BCP Family Weekly Updates: Monday, November 25th 2024 (DAY 1)

 Dear Families,

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. CONGRATS to our Senior Girls Volleyball team for taking the SSNL Regional Qualifier Banner again! They're on to Provincials again! Great work team! 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. 

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) Lighthouse Project Livestream: Members of the Lighthouse Project will have a Livestream to broadcast the weekly update to staff and students on Monday, November 25, 2024. The broadcast will begin during the Home Room period. 

2) School Council: BCP School Council Meeting is Monday, November 18th 2024 at 4pm. 

3) Drama practice this week:  Drama practice this week will be regular time- Monday and Thursday from 3pm-4pm.

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

5) Junior High Math Competition: Wednesday, November 27th 2024 is BCP Annual Junior High Math Competition. Get ready to crunch some numbers!  The gym will be closed during lunch time on Wednesday Nov. 27th due to the Junior High Math Competition.

6) Badminton Club: Badminton for Sr high students will be after school on Wednesday until 4:30. Badminton for Jr high students will be on Thursday after school on Thursday until 4:00. ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME!

7) Career Education 2202 Students: Career students will be attending the Career Fair Thursday, November 28 at Splash Centre Harbour Grace. This is part of the Grow Up Program that is offered by the Splash Centre. The will be Bus leaving at 8:45am and returning at 1:30pm so students can get the bus home in the afternoon. There is no cost to the students for this trip! Lunch is provided. 

8) Senior Boys Basketball: The BCP Senior Boys team will play their AEBL second regular season game vs. Ascension Astros this Thursday, November 28th 2024. Tip off 6:30pm! Come out and support if you can!

10) Term 1 End: Just a reminder that Term 1 end is near! The last day of school before Term 1 ends for students is Thursday, November 28th 2024. Finish the term strong!

11) BCP PL Close Out & Reporting Day: Baccalieu Collegiate will be shutdown for teachers learning and reporting Friday, November 29th 2024. 

13) Baccalieu Collegiate Cash Lottery: Keep up with the sales! Now's the time to take the lead in sales. Cash Lottery ticket sales continue for the lucky ticket holders an opportunity to win $5000, $500, and/or $50! The BCP Cash Lottery is a school fundraising for flexible seating in our classrooms, stage lights, and to support our extracurricular activities. Cash Lottery Poster. 

14) BCP Family - Teacher Conferences: Baccalieu Collegiate Family-Teacher Conference will be Thursday, December 5th 2024 from 1pm to 5pm.  

15) Scott Legge and the Lighthouse: FYI Scott Legge will be attending our school on Thursday, December 5th and Friday, December 6th 2024 to continue training our students in the Lighthouse project. We will have a full crew attend and cover the Christmas Concert held in North River which raises money for the Janeway. We will also have representation to support coverage at Trinity Hall which includes working with the NTV News Crew! Any students interested in joining the Lighthouse crew should reach out to Mr. Atakorah. It's an amazing opportunity to learn new skills and gain confidence promoting the amazing things happening at our school and in our communities. 

16) Tournament at Brookside intermediate: Grade 9 girls volleyball will be attending a tournament at Brookside Intermediate on December 6th and 7th.

17) National Youth Services and Centre for Youth Crime Prevention Presents: RCMP Fun Facts

18) Sports: Believe it or not, there's more sports and activities happening at Baccalieu! Please see the Baccalieu Events Calendar for up-to-date practice times and tournaments.

20) 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. 

21) 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. 

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

23) 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

 

25) 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)

• Huge win at Regional Volleyball Tournament: Huge Congratulations to the Baccalieu Collegiate Senior Girls Volleyball team on winning the regionals held at Roncalli High School. They played hard, had fun and sportsmanship was above and beyond. Next stop in two weeks is Provincials in Glovertown. Also congrats to Abbigail Penny on being selected as tournament MVP. 3,2,1 BCP!
  
• Harm Reduction Sessions: Huge thanks to Jane Henderson, the Provincial Consultant for Harm Reduction with NL Health Services. Her expertise and support for our students' understanding of drugs is greatly appreciated. Please see MEMO: Baccalieu Collegiate Harm Reduction Sessions  for further context. 
  
• Boy's Indoor Soccer: Congratulations to the Boy's Indoor Soccer Team on a great showing at the regional qualifiers at Crescent Collegiate this past weekend. The boy's played hard and represented our school well! Great job guys!
  
• Graduation Photos: Thank-you Lifetouch for taking care of our graduate pictures!
• Shawna Squires-Alter: Way-to-go Shawna Squires on a rocking show this past weekend!
  
• Sr. Boys Basketball: Sr. Boys Basketball fell to Carbonear Collegiate in League play last Saturday. 
• Avalon Senior High Math League: Thank-you to all the students who joined the BCP Math League Team!!! Thank-you Mr. Holloway and Ms. Slade to provide the opportunity!
  
• Drama practice for Christmas Concert: Thank-you teachers and students for working overtime so we have put on a fantastic Christmas concert!
  
• Baccalieu Badminton Club: Thank-you Ms. Oliver for giving opportunity to students to play competitive or non-competitive badminton at Baccalieu. 
•  Girl's Basketball: Keep on working girls basketball! 
  
• Tutoring for Tuition: Tutors are on the go! Thank you student tutors for helping our students who want support!
  
• Junior Boys Basketball: Junior Boys are practicing twice a week! Thank-you Coach Barnes, Clarke, and Froggatt for giving back your time to support our youth!
• Doorways: Thank-you Doorways for attending Baccalieu Collegiate
• Baccalieu Collegiate Choir: Huge thanks Ms. Sequeira for getting the choir back at Baccalieu. 
• 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