Go to bir.scdsb.on.ca and please subscribe to the new site – you will receive any news items right to your email address
FYI – it may take a little while for the new website to appear. You may also want to at first try a different browser e.g. Firefox or Chrome (your current browser remembers the old site)
Many families have subscribed to the edublogs site that we currently use. The SCDSB has upgraded school websites for all schools that include many of the same items we currently have plus many more features.
Below is a screenshot of the new website.
The subscribe feature (as on the current website version) on the new school website is a great way to stay up-to-date with what’s going on at school. By signing up on the Subscribe page (found at the top of the screen by the search bar), subscribers will receive the News items right to their email.
We would like to thank the staff and parents who are assisting to make this valued program work at Birchview Dunes -> Full Bellies = Stronger Learning!!!
Friday is Western Day. Come dressed in your best western wear!
Assembly at 11:30
The Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) invites public school communities to submit input regarding the proposed school year calendar for next school year (Sept. 2015 to June 2016). Input can be provided by visiting www.scdsb.on.ca, then clicking the link on the ‘School Year Calendars’ page under the ‘Schools’ menu. All stakeholders including staff, school council members, parents/guardians, students and members of the school community are invited to provide input. Feedback is invited until Jan. 9, 2015 to ensure the SCDSB meets school year calendar development timelines set by the Ministry of Education.
Preparations are well on their way for Ladies Night Out on Thursday evening (guys are welcome too)
Grade 7 trip to Ste. Marie Among the Hurons is cancelled today due to weather.
**Wednesday November 19, 2014**
All school buses and vans in the Central, North and West Weather Zones have been cancelled due to current road conditions and the inability to access bus stops for the morning runs.
Schools remain open for student learning.
Please click on the School Bus Info link on the right side of the school’s website to link to the Simcoe County Student Transportation Consortium website for an update on busing. All efforts are made to post cancellations between 6:00 AM and 6:30 AM. The local radio stations are also a good source of information regarding the busing status.
You can also click on the image below (you may want to bookmark this page)
Birchview connects LIVE and INTERACTIVE with an Arctic Research Station and other schools around the world to discuss Polar Bears, Climate Change, and Ecosystems at 11:00 this morning. You can watch via live streaming at
http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/saveourseaice.
Climate change is one of the most serious threats facing global society. If you want to save the polar bears, bring in all your old cell phones and worn out batteries to school. See Mr. Pinkerton to claim your spirit points.