615 Wiggins Avenue Principal: T. Hickey
Saskatoon, SK S7H 2J2 Vice-Principal: C. Fenrich
Phone: 659-7710
Fax: 659-2161
Email:
Principal’s Message October 2017
“Lord, it is good for us to be here.” (Matthew 17:4)
Welcome to another great year at Bishop Murray High School! As we enter into the Thanksgiving weekend, I want to thank each of you for choosing Catholic education, for entrusting your son or daughter into our care, and for all they bring to our community. We are truly blessed.
A warm welcome to our new staff members Lisa Higginbotham (head caretaker) and Laura Messier-Duzan (EA). They have fit right in and are doing great work for our students. Welcome and thank you to our student nurses from the University of Saskatchewan who are completing practicum placements at our school this fall, Stuart McGeein and Joanna Korchinski. They are supervised by their clinical instructor Michelle Puteria. And finally, thank you to Avery Ironside for volunteering to lead our students in lunchtime activities in the gym.
We are busy preparing for our harvest liturgy and dinner on October 13th – a celebration of fall and of a successful harvest of our community garden plots. Thank you to all staff and students who took part in preparing, planting, maintaining and harvesting our garden. We are also very much looking forward to meeting you at our parent, teacher, student conferences on October 19th and 20th . Homeroom teachers will be contacting you to invite you to the meetings. Please make a plan to meet and discuss your son or daughter’s progress in their classes.
On behalf of Bishop Murray, God bless and have a great year. We look forward to working with you towards a successful, fulfilling year for your son or daughter.
Tom Hickey
Principal
Chaplain’s Chit - Chat :
It’s hard to believe we are already in October! The school year is well under way and the leaves are turning colours signaling the end of summer and the start of winter. Our garden plots were fruitful this summer and we will have enough potatoes, carrots and pumpkins for our Harvest Lunch. This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate as a Bishop Murray Family and thank God for the harvest as well and the gifts of our staff, students and the many partners in our community.
I extend many blessings to the families this Thanksgiving season. We are grateful for the support you give our students and we are thankful you have entrusted us to your care.
Have a wonderful fall season and remember, God loves you and so do I.
Melissa Henderson, Teacher Chaplain
Parent/Guardian-Teacher Interviews
Thursday, October 19th: 7:00-9:00pm &
Friday, October 20th: 1:00-3:30pm
Please join us for student – parent/guardian- teacher meetings. This is a valuable opportunity to meet your child’s teachers and to collaborate on ways we can support your child. No appointments are necessary.
SCHOOL FEES
We have some good news! Bishop Murray will no longer be requesting student fees and will instead receive a per pupil grant from Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools to be able to continue to offer extra programming like our wellness days, cultural activities and extra curricular programming.
The goal for our SRC is to build relationships among our students and staff.
To focus on promoting leadership skills and encouraging a fun spirited atmosphere.
We would like to congratulate the following students on their new position as
SRC Student Council: Eli Dyachenko, Lyndon Night, Doris Finnie, Caitlyn Luther,
McKenna Duke-Kacuiba, Jarrod Ellorda, Nicholas Janzen, Ariana Watson, Paige Sholter,
Austin Janzen,Eden Roberts, Ash Ferland, Ocean Reed
Our SRC Staff Representatives are: Mrs. Veszeli and Mrs. Bodnarchuk
BUS PASSES:
Students are able to purchase a monthly transit/bus pass for $30.00 from the office at Bishop Murray. There is charge of $5.00 for the 1st time purchase of the Bus Pass Card. Students can register their bus pass for FREE at the Downtown Terminal Office at 226 23rd St. E.
By registering their bus pass, students will be able to replace their card should it be lost or stolen.
PD- Professional Development Days
This year we will have Professional Development Days every second Thursday. Students will be dismissed at 12:40PM. Please refer to the attached calendar for a listing of Professional Development Days.
Student Handbook - Over the past few weeks students and staff members reviewed the Bishop Murray Student Handbook. The Student Handbook describes the opportunities that our school provides as well as the rules regarding appropriate behavior.
Parental Contact is an important part of how things are done at Bishop Murray. It is our hope that parents/guardians feel free to contact their child’s homeroom teachers whenever there is information to be shared. We know that the lives of young people are complex and filled with many issues. Open and honest communication between the school and home is critical to ensuring that our students receive the best and proper support from all of us.
Did you know you could earn a high school credit in one month?
Bishop Murray High School offers a Block and One Room School program where credits can be earned over a 20-day period. These classes can offer students an opportunity to improve their grade twelve standing. Students needing only a few credits can work towards their matriculation. To be eligible, students must be under 22 years of age as of enrolment.
Around Our School: Noon Activities - Bishop Murray is very happy to offer in partnership with the College of Nursing a noon lunch program in the gym every Monday-Wednesday starting at 12:15. This is a supervised gym time with University students providing games, activities, a drink and a snack.
HOMEROOM GUIDELINES: Students who take advantage of homeroom time are much more likely to be successful. Homeroom offers students the extra help needed to complete homework assignments and keep up with their work. It begins at 2:30pm and ends at 3:05pm.
Important Dates:
Thursday, October 5 / Staff Professional Development (PD) Day –12:40 PM Dismissal
Friday, October 6 / Quad 1 Ends
Monday, October 9 / Thanksgiving Day (No School)
Tuesday, October 10 / Block 2/ORS/ Quad Begins
Photo Retakes P.M.
Friday, October 13 / Thanksgiving Harvest Dinner – Liturgy 11:45
Tuesday, October 17 / Gr. 12 Work Ed Begins
Thursday, October 19 / Staff Professional Development (PD) Day –
12:40 PM Dismissal
Parent Teacher Interviews 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Friday, October 20 / No School for Students
Parent Teacher Interviews 1:00 – 3:30 PM
Friday, October 27 / Gr. 12 Work Ed Ends
Wednesday, November 1 / Take a Kid To Work Day – Gr. 9’s
Thursday, November 2 / Staff Professional Development (PD) Day –
12:40 PM Dismissal
Wednesday, November 8 / Block2/0RS Ends
Thursday, November 9 / Quad 2 Ends
Friday, November 10 / Teacher Convention - No School for Students
Monday, November 13 / Remembrance Day - No School for Students
Tuesday, November 14 / Block 3/ORS/Quad Begins
Thursday, November 16 / Staff Professional Development (PD) Day –
12:40 PM Dismissal
Friday, November 17 / REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED