Good Afternoon Students, Parents, and Community Members:
We welcomed our students and staff back from the Thanksgiving break. We hope everyone was safe so we can continue to provide in-person learning. With so many towns and cities in Bristol County in the red, we hope to remain in-person as long as possible. We continue to appreciate students staying home if they have symptoms and we believe this has allowed us to be in-person with no shutdowns this year. Continue to be vigilant so we can continue to work with our students to provide them the best education possible under these circumstances. Enjoy and be safe!
ATTENTION STUDENTS AND PARENTS- Wednesday, December 9- All students Virtual:
Professional Development Day- 8:10-11:15 - Late Start
Period 4: 11:25-12:10
Period 5: 12:15-12:55 (same)
Period 6: 1:05-1:45 (same)
Period 7: 1:55-2:30 (same)
Class of 2021 Yearly Photo: Picture taken on Thursday, December 3rd via drone by Mr. Bastarache
EXTENDS (Pilot) is BACK!
We are excited to announce that we are bringing back EXTENDS to provide additional support to our students. Since we are in a hybrid model, we are offering and attempting a Pilot EXTENDS program for a three week period. EXTENDS will be offered on Monday and Tuesday only from 2:45-4:00. The pilot dates are as follows:
Monday’s: Freshmen/Seniors
December 7th, December 14th, and January 25th (last week of Quarter 2)
Tuesday’s: Sophomores/Juniors
December 8th, December 15th, and January 26th (last week of Quarter 2)
Employing the hybrid model, we will have two teachers, Ms. Szurley (ELA) and Mrs. Kazijian (Special Education), as well as NHS tutors to assist both in-person and virtual. Here are the details of our Pilot EXTENDS program:
Students will need to either sign-up for in-person or virtual support
In-person will be with Ms. Szurley in the library. Students will need to sign up ahead of time by clicking here.
Any students who are virtual and would like to sign up for virtual support will do so with Ms. Kazijian by clicking here. Once you have signed up, Mrs. Kazijian will send you a Google invite for you to enter the virtual support.
NHS student tutors will be available both in-person and virtual and they will be assigned to each day to provide consistent support.
Transportation has never been provided in the past for EXTENDS only (previously students were able to use the athletic late buses), but we wanted to offer additional support.
If students plan to use transportation, they will need to sign up ahead of time to ensure there is availability on the bus, by clicking here.
Directions on how to sign up for an EXTENDS appointment with either Ms. Szurley or Mrs. Kazijian.
Step 1: How to access sign up sheet
Please click here for Ms. Szurley (in-person) and here for Mrs. Kazijian (virtual) to view their calendar. NOTE: The calendar below is the view of Ms. Szurley’s only. It will look similar for Mrs. Kazijian.
Monday’s= Freshman/Seniors
Tuesday’s = Soph/Juniors
Click a timeslot to reserve a space. NOTE for in-person your time will be from 2:45-4:00
Step 2: Book an appointment
What: EXTENDS group
Monday’s= Freshman/Seniors
Tuesday’s = Soph/Juniors
When: Date (ignore the time duration, see description for more details)
Who: student who is signing up- will automatically enter your name when using BA email account. Must use BA email to sign up.
Where: In-person will be in the library with Ms. Szurley. Virtual will be via Google meet with Mrs. Kazijian.
Description: Explains a note from either Ms. Szurley or Mrs. Kazijian
Click SAVE to complete your appt
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me (Kbraga@bcahs.com). We look forward to providing additional support.
Virtual Town Hall:
MA Flu Vaccine Mandate: Students will be expected to have received a flu vaccine by December 31, 2020 for the 2020-2021 influenza season, unless either a medical or religious exemption is provided. This new flu immunization requirement to enter school in January is in addition to existing vaccine requirements for all those attending public schools. Elementary and secondary students in districts and schools that are using a remote education model are not exempt.
Holiday/Transition/MCAS Schedule- we recommend that you print and keep this handy for the month of January
Student Services:
PSAT/NMSQT
Those students who have signed up for the PSAT/NMSQT test on Tuesday, January 26 should plan to pay $17.00 by cash (preferably) or check (made out to Bristol County Agricultural High School) to Mrs. Dias in Student Services by Friday, December 11, 2020. If you are working from home during Q2 - please mail or drop off the payment by the main office. As a receipt of payment your student will receive their practice PSAT/NMSQT test booklet. More information will be released closer to the test date on testing locations etc. please keep an eye out through your email.
