Baccalieu Collegiate Family Weekly Update: Monday, March 31 2025 (DAY 8)

Dear Families,

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible teachers, students, and families for your dedication and effort in making learning come alive in the classroom and beyond. Your commitment to creating meaningful opportunities for students to grow, connect, and be part of our school community is truly inspiring. We appreciate all that you do!

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

Practice Updates: Badminton Practices this week will be after school on Monday until 4:30 and Thursday until 4:00. The regionals are in two weeks so it is very important that players come to these practices. These are also tryouts for a Jr. Badminton team. Please come to practices if interested in being on the Jr team. Ball Hockey practice this week will be on Wednesday after school until 4:30. Boys Basketball practice will continue on Tuesday and Thursday per usual. Jr. Boys Basketball practice is changed from Monday afterschool to Tuesday afterschool. 

Parent Grad Meeting: Grad meeting for parents Wednesday, April 2 2025 3pm Ms.LeShane’s Room #144

Grade 9 Graduation Program Information Session: On Monday, March 31st, 2025, at 6:30 PM, we will be hosting our annual Graduation Program Information Session to provide students and families with a clear understanding of the high school program (Level 1-3), graduation requirements, course selection, and available pathways. If families have questions they would address at the presentation please complete the SURVEY QUESTION prior to the end of this week. The presentation will take place in the Student Centre at Baccalieu Collegiate. 

Homeroom Pictures: Our homeroom pictures for the yearbook will be taken on Wednesday, April 2nd 2025 during period 1. Level 3 students are asked to wear their grad hoodies for these pictures.

Math 3201 Modular Exam Field Test: A reminder to Math 3201 students that you will be writing a Modular Exam Field Test on Tuesday, April 1st 2025 during period 1 and possibly part of period 2. Please bring a charged Chromebook, some pencils and an eraser with you. 

Family Survey: Thank-you in advance for your attention to the BCP Survey Invitation - Family 2024-25.  The deadline for completion is April 4th 2025

Study Hall: Do not forget every Monday and Wednesday afterschool until 4:00pm you can go to Mr. Holloway's room to study and gain support with your learning. This is open to any students in Grade 7-12. 

Class Time Gym Use Guidelines: All teachers please review the following guidelines for gym use during class time. Class Time Gym Use Guidelines. It is important we are consistent with gym guidelines for students so as to avoid damage to our equipment, equipment room, and locker space. I am sharing this with families for their viewing and support. 

SAVE THE DATE/ Baccalieu Idol: Baccalieu Idol will be April 10th 2025! Save the date!

Staff Wellness Day: Our Staff wellness day is going to be on April 11th. This means there is no school for students on Friday, April 11 2025. 

The Truth About Vaping: Parents and students are encouraged to spend some time reviewing the following website, https://truthaboutvaping.ca/ to learn more about the harm of vaping. 

Get Ahead: Do not forget to check out our BCP Calendar of Events to get a heads up with the many events happening in the coming weeks. 

Good News Report 

• Boys Ball Hockey: A huge shout out to the Boys Ball Hockey Team who travelled to Bell Island on Thursday and claimed the regional banner. Such great teamwork and communication lead the team to the gold medal. Each and every player was a key asset to the team's success. Thank you to coaches Michael Foote and Gavin Clarke on leading this team to Provincials. Big shout out to Evan Noonan on being identified as the tournament’s MVP.
• Dart Outdoors: Thank-you to everyone for a great day outdoors! 
• Lighthouse Project News: Thank-you Mr. Atakorah, NLTA President Trent Langdon and Jennifer Tulk and our Lighthouse team for their great work last week!
• CDLI Virtual Family-Teacher interviews: Huge thanks to our CDLI teachers for working hard to provide our students and families key learnings that we cannot otherwise provide! We're very thankful for their support. Thank-you CDLI teachers for taking the time to connect with our students and their families. 
• Ms. Petten: Welcoming the amazing Quinn Violet Petten into this world, born last night Sunday March 30!
• Jr. Boys Basketball: Good luck to our Jr. Boys Basketball crew who compete in the Grade 9 NLBA Tournament this weekend!
• Got some good news?  BCP Weekly Updates Submission Form