BCP Family Weekly Updates: Monday, October 7th 2024 (DAY 10)

Dear Families,

I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful fall weekend weather. 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. 

Reminder to Complete BCP Weekly Updates Submission Form: A focus at Baccalieu Collegiate in the 2024 school year is to build a strong and connected community. A pillar to building this is effective communication. Volunteer coaches, members of town council, families etc.  are invited to share information, events, and/or good news with our BCP community via BCP Weekly Updates Submission Form. Please complete the form to have your news pertinent to students and families shared on our BCP weekly updates email. 

                                                   Updates and Important Information

1) ) After School Tutoring: Mr. Holloway's after school tutoring will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays after school from 3:00 to 4:00pm. 

2) Junior Boys Basketball: Junior Boys basketball will begin practices every Monday from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. Monday, October 7th 2024 is the first practice. BCP would like to welcome Andrew Barnes, Gavin Clarke and Nathan Froggatt to the coaching staff! Thank-you gentlemen for giving back. Families please note that we will have an important meeting for all parents/guardians Monday, October 21st 2024 after practice (4:30pm). 

3) Volleyball: Grade 8 Girls Volleyball would like to welcome our grade 7 girls to come along to our grade 8 volleyball practices. Practices are Mondays from 4:30-6:00pm! Hope to see you there. Email or message Denise Barnes or Trista Noonan for any questions. Noonan_densie@hotmail.com or trista1_noonan@hotmail.com

4) Baccalieu Collegiate Choir: CHOIR will begin with Ms. Sequeira Tuesday, October 8 2024, at Lunch time. All students are encouraged to join!

5) M Team Member: Welcome Ms. Sequeira to the M-Team. Ms. Sequeira is leading teacher for CDLI courses. Please see Ms. Sequeira for any/all CDLI needs. 

6) Senior Boys Basketball: Senior Boys Basketball Training/Tryout will continue this week Tuesday (7:00pm to 9:00pm) and Thursday (4:00pm to 5:30pm). The team is expected to be named this week. 

7) Cross Country Running Practice:  Cross-country running this week will take place on Wednesday and Thursday from 2:50 - 3:25.

8) Drama practice: There will be drama practice Wednesday after school for those students who signed up to participate in the Remembrance Day Assembly. The practice will take place on stage from 3-4 pm. Please have rides arranged. 

9) Did you Know, BCP has a Calming Room: Are you a student losing their cool? Are you feeling overwhelmed? Need to hit the reset button?  Use this time to pause, reflect, and self-regulate. Focus on calming your mind and gaining clarity so you can return to class feeling positive, prepared, and ready to actively engage in learning with your peers. 1) No electronic devices are permitted. They should be placed in your bookbag in the office. 2) Sign-in with someone in the office. 3) Respect the contents/furniture of the room. No vandalism will be tolerated.

10) BCP Student Leadership Council & Representatives Group: Thank-you to all students who expressed interest in joining the Leadership Committee and Representatives. Please note there will be a meeting for all Committee members early this week. A meeting for representatives will follow later in the week or early next week. 

11) BCP Lighthouse Project Meeting: Thank-you students who joined the LH project. Mr. Atakorah will continue to connect, develop space, and provide training. Please mark on your calendar CBC Broadcasting training October 17th 2024 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm. Please try and arrange a ride to and from the Old Perlican Library. Also, any members interested in covering the Scilly Cove Records Showcase at Trinity Hall on Friday October 11th 2024 please see Mr. Saxby. 

12) BCP Close out Day: Please note that Baccalieu Collegiate has tentatively scheduled Closeout PL Day on Friday, October 11th 2024. 

13) Thanksgiving Holiday: Please note BCP will observe the Thanksgiving holiday on Monday, October 14th 2024.

14) Field Trip: We're happy to announce that our Educational Field Trip to the Geo Centre is back! This trip will be for Grade 9 students. Families please stay tuned for more information. The trip is scheduled for Monday, October 28th 2024. This trip is made possible by the donation from Greenseafood Ltd.! Thank-you! Please note, we are also currently working on programming for Entrepreneurship students. Once confirmed we will send more information out. 

15) Picture Day: Please be advised that Baccalieu Collegiate picture day is October 29th 2024. 

16) Reminder -- Absence Form (Family): Child Absent? Complete the form BCP ABSENT FORM without having to call or email the respective homeroom teacher. You can do that too. 

17) 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. 

18) School Allergies: Please be aware that the following foods are prohibited at school due to severe allergies including nuts, fish, shellfish, egg, and pumpkin. 

19) 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 

20) 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)

• BCP Breakfast Program: We would like to give a huge thank-you to Quin Sea Royal Greenland for their donation to our KES BCP Breakfast Program!
  
• Regional Cross Country Running: Congratulations to all Cross Country runners who took part in today’s regional run! Jr. Boys and Sr. Girls had an excellent performance. Congratulations to Jackson March on winning first place in Sr. Boys and Lucas Whalen on winning 3rd place Sr. High Boys. A huge congratulations to our Sr. Boys team on winning first place and bringing home the Regional banner! Great performance by all!
  
• School Forms: Thank-you to our families for completing the necessary forms for students through the Rycor forms portal! Greatly appreciated. If you have not done so already, please do as soon as possible. 
  
•  Occupational Health and Safety Meeting: Big thanks to our OHS Committee for their meeting last week.
• BCP Student Leadership Council & Representatives Group: Thank-you to all the students interested in leading the student charge at Baccalieu! Stay tuned for our first meeting. 
  
• Lighthouse Project: Thank-you to everyone who showed up to the past Lighthouse meeting. Lots of training and fun coming the Lighthouse way! 
• CDLI Meeting the Teacher Night: Huge thank-you to our CDLI teachers who took the time to meet families this past week during Meet and Greet! 
  
• Badminton Interest: Thank-you Ms. Oliver for giving students the opportunity to compete at a high level in badminton! Ms. Oliver would like to start a Badminton Club after school at the John Hoskins Community Center in the near future. If there are any adults that would like to help build Badminton in the area please email Ms. Oliver at nancyoliver@nlschools.ca 

• Girls Volleyball: Thank-you to our Girl's Volleyball Volunteer coaches for beginning their respective seasons and providing opportunity for youth involvement and growth of sport. 

• 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! 
• Got some good news?  BCP Weekly Updates Submission Form