Home Based School

September was a buzz with meeting all of our families and getting this year's Program Plans ready to go! Materials have been sent out and students are working hard! Remember, to ensure success, keep up with your studies, follow your course calendar, and make connections with your teachers!!

In-School Special Events are up and running. See below for the October Events! Space is limited and event sign up is required!

October is a busy month: Special Events, Thanksgiving, and Halloween!

What are you grateful for?

Deadline to sign up for October Special Events is THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12! See sign-up link here: https://forms.gle/3mBVn8N7YTgCeiSi8

Micro:bits and FinchBot Robots - Thursday, October 19,1:00-2:30pm

**For students in grades 5-9 only

Unleash the power of technology and creativity with Micro:bits to code FinchBot Robots! In this hands-on activity, you will be coding to bring your robot to life through a series of engaging challenges like:

Shape Shifter: Guide your Finchbot to draw different kinds of shapes.

🔦Light Explorer: Program your Finchbot to follow a beam from a flashlight.

🌈 Colourful Creations: Code your Finchbot to change colours and put on a light show!

STEM Lego - Thursday, October 26th, 1:30-2:45pm

Open to all students in grades 1-9.

e2 Young Engineers uses LEGO building blocks to provide STEM learning opportunities.

During this hands-on workshop, students will develop building skills while learning to create a model using LEGO kits.

All Home Based Special Events take place at the Home Based School Site in Beaumont.

September 30th - National Truth and Reconciliation Day - a day of remembrance and school closure for all staff and students of BGSD.

Because we are closed on Friday, September 29, please share in wearing your Orange Shirts on Thursday, September 28th!

This day provides an opportunity for all Canadians to recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools, and commit to working for truth and reconciliation in the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. The opportunity set before us – with this national holiday – is to renew and strengthen relationships, by recognizing and affirming the individual and collective dignity of Indigenous Peoples while affirming our commitment to love and respect each other as members of the same human family.

All digital course material & video links can be found on our new Home-Based School Moodle Website https://moodle.blackgold.ca/ . We will also be requesting that work submitted digitally (scanned or pdfs) be uploaded through the Moodle dropboxes. Student logins are provided in their Program Plans and are the same as their email/computer logins. Instructions are found in each Moodle course. Please don’t hesitate to ask for help!

Have some fun with the Fall Bucket List Challenge, an I-Spy, and a Halloween Word Search! Download an print the PDFs below!

Thursday, September 28 - Orange Shirt Day

Friday, September 29 - No School, day in lieu, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Saturday, September 30 - National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Monday, October 9 - No School - Thanksgiving Day

Tuesday, October 10 - No School - PD Day

Thursday, October 12 - Deadline to sign up for Special Events for October

Thursday, October 19 - Grades 5-9 ROBOTICS Special Event (sign up required)

Thursday, October 26 - STEM Lego Special Event (sign up required)

Tuesday, October 31 - HALLOWEEN

Wednesday, November 1 - No School - PD Day

Sunday, November 5 - Move clocks back 1 hour - Daylight Savings Time

All general Inquiries, please email: hbs@blackgold.ca

School phone: 780-929-5784

Principal - Mr. Stan Travnik - stan.travnik@gshare.blackgold.ca

Coordinator - Mrs. Tracy Melnyk - tracy.melnyk@gshare.blackgold.ca

Secretary - Mrs. Jennifer Hay - jennifer.hay@gshare.blackgold.ca

Grades 1-5 & Personalized - Mrs. Marla Kniesel - marla.kniesel@gshare.blackgold.ca

Grades 6-9 - Mrs. Kristen Gilchrist - kristen.gilchrist@gshare.blackgold.ca

Black Gold is a leading school division in creating innovative programming to inspire and create success for students. Black Gold Home-Based School is committed to providing flexible learning options so every student can achieve. Home-Based education choices work in cooperation with students, parents and Black Gold Schools to ensure quality program planning and transition. Home-Based School provides opportunities for Parent-Directed or Teacher-Directed programs and is respectful of parent choice and collaboration. We believe to achieve their full potential, children must be the center of all decisions related to learning and provide course work online or in print in a variety of environments. Home-Based education allows for a personalized learning opportunity for students who require flexibility.