Family news and reviews for 2009.

1. Calgary Pellett’s News 2009
December 20, 2009
It Has Been a Great Year!
Hello Everyone...Another year is almost over, and we have been so blessed. Some
milestones have been reached and several new adventures have begun this past
year. A brief snapshot of some highlights are provided below. Happy New Year!
Scott’s News Mary-Ann’s Scoop
Hello and Happy It’s been an exciting year for sure! I wrapped up a
New Year to all our great couple years at Belfast Elementary as Assistant
family and friends. Principal. In another AP role, I helped open a new
2009 has been busy. middle school - Samuel W. Shaw - an exemplary
The Masterpiece pilot school within the Calgary Board of Education
Inglewood Seniors in 21st Century Learning http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/
Residence in Red b695/ . This past summer, I attended a 6-day institute
Deer was completed at Harvard Graduate School of Education in
in August, and was considered a building success. Universal Design for Learning, and have since been
I’ve been fortunate to stay on with a couple of the very busy providing
owners (who have now launched a new company) professional
and we began the building management of a new development
project - the Calgary London Towers - a large presentations to
residential and retail neighborhood http:// educators within the
www.ilikelondon.com/ this fall. I expect to be on this CBE. This
project until at least spring 2010. Check out my September, I’ve
website: http://web.me.com/scottpellet/Site/ started the first year
Welcome.html of my Ph.D. program
at the University of
Calgary. I completed two courses, and look forward
to another two in the New Year, which includes
assisting in a course entitled, “The Spirituality of
Teaching Excellence” with my advisor, Dr. Jones.
Visit my blog at: http://mlmitchellpe.edublogs.org
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2. Levi’s Spotlight technology at our school and I created a blog this year
Happy New Year to help with my assignments: http://
everyone! I’ve had a good levipellett.edublogs.org. I went to a couple hockey
year in 2009. My dog camps this summer and I play the Center position
Oscar got better (he had a with the Mcknight Mustangs. I also have been taking
bad back last year) and guitar lessons this fall, and have been learning the
now we play like we used song “Welcome Home” by Coheed and Cambria.
to. I started a new school -
Samuel W. Shaw - where
my mom works. I am in Grade 5 and have the best
teacher in the world - Mr. Smith. We use a lot of
Brin’s Graduated! Family Near & Far... Memory of Baba Juba
To help us celebrate Brin’s This past July, our Baba Juba
graduation, we had the passed away at the age of 107
opportunity to visit with some of years - a couple months shy of her
Hello Everyone! Well, I’ve finally our precious family members. 108th birthday. Baba came over to
graduated. YeeHaw!!! Grade 12 is Mom and Dad Pellett flew in from Canada from the Ukraine when
now just a memory. I decided to Cincinnati, Ohio to spend a couple she was 4-years old. She used to
take a year off after graduation to weeks. Marion (Mary-Ann’s tell us the story of the boat ride
work and give me some time to Mom) flew in from Manitoba. It across the Atlantic. She settled in
figure out what I might like to do was the first time Scott’s parents Angusville, Manitoba where she
with the rest of my life. Presently I and Mary-Ann’s mom had met! married (Mike Juba) and had 11
work at the airport at Finally after 12 years! Also children. Baba loved gardening
“Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut.” attending Brin’s graduation was and tended her own garden up
In the New Year, I plan to attend her cousin, Shane Fehr (Mary- until she moved into a nursing
the open studies program at Mount Ann’s nephew), Jason (Mary- home at age 100 years. A favorite
Royal University in Calgary and Ann’s brother who lives in memory was visiting Baba Juba at
take a variety of courses to see Calgary); and David (Mary-Ann’s her home and being served treats.
what program tickles my fancy. I brother), wife Sherry, and A digital story in tribute to Baba
am considering the possibility of daughters Renee, Shelby, and can be found on the Digital
nursing but we’ll have to wait and Emma, who reside in Edson, Storytelling Page at: http://
see. No problem, I’ll figure it out. Alberta. mlmitchellpe.edublogs.org
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