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January 24 to 28, 2022
Principal's Message
Dear Falcon students and families,
I hope you are all doing well and got a chance to enjoy the amazing weather on Saturday. This past week our Bev Facey students began writing their final assessments. I know that for many students this can be an anxious and somewhat difficult exercise. I've been extremely impressed by how our students have stepped up and are working hard at preparing themselves both cognitively and psychologically to meet the challenge.
This upcoming week we will be completing the bulk of our last remaining final exams and Diplomas. We will also be focused on providing our annual Advanced Placement information night on this Thursday, January 26 in our library. The event will begin at 6 pm, and prospective students and parents will also have the opportunity to join us virtually as well. The night will be full of information from our administration, our current teachers, and will also feature our current AP students sharing their experience in the program.
I hope you all have an amazing week, and as always, if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us.
Ken Wlos
Principal
Facey Robotics Poised for Provincials!
Congratulations to our Bev Facey Robotics Club who posted some impressive scores at their latest competition this past week. A highlight of the virtual event was our team's amazing scores in the "A.I." portion of the competition. We will continue to feature our amazing Falcon Robotics squad in future weeks as they continue to solidify their position as a lead team going into provincials.
Bev Facey Advanced Placement Open House
Falcon's Basketball Resumed This Week!
Our Falcon basketball teams were back in action for the first few days before exam week started up! Congratulations to our Junior Girls basketball team who defeated Lillian Osborne this past Tuesday after almost a whole month's hiatus. Our other teams will be resuming action right after our last exams this week, and all four of our teams will be attending tournaments this upcoming weekend.
Final Assessments in 2022
As detailed in the communication from the Elk Island Public School division, it is imperative that quality teaching and learning continues to be the focus and sound assessment is a part of quality teaching and learning. Final assessments for students will continue at the end of January. As stated Wednesday, Alberta Education has canceled January diploma examinations. Final assessments for all non-diploma courses will follow regular assessment plans that were in place previous to the announcement of diplomas being cancelled. Ultimately, we will modify these assessments to account for the three lost days of instruction to ensure these are fair to students. For 30 level courses, the final assessment will possibly consist of final unit exams, re-do/re-write of previous assessments, or a cumulative exam that would account for no more than 10 % of the final mark. These assessments are another opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding while providing the teacher another key piece of evidence. As always, evidence based professional judgement is used when determining student final grades.
Please refer to the picture below to access the revised 2022 final assessment schedule.
Weekly Schedule - January 24 to 28, 2022
Monday (Jan. 24, 2022):
- Final Exams Scheduled Today (8:35 a.m): Math 10-C, Math 10-2, Math 10-4, Math 20-1, Math 20-2, Math 30-1, and Math 30-2. Students will be asked by staff to clear calculators before and after the exams
- EIPS High School Information Night: the virtual event showcasing EIPS high schools from 6:30 p.m. on through a virtual format. All Grade 9 parents throughout EIPS will receive email invites to the virtual event.
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Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2022):
- Final Exams Scheduled Today (8:35 a.m): Science 10, Science 14, Science 10-4, Science 20, Science 30, Physics 20, and Physics 30. Students will be asked by staff to clear calculators before and after the exams
Wednesday (Jan. 26, 2022):
- Final Exams Scheduled Today (8:35 a.m): Biology 20, and Biology 30.
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Thursday (Jan. 27 , 2022):
- Final Exams Scheduled Today (8:35 a.m.): Chemistry 20, and Chemistry 30.
- Bev Facey AP Information Night: conducted virtually at 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Jr. Boys Basketball travel to St. Albert for a 5:30 p.m. game.
- Sr. Girls and Boys Basketball travel to J. Percy Page for a 5:30 p.m. double header.
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Friday (Jan. 28, 2022):
- Sr. Girls & Boys Basketball travel to Holy Trinity's Invitational Basketball Tournament.
- Jr. Girls & Boys Basketball travel to Salisbury Composite's Invitational Basketball Tournament.
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Saturday (Jan.29, 2022):
- Sr. Girls & Boys Basketball continue playing in Holy Trinity's Invitational Basketball Tournament.
- Jr. Girls & Boys Basketball continue playing in Salisbury Composite's Invitational Basketball Tournament.
Bev Facey Athletics Weekly Calendar
Bev Facey Falcon Basketball Team Feature Pages
Congratulations to our Digital Media Bev Facey Minecraft Design Team - EIPS 2022 Champs!
Our digital design team from our Bev Facey Digital Media class came in first place in the Grade 10-12 category for the Minecraft: Education Edition Build Challenge Future Frontiers competition this past semester. Our winning submission gets a number of prizes to our talented students as well as a pizza party! An amazing amount of work went into designing their Minecraft world. Check out their video submission below of their project!
BFCHS COUNSELOR'S CORNER
Our counselors would like to invite all our Facey Family to take advantage of the resources available from the Strathcona County Family Resource Network. Please look at the poster below for more information.
BFCH Upcoming Important Dates
Jan. 24, 2022 - EIPS High School Information Night (Virtual Meeting)
Jan. 27, 2022 - Bev Facey AP Information Night (Virtual Meeting)
Jan. 31, 2022 - Professional Development Day
Feb. 1, 2022 - Semester 2 starts
Feb. 9, 2022 - Bev Facey Open House
Feb. 10&11, 2022 - Teacher's Convention
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