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Good Morning, Ian Bazalgette families.

With our first two weeks behind us we are well on our way to establishing the routines necessary to get into some really good learning opportunities.  Teachers have been using these first few weeks to get to know your child and then they are going to use that information to inform our first Learning cycle of the year.  We have been impressed with much of the learning that has taken place so far and this gives us the confidence that this year of learning we are embarking on will be a great one.  

Over the next few weeks know that we are starting athletics for our students.  It will be exciting to see students out wearing Baz gear again representing our school. The first sports that will be available is Cross-Country and Soccer, followed by Basketball in late September.  As always we invite familes to come out an support their student athlete, remembering to be fans but not fanatics.

 

A big reminder that Thursday, September 21, is our school picture day. Students will receive ID cards with these pictures.  The card is important as this is how will be how students can access their printing when printing school work. September 21, 2023, is also when our Meet The Teacher Evening happens, between 6:00-7:30 pm. We look forward to seeing parents and guardians, and providing them an opportunity to walk around the building as see it and teachers.

Just a reminder that we continue to limit unscheduled visitors to the school.  Schools are closed campuses during the hours of instruction. If you need to connect with a teacher one on one or meet with administration please call the school to book an appointment prior to arriving.  If you are meeting your child at the school to pick them up please contact the office and we will call the student down and send them out accordingly.

Lastly, to support communication, we regularly send out messages to families in our Weekly Ian Bazalgette Newsletter. Many of you have likely already seen it in your emails these past two weeks. For those of you not seeing it yet, please subscribe to "School Messages" to recieve updates: Subscribe to CBE Messages. 

If you are needing help with access to your child's records, this link provides support: Parent Support

Should you need to contact the school, please call 403-777-7360 or email us at IanBazalgette@cbe.ab.ca. 

Our staff is committed to creating a welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning community.  Families play a vital role in their child's success in school.  We value, need and appreciate your active input into co-creating the conditions for your child to thrive.  Thank-you for your active involvement and pro-active contact with our Ian Bazalgette Learning Teams.

With appreciation,

Steven Pike, Principal

Sarah Kornelson, Assistant Principal (Gr. 6-7)

Jamie-Dee Peterson, Assistant Principal (Gr. 8-9)
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Our Guiding Question for the year: “How can growth contribute to a world that is sustainable and resilient through understanding my responsibility to self, others, and this place?"

 

​Sunday, March 12, 2023

Good afternoon and happy Sunday to our Ian Bazalgette families.  We hope that you are having a great weekend. 

School messages home will soon begin again, and in fact I wanted to share that a new school bulletin is under development (details to come soon).

In the meantime, I just wanted to take a moment to share with the community my sincere appreciation of this school and its community in my first week here. So many students, parents, and staff, took time to make sure I had a warm welcome in my first week on the job. I am proud to be the new principal at Ian Bazalgette School.

As you might imagine, there was a lot for me to take-in during my first few days. Please excuse me if I do not capture everything I saw, but I definitely wanted to share some of the key events that went on this week in terms of athletics and learning: 

• In Badminton Ian Baz came in 2nd out of 4 schools in the overall school standings! 
• We held basketball try-outs
• Telus Spark came to visit us
• Learning Artefacts went home
• Science Olympics work was shared in the main gym

Of course, we also held Parent Student Teacher Conferences as well. Thank you very much to our school council for providing some food on Thursday evening. The staff very much appreciated it!

 

This coming week we have the following upcoming activities:

• A Telus Spark Field Trip scheduled for some of our grade eights 
• Our Gr. 6 classes will be away Monday to Thursday at Camp Chief Hector

I look forward to continuing my learnings about this building and its learners this coming week. Ms. Peterson and the rest of the school will of course continue to be patient with me while I curiously ask many questions. 

 

Steven / Jamie-Dee

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“How can growth contribute to a world that is sustainable and resilient through understanding my responsibility to self, others, and this place?"

