Monday, November 2nd - University of Calgary Practicum Teachers begin
Monday, November 2nd - First day of Quarter 2
Tuesday, November 3rd - 4:30 - 7:30 PM - Parent-Teacher Conferences
Friday, November 6th - Day 2
Tuesday, November 10th, Thursday, November 12th - Josten's Visiting BCHS for Grad Rings and other graduation items.
Wednesday, November 11 - No School, Remembrance Day
Principal's Message
Hi Everyone,
Parent Teacher Conferences go Virtual!
We were thankful to be able to communicate with our parents this past week in our first-ever virtual parent-teacher conferences. It was pretty great to walk around and hear so many productive conversations occurring. Thanks to everyone who signed up. We have one more round on Tuesday, November 3rd. Sign up is open until noon that day.
Quarter 2 Classes Beginning
We are moving into our second quarter of school on Monday with our gr. 9 option students and Gr. 10 PE/CALM students switching up their courses. Gr. 9 students, your Quarter 2 options begin on Monday. We hope you enjoy the change.
Graduation Plans announced
This past week saw us host our Grad 2021 meeting with nearly 100 participants joining us on Zoom. Our graduation date has been set for Friday, May 21st with more details to come as our graduation committee is formed. As mentioned in the meeting, we will only be planning the convocation aspect as hosting a banquet at this time is not feasible. We look forward to how our Graduating class of 2021 is able to creatively celebrate this momentous occasion in May. Thanks in advance to all who will put in the work to get us there.
New Covid Symptoms List Announced
Lastly, I want to encourage us all to continue keeping on with following public health measures. With cases on the rise in Airdrie, we know that Covid is not stopping. We are continuing to remind and educate our students about good hand hygiene, distancing where possible, wearing masks, and staying home when they are sick. AHS announced on Thursday they are updating the symptoms list. For an updated version, please see the image below. Thank you for your adherance to these recommendations and cooperation thus far.
Have a great weekend!
Ryan Reed
Our Sports Performance 20/30 class enjoyed a Shine class at Genesis Place on Wednesday! Great to see our kids having fun and staying fit!
We love seeing our student's art on the walls! Doodle art was the theme and the talent showcased is obvious. Well done kids!
Our gr. 9 math students working collaboratively and figuring out shapes and how they work together! Thanks for sharing Ms. Wegiel!
Parent / Guardian Survey on School
Re-entry and Covid-19
Alberta School Councils' Association (ASCA) is conducting a survey to measure the “pandemic pulse” in the return to schooling with Covid-19 implications.
All parents / guardians in Alberta with children in Kindergarten to Grade 12 are invited to participate in the survey. (please share widely)
Participation is anonymous, and will inform the ASCA Board of Directors on parents’ perspectives during the Fall 2020 school re-entry.
The survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. All responses are confidential.
The survey closes on Friday, November 6, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.
Grades 12's, are you interested in scholarship information? If so, please check out this website which has tons of specific information for graduates in Alberta.
Calling all ASAA athletes! We’ve teamed up with Alberta Milk to create The Pass Off Challenge, launching today.
It’s your time to shine and show the world your best skills in the high school sport that you play. We invite all current high school athletes to participate in the Pass Off Challenge, and for coaches and alumni to help spread the word amongst your teams and students about this exciting opportunity to enter for a chance to win one (1) of four (4) $5000.00 donations to their school’s athletic team.
Here’s how to participate:
1) Record a :15 video (as an individual or with your athletics team, from a distance!) using the challenge sound, that shows some of your best skills in your chosen sport
2) Follow @AlbertaMilk on Instagram OR TikTok (or both!)
3) Publish your video to TikTok OR Instagram with the #PassOffChallenge hashtag and tag @AlbertaMilk
4) If you’re a current Alberta high school student, include your school and team name in the caption
Have fun and get creative! Four (4) winners will be announced on November 2, 2020.
Music Program Fundraiser
Beginning Monday, October 26th, the BCHS music program will begin fundraising efforts. Please see below for details.
All items will be either through Mr. Dorner, or can be found on School Cash Online
The items, their order locations, their cut-off dates, and their delivery dates are as follows:
Mixing Spoons: Mixing Spoons is an Alberta company providing dry mixes of brownies, soup, chili, cookies and scones. Descriptions and nutritional information can be found on their website, themixiningspoons.ca. Items will be available for purchase using School Cash Online until November 10th. Pick-up Date is December 10th outside the Music Room. (all participants will be notified)
Purdy’s Chocolates: Purdys will be online only. Parents/supporters are to pay directly to Purdy’s. No paper orders will be accepted. Each student will receive their own account with instructions on how to register and order with all orders being completed and paid for by November 25th. Pick-up Date is December 10th outside the Music Room. (all participants will be notified)
Perogies and Sausage: Perogies and sausage will be provided by Prairie Gourmet Perogies. Each participating Music Program Student will have a paper order form which must be returned to Mr. Dorner no later than November 20. Students will be responsible for obtaining payment for their full orders will will then be paid through School Cash Online by November 29. Pick-up Date is December 16th outside the Music Room. (all participants will be notified)
Bacon: Bacon will be supplied by PrePak meats. Each box of maplewood smoked sliced bacon is 5 kg and 14/16 slices per pound. Yes, that’s a lot of bacon! Students collect orders and are responsible to deliver to their supporters. Items will be available to purchase ‘SCHOOL-WIDE’ by using School Cash online. Pick-up Date is December 16th outside the Music Room. (all participants will be notified)
Students/parents are responsible for keeping track of orders, collecting cash, ordering using school cash online and distributing the items to their supporters.
We will be using the school parking lot for picking up orders to help keep everyone spaced out and avoid having crowding, as per AHC requirement. More information regarding pick up will be sent out closer to pick up dates.
“A Year Like No Other”
Now is the time to purchase your
BERT CHURCH 2021 YEARBOOK
The 2020-2021 school yearbooks are now on sale.
The hardcover, full colour books are currently $35 until December 31st, when the price will increase to $40 until February 28th.
Do not wait until June in hopes you can purchase extra copies, as many students/staff did NOT receive one last year!
YEARBOOKS can be purchased on SchoolCash(under optional items)
