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Sir John Thompson Weekly Update – June 24th, 2022
Hello everyone! Happy positive Friday to you all. This will be the last Friday update until the
next school year. I want to thank you all for your flexibility, adaptability, and support of your
children and our school. Today I sent out a letter to our next year grade 7’s outlining some
preliminary information to assist them going into the summer months. We will be sending a
similar letter to our next year grade 8’s and 9’s later this week. In it you will find important
information about school reopening etc. I want to take this opportunity to wish all our grade 9
families and their children well in their upcoming transition to high school. I sincerely wish you
all a great summer break and hope you all get the rest that you deserve! I leave you with my
favorite prayer at the end of the school year.
At the end of this school year, we give thanks to God: For all the teaching and learning that has taken
place in our school, both in and out of the classroom, For the talents and gifts that have been shared and
the challenges that have been faced; For the burdens that have been lifted and the hurts that have been
healed; For the respect and care that has been given. We give thanks for the friendships that have just
begun and for those that have grown. For the faith that has been lived in our daily struggles, For the
hope that has lifted our hearts on the dark days and for the love that has kept us going. We give thanks
for the community that we are, and we ask you Lord - Bless our families as we take our holidays, may our
time together leave us with memories to cherish. Pour out your love on us that we may return renewed
and refreshed to continue our journey together.
We make this prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen
God bless you all,
Kelly L. Kaup – Principal Sir John Thompson
Important dates in June
*Note students return their textbooks to their homeroom teacher after each exam.
June 27th – Exam make up day – Only students who have arranged exams need to attend.
June 28th - Exam make up day – Only students who have arranged exams need to attend.
June 28th – SJT Awards night! 7pm SJT gym
June 31st – Final Report Card available on PowerSchool at Noon
Parent PowerSchool As we wind down the rest of this school year, please take a moment to go into your parent PowerSchool account and pay any remaining school fees. Please feel free to email anita.riva@ecsd.net with any questions/concerns regarding the fees. If your child has any outstanding library books, they will show on your account on Friday June 24th. If your child has not returned their classroom textbooks there will be a replacement cost showing on your account on Monday June 27th. The parent PowerSchool is an excellent resource for parents to check attendance, grades and pay fees. PowerSchool works much better from a laptop, desktop, or iPad rather than a cell phone. Thank you to our parents and guardians for your cooperation in clearing up any outstanding charges on your account. Awards Our Awards invitations were sent out on June 22. We look forward to honoring all our award recipients on Tuesday the 28th at 7pm at our annual awards evening. Grade 9 PAT results and Grade 7/8 Division Final Exam results Parents and students will be able to see their Grade 9 PAT results as well as the Division common final exam results on PowerSchool listed at ‘Final Exam’. As the exams are marked and our teachers enter these grades you can see how your child has done. The PAT and the Division common final exams are used by our teachers as the final exam mark and is weighted as 10% of the students’ course grade. Final Report Cards The digital Report Card PDF will be available for parents and students at Noon on Wednesday, June 29th. Parents and students can access their report card by selecting the ‘report card’ icon in the left-hand column in PowerSchool. National Indigenous People’s Day – June 21st Tuesday, June 21st was National Indigenous People’s Day. Here at Sir John Thompson, students were able to experience many cultural activities such as Métis jigging, traditional beading, a variety of Indigenous games, lacrosse, listening to storytelling, art activities and much more. Thank you to the students, they were all invested in celebrating and learning about Indigenous culture? Thank you to Miss Babiak for organizing this schoolwide celebration of Indigenous culture and to our teachers for organizing such engaging events! See the pictures below.