 

February 12^th, 2023

 

 

Good morning and happy Sunday to our Ian Bazalgette families.  We hope that you are having a great weekend.  This past week we were getting back into our routines again as the complimentary classes were getting finalized for semester #2.  Thanks to our students who have shown great patience as we look to accommodate the changes that have been requested.  Mrs. Peterson has worked hard to accommodate where she could and connect with students when those accommodations could not be made to help the students understand why it could not.

 

We have an exciting presentation this week for our students as we have a guest coming in to work with our students who are designing their own hovercrafts.  We will have a presentation on Wednesday around this as our guest from Telus Spark will working with our students on this project.  It will be really exciting to see how this transpires over the next few weeks. 

 

Teachers will be attending the Teacher's Convention this coming Thursday and Friday.  This is a great opportunity for our teachers to do some professional development and to connect with colleagues.  We will see the impact of this back here at the school as we continue to provide dynamic opportunities for students to enter into their learning in great ways. 

 

This past week we had our students participate in some provocation sessions as they take up their learning over the next few months.  It was great to see students reveal their questions, wonderments and thoughts about how they are interacting with the world around them in big ways.  In talking with the teacher's they were so proud of the learning that was taking place. 

 

As this is my last Sunday message to our community, I want to once again thank the Ian Bazalgette community for your support, trust and welcoming approach to our relationship.  We have grown much over the years together and I am proud to have been a small part of the learning journey for your students.  I am proud to be connected forever to the Ian Bazalgette community and will continue to share the amazing virtues of our students as they deserve to know how great they are.

 

Have an amazing Sunday out there.

 

Terry / Jamie-Dee

 

 

Important Upcoming Dates

 

February 16 – 17 – Teacher's Convention

February 20^th – Family Day

February 22^nd – Pink Shirt Day

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“How can growth contribute to a world that is sustainable and resilient through understanding my responsibility to self, others, and this place?"

 

February 5^th, 2023

 

 

Good morning and happy Sunday to our Ian Bazalgette families.  We hope this finds you enjoying your Sunday out there and a nice reprieve in the cold. 

 

This past week our teachers connected to do some significant planning for the next learning cycle.  Jamie-Dee and I were able to connect with all the teams for some intensive planning.  We are really excited about the learning that will take place over the next few months.  The teams are finalizing their curriculum letters and we will have them out to you early on this week.  It is important for us that we continue to share with you where the learning is going next.

 

This past week report cards went live and if you have not had the opportunity to go in and take a look at the mid-year point in regards to where your student is at please know that it will continue to be available.  If you need a hard copy of the report card we are also happy to provide one and ask you to call the main office to make the request. 

 

We also had news in regards to my leaving this week.  Tomorrow you will receive a letter from our Director, Prem Randhawa.  In the letter it will give you the opportunity to have some input in regards to next steps for the next Principal.  I would encourage parents to complete the survey as I received one from my new school and will most certainly be using it to guide my work there as I did when I arrived at Ian Bazalgette several years ago.

 

Have a great Sunday out there.

 

Terry / Jamie-Dee

 

 

Important Upcoming Dates

 

February 3^rd – PD Day

February 16 – 17 – Teacher's Convention

February 20^th – Family Day

February 22^nd – Pink Shirt Day

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“How can growth contribute to a world that is sustainable and resilient through understanding my responsibility to self, others, and this place?"

 

January 29^th, 2023

 

 

Good morning and happy Sunday to our Ian Bazalgette families.  We hope this finds you enjoying your Sunday in a cozy and safe manner. 

 

We have our report cards for Semester #1 coming live tomorrow.  Parents can access the report cards through your Mycbe account. If you are having any challenges accessing the report cards through your Mycbe account please do not hesitate to contact the school and we will be happy to assist.  If you want a hard copy of the report card please reach out to your student's teacher and we will accommodate. 

