This Week at BCHS April 22 - 26, 2024
THIS WEEK AT BCHS
Belonging, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, Safety
April 22 - 26, 2024
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Please check out the BCHS Events Calendar https://bchs.crps.ca/.
Check out our Daily School Announcements here.
Alberta Education - Cell Phone Use in Schools - an invitation to participate in a survey
Demetrios Nicolaides, Minister of Education is interested in hearing from teachers, parents, and other staff about cellphone usage in our schools. Input from this targeted engagement will help inform potential future government direction. You are invited to share your views about the future of student cellphone use in schools until May 3, 2024. The survey is available at survey link.
JRC Summer Job Fair
Parent Portal
Parents, please ensure you can log on to Parent Portal. Look for the PowerSchool Quick Link on our school webpage or click here. This is where you will access updates on your student’s marks and attendance, school fees, and report cards. If you are having trouble with your username or password, please contact the office @ 403-762-4411.
Extra Curricular News
Rugby
Please see the attached BCHS practice schedule for a list of practice times. Note the tabs at the bottom of the sheet to scroll through the upcoming weeks, as badminton and rugby practices vie for gym space.
Badminton
Badminton practices are in full swing: Mon/Fri from 3:30 to 5:30 and Wed from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
CCHS Wolverines Football
Wolverines Spring Football starts on Monday, April 29 at 3:45 pm. Any interested grade 8 - 11 students are welcome whether you have played before or are new to the game! Practices are Mon/Wed/Fri from 4:00 - 6:00 pm in the CCHS field. The following registration form needs to be filled out before you start practicing! See you there!
The Week Ahead
Monday, April 22, 2024
- SAIT Dual Credit Baking course session 8
- School Council at 4:15 pm
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Teacher support at lunch
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Teacher support at lunch
- Pizza lunch with SWIS
- Our School Survey with students
- CRPS School Board Meeting Banff Elementary School @ 7 pm
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Teacher support at lunch
- Student council at lunch
Friday, April 26, 2024
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- Half Day Friday A and B blocks
- Community Helpers Training
Upcoming Dates
- Monday, April 29: SAIT Dual Credit Baking course session 9
- Friday, May 3: Half day Friday
- Friday, May 10: Knowledge Keepers at BCHS
- Monday, May 13 - Thursday, May 16 : Centre for Sexuality and Health visit to CALM /Health 9
- Monday, May 13: PAT Grade 9 English Language Arts Part A (writing)
- Monday, May 13: SAIT Dual Credit Baking course session 10 (last session)
- Monday, May 13 : Grade 11 Socials Studies go to Holocaust Education Symposium, Calgary
- Friday, May 17: no school for students
- Monday, May 20: Victoria Day - no school
- Wednesday, May 22: School council 4:15 pm
- Friday, May 24: Valedictorian application deadline
- Friday, May 24: National Indigenous People’s Day Assembly 10 am
- Tuesday, May 28: Band 9 to Banff Centre
- Thursday, May 30: Band 9 class perform at CRPS band concert at CCHS
- Friday, May 31: Half day Friday
School Calendar
Teacher Support
Teacher Support sessions run over lunchtime on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. These are sessions for students who need further teacher support to complete assignments or who have missed a test due to an absence. Students will need to bring their lunch with them.
Volunteers 2023-2024
All volunteers need to complete a Vulnerable Sector Check with the RCMP every 12 months. This usually only takes a few days - contact our office for more details and a form.
School Fees
Basketball and semester 2 option fees (if course changes were made) are now on Parent Portal ready for payment. Details for payment options are available here.
Hoodies and Crew Neck are in! Please check your Parent Portal or contact the office at 403-762-4411 to pay.
myPass
Just a reminder that Grade 10 - 12 students should set up their myPass so they can access their school transcripts and track their high school credits. Here is a step by step guide for setting up MyPass
International Student Program
CRPS is looking for Canmore & Banff families to host our next incredible cohort of 50 international students arriving in August 2024! Make meaningful connections, share your different cultures, learn a new language, and build life-long memories & friendships! Commitments of 5 months and 10 months are available, with monthly remuneration provided. For more information and to apply, contact international@crps.ca or 403-609-6072.
Follow this link to find out more!
Other Information
Help your teen connect to nature for better health
Missing important happenings at BCHS, but are awash in emails? Find information through our social media. Get connected, become involved.
News
Parent Resource - 6 Pillars of Well Being. https://www.seethesigns.ca/resources/
Bow Valley Settlement Services Information and newsletter Click Here.
Follow the link to view the 'The Brief’; highlights from the March 18, 2024 Public School Board Meeting.
BCHS Bear Tools
- The 2023/2024 Student / Parent Handbook is here.
- Alberta Education has now made student access to their official transcript of marks available to all Grade 10 - 12 students available through a myPass account (myPass.alberta.ca). Grade 10 marks will start to appear after the first semester.
- Please click this link for the 2022 - 2024 School Calendar
Please feel free to contact the Principal, Chris Rogers (chris.rogers@crps.ca) with feedback or suggestions or use our feedback link here.