Baccalieu Collegiate Family Weekly Updates: Monday, May 30th 2022 (DAY 4)

 Dear Families,

Good morning! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.  Please see the following important updates. Any questions or concerns let me know. If I have missed anything please reply-all to this email.

                                     Updates and Important Information

1) 2021-2022 Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSTADS): Baccalieu Collegiate is one of a number of schools selected across Canada to participate in the CSTADS federal survey. The following links are 1) CSTADS 2021-2022 NF Parent Information Letter - providing information to families & 2) EN_Passive_Consent_Form_Baccalieu Collegiate -- this form should only be completed if a family DOES NOT consent to have their child participate. This form can be accessed online and/or a request can be made to the school to send a paper copy home for completion. The survey will be conducted on Monday, May 30th 2022 at 11:00am for all students. Students will be asked to return to their homerooms and envelopes with survey's will be distributed for completion. 

2) Provincial Reading and Mathematics Assessment (PRMA): Ms. Reid will be facilitating Grade 9 student completion of the PRMA which focuses on English Language Arts this year. Preparation is not needed for this assessment and results will be anonymous and used for identifying students proficiency across the province. This assessment will take place May 31st 2022 during English class. 

3) Important Interventions and Student Services Support: We're getting down to the final weeks of school.  Please see the following updates and reminders to support your effective management if your child is at-risk:

• Attend School 
• Check Powerschool and/or with your teacher to determine if any assessments are missing.
• Reach out for help from the teacher through email and/or speak to them in/after class to discuss any challenges.  
• Come out of class for support if required.
• Get required sleep and eat healthy - energize each day!
• Take care of your priorities - compound interest - make time each day to control your learning before doing leisure activities. 

4) 2021-2022 Yearbook Orders:  Orders are currently being taken for the 2021-2022 yearbook .  The cost is $10 per copy and the fee must be paid when you place your order.  The deadline for ordering is Friday, June 17.  Please see Mrs. Slade to place an order.

5) COVID-19 Restrictions in Schools: Please see the following memo for Masking policy changes starting today, Tuesday, May 24th 2022: Memo - Updating Masking Policy 

6) Attendance: Baccalieu Collegiate now has Power School set-up to call home each day at 6pm for any unexcused absences recorded throughout the day.   This callout is simply an automated call that will send a report home to families stating that the student missed one or more classes and was unexcused. We've implemented this for reasons that as Covid restrictions are scaled back, we must reassert the importance and value of school for our youth and for our families. We know it will be another challenging road for our students to attend school more consistently after the pandemic, but it is crucial for their success and development as young adolescents. We ask that families please address truancy and reinvigorate your family's value of school (if needed). Since the pandemic, our teachers have worked tirelessly carrying the academic load for the past two years, and working on implementing  higher impact instructional and assessment strategies, to replace high stakes testing, and which prove far more effective than high stakes testing. However, the caveat for this effectiveness is the need for our students' attendance.  We're here to support. 

7) CDLI TWEP Tutoring: CDLI TWEP tutors are starting this week, with availability during the day, evenings and weekends. Please pass this information along to your students. The link to the schedule is below. 

https://www.cdli.ca/tutoring/tutoring-schedule.html

8) Bridge the Gapp: Please see the following information how staff and students can access Bridge The gApp App Launc

9) COVID Testing Protocols Reminder: Please review the following memo regarding new testing protocols. CMOH Memo - Changes to School Rapid Testing Program.pdf, Rapid Testing Program for Students and Staff at Schools.pdf. The following is a youtube link on using rapid test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJhdIWWdXT4&t=9s

10) Close Contact Reminder: Please see the UPDATED Covid-19 Close Contact Flow Chart. My apologies, the last update was not the most current. This updated flow chart can also be found on our website under "Resources".

11) Check the Calendar: Check the Calendar (www.baccaliecollegiate.ca) for further updates. 

Good News Report (In no particular order)

• Planned Parenthood: Big thanks to planned parenthood for their amazing presentation for our junior high squad last week!
• Thank-you: A huge thank-you to all of our students for showing such tremendous kindness and perseverance! Just saying!
• Dungeons and Dragons: It was so great to see so many students (and from different grade levels) connect after school this past week, playing Dungeons and Dragons. Thanks Mr. Harte!
• Girls Volleyball: Huge thanks to Coach Ash and Penney for continuing to work with our girls volleyball squad! Amazing commitment girls! and volunteer coaches!
• Homeroom Pictures: Thanks Ms. Slade for organizing our homeroom pictures! 
• Doorways: Thank-you to Doorways for their support for our staff and students!
• Wednesday Open Mic: Big thanks to Dominick LaMouche for organizing and entertaining Open Mic every Wednesday during lunch in the Learning Commons! 
• Check Facebook/Twitter: For more updates on good news and information check out our Baccalieu Collegiate facebook/twitter page.