Science Garden Beds! The Science 9 EAPs have been diligently collecting recyclable cans and bottles all year and have raised enough money to construct three garden beds! They have been filled with soil and planted now with a variety of herbs, flowers, and vegetables thanks in part to a generous donation by Aspen Ridge Greenhouses in Sherwood Park. This is the start of a very exciting school garden project organized by our science classes. Thank you to Mr. Hohmann and the woodworking crew for designing and constructing the garden boxes and thank you to Ms. Breidenbach for her amazing leadership with this great hands-on project! Information from St. Edmunds Parish St. Edmunds Parish wanted to let everyone know the following information regarding First Reconciliation/First Eucharist sessions for the fall of 2022. The parent information session is on Sept. 10th at 10:15. 1st Confession/1st Eucharist, 2022 Fall Cycle Dear Parents, An opportunity to celebrate 1st Eucharist will be offered on Saturday, November 19th, 2022, and Sunday November 20th, 2022, for those who have completed Grade 3. At St. Edmund, there is a Parent Information and Registration meeting on Saturday, September 10th from 10:15 to 11:30 am in the Parish Hall. Please call the parish office prior to September 10th and plan to attend the classes as scheduled that run from 10:15-11:30 am on Saturdays in the parish hall. (September 17, 24, October 1). 1st Reconciliation will be done on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 10:00 am. Prior to the 1st Eucharist Celebration is the preparation classes to follow on October 22, 29, and November 5. When attending classes, please park on the North Side of St. Edmund near the Hall entrance. May your time of preparation be a blessing to both yourself and your child as you grow in your common knowledge of Jesus, our Lord and his Church. We hope to support you as the first and best teachers of your children in our faith. God bless you! St. Edmund Parish Pictures from around the school
Sir John Thompson Weekly Update – June 17th, 2022 Hello everyone and a happy positive Friday to you all! I want to wish all our fathers out there a very special day this Sunday. I wanted to share with you all a message sent to our division staff from our Chief Superintendent Robert Martin. On Father’s Day, we often look to Joseph as a fundamental example of fatherhood for the way that he completely embraced his call to be the earthly father of Jesus. This day also creates a wonderful opportunity for us to look to our Heavenly Father to seek the ultimate example of fatherhood. When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, the Our Father, using the words that Jesus taught us, let us also hold a benediction in our hearts for all those who embrace the call to be earthly fathers or father-figures, that they may use this sacred prayer as their wise guidance for this special vocation. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
Amen. Happy Father’s Day! Thank you all for your continued support of your children and us who educate them. We appreciate you all! Blessings this weekend. Sincerely, Kelly L. Kaup – Principal Sir John Thompson. Important dates in June *Note students return their textbooks to their homeroom teacher after each exam. See attached June Calendar which was sent in previous weekly updates. June 17th – ELA Final Exam Part B – Grade 9 / Grade 7 and 8 ELA final June 20th – Grade 9 Social Studies PAT / Grade 7 and 8 Social Studies final exam June 21st – National Indigenous People’s Day June 22nd – Grade 9 Science PAT / Grade 7 and 8 Science final exam June 23rd – Exam make up day June 24th – Grade 9 Math PAR / Grade 7 and 8 Math final exam. June 27th – 28th – Exam make up day if needed. June 28th – SJT Awards night! 7pm SJT gym National Indigenous People’s Day – June 21st Next Tuesday marks our whole school celebration on National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st. Thank you to Miss Babiak for coordinating these special celebrations. During the day students will follow their day 4 rotation. In each class teachers have prepared lessons, activities, and games inspired by Indigenous history and culture for students to be immersed in. SJT Athletics – Slo-pitch team Congratulations to our SJT Slo-Pitch team for making the city championship final played yesterday. The game was close in the late innings, but they could not overcome an excellent team from Louis St. Laurent. Thank you to all our players for their excellent season and representing our school so well. Thank you to our coaches for all their time throughout the season. Mr. McCullough, Ms. Breidenbach, and Miss Stetson.
Final Exam Make up If your child is unable to write a final exam, we ask that contact the office or your child’s teacher and we can schedule a time to write the final. We have set aside some days for makeup days, but students are able to write in the afternoons as well. Please contact our office as they coordinate these make-up exams. PAT results Parents and students will be able to see their PAT results on PowerSchool. As the exams are marked and our teachers enter these grades you can see how your child has done. The PAT exam is used by our teachers as the final exam mark and is weighted as 10% of the students’ course grade. Slo-Pitch Pictures! Sir John Thompson Weekly Update – June 10th, 2022 Hello everyone. Happy positive Friday to you all. Today marks the end of our Pride week celebrations at SJT. We have marked each day by distributing colored beads for students to put in their shoelaces as well as selling Rainbow cupcakes at lunch in our common area. Today we saw many of our students and staff dress in rainbow colored clothing. As today is positive Friday our classes wrote a positive anonymous message on post it notes, and our Triton Pride group distributed them on students’ lockers at lunch. In addition, throughout the last week we began our day by learning about individuals who have impacted the 2SLGBTQ greatly with their contributions to their communities. Last night was our Grade 9 Farewell which was a fantastic celebration of our grade 9’s and their families (see below)! Today our farewell committee held an amazing ILearn where our grade 9’s had to opportunity to take pictures in the photo area that we created in the front lobby.
