BCP Family Weekly Updates: Monday, November 21st 2022 (DAY 10)

Dear Families,

This week will be a short one! Let's make it a great one! Thank-you in advance for taking the time to review updates and important reminders! Any questions or concerns let me know. If I have missed anything please reply-all to this email. 

                                            Updates and Important Information

1) Bake Sale: Hi everyone, this coming Monday, November 21st 2022 Brock and Lyndon will be having a bake sale during recess and lunch. The boys will be making some things to sell in school that morning. If anyone would like to contribute and bring something in for their sale it would be very much appreciated. All money raised will be going toward buying things for the functional program. 

2) Food DRIVE: Student Leadership are starting a food drive and it will be running for two weeks until December 2nd 2022. Milk crates will be placed in each homeroom for collection. The food will be weighed for each room and then the class with the most weight will gain points towards winter carnival. Try and motivate the students to be an active school community member and donate if they are able!! 

3) BCP Cash Lottery: Congrats everyone on a great first 2 weeks! With just a few more weeks to go, keep selling those great stocking stuffers! 

4) After School Academic Support: Mr. Holloway will be staying after school to offer extra help for any student(s) on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm in Room 148. 

5) Doorways: Doorways will be back at Baccalieu on Wednesday, November 23rd 2022. Students should touch base with Ms. Doyle to secure an appointment. 

6) District Wide Shutdown: There will be a District wide school Close out for PL purposes on November 24th 2022. No school for students.

8) PL/Reporting Close Out Day: On Friday, November 25th 2022 teachers will be working on their practice and reporting. No school for students.

9) Term 1 End: Remember that Term 1 End is Friday, November 25th 2022.

10) Reports Going Home: Please note that reports will be going home with students at the end of the day Wednesday, November 30th 2022.

11) Family-Teacher Conferences: Families are invited to in-person meet with teachers on our Family-Teacher Conferences held Thursday, December 1st 2022 from 1-4pm and 5-7pm.

12) Awards 2022 Sponsorship: By now, many of you know that our Awards Sponsorship letters are out amongst our communities. Thank-you again to Ms. Tara North for volunteering to help! For more information and/or if you would like an opportunity to contribute please follow the link:

https://www.studentquickpay.com/nlesd/MyAccount/Main.aspx?webitemid=11994

13) Retake Pictures: Picture retakes will take place on Friday, December 9th 2022. 

14) Ronald McDonald House: BCP staff, students and families are invited to bring in their pop pull tabs and place them in the bucket near the lobby. Baccalieu Collegiate will again be collecting pull tabs in support of the Ronald McDonald House. Last year we collected over 3 X 18.5 litre bottles full. Let's beat that number this year! 

15) Assessment Support Calendar: Please do your best to add assessments to our Assessment Support Calendar. This calendar is shared on our www.baccalieucollegiate.ca site for both students and families to see and support their organization. Additionally, give our IRT team a heads up at your earliest convenience so that they can mobilize effectively to support. 

16) Awards Night and Cap and Gown: The date of Monday, December 19th 2022 has been set for our 2021-22 Cap and Gown and Awards Night! Donation letters will be sent out soon! A new way of direct payment will be introduced. 

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

Good News Report (In no particular order)

• Girls Indoor Soccer: Congrats to our In-door Girls soccer for such an amazing showing this past week. The girls made the championship game, bringing home the silver. Amazing showing!
• Deep Learning Initiative Meeting: Thanks to Mary Lou Riggs and Darrin for meeting to discuss a Gathering History project for our school and community.
  
• Blue Shirt Day: Thank-you to everyone who wore please in support of  Diabetes Awareness. 
  
• Couple of Reminders for Students (Students): Great job students! recycling bins are filling up faster and the school is looking more tidy. Please continue to eat in the cafeteria or homeroom. Make sure you clean up after yourself!
• Cash Lottery Kickoff: Congrats to our Week One Winner Erin Reid! For every 25 tickets sold in the first week students' names went into a draw. Erin Reid was the lucky winner of a $30.00 Jungle Jim's gift certificate.
• Wrestling at Baccalieu!!!: Big thanks to Coach Sweetland and Adams for sharing their knowledge and wrestling skills with our students. Get out there and wrestle BCP students!!
• Senior Boys Basketball: Great work Senior Boys as you put time into practices.
• Senior Girls Volleyball: Keep up the great work!
• Grade 12 Girls Volleyball: Keep up the great work!
• Sports Practices: So many sports and other events going on afterschool. Please check out Baccalieu Calendar for a listing of events and times! Thank-you to all of our students for getting involved and teachers and volunteers for giving up your time for our youth! 
• Dungeons and Dragons: Great job to our students for setting some time after school to socialize over a great game of Dungeons and Dragons. Thank-you Dragon Holloway and Dungeons Adams! 
• Gaming Club: Great job Gaming Club! 
• Check Facebook/Twitter: For more updates on good news and information check out our Baccalieu Collegiate facebook/twitter page. 
• Did I miss something? If I missed anything please be sure to reply-all. There are so many amazing things going on at Baccalieu already, so chances are I might miss something. Celebrate whenever you can!