Bible Hill Junior High School
Husky News April 2015
“No one acts in isolation…Working together in supportive community, each
develops their unique skills and capacity as a leader.”
Margaret Wheatley
School Musical - “Fiddler on the
Roof Jr.”
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 promises to be no different. Show times are 7 pm, April 27, 29
and 30. Ticket prices $8.00 and children $5.00. The play is suitable for
children of all ages.
The Village of Bible Hill After School
Program
The Village of Bible Hill Parks and Recreation Department is excited to once
again offer the students of Bible Hill
Junior High School an Active After
School Program. For the Spring session we will be offering two separate
Programs. On Mondays you can participate in the popular Trailblazer
Program that incorporates Outdoor
Recreation, Education and Leadership
activities and on Wednesdays you can
participate in an Outdoor Games Program.
The Spring Program will be offered for
six weeks from April 20 – May 28,
2015. Registration forms will be available through the school beginning the
week of April 07, 2015. You can sign
up for one Program or both.
For more information please contact
Rebecca MacGregor, Regional Coordinator, Colchester East Hants After
School Program at [email protected] or (902) 893-8083
Stretch Run
As of April 1st, there are only 52 school
days left until grade 9 exams and grade
8 major tests. Obviously students are
to be completing homework and
assessment pieces to ensure
optimal success.
However students
should also be reviewing notes on a
daily basis in preparation for these
events. For suggestions on how parents/guardians can assist their child
in forming positive study habits, please
refer to the January Newsletter found
at http://bhjh.ccrsb.ca/m19/mod/
forum/discuss.php?d=5936
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.
BHJH Web Portal
Our Bible Hill Junior High School web
portal is up and running. Please
check us out at 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.
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.
Term 2 Family Studies and
Technology Education Midterm
Parents can access your child’s
progress by accessing the Parent
Portal at any time. There will not be
paper copies sent home.
School Advisory Council
Our next regularly scheduled meeting
is Tuesday, April 28th 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.
Yearbook
The 2014-2015 Yearbook will be a full
color hardcover book again this year!
The cost is $35.00 or $40.00 if you would
like to have your name on the cover. Ms.
Crowe will be collecting money in the
office before classes, recess and lunch.
Cheques can be made out to Bible Hill
Junior High. Make sure you order a
yearbook as soon as possible to
preserve your memories! Yearbooks must
be ordered and Pre-Paid this month! If
you purchase a yearbook before April
16th your name will go in a draw for a
free yearbook! We will do 2 draws, one
for grade 8 and one for grade 9.
Along with a copy of the yearbook order
form in the E-mailed version of the
newsletter, it has also been given to each
student in hard copy form to take home.
Yearbook - Parents, teachers and
students...would you like to submit
pictures for consideration for the 20142015 Yearbook? Pictures must be school
-based or of a school activity and must
remain UNEDITED. Download the HJ
Eshare App or go to www.hjeshare.com
and use the school code "biblehill" to
submit
Congratulations
Congratulations to three of our students
being recognized by the village of Bible
Hill for the Young Achievers Service
Award. Chloe Trites, Viraji Rupasinghe
and Harshini Arumugam. We are proud
of you!
Shout Out!
Special shout out goes out to Cody MacDonald for donating his trimmed locks to
the Canadian Cancer Society!
Parents of Students in 8-4 to 8-7
An opportunity to raise funds for your
child’s Quebec trip will be offered this
month. Students can sell Golf Peelers
with all profits going towards your child’s
account. The peelers are sold for $40
with $20 going towards your child’s account. A golfer can save over $2000 in
green fees. See the following link for
more details on what the card entails:
Golf Peelers
Warm Weather and Dress
Expectations
BHJH Sports Update
With the mild and warm weather
hopefully upon us in the coming
weeks, I want to remind students
and parents of our school’s dress
expectation that was shared with
everyone in September.
Congratulations to all four teams on
all your successes this season. Both
the boys and girls Junior Varsity
Teams posted great records in the
regular season while falling just short
during playoff action. The Varsity
Squads also experienced a great deal
of success by advancing to the Regional Finals where the boys lost to a
very strong Truro Junior Team and
the girls captured the Regional Title
defeating RECC. Congratulations to
all players and a special thanks to all
coaches for your dedication to our
basketball program.
The athletes
truly appreciate the time you give.
The administration and staff at
Bible Hill Junior High believe that
the school is not only an institution
for academic learning but for training for the work force as well. As a
result of this, an expectation that
students wear appropriate clothing
to school will be enforced. This
means that, in the regular school
environment,
students
should
dress respectfully by not wearing
clothing that reveals their midriff or
undergarments.
The following are specifically prohibited for wear in the school:
Basketball
Badminton
Hats and other headwear
Best of luck to all badminton players
who are participating at the District
Championships on March 31st and
April 1st at CEC. Players are looking
to advance to the Regional Championships being held in Amherst on
April 10th and 11th.
Muscle Shirts
Curling
 pants worn well below the waistline
Congratulations to the Boys Curling
Team and coach Ms. George who captured the Regional Title at the Truro
Curling Club on Monday March 30th.
Way to go boys!
 Inappropriate cresting on shirts
or jackets
 Spaghetti straps, visible bra
straps and tube tops, unless under a covering top
 Short shorts/ skirts (They are to
be longer than the finger tips
when the arms are relaxed by
the side)
 plunging necklines
 Any item which poses a hazard,
or may be used as a weapon,
may not be worn as clothing
 Any other type of clothing that is
deemed inappropriate for the
school environment which will be
addressed on a case by case basis.
