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External School Review

During the third week of March, six representatives from the School Board will be at Baltimore School for a period of three days conducting an External Review.  An External Review is a process that all schools are mandated to undertake every 3 to 5 years.  The review includes a thorough assessment of our school from the areas of i) school organization, ii) leadership, iii) teaching and learning, iv) culture and climate and v) school development plan.  Interviews will be conducted with all teaching and support staff, many students and the School Council members.  This review will help us provide the best possible education for our students as we proceed over the next few years.

Grade 9 Parent Meeting

On Thursday, Mar. 18, 2009 @ 6:30pm in the School Library, there is a very important meeting for all parents of grade 9 students.  At this meeting the course selections for Level I will be discussed along with the changes to the Senior High curriculum.  All Grade 9 parents are urged to attend this important meeting.

Pi Day

We will be hosting our annual Pi Day celebrations on March 15, Monday.  Pi Day is normally held on March 14^th, however, since March 14^th is a Sunday we will be holding this celebration of MATH on March 15.  It will be a day of math competitions, math challenges, and other math activities.  During lunch, all students will be served pie and ice cream.  In the afternoon, we will be having our annual cake auction.  Please support this fundraiser by donating a cake for this day.

50/50 Draw

As part of our ongoing fundraising efforts the second of our 50/50 draws has begun. Students involved in varsity sports will be selling tickets for this effort with the draw date set for March 19th.  Our last 50/50 prize was over $2000 and this time we hope to be even closer to our maximum prize of $3000. All monies raised will be split between school and sports initiatives. Thank you for your co-operation in making this, and all our fundraising efforts a success.

100 Day Celebrations

Reminder

A reminder to students and parents that students participating in extra-curricular activities will not be permitted to wait in the school for extended periods of time.  This is due to the fact there is no supervision available after 3:00pm in the general school area.  The support staff is very busy at that time and the students are at risk.

Scholarship Information

A reminder to grade 12 students and their parents, that there are many scholarship opportunities for students that intend to pursue post-secondary studies next year.  Please contact the Guidance Counsellor, Ms. Gosse, for more information.

Early Dismissals

If your child has an appointment or a valid reason to leave school early, please send a note to school indicating the time that they are being picked up and who is to pick them up.  Due only to sickness or an emergency will students be permitted to call home for an early dismissal.  In the past the number of early dismissals has been quite large, especially on Fridays.  Classes do go ahead as scheduled on Friday afternoons at Baltimore School and parents are strongly encouraged to ensure their children are indeed in class.

TUTORING FOR TUITION

The Tutoring for Tuition program provides Level I, II and III students with the opportunity to obtain a post-secondary tuition voucher by providing tutoring services to students from K-12 in all areas.  Parents/guardians, who feel this service would be beneficial, are asked to submit their child’s name for tutoring assistance to their homeroom teacher or Ms. Gosse (Guidance Counsellor).  Tutoring services are available at the school from 2:45–3:45 Mon thru Thur.

Cell Phone Use

Until this year cell phones have been a non-issue at our school, however, with improved technology we now have cell phone service at the school.  This has created a problem in that student use of the cell phone during class time generated undo distractions to others.  The school policy is that for the first offense, students will have the phone confiscated by the teacher and sent to the office.  The phone will only be returned when a parent/guardian drops by the school to retrieve the cell phone.  The second offense will result in the suspension of the student for one day.  The purpose of this policy is not to enforce punishment, but to ensure the classroom learning environment is safe from disruptions.  Students are encouraged to use their cell phones during recess, lunch and after school.