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Mirror Image: A Real Enchanted Musical
Friday, March 30 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 31 at 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 1 at 2 p.m.
Tickets $5 for students and $10 for adults, $25 for a family of 4. Desserts and coffee/tea served.
Appropriate for ages 5 and up.
Please come and see our talented group of 38 grade 7, 8, 9 students sing, dance and act their way through this comedic and touching story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Transition Expo 2012
for
Students with Special Needs
&
Their Families
Grades 7-12
Date: March 27, 2012
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Place: Holy Trinity Academy, Okotoks, AB
If you have any questions, please contact Alise Kuipers at
403-603-3232 or 403-603-8784.
ATTENDANCE
*** The Bell Rings at 8:30...Please go to your Homeroom***
All students are expected to be in school on time and to attend all classes. It is the parents’ responsibility to confirm with the front office at the school whether or not these absences are excusable or inexcusable. The attendance number is 938-4426, press 1. Alternatively, you may email us at
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and provide the student’s name, homeroom and reason for and approximate length of absence/ lateness. Any student absences not reported to the office will be recorded by the office as inexcusable.
For a copy of the School's Bell schedule please click here
Automated Attendance Notification Service
EOJHS is now using SCHOOLCONNECTS Automated Notification Service to contact parents regarding student absences. If your student is absent and we have not had confirmation from a parent before 8:30 am on the day of the absence, you will be contacted by phone (to your home phone, Mother's work number and Father's work number) and email asking you to confirm the absence.
When you receive an absence notification, please contact us to provide a reason for the absence by calling the school office at 403 938-4426, sending in a written note or emailing
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To ensure you receive all school messages, please keep your contact information updated.
Breakfast Program- Donations needed
Donations such as breakfast items like nut free granola bars, fruit, juice boxes, fruit bars are all gratefully accepted at the office or school council meetings. Donations of Cash are also gratefully accepted for this program.
Study Hub Up And Running!
Ecole Okotoks Junior High School is pleased to offer "Study Hub" for the school year 2011-2012. Study Hub is an after-school program with staff available to support students with homework completion and test preparation. Study Hub is available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m.
Study Hub starts Wednesday, September 28th!!!
If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Bodnar at
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or call
403-938-4426.
OJ A Good Place To Go!
Posted By John Barlow On May 5, 2010 @ 4:35 pm In Letters to the Editor in the May 5th edition of the Western Wheel
Dear Editor,
Dear Editor,
My daughter started attending Okotoks Junior High School this fall. I am impressed with what I have seen and heard about in the past eight months and am happy to spread the word about some of the positive things that go on there.
Principal Bryan Brandford is a presence. I have seen him outside welcoming and high-fiving kids in through the front doors in the morning, and before other special school activities as well. From the teenagers I talk to regularly, I hear about him and his staff consistently enforcing the rules, despite not always being popular for it. (No cell phones or texting, no inappropriate clothing etc.) He interacts with the kids in the halls and in their classes. When it was not possible to start a new sports team at school, he sought out information directing my child and a few girls to a local team outside of school, seizing the opportunity for encouragement.
When my daughter was in the process of being diagnosed with a medical issue, vice-principal Bill Holmes was immediately responsive and assured me that there were many different modifications that could be made to accommodate her within the school if need be. Thankfully, there was no need.
Teachers have all been organized, communicative and flexible. (Thanks Mrs. Hutton, for letting my kid switch to the trumpet in the middle of the year, you didn’t have to do that, and now you have a kid who likes to play an instrument instead of a band dropout).
I get daily emails with notifications/reminders of what is due for homework and what is coming up for all the core subjects and what is going on in school in general.
Both parent and student can access the teacher’s virtual mark books through the school website at anytime, so kids know when they need to step it up, and parents can be aware fairly quickly if any problems arise, such as if an assignment hasn’t been handed in. There are no surprises at report card time. Assignments given have been creative and humorous with latitude for the kid’s personalities and talents to shine through.
From what I have read in the newsletter, if extra help is needed for any subject, there is a teacher there at the “Homework Hub” everyday after school. Some teachers are available right before tests for extra help as well if there are any last minute misunderstandings.
There is more that I could say, but I will just say this: if your child is headed to this school sometime soon, know that the teachers and staff are doing a good job, despite renovation challenges. The kids are fortunate.
Melanie Toews
Okotoks
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