP-Student-Transfer-Form.pdf

Play-in-a-day

March 17

This St. Patrick’s Day, North Point students in grades 7-12 will get to see how the professionals bring stories to life on stage in just one hour! That’s right–from the page to the stage in under 60 minutes! Theatre educator Aliza Sarian will introduce students to the various roles in a theatre process from directors and actors to designers and stage managers. This workshop will be the first step towards North Point’s new After School Theatre Club – get students excited about what’s possible.

NEW After School Theatre Club

Following the success of last year’s Theatre Lunch Club’s production of 5 Ways to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse, and building on the Play-in-a-day workshop, we are exploring North Point’s new After School Theatre Club. Use the QR codes or links below for a survey to help us gauge students' interest in a Theatre Club for grades 7-12 this spring at the Currie Campus.

Passion Project Presentations

March 20-21

Passion Projects are an opportunity for students to research a topic, any topic, that they are passionate about. They will then present their research in a showcase set up at each campus.Currie students will present on Monday morning and Richmond students will present on Tuesday afternoon 1:00-2:00pm (PLEASE NOTE THE DAY CHANGES). Parents and family are welcome to come check it out. We are looking forward to seeing what our students are passionate about!

Ski Day

March 24

Our annual Ski Trip will take place on March 24th. We will be heading to Nakiska for the day with any student who has registered from Gr. K-12. As a reminder there will be NO alternative activities on this date as we will require all teachers to supervise at the Ski Hill. If your child will not be attending they are asked to stay home on this date.

Spring Break!

March 25 - April 10

Young Entrepreuner's Busines Fair

Save the Date: Coming Sunday, June 4th

The Young Entrepreneurs Business Fair is a real-life marketplace where North Point students exhibit and sell products or services to potential customers. The money generated from sales belongs to them.

Student Highlight

Gr, 9 student, Lennon G., competed in the Teen Solo section of the 26th Annual Calgary APTA Festival. We want to celebrate this accomplishment with Lennon! A video of his performance is linked here!

Welcome Student Teachers

Our three University of Calgary student teachers have arrived for their four-week practicum. Cory Saavedra is working with Lance in Phys. Ed., Hung Nguyen has joined Mr. Kostecki's classes and Justin Royer is working with Mr. Hirtle. We are excited to welcome them and show them what North Point School for Boys is all about.

Outdoor Ed heads to Muay Thai

Thank you to Mr. Masse and Ms. Bjornson for taking their OE classes to Muay Thai to experience this combat sport in a safe and fun environment. A great time was had by all!

Poet Workshop

The Gr. 10-12 students had the chance to meet poet, Adetola Adedipe. She came into the high school for a presentation, performance, and workshop. Adetola spoke about her journey as an artist & poet and explored the idea of self-expression. The students got to hear her perform her spoken word poems, as well as write their own pieces with her coaching.

eSports Game

Our eSports team competes in the playvs school eSports league. They had a MarioKart competition against a team in Utah this past week. Although the competition was intense, they didn’t pull out a win this time. Looks like they still had a great time!

NAVIGATOR SQUAD POINTS

MOUNTAINEERS •••	AVIATORS •••	MARINERS ••••	ASTRONAUTS
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Physical Education

On the Richmond campus this week we enjoyed taking flight with some shuttles as we brushed up on our badminton skills in a "striking" unit. Students have been Resourceful and Respectful throughout sharing ideas, trying new skills, and even having discussions and modifying rules to explore game play and keep things fun and interesting!

We have also extended the experience to intramural badminton as a new noon hour activity for G5 5-7 students at the Richmond campus.

This past Monday, we had our first ever in class floor hockey tournament at Visions Centre with all of the Gr. 7 and 8 students as part of their physical education program! This sets up well for the CISAA Championship Tournament which is next week.

Athletics

Badminton

We will start after school badminton practices for Grade 7 and 8 students after the Spring Break. Any students in Gr. 7 and 8 who are interested in being on the North Point Badminton team are asked to sign up using the following form:

https://forms.gle/WmkrfQ49Uvj7QPi86

Floor Hockey - CISS Championship Tournament

Students who have signed up already will be informed of specific details once the tournament draw is completed. For those who are interested and have not signed up yet, please take a moment to fill in the following form:

https://forms.gle/dpqtH2ba1snctbHk8

Here is the general information (days, times and locations) for the tournaments, we will provide a detailed draw (game times) when it is completed to and the finalized rosters to those who have signed up!

Grade 8/9: CISAA Floor Hockey Tournament
Monday, March 20th
4PM to 6PM
BEARSPAW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Grade 7/8:CISAA Floor Hockey Tournament
Tuesday, March 21st
4PM to 6PM
RENERT SCHOOL