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Focus Friday at a Glance.
This is a guide for parents to help their child select
seminars for our December 9th Focus Friday. Many of
the seminars have been developed for interests and for
helping our students in their academic subjects. Strive
advisors help students plan their day to meet each stu-
dent’s needs. Attendance is mandatory.
St. Joes
Where life long learning
Starts !
December
9th Focus
Friday
At
A
Glance
SEMINAR
#
1
1. Project/
assignment comple-
tion seminar (60)
common area
2. Project/
assignment comple-
tion seminar (60)
library
3. Social Help desk
(45) C. McDonald/
Oppedisano rm
136 /145
4. English help desk
(45) Jessica Mahoney
Donna de Bruin Ber-
nie Griffin 140/141
5. Science help desk
- Bodnar, de Bruin
(Science
9/10/20/30/24, Bio
20, Chem 20)
233/235
6. Math Help desk
30 Mr. Fedeyko, Ms.
Duret rm 243 / 244
7. Basketball (30)
Beauchamp gym A
8. Basketball (30)
Prichard gym b Split
into competitive and
non-competitive
game situations that
will include one on
one, three on three
and full games.
9. Bootcamp (25)
Allison studio Want to
start your day off with
some exercise? Want to
burn off enough calories so
you can hit McDonald’s
twice Friday Night and not
feel guilty? Hit up to this
session in Seminar 1 and
be ready to work hard.
Students must want to
work hard and be ready to
participate for the full
length of the seminar.
10. French Help Desk
and project comple-
tion (30) Lemay rm
138 This seminar is for
any students enrolled in
French needing extra
help or time to work on
any French project. It is
also open to anyone
looking for French help
such as with preparing
for the challenge exam.
11. Humor during
wartime (30) Social
10-20-30 Sévigny rm
142
12. Multiple Source
Questions Broke down
(30) Leach - Gr.9/10 rm
144 Groups will discuss
and analyze questions
that use multiple sources
to answer questions.
13. Long - ELA 30-2
Diploma Part A Prep-
aration rm 147
14. Cosmo Project
completion / Help
desk Gr. 9-12. Stu-
dents must be en-
rolled in Cosmo to
attend. Rm 170 This
seminar is for Students
who are currently in Cos-
metology and may need
some extra time to get
caught up on missing or
incomplete assignments/
projects.
15. Hands of service
prepare soup for soup
kitchen Gorman (cap @
25) bus trip Serve Christ
by preparing soup for
the Northern Communi-
ty church soup kitchen.
Basic cooking and hy-
gienic practices are re-
quired but a giving heart
is a necessity.
16. Buying a car and the
risks involved. Grade9-12
Max.15 (laptops available).
Wayne Tokamp rm
174Through this seminar
we will cover basic checks
that can be done before
the purchase of a vehicle.
We will also investigate
how and where to access
information to make an
informed purchased deci-
sion.
17. Baird - Illustrator
cap 30 rm 205 Jill
Lovas will teach how
to use effective ty-
pography using Illus-
trator.
Charity Brandt will
teach how make cre-
ate a visually pleasing
project.
18. Germann -
photoshop - cap 30 rm
206 Tips and tricks for
creating pleasing images
using photoshop.
Taking time to learn how
to use a table for draw-
ing.
December
9th Focus
Friday
At
A
Glance
SEMINAR
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1
19. Walker - Biology 30 - The
Case of the Dividing Cell. An
intense look at mitosis/
meiosis… rm 231 The Honora-
ble Judge Cellular is presid-
ing over the case of The
State vs.Egg Cell Number
6624223. As the prosecuting
attorney calls each witness
to the stand and the court-
room drama unfolds, stu-
dents learn about the stages
of mitosis and meiosis and
their particular characteris-
tics.
20 21. Math Provincial
Achievement Test
Preparation, Ms.
Crossey (grade 9) (30)
rm 234
22. Ruether - Build-
ing Voltaic Cells
(suggested for Chem-
istry 30 students) rm
236 This seminar is tar-
geted toward chemistry 30
students who have studied
voltaic cells. We will be
building several different
voltaic cells (one with a salt
bridge, one with an inert
electrode, and one with a
porous cup.) We will also
be measuring the electric
potential of each voltaic
cell and comparing it with
the theoretical electric
potential.
23. Fun with Factor-
ing, Ms. Martin
(grade 10 & 11) (30)
rm 237Review how to
factor polynomials
and how to deter-
mine which strategy
is most efficient. Eve-
ry minute you save on
a test can then be put
to use on the really
challenging ques-
tions! Grade 10 & 11
(max 30)
24. Dangerous Elec-
tricity Demos- Tom-
Heute/ MacMullin
(Grade 9 Science) rm 239
An engineer from ATCO
will be here to show vari-
ous electricity demonstra-
tions. Static and current
electricity, Voltage, Safety,
and generation of electrici-
ty will all be covered.
