F.R. Haythorne Jr. High

PST conferences will be held on Tuesday, February 2nd from 4:30-7:30 PM in the school gymnasium.  No appointment is needed.

During the last week of January the 10th cell phone infraction for the month was reported to school administration. Unfortunately this exceeded the monthly limit on our "cellometer" and consequently FRH is now a cell phone free school. That means cell phones cannot be used within the building at all during the day, effective from the time students enter the school in the morning until dismissal @ 3:04 pm. This policy will be in place until the end of June. In case students need to contact parents or vice versa, both a public pay phone and offices phones are accessible in the school.

Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) has implemented changes to the Boundary Exemption process in an attempt to increase efficiencies and ensure the process is both fair and equitable for all involved. Parents/guardians/independent students who may be considering attending a School of Choice are asked to note these important changes, paying particular attention to the revised process and application deadlines:

• The new Boundary Exemption request form is available on the EIPS' website (www.eips.ca).
• Students and parents will be asked to provide a reason for the Boundary Exemption request.
• In order to have the request considered for approval, parents/guardians/independent students must ensure the form is completed in full and submitted to the Designated School by March 15, 2010 for sign off by the principal.
• The form must then be submitted to the principal at the receiving (School of Choice) prior to April 15, 2010.

In keeping with EIPS' Policy IC - Attendance Areas, when a student attends a school outside his/her designated attendance area, transportation becomes the parent(s)/guardian(s)/ independent student's responsibility. Please contact EIPS' Student Transportation for details at (780) 417-8151 or e-mail studenttran@ei.educ.ab.ca.

Use School Locator on the EIPS' website to find your designated school.

If you have questions regarding changes to the Boundary Exemption process, please contact your school principal.

Got a question about the school? Calendar? Registration?

Check out our new "Parent FAQ and Inquiries Page"!  Want to ask the school a question? Use the link from this page to send us an email.

Bev Facey's AP (Advanced Placement) Open House is the evening of January 28th, 7:00PM.

Bev Facey's Open House for all students is the evening of February 10th, 6:45PM-8:30PM.

Head to http://www.bevfacey.ca/ for more information.

Sal's Open House for all students is from 6:30 to 8:00 PM on February 17th.

Sal's IB (International Baccalaureate) Open House is the evening of February 22, 7:00PM.

Head to http://www.salcomp.ca/ for more information.

At F.R. Haythorne Junior High, we take a very serious approach to bullying.

If you or someone you know has been the victim of a bully, you can use the "Report a Bullying Concern" page to send an email directly to the Principal.

Want to know how Haythorne is placing in the Reacing Olympics?  Click here to check out the website!

Click here to see our School Education Plan.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization was created with the intention of trying to promote the ideals of the United Nations.  The Associated Schools Network was created to help foster those ideals in young people.

What does it mean?  We at F. R. Haythorne are working to develop a culture of understanding, tolerance and inclusion while supporting the 4 pillars set out by UNESCO: learning to know, learning to do, learning to be & learning to live together.

In working towards these ideals, we work to teach students how to learn & involve themselves in activities which promote peace and understanding.  Some examples of how we are doing this include things like; integration of special needs students into regular classrooms, various fundraising activities to support the ideals, teaching students through literature about the mistreatment of various groups throughout history and how we can learn from those to ensure it doesn't happen again, teaching students to get involved in the democratic process and creating an environment of tolerance.

In actively engaging our students, community, and staff in putting these pillars in place on an everyday basis, we hope to promote the growth of the ideals set out by the United Nations.  If we are successful in doing so, we will have a community who will spread the message that we must work together to help out when help is needed, to develop future leaders within our community who understand that living together in a peaceful world is what is needed, and that we all must work together for our world to be a better place to be.  It is important to remember not only do we need to look after our own community, but we are also members of a global community, and once in a while we must look beyond our boarders.

For further information please visit:

http://www.unesco.ca/en/interdisciplinary/aspnet/default.aspx

Mathletics has been a fantastic addition to our school. If you have not yet had a chance to peruse the website, have your child log on and work through activities as well as on-line math gaming with you. If you wish to obtain weekly reports on the progress of your child, you may register with the Mathletics website. These reports will provide you with details on your child's achievement and progress.

To register, visit: www.mathletics.ca/parent All you need to do is complete the fields shown. Please note you will require a current email address, as well as your child's username and password. The name and password may be obtained from your child or your child's teacher. If you have more than one child registered with Mathletics you will need to repeat the process, ensuring you register with the same email address for each child. Upon completion of the registration you will be given a parent username and password. To access the parent centre, you will be able to visit www.mathletics.ca and sign in, using your own parent codes.

If you have any questions about the new curriculum, Mathletics, or other upcoming ac-tivities, please do not hesitate to contact your child‟s math teacher.

Several concerns have been raised over traffic congestion by the school in the morning along the north side of Colwill Boulevard.  Due to vehicles dropping off students right by the school, during the period of approximately 8:20 - 8:40 AM the single west bound lane of Colwill essentially turns into two lanes of traffic alternately flowing, stopping, and merging.  This traffic pattern has posed a real safety issue for students and vehicles as they attempt to navigate through the area.

As such Strathcona County has posted "no stopping" signs along Colwill Boulevard for the entire length it borders F.R. Haythorne, making it illegal for a vehicle to stop there at any time for any reason.  If parents are seeking an alternate area to safely stop and drop off their child, that can be done in the staff parking lot, the pumphouse parking lot on the south side of Colwill, anywhere along Calico Drive, or on Colwill Boulevard just west of Calico Drive.

Parent cooperation and adherence to the change is expected and appreciated. 

Have you checked out all the new items the canteen is offering?

Clcik here for the Canteen Menu

Check out the "About Us - Photo Gallery" area of the website to see what our students and staff have been doing!