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MESSAGE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION September is now over, having brought us much warmer than usual weather, par-

ticularly in the last week. We are hoping that the month of October brings us more

of the same.

We are now in Year 2 of our 21st Century Learning Initiative, with students in both

Grades 9 and 10 currently bringing their own laptops to class. As well, along with

six other high schools in the division, Collège Béliveau is taking part in the Collabo-

rative Wednesdays pilot, allowing staff time each Wednesday to collaborate either

with colleagues at our school or with those from other schools in the division to

focus on improving teaching practices and student engagement.

Our sports teams are also in full swing. Students have been training for cross-

country meets in the early hours under Mme Cassin’s guidance and have partici-

pated in meets throughout the city. Our Grades 7 & 8 students recently won their

last outing at Whittier Park and should be congratulated for their efforts and hard

work. Our Grades 9, Junior Varsity and Varsity volleyball teams are also well under

way, as they compete against other schools in the AAA league. We also have a

large number of teams in Grades 7 and 8, and they too will begin their league play

this month. Both boys’ and girls’ hockey teams have also begun their seasons,

with parents stepping up to take over the coaches’ role. We wish our teams the

best of luck throughout the season.

Our 5th Comédie Musicale is currently in the works, with students being asked to

audition for the various roles. Stay tuned for further details!

This year, Élan took place again in Ile des Chênes, Manitoba and we were fortunate

to have 2 busloads of students participating in a variety of activities en français,

with students from other immersion and French schools. The weather cooperated

so that we were able to enjoy the activities outside.

We also celebrated our students at our annual Soirée d’excellence on September

25th. With close to 300 people in attendance, 101 students currently in Grades 10

to 12 were honoured for their successes over the 2013-2014 school year. Well

done! We would like to thank the organizing committee, including M. Grenier, M.

Brunel, Mme Petrak, Mme Bacon, Mme Palichuk and Mme Pinette for their help in

setting up for the evening.

Here’s to a great year!

Gilles Mousseau Paula Meyer

Principal Vice-Principal

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Collège Béliveau learning commu-nity is to nurture all stu-dents to become success-ful, bilingual learners and responsible global citizens.

As is our tradition, our student lea-

ders in Grade 9 are asked to help us

with our Soirée d’excellence.

Thanks go out to our student volun-

teers who helped out during this

celebration on September 25th.

Lucas Smith, Gillian Kolody, Corbin

Mariash, Jordan Barker, Geneviève

Loiselle and Carter Stone did an

excellent job in welcoming our

guests and attending to their

needs. Our guests and staff mem-

bers were very impressed with the

work that you did, including the

time that you spent helping us to

prepare for the event. Merci beau-

coup!!!

CUDA NEWS EXCELLENCE ENGAGEMENT COLLABORATION OCTOBER 2014

KUDOS TO OUR CUDAS

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COUNSELLOR’S CORNER

WELCOME

Student Services would like to extend a “Welcome Back” to all students and parents. We hope that you all had a restful

summer and are ready for the upcoming year. Student Services are located on the second floor in rooms 206 for the junior

high students and room 215 for high school students. We work to provide support to all students in our building, helping

them develop an academic plan to ensure future success as well as providing counseling and support services. We hope

that you have all had a great start to the year and we look forward to working with everyone as the year progresses. Our

Student Services team is comprised of:

Elizabeth.castelli@lrsd.net

Nicole.maynard@lrsd.net

Monique.roy@lrsd.net

Michelle.bacon@lrsd.net

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Parents and students are reminded that the voluntary withdrawal for a course is October 10th. Any withdrawal must be

completed through the guidance office accompanied with a parental permission note. Please encourage your son or

daughter to drop by to discuss post-secondary plans, and run a Career Cruising session with us. We’d love to see them!

GRADE 12 CREDIT CHECK

Credit verification for ALL GRADE 12 STUDENTS and discussion of post-secondary issues was on September 18 in the school

library. The students were asked to complete a profile outlining their school activities, community involvement, athletic

and artistic activities, achievements and honors. The discussion also focused on bursary and scholarship applications,

prerequisites for certain university faculties and programs as well as application deadlines for post-secondary institutions

in Manitoba. A list of Scholarship websites will be distributed via student school email account and will also be available on

the school website. We ask you to remind your son/daughter to check their email accounts on a regular basis so as not to

miss important notices, announcements pertaining to scholarships application, post-secondary institutions deadlines, etc.