 

In regards to the report card and assessment, I want to remind parents students are assessed against the outcomes as they relate to what a student is capable of completing at the end of the current year.  As a result, there is still another half year remaining to help students improve and reinforce the learning for their current year.  In the report card you should be able to know: “what your student is able to demonstrate", “What their next steps are" and “How they will be supported".  In an assessment rich environment student's will have multiple manners and multiple opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding.  We know that learning evolves through the year as students develop deeper understanding and concepts begin to click and make sense as they are revisited.  As such we use this report card time as a sign – post and assess where we need to go with the learning. We express to our teachers the assessment is as much for them as it is for the students.  We use this assessment to make learning decisions as we move forward.  If you have any questions or concerns about the report cards we encourage you to reach out to your student's teachers to discuss directly.  Teachers are aware of the importance of involving parents in the learning process in support of student learning.

 

This past week we had a great show by our wrestling team at the divisional meet.  We had several students finish first in their division and many place in the top 3.  Quite an accomplishment for our athletes and we congratulate them for their efforts.  We would also like to thank Mr. Aldridge, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Ogle and Ms. Shurvell for their coaching. The next season of play is badminton and we are excited already as the teams are finalizing their rosters. 

 

This week we will be starting our Semester #2.  Students will have an opportunity on Thursday in grade 7, 8, 9 to begin their new complimentary courses.  As a reminder we had students complete a form last year and placed them the best we could on what they shared with us at that time.  Along with this, we have to make decisions based on class sizes and resources available.  I know the complimentary team is excited to start semester #2.

 

Just a reminder that we moved our Parent Council meeting to this Tuesday at 5:45pm.  The link was sent out and we encourage out parents to attend as your voice is important.

 

 

Have a great Sunday out there.

 

Terry / Jamie-Dee

 

 

Important Upcoming Dates

 

February 3^rd – PD Day

February 16 – 17 – Teacher's Convention

February 20^th – Family Day

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“How can growth contribute to a world that is sustainable and resilient through understanding my responsibility to self, others, and this place?"

 

January 22^nd, 2023

 

 

Good morning and happy Sunday to our Ian Bazalgette families.  This past week it was great to see our students back at school and quickly return to the routines that we have in place to help them in their learning.  It is always great to see the enthusiasm students have as they come back and are with their friends and connect after a break.

 

Our semester #1 ends this week and teachers have been finalizing their assessments for the first half of the school year.  As a reminder there will be no report cards sent home in paper format unless a parent makes a request.  Please make this request through your homeroom teacher or call the main office and we will accommodate.  Parents will be able to access the report cards through the Mycbe account.

 

This past week we had our Science Program open house and it was great to see the many families that are interested in joining us next year in the Science Program.  Program registration for any program of choice within the CBE is now open. Program acceptance will start the Wednesday prior to Teacher's Convention.  It is exciting and reassuring that we are on the right path in supporting our students through hearing the excitement of new families wanting to join us at Ian Bazalgette.

 

This week we have our wrestlers heading to their divisional meet and we want to wish them luck as they compete there.  Along with this opportunity we have our badminton teams being formed as students had tryouts this past week.  It is great to see so many students out and connecting in these ways. 

 

Just a reminder that we have our Parent Council meeting this Tuesday at 5:45pm.  A message went out last week in regards to the link to connect to the meeting.  As always parent voice is always appreciated and needed.

 

Have a great Sunday out there.

 

Terry / Jamie-Dee

 

 

Important Upcoming Dates

 

February 3^rd – PD Day

February 16 – 17 – Teacher's Convention

February 20^th – Family Day

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“How can growth contribute to a world that is sustainable and resilient through understanding my responsibility to self, others, and this place?"

 

January 15^th, 2023

 

 

Good afternoon and welcome to 2023 to the Ian Bazalgette community.  I hope this message finds you after a 3 week break from school in good ways. We are excited to be back at it tomorrow as we welcome in our students from the winter break.  It will be great to re-connect and to pick up where we were at prior to the break. 

 

Students will be back into their routines quickly as they come back and finish off their first semester.  Teachers will be finalizing their assessments as report cards will be made available at the end of the month.  As a reminder we do not send home report cards unless requested by parents.  The marks and comments will be available on-line as you can access it through your Mycbe account.  If you do not have access to this account and need assistance please do not hesitate to contact the school and Mrs. Ditlof in the front office can help you with that set-up. 

 

Mrs. Peterson is in the process of finalizing the student's choices of complimentary class for the second term for our grade 7-9 students.  We will be making that transition at the end of the month as well.  Just a reminder we surveyed the students for their choices as we know student voice is critical and we do our best to accommodate those requests. We do have a great complimentary program and know there are limited choices and we ask our students to continue to excel in the classes they receive.

 

 

 

Terry / Jamie-Dee

 

 

Important Upcoming Dates

 

February 3^rd – PD Day

February 16 – 17 – Teacher's Convention

February 20^th – Family Day

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“How can growth contribute to a world that is sustainable and resilient through understanding my responsibility to self, others, and this place?"

 

November 13^th, 2022

 

 

Good morning and happy Sunday to our Ian Bazalgette families.  I want to start off by acknowledging the Remembrance Day assemblies that were hosted on Thursday.  Our students who were a part of the Remembrance did an amazing job of being respectful and sharing the tone and meaning of the day.  The performances by our dancers were wonderful and the singing by our choir was simply put inspiring.  Our grade 7 students created original poems and words of Remembrance that was thoughtful and meaningful.  I was very proud of our respect for the day and want to celebrate that with our community.

 

I want to wish our volleyball teams all the best this week as they head into volleyball playoffs our Senior Boys and Junior Girls will be competing for a divisional championship this week.  I know they have been working hard all year and I want to share that it was amazing watching our senior girls finish with a victory on Thursday with some amazing play.  It is always amazing to see how far these athletes come in such a short period of time.  Our next season of play is wrestling and I believe there are practices starting this week. 

 

I hope that the fundraising announcement made its way home to our families from the Parent Council.  If you require more information that please let us know as we have a deadline approaching in regards to that fundraiser.  I also want to thank in advance the many volunteers that will be supporting the casino this week. These opportunities are greatly appreciated by us here as they do open doors for opportunities for our students in their learning. 

 

Take care and stay well and have an amazing Sunday out there.

 

 

Terry / Jamie-Dee

 

 

Important Upcoming Dates

 

November 25^th – PD Day

December 22^nd – Last day of classes

December 23^rd – Winter Break Starts

January 15^th – Winter Break Ends

January 16^th – 1^st Day Back

February 3^rd – PD Day

February 16 – 17 – Teacher's Convention

February 20^th – Family Day

 

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“How can growth contribute to a world that is sustainable and resilient through understanding my responsibility to self, others, and this place?"

 

November 6^th, 2022

 

 

Good morning and happy Sunday to our Ian Bazalgette families.  I hope this finds you on this Sunday after enjoying the extra hour of time.  We had a great week this past week considering there were many factors beyond the school that makes its' way into the school.  Our students responded really well to the influence of Halloween and to the snow storm that followed on Tuesday. 

 

We would like to remind our parents that our grade 6 students at lunch time will be eating their lunch in the Bistro then they will be heading outside unless the weather is such that outside presents some safety concerns.  Typically, we use the -20 as that cutoff number.  We however also take into consideration the wind and other factors.  Students should be dressed though ready to head outside for brief periods when it is appropriate.  Our grade 7, 8, 9 students have more options available to them.  We are asking parents to also speak with their student to ensure they are also dressed for the weather.  We have many students who make the choice to leave campus at lunch time and we want them to be safely dressed as well.  Our 7, 8, 9 students have been advised of their options to exiting and entering back into the school.  Our front door will be available for our students to enter back into the school when they return.  We want all our students to be safe through these winter months as we respond to changing weather conditions and ask our parents to do their best in reminding their student to dress appropriately.

