Parents/Guardians and Students: It Is with Great Pleasure That We
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Parents/Guardians and Students: It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the Sir John Thompson Catholic Junior High School family! Sir John Thompson is a grade 7-9 Junior High School with a strong reputation of academic excellence in a Christ-centered community that helps each of our students grow in their unique gifts and talents. Our mission is to instill our students with the spirit of Christ in the pursuit of knowledge as they excel in their studies where we collaboratively embrace innovation and learning opportunities for successful life-long learning. Our school continuously surpasses provincial standards of achievement in academic performance and is known as one of Edmonton Catholic School District’s top Academic schools. We offer an Enhanced Academic Program which is seen as an optimum route for both high school and university preparation. This program provides enriched and challenging courses which parallel and expand on the material covered in our regular curriculum. Our parent and student satisfaction survey results indicate that our families find the environment of SJT to be one which is inspiring, safe and caring, where students are respected and valued, and where student learning is paramount. Sir John Thompson is widely known throughout North Edmonton as an academic school that offers a wide range of complementary courses and extracurricular opportunities. Sir John Thompson has an excellent reputation for athletics and fine arts. Our sports teams have many championships to their credit. Our music program is second to none including its reputable Tour Band! Sir John Thompson has a rich history of social justice and charitable endeavors, most notably the Sign of Hope Kids’ Care Challenge which we believe helps all our students to grow in their maturity by helping those less fortunate than themselves as they become the fantastic young men and women of tomorrow. We look forward to working with you in helping your child achieve their highest potential. If you have any questions, we are always happy to help you out! We look forward to getting to know you and your family. God Bless, Mr. Kaup Mrs. Molyneux Principal Assistant Principal TABLE OF CONTENTS Open House Poster _ Letter From The Administration 1 Sir John Thompson 3 Key Features, Attendance, Swift K-12 3 Athletic Teams, Awards, Honour Roll, Bring Your Own Device, 4 Bus, Communication, Career and Technology Foundation, Clubs 5 Computer and Internet Use, Student Support, Attire, Field Trips 6 ILearn Thursdays (Flex Time) Inclement Weather, Intramural Activities and Sports, Leadership Team 7 Learning Resource Center, Technology, Lockers, Leaving the School, Lunch-Concession 8 Medication to Student/First Aid, One Drive/Class Websites, PowerSchool, Programs, 9 EAP, Start of Regular Classes, Religious Celebrations, Reporting Periods 10 Reporting Periods, School Conduct Policy, Study Time, Technology, Google Classrooms 11 Sir John Thompson Timetable (2021-2022) 12 The Grade Seven Program 13 Program Description, Program Features 13 A Guide to Religion and Complementary Courses 13 Religious Studies 13 Religion 7, Religion 8, Religion 9, Music, Art 14 Career and Technology Foundations, Foods 15 French As a Second Language, Environmental Stewardship 8 16 Recreation Leadership 9, Film Studies 8 & 9 17 Supply List 18 BUS CATCHMENT AREA 19 2 Sir John Thompson Catholic Junior High 2021 - 2022 Sir John Thompson (SJT) is a • A very dedicated and supportive vibrant and dynamic learning community, parent community. serving approximately 390 junior high school students in the northwest part of Attendance Edmonton including areas such as: Consistent attendance is a key to a good Castledowns, Oxford, Skyview, the education. Parents/Guardians are asked to Palisades, Dunvegan, Albany, Rapperswill phone the school whenever a student is and Wellington. Students at SJT work in a absent or going to be late. Messages may challenging academic environment, using be left on the answering machine through state-of-the-art technology, guided by the night or early morning. If a student is highly skilled teachers. absent, parents are asked to call the school The programs focus on rigorous before 9:00 a.m. An automated phone call academics, interdisciplinary instruction, will be made for any unexcused global citizenship and developing higher attendance. level thinking skills for all students. Students have the opportunity to achieve Students who are late must report to the academic excellence in the core subject general office prior to going to their areas, participate in fine arts, athletics, and classes. Otherwise, the PowerSchool use technology needed to meet the Alberta attendance records will continue to Education standards. indicate that they are absent, and we will contact home to follow up. Students who Key Features need to leave the school prior to the end of the school day must