Bellerose Bulletin

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 19 - Personalized Registration Support (Drop-in - 5:00-8:00pm)

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

Mar 23 -31 - No School - Spring Break

Apr 1 - No School - Easter Monday

Apr 4-5 - Grad Portrait Retakes

April 10 - Grad Parent Meeting @ 6:30pm

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

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. Families should be aware of graduation requirements and post-secondary entrance requirements, and help students choose courses to support this.

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. Students will then meet with a member of our staff of March 18 & 19th to finalize their selections.

Please note that our School Counsellors and Administrators are 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

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.

February at Bellerose was heartwarming, informative, and fun for our students! Throughout the month we acknowledged Black History Month, made caring gestures during Random Acts of Kindness week, used our culinary skills to raise money for graduation with B-town Chowdown, and ended the month by welcoming the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.

Before Spring Break, our students will show their support for cancer research, treatment, and care at Bikeathon 21 as well as welcome our new Bulldog Families at the Bellerose Open House!

In February we were honoured to have Toni Harrison present to our Bellerose community about Canada's Black Civil Rights movement and the importance of conversations around anti-racism.

On February 23rd, our students and staff took part in some healthy competition at the "B-Town Chowdown," raising funds for our upcoming grad ceremony. Tasty treats were enjoyed by all and $1554 was raised!

On February 28th, our students and staff proudly wore pink to show their commitment to kindness on Pink Shirt Day!

February 26th was extra special for our Bulldogs as we welcomed the Law Enforcement Torch Run tto Bellerose on the final leg of their journey to the Special Olympic Winter Games in Calgary. At Bellerose, we are proud to support Unified Athletics and have several students who are Special Olympic Athletes. We hope to mirror the values of inclusion and empowerment that Special Olympics represents.

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 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

The Bulldog Athletics winter season is coming to a close with the Metro Athletics Zone Wrestling Championships that took place on February 27th and 28th. Bulldog Wrestling’s Jamie Clark took home the gold medal in the 76kg division at the championships and has secured a place in the upcoming A.S.A.A. Provincial Wrestling Championships at McNally High School in Edmonton on March 8th and 9th where he will look to defend his gold medal from the 2023 A.S.A.A. Provincial Championship. Good luck Jamie!

Bulldog Athletics is very proud of the teams that train, compete, learn and develop on and off the playing field during each season. Bulldog Athletics is equally proud of the coaching and support staff of our teams and appreciates the effort, commitment and time each one of our coaches and support staff devotes to their sport, the community of Bellerose and most importantly our student-athletes.

A big thank you and appreciation goes to this amazing group of coaches and support staff for their contributions in our Winter season:

Sr. Men's Basketball - Patti Holtz, Jake Tan, Jason Deutsch, Kaya Vandermeer, Thomas Wishloff

Sr. Women's Basketball - Ron Hopkins, Rob Sherrard, Jamie Sherrard, Diamond Ruman, Danielle Schole

Jr. Men's Basketball - Graeme Scheffer, Peter Scheffer, Liam Mackinnon

Indoor Co-Ed Soccer - Cam Leverman, Michael Thompson

Curling - Lori Olson

Many thanks and great appreciation, again, to all of you, for making Bulldog Athletics and more importantly what makes Bellerose the amazing place it is!

Bulldog Rugby has begun its season with training sessions here at Bellerose. Bulldog Women’s Rugby led by coaches Miranda Risling, Halle Walters, Audrey Sutton, and Keely Mazzolini-Flynn will train on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45pm - 4:30pm and Bulldog Men’s Rugby led by coach Graham Hogg schedule will be communicated in the first week of March. Please see Mr. Michael Thompson for more information regarding Bulldog Women’s Rugby and Bulldog Men’s Rugby.

Bulldog Badminton led by coaches Mr. Geoff Howard and Mrs. Ashley Morgan begin its journey in Metro Athletics regular season on March 4th at St. Joseph Catholic High School as they face the host Saints at 4:15pm and the Bandits from Beaumont at 5:00pm.

Bulldog Soccer will have a preseason meeting on Tuesday, March 5th at 11:00am in Room 213. All interested players should attend the meeting for more information or contact Mr. Leverman or Mr. Thompson.

Bulldog Slo-Pitch will have a preseason meeting on Tuesday, March 12th at 11:00am in Room 213. All interested players should attend the meeting for information or please contact Mr. Thompson.

The dates of all upcoming games can be found on our Bellerose student calendar.

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

The dates of all upcoming games can be found on our Bellerose student calendar.

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

Semester2 Parent-Teacher Interviews will be held in-person at Bellerose on the following dates:

Thursday, March 14, 2024: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Tuesday, March 19: 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Step-by-step instructions (PDF)

Online booking site

Bookings Open - February 26, 2024

Bookings Close - March 13, 2024

NOTE: Bookings will reopen on March 15th, and close again on March 18th.

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.

Semester 2 school fees and/or athletic fees have been applied to students' accounts and can be viewed on the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Included in the statement is any outstanding amounts from the previous semester or school years.

We would appreciate payment in full for Semester 2 fees no later than April 5, 2024.

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.

**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.

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.

As it conflicts with Spring Break, there will be no school council meeting in March.

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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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