Welcome back! I hope you have all had a great summer break and are excited about the new school year.
Please see information below about important dates, as well as opportunities and information about Barrie North, the SCDSB and our local community.
Student Handbooks
Student handbooks have been distributed to Grade 9 and 10 students. These are a great tool to use for organizing your homework, assignments, extra-curricular activities and job schedules. If you are a Grade 11 or 12 student and would like a handbook, please check in the main office or come to Room 104.
SCDSB YouTube Channels
The Simcoe County District School Board has an active series of YouTube videos, many of which offer information about learning and success strategies. Please see the links below to view the videos.
McMaster University Engineering and Science Olympics
Do you love math, science and engineering? Join the BNC team that will represent North at the McMaster U Engineering and Science Olympics on October 8th. Students from Grades 9-12 are invited to join. Attend a meeting in Room 110 at 11:30 tomorrow (Friday the 11th) or see Mrs. Reesor in Room 104 for more details or to sign up. Over $20,000 in McMaster Science and Engineering entrance awards are available to be won.
Loran Scholarship
(from the Loran Scholars Foundation)
“Starting this week, the Loran Scholars Foundation will set out to discover and select 30 remarkable young Canadians who will constitute the 2016 class of Loran Scholars.
Loran Scholars are young people who deeply value integrity and honesty. They are curious by nature, and are interested in a wide range of subjects. Furthermore, they are willing to take meaningful risks and prioritize results over appearances. Each one has shown a sustained commitment to service in the community, has taken the initiative to create positive changes and is interested in working for a better world.
1. Blake Martin (September 17, 6:30 PM, Jimmy’s Coffee at 84 Gerrard St) is a York University neuroscientist who studies biomechanics, kinesiology, physiology and motor learning and control as they relate to dance. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the Defense Research and Development Canada, where his team explores using technology and special learning spaces to enhance learning.
2. Heather Payne (September 24, 5:00 PM, 483 Queen Street West, 3rd Floor) is a Toronto-based entrepreneur and one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. She is the Founder and CEO of HackerYou, Canada’s original programming bootcamp, which offers full- and part-time courses for people who want to learn to code.
3. Prof. Mark Kortschot (October 7, 5:30 PM, University of Toronto) is an established innovator and design engineer whose research has resulted in a number of important commercial products. He is the Chair of the Engsci program at the University of Toronto, and has helped to create and teach three acclaimed design courses for the school’s engineering students.
To read about last month’s Spark Session with Dr. Jennifer Stinson, check out one participant’s blog post!http://blog.science–expo.org/jennifer-stinson-ontario-sparks-mentorship-session/“
Illuminating Conversations
Talk Is Free Theatre in Barrie is offering a series of “intimate, one-on-one interviews with extraordinary individuals who have been agents of positive change in their communities” from 7:30pm to 9:00pm at the Mady Centre for the Performing Arts. Barrie North Collegiate’s Maya Burhanpurkar (scientist, inventor, entrepreneur and environmentalist) will be one of the speakers on March 7th! Other interviews will include scientist and deep-sea explorer Dr. Joe Macinnis (Sept 14), retired officer of municipal, OPP and First Nations police services and current Mayor of Westport Village Robin Jones (Nov 23), Family Support Coordinator (Hospice Simcoe) and Group Support Facilitator (Season’s Centre for Grieving Children) Kathi Kelly (February 21) and trilingual entrepreneur Stella Gan (May 9th).
Barrie North’s Google Calendar
Keep up-to-date on BNC events using this Barrie North Collegiate Google Calendar.
Important Dates
September
16 – Picture Day
23 – Parent Workshop: The Teenage Brain (7pm)
24 – School Council Meeting (7pm)
October
8 – Parent Workshop: Scholarships (7pm)
12 – Thanksgiving Monday (No School)
14 – Progress Reports sent home
21 – Parent-Teacher Night
28 – Night of Excellence
29 – Picture Re-takes
November
5 – Parent Workshop: Drugs and Youth (7pm)
11 – Remembrance Day Assembly
13 – P.A. Day
19 – Mid-Term Report Cards sent home
23 to 27 – Grad Photos
27 – Full Disclosure (courses dropped past this date will be displayed on student transcripts)
December
8 – Christmas Harmony Concert
21 to Jan 3 – Holiday Break
January
13 – Grade 8 Night
28 to Feb 3 – Exams
February
4 & 5 – P.A. Days
8 – Semester 2 begins
15 – Family Day (No School)
17 – Semester 1 Report Cards sent home
18 – School Council Meeting (7pm)
March
9 – Progress Reports sent home
14 to 18 – March Break (No School)
23 – Parent-Teacher Night
25 – Good Friday (No School)
28 – Easter Monday (No School)
31 – Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (Grade 10 students write)
31 – Parent Workshop: Homework Wars (7pm)
April
14 – School Council Meeting (7pm)
28 – Parent Workshop: Youth Mental Health and Addictions (7pm)
29 – Mid-Term Report Cards sent home
May
6 – Prom
9 – Full Disclosure (courses dropped past this date will be displayed on student transcripts)
19 – ArtBeats (6:30 pm)
23 – Victoria Day (No School)
27 – Grade BBQ
JUNE
1 – Athletic Banquet
2 – School Council Meeting (7pm)
2 – Music Banquet (6pm)
22 to 28 – Exams
29 – PA. Day
29 – Commencement (7pm)
30 – P.A. Day
July
7 – Semester 2 Report Cards mailed home
