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Bible Hill Junior High School
Husky News February 2015
Be the Change You want to See in the World.
Gandhi
Scent Free Environment
We
are
reminding
parents
and
students that we are a scent free school.
We have had too many instances of
students having to leave school due to
students wearing perfume/cologne, etc.
Students who are continuing to wear
these scents will be asked to leave so
others have an opportunity to learn
without becoming sick.
Student-ParentPortal
Our school is offering you real-time
access to your child(ren)'s grades,
assignments, attendance, teacher's
Comments, and school bulletins through
the Internet using the Student-Parent
Portal website. If you need assistance in
accessing your account, please contact
Mr. MacLean or Mr. Hazelton at the
office.
Students can access their information
using their computer log-in information
from the school.
The grades portion of the ParentPortal
will be turned off prior to the end of the
term. This is necessary for the final
grades to be established.
E-cigarettes/Vapours
There has been an influx of usage of
these devices over the past few months.
They are considered a tobacco product
and therefore the school will follow the
guidelines of the School Board’s Code of
Conduct for tobacco use. These devices
are not to be at school. We appreciate
your support in this matter.
Follow US On Twitter
You can now follow us on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/biblehilljr. Get the
up-to-date news and Tweets immediately.
CEC Follow-Up Visit
On Thursday Feb. 5 at 6:30, Staff from
CEC and BHJH will be available at BHJH
for parents and students of grade 9 who
would like to clarify anything with regards to grade 10 registration. This is an
excellent opportunity to ask questions,
clarify thinking and the process of registering in the High School Credit System.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Mrs. MacNutt for
being awarded the 2014 TAPHE
Health Educator Award! The award
honours an individual for their work
to further the importance of health
education in NS and/or who has
served as a champion in promoting
the importance of Health Promoting
Schools at the local level, regional,
provincial or federal level.
FST/IAT
Both our Family Studies and
Technology Education classes are scheduled to switch over the next week or
so. Final marks for these two courses
will be on the March Report Card.
Students who need extra time for
whatever reason to complete their projects have had numerous
opportunities and occasions to stay in at
lunch and after school. Announcements and posters have been evident
throughout the past month for
students to take advantage of.
For FST, order forms for sewing
projects will be given out soon after the
new semester begins. Prompt ordering and payment would be
appreciated. Mrs. Savage is off due to a slip
and fall. Accident. Ms. Bagnell will be
in for her until she returns. We wish
her a speedy recovery!
Family Holiday in February
As you may know, February 16th is
the first family holiday in NS. To celebrate this, our Husky Spirit Team has
rented the ice at the RECC from 1 pm
to 1:50 pm. All students and staff,
along with their immediate family
members are invited to come out for a
skate. RECC expectations is that all
participants will wear a helmet. We
look forward to seeing you there!
Attention Parents!!
It’s not too late to order your child’s
school pictures. If you did not order
school pictures in the fall and wish to
do so, call Pridham’s Studio for details,
895-1694
Wellness Week
Our Grade 9 Healthy Living teachers
are very excited to be able to offer our
students a "Wellness Week" the first
week in February. Each day has a
theme with guest speakers, presentations, student activities and booths
set up by a variety of community organizations. The themes are Career
Exploration, Mental Health, Sexual
Health, Addictions, and Healthy Active Living. On Friday we have a number of volunteers offering fun, active
events - ringette, pickleball, curling,
zumba, hiking, yoga, fitness, tennis,
golf, boxing, soccer, and track. Special thanks to the Cougar Dome,
MacFIT/BSYS, and BH Rec Department for offering their services! Students will receive a passport for participating throughout the week and
we will draw two per class on Friday
for a special swag bag full of goodies!
Students must be present and have a
completed passport to win!
Guidance Counselling Practicum
Intern
We are happy to have Jeff Purchase
join us from Pugwash. H e is completing a counselling practicum with Ms.
MacNutt until the end of April. Mr.
Purchase has been a wonderful support and is very busy meeting with
individual students and is also offering several groups to meet a variety of
needs at our school.
Grade 10 Registration
CEC met with all Grade 9 students
during the month of January and
held a Parent/Guardian Information
session at CEC. They will also be presenting a session here at BHJH Feb
5th at 6:30.
Students have been given opportunities to meet with our Guidance Counsellors to discuss their choices and
ask questions. Teachers have made
recommendations for English, Math,
and French courses. Students must
complete the long, green sheets with
their course selections and return
them to their Homeroom Teachers by
Wednesday, February 4th. These will
be returned to students when they
register on-line with us. A copy of
their selected courses will be
printed off to share with parents/
guardians.
