I hope you enjoyed your weekend! 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
* Sr. Boys Ball Hockey: Tryouts is Monday, March 4th 2024 3-430pm and Wednesday, March 6th 2024 430-6pm.
* Junior and Senior Badminton: Tryouts are 3-430pm on Wednesday, March 6th 2024.
1) Student Trip to White Hills: Space is limited but registration is now open to any students wishing to experience White Hills. Final deadline for all participants to register including $50.00 payment is Tuesday, March 5th 2024. The trip will take place on Thursday, March 14th 2024 at a cost of $50.00 (includes rental, professional lessons, lift pass, and transportation). In order for students to secure their spot on this trip the White Hills Required Forms and Information must be completed and passed into Mr. Foley by the following date. Please note, Mr. Foley and the Office have printed copies of the forms available to pick-up. For more information on White Hills please see their website: http://www.whitehillsresort.com/ If a student wishes to attend but requires financial support to do so, please contact (confidentially) Mr. Saxby at jeffsaxby@nlschools.ca to apply for assistance.
2) Discrimination: Please be advised that on Monday, March 4th 2024 there will be brief but very serious conversations with students regarding racist and anti-immigrant comments and behaviour happening in our school. The school will be following up with more educational initiatives in the future. Racism along with any hate/discrimination towards any diversity of people including our immigrant families, LGBTQ+, Neurodiverse, etc is a crime against our Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and will be reported to the RCMP. Monday evening might be a good time for families to reflect on this topic and support the conversation surrounding any ignorance and spearhead stronger understanding on the topic.
3) Reminder: Families please remind your students in Grade 7-9 that cell phones are to be kept in their bookbags during class time unless otherwise permitted by the teacher. Students are not permitted out of class with their cellphones. Failure to comply will result in confiscation of their phone. Additionally, families are reminded that all students must be completing their learning in-class during class time. Students' learning must be visible and cannot be simply brought home and completed in its entirety at home.
4) School Council Meeting: School Council will have a meeting at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, March 5th 2024 at the school.
5) CDLI Report Card Writing Day: Please note, CDLI teachers will be having a report card writing day on Wednesday, March 6th 2024.
6) BCP Drama Troupe Performance: Our Junior and Senior Drama Troupes are off to Drama Festival this week! Our Junior Troupe will be performing March 7th at 6:15pm and our Seniors will perform March 8th 2024 at 1:30pm. (Weather pending). All performances will be held at the Sheila NaGeira Theatre in Carbonear! Thank-you in advance to our Lighthouse project members who will be documenting the journey.
7) Grade 9 Graduation Program Meeting: On Tuesday, March 12th 2024 at 6:30pm Mr. Saxby will be presenting the Graduation program for any families interested. In particular this presentation is prepared for families of Grade 9 students as they prepare for Level 1 next year.
8) Term 2 End: Please note that Term 2 ends March 10th 2024. See calendar for more important dates.
9) Close out for Reporting: Please note that Baccalieu will have a Close out for Report writing on Monday, March 11th 2024
10) Study Hall: Do not forget about Study Hall. It is an excellent resource providing your student/child a distraction free and routine space to work on their studies. Study Hall is every Tuesday and Wednesday from 3-4pm. Support from students and teachers are available. Don't be shy. Come to the Study Hall!
11) Student Chromebooks: Please remind students to bring their district issued chromebooks to school each day. We are very limited on the number of chromebooks that we have as loaners for students if they forget to bring their own.
12) Snowball Dance: The Snowball Dance is postponed until a later date. Stand by for an update. Please see very important BCP Dance Rules as a reminder that the dance is a privilege and not a right.
13) Winter Carnival: The Winter Carnival 2024 is postponed until a later date. Stand by for an update. Please see the Tentative WC Schedule here.
14) Important Allergy Reminder:This is a reminder to our school community that we have people in the school who have scent allergies. Please do not wear strong scents to school as it affects a person's health. Additionally, please do not bring in fish, shellfish, eggs, or nuts. Thank-you.
15) BCP Athletic Shirts and Apparel: Students/Parents/Guardians can now order Baccalieu Predators Athletics shirts through In the Box NL online store. The clothing options include: dri-fit short sleeve, dri-fit long sleeve, crew neck sweatshirt, and hooded sweatshirt all in grey or navy blue. NOTE: For some sports teams you will be asked to order a shirt with a number to be used as a jersey, this will be at the direct instruction of your coach. Do not order a shirt with a number without consulting directly with your coach. BCP Athletic shirts are a quality low cost option for short term sports teams. To order anytime please see the following site: https://intheboxnl.com/store/p1443/Baccalieu_Collegiate_Sports_Short_Sleeve_Tee_.html
16) GET AHEAD: Check the Calendar (www.baccaliecollegiate.ca) for further and future updates including extra and co-curricular events and special events upcoming!
Good News Report (In no particular order)
Anti-Bullying Day: Pink shirt day was February 28, 2024 and it was amazing seeing so many students show off their pink! Special Congratulations to the Grade 10 homeroom for the most impressive showing!
Senior Girls Volleyball: Congratulations to the senior girls volleyball team on taking home another banner this weekend. The girls won gold at the NLVA 18U volleyball provincials. Special congratulations to Emma Bursey on winning MVP of the tournament and Sarah Oliver for receiving an All-Star award.
Drama Troupe: Congratulations to both the Junior and Senior Drama Troupe for an amazing performance this past Thursday, February 29th 2024. Special thank-you to AMITY for their spectacular performance. Thank-you to Ms. Reid, Ms. Bolt, and Ms. Sequiera for their leadership. Thank-you to the community for their tremendous support! Everyone's hard work and commitment is genuinely appreciated!
Waterloo Math Contests: Congratulations Ms. Slade and participants who competed in the Waterloo Math contest this past Wednesday, February 28th 2024. We had 18 students give up their time and challenge themselves! Great work!
Grade 9 Science: Thank-you Ms. Sheppard, Dot Clouter, and Mr. Clouter for spending the day baking bread with our Grade 9 classes! Students should be very proud of their bread baking skills and now know more about the science of it!
Lions Club Speak-off: Congratulations to Anna March-Mulrooney and Emma Bursey who participated in the local Lions Club Speak Out Tuesday, February 27th 2024! Both girls did a great job and will be competing in the zone Speak Out on March 21, 2024. Good luck Ladies!
Thank-you Coaches: Big thanks to our sports coaches for dedicating their time to enhance student well-being and learning through sport!
KES: Thank-you Ms. LeShane for organizing our Kids Eat Smart breakfast program and thank-you to all of our community volunteers! Huge thank-you to all of our volunteers for making this program happen. If you wish to support, please reach out to the school.
Study Hall: Huge thanks to Mr. Holloway for giving up his time to support student learning every Tuesday and Wednesday afterschool!
Doorways: Thank-you Doorways for their visit this past February 28th 2024.
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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