The afternoon we held our first dance in three years, and it was very encouraging to see our
students getting together and having so much fun.
I also wanted to mention that the baby chick are being born! Thank you to Ms. Breidenbach for
this amazing hands-on learning experience. Check out the pictures below!
Our teachers and students have been busy preparing for their first exam which starts on
Thursday June 16th. Thank you for all your support in helping your child be prepared for this
important time. I wish you all a fantastic weekend!
May God bless you and your families.
Sincerely,
Kelly L. Kaup – Principal Sir John Thompson
Important dates in June
June 10th – I learn – Grade 9 Lunch – photobooth – school dance
June 15th – Last day of instruction
June 16th – Final Exams begin – All students.
June 28th – SJT Awards night! 7pm SJT gym
Parent Advisory Council - Parent Engagement evening last Monday
The School Council would like to thank all the parents that attended the virtual Parent Engagement
evening last Monday evening. The session titled, ‘The Teenage Brain and Connection Tips for Parents’
was hosted by our guest speaker Aly Pain. There was a lot of learning and powerful conversations! We
are supposed to get a copy of the presentation so for anyone that couldn’t join. If you would like the
recording of the evening when it is available, please let School Council Chair Sandra
(ssymbaluk@gmail.com) who will send it to you. For more information on Aly Pain, you can find her at
AlyPain.com and on various social media platforms. Thank you! Sandra Symbaluk
SJT Slo-pitch team – congratulations!
Congratulations to our Triton mixed Slo-Pitch team! This past week they won their semi-final
game against Louis St. Laurent and play St. Rose in the city championship final on Tuesday June
14th at 4:15 pm at Airways Park (11001 Kingsway Avenue) Near NAIT. We are the defending
champions from the last time the championship was awarded in 2019. Good luck Tritons!
SJT Track and field – City Championships
Congratulations to all our SJT track and field athletes who competed in the citywide Junior high
track meet last Wednesday June 8th. We had 26 students qualify for the finals. Congratulations
to the following athletes who placed in their events.
David A. – 1st 100m / 1st Long Jump / 2nd Triple Jump
Matteo M. – 2nd 800m / 3rd 1500m
Malaya G. – 1st 200m / 3rd 100m
Mirabelle BT. – 3rd Long Jump
Samuel P. – 3rd Shot Put
Steven D. – 3rd High Jump
Thank you to Mr. Pisani, Mr. Engebretson, and Mrs. Profiri-Mathers for accompanying our
student athletes.
SJT in the news – immigration story
This week the Social EAP students were featured in two separate media stories. CTV News came in to
our school and did a story on the Immigration Project podcast that is created every year in Social EAP.
They interviewed students and featured information on how the podcast was made and experiences of
the students that helped to record interviews. Then a day later, a student was interviewed on CBC
Radioactive about the podcast and his role in the process. It was a
great way to showcase our EAP program and a wonderful
opportunity for our students to shine. Please see the links below
for each news story. Thank you to Mr. Luukkonen for his vision and
technical expertise in making this project happen! Click the links
below for the media stories.
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2460140
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-52/clip/15917839
SJT staffing changes for 2022-2023
Our staff contingent has now been finalized for next year. Each year many of our staff get the
opportunity to move to different schools and try different opportunities throughout our district
or be able to work closer to home. Although we are sad to see people leave, we are fully
supportive of their different career paths and thank them for all they have given to our school
community and wish them well. They will be fondly remembered and never forgotten! They
will always be Tritons for life!!
Mrs. Molyneux – St. Clements
Mr. Chasse – Archbishop O’Leary
Mr. Engebretson – Archbishop O’Leary
Miss Petryga – St. Thomas Aquinas
We are very excited to announce our new staff for next year.