Winter Carnival
Our staff and Husky Spirit Crew
have been busy planning some special activities for the week of Feb. 16
-20th for our Winter Carnival. On
our 1st Family Holiday (16th), we
will celebrate by inviting all of our
BHJH families to an open skate at
the RECC Centre from 1-2pm. We
will have a Photo Booth each day at
lunch where students can have pics
taken with their friends and our
Snowman made by Mr. McNutt and
his Life Skills students. We will also
have different dress-up days with
donations being made to our Water
of Life Project. Below is the schedule
for the week:
Feb 17 - Hat Day, Teachers vs Students Badminton Match (lunch)
Feb 18 - Lazy Day, Growl Group
Challenges (lunch)
Feb 19 - Sports Day, Art Battle
(lunch)
Feb 20 - Neon Day, Hypnotist
(afternoon)
FaceBook and Other Social Media
There has been an increase in the
number of issues brought to our
attention about behaviours and
posts on FaceBook and other Social
Media sites. We are asking your
support in monitoring your child’s
social media activity.
People in
general but students at the junior
high level in particular, seem to be
more susceptible to saying things
over social networks they normally
would not say. We are dealing with
more and more issues/conflicts
relating to social media that originates at home and are brought into
the school.
Here are a few things your teen
needs to understand about the consequences of their actions
dealing
with social networking.
ises to be no different.
- Do not post any pictures that you
would not want your parents,
teachers, grandparents, or other significant others in your life to see. If
they would find it questionable then
so would others.
7:00pm
- Watch the language you use on
your Facebook or other social
networking site. Again, if you would not
be proud to show others this language then you do not want it on
your page.
- Do not talk about behaviors that
you know are harmful, illegal, or
dangerous.
- Do not gossip, pick on, or otherwise slander others on your page or
anyone else’s.
- Do not pick fights, threaten, or allow yourself to be baited into an altercation online.
- Do not share your passwords
We thank you in advance for your
diligence to this matter.
Self-Identification
There are many students who have
self-identified to the school while
others may have chosen not to.
There may be many advantages to
self-identification such as but not
limited to:
- Supports and services from my
community
- Supports and guidance to enhance
my education
- Financial supports to participate in
community and school activities
- financial supports for my college
and university education
To learn more, contact the office
You Never Know Who is Checking
on You.
Everyone from family, friends,
potential colleges, universities,
authorities and potential future
employers are using social media
sites as a reference to a person’s
character. Once on the internet, it
said that nothing is truly deleted.
School Musical
Bible Hill Junior High once again
this year will be offering its Spring
Musical for the general public. This
year's edition is "Fiddler on the Roof
Jr.". The school has a long standing tradition of putting on high quality productions and this year prom-
Show times are
April 27, 29, 30, 2015
Yearbooks
Attention students and parents!!
The Yearbook for 2014-2015 will
cost $30.00 for a soft cover and $35
for hard cover. Sales have begun!
Parents who want a
personal
message for a 2015 Grad can purchase one for $5 (message to run at
bottom of page) and business can
purchase ads for $25.00 for a
logo/name at bottom of page or $40
for a larger ad included on a page
layout. (Order form attached)
Cheques can be made out to Bible
Hill Junior High and receipts will be
issued.
Ski Club
For the most part we have had great
ski conditions so far this year.
Students who are interested in
going are required to sign–up at the
office by Wednesday of each week
and payment will be required by
Thursday. The busses leave the
school at 3:30 pm and return at
10:15 pm. Please note that the
ski club is an extra curricular activity that the school organizes.
All students who participate must
be in good academic and behavioral standing with all of their
teachers each week in order to go
skiing.
BHJH Athletic Update
Badminton
Badminton Club began on Sunday
January 11th and will continue each
Sunday from 9-11 am now through
to March Break. Anyone, no matter
your skill level is welcome to attend.
However, any players interested in
potentially playing on one of the
school teams should make an effort
to attend regularly or communicate
your absence with Mr. Baird.
Truro Badminton Club
Again this year, the Truro Badminton Club is in full swing under the
direction of Richard Bennick. The
club is open to all interested players
from grade 6 through to adults and
meets Tuesday and Thursday evenings at CEC from 7:30-9:30 pm.
Truro Badminton Club—Cont’d
The cost is $25 per person or $50
for an entire family. Anyone looking
for more information can speak to
Mr. Baird.
Basketball
January has been a very busy
month with league play and tournament action. All four BHJH teams
have been experiencing a great deal
of success at the mid-way point of
the season. Players and coaches
alike are gearing up for the second
half and already have their sights
set on the playoffs. Best of luck to
all!
Snowshoeing (Outdoor Phys. Ed.)
Although our winters are a true mix
of snow and rain, we currently have
a little of the white stuff. Providing
the temperatures remain cool and
the snow stays with us, students
are reminded to come prepared for
some outdoor activity as a part of
their physical education classes.
Upcoming Dates for your Calendar
Feb. 2-6 Wellness Week.
Feb. 5 CEC to visit BHJH at 6:30 pm
for clarifying questions on gr.
School Advisory Council
BHJH Web Portal
Our next
regularly scheduled
meeting is Monday, February 23rd
at 6:30 p.m.
A copy of each
month’s SAC agenda, principal’s
report and previous month’s minutes are available at the office.
Our Bible Hill Junior High School
web portal is up and running.
Please check us out at
School Dance
We have scheduled our next school
dance for Wednesday, February 18th
(7:00 - 9:00). We are always looking
for chaperones. If you are able to
chaperone, please give the school a
call. If we do not have an adequate
number of chaperones, the dance
will be canceled.
