Bellerose Bulletin

Feb 1 - First day of Semester 2

Feb 8 - No school for students - Teachers Convention

Feb 9 - No school for students - Teachers Convention

Feb 15 & 16 - B-Town Chowdown Sign Up (at lunch in the atrium)

Feb 19 - No school - Family Day

Feb 23 - B-Town Chowdown

Feb 28 - Pink Shirt Day

Mar 1 - BCHS students receive registration information for the 2024-2025 school year

Mar 4 - PowerSchool Parent Portal opens for online registration for 2024-2025 school year

Mar 6 - Bellerose Open House (6:00pm-8:00pm)

Mar 6-8 - Bikeathon 21

Mar 14 - Deadline to return course selection forms to front office

Mar 14 - Parent Teacher Interviews (5:00pm - 8:00pm)

Mar 18 & 19 - BCHS students in person course selection days

Mar 19 - Parent Teacher Interviews (3:30pm - 6:30pm)

Mar 22 - No School - In Lieu of Parent Teacher Interviews

Mar 23 -31 - No School - Spring Break

Apr 1 - No School - Easter Monday

The dates for all upcoming Bulldog Athletic games can be found on our Bellerose student calendar.

The first day of classes for Semester 2 is February 1st.

Please check PowerSchool for any possible changes to timetables or to the location of your class.

The last day to add or change a course is February 7th. Appointments can be booked with Mrs. Lajoie or Mr. Beaton in the student center. Or through their Calendly accounts found further into this Newsletter.

On March 1st, students will be provided with copies of the 2024-2025 School Guidebook along with a blank course selection sheet. We encourage students to take this information home and have important conversations with their families about their high school and post high school plans.

Please note that our School Counsellors and Administrators are also available to answer any questions you may have as you make choices for next year.

Surname A-L

Kelly Lajoie, School Counsellor - kelly.lajoie@spschools.org

Surname M-Z

Jeff Beaton, School Counsellor - jeff.beaton@spschools.org

Administrators - Grade Level 2023-2024

Grade 10 - Ashley Morgan, Assistant Principal - ashley.morgan@spschools.org

Grade 11 - Cameron Leverman, Assistant Principal - cameron.leverman@spschools.org

Grade 12 - Mike Thompson, Assistant Principal - michael.thompson@spschools.org

The division will continue with an online registration process this year. The registration will be a 2 step process.

Step 1 - families will log into their PowerSchool Parent Portal (opening on March 4th) to update their demographic information.

Step 2 - Course selection sheets (distributed March 1st) will need to be completed and returned to the front office prior to March 14th.

Course selections will be finalized when students meet with a member of our Administration and Counselling teams on March 18th and 19th during the school day.

Further information and instructions will be coming out at the end of the month to help support families with this process. Until then, please explore our electronic versions of our 2024-2025 school guidebooks.

December, although a shortened month of school, was full of amazing opportunities for all our students! From hilarious antics during our food bank drive, to cookie decorating; our Bulldogs had lots to do!

As we prepare for Semester 2, we will see our students recognizing Black History Month, having some fun during Valentine's week, sharing their culinary skills during B-Town Chowdown, and preparing for Bikeathon 21!

Our bulldogs rallied together and exceeded our goal for donations raised for the St. Albert Food Bank. Each level of fundraising unlocked daily staff punishments and, because of the tremendous efforts by the students and staff, many families were able to access food and household supplies this holiday season.

Our annual Winter Recognition Breakfast was a beautiful place to recognize the numerous students in this building for being outstanding Bulldogs. Students who are continually pushing themselves to grow each day were rewarded with an early morning breakfast alongside staff before the holiday break. As always, we are proud of the many ways students continue to show up each day!

Before the exam break our rival Mechanics and Construction students took part in Shop Olympics. One of the Mechanics teams came out victorious to finish off Semester 1 with a trophy and bragging rights!

Bellerose Composite High School is once again preparing to host our 21st Annual Bellerose Bikeathon, beginning on Wednesday, March 6th until Friday, March 8th, 2024. This major fundraising event benefits the Alberta Cancer Foundation, The Kids with Cancer Society and The Stollery Children’s Hospital.

IMPORTANT DATES:

February 1-7 - Team registration at lunch in the Student Centre

February 7 - Team registration deadline

February 29- March 1 - Captains only will hand in donations for their respective teams

March 5 - Site selection after school

March 6-8 - Bikeathon 21

The academic progress of our Grade 12 students is regularly monitored and reviewed to help ensure that students have the appropriate academic plans to achieve their intended academic credentials.

At the school level, students and families can make appointments within our Student Centre to review the current Graduation Plan and progress towards their Alberta high school academic credential and make any necessary course and/or program changes.

• Students with the surname A - L can contact Mrs. Lajoie, kelly.lajoie@spschools.org or book an appointment via calendly.com/kelly-lajoie.

• Students with the surname M - Z can contact Mr. Beaton, jeff.beaton@spschools.org or book an appointment via calendly.com/jeff-beaton.

• Any students who are enrolled in the K&E or GOALS program can contact Mrs. Ashley Morgan, ashley.morgan@spschools.org for any programming questions.

Alternatively, all families may also contact our Assistant Principal and Grade 12 Academic Coordinator, Mr. Michael Thompson, michael.thompson@spschools.org

Our next Grad fundraiser is the highly anticipated B-Town Chowdown. Students get creative with culinary skills and create tasty, snack-sized portions to sell at your booth during B-TOWN CHOWDOWN! Students can register a booth for this event on February 15 & 16 at lunch in the atrium. The event takes place in the science hallway on Friday, February 23.

