I would like to warmly welcome you all to the 2011-2012 year at HCOS! I am delighted to be serving you all this year; some for another year and some of you for the first time. I truly do look forward to connecting with each of you on a personal basis over the next few weeks to explore plans for this coming year. I know that God has His plans and I pray that we will be able to work together under His guidance to hear His direction and goals for your family.
If you are working with me for the first time, please take a few seconds to read my profile in the HCOS staffroom found on the website. Here is a direct link for you but you will need to scroll down to find me J. HCOS Staff Room I am sure we will continue to get to know each other more as we share goals, plans and ideas.
There are some really exciting things happening within HCOS this year and I will be sending out various e-mails over the next few weeks and throughout the year providing information on it all but it will be important for you to keep visiting the HCOS website frequently for updates and important communication directly from HCOS office. HCOS On this end, there are brand new subscriptions along with some of your old favourites, amazing Learning Camp opportunities and fabulous tools for technology that we are using here at HCOS! I will send out more info as the weeks progress. Our Learning Commons (HCOS library) is also one of our most valuable resources for finding learning materials for your school year. You can explore that now if you want, but I will be sending out more info on how to access and utilize this fabulous resource. HCOS Library
For now, I just wanted to take the time to welcome you to a new year. Please reply directly to this e-mail as soon as possible so that I can confirm that the e-mail addresses are accurate and working. E-mail will be my main form of communication and I would like to ensure that line is open J.
Lastly I would like to ask that you be patient with me in responding to e-mails and requests this week to come (Aug. 29-Sept. 2). I returned from our Staff Orientation in Kelowna on Friday night only to find out that I need to turn around, pack my bags and fly out to PEI to attend my grandmother’s funeral. I will return on Friday and hope to begin work again on the following Monday. It is then that I hope to arrange for visits or skype meetings to discuss the goals and plans for the year. I will be trying to attend to e-mails and what I can from there, but if there is anything pressing please feel free to contact Claire Pollok and I know she will be able to help you. cpollok@onlineschool.ca
In the meantime, enjoy the great weather! Speaking of weather - could I solicit your prays for travelling to the East Coast while Hurricane Irene rages there. I will be passing right through it and expect delays and possible cancelations. Thank you and Bless you J.
Angela Paine
HCOS teacher
e-mail: apaine@onlineschool.ca
phone/fax: 250-586-4475
skype: angela.d.paine
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight" Proverbs 3:5-6
