Hope you're enjoying the summer-like weather - please see below for some updates from the school.
1. Weekly Learning Plans
Students and parents will be receiving two more installments of the weekly learning plan (15, 22). Of note, all summative assessments have been communicated to students already. Assessments are due next Friday (June 19th) to allow teachers enough time to mark and submit their marks prior to grades being stored on June 26th.
Report cards will be issued online on Monday, June 29th. More information on how to access these will be communicated prior to the date.
2. Celebrating our graduates
We had a great time celebrating our graduates last weekend as nearly 20 staff members volunteered to deliver graduation boxes and celebrate our student's accomplishments. From Crossfield to Calgary and everywhere in between, students were given their boxes from diligent, mask-wearing staff! Thanks to all who participated and made the event enjoyable for our students.
The virtual graduation ceremony is being created with a release on our YouTube channel on Saturday, June 20th, at 2:00 PM. As mentioned before, all three Airdrie high schools will be celebrating their graduates that day for a 'graduation day in Airdrie' and I look forward to seeing what our families plan that day. Thanks to the staff and students who are putting lots of hours into the production of the ceremony.
Local media is stepping up to celebrate the graduating class of 2020 as well. Please follow this link to contribute to a special edition of Airdrie Life for our graduates!
3. Returning Textbooks and Devices & Picking up Yearbooks!
Typically, textbooks are returned during final exams at the conclusion of a semester. Obviously, this year will have to be different. Please see the schedule below for the return of textbooks and devices.
Schedule for Yearbook Pickup and Textbook Return Grade 12: Monday, June 22 Grade 11: Tuesday, June 23 Grade 10: Wednesday, June 24 Grade 9: Thursday, June 25 All Grades: Friday, June 26
Please come to the rear door of the school between 10:00-12:00 or 12:30-3:00. Students can pick up their yearbooks once they return their textbooks. All borrowed Chromebooks can also be returned at this time as well.
Have a great weekend, see you next Friday.
Ryan
Students in Mrs. Haight Vane's ELA 9 class showed their creativity in response to Black Lives Matter. Students are still actively engaging in their classes! Well done kids!
Yearbook Signing: SOCIALLY DISTANCED EDITION
We are excited to announce that the Bert Church yearbook signing tradition is alive and it’s fully digital to suit our socially distanced students.
Jostens has just launched a new platform, Yearbook Digital Signing Pages, that gives every student in our school the chance to create virtual signing pages, invite their friends/family to leave messages, and print out the final pages to keep with the yearbook as a permanent keepsake. This is free for every student whether they purchased a yearbook or not.
Pick a date (end of June) for when you want all the signatures by.
Select OTHER (end of list) when asked for which State
On the next page you will create an account with your email address and password. You will then be sent a verification code via email.
Enter this code and then you’ll be given a link to your own signing pages. Copy that link and share it with anyone (friends/family/school staff) you want to “sign your yearbook”. Once the end date arrives, you can print them. Any messages you don’t want can be deleted when you login to your account.
When signing other people’s yearbook pages, PLEASE sign your name after your message, as it does not record your name with your message unless you type it out.
*For those who purchased yearbooks, they will arrive later in June. We will be in touch once they arrive to discuss how we will distribute them.
*There may be limited extra copies to purchase, however, we won’t know how many until they arrive. We will also let students/parents know to purchase the extra copies at a later date.
