RHJ Weekly Update
September 10, 2021
Week in Review
This week at Rudolph Hennig was a busy one as we worked through our first six day cycle. We started the week with school photos on Tuesday. It was so nice to be outside in the sunshine to get our school photos. Thanks to Icon for doing a great job!
Our volleyball tryouts were in full swing this week. Those tryouts will be finished up early next week as our league play starts next week! Unfortunately spectators won't be allowed in the gymnasium due to COVID guidelines, but we are looking into livestreaming the games to our volleyball families.
We finished the week with some grade level assemblies. Mrs. Orr and Mr. Shudra had a great time welcoming the students, introducing themselves, and speaking to them about expectations and the awesome opportunities at Rudolph Hennig. Our grade level assembly agenda can be found HERE.
We were supposed to have Meet the Teacher for our families, but we were not able to host all of our families into the building. Instead we are excited to be sharing introduction videos from our staff with our Rudolph Hennig families in our next Weekly Update.
This Week at Rudolph Hennig
Monday, September 13
Fundraising for Terry Fox Run begins
All Directions Meeting at lunch
Evacuation Drill at 9:45am
Tuesday, September 14
Atrieve PD for Mr. Shudra, Mrs. Orr, and Mrs. Tomkow - 2:00pm-2:30pm Virtual
Wednesday, September 15
COVID Vaccine forms due into the office
Thursday, September 16
PowerSchool Forms Committee Meeting - Mr. Shudra away in PM
Friday, September 17
Student Vote for Federal Election
RHJ COVID Vaccine Clinic
Junior High Principals Meeting - Mr. Shudra away 7:30am-9:30am
Coming Up in September
September 20 Federal Election in gym
September 27 School Council Meeting - All parents and guardians are welcome!
September 27 to 29 - Activites to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 29 - Orange Shirt Day
September 30 - UPDATE - School Closure Day - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October 1 Terry Fox Run
AHS - COVID 19 Vaccine Clinic
AHS has sent out a letter to all parents of eligible students in Fort Saskatchewan in Grades 7-12, who are born before 2009. Please complete the form and return it to Mrs. Gaumont or Mrs. Tomkow in the office if you are wanting the vaccination by September 14, 2021.
Please Note: Only students with signed consent forms will receive the vaccine.
PowerSchool Forms
Rudolph Hennig students are required to have their parents/guardians fill out a number of forms on PowerSchool. Some families have filled out some, but we require all of the forms below to be filled out.
1. 2021-2022 COVID-19 Alberta Health Daily Checklist Acknowledgement
This form is requried for students to enter the building. It only needs to be completed once
2. 2021-2022 Student Health and Safety Contract
This form is required for students to participate in many of their option classes, and to be able to participate in many Science class experiements.
3. 2021-2022 Students's Responsible Technology Use Agreement
This form is required for students to access technology while at the school, including the school wifi.
4. Correction and Verification Form
This form is to confirm your contact information. It needs to completed all the way to the end and submitted.
Please login to the Power School Parent Portal to complete all of these forms for your student (s). These forms are only available online. For more information or support with any of the above forms, please contact the school office at 780-998-2216. Thanks very much!
Get Your Ravens Gear!
Counsellor Corner with Ms. Kropp
Hello,
Below is a link to a viewing event for a film called Connecting the Dots. It is a documentary on student mental Health.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/connecting-the-dots-tickets-156936935599
Below is a link to community AHS parent/guardian sessions with a variety of topics, including student mental health.
https://community.hmhc.ca/sessions/?p=webex
Ms. Kropp
School Fees
Pay School Fees Online!
School fee information for the 2021-22 school year is expected to be posted on the PowerSchool Parent Portal by 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 Visa, MasterCard or debit card—when available from your financial institution.
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 and senior high fees can change as courses are added and deleted.
If circumstances exist where you’re unable to pay your school fees, you can apply to have fees waived by submitting an Application for a Waiver of Fees. The application deadline is Dec. 15, 2021.
For more information about school fees, waivers and payment deadlines visit eips.ca/schools/fees. Alternatively, contact Ms. Tomkow, Business Manager at Rudolph Hennig JHS at 780-998-2216.
Solaro - Study Guides
TO ALL Rudolph Hennig Junior High PARENTS AND GUARDIANS:
On behalf of our school, I would like to share with you the following information about student resources that are available from Castle Rock Research. At Rudolph Hennig Junior High, we have been privileged to work with this Edmonton-based company to access quality materials to support students, teachers, and parents. Over the past 25 years, more than one million students in Alberta have used The KEY Study Guides and the SNAP Workbooks to prepare for their in-class tests and end-of-year assessments.
This year, more than ever before, the evolving K-12 education landscape is seeing a shift to digital delivery with an emphasis on engaging and relevant content. In keeping with the focus on 21st century learning and the changes necessitated by the current health concerns, Castle Rock Research is offering our families a fully digital solution,
WHAT IS SOLARO?
SOLARO (Student Oriented Learning, Assessment, and Reporting Online) is a comprehensive digital resource that provides all the benefits and features of castle Rock’s printed guides with the added value of more robust content and many more practice questions. The same year-end tests from THE KEY are available in SOLARO, along with the released questions from the latest diploma exams. Some of the many exciting features of SOLARO are:
Engages students – creates learning pathways specific to each student's strengths while bringing attention to areas requiring additional review.
