Dear Westmount Mid-High Families, Many of you received a photo day notification from Life Touch photos for September 4. This date was booked prior to the pandemic. As there are no classes for students on September 4, we are rescheduling photo day to September 9. (Elementary photo day is September 15). At this time, we will not be requesting volunteers [...]
Instrumental Music Program at both School and Home The Grade 6 to Grade 12 students in the WCS Instrumental Music program will continue to learn fingering patterns and valve patterns on their wind instruments in conjunction with digital sound recordings. Please note that all students will be expected to keep their mouthpieces in their cases during class. Throughout the school year, these students will be encouraged to record short [...]
Youth Science Canada has put together an opportunity for students in Grade 7 to 12 to showcase their projects digitally. Registration for this virtual event will open in early May and we will send you that information as it becomes available. Information will be posted on Powerlearn as it becomes available and we will be putting a note in communications. For more [...]
Hello Westmount Mid-High Families, We want to thank our students and families for their resilience and support as we all embark on a steep learning curve in our new learning model. As we adjust and re-adjust throughout this process, we want to take this time to share specific information, in order to support your understanding of how things are being [...]
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in recognition of April as Autism Awareness Month, The Sinneave Family Foundation and its Board of Directors have repurposed the Directors Award to establish an Autism Community COVID-19 Response Fund. This portion of the Response Fund is intended to directly support the immediate needs of autistic adolescents and adults during these challenging times. Up [...]
Friday, April 3 is the last day to complete your course selection for the 2020-21 school year. On the Westmount website, visit Student Life > Course Selection. Click on the content box for the grade you will be in next year and review the resources found there. Resources include a list of the courses specific for the grade that you [...]
Hello Westmount Mid-High Community, Thank you for your patience this week as we worked through planning for after the break. We hope you are all well. We have a few updates, based on current information and the recent Alberta Education News Release, March 20, 2020. Course Selection in PowerSchool has been extended until April 5, 2020. Descriptions of the courses [...]
Hello Westmount Mid/High Families, While we are currently awaiting more information from Alberta Education, we are preparing to work online after Spring Break. In order to prepare for working in an online environment, we are asking students and parents to do the following: Students: please take a moment to make sure that you are able to log into and navigate [...]
Dear Westmount Parents/Guardians, The Westmount Charter Board believes in the educational value of international travel and that the safety of our students and staff is of highest importance. Recent health events across the globe surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) including the message from the World Health Organization today to declare COVID-19 a pandemic, caused us to take time to reflect on [...]
Due to the changing landscape as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mid-High is cancelling the parent teacher interviews on March 19th and 20th. We encourage parents and guardians to email course-related concerns and/or questions to your children’s teachers. Teachers will be allocated time on Friday March 20th to respond to your emails. At this time, the Mid High [...]
Mid-High School Track & Field will be starting after Spring Break. Track is open to all mid-high students. Practices will be Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3:30-5:00 pm beginning April 7. Students will meet on the west field. If you have any questions please talk to Mr. Frede or email him @ james.frede@westmountcharter.com.
Badminton Practice at the mid-high will begin on the following dates: Grade 6-7 Tuesday and Thursday 3:30-5:00 pm beginning March 10 Grade 8-9 Monday and Wednesday 3:30-5:00 pm beginning March 9 Grade 10-12 Tuesday and Thursday 7:15-8:15 am beginning March 10 Interested students need to bring active-wear. Permission forms will be handed out during practice. If you have questions, please [...]
