Welcome

HI....My name is.... What

WE'RE INTEGRATED

• Math and Science (some core math elements will be seperated)
• Humanities
• Outdoor Education and Phys Ed
• independence/interdependence, personal development and resilience
• Fun
• you know this...

HEADS UP...
YOU'LL HAVE ONE GRADE FOR ALL CLASSES

Work

• outcomes-based grading
• I measure how well you meet the learning goal - I don't measure external pieces
• Often how you get to the finish is up to you
• NHI/Late work policies

Feedback OR Grade

29 Grades total.
yes... that's it.
3 "report cards"

My Expectations + Responsibility

• You can't be a jerk, think before acting
• Leaving the room?
• Where to sit? Noise level?
• Supporting yours and others learning
• 3 redirection rule 1 - you and me, 2 - parents, 3 - indicates a larger issue
• I will be clear, sometimes loud. (emergencies, high-demand)

Self Care

• Food - 6 meals?! of WHAT?!
• Sleep - 8-9 hours -sleep hygiene
• Evening activities? Not my problem
• Ask for what you need. That's literally my job. I'm your teacher, not your boss.
• This will be different, but not that different.

New Tech Policies

• Cell Phones, Smart Watches & Bluetooth Earbuds/Headphones Not permitted (8am-4pm) on school property.
• Gaming Electronic gaming not permitted on school property.
• Laptops/iPads/Tablets Not allowed in hallways during non-instructional hours.

1. asked to put away;

2. conversation with student and/or parent;

3. temporary confiscation, where student or parent may regain access/collect the personal mobile device at a later time;

4. prohibition of device(s) on school property.

5. possible suspension.

Routines

• We'll build them, but there's a few guidelines
• I have high expectations of you
• cubbies/lockers/bikes/skis/ tables/chairs/entering/leaving
• morning, lunch and leaving

"Great" Outdoors

Trips

• some after school, some during
• 3 overnight trips (planned and mandatory)
• independent and student driven trips - you pitch them, I'll happily plan them
• we'll develop these together and chat as we go
• At least 4 other day trips

3 Overnights

• October - bikepack
• winter - Kananskis
• spring - TBD (backpacking)
• increasing difficulty
• more independence later
• past kids will join us

7 steps

Sense of Belonging

• September -Ends with Bikepack trip and shared challenge
• Trustbuilding, establishing group norms and routines, journalling
• Structures, problem solving, numbers
• Stories, Citizenship, Empathy
• LNT

Support Adaptability

• October + November
• Ends with mobile days
• Novel study, challenge projects, inquiry
• Board games, Ecological Adaptations

Positive Identity

• Nov/Dec - Wraps with 5km "fun" run
• heat and temp
• nutrition, wellness, identity
• character building writing
• characters of early Canada
• stats
• Metis of Canada
• type 2 fun

Foster Resourcefulness

• Jan/Feb - Wraps with Winter Trip
• Plants, Cross Country skiing,
• Skills kits
• problem solving and critical thinking
• satire, academic writing
• Geometry

Trust and Social Skills

• Feb/Mar - Wraps with a personal trip, or student planned
• Geology and geography
• 12 Angry Men, dialogue and discourse
• RPG's and Probability
• Change and Continuity
• HTWF + Play

Promote Optimism and Hope

• Apr/May - Wraps with Climbing trips
• Challenge project 2
• goal setting
• Poetry
• Stem - LNT - Sustainability
• Children's Stories

Celebrate Success

• June - Wraps with final backpacking trip
• City Ride
• Community Access
• Speeches

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