Accessible at home or at school – useful as a supplemental resource that reinforces concepts covered in the classroom.
Individual student accounts – limitless practice tests for every course
provides students with an alternative to item banks.
Robust content – mix of text, multimedia, video, and interactive content.
Data-Driven Reporting – gives users meaningful insight into performance at the most granular curriculum level.
Parental Access – Parents are able to connect to their children’s accounts to view five different reports.
Available for every platform – web or mobile (iOS, Android, and Windows).
More courses – SOLARO is available for additional Courses that are not currently offered in print.
Castle Rock Research is maintaining their policy of educational discounts by offering SOLARO at a rate of $20.00 per student for an annual license (compared to $199.00 retail price). While the cost of one print resource is approximately $20.00, one SOLARO licence will provide each student with unlimited access for up to ten courses for the entire year, for roughly the same price of one print resource.
As a 100% digital solution, SOLARO eliminates the need to print and deliver physical products. We hope you will join us on a new path of helping students to reach their highest level of achievement.
Please place your order online at https://schoolorders.solaro.com/1752 between September 1, 2021, and Sept 17, 2021.
Thank you,
Castle Rock Research
Important Dates
2021-2022 Important Dates
September
September 17 Student Vote
September 20 Federal Polling station at RHJ
September 27 School Council Meeting
September 29 Orange Shirt Day
September 30 - School Closure Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October
October 5 World Teacher Day
October 6 Staff Meeting - Early Dismissal
October 10 World Mental Health Day
October 11 Thanksgiving - No School
October 18 Professional Learning Day
October 24 United Nations Day
October 25 School Council Meeting
October 31 Halloween
November
November 3 Staff Meeting Day - Early Dismissal
November 5 Remembrance Service
November 5-12 November Break - No School
November 11 Remembrance Day
November 15-19 Bullying Awareness Week
November 20 National Children's Day
November 24 Parent Teacher Conferences
November 25 Parent Teacher Conferences
November 26-27 RHJ Triple Ball Volleyball Tournament - RHJ Gym
November 29 School Council Meeting
December
December 1 Staff Meeting Day - Early Dismissal
December 10 Human Rights Day
December 15 Guitar Cafe - RHJ Gym
December 16 Winter Band Concert - RHJ Gym
December 22-31 Christmas Break
January
January 3-4 Christmas Break
January 5 Staff Meeting Day - Early Dismissal
January 24 School Council Meeting
January 27 Family Literacy Day
January 29 Bell Lets talk “Mental Health Awareness”
January 31 Professional Development Day
February
February 1 First day of Second Semester
February 2 Staff Meeting - Early Dismissal
February 10-11 Teachers Convention
February 15 National Flag Day
February 17 Random Acts of Kindness Day
February 21 Family Day - Stat
February 23 Pink Shirt Day
February 28 School Council Meeting
March
March 2 Staff Meeting Day - Early Dismissal
March 4 Professional Development Day
March 4-5 Ted Tchir Basketball Tournament - RHJ Gym
March 8 International Women’s Day
March 14 Pi Day
March 17 Parent Teacher Conferences
March 21 School Council Meeting
March 21 World Down Syndrome Day
March 25-31 Spring Break
March 27 World Theatre Day
April
April 1 Spring Break
April 2 World Autism Day
April 6 Staff Meeting - Early Dismissal
April 7 World Health Day
April 12 RHJ Information Night
April 15 Good Friday
April 16 National Librarian Day
April 18 Easter Monday
April 22 Earth Day
April 23 World Book Day
April 25 School Council Meeting
April 27 Administrative Professionals Day
May
May 1 Hats on! For mental health
May 2-6 Mental Health Week
May 3 Bus Driver Appreciation Day?
May 3 Support Staff Appreciation Day?
May 4 Staff Meeting - Early Dismissal
May 5 Teacher Appreciation Day
May 6 Professional Development Day
May 18 Spring Band Concert - RHJ Gym
May 20 School Closure Day
May 23 Victoria Day
May 30 School Council Meeting
June
June 1 Staff Meeting - Early Dismissal
June 2-3 Performing Arts - One Act Plays - RHJ Gym
June 5 World Environment Day
June 8 Guitar Cafe - RHJ Gym
June 28 Last Instructional Day
June 29 Last Operational DayAbout Us
Welcome to the home of the Ravens! We support personal development and academic growth for all of our students.
Rudolph Hennig Junior High School honours Treaty 6 territory and welcomes students from Metis settlements and First Nations communities throughout Western Canada and the Northwest Territories. We strive to build a safe and caring environment where cultural practices and traditions are honoured and celebrated. We work closely with community Elders to bring the truth of Canada’s history to our students as we work towards shared reconciliation.
We hope your year with us will be an enjoyable, rewarding, and memorable experience. Rudolph Hennig’s staff are committed to ensuring all students achieve success.
Email: general.rhj@eips.ca
Website: www.rudolphhennig.ca/
Phone: 780-998-2216
Twitter: @RHJRavens