I apologize for the delay in the weekly message! Parent teacher conferences this week clearly threw me off!! If you didn’t get a chance to connect with your child’s teacher, please still reach out and at least schedule a phone call. We can best support your children‘s learning together!
SJF Art Installation and Invitation!
We are so excited to share the work of Mika Haykowski and ALL the Sir John Franklin students this week during the unveiling of our art installation! We have invited members of the Mayland Heights community, our feeder schools, and would LOVE to have the families of our current families join us, too! This is an opportunity for you to see what your students have been working on with Mika, and how Sir John Franklin is working to build connection within our three programs and our greater community! Please click on the link below to see the public invitation.
Staff Appreciation Potluck - Message from SJF School Council
We will be providing a delicious lunch for our amazing SJF staff on Friday, December 13 to express our gratitude for a fantastic year so far. Please click on the link below to participate:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CA5A929A6F5C61-sjfstaff2
Week at a Glance
Day | This week only: | Recurring Weekly Student Activities |
Monday 2 |
| Yearbook Club |
Tuesday 3 | ||
Wednesday 4 | GSA Jazz Band Beginner Volleyball Club 7:45 AM – 8:55 AM | |
Thursday 5 | Competitive Volleyball Club 7:45 AM – 8:55 AM | |
Friday 6 |
*Please note: all athletics practices/games are listed below
Upcoming Dates
- Dec 5: Art Installation – see link above!
- Dec 12: Band Winter Concert
- Dec 23-Jan 3: Winter break – no school!
- Jan 30: Screenagers: The Next Chapter
Play Rehearsals
Play rehearsal scheduling is now transitioning over to the calendar on the Play Google Classroom. If your child is a member of the cast and is not yet enrolled in the Classroom, please remind them to talk to Ms. Roberts or email viroberts@cbe.ab.ca for access.
Athletics
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||||
AM (Before School) | Volleyball Club (developing skills) | Volleyball Club (advanced skills) | ||||||
Lunch | ||||||||
PM (After School) | Wrestling Quad #1 at Gordon Higgins, 5-7pm | Wrestling Practice | ||||||
Tech Talk Tuesday: My 2024 Tech-Free Holiday Gift Guide
I am particularly excited to share this year’s tech-free gift guide.
You will notice an absence of book recommendations, but that is because I am working on a full list of suggestions — to gift to others or to yourself for some cozy winter reading.
I am also putting together a new list of podcast recommendations from all sorts of shows — and can’t wait to share that with you as well.
For now, click here to read my list of over 30 tech-free gift ideas for kids of all ages!
Screenagers YouTube - Latest Videos
- 11/26 - Why Social Media is So Harmful During Puberty | Jonathan Haidt, PhD
- 11/19 - Talking With Youth About Video Game Habits | Alisha Moreland-Capuia, MD