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Bellerose Bulletin

May 2024

Bellerose BulletinMay 2024

Important Upcoming Dates

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April 30- May 10 - Survivor

May 2 - Salisbury Greenhouse Fundraiser due

May 3 - Graduation Ticket Sales Random Draw Posted

May 7 - Graduation Banquet Ticket Sales - #1-140

May 8 - Graduation Banquet Ticket Sales - #141-280

May 9 - Salisbury Fundraiser Orders Arrive

May 13-19 - Mental Health Week

May 20 - NO SCHOOL - Victoria Day

May 22 - Bottle Drop Off Fundraiser

May 24 - Last Day to Drop a Class

May 27-31 - Bellerose Pride Week

May 30 - Last day to purchase Grad Banquet tickets

June 1 - Deadline for many school scholarships

June 3- Year End BBQ

June 6 - Mandatory Grad Rehearsal at Lunch


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

Registration for the 2024-2025 School Year

REMINDER: Online registration is now past due and should be completed ASAP via the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Select, "Returning Student Registration 2024-2025." Students with outstanding registrations will not be issued a 2024-2025 timetable in June.


Click HERE for registration information on our website.


Please note that our School Counsellors and Administrators are available to answer any questions you may have:


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.

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Bus Pass Application 2024-25

Bus pass applications are made through Bus Planner.

Transportation Services designs routes and schedules based on bus pass applications received by June 1st for the upcoming school year. Those applications received after this will result in students having to access a stop already established on the bus route.


More information on fees and eligibility HERE

Student Activities

In April we viewed our Bikeathon video as as school and students were reminded of the incredible impact they made this year! We invite you to watch the video below.


In May, our Bulldogs will attempt to outwit, outlast and outplay their peers for the tile of Survivor Desert!

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In the Classroom

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Framing 30

Our Framing 30 class has been hard at work building dog houses for Second Chance Animal Rescue.
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Medical Studies 20

Body temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure. Our Medical Studies 20 class was on the pulse in their Vital Signs Clinic.
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Chemistry 20 IB

Our Chemistry 20 IB students did their first acid/base titration .

2024 GRADUATION

Grade 12 High School Diploma Achievement

On Friday, March 15th, all Grade 12 families received a letter with an updated progress of their students graduation requirements. The letter indicated if the student is ON TRACK or NOT ON TRACK to earn their Alberta High School Diploma based on their current academic plan.


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.



Alternatively, all families may also contact our Assistant Principal and Grade 12 Academic Coordinator, Mr. Michael Thompson, michael.thompson@spschools.org


NOTE: Students who are NOT on track to graduate will not be eligible to participate in the June 8th Graduation Commencement ceremony.

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Diploma Prep Courses

St. Albert Public Schools is offering Diploma Prep Courses for our division high school students. Register on the PowerSchool Parent Portal.


MORE INFORMATION

Grad Fundraising

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Salisbury Green House

Gift cards are being sold for Salisbury Greenhouse where you can find all your bedding plants, baskets, annuals, seeds, garden tools, and so much more. This is a perfect gift for Mother's Day, Thank-you, Birthdays or Just Because! Cards are available in $25, $50, $100 & $250 denominations. There is no minimum to order.


Order Deadline: Thursday, May 2/24

Order Delivery: Thursday, May 9/24


Please complete the ORDER FORM and submit to the front office by Tuesday, May 2/24.

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Campbell Park Bottle Depot

When you drop off your empties, let the Campbell Park Bottle Depot know you would like to support the Bellerose Graduating Class of 2024. This fundraiser is ongoing until June 2024.
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Bottle Drop-Off

Drive in and drop your bottles in the Bellerose staff parking lot on May 22nd to support the grad class of 2024!
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Boston Pizza

Students can bring any Northern Alberta Boston Pizza receipts to the "Pizza Box" drop box located in the school office. The 2024 graduating class will receive 5% of pre-tax receipt amounts collected.
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Summer School

Co Principals:

Randy Kozak & Lori Olson


Information:

WEBSITE: https://summerschool.spschools.org/

📧summerschool@spschools.org

📞587-764-1230


All courses will run subject to enrollment and can fill quickly.

Register now to secure your spot!

Bulldog Athletics

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Our Bulldog Boy’s Rugby Team opened up their 15s Metro Athletics Division 2 season with a win and a loss as our Bulldogs lost to the Sabres from Salisbury Composite High School 29-19 on April 22nd and a come from behind victory over the visiting Scots from Archbishop Jordan to the tune of 31-22 on April 24th at the St. Albert Rugby Club. Our Bulldog Boy’s Rugby Team also opened their 7s Metro Athletics season with a win and loss on April 29th as they lost 15-10 to the Spartans of Archbishop O’Leary and rebounded with a 60-0 victory over the Phoenix from Victoria High School. Please click on our Bulldog Senior Boy's 7s and Senior Boy's 15s Metro Athletics schedule for game days and times.