Cap: 60
Grade 9 Science students –
strongly recommended
25. Working with
Exponents and Radi-
cals, Mr. Sutherland
(grade 10 & 11) (30)
26. Taking Pictures of
People -- Nasedkin 241
Students will listen to 20
minutes of instruction.
then get hands on chances
to put the lesson into
action. Bring your phone
or your own camera. If you
don't have one, we will
supply a camera for you
27. Qi-gung-
meditation&martial arts
Silvester (cap 20) wear
loose clothing band
room 4000 year old
healing art form and
beginning level martial
arts combined with
meditative yoga
28. Choir practice for
school christmas cele-
bration Zmean (no
cap) all who like to
sing are welcome.
chapel
29. Germann - elec-
tronic music Music -
rm 209
30. Curling:
Give the roaring game a
try with your friends!
This double seminar
takes you to the Grande
Prairie Curling Club for a
crash course and a 4-end
game. Open to all grade
and skill levels. A bus
with take you to and
from the rink, no person-
al transportation per-
mitted.
31. Close reading
means not only read-
ing and understand-
ing the meanings of
the individual printed
words; it also involves
making yourself sensi-
tive to all the nuances
and connotations of
language as it is used
by skilled writers. Rm
139 helm
32. 33.
.
December
9th Focus
Friday
At
A
Glance
SEMINAR
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2
1. Project/
assignment comple-
tion seminar (60)
common area
2. Project/
assignment comple-
tion seminar (60)
library
3. Social Help desk
(45) C. McDonald/
Sevigny rm 136 /145
4. English help desk
(45) Jessica Mahoney
Donna de Bruin lisa
helm 140/141
5. Science help desk
- Bodnar, Rimmer
(Science
9/10/20/30/24, Bio
20) 233/235
6. Math Help desk 30
Mr. Fedeyko, Ms.
Martin rm 243 / 244
7. Lacrosse (30) Alli-
son gym A Think you
can snipe on Mr. Alli-
son? Or just want to
show off your dan-
gles? Sign-up for the
Lacrosse seminar
(possibly tournament
style depending on
numbers.)
8. Are you the best
St Joe’s Athlete? (25)
Leach gym b Take
part in a variety of
activities and earn
points towards be-
coming “Crowned St.
Joseph’s Ultimate
Athlete.” Available to
all students!
9. Weight training/boot camp (24) Beau-champ fitness room Interested in learning how to use the equipment in the fitness center? Want a good workout? Sign up and come prepared to work hard for 60 min. Students must be changed into PE clothing, and have their FLW form signed. Cap: 24
10. Crossfit (25)
Prichard studio
CrossFit is the principal
strength and condition-
ing program for many
police academies and
tactical operations
teams, military special
operations units, cham-
pion martial artists, and
hundreds of other elite
and professional ath-
letes worldwide. We
will be doing a training
session that will put
them into the crossfit
lifestyle in a competitive
environment.
11. L'argumentation
dans la dissertation
argumentative Mr.
Sévigny SS 10-1 F rm
142
12. Math 30 Applied
Diploma Preparation,
Ms. Durret (grade 12)
(30) rm 152
13. Make up 101!
Come listen to a
guest speaker talk
about makeup tricks!
Gr 9-12 max. 24 rm
170
14. Surviving on KD -
Cap 25 Students will
get creative with the
old staple of KD cook-
ing a hot and cold
variation rm 172
15. Buying a car and the
risks involved. Grade9-
12 Max.15 (laptops avail-
able). Wayne Tokamp
rm 174
16. Old School Pho-
tography: Making
images in a Dark
Room! It's Dark and
it's a room. And you
create images in it --
rm 174 B
17. Improvalooza
(Improv activities)
Woodward (30) rm
181
18. Germann - Grade 10
computer project com-
pletion - must be en-
rolled in computers 10
cap 30 rm 206
December
9th Focus
Friday
At
A
Glance
SEMINAR
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19. Grade 9 Comput-
er Project Comple-
tion, Ms. Lokseth
(grade 9) (30) must
be enrolled in com-
puter 9 rm 210
20. Walker- Everything
you ever wanted to know
about NURSING!! Come
listen to a guest speaker
talk about everything nurs-
ing! Rm 231Nursing, nurs-
ing, raw, raw, raw… nurs-
ing, nursing, ha, ha, ha… I
love nursing!!! Come get all
the information you need
to be a nurse!
