New Heights Newsletter

Upcoming Important Dates

May 19^th: The Annual Talent Show

May 20^th: Organizational Day (no school or ECS classes)

May 23^rd: Victoria Day (all programs closed)

May 27^th/28^th: New Heights Society Casino Fundraiser

New Heights Talent & Variety Show

It’s time to start planning for the annual New Heights Talent & Variety Show! The Talent Show will be virtual again this year.

On May 19^th we will be broadcasting the Talent Show to the classrooms.

Here’s how it will work:

1. Think about what you want to share and have a plan. Bring the planning sheet back to your teachers by May 6^th.

2. Film your presentation or routine at home and submit the video by May 13^th to this Google Drive Folder.

3. We will edit the videos together at New Heights and create a private listing on YouTube of the Talent Show for everyone to see. The video will premiere on May 19^th.

Any questions? Feel free to send us an email at info@newheightscalgary.com.

A message from PAC

Thank you to everyone who supported our Big Hearted fundraiser last week. It was a huge success.

Stay tuned for a finally tally!

Provincial Achievement Tests/Diploma Exam dates

Students in Grade 6 and 9 will be writing Provincial Achievement Tests in May and June.

Diploma exams for Grade 12 students in 30, 30-1 and 30-2 courses will be written in June.

Dates of tests are listed below, as well as on our “Upcoming Events” page.

May 16^th: 9:00am Grade 9 LA Part A

May 18^th: 9:00am Grade 6 LA Part A

June 13^th: 9:00am Diploma English Part A

June 14^th: 9:00am Diploma Social Studies Part A

June 15^th: 9:00am Grade 6 LA Part B

9:00am Grade 9 LA Part B

June 16^th: 9:00am Grade 6 Math

9:00am Grade 9 Math

June 17^th: 9:00am Diploma Math

June 20^th: 9:00am Diploma English Part B

June 22^nd: 9:00am Diploma Social Studies Part B

June 23^rd: 9:00am Diploma Biology

June 24^th: 9:00am Grade 6 Social Studies

9:00am Grade 9 Social Studies

June 27^th: 9:00am Grade 6 Science

9:00am Grade 9 Science

June 28^th: 9:00am Diploma Science

TECH SPOT

This Month the students at New Heights were able to participate in a school wide activity called THE HOUR OF CODE. This was an opportunity to create a fun and creative environment for students to be introduced to concepts of computer programming.

The programs used ranged from ScratchJr, Scratch, Minecraft Education Edition, and Marcel Burca from Calgary Game Developers Academy For Youths

led an Unreal Engine session with a group of our highschool students.

T2A Grad Lunch

T2A has sent out invitations for the graduating classes of 2022. We will be taking the lunch period on May 26th from 11:30am-12:30pm to celebrate all of your success and hard work so far!

The lunch will take place outside in front of the school at the picnic tables (weather permitting), and T2A will be providing drinks and lunch during this time.

See you there!

Kayla and Nicola

Kayla Everitt, from our OT team, is returning from her maternity leave at the beginning of May.

Nicola Josephs who has joined the OT team during Kayla’s maternity leave will continue with us until May 12^th to provide a good transition.

Way to Go!

Each month at our virtual assembly, 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 letting someone else have a turn on a favorite game.

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 assembly. 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 Way to Go! draw in March was Hunter from Copper Mountain.

The winner of the Way to Go! draw in April was Bentley from Copper Mountain.

Healthy Hunger

Parents order and pay for meals online through the Healthy Hunger website.

Cash/payment for the lunch will not be accepted at the school as this is a third party.

Healthy Hunger Lunch dates (orders close 5 days prior to each date):

May 4, 18

Jun 1, 15

Online Ordering

Ordering is done through www.healthyhunger.ca.
Instructions for registering with Healthy Hunger are here.
Ordering closes 5 days prior to the Fun Lunch date.
Customer service is handled by www.healthyhunger.ca.
Please contact them directly if you have any concerns. 1-800-818-6260

Students with Allergies

Please note: Parents of children with dairy, gluten or any other food allergy; we will try to have options available. If you are unsure please contact each vendor directly for a list of ingredients.