Daily Announcements and Schedule Sept. 2022

Blocked Daily Schedule

Daily Schedule

  • Period 1 & Homeform: 8:30 am - 9:47 am
  • Period 2: 9:55 am - 11:10 am
  • Lunch: 11:10 am - 12:00 pm
  • Period 3: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
  • Period 4: 1:22 pm - 2:37 pm

Monday

Monday November 28, 2022

 

  • The Limestone District School Board is situated on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, Huron and Wendat. We acknowledge their enduring presence on this land, as well as the presence of Metis, Inuit, and other First Nations from across Turtle Island. We honour their cultures and celebrate their commitment to this land.

  • Attention Mathletes! There is a meeting today at lunch in room 203!

  • Attention all Italy participants! There will be a mandatory meeting today at lunch in the Culinary room. Please let Ms. Cameron or Ms. Cox know if you cannot make it.

  • Concert band and music club will meet tomorrow at lunch this week. Bring your instrument.
  • There will be an important media club meeting at lunch today in room 120. 
  • Are you taking math this semester? Are you looking for some extra help with your homework? Well look no further! Free, drop-in math tutoring sessions with tutors from Queen's University arehappening in the Bayridge Learning Commons Wednesdays from 2:45-3:45pm. Bring your math homework and get some help from these awesome math tutors! For more information, please speak with your math teacher or see Ms. McConnell in Student Success.
  • Hey Blazers! Music Classes will be hosting another amazing coffee house before the end of term!  Mark your calendars: Thursday, December 15 will be a night of live entertainment you do not want to miss.  Also, if you have a special artistic, theatrical, musical, or otherwise amazing talent you wish to share, please sign up on the bulletin board across from the music room. 
  • Hey Blazers: This week we help the Kingston General Hospital raise money that will be used towards Pediatric equipment. This will be a home form challenge, so the grade which donates the most will receive house points. The class who collects the most money will be receiving a prize for this challenge as well. Your first period teacher will collect your donations in the morning starting this Thursday, December 1st, up until December 14th. Blazer let’s help our community out! For every 100$ raised a child at KGH will receive a teddy bear, and every nickel helps! Thank you!

 

Have a GREAT day, Blazers!


Tuesday

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

 

  • Band will meet today at lunch in the music room. Bring your instrument. 
  • The Arts Council will meet today at lunch in room 139. New members are welcome! 

  • There will be an Athletic Council meeting today at lunch in room 130. New members are welcome. 
  • Just a reminder of the cybersecurity meeting in room 140 at lunch today. 
  • Are you taking math this semester? Are you looking for some extra help with your homework? Well look no further! Free, drop-in math tutoring sessions with tutors from Queen's University are happening in the Bayridge Learning Commons tomorrow from 2:45-3:45pm. Bring your math homework and get some help from these awesome math tutors! For more information, please speak with your math teacher or see Ms. McConnell in Student Success.

  • Are you interested in a career in the skilled trades? Ontario Skills will be at Bayridge on Thursday, December 1 in the learning Commons to tell you what they and a life in skilled trades has to offer. Please sign up on the clipboard outside of student services. 
  • Hey Blazers! Music Classes will be hosting another amazing coffee house before the end of term!  Mark your calendars: Thursday, December 15 will be a night of live entertainment you do not want to miss.  Also, if you have a special artistic, theatrical, musical, or otherwise amazing talent you wish to share, please sign up on the bulletin board across from the music room.

  • Fresh Beaver Tails for Sale tomorrow! Come to the main bear pit at lunch Wednesday for your chance to purchase a fresh Beaver Tail for $2 to help fundraise for the March break Italy trip. Tomorrow at the start of lunch - get your beaver tail while supplies last!!

