Monday, November 6, 2023

BCP Family Weekly Updates: Monday, November 6th 2023 (DAY 1)

Dear Families,

Good morning. I hope you all enjoyed your weekends. Keep connecting positively with your children! Your children will not always do what you say, but they will always act in your same way. 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) Harbour Breeze Canteen: Students are reminded to pre-order their lunch before homeroom or the day before through the app. Students should not be waiting until recess to pre-order their lunch. 

2) Lighthouse Project: Wylie Butler from Brilliant Labs will be at the school to work with a handful of Sr. Project members supporting their first full segment edit training. The project will run in the afternoon on Monday, November 6th 2023 in the learning commons. 

3) School Council: We will have a School Council Meeting Tuesday, November 7th 2023 at 6:30pm.

4) Doorways: Doorways will be at Baccalieu Collegiate on Wednesday, November 7th 2023.

5) UTurns Presentation: UTurns will be presenting to our Junior High students on Wednesday, November 8th 2023 during Period 3 in the gymnasium. Senior High students will have a presentation Period 4

6) Sr. Boys Basketball Game: Sr. Boys basketball team plays Ascension Collegiate at Ascension Collegiate on Wednesday, November 8th 2023. Tip off is 6:45pm

7) Remembrance Day Assembly: Our Remembrance Day Assembly for students and the general public will be on Friday, November 10th 2023 starting at 1pm. We look forward to our guest speaker, cadet corp, drama troupe, leadership, and drama troupe all contributing to the ceremony. 

8) Jr/Sr. Pink Volleyball Tourn: Please note our Jr. and Sr. Girls will be competing in the Pink Volleyball tournament the weekend of November 10-12 2023

9)  Remembrance Day Holiday: Monday, November 13th 2023 is a holiday. 

10) Cash Lottery Seller Incentive: On Tuesday, November 14th 2023 we will have our first student sellors draw. For every 25 tickets sold students will have their name put into a draw for a $30.00 Jungle Jim's gift card draw. Students must submit their tickets and money to their homeroom teacher by Tuesday during homeroom period. 

11) Tutoring for Tuition: We are looking for Student Tutors! Please pick up an application form from the office and complete and pass it to Mr. Saxby if you are a student in High School and are interested in participating in the Tutoring for Tuition Program this year. Tutors will provide a maximum of 120 hours of tutoring service but not less than 15 hours during the 2023-2024 school year.  Reimbursement will be in the form of a voucher based on the minimum wage rate and when the tutoring occurred. (April 1, 2023 $14.50, Oct 1, 2023 $15.00).

12) Term 1 End: Please note that Term 1 end is fast approaching. Parents/students be responsible for submitting your learning/work in a timely manner. 

13) 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. 


14) Check the Calendar: Check the Calendar (www.baccaliecollegiate.ca) for further and future updates including extra-curricular activity practice times. 


Good News Report (In no particular order)
  • CDLI Teachers:Huge thanks to our digital teacher peps CDLI teachers for all of their efforts connecting and keeping our students on track with their learning. 

  • Haunted House: Big big scary thanks to our Entrepreneurship 3209 students and volunteers for making such an amazing haunted house happen! 

  • OP Library Contest: Huge congratulations to Junior High Winner - Erica Bursey - Grade 8 and Senior High Winner - Olivia Koro for their book designs winning the Old Perlican Library Contest! Thank-you OP Library for providing the opportunity!

  • Cash Lottery Kick-off: Big thanks to all for a successful Cash Lottery launch! Please see the following INFO Sheet .

  • Costume Day: Lots of Halloween spirit this past Halloween. Great work everyone!

  • Girls Volleyball: Wtg Girls Volleyball!

  • Chess Club: Great work chess club! Thanks Mr. Holloway for leading this for our students. 

  • Music with Ms. Sequeira: Great job students in music! Thank-you students and Ms. Sequeira! 

  • Girls Basketball: Way to go Coach Regev and the girls basketball!! 

  • Gr. 9 Boys Basketball: Congrats to the Gr. 9 Boys basketball team for an excellent experience at the Brother Rice JH King of the Courts tournament. 

  • 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! 

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