The information will also be posted on the bulletin board near room 215, Students Service Room.

NATURAL HELPERS

Natural Helpers is a Peer-Helping Program for students in grade 9 to 11. It is a helping network within the school that helps

young people assist their friends with everyday problems, teaches them how to refer serious problems to trained indivi-

duals and emphasizes the importance of taking good care of themselves. A three-day training retreat will be held from

Wednesday December 3th to Friday December 5th at St. Benedict’s Monastery and Retreat Centre. A survey for grade 9 to

11 students was distributed on September 12th in order to select students for the training. Selected grade 12 students will

act as co-facilitators.

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COUNSELLOR’S CORNER

IMPORTANT DATES FOR GRADE 12 STUDENTS

October 8 University of Manitoba presentation (9:45am)

October 8 University of Winnipeg presentation (11:00am)

October 10 Deadline to withdraw from courses in Semester 1

October 15 Université de Saint-Boniface presentation (9:45am )

October 15 Red River College presentation (11:00am )

October 28 University of Manitoba, Evening of Excellence

November 3 Parents evening – Louis Riel Career and Post-Secondary Symposium

November 4 Grade 11 and 12 visiting Louis Riel Career and Post-Secondary Symposium

November 5 National University Fair Week – St. John’s Ravencourt

November 6 National University Fair Week – Balmoral Hall

November 25 Future Student Night, University of Winnipeg

December 1 Deadline for application « Major/Special Entrance Scholarships », University of Winnipeg

Mid-February University du Manitoba Info Days

February 17 & 18 Red River College Open House

February 19 University of Winnipeg Open House

February 25 Arts and Technology Centre Open House

April 22 Louis Riel Arts and Technology Centre Open House

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 29 Take Your Kids to Work Day information session - Grade 9 students

October 17 Take Your Kids To Work forms due (Grade 9)

November 3 Parents’ Evening: Louis Riel Career and Post-Secondary Symposium

November 4 Grade 11 and Grade 12 visiting Louis Riel Career and Post-Secondary Symposium

November 5 Friends for Life presentation by Manitoba Public Insurance for all Grade 9 to 12 students

November 5 Take Your Kids To Work Day (Grade 9 students)

November 18 & 19 Special Language Credit – for High School student interested in challenging the language

option, Dakota Collegiate. All applications forms need to be submitted by October 16,

2014. Please see the guidance counsellor.

December 3 to 5th Natural Helpers Training retreat - St.Benedict’s Retreat Centre

MENTAL HEALTH CURRICULUM

Student Services teachers, in conjunction with Louis Riel School Division Clinicians and Physical Education Staff,

will be delivering a series of lessons to all grade 9 and 10 students this October and November. These lessons

will cover topics relating to Mental Health and will be delivered during the health class portion of your child’s

Physical Education classes. Students will learn more about issues relating to mental health. They will also be

developing an understanding of the issues surrounding mental illness including stigma, recovery, supports and

understanding. If you have any questions regarding the Mental Health curriculum, please contact a Student Ser-

vices or Physical Education teacher. (con’t page 4)

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QSP MAGAZINE FUNDRAISER

There are two ways to order, online and via the catalogue, however online ordering is strongly encouraged.

Online orders Go to www.qsp.ca School code: 3736113 Catalogue orders 1. Fill out the order form (Use a separate order form for each customer). Additional order forms available at the school.

NO PHOTOCOPIES PLEASE.

2. *Please ensure that order forms are complete. Orders cannot be processed otherwise. 3. Return the order forms with payment to your child’s Homeroom teacher (for Grades 7 & 8) or to the office (for Grades

9 to 12) by: Friday October 17th, 2014.

Online Ordering Catalogue Ordering Orders are processed immediately and will be

delivered within 4 to 6 weeks.

No paperwork to send back to school.

