Welcome to the May 2006 ATA Glance

Spring has sprung and even a touch of summer appeared for a while. Is it too early to yell "Ya-hoo!"?

We hope you enjoy the stories and columns listed to the left. And be sure to let us know what you think! And maybe you'd like to contribute.

We'd love you to write a Letter to the Editor commenting on an article. Or maybe you'd like to write an article yourself! Please tell other teachers about happenings in your school, educational issues you care about, and points of view on the state of the profession these days. Email the ATA Glance Editor, Shannon Montgomery, at ataglance@ata38.ab.ca with ideas you might have.

There's an amazing amount of interesting activities and personalities in our Local #38 membership. Let's hear all about them!

For this issue, here are the articles for you to enjoy:

Local #38 Vice-President Dirk Huysman puts on his political action hat and wonders if giving every Albertan a $400 cheque makes good fiscal sense.

Henry Wise Wood High School's Scott Garen provides another example of a school/business partnership with Xerox.

Suzanne Surtees of W.O. Mitchell Elementary tells that her school was selected for Arbor Day 2006, and that the kids embraced it whole hog, er, tree.

The annual Calgary Young Writers Conference once again took place at Crescent Heights High School on Saturday April 29 2006

Remember Paul Allard's article about the Bowness High School partnership with Stepper Homes from last issue? We received a Letter to the Editor from Winnipeg agreeing about the program's benefits.

Local #38 Executive Assistant Dick Hehr invites all CBE retiring teachers to the New Horizons Banquet on June 22nd, offering good food, good nostalgia, and great people.

Communications Committee Chair Richard Sherry talks about the accomplishments of the Communications Committee during 2005-06, and invites teachers to help with the Committee.