The H1N1 Virus
Click
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for district information on the Virus.
We have increased absenteeism for flu illness. Several elementary schools experienced greater than 10% absent (range of 10-15%) last week as well as a couple of Junior HIgh Schools.
So far, 17% absence is the highest noted for one school on one specific day. County wide, the number of cases is still on the upswing and there are no projections for how long this will last. It is possible H1N1 will continue, even at low levels, throughout the next several months.
Vaccines have been slow to arrive
in our county, with only about 10% of the orders being filled. Providers, both public and private are using those doses for the at risk target groups. Our district may host a public health vaccination clinic when the supply increases and doses can be offered to anyone. We will continue to update our website with vaccination information as soon as it is available.
Hand Gel/Sanitizer
should be arriving in schools in the next 2 weeks for use in portables without sinks, gyms and cafeterias. Gel sanitizer is in high demand. Remember that hand washing is still the best option. Emphasis on covering coughs and sneezes should be a priority. Make sure this message is getting to students and staff.
King and Snohomish counties have received small allotments of H1N1 vaccine,
most doses going to private health care providers and hospitals.
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ublic health centers have a small supply that is available for people ages 6 months to 25 years who are not insured or low-income AND have health conditions that put them at a higher risk for flu complications.
A list of those centers and their hours are posted on the school district website
www.nsd.org
(centers).
Families with children at risk for flu complications, who have a regular medical provider, should get information from that provider about vaccine availability.
The school district may host a health department vaccine clinic in November when the supply is sufficient to vaccinate all people.
Please remember to check the district website or King County Public Health website for updates and new information.
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Opportunity for Parent Preview of Sixth Through Eighth Grade Math Instructional Materials
The Northshore School District is concluding a math curriculum review and selection process of math textbooks for students in grades six, seven, and eight.
On Wednesday, November 18, 2009 , the math textbooks under consideration for student use in grades six, seven, and eight will be available for community and parent preview. The textbooks will be on display from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the school district administration office at 3330 Monte Villa Parkway in Bothell. Math teachers who participated in the pilot textbook project will be present to answer questions about the new programs. |
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You can now subscribe to our podcasts by following the instructions below.
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If you have iTunes on your computer:
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Open iTunes, and select iTunes Store on the left side menu.
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In the search iTunes store button, type in Canyon Park Junior High
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You will see Podcast of Canyon Park in the Results window.
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Select Subscribe (it's free!!)
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To
view the podcasts, after you have subscribed, just look at your podcast
selection in iTunes, then sit back and watch our podcasts. They will be
updated when ever you select refresh in your podcast window.
Here's another way
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Open iTunes
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Advanced/subscribe to podcast
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Paste this URL in the box itpc://web.me.com/canyonparkvideo/Video/podcast/rss.xml
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Click OK
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To hear the podcast, in iTunes select the podcast from your menu on the left
Or, go to the podcast page on the left menu, and subscribe that way. There, you can watch the podcasts on iTunes.
Podcasts of Canyon Park Junior High
and subscribe to the feed, by clicking on the subscribe button.
You can find the link on the menu column on the left of this page.
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Student computer files can go from school to home and from home to school
If your work is important to you; save it in at least 2 separate locations: USB drive, CD, School File Server.
If you use Word Perfect or Microsoft Works, or OpenOffice, or NotePad or any other word processing program other than Microsoft Word on your home computer, save your files as RTF-Rich Text Format (.rtf extension)
if you want to be able to open them at school and take them back and forth from school to home-home to school. Use Save As...and choose the rtf file type or file format. Don't just add the rtf extension to the file name, choose the rtf file format in Save As....
Microsoft Office 2007 saves files in a new format with a new extension [.docx] which is not comptatible with school computers. Again, use SaveAs...and choose the file type for Word document [.doc] extension. This applies to PowerPoint [.pptx] and Excel [.xlsx] files also.
ZAMZAR is a free online file conversion website [www.zamzar.com] one can use to convert document, image, video and music files from one format to another. Requires an email address to which the location of the converted file is sent. Copyright laws still apply. |
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Choir News. This is GOOD!!! |
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The Canyon Park Choir has been selected to sing in concert with the professional, Seattle orchestra, Philharmonia Northwest. The choir will be performing the seven-movement Vesperae pro festo Sanctissimae Innocentium by Johann Michael Haydn featuring the full choir as well as student soloists.
The three choirs at Canyon Park have taken first place or received superior ratings at every festival they have attended since the director, Ailisa Newhall, began in 2006. Many of the students take private lessons and are involved in area choirs and musical ensembles outside of school. The Northshore School District has an enormous music program of an extremely high caliber and the Canyon Park Choir would not have reached such a level without the support of the acclaimed music teachers in the district.
Out of the 7 movements there are 5 that have solos on each of 3 parts. Normally, an orchestra would hire 3 professional soloists to sing those parts, but this conductor requested students soloists which means 15 of our kids get the opportunity to have a solo!
Don’t miss this fantastic debut! Get your tickets while they are still available. March 14, 2010 2:30 p.m. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 4805 NE 45th St., Seattle. For tickets, call 206-675-9727. Tickets also available at the door while they last. General Admission - $18, Students and Seniors - $12. |
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Check out the Calendar link on the left for important details.
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What is RSS?
RSS stands for Rich Site Summary, RDF Site Summary, Really Simple Syndication or all three depending on what you read. Most people just call it RSS. RSS lets you keep up with what's new on your favorite Web sites.
RSS programs use an XML-based format to create a continually updating list of links that you can subscribe to. The list changes whenever the WEB site changes, such as when we update our home page or add stories to a news section.
How can I get RSS feeds?
You can install a news reader (also called an aggregator) to collect and display your RSS feeds on your computer. There are many news readers available, most at no charge. Once you download a news reader, follow its instructions to add feeds. This usually involves clicking on the orange XML button next to the feed you want and copying and pasting the URL from the resulting page into your news reader. Other news readers have an automated process for adding feeds. You may want to experiment with several news readers to find the one you like best.
Click HERE for a list of RSS news readers.
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Our Daily Bulletin page, and our Calendar page have been updated . You can check here for all events pertaining to Canyon Park. There is an RSS feed subscription available, also. You can subscribe to the RSS feed, and receive all updates automatically on an RSS reader application. |
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