21. Solving Quadratic
Equations, Mr. Suth-
erland (grade 11) (30)
rm 232
22. T. de Briun Stoi-
chiometry help rm
237 Extra help – one
on one and small
group – help with
stoichiometry for
chemistry 20.
23. Ruether - Physics
30 Mirrors Lab and
going over Numerical
Response Questions
(for physics 30 stu-
dents only) rm 240
24. Dangerous Electricity
Demos- Tom-Heute/ Mac-
Mullin (Grade 9 Science)
rm 239 An engineer from
ATCO will be here to show
various electricity demon-
strations. Static and cur-
rent electricity, Voltage,
Safety, and generation of
electricity will all be cov-
ered. Cap: 60 Grade 9
Science students – strongly
recommended
25. Graphing Calculator
Training, Mr. Kosik (grades
10 & 11) (30) rm 241 In this
session we will learn how to
graph functions on their
calculator, choose proper
window settings, plot points,
and create lines of best fit.
This session is geared for
math 10 common and grade
11 math students who need
a refresher on calculator
graphing. Students will need
to bring their graphing calcu-
lators to the session.
26. Come experience
the chapel
source and summit of
our Catholic faith
The Eucharist at Mass
Lemay/Gorman/
Silvester
(No cap)
27. Using technology
to improve reading
comprehension Mr.
Griffin rm 205
28. 29. Germann - Elec-
tronic Music - part 2
must be registered in
seminar block 1 rm
209
30. Curling: part 2 Give
the roaring game a try
with your friends! This
double seminar takes
you to the Grande Prai-
rie Curling Club for a
crash course and a 4-end
game. Open to all grade
and skill levels. A bus
with take you to and
from the rink, no person-
al transportation per-
mitted reg in 1
31. 32. 33.
December
9th Focus
Friday
At
A
Glance
SEMINAR
#
3
1. Project/
assignment comple-
tion seminar (60)
common area
2. Project/assignment
completion seminar
(60) library
3. Social Help desk
(45) Leach/Sevigny
rm 136 /145
4. English help desk
(45) Bernie Griffin,
Lisa helm 140/141
5. Science help desk
- MacMullin, de Bruin
(Science
9/10/14/24/20/30,
Chem 20)
6. Math Help desk
Mr. Fedeydo, Mr.
Sutherland
7. Indoor Soccer (30)
Allison gym A
GOALLLLL! Come
launch a few soccer
balls top corner on
fellow footballers in a
tournament style
competition. Change
of Clothes, Proper
Footwear
8. Indoor Soccer (30)
Beauchamp gym b
9. Intro to Gymnastics (at the Gymniks cen-ter) (30) Tom Huete Meet Mrs. Tom Huete at the front doors of St Joe’s, we will walk over together. This is an intro to gymnas-tics, learn basic skills on various apparatus’ . No flips allowed. Be sure to have PE cloth-ing, hair tied back, no shoes or socks in the Gym. You need the Gymniks Liability Form signed in order to attend this semi-nar. Cap: 30
10. 15 credit French chal-
lenge exam Lemay, Duret
rm 138This is the actual
exam writing time worth
15 credits for any Franco-
phone or French Immer-
sion students past or pre-
sent. There will be oral,
written and multiple choice
components to this exam.
This exam will take up to 2
seminar time sections.
11. The 5 Things You Have
to do to Become Wealthy
rm 143
As Vice President and Asso-
ciate Portfolio Manager
with RBC Wealth Manage-
ment, Kevin Chrenek has
managed money profes-
sionally for almost 20 years
and has identified charac-
teristics that wealthy peo-
ple have in common.
Come and hear what he
has to say.
12. D. de Bruin ELA -1 Person-
al Responses rm 147 In this
session, we will work through
the processes and decisions of
writing a Personal Response to
Literature assignment. This will
be a blend of group and indi-
vidual work, as well as a discus-
sion of approaches and the
suitability of the approach to
the idea. During this time, we
will also examine exemplar
PRLs.
13. U.S. Civil Rights:
Slavery to Civil War -
Mr. Prichard(30) rm
150 We will be discover-
ing the history of slavery in
the United States, includ-
ing the origin and evolution
of the black slave popula-
tion up to the civil war.
14. "We're not in Kansas
anymore"; Unmasking the
Wizard of Oz (Johnston &
Mahoney) DOUBLE BLOCK
3 & 4 (45) rm Think the
Wizard of Oz is simply a
musical fantasy for kids?
Think again. In this semi-
nar we will unmask its
allegorical and historical
implications. Understand-
ing the intended meaning
will help you see the film in
a whole new way. This is a
double session (blocks 3 &
4).151
15. Dissecting Math
Word Problems, Ms.