It is recognized that some articles
of clothing might be acceptable in
certain situations (e.g. Phys. Ed or
Drama classes), that are not to be
worn in regular classes. Students
who are not in compliance with the
code will be asked to "cover up"
and parents will be notified if they
do not comply.
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Track & Field
Dry land training practices for Track
& Field started with the return from
March Break.
Practices are often
held Monday through Wednesday
from 5-6:30 pm. We are pleased to
announce a total of five track coaches
this year to assist athletes in reaching their personal bests. Any interested students who have yet to attend
practices should speak to Mr. Baird.
Upcoming Dates for your Calendar
April 7 – 6 Week Spring Session of After
School Program Starts
April 15 - Dance (7pm to 9 pm)
April 17 - Site Based PD (no School)
Apr. 27, 29, 30 – School Musical Fiddler on
the Roof Jr – 7 pm
May 1 - End of 5 Week Period
May 1 – Ottawa Trip
May 6 – Ottawa Trip returns
May 18 - Victoria Day
May 25 & 26 – Gr. 8 N.S. Reading & Writing Assessment
June 1 & 2 —Gr. 8N.S. Mathematics Assessment Specific Dates to be determined.
June 3 - Gr. 9 Semi-Formal – Grade 9 students and their approved guests
June 11 - Awards Night (6 pm)
June 12 - End of 5 Week Period
June 18-23 - Gr. 9 Exams and Gr. 8 Major
Tests
June 24 - Exam and Major Test Make-up
Day (Last day for EA’s)
June 25, 26, 29 -Marking & Grading Days
June 29 - Gr. 9 Graduation (5 pm) at CEC
June 30 - Final Day of School (Gr. 8 Only)
Chignecto Regional Science Fair Winners
Congratulations to Bible Hill Junior High
students Tim Thiesen (bronze medal),
Harshini Arumugam and Laura Brown
( silver medal), Katherine MacQuarrie ( silver
medal, Intermediate Energy Award ), Sai
Prithiviraj ( gold medal, Junior Environment
Award, Agriculture Awareness Award, Outstanding Experimental Procedure Award ),
Chloee Trites ( gold medal, Intermediate Environment Award, Intermediate Agriculture
Award, Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture Award, Intermediate Agriculture
Awareness Award ), Viraji Rupasinghe ( Gold
medal, Intermediate Health Award, Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture Award, Acadia
University Scholarship Award, Village Family Pharmacy Award, Best Original Idea
Award ) all won during the recently held
Chignecto West Regional Science Fair.
Canada Wide Science Fair
Three Bible Hill Junior students each were
recipients of one of the top 5 awards at the
Chignecto Regional Science Fair. Viraji Rupasinghe, Saisrihari Prithiviraj, and Chloee
Trites each received a Canada Wide Science
Fair Award that includes an all expenses
paid trip to the 2015 Canada Wide Science
Fair being held in Fredericton, New Brunswick from May 11th - 16th.
Bible Hill Junior High School
Musical
-
Willy Royal Canadian Legion Litany Contest
Congratulations to Harshini Arumugam
and Haille Huchton in placing 1st and
Redcliff will present their musical 2nd at the grade 9 division!
“Willy Wonka Jr.” on April 9 and 10 at
6:30 with a coffee house after the April
10 performance. Tickets are available
at the office and at the door. Cost is
$5.00 per person. Preschoolers admitted free.
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Just a reminder to all parents and
students that the school will be asking
students to return text books they were
issued in September following their
final test or exam. Students will be
responsible for the replacement cost of
any book that has gone missing, is
unaccounted for or is severely
damaged.
The textbook number
must match the number of the book
the student was assigned in September. The price of school text books can
range anywhere from $25.00 to
$90.00.
Redcliff School
Wonka Jr.
Sat
School Text Books
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Chicken Burgers
Grilled Cheese,
Chips, & Fruit
Mac & Cheese
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26
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Turkey Dogs
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Taco Surprise
Hamburgers
Poutine
Chili & Breadsticks
Chicken Caesar
Salad
Pizza Burgers
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Hamburger Macaroni
Cheeseburgers
Egg McMuffins
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Chicken & Tators
Easter Monday
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Inservice Day
Pizza Subs
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Hot Subs
Fettucine
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Sun
Easter Sunday
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It can not be stressed enough that
there should not be a lot of money
spent on this event!
Chicken Burgers
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There will be regular classes for
students the day of the semiformal and the day after the semiformal. New material will be covered as teachers prepare students
for their upcoming exams.
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7
Students arriving in limousines are
discouraged.
Pizza Day
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Bacon & Eggs &
Hashbrowns
There won’t be a procession in the
gym of all the grade 9 students.
Parents are welcome to meet in the
school parking lot and see the
students as they arrive
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to wear a
while the
to wear a
pants or a
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Girls are encouraged
spring/summer dress
boys are encouraged
dress shirt and dress
suit.
Thu
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Wed
The Semi-Formal Dance is for
Grade 9 students and their approved guests, from grade 8 to
grade 11.
Tue
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Mon
The grade 9 Prom will be referred
to as a Semi-Formal Dance.
April 2015
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Fri
This time of year many questions begin
to be asked to the school administration regarding the grade nine year-end
semi-formal dance. To update parents
on some decisions made a few years
ago, the following expectations will be
followed:
Good Friday
Grade 9 Semi Formal – June 3rd
Bible Hill Junior High School
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.