 

We have received some information in relation to athletics and the season of play.  Due to a shortage of officials the basketball season is going to be pushed to March.  Trading seasons with basketball will be badminton. With badminton starting soon after the winter break.  Our next sport of interest for the students will be wrestling.  Students interested in these teams should continue to connect with their PE teacher.

 

On Thursday we will be having our Remembrance Day gatherings.  We would like to invite our community to come and join us if you would like to participate.  We will have 2 gatherings with start times at 9:15am and again at 10:15am.  If you would like to join us please come on by and make your way into the main gymnasium where we will have seating available.  With Ian Bazalgette being our namesake we are honored to be able to be a part of recognizing his and our veterans their contributions and sacrifices to the freedoms and opportunities we enjoy here in Canada. 

 

 

Take care and stay well.

 

 

Terry / Jamie-Dee

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important Upcoming Dates

 

November 10^th – Remembrance Day Assemblies

November 11^th – Remembrance Day – No school

November 25^th – PD Day

December 22^nd – Last day of classes

December 23^rd – Winter Break Starts

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“How can growth contribute to a world that is sustainable and resilient through understanding my responsibility to self, others, and this place?"

 

October 23^rd, 2022

 

 

Good evening to the Ian Bazalgette Community.  I hope this finds you all well after our first snowfall of the season.  We have certainly enjoyed some amazing Fall weather.  With the new weather comes some changes in our routines and expectations of students at lunch.  We will be letting our students stay in the school at lunch and find a space that works for them to have their lunch.  Teachers will be having their spaces open and we will have clubs and intramurals also happening at lunch to support students at lunch.  Our grade 6's will continue to eat first and will head out at lunch for their second half.  Please ensure that your student is able to be outside during that time.  As a reminder student's will be accessing outside unless the temperature outside goes to -20 or colder.  At that time we will make arrangements for all students to remain inside and safe at lunch. 

 

We want to congratulate our Boys soccer team for their success in winning the Boys soccer division championship.  This is quite the accomplishment and we are excited for them.  We also want to celebrate and thanks our girls on the girls soccer team for a great season and those who participated in the cross country team and competed in those events.  It is always great to see students take up these opportunities in great ways.  Our volleyball teams are in the midst of their season and have been seeing great success so far.  All the best to our volleyball players as they make their way to the second half of the season.  The next season of play in wrestling which starts in a few weeks.

 

We want to share that students will be able to share their Halloween spirit on Monday October 31^st.  Our request is that costumes are appropriate for a school setting and that students wearing masks may be able to remove them upon request.  We are also asking that all “replica" weapons remain at home.  If your child has any concerns about what they may be considering please have them seek out myself or Ms. Garden for advice.

 

You should have received an email a few days ago to announce the opening of the conferences which take place this week.  These conferences are a great opportunity for you and the school to connect to support your student in their learning.  If you are having challenges in getting into the conferences please do not hesitate to contact the school. 

 

Tomorrow is an opportunity for phot re-takes.  If your child would like retakes this will be their opportunity to do so at the school.

 

This past Friday we sent home announcements for our casino coming up.  We are in desperate need of volunteers for this very important opportunity to raise funds for the school through your parent council.  Please consider your involvement in supporting this opportunity.  We will be having our next Parent Council this coming Tuesday night at 5:30pm.  We were not able to able to have a formal meeting last month and elect in an executive due to low turnout. We are going to have this meeting in an online format and hope that we can have enough participants to vote in an executive.  Please reach out to me if you have any questions about this.

 

We want to again thank all of you for a really nice start to the year and look forward to meeting many of you at conferences this week.

 

 

Take care and stay well.

 

 

Terry / Jamie-Dee

 

 

 

 

Important Upcoming Dates

 

October 27^th – Conferences 4:30pm – 8:00pm

October 28^th – Conferences 8:00am – 1:00pm

November 10^th – Remembrance Day Assemblies

November 11^th – Remembrance Day – No school

November 25^th – PD Day

December 22^nd – Last day of classes

December 23^rd – Winter Break Starts

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