Bonjour BP families. 

This will be the last update until the new year. The school will be closed on 12:30 PM, December 20 and classes will resume at 8 AM on January 6, 2025. Please note that there will be no staff available in the building during this time. We encourage students to look for any lost items in our lost and found. Unclaimed items will be donated to charity at the beginning of January. There are a plethora of unclaimed hoodies, jackets, water bottles, and lunch kits.  

Thank you to those who joined us this past Wednesday for our Band Concert and Fine Arts Evening. Part of a thriving community includes celebrating the arts, and our students simply shone in their musical and artistic abilities this week.  

A tip of the hat to our Leadership class who have also shown community spirit and generosity by organizing the stuff a sock campaign, pizza lunch, and bake sale for The Mustard Seed. Thank you to all who donated items. It feels great to give back! This community raised well over $2000 for The Mustard Seed!  

PowerSchool Updates 

From December 20-January 27, viewing of marks will be disabled in PowerSchool so that teachers can begin work on student report cards. If you have any questions about your child's achievement, please do not hesitate to email their teachers.  

Athletics Updates 

A huge shout out to our senior boys and girls basketball teams for making it to city finals. Our girls finished in 2nd place and our boys are City Champs! Bravo!! 

We are excited to announce that volleyball tryouts for the upcoming season will take place after Christmas break. We will post the schedule on the athletics board. We encourage all interested students to participate, regardless of their experience level. Please see attached for tryout schedule 

Spirit Days 

Our leadership students have organized theme days for the last week of school, December 16-20. We encourage all students to participate. 

Dec. 16- Santa Hat/Jingle Bell Day 

Dec. 17- Crazy toque day 

Dec. 18- Beach Day 

Dec. 19- Xmas Sweater Day (the uglier, the better!) 

Dec. 20- PJ Day 

Important Dates 

  • Dec 16-20- Theme days (see above) 
  • 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 
  • January 7/8- Grade 9 Outdoor Ed Avalanche Awareness 
  • January 9- Healthy Hunger (Mary Brown's) order here 
    • Note: orders close 5 days before delivery date 
  • January 14/16- Grade 7 Outdoor Ed Snowshoe Trip 
  • January 21/22- Grade 8 Outdoor Ed X Country Ski Trip 
  • January 27- Report Cards go live on PowerSchool, IPPs sent home 
  • January 27- WCHS student tour for designated students, time TBD 
  • January 27- WCHS Open House (4-6 PM) 
  • January 28- Semester 2 options begin 
  • January 28- Wellbeing Symposium for select students 
  • January 29- Central Memorial High School Open House (6-8 PM) 
  • January 30- BP Open House for Next Year Prospective Students (6:30-8 PM) 
  • January 31- Non Instruction Day- No school for students 

Have a terrific winter break spent recharging, relaxing, staying, warm, and doing the activities that bring you joy! We look forward to seeing you in the new year! 

Rishma Hajee 

Principal | Bishop Pinkham School