Dear Families,
I hope you all enjoyed a productive yet restful weekend! Wishing our families the best with the fun and exciting academic challenges of mid-course exam week ahead! Praise effort not outcome. Utilize this process for learning and support a growth mindset. 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.
Wishing a Happy Belated Birthday to Ms. Marlene LeShane and Ms. Pamela Slade!!!
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Updates and Important Information
Test Strategies and Stress Management Resource for Students: CLICK HERE for Voiceover Version or CLICK HERE for No Voiceover Version
Mid-Course Exam Schedule and Guidelines: Please see Baccalieu Collegiate Mid-Course Exam Schedule for January 20 - 24 2025. Please read the schedule and guidelines closely. Baccalieu Collegiate Mid-Course Exam Schedule_January 20-24 2025 & Baccalieu Collegiate Mid-Course Examination Guidelines and Expectations. Classes resume outside of exam times.
Personal Electronic Device (PED) Policy: Along with Exam week will be the official start of our Personal Electronic Device PED Hotel Check-in and Check-out process. All students who bring PED to school are required to check-in their PED at respective hotels. Any students leaving PED home must have a parent/guardian email their respective homeroom teacher informing them. Please read the Policy closely. Baccalieu Collegiate PED Policy
School Council Meeting: January's School Council meeting will take place Monday, January 20th 2025 at 6:30pm.
Drama practice: No senior drama practice this week due to mid-course exam week. Grade 8 drama students will have practice on Thursday from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Grade 9 Drama students do not need to attend if they want to study for their exam on Friday.
Badminton: This week's Badminton will go ahead on Wednesday until 4. Any and all students in Grades 7-12 are encouraged to come.
Bus Safety Guide: Dear families, this is a reminder to please reference the NLSchools Bus Safety Guide as a reminder of bus safety rules to be followed by our students.
Baccalieu Senior Boys Basketball Home Games: The Senior Boys Basketball team will be playing two home games this weekend Saturday, January 25th 2025. The first game tips off at 9:30am against Carbonear Collegiate. The second game tips off at 11:30am vs. the Ascension Astros. Come out and support your home team! Any students looking for volunteer hours please approach Mr. Saxby to discuss how you can be part of the action and help out!!
NISEP Host Family Information (Families): Any families interested in hosting a student to come to Baccalieu Collegiate from abroad please see the following NISEP MEMO. This mutually beneficial program allows everyone a win!
Good News Report
- Exams: Thank-you to teachers for preparing students for mid-course exams and all their learning needs. Thank-you parents/guardians for supporting our teachers incredible work and in doing so supporting students' resilience, time management, and developing a champions mentality.
- Thank-you: Huge thanks to Mr. Holloway for extending Study Hall for all students who need added focus and support after hours at the school!
- Staff Meeting: Thank-you teachers for your work together at our last staff meeting!
- Grade 9 volleyball team: I would like to congratulate my grade 9 girls volleyball team for placing third in their pool and placing third in their 3 ,they played hard and showed great sportsmanship and at the end of the tournament despite the injuries and unfortunate circumstances they had lots of fun,they made me proud to coach them!
- Check it Out!: Congratulations and thank-you to our Lighthouse Project Crew. Check out our developing space on our website under the tab: "Lighthouse Project"
- Cash Lottery: Huge thanks to Ms. Warren for working steadily to prepare our students who qualify for payout and the intensity of all the paperwork required to complete the Lottery event.
- Baccalieu Bucks: Congrats to our students' engagement in the Homeroom Baccalieu Buck challenges. Leaderboards will be posted soon!
- 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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