Good morning, Ian Bazalgette Community
Please see important information for this week, and the school newsletter.
Federal Election
Tomorrow is Canada's Federal Election. Our school is a polling station. Please note this may cause some changes in traffic volumes and, as well, our P.E. classes will be moving outside due to loss of our gymnasium.
Grade 9 Fundraiser | Coco Brooks
Reminder: Monday, April 29 is the last day to make an order and pay for Coco Brooks. If you have not yet made an order, or have not yet paid for your order, please do as soon as possible. Passed Monday there will be no ability to add or pay for outstanding orders. Any unpaid orders will be cancelled.
Grade 9 parents: Student sellers are required to make a plan on how your order will be delivered. All products ordered will arrive at Ian Bazalgette on May 15, 2025. Students may either bring their product home with them or parents/customers may pick up their product from the student at Ian Bazalgette after school, 2:32 pm, May 15. Please ensure there is a plan for delivery prior to making an order. The top seller will receive a prize from Mr. Hawes.
Grade 7 and 8 parents: We encourage all interested families to purchase products from student sellers, but if you do not have a student in grade 9 and do not know any grade 9 students but still are interested in ordering from Coco Brooks you may follow the link provided below. If you order from the provided link please make a plan with your grade 7 or 8 student to pick up the order on May 15 after school.
If there are any questions or concerns please contact Mr. Hawes directly at mbhawes@cbe.ab.ca
Lunch | Ordering Food to the School
We remain a closed campus at lunchtime. We want to remind families that students need to bring their lunch or eat the lunches provided by school. We are not able to provide access to microwaves for student use. As a reminder, we are not able to receive Skip the Dishes, Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc. in the main office. The driver will be asked to return the delivery to the restaurant.
Lunch | School Supervision
The local community centre and local strip mall are open to students at lunch, as the school supports Junior High School students with growing levels of freedoms and responsibilities. However, please remember that there is no staff supervision of these locations. Please have conversations with your student(s) about being aware of their surroundings when out in public spaces.
No School
May 16, May 19, & June 6
Personal Mobile Devices Reminder
A reminder that personal mobile devices are not allowed in school during school hours. We have spent most of the year educating students as we shifted to this Alberta Education policy in schools, which has meant that we have continue to only educate most students about the consequences for ignoring inappropriate use.
We will now begin implementing consequences for third and fourth incidents.
Consequences for Inappropriate Use
Students are expected to follow Administrative Regulation 6005: Student Code of Conduct. Students who refuse may be subject to Administrative Regulation 6006: Progressive Student Discipline.
First Incident: Verbal Warning
Student is reminded of the expectations regarding responsible use of Personal Mobile Devices and/or social media.
Second Incident: Confiscation and Parent/Guardian Informed
Student will turn in the mobile device to the teacher, who will call an Assistant Principal to come and meet the student to discuss the matter and take then take the device to the office. It will be returned to the student at the end of the school day. Parent/guardian is informed by the teacher.
Third Incident: Confiscation and Parent/Guardian Involvement
Student will turn in the mobile device directly to the office. Phone will only be available for pick-up by parent. An Administrator will contact the parents/guardians to inform them of the repeated infraction.
Fourth Incident: Loss of Privileges
Student will not bring the mobile device to school or will turn it into the office at the beginning of day and retrieve it when they leave for the day.
School Fees
Please review your MyCBE Account and make sure you are up-to-date with your payments.
Schools cannot cover all costs to offer the programming they do. Continued refusal to pay fees may mean a suspension of certain programming in option courses next year, or cancellation of field trips.
Please see Ian Bazalgette School Newsletter April 28 - May 2
Steven Pike
Principal
Ian Bazalgette Junior High School