Bonjour BP families.
It has been a fun filled week with excellent activities for semaine de la francophonie! Students hunted for cheese, dressed up in the spirit of la francophonie, and participated in cultural activities celebrating and learning about French heritage like Mardi Gras, mask making, and trivia games . A huge thanks goes out to our staff and parent volunteers who came together to ensure a fun and successful week.
Next week is spring break, and there are no classes. Classes resume on March 31. The main office will close at 12:30 PM on Friday and reopen on the 31st at 8 AM. There will be no staff monitoring the main office telephone lines or email addresses over the period of spring break. We wish our students and staff a well deserved break from work during this time.
We are happy to welcome back Mr. Aylesworth, who will be helping out with administrative duties in the office upon return from break while the SALTS trip is in session.
We are thrilled to welcome back our CUPE staff as they now have a ratified agreement.
We now have news that we are able to proceed with badminton tryouts. Please see the following badminton tryout schedule *note that this tryout schedule is the amended one from the schedule sent a few weeks ago. Please use this schedule.
Please email your coaches if you are unable to make a tryout:
- Gr. 7 – Mr. Powaschuk / Mr. Schmidt
- Gr. 8 – Mr. Carr
- Gr. 9 – Mr. Scott
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 Friday, April 4. We will contact you to let you know if your session has been selected for the day no later than Friday, April 25.
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
- March 24-28- Spring Break
- March 31- Classes resume
- March 31-April 4- Grade 9 SALTS Trip
- 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- System Professional Learning 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
Have a rejuvenating and safe spring break!
Rishma Hajee
Principal | Bishop Pinkham School