Monday –Family Day - No School

Tuesday (Day 2) - Gr. 7/8 – TAG day

Grade 9-12 – Flex Day

Wednesday (Day 1) - 4 Block Day

Thursday (Day 2) - Gr. 7/8 - PC day

Grade 9-12 – Flex Day

Friday (Day 1) - 4 Block Day

Monday Feb 15 No School

Tuesday Feb 16 Pizza

Wednesday Feb 17 Chicken Quesadilla & Taco Salad

Thursday Feb 18 Chicken Caesar Wrap & Fries

Friday Feb 19 Spaghetti & Meatballs

Save the date … February 15 – Family Day – No School

February 16 – Gr 7/8 TAG Day - Gr 9-12 Flex Day

February 17 – Sr. Gryphs in Westlock

February 18 – Gr 7/8 PC Day - Gr 9-12 Flex Day

- BCHS Talent Show

- King’s University Rep visit

February 19 – Sr. Gryphs Basketball @ Wetaskiwin

(leaving just before noon)

February 25 – Sr. Jr. High Divisionals @ BCHS

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.

TAG/Flex/PC Bell Schedule On Tuesday & Thursday, we will use the following

schedule:

Start and End times for both schedules are the same. Start at 8:55am, End at 3:19pm.

8:55-10:06am BLOCK 110:06-10:11am Break

10:11-11:22am BLOCK 211:22-12:02pm Lunch

12:07-1:18pm BLOCK 31:18-1:23pm Break

1:23-2:03pm TAG/Flex/PC2:03-2:08pm Break

2:08-3:19pm BLOCK 5

Bell Schedules For Wednesday and Friday, 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.caand check the calendar for

the bell schedule for each day.

BCHS 4th AnnualSmall 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!!

BCHS READS: 2016

Grades 7-9 & StaffGrades 10-12 & Staff

Sign-up NOW in the library!

Sr. Gryphs Basketball News

Highlights from this past weekend in Ardrossan.

Boys come in 7th

Girls came in 4th

• 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

Work Experience/RAP

• A number of first semester students (you know who you are) did not hand in paperwork. Failure to get this paperwork into Ms Wegner could jeopardize graduation plans.

• Second semester students, please get your job description and contract from your employer ASAP. You are not officially in work experience until those documents are returned and signed by Ms Wegner

• Barrhead Elementary School is looking for students who would like to work with grade 1 and some of the other grades

• Their office could also use a work experience student as well as someone who would like to create bulletin boards

• If you don’t want to do work experience, consider volunteering your time.

Work Experience/RAP

• Reminder your testing forms are due February 10 if you want to test in March. Deadline has been changed to February 17!

• See Ms Wegner if you lost your form and need another one.

• It is never to soon to start planning for the summer

• RDC’s School of Continuing Education has released its Summer Arts School calendar.

• July 4 – 29 at Red Deer College

• See Ms Wegner if you are interested in attending any of the courses.

• Ms Wegner has a 25 page document detailing a variety of scholarships for which students in the province of Alberta can apply.

• See her if you are interested in this document. She can share it with you.

• Work is underway to make it available on the school website as a shared link.

• 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.

• 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 MsWegner on how to register.

February 26, April 8

Info Session Weeks

From 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.

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.

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• March 2• April 6• May 4• June 1

• All of the sessions will be held from 7 to 9pm MST.

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

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.