Bishop Pinkham

Meet the Teacher 2021

Welcome!

Rishma Hajee- Principal

Mathew Powter- Assistant Principal

Jenny Crisp- LL Student Services

Robyn Easton- LL English Humanities

Renée Leblanc- LL French Humanities/Immersion

Victoria McNeice- LL Math/Science

Erin Dymond- LL Physical Education

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A bit about us…We are Bishop Pinkham First!

• Population of 550

• Regular English Program

• CSSI

• Late French Immersion

• Continuing French Immersion

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A bit more…

• Monday- Thursday 8-2:30

• Fridays 8-12

• Closed campus at lunch

• Away for the Day

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What Did You Do In School Today?

• How to help your child in Jr.

High?

• Reframe questions

• Best part of day, why?

• Most interesting? Why?

• Change anything?

Why?

•D2L- worth a daily check in

and a great communication tool

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Homework/Communication

• D2L- assignments posted,

due dates, rubrics

• PowerSchool- attendance,

grades

• Weekly updates from Office

• Monthly updates from core

teachers

• Twitter: @BishopPinkham

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School Website: Your Information Hub

https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/

BishopPinkham/Pages/default.a

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• Calendar of upcoming events

• Principal’s Messages

• General Updates

• Important Documents

• School Handbook

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Emails Home

• Please remember to

subscribe to be able to

receive the emails home

• Check that you want to

receive commercial emails-

this is where you receive any

field trip notices, yearbook,

anything to do with fees

• http://calgary.schoolmesseng

er.com/cbe_subscribe

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Activities, Sports, and Clubs

• Athletics- volleyball, soccer, cross country, basketball, badminton, track and field.

• Clubs- craft, culture, debate, GSA, games, environmental, others.

• Activities- Semaine de la Francophonie, Quebec trip, SALTS, others.

• Covid restrictions at the moment.

Get Involved!

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Attendance, Absences, and Lates

• Attendance- critical to student success at junior high. If absent make sure to have student check D2L while away and with teachers on return.

• Lates- critical to student success. Late to school or to class = missed instructional time and interruption of other student’s learning. Teacher instruction is also interrupted.

• Chronic absences or lates-meeting will take place to discuss strategies for improvement.

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Attendance, Absences, and Lates

• if a student will be absent

from school, we ask that the

parent telephone the school

at 403-777-7840 and press 1

for the absence line to report

the absence.

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Differences from elementary

school

• Gradual release of independence

• More teachers

• Movement in between classes

• Gym strip- will be reassessed end Sept.

• Lockers- reassessed end of Sept.

• Enrichment classes

Similarities with elementary

school

• Same achievement indicators

• Same results statements

• Parlez en français en classe!

• Communication home

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Junior High Life

Parent Involvement | Open Positions

• Bishop Pinkham School Council: Chair, Vice-Chair,

Secretary, Key Communicator

• 2021-22 BPPA- many positions will need to be filled by

volunteers BPPA:

President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer,

Director(s) Casino

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21-22 School Council/BPPA Dates

• All meetings are 6-8 PM

• AGM- October 21

• All meetings for now will be held on MS Teams

• November 18

• January 20

• February 24

• April 21

• May 19

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BP School Council and BPPA

• Membership drive

• Annual giving campaign

• Letter sent home via Schoolmessenger

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Volunteer Security Clearance Process

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Prospective volunteers must first register as a volunteerby emailing Shawna (sgeasthope@cbe.ab.ca). School administrators will verify your identity and register you in our volunteer database. You will then be provided with a letter enabling you to obtain a police information check from the Calgary Police Service (CPS).

The CPS has an online system, Electronic Police Information Check (ePIC), which you will use to obtain your police check after you receive your CBE volunteer letter. If you are unable to complete the process online, you may visit a police information check location instead.

Your security clearance is valid for five years and the cost is covered by the CBE.

Annual Volunteer Registration Form

∗ Valid only for the current school year

In order to ensure the security and safety of our staff and students, all volunteers in our schools need to be registered. This form must be completed annually. The information collected on this form will be held in strict confidence.

∗A volunteer is:

Someone who assists schools and/or students either in curricular or extra-curricular activities including volunteer drivers and students volunteering outside their school.

∗Volunteers do not include:

∗guest speakers

∗presenters

∗visitors to the school

∗parents assisting their own children in the school

∗school council members in their position as school council members.

You must be 18 years or older to register as a volunteer. CBE students under 18 do not have to register to volunteer in our schools.

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Our Staff

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