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woodman@cbe.ab.ca
Phone: (403)
777-7490
Fax: (403)
777-7499
School Hours: AM:
9:10
~
PM:
~
3:46
School Location
8706 Elbow Drive S.W.
Calgary
,
AB
T2V 1L2
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Woodman School is located in the southwest community of Haysboro, serving the communities of Chinook Park, Eagle Ridge, Haysboro, Kingsland, Woodbine, Woodlands, Evergreen and Walden.
Primary elementary feeder schools are Chinook Park, Eugene Coste, Haysboro, Woodbine, and Woodlands. Students from Woodman School move on to Dr. E.P. Scarlett or Henry Wise Wood High School.
About the School
The school has 34 classrooms, an art room, gymnasium, music room, science labs, computer lab, lunchroom and cafeteria, weight room, industrial education and home economics labs, a drama room, sewing lab, and a learning resource centre.
About School Name
The school is named after Frank L. Woodman. Mr. Woodman was born in Grand Pre, Nova Scotia in 1888.
He received his bachelor and master degrees in science from Acadia University. His first years of teaching were spent in Peabody, Massachusetts. In 1915, he began teaching physics at Crescent Heights High School. He then became the principal of Western Canada High School in 1935. In 194? he retired, after teaching for 45 years, 38 of which were in Calgary schools. Following his retirement, he served several years on the Calgary Public School Board. He was once described as the "Dean" of Calgary schools and was named 1959 Sportsman of the Year.The same year that Woodman Junior High School opened.
School Mission
School Philosophy
At Woodman, we believe that:
Success requires cooperation and understanding of students, staff, parents.
Everyone must be responsible for respecting and accepting the rights of others.
High expectations in a caring environment lead to better results.
Students are challenged to understand their expanding world while learning about goals, expectations, and responsibilities.
Learning and teaching are the primary processes of education.
Our school must be a personal place, where students and staff feel safe and valued.
Statement of Commitment
The staff, students, and parents of Woodman Junior High School believe that our school is a place where:
All individuals are valued and respected.
All individuals are safe.
All individuals have the right to learn and grow.
All individuals have high expectations for themselves.
All individuals make a commitment to their own learning now and for the future.
All individuals make a commitment to respect themselves, each other, and the school.
Individual and school successes are recognized and celebrated.
Positive relationships are the foundation of good teaching and learning.
Parental involvement is an essential part of student and school success.
A great place to learn is created by the commitment, ownership, and effort of all individuals
School Motto
"A great place to learn."
Unique Points
Through high expectations, strong parent support, and a program which offers challenge, variety, enrichment, and scheduled resource support for students, we create an environment where each student can go as far as possible every year.
In the 2006-2007 school year we will continue to aligning our work with the CBE Ends Statements. I particular, E2 and E5 help us to address achievement for all of our students and the creation and maintenance of a positive learning culture built with strong citizens. We have instituted an intentional structure for supporting character education.
Students, parents, and staff sign a contract making a commitment to support those conditions which allow students to feel safe, valued, and successful.
Woodman has created an umbrella of leadership opportunities, both formal and informal, whereby students can and do take ownership for most of the activities which take place during the year. These activities are aimed at community involvement, social awareness, school improvement, and school spirit.
Woodman has created a program typified by academic success, cross-curricular initiatives, multiple off-campus opportunities for learning and growth, high extra-curricular involvement, and the celebration of individual student efforts in all areas.
We continue to upgrade our technology resources. This year we have wireless capacity throughout the school and we will be complimenting our two computer labs and tech. ed. lab with the purchase of mobile wireless laptop carts to enhance student access to and the application of technology for quality learning.
Woodman offers daily core and physical education instruction. In addition, we provide a varied complimentary subject program to afford early adolescent learners the elements of choice and exploration.
Student Enrolment
(September
2009
) Total Enrolment:
626