Students and
parents are reminded though the
school dress code is relaxed slightly
for dances, there has been an issue
of students arriving in inappropriate
dress for Junior High (some
changing in the washrooms and
changing back prior to leaving).
Students will be asked to call home
and be picked up as they will not be
allowed into the dance if this
occurs. As always, positive classroom behaviour, attitude and work
ethic are prerequisites for being
permitted into a dance.
www.bhjh.ccrsb.ca
Parents, you can log into the
homework section of the web portal
by using the login: parent and the
password: parent.
If you are
experiencing any difficulties, please
contact the school.
Grade 9 French Trip
Students from BHJH will be leaving
for their Quebec Winter Carnival
Educational Tour on Wednesday,
Feb. 11 at 6:00 a.m. The students
will be spending five days enjoying
the
history of Quebec and the
many activities associated with the
Quebec Winter Carnival.
Mrs.
Melanie
Morrisey-Pictou,
Mrs.
Lorraine MacPherson, Ms. Rachel
Buchholz, Ms. Claudette Lanteigne,
Mrs. Evelyn Jackson and Mr. Gilles
Boudreau are the chaperones for the
trip. The students are due to arrive
back in Truro on Sunday, Feb. 15 at
approximately 10:00 p.m.
10 registration (gymnasium)
Feb. 6 Ski Club (Weather permitting)
In Good Standing (IGS)
Feb 11 – 15 Grade 9 Fr. Imm./
The IGS program has had a
positive impact on student learning
at BHJH. Parents are encouraged
to keep tabs on their child’s
assignment schedule and support
them in meeting deadlines.
Int.. Trip to Quebec
Feb. 13 Ski Club (Weather permitting)
Feb. 13 5-Week Deadline for passing
Assignments in
Feb. 16 Family Day—RECC Skate at 1
-2pm
Feb. 17—20 Winter Carnival
Feb. 18 School Dance 7:00–9:00 pm
(chaperones needed)
Feb. 20 Hypnotist Ian Stewart
Feb. 20 Ski Club (Weather permitting)
Feb. 23 SAC Meeting 6:00 pm
School Cancellation
Just a reminder to everyone that
when school is cancelled all events/
extra-curricular activities scheduled
for that day are also cancelled. i.e.
Ski club, basketball games, etc. We
do not skip a day in the cycle. If a
storm day was Day 2, the next day
will be Day 2.
Feb. 25 BHJH Science Fair
Feb. 26 BHJH Storm Date for Science
Fair
Feb. 27 Ski Club (Weather permitting)
March 2-3 Digital Planetarium visits
BHJH
March 3 Report Cards sent home
March 4 Parent/Teacher Interviews
(6-8)
Please call in Student Absences
While anytime a student is absent
from school, we would appreciate a
call from the parents or guardians
excusing the student from school.
This time of year it is especially
important
to
report
school
absenteeism.
Bring Your Own Technology—BYOT
Students are reminded that the use
of cell phones and other electronic
devices are a privilege to be used for
educational purposes at the
teacher’s discretion. They may be
used as a musical device at break or
lunch as long as they are used outside. There are no restrictions on
them after school as long as they are
used outside. Failure to comply with
these expectations may result in the
confiscation of the device and a parent or guardian picking them up at
the office. Repeated requests to adhere to these expectations may result
in the student not allowed on the
premises with the device or a suspension.
24
Shaken Bake Chicken
& Mashed Potatoes
& Veggies
16
23
Grilled Cheese & Bag
of Plain Chips & fruit
22
FAMILY DAY
NO SCHOOL
17
Pancakes &
Sausage
Chicken
Quesadillas
15
Chicken Strips
& Tators
10
9
Meatloaf, Mashed
potatoes & Veggies
8
Soup & Subs
3
Tue
2
Mon
1
Sun
25
Chicken Wings
& Rice
Mac & Cheese with
breadstick
18
Lasagna &
Breadstick
Hamburger mac &
Breadstick
11
4
Wed
26
19
Chili &
Breadstick
Pizza Sub
Chicken Caesar
Salad
Egg McMuffin &
Hashbrown
12
5
Thu
Daily Specials only $3.75
February 2015
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20
13
6
Pizza Day
Sheppards Pie
Hamburger
Chicken
Burger
Fri
28
21
14
7
Sat
Bible Hill Junior High
Yearbook Order Form 2014-2015
STUDENT NAME:____________________________
CLASS: _____________________
Students have the option to order hardcover or soft cover full color yearbooks.
Yearbooks must be pre-ordered as there are a limited of extras available. A
minimum order of 50 books for each soft and hard cover is required to offer the
two options.
Soft Cover Yearbook Cost
$30.00
Hard Cover Yearbook Cost
$35.00
Name Stamp
$5.00
Parent Message *
$5.00
TOTAL
*Parents are invited to write a special message for their student which will be included
at the bottom of a page. The message is a way of congratulating them or telling your
student how proud you are of their hard work. This message is limited to one line.
Please us the line below to clearly write your message.