Orders can be made from September to June

2015.

Payment accepted: Visa and Mastercard

Orders are only processed once the campaign

has ended and all students have submitted

their orders.

Magazines will be delivered within 10 to 14

weeks, after the orders have been processed.

Payments and order forms must be sent to

the student`s PEP/Homeroom teacher by the

due date.

Orders via catalogue can only be made for the

duration of the campaign (September 9th to

October 17th)

Payment accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Cash,

Cheques (payable to Collège Béliveau)

COUNSELLOR’S CORNER (con’t) TAKE YOUR KIDS TO WORK DAY

On Wednesday, November 5th, all grade 9 students will have the opportunity to spend the day at work with a parent,

friend, relative or volunteer host. Students will begin to develop an understanding of the world of work and learn to

develop some of the skills required to succeed in the working world. The grade 9 students will attend a daytime informa-

tion session outlining the details of this event on September 29th in the school library and will be bringing home permis-

sion forms for parents and guardians to sign. Please ensure your son/daughter returns the form by October 17th.

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SOIRÉE D’EXCELLENCE

Our 5th Annual Soirée d’Excellence took place on Thursday, September 25th at Collège Béliveau where we honoured students for their successes during the 2013-2014 school year. Students in Grades 10 to 12 were nominated by staff members in a number of cate-gories, including Athlete of the Year, Volunteerism, Arts & Music, Ambassadorship, and Français. Students were also awarded certificates for Academic Excellence if they complet-ed the school year with a 90% average or better while in Grades 9, 10 or 11.

In front of more than close to 300 guests, including parents and grandparents, students received their awards for their very deserving accomplishments over the course of the evening. Honored students have demonstrated their dedication to sports, their artistic and musical talents, their compassion and leadership skills within and around our community as well as their dedication to learning and for that, we are incredibly proud of them. We look forward to continuing this tradition with our students and congratulate them on their very fine work. Bravo!

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS

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AMBASSADOR AWARD RECIPIENTS

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QUÉBEC EXCHANGE PROGRAM

My name is Chloe Poirier. I’ve decided to participate in a six month exchange program. I am the first at our school, Col-

lege Béliveau, to ever want to do it. When my parents first talked to the school they had no idea what they were tal-

king about! It was pretty funny! In this exchange program you fill out a bunch of papers talking about yourself, your

school, your friends, your family, your interests, etc. Then you send it to the program and they match you up with ano-

ther person in Québec that is “compatible” with you, meaning that you share the same interests and/or personality.

After you’re matched up, your twins information gets send to you and your information gets send to them, once you

have the information you have to approve that your match up with someone you want to live with. When I got the

information for my twin, Laurence Drainville, I was hysterical. You may think that living in a different place for three

months is scary or that living with someone you don’t know would be nerve racking, but in the end it’s so worth it and

a blast. I’ve really been enjoying having a sister which is different than just having a brother. I’m very lucky to have met

Laurence and for us to connect so well together. I would recommend this program to anyone looking for something

interesting to do or meet new people/culture. It’s an amazing life changing experience, which has been an awesome

trip in my life already!

Je m’appelle Laurence Drainville et je viens du Québec. Je participe au programme d’échange étudiant d’Éducation

Internationale. Je me suis inscrite à ce programme, l’an dernier, au mois de novembre. J’ai rempli un dossier qui décri-

vait ma personnalité, mes intérêts, mes amis, ma famille, etc. Ensuite, il y a vérification des maisons et familles pour

vérifier que l’endroit est propice à accueillir un élève étranger. Ensuite, j’ai envoyé les documents à Éducation Interna-

tionale. Avec tous les dossiers reçus, ils essaient de mixer deux personnes qui ont les mêmes intérêts C’est comme

cela que j’ai été placée avec Chloé. Après cette étape, ils envoient les documents de la personne avec qui tu es jumelé.

