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BASHAW SCHOOL: FEBRUARY UPDATES

February 20

BASHAW SCHOOL:FEBRUARY UPDATESFebruary 20

Don't WAIT for opportunity - CREATE IT

February Letter from the Superintendent

Click the letter image to access links

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming - Feb 24-28

Our Scholastic Book Fair will be running from Monday Feb 24 through to Friday Feb 28. Students will be coming home with a "wish list" this week. Accepted payment methods: cash, cheque made out to Bashaw School, debit/credit, MyDoh, and Apple Pay.

Fun Lunch - Tuesday February 25 - Subway

Our next fun lunch will be held on Tuesday February 25 and will be SUBWAY. Orders can be made HERE or through our school website. Deadline is Feb 20.

Jump Rope for Heart - help us raise $2500 and pie admin in the face

We have raised $1180 so far - 39% of our goal. Can you help us to raise $2500. If you haven't yet, be sure to join our School Team and help support a great cause.


REGISTER to join our School Team HERE

Our JUMP event for Grade 1-6 students will take place on February 26.

Winter Carnival - March 6

We are so excited for our upcoming winter carnival on March 6th. Just a reminder to PLEASE dress your child/students appropriately for the colder winter weather.


If you have any broken hockey sticks laying around, we would LOVE to take them off your hands for our activities.


If you're able to help out by volunteering for the day (10am-3pm), or have any sticks to donate please contact Mrs. Dimond as soon as possible - hdimond@brsd.ab.ca


We appreciate your help.

BASHAW SCHOOL FUNDRAISER

BESTA has partnered with Bashaw Farm & Building Supplies and Neilson Signature Beef to fundraise for all activities that BESTA supports, including but not limited to:

- busing for school trips, games & tournaments

- school trips

- school electronics

- educational resources


Order forms will be going home this week. The deadline to order is March 11. Payment can be made in CASH with EXACT CHANGE ONLY or by cheque, made out to BESTA. What a great time to stock up on jerky and pepperoni and get started on your veggies.

Automated Attendance Calls

Please note that our automated attendance calls go out at 9:25am daily. If your child is not at school and we have not heard from a parent/guardian, you will AUTOMATICALLY receive the call indicating that your child/student is not at school.


On days that buses are cancelled, please be advised that attendance typically takes longer and calls are likely to go out before we have gotten through all voicemails, emails, and phone calls. We apologize in advance for the inconvenience.


If your child has an appointment or is sick, please call to let us know, otherwise they will be marked as absent (unexcused). We mark attendance as PARENT CALL when they're away with permission and ILLNESS when they're home sick.


REGARDLESS of the reason ALL students MUST sign-in when they arrive after morning O Canada and MUST sign-out if they're leaving the building (this excludes if they're leaving to go for lunch and intend on coming back - NO sign-out/sign-in is required for lunch).

POWER OF GIRLS EVENT: April 12

On April 12th, from 10am-3pm, we will be hosting our second Power of Girls. For those of you who haven’t heard of it before, it is all about empowering our girls to be the best version of themselves. We held one a few years ago and it was a great day (even though there was a blizzard!). We had sessions for the girls to choose from including: making an essential oil roll on, self-defense class, Zumba and dance class, photographer, group painting (which is still hanging on our wall), service and emotional support dogs, Questions with Mandy, and meditation to wind up our day. We had awesome volunteers who made and served the girls a wonderful lunch. The girls also left with a gift bag of goodies. Our goal for this day is for them to leave feeling like they are empowered and have some tools they can use going forward.


We need volunteers for support in sessions and serving lunch. We are also looking for monetary donations for lanyards, gift bags, and lunch, as we don’t have a budget for the day. Anyone that would be interested in partaking in our day, please reach out.


We are so excited to announce that we currently have Crissy Croteau Photography, Mai Tai/Kickboxing with Spencer, Cindy’s She Shed, Dance with Janine, Makeup Bags with Dakota, Dog Therapy with Jordyn, Painting with Krista & Lori and Pelican Cove Skincare.


Life as a young lady can be difficult at times. Our other goal is to make sure that they know they are not alone. We have many strong women in our community that have faced adversity and come out on top and thrived. They are such great models for our girls. These ladies are involved in our community and support it in being safe and caring. We are fortunate enough to have some of them join us for the day. The more we support each other the easier life can be!


