BCHS Weekly Announcement 1 Feb 2016

1. Monday (Day 1) - 4 Block Day
First Day of Semester Two
Tuesday (Day 2) - 4 Block Day
Wednesday (Day 1) - 4 Block Day
Thursday - Teachers’ Convention
No School for Students
Friday - Teachers’ Convention
No School for Students

2. Monday Feb 1 Wings & Potato Skins
Tuesday Feb 2 Pizza
Wednesday Feb 3 All Day Breakfast
Thursday Feb 4 No School
Friday Feb 5 No School

3. Save the date …
 February 4 & 5 – Teachers’ Convention – No Classes
for Students
 February 8 – Gr 7/8 PC Day
- Gr 9-12 TAG
- Gr 12 Grad Meeting during TAG
 February 12 – PHRD No School Day
- Sr. Gryphs Basketball @ Ardrossan
 February 15 – Family Day – No School
 February 18 – BCHS Talent Show
 February 19 – Sr. Gryphs Basketball @ Wetaskiwin

4. Barrhead Composite
High School
WHERE WE IMMERSE STUDENTS IN A DIVERSE
AND ENGAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, AND
STRIVE TO INSPIRE THE PASSION FOR DISCOVERY,
THE CONFIDENCE TO EMBRACE CHALLENGES,
AND THE SKILLS TO PURSUE SUCCESS.

5. Bell Schedules
 For This Week, the bell schedule will be as follows:
 8:55-10:17am BLOCK 1
 10:17-10:22am Break
 10:22-11:44am BLOCK 2
 11:44-12:25pm Lunch
 12:30-1:52pm BLOCK 3
 1:52-1:57pm Break
 1:57-3:19pm BLOCK 5
The Bell Schedule at the back
of the Student Handbook is
INCORRECT. For proper
times, please refer to this
slide, or visit
www.barrheadcomposite.ca
and check the calendar for
the bell schedule for each day.

6. Reminder:
Food and Drinks are
NOT ALLOWED
in the Gyms
(water is an exception)

7. Looking for Homestay (March 5th – 12th)…
Looking for a Homestay for a teacher
coming from Japan.
See Mr. Raju if you wish to host.
Chihiro Sasaki– female, teacher.

8. BCHS 4th Annual
Small Town – Big Dreams!
Talent Night
Singers – Dancers –
Musicians – Comedians
– Actors – Poets –
Composers - Fire-
eating Jugglers!
Thursday, February 18
7:00 pm BCHS Drama Theatre
Admission: $2
See Mrs. Schatz or
Mrs. Kostiw to sign up!!

9. BCHS READS:
2016
GRADES 7-9 & Staff

10. LEADERSHIP MEETING
ON TUESDAY AT LUNCH
IN ROOM 36 – MRS.
RAYMOND’S ROOM

11. • Improved PSP/OP Search: On Dec. 18th, they
released a more user-friendly and powerful Post-
Secondary and Occupation Planner, including new
Smart Filters to improve the search experience.
• www.myblueprint.ca
• Activation code is barrhead if you are a new user

12. PARENT MEETING
FOR 2016 TRAVEL
CLUB TRIP
Tuesday, February 2nd @ 5 p.m. in room 39
Bring Student Passport and Parent ID

13. BCHS READS: 2016
Grades 10-12 & Staff

14. The first Grad meeting will be during
TAG on February 8th all grads are
encouraged to attend. You will receive
your grad information package and you
will be informed of important upcoming
events such as the election of your grad
council. See Mrs. Kjelland if you have
questions.

15. Semester Two Work Experience
• Pick up an application form from Ms Wegner’s
office and have an up-to-date resume ready to
hand in.

16. • The Rep from King’s will be here February 18.
• She is setting up a booth at lunch, will be available
for private interviews block 3 and will be doing an
information session during flex.
• Sign up will be available as we get closer to that
date.

17. • Open House - Drop in to tour the campus, chat
with faculty and staff, and apply for free!
March 5 @10 am - 2 pm
• King's View Friday - Spend the day on campus,
learn about programs, admission, financial aid and
student life. Sit in on a class and even go on a tour.
And we will be offering free applications! See Ms
Wegner on how to register.
February 26, April 8

18. Info Session Weeks
From February 1 to 6 and March 14 to 19 prospective
students can attend any one of our free information
sessions. Full details on information sessions on offer
during Info Session Week and throughout the year are
available at MacEwan.ca/InfoSessions.
Programs eligible for early admission are identified on
the website and will also be identified at their sessions.
Prospective students are encouraged to submit their
application to be assessed for early admission during
Info Session Week if they have not done so already.

19. Application Deadline: March 1st
• March 1, 2016 is the deadline to apply for direct-entry
undergraduate programs for Fall 2016 admission.
Reg 101 Workshops
• Registration 101 Workshops are in March/April 2016!
• Students will have an opportunity to learn how to
navigate the Bear Tracks system for the purpose of
course registration, build a first-year schedule, and ask
UAlberta staff questions.

20. 2016 Online Chat Dates
• high school students can log on and ask any
questions they may have about the University
of Alberta. 2016 upcoming dates are
• February 3
• March 2
• April 6
• May 4
• June 1
• All of the sessions will be held from 7 to 9pm
MST.

21. Program Change Process
• Applicants are able to change the program choices on their application,
even after they have submitted it. Students wishing to change their
program choices are required to fill out the Admission Application
Program Change Form, then return it to them via the online contact
form or by dropping it off at Student Connect.
• If a student submits their program change request after the application
deadline has passed (March 1st), they can only switch the priority of
their two program choices; they cannot add a new program choice.
• Please note that only one program change request per application is
accepted.
• See Ms Wegner if you are having difficulty doing this

22. Updating New Grades
• Students that have applied to the University of Alberta but have not yet
received an admission offer will be able to update your new grades in
early February! Students will receive an email once this online system is
live, which will also outline the process of updating these grades.
• Applicants that have not yet received an offer will be able to self-record
new final Grade 12 marks as they become available in February. Update
these grades online as soon as they become available in February so
that the U of A can process your application and provide eligible
students with an admission offer!
• Interim transcripts will not need to be sent to the University of Alberta,
as the self-recorded grades will be used to assess students for
admission. As part of the conditions to retain an admission offer, the U
of A will request final official transcripts on your behalf so that your
marks can be verified.