Our Bulldog basketball teams head into the stretch drive of the season with a busy February regular season and tournament schedule on tap. Good luck to our Bulldogs as they all make the push for the playoffs.

Our Bulldog co-ed indoor soccer team continues its Metro Athletics regular season with one regular season game left on the schedule as they play the Jaguars from Maurice Lavallee on Tuesday, February 6th at 4:30pm at the East Soccer Centre. Our Bulldogs look forward to playoffs as the Metro Athletics play-in game will take place on Wednesday, February 14th at the South Soccer Centre against the Warriors from WP Wagner.

Tryouts for our Spring sports teams(Badminton, Rugby, Soccer, Track and Field, Running Room Games, Unified) is right round the corner and dates and times will be announced.

The dates of all upcoming games can be found on our Bellerose student calendar. If you are unable to attend in person, you can also find our indoor activities livestreamed on the Bellerose Athletics YouTube channel.

Be sure to follow our dedicated Bulldog Athletics Instagram page (@bellerosebulldogs) for game-day announcements, achievements, and updates.

Those interested in exploring possible scholarships can find a list of available opportunities here: Scholarship Information

We currently have a wait-list for student parking passes. As passes become available, they will be assigned in the order they are received on the wait-list.

How to get on the wait-list:

Please visit the PowerSchool Parent Portal (fees section) and complete the application. You must complete the application in full and add it to your cart. Once in your cart you must check out in order for the application to be submitted (the amount owing will show $0 for the parking pass). When a pass becomes available, the applicant will receive an email that a pass has been added and they can pay through the parent portal. Once payment is received, the pass will be issued.

Parking passes are available to ALL students with a valid driver's license that are attending in-class at Bellerose. The student parking lot is located on the west side of the school and a valid permit is required to park in the lot.

A reminder statement was emailed January 9th for any outstanding Semester 1 school fees and/or athletic fees. The statement included fees for courses and activities in which your student was enrolled in, and any outstanding balances from previous years. If you did not receive a statement, but believe you should have school fees owing, please contact the school so that we may confirm your contact information.

A new statement will be sent out mid-February for courses your student is enrolled in for Semester 2. Athletic fees, Field Trips and other activities are added throughout the semester so please check your PowerSchool Parent Portal regularly.

WE WOULD APPRECIATE PAYMENT IN FULL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

How to make a payment:

• Through the PowerSchool Parent Portal using a credit card or visa debit card.

• In the school office by cash, cheque, debit or credit card.

• By calling the school office and providing credit card information.

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**Please note that debit/credit transactions made through the portal, in person or over the phone, are all subject to a 2.4% service charge.

If you have any questions/concerns regarding school fees, please email br.fees@spschools.org.

If you are having trouble accessing the PowerSchool Parent Portal, please email bellerose@spschools.org.

Lockers are still available to students who wish to have one. Students can see Mrs. Kelly at the front office for locker assignment.

Parents, please email br.absences@spschools.org if your student will be late or absent for class.

Please be certain to return ALL textbooks, ELA Novels and Library books from Semester 1 to the library as soon as possible . Email reminders regarding outstanding materials are sent out regularly to your @5565 email address, your personal email (if provided) and to parents/guardians,. Please remember to check for emails!

You DO NOT need ID to return any items.

A reminder to have your school ID ready for semester 2 for textbook checkouts, etc. If you have lost your ID or are new to Bellerose, please see the Library for your Barcode ID.

Thanks for your cooperation.

The Framing course will be building firewood shelters perfect for your backyard or acreage and we need customers! Shelters will be built from April through June 2024. Custom sizes and backyard sheds may also be considered.

Are you thinking about getting a dog, but need to find nightly accommodations? We might also be able to help you out!

Email Mr. Jesse Kerckhof (jesse.kerckhof@spschools.org) to discuss sizes and pricing.

Dual Credit

• Congratulations to all of those students who successfully completed Dual Credit courses in Term 1.

• For those of you registered for Dual Credit for Term 2, enjoy it. Remember to stay on top of things and let us know if you need any support.

• Some opportunities are still taking registrations for early March. Space is limited, so please let us know if you're interested.

Work Experience

• Thank you to all of those Work Experience students who are keeping up with their paperwork and handing things in! Keep it up - we appreciate you.

• As Term 1 is now closed, only Term 2 hours will be counted for credit. Any prior hours will not be considered.

• If you have a job already and may be interested in signing up for Work Experience for Term 2, let us know.

Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP)

• Recruitment for RAP continues to be well underway and we're currently working on securing placements for students.

• If you're interested in pursuing a RAP placement for the summer, come have a chat with us in the Student Centre.

• Next in Trades - we will be taking a crew of students to this day long event at NAIT on Thursday, February 15th. Come try your hand at various trades! There are limited spots, so please let us know ASAP if you'd like to join us.

Contact Info:

natasha.pearson@spschools.org

(587)983-8776

bill.turnham@spschools.org

(780)231-7955

If you or your student change phone number, address, email address, etc, please contact the school to update your information at bellerose@spschools.org.

The next School Council meeting will be held virtually on February 27th at 6:30 pm.

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Email: bellerose@spschools.org
Website: https://bchs.spschools.org/
Location: 49 Giroux Road, St. Albert, AB, Canada
Phone: (780) 460-8490
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Twitter: @BCHSBulletin