Dual Enrollment Opportunities - BCC
All students will receive an email regarding dual enrollment opportunities through Bristol Community College for Spring 2021. These courses are offered to many local vocational and technical high schools so enrollment is first come, first serve. These courses will be completely ONLINE. Students are eligible if they have a 2.5 G.P.A. from Bristol Aggie. (If students have previously taken a BCC course they must have at least a 3.0 G.P.A. through the college) These courses are at no cost to you (some fees and books are not covered). The offerings are listed below, spaces will be filling up fast so please reach out if you and your student are interested. Some courses require an Accuplacer placement test/score before enrollment and at this moment BCC has permitted online testing - please see more information here. However, if the student has taken their PSATs or SATs they may use that score in place of the Accuplacer. There are some courses listed that do not require an Accuplacer score.
In order to enroll, students must reach out to Ms. Costa to ensure they are prepared for the course and have the appropriate prerequisites. Students and parents may not sign up for any dual enrollment course on their own. Please see below for the free course offerings or check out BCC’s academic course listings for courses that are not free. Students may also register for a course that is not listed here.
Please click on the name of the course below for more information from the BCC website. If you are interested or have any questions you may reach out to Ms. Costa.
Here is the paperwork that should be completed in order to register for a course. Students who are under 16 years of age must also complete this sheet. Paperwork must be submitted to Ms. Costa by December 18 to process before the holiday break.
Click on the following course descriptions below for more information:
In the Classroom:
Large Animal Science: On Tuesday Ms. Gagne's soph Equine Science class the Douglas sisters along with Sophia, their virtual classmate, participated in a little friendly "Bridle Challenge '' to see who could correctly put together an English bridle the fastest! The best time was clocked at 2 mins & 58 secs!
Picture Retakes:
Library/Media:
See the flyer here for details about our new eBook subscription for our community through Junior Library Guild (JLG). You can access a revolving shelf of book selections for your reading pleasure!
Stream from your device with this link to start reading!
Or
You can also Download the JLG Digital App at the App Store
*If you want a personal sign in account for bookmark and highlighting options, email Mrs. Noel to set you up: snoel@bcahs.com
MSBA Update: This week several staff members were able to visit their future classrooms. We look forward to our next chapter. #BAPride #BAFuture
Front of the new Student Commons (Dining and Media Center)
View of the new dining patio and amphitheatre seating
View of the new dining patio and amphitheatre seating
We are looking forward to hosting events in our new amphitheatre seating
A view of the inside Student Commons Dining area. The woodwork is beautiful.
A view of the inside Student Commons Dining area. The amount of natural light and a view of the Taunton River and cornfield is absolutely stunning.
Updated kitchen appliances. Looking forward to Rosie’s Mac and Cheese!
#RealityvsRendering. Check out the new light for crossing the street to CSE. #BAPride #BAFuture #BASafety
Our faculty was able to go a tour this week and take a sneak peek at some of the teaching spaces in CSE. Take a look at some of the pictures from their tour.
The Week Ahead:
Monday, December 7- Picture Retakes (Freshman/Seniors)
Freshman/Seniors In-Person
Sophomores/Juniors Virtual
Gym: Sophomores 2nd period
EXTENDS 2:45-4:00
Tuesday, December 8- Picture Retakes (Sophomores/Juniors)
Sophomores/Juniors In-Person
Freshman/Seniors Virtual
Gym: Freshman 2nd period
EXTENDS 2:45-4:00
In-Person with Ms. Szurley (library): Students will need to sign up ahead of time by clicking here
Virtual with Mrs. Kazijian (via Google meet): Students will need to sign up ahead of time by clicking here
NHS Induction Ceremony @ 4:30 Virtual
Wednesday, December 9- All students Virtual:
Professional Development Day- 8:10-11:15 - Late Start
Period 4: 11:25-12:10
Period 5: 12:15-12:55 (same)
Period 6: 1:05-1:45 (same)
Period 7: 1:55-2:30 (same)
Thursday, December 10
Freshman/Seniors In-Person
Sophomores/Juniors Virtual
Friday, December 11
Sophomores/Juniors In-Person
Freshman/Seniors Virtual
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