New Heights Newsletter
Upcoming Important Dates
November 6th: Daylight Savings Time (Fall Back)

November 11th: Remembrance Day (all programs closed)

November 14th: No School (school program closed)

November 28th: PD Day (day off for students)

November 28th: New Heights Society AGM
Way to Go!
Each month at our assemblies, there is a Way to Go! draw. To be entered, students have to be “caught” going above and beyond for others.
 
Some examples of this might be: helping out another student to solve a problem, holding the door for others on the way outside, or helping to clean up and bring equipment back inside.
 
Teachers fill out a ticket for the students to drop off in the jar in the office, and each month, Mr Williams and Mrs Newfield pull a ticket from the jar during the assemblies. At the end of the year, all the tickets are put back in the jar for a final mega-draw at the end of June.
 
The winner of the Elementary/Middle School Way to Go! draw in October was Hunter from Copper Mountain.
The winner of the Junior High/High School Way to Go! draw in October was Jayton from Pyramid Mountain.
School Photo Re-Takes
School Photo Day was on October 27th. Ken will be back on November 30th at 1:00pm for Re-Takes and for any students who were absent.
Tech Spot
Along with the Read & Write toolbar you can also download the OrbitNote extension in order to have the ability to use Read&Write features with PDF worksheets.

This extension can be downloaded from your Chrome browser.
Note that when downloading the OrbitNote extension you want to make sure you are signed into the Chrome Browser using your Child’s school google credentials.
 
For more info and to get started with OrbitNote, click on the the link below:
PAC Reminder
There are 17 more days to sell your tickets! 

Ticket stubs and cash are due back to the school by Friday November 18th. 

If you are having a hard time selling your tickets, please contact info@newheightscalgary.com.  
T2A
New Heights Transition to Adulthood (T2A) program is hosting our first workshop of the year on Tuesday, November 22 from 7-8:30pm on Post-Secondary Programs. We will be offering a student workshop (for high school students) and a Parent/Guardian Workshop (for Parents/Guardians of Jr High, High School, and T2A). 

The student workshop will be presented by Amberly and Mel (our Community Coaches) and will feature former New Heights students who have attended a variety of post-secondary programs in the city. We will be discussing what to expect at different institutions including class sizes, interactions with professors, social opportunities, supports available to students, upgrading options, and more. 

The parent workshop will be presented by Jen Bodiguel (T2A Coordinator) and Tracy Tomiak (Family Counsellor). We will be looking at a variety of routes available to our students after graduation and exploring how students can reach their goals through more than one route. We will also be discussing some of the skills that lead to the best quality of life and success for our students in adulthood. This workshop will not be answering specific questions about your child’s post-secondary route, but rather looking at the bigger picture and how we can set our students up for success in whatever post-secondary programs they choose to pursue after New Heights. 

Sign up for the workshop here or email jen.bodiguel@newheightscalgary.com
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