  • We have a special treat for you this week with our hot lunch menu; It's breakfast for lunch!! For only $6.00 you will get; fresh fruit salad, crepes filled with a savory sausage filling or a mushroom asparagus option, French Toast served with fresh maple syrup, oven roasted sweet potatoes, finished off with glazed shortbread cookies. Come-on down to the culinary arts room this Friday and enjoy Breakfast for lunch!! 
  • Attention Mathletes!  Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Senior Math League Competition on Friday has been postponed to the new year.  Practice will be cancelled tonight, but we will meet on Friday at lunch to figure out our plan of action. 
  • Hey Blazers: This week we help the Kingston General Hospital raise money that will be used towards Pediatric equipment. This will be a home form challenge, so the grade which donates the most will receive house points. The class who collects the most money will be receiving a prize for this challenge as well. Your first period teacher will collect your donations in the morning starting this Thursday, December 1st, up until December 14th. Blazer let’s help our community out! For every 100$ raised a child at KGH will receive a teddy bear, and every nickel helps! Thank you!

  • Hold on to your socks Blazers, your student council has some exciting news! Starting tomorrow (Wednesday) at lunch, tickets will be on sale for this year's first Semi Formal, happening on Friday December 9th! Tickets will be $15 and include your dinner and DJ dance!  You must present your student card to purchase your ticket AND you can only buy YOUR OWN ticket. The ticket holder’s list must be signed at time of purchase, meaning you must buy your own ticket!!  The theme will be Winter Wonderland Masquerade, and it’s going to be great, so don’t miss out! Get your tickets while you can - there’s a limited number and once they’re gone, they’re gone!

 

Have a brilliant Tuesday, Blazers!

Wednesday

Wednesday November 23, 2022

 


• Thank you for your commitment to ROCK Week and Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week. Today we reflect on the C of ROCK. Courage at Bayridge means always doing the right thing, even when it’s hard, and standing up for your values and beliefs. If you hear or see actions that you do not think are right, have the courage to speak to the people involved - find that courage to do so! Your ROCK challenge today- be courageous and speak to someone new, get outside your comfort zone and enjoy the compliment courage card challenge! We also encourage you to join student council at lunch to add to our ROCK Reflection banner in the main foyer. “If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.”- Harry Hoover. Remember Pink Shirt Day is TOMOROW!!

• Student Council - We will be meeting today after school in room 113.

• Connection Crew members are reminded of the meeting tomorrow Wednesday at lunch in the library.

• DND Club members: Today your adventure continues! Come on out to room 205 at lunch today.

• Media Club - The Yearbook Design Team will meet today at lunch in room 120.

• Attention Senior Girls' Volleyball players – There will be a practice today at 3pm. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Farnell.

• Students taking math this semester and looking for some extra help with homework are invited to work with tutors from Queen’s University after school today. These free drop-in math tutoring sessions take place in the Learning Commons from 2:45-3:45pm. For more information, talk to your math teacher or Ms. McConnell in Student Success.

• Students or staff interested in joining a wellness committee to plan activities to improve the wellness of our Blazers, are asked to attend a meeting in the Health Room (Rm 130) at lunch on Thursday.

• Hey Blazers! The Pop-a-Shot is back this Thursday at lunch in the main bearpit. Get participation points for your grade and try to be the GOAT!

• There will NOT be Chess Club this Thursday after School. Chess Club will continue on Thursday, December 1st.

• Here we go for Thursday's hot lunch! We may not be here Friday but have no fear Hot lunch is here!! This Thursday we are travelling to the Lone Star State of Texas. Enjoy a hearty beef chili served with Little Texas cornbread, BBQ roasted carrots finished off with a Texas Banana Pudding. Saddle up and come on down to the Culinary kitchen for some good grub.

• Hey Blazers! Student Cards are still on sale at lunch today at the paw shop. Student cards will be sold for $10. Remember, you need a student card to participate in most teams and clubs and to benefit from the amazing discounts. Also, there will be a Semi-Formal hosted by the Student Council in the next month, and if you want to buy a ticket you need to show a student card! International students can also pick-up their cards at this time. We hope to see you there!

• Attention all Italy participants! There will be a Mandatory Meeting on Monday, November 28 at lunch in the Culinary room. Please let Ms. Cameron or Ms. Cox know if you cannot make it.

• Blazers, Data Verification forms were re-printed on November 10th and given out to the 341 students that forgot to hand them in in September. Once again, only a small amount of those 341 students have handed them back in to homeroom teachers. Can you please give those forms to your parents or guardians to edit & sign and then give them to your homeroom teachers the next day. These forms show us who should and should not be on your contact list as well as your Freedom of Information selections. If forms are not handed in, then the next step is calling home to ask your parent or guardian to get the form from you.

