Good morning, Ian Bazalgette Community.
Wishing a joyful and peaceful Easter to all those celebrating it. May this holiday bring hope, renewal, and togetherness to your families and communities.
Please see information for this week:
Monday, April 1, 2024 - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - SCHOOL RESUMES
Athletics
Please help me in congratulating all of our volleyball teams, which had strong seasons and made the school proud. In the end, we won TWO championship banners.
Congratulations goes to our Junior Girls and Junior Boys Champions!
Attendance Reminder
Recently on the CBC, you may have seen or heard about absence rates increasing in schools, that in multiple districts across the country, rates of chronic absence — the percentage of students who miss at least 10 per cent of the school year, or two full days a month — are up significantly. Showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic success. Even as children grow older and more independent, families play a key role in making sure students get to school every day and understand why attendance is so important for success in school and on the job.
In the weeks before and after a school’s spring break, drops in attendance are common. In the face of challenging weather and illness, it can be difficult for parents to be persistent with keeping your kids learning and engaged! We appreciate everyone’s hard work and commitment. Thank you!
As long as your student is healthy, please encourage showing up to class when school is in session. If you have questions about your student coming to school due to a health or mental health concerns, please contact Administration, Student Services, or any of your child’s teachers.
Every day of school is an important opportunity for students to learn and connect to peers and their teachers. And communities only grow better when spending time with one another.
Update | Grade 6 Provincial Achievement Tests 2023/24 School Year
Alberta Education has announced that Grade 6 English language arts and literature (ELAL) and mathematics provincial achievement tests will not be administered in the 2023/2024 school year.
Alberta Education will instead offer field testing between April and June 2024. These optional field tests will be on Vretta and will help inform the development of future PATs for Grade 6 English language arts and literature and mathematics that align with new curriculum in these subjects.
It is important to note that Science 6 and Social Studies 6 PATs will still be administered using Vretta for all Grade 6 CBE students in June 2024. FLA 6 PATs will also continue to be administered for those not piloting new curriculum.
All Grade 9 PATs will also continue to be administered using Vretta in May/June of 2024.
School Newsletter
Ian Bazalgette School Newsletter April 2-5
Steven Pike
Principal