Lokseth (general) (30) rm
152
16. Cooking help desk
Cap 25 Students
MUST be enrolled in
cooking Project/
module catch up dou-
ble block must be
enrolled in both semi-
nar 3 and 4 rm 172
17. Fashion project com-
pletion/crochet for credit
Gorman (cap at 20) rm
174Complete CTS project
work to earn credits to-
wards graduation. Should
have basic understanding
of crochet or be registered
in Fashion Studies in first or
second semester. Students
should bring with them
yarn and hook for project
or supplies to complete or
begin sewing project.
18. Long - Preparing for
the One Act Play Festival
- Semester 2 DRAMA
20/30 Students only rm
181
December
9th Focus
Friday
At
A
Glance
SEMINAR
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19. Germann - Mak-
ing movies - beginner
- cap 30 rm 206 Stu-
dents will learn the
process for movie-
making in this seminar.
Students will have ac-
cess to Windows Movie
Maker, iMovie, iPods,
iPads. Come with ideas
and be prepared to
have fun.
20. Bodnar- Bodnar's
Science 20 Physics
test review rm 232
Going to review the
physics unit test in
detail. This is only
open to science 20
students in Ms. Bod-
nar’s class.
21. Crochet with
Crossey - Double
Block rm 234
22. Math 30 Pure Trigo-
nometry Review, Mr. Kosik
(grade 12) (30) rm 240 Do
you need or want to rewrite
the Unit 2 Trigonometry
Exam? Then this session is
for you! We will go back and
look at the high points in the
Trigonometry Unit as well as
dissect trigonometry multi-
ple choice questions. Please
bring your graphing calcula-
tor to the session.
23. Apps to Apples:
Cool Camera Apps for
your iPad or IPod
Touch or iPhone rm
241 After a brief introduc-
tion of some of the better
phone apps out there.
Opportunity for students
to share some of the apps
that work well for them.
24. Art 20 and Art 30
Students Double
Block Project Comple-
tion Mrs.C. McDonald
rm 272 This seminar
is for Art 20 and Art
30 to complete their
late or missing assign-
ments.
25. Germann - elec-
tronic music Music
rm 209 part 1 of 2
26. 3 Easy Steps to
organize a Social
Studies Position Pa-
per.
In this seminar stu-
dents will learn how
to organize and im-
plement important
Social Studies termi-
nology using the pro-
gram of studies as a
guide. room 136
Bezovie
27. An opportunity
for student writers to
critique and support
each others work.
Creative writing exer-
cises and writing
prompts will be pro-
vided. Be prepared to
share and celebrate
your work!
28. Have you ever
thought about travel-
ling the world? Don’t
have a lot of money?
Come learn the does
and don’ts of travel-
ling on a budget. King
rm 239
29. Advanced Weight
Training oppedisano
fitness room cap 24
must be changeed
and have FLW form
signed
30. 3d animation begin-
ner German room 205
cap 10
31. 32. 33.
December
9th Focus
Friday
At
A
Glance
SEMINAR
#
4
1. Project/
assignment comple-
tion seminar (60)
common area
2. Project/assignment
completion seminar
(60) library
3. Dodgeball (40)
Allison gym A Are you
Extreme enough? Need a
break? Want to vent? And get
a great cardio workout?!!!
Come join Mr. Allison and Mr.
Prichard in the gym for 80
minutes and burn some energy
or take out your daily frustra-
tions on other Extreme com-
petitors. Students partaking in
this seminar are expected to
sustain a high level of activity
for the full 80 minutes! Stu-
dents must be changed in
proper gym attire (T-shirt,
shorts and proper running
shoes).
4. Dodgeball (40)
Prichard gym B
5. Female Fitness (24) Beauchamp fit-ness room Females only.
It’s the last seminar of the day, come out and work up a sweat and have fun while doing it. Students must be changed into PE clothing, and have their FLW form signed. Cap: 24
6. Intro to Gymnas-tics (at the Gymniks center) (30) Tom Huete Meet Mrs. Tom
Huete at the front doors of St Joe’s, we will walk over together. This is an intro to gymnas-tics, learn basic skills on various apparatus’ . No flips allowed. Be sure to have PE cloth-ing, hair tied back, no shoes or socks in the Gym. You need the Gymniks Liability Form signed in order to attend this semi-nar.
7. English 9: Prepar-
ing for the Business
Letter: Part A Provin-
cial Exam (30) rm 137
8. Individual Source
Analysis (30) Leach -
Gr.9/10 Social Studies rm
144 We will take time to
effectively gather infor-
mation from graphs and
maps and apply that
knowledge to questions.