have parental • A dedicated staff committed to a tradition of excellence in teaching. permission and sign out at the office prior to leaving the school. • A school wide focus, which stresses a safe and caring learning environment and respect for Swift K-12 everyone. This automated phoning system called • Year-long social justice activities Swift K-12 is being used by Edmonton including a month-long campaign Catholic Schools to report student for the Sign of Hope. absences. The system will call out twice • Enhanced Academic Program daily (after 9:00 am and 1:00 pm). If your courses in Language Arts, Math child is not present in their class and no Social Studies and Science. parent phone call has been received • An excellent Music Program which excusing the child, Swift K-12 will call includes a Gr. 8 & 9 Tour Band, parents. If you receive a phone call, Grade 7 Honour Band and a Jazz follow the prompts or Swift K-12 will Band for students to further their continue to call. Please make sure we musical skills. have updated phone numbers for all • An outstanding Athletics Program parents/guardians. where the senior teams compete in the Premier Conference and junior We appreciate your assistance in teams are offered to both boys and monitoring the attendance of your girls in volleyball and basketball. children. 3 Sir John Thompson Catholic Junior High 2021 - 2022 Studies and Language Arts with no mark Athletic Teams below 70% or final level of achievement All students, including those in grade below a proficient level in these four seven, are given the opportunity to try out subjects. In order to receive Honours at for both the junior and senior teams at SJT. year-end, students must achieve these Sports are an integral part of Triton life at standards on the average of the third SJT. Among the many activities include: reporting period. • Badminton • Basketball Bring Your Own Device • Cross Country Running In order to be a digital citizen, students • Soccer must know how to use technology • Softball appropriately. Digital literacy or the ability • Track and Field to understand and fully participate in the • Volleyball digital world is fundamental to digital citizenship. It is the combination of Additionally, we have technical and social skills that enable a a fully equipped person to be successful and safe in the professional fitness information age. Like literacy and centre (Tritons ’n numeracy initiatives which provide Training or TnT) that people with the skills to participate in the allows for all students work force, digital literacy has become an to gain the knowledge essential skill to be a confident, connected, and skills for lifelong and actively involved life-long learner. physical fitness. SJT’s BYOD is one element of many that will help its students become 21st Century learners. Students must comply with ECSD Awards expectations regarding the acceptable use Sir John Thompson has an extensive of their technology and any district awards program designed to motivate and supported technology. reward students who have shown exemplary skills and attitudes. The award Cell phones, IPads and other electronic categories are: academic achievement, and digital devices must not be a athletic and service and include the distraction to learning. These devices presentation of medallions and trophies. should only be used in class with a teacher’s permission for an educational Honour Roll purpose. After 8:20 a.m., during lunch and Due to cumulative marking, grade between classes students are encouraged completion with Honours will be to socialize and make important “face to determined by the third reporting period. face” connections. 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 within the regular program. This includes the core subjects of Math, Science, Social 4 Sir John Thompson Catholic Junior High 2021 - 2022 If a concern or a problem arises, Bus parents/guardians are directed to first Yellow bus transportation is provided for discuss it with the specific staff member as all students coming from the Sir John soon as possible. If the issue does not get Thompson feeder school area (north of resolved, it may be brought to the 137 Avenue). Please refer to page 19 for a administration. We encourage this specific map detailing which areas are protocol to be followed when dealing with served by a Yellow bus. Yellow and ETS any staff member. bus passes are provided through our office at the beginning of each month. Additionally, we have a comprehensive Transportation payments are determined website, found at the following address: by provincial and district guidelines. We www.SirJohnThompson.ecsd.net. We communicate this information to our encourage everyone to look at our website families as we receive it. If bus passes need for more information. It is maintained on a to be purchased, payment can be made by regular basis with its primary goal to keep debit, Visa and Mastercard in person or students and parents informed of on-line in your PowerSchool Account.