Mrs. Salerno – from St. Thomas Aquinas
Mr. Eugenio – from St. Cecelia
Mr. Buchanan – from St. Francis Xavier
Miss. Paquin – Mt. Carmel
Congratulations everyone!
National Indigenous History Month - June
June is National Indigenous History Month. We are celebrating the history and knowledge of our Indigenous community and their ancestors who greatly contributed to the fabric of Canadian society. Here at SJT we will be learning about the important contribution of Indigenous people through videos featured on our morning broadcast as well as special I Learn sessions. This culminates in our whole school celebration on National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st. Thank you to Miss Babiak for coordinating these special celebrations. Pictures from around the school
Sir John Thompson Weekly Update – June 3rd, 2022
Hello everyone and a happy positive Friday to you all! I wish to sincerely thank all our parents
and guardians for their support of us and their children. We truly are grateful for all of the kind
words and helping to prepare your child for the upcoming last few weeks. I want to pass along
a wonderful prayer that I heard at my last Junior High Principals meeting in honor of National
Indigenous History Month.
Earth teach me stillness – as the grasses are stilled with light.
Earth teach me suffering – as the old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility – as blossoms are humble with beginning.
Earth teach me caring – as the mother who secures her young.
Earth teach me courage – as the tree which stands all alone.
Earth teach me limitation – as the ant which crawls on the ground.
Earth teach me freedom – as the eagle which soars in the sky.
Earth teach me resignation – as the seed which rises in the spring.
Earth teach me regeneration – as the seed which rises in the spring.
Earth teach me to forget myself – as melted snow forgets its life.Earth teach me to remember kindness – as dry fields weep with rain.
AMEN
Blessings to you and your family this weekend.
Sincerely,
Kelly L. Kaup – Principal, Sir John Thompson
Important dates in June
June 6th 7:00pm – Parent Council virtual parent engagement session. See below!
June 6th – 10th – Pride week
June 9th – Grade 9 Farewell Mass and presentation of certificates – 5:30 Our Lady Queen of
Martyrs Church 13210 133a Ave NW.
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June 10 – I learn – Grade 9 Lunch – photobooth – school dance
June 15th – Last day of instruction
June 16th – Final Exams begin – All students.
June 28th – SJT Awards night! 7pm SJT gym
National Indigenous History Month - June
June is National Indigenous History Month. We are celebrating the history and knowledge of
our Indigenous community and their ancestors who greatly contributed to the fabric of
Canadian society. Here at SJT we will be learning about the important contribution of
Indigenous people through videos featured on our morning broadcast as well as special I Learn
sessions. This culminates in our whole school celebration on National Indigenous Peoples Day
on June 21st. Thank you to Miss Babiak for coordinating these special celebrations.
SJT Awards night – June 28th – SJT gym 7pm
Our awards committee has been busy preparing for our awards evening on Tuesday June 28 at
7:00 pm in the SJT gymnasium. The complete list of awards is attached. Award recipients will
be notified by invitation on June 22nd. Due to space restrictions, we are asking families to limit
their attendance to award recipient plus two.