J’étais vraiment contente quand j’ai reçu les papiers de Chloé! Les étudiants du Québec partent au début septembre

et reviennent à la fin novembre. J’ai été très bien accueillie au Collège Béliveau. Les professeurs et les élèves sont très

gentils. Je réussis à bien m’intégrer ici. Au mois de février, Chloé viendra passer trois mois au Québec, chez moi. C’est

vraiment une expérience à vivre et je le recommande à tout le monde! C’est une chance incroyable de pouvoir voya-

ger, apprendre et vivre dans un lieu différent.

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SHAD VALLEY 2014

Last year, around this time, I applied for

the Shad Valley Summer enrichment pro-

gram, after being asked by Mme Bacon

(Merci Madame!). The application pro-

cess was a very intensive one, and I really

had to be certain that this was something

that I wanted to pursue. With the arrival

of my acceptance letter in February, I was

extremely excited to have been selected

for this experience and immediately be-

gan researching the twelve host campus-

es where I could possibly be spending a

month of my summer. I was placed at

Lakehead University in Thunder Bay Ontario, which was one of my first choices and thankfully close enough to drive

to. My July was full of everything from lectures on the science of fire and Martian geology to calculus workshops,

tours of all faculties on campus and various business projects. It was a lot of work and I learned so much all the while

having a great time. By the time the month was over, it was extremely hard to leave the 64 people that had been like

my family for the past four weeks. All in all, Shad Valley was the most unbelievable, stressful, tiring and amazing

month of my life and it was an experience that I won’t soon forget.

- Lauren Baird

ANNOUNCEMENTS & SYNERVOICE From time to time, we send automated messages to our family members to inform them of upcoming events or

to pass on important information. However, we find that these messages are not always transmitted to the in-

tended parties. To assist you, we have added a Synrevoice section under Parent Information on our webpage so

that you can have access to information that was sent out. Whenever a Synrevoice message has been sent out,

that same information will be added to this site. To access this new link, please go to https://www.lrsd.net/

schools/CB/Pages/default.aspx. As well, all daily announcements will be posted under Announcements, which

can also be found under the Parent Information section on our webpage.

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This year’s Parent Council Execu-

tive is as follows:

Co-Chair: Rhonda Temple / Joyce Plante Vice-Chair: Lisa Knight / Therese Houston Secretary: Cheryl Pilek Treasurer: Kerry Zakowich

Do you have questions about the your child’s school or education? Please bring them to our monthly meetings. Collège Béliveau meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Library. If you cannot make the meeting and have questions, please feel free to email them to: collegebe-liveaupac@gmail.com. The next Parent council meeting will be Tuesday October 14, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the library on the second floor.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Collège Béliveau

296 Speers Road

Winnipeg, Manitoba

R2J 1M7

Phone: 255-3205

Fax: 255-0692

PARENT COUNCIL

October 2014

Wed-Fri 01-01 Camp Cedarwood (8/9)

Friday 03 Interim reports sent home (if warranted)

Friday 10 Last day for course withdrawals

Monday 13 Thanksgiving Day - NO CLASSES

Wednesday 15 Lifetouch Photo Retakes (9:00 a.m.)

Friday 24 PD Day (SAGE) - NO CLASSES

Tuesday 28 PEP classes (1:00 p.m.) / Early Dismissal (2:30 p.m.)

Wednesday 29 WE Day

November 2014

Wednesday 05 Take Our Kids to Work (Grade 9)

Friday 07 Remembrance Day Ceremony

Monday 10 PD Day - NO CLASSES

Tuesday 11 Remembrance Day - NO CLASSES

Friday 21 Report cards sent home (Grades 7-12)

Tuesday 25 PEP Classes (11:00 a.m.) / Early Dismissal (2:30 p.m.)

Thursday 27 Parent/Student/Teacher conferences (Grades 7 - 12

from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)

Friday 28 PD Day - NO CLASSES

December 2014

Wed-Fri 03-05 Natural Helpers Retreat

Tuesday 09 Soirée Arts à Coeur - Winter Concert

Friday 19 PEP Classes (11:00 a.m.) / Air Bands (1:00 p.m.)

Friday 19 Last day of school before Winter Holidays.

School closed at 2:30 p.m.

Dec. 20- Jan. 04 Winter Holiday. SCHOOL CLOSED.

January 2015

Monday 05 School opens