Thank you,


Sherry Letendre: cell (780) 608-5519 or email: sletendre@brsd.ab.ca

Chelsea Niederlag school (780) 372-3800 or email: cniederlag@brsd.ab.ca

SPORT EVENTS - UPCOMING EVENTS & HIGHLIGHTS

LIVESTREAM

GREAT NEWS. We will provide livestreaming for gym sporting events whenever possible. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the Bashaw School YouTube Channel as links may change.

JR & SR Basketball

Feb 21-23: Sr High Girls Tournament at New Norway

Feb 27: Sr High home game vs Bawlf at 6pm

Feb 28 - Mar 2: Regional Basketball tournaments

GENERAL NEWS & INFORMATION

BRSD is pleased to announce that 2025-26 school registration is NOW OPEN! Please register on our website. We are excited to welcome new students to begin a new year in 2025-26!


Pre-K Program Highlights

Bus Students: Process for when busses are cancelled

When busses are cancelled, all riders are automatically marked as "NO BUSSES" for attendance purposes for the day. Parents do NOT have to call in to notify us that students will not be in attendance.


IF your student comes to school (is driven in) PLEASE have them check in with the office upon arrival so we know that they are PRESENT.

SCHOOL COUNCIL UPDATES

Next Meeting: TBD

GENERAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

STUDENT WELLNESS FACILITATOR (SWF)

Camrose and Area Family Resource Network

Family Resource Networks (FRNs) deliver prevention and early intervention services, as well as a range of supports that focus on strengthening parenting and caregiving knowledge, social supports and resources, improving child and youth development, building resiliency and fostering well-being.


Strong communities start with strong families. To learn more, click the link below.



https://www.camrosefrc.com/

CAREER COUNSELLING and POST SECONDARY INFORMATION

FEBRUARY CAREER COUNSELLING NEWSLETTER

February Career Counselling Newsletter

HIGH SCHOOL PLUS WEBSITE

https://cos.brsd.ab.ca/high-school-plus

CONTACT US

Make sure to meet with your career counsellor!

Email: tkuchten@brsd.ab.ca and cpracticante@brsd.ab.ca

The following are a few of the ways the school will communicate with you.

SCHOOL UPDATES:
Will normally come out the 2nd and Last Fridays of each month
  • Will be send via email, Facebook and posted on the website
  • This will be a primary form of communication
NEWSLETTERS
  • Will be sent periodically
  • Will be send via email, Facebook and posted on the website
Make sure to "Like" Bashaw School on Facebook. If you click the image above it may direct you to it. Or click HERE.


PLEASE NOTE: If you have any questions or comments for the school please contact the school directly and/or visit our website. We use Facebook as a resource to send you information, but we do not respond to questions via Facebook. Thank you :)

Important information is stored on our school website, such as:


  • Fee Schedules
  • Latest news and updates
  • Access to PowerSchool, Rycor, SchoolEngage, etc
  • School Calendars



Please familiarize yourself with our website. You can click the picture above, or click HERE.

ALL PARENTS (K-12) MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE POWERSCHOOL ACCOUNT.

This is how you access:

  • Student Marks
  • Teacher Comments - VERY IMPORTANT TO READ
  • Attendance History
  • Report Cards
  • SchoolEngage (for student registration and verifications)


We are a Paperless Report Card School. PowerSchool is how you will be kept up to date with your child's progress.

*See below for more information on how to access PowerSchool

ALL PARENTS (K-12) MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE FEES ACCOUNT WITH BRSD:

This is how you will access:


  • Outstanding Fees
  • Payment Online
  • Paid Fees Info
  • Field Trip Forms



BRSD has a 30 Day policy for payment of fees once fees have been posted.

*See below for more information on how to access Online Fees

Email:

Email Communication is a standard form of communication. Please make sure your email address is kept up to date with the school.

If you are not receiving email from the school please contact Alida in the office - asteele@brsd.ab.ca 780-372-3800

Phone:

We try to minimize the number of phone calls that go home.


  • If you notice a call from the school PLEASE CHECK YOUR VOICE MESSAGES BEFORE CALLING THE SCHOOL
  • If you receive a call between 9:20 and 9:30 in the morning, it is likely an Unexcused Absence call from the office. Please ensure you report your child's absences
  • *See below for more information on how to report your child's absences

NOTE: Teachers may have additional ways they will communicate with you, as well.

INFORMATION FROM BASHAW CRC

For the Complete Community Connections Booklet

CLICK HERE

BASHAW YOUTH CENTER UPDATES

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