Honour Roll - eligibility criteria
Sir John Thompson has an extensive awards program designed to motivate and reward
students who have shown exemplary skills and attitudes. The award categories are academicachievement, athletics, service and include the presentation of medallions and their names engraved on our trophies. In June our staff are preparing for our awards evening at the end of June. Those students who are eligible for honors will receive a medallion. The criteria are included below. More information will be sent out regarding our awards in the coming weeks. Due to cumulative marking, grade completion with Honours will be determined by the final reporting period in June. Final exams are not included in the calculation for Honours. A student will be deemed as attaining an Honours standing when he/she has achieved an 80% average or higher in their core subjects of Math, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts with no mark below 70% in these four subjects. In order to receive Honours at year-end, students must achieve these standards on the average of the final reporting period. SJT Parent Council – guest speaker June 6th 7:00pm – ZOOM link below! As you know we have an amazing parent council here at Sir John Thompson. On behalf of our chairperson Sandra Symbaluk, I would like to invite you all to a virtual parent engagement presentation on ‘the teenage brain and connection tips for parents’ on June 6th at 7pm. The session will be hosted by Aly Pain who has been featured on both the ABC nightly news and the Rachael Ray Show. You can find out more about Aly by visiting her website https://www.alypain.com/. If you have any questions or wish to inquire more about joining this fantastic parent council for next year, please contact Sandra at ssymbaluk@gmail.com. Join us at 7:00pm for this amazing guest speaker. The ZOOM link is provided below! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86082998804?pwd=b3U3RDhxNEx1OURZN0xrRjlaTXhWUT09 SJT celebrates Pride week – June 6th to 10th Pride Week will be celebrated at SJT next week - June 6th to June 10th. Our Triton Pride group is putting together activities to acknowledge and celebrate the important contributions of the 2SLGBTQ community. On Monday, June 6th, there will be various colored beads that students can pick up in the Common Area over the lunch hour. These beads can be placed on the shoelaces to show support for the 2SLGBTQ community. On Tuesday, June 7th and Wednesday, June 8th, there will be Rainbow Cupcakes on sale in the Common Area at lunch time for $1.00 and Fruit by the Foot on sale for $0.50. All proceeds will be funneled back into the Triton Pride program to facilitate social justice projects in our city. On Friday, June 10th, we encourage all students and staff to dress like the rainbow in brightly colored clothing. In keeping with Mr. Kaup's Positive Friday theme, we will be spreading positivity around the school using positive post-it notes created by our wonderful SJT students. In addition to these activities, each day
during announcements, students will learn about individuals who have contributed to the 2SLGBTQ community. Sign of Hope – Thank you everyone! With our order of Krispy Kreme Donuts finally coming in we have a final total for our annual Sign of Hope campaign held in November. We wish to thank our entire school community and surrounding businesses for their support for Catholic Social Services. Our final total was $5936.72! We look forward to an activity filled campaign in November! Thank you everyone! SJT Slo-pitch team – congratulations! Congratulations to our Triton mixed Slo-Pitch team! Last night they won a close game 10-9 against a very good team from Mt. Carmel. They play in the semifinals on Monday against the winner of J.J. Bowlen and St. Rose at Sir John Thompson. Should they win, they will be in the City Championships on Tuesday June 7th afterschool at Airway Park at 4:15. Thank you to everyone who has come out to support our team! Good luck to our players and coaches. Mr. McCullough, Ms. Breidenbach, and Miss Stetson. Final Exam Schedule – June – Updated info below Attached you will find the SJT final exam schedule for June. In it you will find a lot of specific information for these last two weeks of June. The last day of instruction will be on June 15 th. Students in grades 7-9 have the option of going home after their exam ends at 11:00am or attending study hall. Study hall is intended only for quiet studying. Students will not be permitted to gather socially after their exams. All grade 9 PAT exams are scheduled from 9:00 – 1:00pm. Grade 9 students may leave at 11:00 am if they have completed their exam but may have up to 1:00 pm to complete their exam. Attached you will find the ‘Parent Consent for students to go home after exams’ letter. Last week we delivered a hard copy to each of our students to take home to their parents/guardians. Please have your child return the form as soon as possible to their homeroom teacher or the main office. We have extras in the office if students need to pick up another form. Grade 9 Farewell – Mark the date - June 9th – repeat from last week We are excited to celebrate our Grade 9s and all their accomplishments in person this year! There has been a lot of scrambling in the past few weeks in acquiring a venue for our Grade 9 celebration and with the changeover from Father Mark McGee to Father Jossy. We are very excited to welcome Father Jossy as our celebrant! Sir John Thompson's Grade 9 Farewell will take place June 9th, 2022, at Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church (13210 133a Ave NW). Mass will begin at 5:30 pm and will be followed by a
certificate ceremony for our Grade 9 students as we have done in the past. Due to space restrictions, we are asking families to limit their attendance to graduate plus two. We look forward to seeing all our grade 9 graduates dressed up and taking family pictures! Terry Harris our school Trustee will be on hand to bring greetings and a farewell message on behalf of our school division. On June 10th our school will be hosting a luncheon for our grade 9 students and a dance in the afternoon. We will have a photobooth on hand prior to lunch for our grade 9’s to take pictures. Pictures from around the school
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