The first day of Semester 2 classes is Monday, January 27, 2025.  Some S2 student schedules have changed since they were generated in the fall (classroom, course, and/or teacher). We strongly encourage all students to check their S2 courses before coming to school on Monday.

Please see Student Instructions for information on how to check schedules. Please note that in Semester 2, the AM classes are PERIODS 5 and 6, and the PM classes are PERIODS 7 and 8. Please be sure to have your schedule before you come to school on January 27. We want to avoid students waiting in line and being late for class.

If you’ve forgotten your MyEducation BC password and are unable to reset it yourself, please email mountain.info@burnabyschools.ca from your school Outlook account to receive a temporary password.

As Semester 1 draws to a close next week, we want to share some important information about the week of January 20-24, 2025, which is a Flexible Learning Week for all students. This week marks the end of Semester 1 and the transition to Semester 2. During this week we have important educational opportunities happening, including Provincial Assessments for all grade 10 students & a full day of learning for all Grade 8 students on Tuesday January 23 and a half day of learning for all Grade 9 students on Wednesday January 22. Students are also able to connect with their teachers and resolve any IEs or missing work. Please see below for more details and information.

January Alternate Schedule Week (2025) FINAL

Provincial Assessments for ALL Grade 10 Students

This week we will be running two mandatory Provincial Assessments for all Grade 10 students: Numeracy 10 & Literacy 10. These assessments are graduation requirements as part of the BC Graduation Program.

• Monday January 22 & Tuesday January 23 – All Grade 10 students will write the Literacy 10 Assessment (each student will be scheduled to write on one of these two days)
• Wednesday January 24 & Thursday January 25 – All Grade 10 students will write the Numeracy 10 Assessment (each student will be scheduled to write on one of these two days)
• Please see our website for our 2024-2025 Provincial Assessment Schedule: https://mountain.burnabyschools.ca/provincial-assessment-information/
• We have posted more specific details about where and when each student is scheduled to write their assessments on the Library windows.

Grade 8 Day of Learning (ALL Grade 8 Students)

• All Grade 8 students will have a mandatory full day of learning and activities on Tuesday January 21 from 10:25am-2:45pm.
• Students need to bring their binders as well as something to write with. Students should visit the windows in the Lower Commons to see lists that note which classroom/grouping they have been assigned to.
• This day will include learning and activities lead by our school’s Literacy & Healthy Schools Committee.
• Lunch will be provided to all students on this day.

Grade 9 Half-Day of Learning (ALL Grade 9 Students)

• All Grade 9 students will have a mandatory half day of learning and activities on Wednesday January 22 from 9:00am-3:00pm.
• The Grade 9 (half-day) Retreat is happening on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Students with last names A-Lee will attend from 9-11:35am and students with last names Lees-Z will attend from 12:20-3pm. Students should visit the windows in the Lower Commons to see lists that note which classroom/grouping they have been assigned to.
• Students will be doing activities connected to the mandatory Digital Citizenship curriculum which is connected to our school wide Literacy Goal as well as learning about self-care and mental wellness which is connected to our school wide Healthy Schools Goal.

Learning Opportunities Grades 8-12

From Monday January 20 through Thursday January 23, 2025, we will be offering a variety of different learning opportunities for all Grade 8-12 students throughout each of our departments. We have put together a comprehensive document that breaks down learning opportunities by grade (one grade per page) for each of the 4 days this week. See the attached PDF document (blue link above) for more details. Please also note that Friday January 24 is a semester turn-around day, or a day for students to come in and resolve semester 1 grades.

Cafeteria

Please note that next week, January 20-24, 2025, our cafeteria will be closed. It will reopen for service on Monday January 27, 2025.

Next week is our second Core Competency week of the year. Block 3 teachers will be supporting students in grades 8-12 to continue working on their core competency goal. We are aware that some students do not have a block 3 class scheduled into their timetable.

For students who have no block 3 class only, please go to the Library on Tuesday Jan 14 or Thursday Jan 16 in block 3, and Ms. Williams will be able to support you with completing this activity.