Bonjour BP Families 

As a school community, our hearts are broken due to the tragic loss of Saxon H. in a car accident. Saxon attended Bishop Pinkham School and was currently a student at Central Memorial HS. He was a fine person who is being described as funny, kind, full of life and gentle. Our condolences to Saxon’s family and friends during this difficult time.  

I have been in regular contact with Ms. Hajee who is presently on the SALTS sailing trip in BC. The weather has been generally good, the learning has been fabulous, and the experience overall is being embraced by our seafarers/marine biologists. 

It is wonderful to be back at BP as a substitute administrator. I always enjoy reconnecting with my former students from Jennie Elliott School.  

Gauss Contest – University of Waterloo 

Gauss is a contest set up for participants from grade 7/8 to explore the potential of mathematics. It is run by the University of Waterloo. Interested students would express their interest to their math and science teachers and get further direction by April 11 to be signed up for the contest. They could attend tutorial times to look over past contests and ask questions with their teachers or Ms. McNeice prior to writing on May 14. Students would need to continue practicing past problem sets at home. If you would like to look at them your students, they are LINKED HERE. The date of the contest is Wednesday, May 14 and would be written in the school that morning starting at 9 am.  

Victoria McNeice, Math and Science Learning Leader 

BP Wellness Day  

The grade 9 leadership class, under the guidance of Ms. Doyle, will be hosting a Wellness day on Friday, May 30. As we are in our planning phase, we are reaching out to the Pinkham community to see if there are parents/guardians or people that you may know who may be willing to help contribute or participate to make this day a success.  

How can you help?   

Do you/have you worked in a field that has given you expertise in any of the following wellness areas? Are you passionate about any of these areas and could share your knowledge with our youth? Are you willing to spend your morning (8:00-12:00) with students and teachers? Categories of wellness may include:  

  • physical/fitness- movement of the body  
  • natural environment  
  • financial  
  • intellectual  
  • vocational   
  • creating healthy habits  
  • social wellness  
  • mental health  
  • emotional wellbeing  
  • nutritional wellness  
  • other  

If you would be willing to host a student session from 1-3 times in order to benefit our student body, please fill out this form. We will do our best to be able to provide materials depending on what is required. Please submit your expression of interest by Monday, April 7. We will contact you to let you know if your session has been selected for the day no later than Friday, April 25.   

Grade 9 Parents – Summer School 

Information regarding available Summer School courses will be sent to Parents in late April via School messenger.   

Vaping Information Sessions from AHS for Parents  

The Community Health Promotion Services team with Recovery Alberta is offering a 3 Part series started this week, Tuesday, March 18 for families. This three-part presentation by the Community Health Promotion Services Team (CHPS) addresses important issues affecting youth today. The next session is Wednesday, April 9, focused on Vaping and Youth. Please see details below.  

This session covers the rising concern of vaping among youth, providing insights into devices, substances, and strategies for effective conversations. The link is below.  

Vaping and Youth | April 9 | 11:30am   

Important Dates   

  • April 7-11- Green Fools Artist in Residence  
  • April 10-  Healthy Hunger Papa John's  - Order here . Note: orders close 5 days before scheduled date  
  • April 14- French Club to Westgate  
  • April 15/16 - Japanese Cultural Workshops for grade 8 FI students  
  • April 18- Good Friday, no school for students  
  • April 21- Non-Instruction Day, no school for students  
  • April 24-  Healthy Hunger Edo Japan  - Order here . Note: orders close 5 days before scheduled date  
  • April 28- May 3- Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec Trip for grade 8  



Chris Aylesworth 

Acting Principal,  

Bishop Pinkham School