Students will take time to
develop questions to help
better understand the
sources.
9. D. de Bruin ELA -1
C.A.R.L.s rm 147 In
this session, we will work
through the processes and
decisions of studying for
and writing a Critical Ana-
lytical Response to Litera-
ture assignment. This will
be a blend of group and
individual work. During this
time, we will also examine
exemplar CARLs.
10. 15 credit chal-
lenge exam Lemay,
Duret continued from
seminar 3 . Rm 138
11. The 5 Things You
Have to do to Become
Wealthy rm 143 As
Vice President and Associ-
ate Portfolio Manager with
RBC Wealth Management,
Kevin Chrenek has man-
aged money professionally
for almost 20 years and has
identified characteristics
that wealthy people have
in common. Come and
hear what he has to say.
12. IQ Tests for Dum-
mies, Ms. Lokseth (30)
rm 152 Look at different
IQ tests and questions
learning shortcuts to
solve the problems
13. How to take pic-
tures of fireworks and
lightning --Nasedkin
rm 181 After a brief
introduction the mechan-
ics of taking photos of
things in the dark, stu-
dents will get an oppor-
tunity to try to take some
pictures for themselves.
Sorry, no fireworks can be
brought into the school.
You can bring anything
that reflects, or shines
light though (strobe, flash-
light apps, glow sticks)
14. "We're not in Kan-
sas anymore"; Un-
masking the Wizard
of Oz (Johnston &
Mahoney) DOUBLE
BLOCK 3 & 4 (45) rm
151
15. Germann - Robotics -
students registered with
Mrs. G for Skills Compe-
tition only rm 205
16. Cooking help
desk Cap 25 Students
MUST be enrolled in
cooking Project/
module catchup dou-
ble block must be
enrolled in both semi-
nar 3 and 4 rm 172
17. Germann Making
movies - beginner -
cap 30 rm 206
18. MacMullin- Physics
review (science 10) rm
210 We will be reviewing
the material that was cov-
ered in the physics unit of
Science 10 and focusing on
what students are having
difficulty with. Students
should come prepared with
any questions or concerns
so that we can address
them in the focus session!
December
9th Focus
Friday
At
A
Glance
SEMINAR
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19. Bodnar- Science
30 Calculation review
(chemistry and elec-
tromagnetism) rm231
Going to spend time on
calculations in chemistry
(titration, pH, [H3O+]) and
electromagnetism (electric
field strength, gravitational
field strength, gravitational
force, electric force, pow-
er, current, resistance,
energy, transformers).
20. Sutherland- The
Cove (Japanese Dol-
phin Hunt) DVD rmr
232 Documentary
about the covert mis-
sion to discover facts
about the Japanese
dolphin hunt. Scenes
may shock.
21. Crochet with
Crossey - Double
Block rm 234
22. T. de Bruin Stoi-
chiometry help rm
237 Extra help – one
on one and small
group – help with
stoichiometry for
chemistry 20.
23. Stop Freaking
Out! Test Anxiety &
Study Skills, Ms. Mar-
tin (general) (30) rm
240 Learn how to
deal with tests and
manage the stress
they cause. Learn
about how to study
best according to
your personal learn-
ing preferences. Open
to all grades. (max 30)
24. Art 20 and Art 30
Students Double
Block Project Comple-
tion Mrs.C. McDonald
rm 272 This seminar
is for Art 20 and Art
30 to complete their
late or missing assign-
ments.
25. Germann - elec-
tronic Music part 2
rm 209
26. Solving Rubik's Cube
for Beginners; Mr. Kosik
(general) (30) rm 244 We will
explore the mathematical
properties and patterns
involved in solving a 3x3
Rubik’s Cube. Various strate-
gies and algorithms will be
looked at that will allow you
to complete the cube. This is
a hands on session. If you
have a cube please bring it. If
you need to borrow one,
that can be arranged.
27. Faith oureach
caroling with seniors-
Share your love of
Christmas music with
seniors at the Grande
Prairie Care Centrer.
Bus provided
28. Stories of a Ger-
man Sniper in this
seminar students will
be intrigued by Sasha
Webber's personal
accounts of his time
in the Special German
Forces. He will talk
about his tours in
Kosovo and Afgani-
stan. A MUST SEE!!!!
Rm 136
29. oppedisano
Bring your social stud-
ies writing for one on
one help – we will
book individual
meeting students will
work in common area
until it is their turn
rm 143
30. How get a post-
secondary education on
someone else’s dime! A
seminar on how to find
scholarships to pay your
way through school rm
243 rimmer
31. 32. 33.
