Bonjour BP families.
I hope that the fall break was restful for all. We are back for just a couple of days this week.
BPPA Casino Volunteers Requested - we still need 20 volunteers!
The Bishop Pinkham Parents Association (BPPA) will be operating our next BP casino fundraiser on December 20 and 21, 2024 at the Elbow River Casino (218-18 Ave SE). This event happens only once every 2 years and our last one provided over $73,000, which the school used to fund field trips, artist-in-residence programs and the Grade 9 farewell celebration.
We require 36 volunteers to run our casino and based on the last one, each volunteer earned over $2,000 per 8 hour shift or $250 per hour for our school. This fundraiser provides amazing value for both the volunteers' time and funds raised for Bishop Pinkham school.
Absolutely no experience is necessary as all training will be provided at the casino, in addition to a free meal and parking. Volunteers need to be a minimum of 18 years of age and can be BP family members, friends or neighbours. Please consider signing up for a shift using the link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D48ABAA2DA1FF2-bishop
School Fees 2024-2025
School fees have now been added to your MyCBE account. Every dollar paid is re-invested back into the core and complementary courses students in Grades 7-9 benefit from. We want to maintain rich experiences for our students in their classes. Please note that as field trips are planned throughout the year, you will see these fees added at that time. Thank you for your punctual payment of these fees.
Grade 9 Pascal Math Contest
Pascal is a contest set up for participants to explore the potential of mathematics. It is run by the University of Waterloo. Interested grade 9 students can attend an information session on January 29 at lunch in the learning commons. From there they would be attending some practice sessions in room 13, with Ms. McNeice before being signed up for the contest. Students would need to continue practicing past problem sets at home. If you would like to look at them they are LINKED HERE. The date of the contest is Wednesday, February 26.
Important Dates
- November 21- Healthy Hunger (Edo Japan) order here
- Note: orders close 5 days before delivery date
- November 25- WCHS IB Information Night 6:30-8:00 PM
- November 26- Grade 9's to Les Misérables at WCHS
- November 28- BPPC/BPPA Meeting online, 6:30-8 PM
- Link will follow
- November 29- Non Instruction Day- no school for students
- December 5- Healthy Hunger (Subway) order here
- Note: orders close 5 days before delivery date
- December 10- Grade 8 Outdoor Ed- Nakiska
- December 11- Winter Band Concert/Fine Arts Night 6:30-8 PM
- December 12- Grade 9 Outdoor Ed- Nakiska
- December 19- Healthy Hunger (Papa Johns) order here
- Note: orders close 5 days before delivery date
- December 20- Last day of classes
- January 6- classes resume
Enjoy the weekend!
Rishma Hajee
Principal | Bishop Pinkham School