Oilfields High School ~ Welcome Families of Oilfields!

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It's already September and another school year is into full swing! Whether you are a brand new family to our school or preparing to be part of the graduating class of 2012, we are delighted to have you as part of the Oilfields learning community.
To start, we would like to remind everyone of the changes to the school calendar and bell times for the school year. With the modified calendar, school and system development days will be occurring about every other Friday. These days will give our staff a greater opportunity to work together and develop professionally. On days when classes are occurring on Friday, classes will go until 3:21pm. For more information please check our website: oilfields.fsd38.ab.ca.
We also have some new faces on our staff that I would like to briefly welcome. Mrs. Christine Crane, will be sharing her workload between Oilfields and Education Plus, teaching Senior Sciences. Mr. Robert Gallacher is joining us from Education Plus in High River and will be teaching English Language Arts and Social Studies. Mr. Chase Sillito is joining us from Highwood High School and will be teaching Humanities and Social Studies. Mr. Gord Pedscalny is joining us from C. Ian McLaren and will be teaching in our Quest Program. Mrs. Tanis Klein, a recent graduate from the University of Calgary, will be teaching Foods and Fashion as well as Home Economics. Mr. Aaron Mouser is also joining us to teach our HUB and BEST programs. Finally, Mr. David Toews is joining us from Jack James High School in Calgary to teach Industrial Education. We are very excited about the new members of the Oilfields team, please stop in and introduce yourself to our new staff.
The school year has just begun and there is already a lot going on at Oilfields. Fall athletics are underway, featuring Boys and Girls Volleyball, Flag Football and Cross Country Running. Come out and cheer on your Drillers as we start another fantastic year of athletics. Our Quest program is starting their year with a four-day expedition at Camp Horizon. We are looking forward to another outstanding year of Quest experiences. On September 18th, the Dryland Sailors head out for their expedition on the West Coast; it should be an amazing experience. Finally, mark September 29th in your calendar, as we will be having a Meet the Teacher Night at the school from 5:30-7:30. Please come out and meet the staff and see what your children have been up to during the first month of school.
On a final note, we would like to remind everyone about the importance of regular communication between school and home. In the coming weeks, login information will be made available for Students' Achieve (Grades 7-8) and Maplewood (Grades 9-12). Both Maplewood and Students' Achieve allow you regular access to your child's academic progress and attendance. Also, we will continue sending information regarding upcoming dates and events through a regular mass-email. If you would like to receive these emails, please ensure that Carol Gauzer in the office has a current email address. Our school website:
(oilfields.fsd38.ab.ca) is also a valuable source of information to keep up-to-date on the happenings of our school. We strive to keep the information on our webpage as current and accurate as possible. Finally, when in doubt, please feel to call the school or pop into the office if you have any questions about Oilfields.
Once again, we would like to welcome everyone to another exiting year at Oilfields!

Yours in Learning,
Scott Carey
Cynthia Glaicar