Our Bulldog Girl’s Rugby Team kicked off their 2024 Metro Athletics Division 1 regular season with a last second loss to the visiting Tigers from McNally High School on April 23rd to the tune of 25-20. Please click to follow our Bulldog Girl’s Rugby Team on their journey in the Metro Athletics season.

Our Bulldog Soccer Teams begin Metro Athletics league play beginning the first week of May. Our Bulldog Boy’s Soccer Team hits the ground running with an exhibition game in Ardrossan against the host Bisons on Thursday, May 2nd at 4:15pm and our Bulldog Girl’s Soccer Team’s first game action is Monday, May 6th at Forest Park Field #1 at 4:15pm against the visiting Mauraders from Archbishop MacDonald. Check out our Bulldog Boy’s Soccer and Girl’s Soccer schedules here.


Bulldog Slo-Pitch is back and head to the Sherwood Park for an exhibition game against the host Scots from Archbisop Jordan at 4:15pm at Strathcona Athletic Park - Baseball Fields # 1.


Bulldog Track and Field heads over to Foote Field on the Campus of the University of Alberta for their Metro Athletics Mini Meet on Thursday, May 9th. Metro Athletics Divisionals take place on Wednesday, May 15th at Foote Field with the Metro Athletics Zone Championships on May 23rd with qualification for June 7th and 8th A.S.A.A. Provincial Championships on the line.

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On May 28th our Bulldog Unified Team heads to the southside for one of the most anticipated events of the year, the Metro Athletics Unified Jamboree at Harry Ainlay and Louis St. Laurent


SAVE THE DATE: On Thursday, June 20th at 7:00pm, Bulldog Athletics will honour and celebrate our Bulldog student athletes at the annual Awards Night: Excellence in Athletics.

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.

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Bulldogs Football Spring Training Camp

May 27th - June 8th. No experience necessary, all equipment provided. Open to all incoming grade 10s and any Bellerose students.


BULLDOGS FOOTBALL WEBSITE

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Scholarship Information

Those interested in exploring possible scholarships can find a list of available opportunities here: Scholarship Information

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Cell Phone Use in Schools - Survey

The Government of Alberta wants to hear from Albertans about how students should use cellphones in schools. Have your say by completing the survey linked below:


CELL PHONE USE IN SCHOOLS SURVEY

Student Parking

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.

School Fees

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.


New*** Bi-weekly statements will be emailed starting May 1, 2024 on all accounts with a balance. You will receive these statements until your account has been paid in full.


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.
Click Here to Access the PowerSchool Parent Portal
Fees cannot be paid through the PowerSchool mobile app. Please sign in to the website directly.
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.

Student Lockers

Lockers are still available to students who wish to have one. Students can see Mrs. Kelly at the front office for locker assignment.

Student Absences

Parents, please email br.absences@spschools.org if your student will be late or absent for class.

A Message from the Library & Textbooks

It's that time of the school year when all Library books and Textbooks will be required to be returned. Library books are due on the last day of classes, JUNE 14, at 2pm.


ALL 21011875 TEXTBOOKS including ELA Novels are due on the day the subject exam is written.


ALL books are due at the Library. Please check with us if you need confirmation of your check-outs and check-ins.


Thank you everyone.

Off-campus Education

Work Experience

It’s so great to see all these hardworking students getting involved in the world of work! Remember to keep handing in your timesheets so we can get you those well-earned credits! Any students who are looking to get into Work Experience before the end of the year will now have to wait until Summer. Working for the Summer? Register for Summer School through PowerSchool and be sure to select Work Experience as the course.y. We can set you up with the necessary paperwork and get you going! You will not receive Summer Work Credits if you are not registered, so don’t forget to do that ASAP.


RAP

We have a number of RAP students placed in apprenticeships across the skilled trades and working away this term! Any students who are interested in finding a RAP placement for over the summer should speak with Mrs. Pearson or Mr. Turnham before Wednesday, May 15th!


Dual Credit

Our Psychology and Sociology courses are cruising along nicely! We also have students working independently on a number of other post-secondary courses related to marketing, sports management, veterinary practice, tourism, and our newest course, Introduction to Social Work! If you are thinking about Dual Credit for the Fall be sure to talk with Mrs. Pearson or an Administrator.

Changes of Demographics

If you or your student change phone number, address, email address, etc, please contact the school to update your information at bellerose@spschools.org.
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The IB Corner

We have expanded the IB Corner to share more and pertinent information and communication with our IB families directly. Please click the button below to access our new newsletter format.
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Bellerose Composite High School

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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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BelleroseCompositeHighSchool/
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