Have a GREAT day, Blazers! 

Thursday

Thursday, November 24, 2022


• PINK Shirt Day is today! We wear pink today to stand against bullying!  We encourage you to join student council at lunch to add to our ROCK Reflection banner in the main foyer.  Pink hearts will also be available to show your support that bullying has no role in society!  To round off Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week, today we are looking at kindness to honour our final rock philosophy characteristic. What does kindness mean to you? Kindness at Bayridge means lifting other people up not putting them down, and putting yourself in other peoples shoes. It is unbelievable how much better your day can be when kindness is part of it!

• Today is our vaccine clinic! We have flu vaccines and covid vaccines. You can get one or both! It's up to you! We have private rooms for people to come get their shots. For those that get them there will be stickers and lollipops! Plus get entered into a draw for Bayridge swag! Listen for announcements for when you can come down and get your shots! It also runs through lunch! No parent or guardian consent needed! Just bring your health card number! Protect yourself and others! See you there blazers! 

• The top tier Bayridge Rocket League team continued to be on fire, going 3-0 for the 3rd straight week in Ontario league play.  That means the terrible trio of Jacob Ewing, Caleb Thompson, and Owen Swaine go into this weekend’s Provincial Championships as the number 1 seed!  Can they keep the undefeated streak alive and bring home a Provincial title in the Diamond+ division to go along with their National one?  Only time will tell!  In the Platinum minus division, the all-grade-9 team of Milo Zelmanovits, Jonathan Sponholz-Ruskin, and Evan Taillefer went 2-1 last night and will look to upset some teams in their provincials draw, while the 3rd team of Zach Philpott, Owen Robb, Miguel Borjas, and Conor Bridges will try to do the same!  Good luck to all!

• The next eSports season is Super Smash Bros!  Interested in getting involved?  See Mr. Runions!

• There will be no BCSP meeting at lunch today. Please continue with your online coding modules!

• A reminder for all students going on the Wakanda Forever field trip today to be at the front of the school in the lobby by 9:10 AM. Don’t get left behind!!!

• Students or staff interested in joining a wellness committee to plan activities to improve the wellness of our Blazers, are asked to attend a meeting in the Health Room (Rm 130) today at lunch.

• Food Share Club meets today at lunch in room 100!

• The ECO Team will have an action meeting today at lunch. Meet in room 113 at the start of lunch. 

• Hey Blazers! The Pop-a-Shot is back today at lunch in the main bearpit. Get participation points for your grade and try to be the GOAT!

• There will NOT be Chess Club today after School. Chess Club will continue on Thursday, December 1st.

• Here we go for today’s hot lunch! We may not be here tomorrow but have no fear Hot lunch is here!! Today we are travelling to the Lone Star State of Texas. Enjoy a hearty beef chili served with Little Texas cornbread, BBQ roasted carrots finished off with a Texas Banana Pudding. Saddle up and come on down to the Culinary kitchen for some good grub.

• Hey Blazers: Help the Kingston General Hospital next week to raise money that will be used towards Pediatric equipment this year. This will be a home form challenge, so the grade who donates the most will receive house points. The class who collects the most money will be receiving a prize for this challenge as well. Your first period teacher will collect the donations in the morning starting this upcoming Thursday, December 1st, up until December 14th. Blazer let’s help out community out! For every 100$ raised a kid a KGH will receive a teddy bear. So bring in your change or donations! Thank you for your help!

• Attention all Italy participants! There will be a Mandatory Meeting on Monday, November 28 at lunch in the Culinary room. Please let Ms. Cameron or Ms. Cox know if you cannot make it.

• Blazers, 280 of you have returned your Data Verification forms to your homeroom teacher, which means 227 of you still have not handed them.  Please hand them in to your homeroom teacher today.  Mrs. Hamlyn will start contacting parents and guardians next week in order to obtain the balance that weren't turned in. 

Have a GREAT day, Blazers! 


Friday

Friday, November 25,  2022
TODAY IS A PA Day for Staff! 

No classes today. 

 

 

December 7 School Council Meeting Minutes

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