Hawk's View
October 14, 2022
Important Upcoming Events and Dates
October 16-22: Bus Safety Week
October 19- School Council 5:30 pm in the library
October 19- Your Future: Post-Secondary and Career Fair *see information below
October 24- Picture retakes
November 2: Early dismissal
November 2: Grade 9 Take Our Kids to Work day
November 4: Remembrance Day ceremony
November 7-11: November Break
November 17 & 22: Interviews (Student/Family/Teacher)
TERRY FOX FUNDRAISER- Thank you
A huge shout out to the Jasman family for their kind donation of the signed McDavid Jersey. Congratulations to Marcus who won it.
Thank you as well to all the families for your generous donations.
Mr. Wever and Mr. Sonnenberg are looking good after all the donations :)
Your Future: Post-Secondary and Career Fair
Thinking about attending post-secondary school after graduation?
Exploring career options? Not sure on the career or sector?
Plan to attend the upcoming Your Future: Post-Secondary and Career Fair—taking place on Oct. 19, 2022. The event brings together a variety of colleges, universities, polytechnic, private schools, and sector experts in one place. The event is free and open to all students in grades 9 through 12. Participating students and family members will have the chance to meet with representatives from each attending post-secondary institutions, ask questions, talk to experts about various career sectors, learn about future career trends, plus much more. Event Details: Date: Oct. 19, 2022 Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Location: Strathcona County Agora 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park A detailed list of vendors will be posted on the Division website as soon as it’s finalized.
Book of the Week
This week’s “Book of the Week” is The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass. It’s hard enough fit in when you’re in high school, but to make matters worse and definitely more complicated, Jake can see the dead. Suddenly, everything Jake knows about ghosts and the rules to life itself go out the window as an angry poltergeist begins haunting him and bodies turn up in his neighborhood. High school soon becomes a survival game–one Jake is not sure he’s going to win. Check out the book trailer here.
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Athletics
FRH Volleyball is looking for officials. If you know of anybody who would be interested in a part time job reffing volleyball please email Mr. Sonnenberg.
Developmental Volleyball will be Tuesday and Thursday this week at 7 :00 am
Please click the link below for this week's schedule.
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Cyber Security Awareness Month
Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month in Canada, which is an important time to reflect, as individuals and as an organization, on how we can protect ourselves and our students online. This year’s theme is Fight Phishing: Ruin a Cyber Criminal’s Day.
Phishing is a cyber criminal’s attempt to get sensitive information by pretending to be a legitimate sender like a bank or a government organization. If you have an email address or a phone number, use social media, or browse the internet, chances are you’ve received a phishing message. In fact, phishing is one of the biggest cyber threats Canadians are facing. Learn more
Cyber security is a shared responsibility. To help educate students on phishing and cyber security, check out the resources below:
Take Our Kids to Work Day
Take Our Kids to Work Day is an annual career exploration event, held on November 2 of this year, where Grade 9 students across Canada are asked to share a day in the life of a working professional.
Our Grade 9’s students will spend the day at the workplace of a parent, relative, friend or volunteer host, witnessing first-hand the world of work, prompting early career planning, and enabling students to make informed decisions about their future goals and endeavours.
This event also gives parents the opportunity to discuss career prospects with their children and allows the working professionals the opportunity to share knowledge, experience and advice around education, career choices and relevant skills required in today’s workplace.
Grade 9 parents/guardians, please take this opportunity to talk to your children about their potential career thoughts and see if there is a place that would be of the most interest for them to attend. There will be more information shared as we get closer to this date.
School Fundraising- Great Christmas gifts!
Our school has signed up to participate in Purdys Chocolates Christmas campaign! This year, we are hoping to put the proceeds towards overall school aesthetics and culture-building activities. You can order anytime between now and November 26th - all orders will be ready for pickup by December 12th. This is a great way to get some shopping done and support the school as well (we will receive 25% of sales). You can create an account and check out the catalogue here: https://fundraising.purdys.com/780246-96025.
Parent Resources
- Wellness Together is free mental health and substance use support for people in Canada and Canadians abroad
- https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-CA
- Hope For Wellness is free mental health and substance use support available 24/7 to all indigenous people of Canada.
- https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/s
PAY SCHOOL FEES ONLINE!
School fee information for the 2022-23 school year will be posted on the PowerSchool Parent Portal in late September. All fees are due within 30 days of being posted. To access your fee information, simply log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal and go to “Student Fees.” There you can view your fees and pay online using a credit card.
Don’t forget to log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal regularly throughout the year. Fees are often added to your child’s account to cover the cost of certain school activities such as field trips, class projects, athletic-team fees and more. Additionally, junior high fees can change as option courses are added and deleted.
If you’re unable to pay your school fees, you can apply to have certain fees waived by submitting an Application for a Waiver of Fees. The application deadline is Dec. 15, 2022.
For more information about school fees, waivers and payment deadlines visit eips.ca. Alternatively, contact Mrs. Bidniak our Business Manager.
Your Future: Post-Secondary and Career Fair
Thinking about attending post-secondary school after graduation? Not sure on the career or sector? Plan to attend this year’s Your Future: Post-Secondary and Career Fair on Oct. 19, 2022.
Hosted by Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS), in partnership with the Educational Liaison Association of Alberta, Your Future is an annual educational fair that brings together colleges, universities, polytechnic and private schools, and sector experts in one place—one of the largest events of its kind in Alberta.
The event is free and open to all students in grades 9 through 12 from both EIPS and Elk Island Catholic Schools. Both students and family members will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from each attending post-secondary institutions; ask questions; talk to experts about various career sectors; learn about future career trends; and much more.
Event Details:
Date: Oct. 19, 2022 Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Strathcona County Agora 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park
About F.R. Haythorne
FRH School Motto- Well rounded. Well grounded. Well respected. Committed to learning.
Contact Us and Report an Absence and/or Late
Email: general.frh@eips.ca
Website: frhaythorne.ca
Location: 300 Colwill Boulevard, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-467-3800
Twitter: @FRHaythorne