20 February 2009
By Alex Matan
This is the system we have developed for dealing with minor offences in class like:
- Late, skipping
- Out of uniform
- Not bringing paper/pencil/books
- Inappropriate language
- Slacking off
- Talking out of turn
- Computer games, cell phone, MP3
- Horseplay
- Not bringing back forms on time
The overall process is as follows:
0. Teacher puts up the attached poster and prints out a copy of the attached offence tracking form for each student, placing the forms in a binder.
1. Student breaks a rule
14 August 2008
By Alex Matan
I've started a Facebook group for conference attendees:
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=30018498412
12 August 2008
By Alex Matan
I've used these to teach the very basics of programming to grade ten students. Enjoy!
12 August 2008
By Alex Matan
17 June 2008
By Robert Holowack
For more information about this great opportunity for grade 11 and 12 students go to the Specialist High Skills Major web site.
16 June 2008
By Alex Matan
The Waterloo Catholic District School uses SmartFind to let staff notify the board of impending absences for illness (sick or medical appointment), PD activities, sports, and extracurricular events so that supply teachers or on-calls can be booked. Here is the link and the phone number:
16 June 2008
By Alex Matan
Need to check your Waterloo Catholic school email from home (or elsewhere) but can't remember the not-so-handy webmail URL? Here it is:
Note that if you are typing in the URL manually, you will need to include an "s" after "http" and ensure that "exchange" is in lower-case letters. Otherwise you will get an error message.
12 June 2008
By Alex Matan
Waterloo Catholic District School Board forms
Field Trips
Athletics / Sports Teams
12 June 2008
By Alex Matan
Seneca College's Learning Objects site has some review pages and activities that relate to the material in our course. Make sure to click the "Animate Me" and "Example" buttons to see demonstrations of the formulae in action.
12 June 2008
By Alex Matan
Waterloo Catholic District School Board staff should use this form to obtain reimbursement for expenses like school purchases, travel, conferences, etc. Get it here:
Current as of May 2008 with the new mileage rate of $0.49/km.
You will need to use your StaffNet login and password (same as the one for your school email account).