Welcome to the 2010/2011 School Year!
With September 7 just around the corner, we are excited as we make final preparations for the new school year. The Opening Day Schedule will allow you to attend homeroom in order to receive your 2010/2011 timetable, locker assignment and the School Opening Day Bulletin.

The schedule for Opening Day - Tuesday, September 7, 2010 is as follows:

PLEASE NOTE: Construction of the new school is continuing and our parking lot and drop-off area is changing again. Note that the new entrance to our parking lot is at the North end, near Canada Way, and the exit is at the South, in front of City Hall. Please be aware and drive slowly through the construction zones. The parking areas are for parking only. Please do not drive through and drop off in these areas. Click here for a map of the new parking and drop off area.

The following links provide useful information for students and parents:
Opening Day Bulletin
Student Handbook
Grade 8 Welcome Letter
Parking Lot Entrance Map
Traffic Safety Letter
2010/2011 School Calendar

New School - Construction Updates
Please see the School Replacement Project - Updates tab below for important updates including traffic pattern changes, videos of the construction project, and views of what the new school will look like!

Email/Listserve
Please email Central.Info@sd41.bc.ca with the subject line: Subscribe PAC listserv or Unsubscribe PAC listserv. Your e-mail MUST INCLUDE your child's name and grade and your home telephone phone number.

Burnaby Central's 50th Reunion - Grad Classes 1960 & 1961
Can you believe it has been 50 years! Click here to get more information about this reunion being held in September. Please register if you are planning to attend.

Health information
If your child is feeling sick and staying home, please notify the school of their absence. Be sure to keep them home until they fully recover. If your child should get sick at school, you will be called and asked to pick them up as soon as possible. Please click here for the latest health information updates on our District website.

Construction continues on the site of the replacement school. There is still a long way to go, but with the second floor slab poured we are excited to see the new building take shape. Keep checking back for more updates as the work progresses.

Parking and Traffic Safety
The construction of the new school is continuing and our parking lot and drop-off area is changing again. Please note that the parking areas are for parking only. Please do not drive through and drop off in these areas. Note that the new entrance to our parking lot is at the North end, near Canada Way, and the exit is at the South, in front of City Hall. Please be aware and drive slowly through the construction zones.(click here for a map of the new parking and drop off area).

We encourage students to walk, take public transit, and to allow for more time to get to and from school. We ask that you join us in encouraging students to pay attention to the safety issues associated with these changes in our parking lot, and in reviewing appropriate behavior at bus stops and crosswalks to ensure the safety of all of our students. Click here to view a letter we sent home with students. Thank you for your assistance in ensuring that all of our students are safe on their way to and from school.

Videos
Would you like a peek at what the new school will look like? Would you like to watch what construction has happened over the past few months? Click here to watch some videos that we've put together.

Previous Updates
View previous school replacement information here.
View some details of the new Burnaby Central Secondary here.
View parent/community notices that have been distributed:
October 2008
January 2009
June 2009
September 2009

As another year has started we hope all our students have either continued their health and fitness goals from last year or are ready to set new ones.  To assist students in meeting the Daily Physical Activity requirement, Burnaby Central will be providing a number of excellent opportunities to get fit and have some fun.

As a reminder, the activity goals for each grade are:
Grade 8 & 9      – 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day.
Grade 10 to 12 – 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week.

Students can choose a number of different activities in addition to their PE class to help them reach these goals.  For more information, visit the very informative link to the Ministry of Education’s presentation on Daily Physical Activity by clicking here.  In addition to our Physical Education Program, our school’s activity schedule for this fall is below:

Intramurals

• Co-Ed Volleyball at lunch in October/November
• Coming soon: Badminton (Dec/Jan), Indoor Soccer (Feb/Mar), and Floor Hockey (Apr/May).  Spectators must stay in the bleachers.

Open Gym         

• Weight Room-after school depending on supervisors
• Basketball – at lunch in the small gym
• Running Club – meet after school (see Mr. Ryan for more information or look for the schedule posted outside the PE Office)
• Sign up at the PE office if you are interested in Girls Only Weight Room and the Walking Club

 
Extra-Curricular Activity – See the Athletic Director Mr. Kuhn or the school planner for information regarding the variety of sports offered at Burnaby Central

Students can now record and organize their daily activity in their student planner. Log Sheets will still need to be handed in prior to Term 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Grade 8/9 Students: to their PE Teacher
Grade 10 Students: requirement will be met through participation in PE 10 or as part of Planning 10
*Grade 10 Students not enrolled in PE 10 or Planning 10 during a semester will need to see Ms. MacDonald in Room 209 (Graduation Transition Office)
Grade 11-12 Students: to the Grad Transition Office.

If you have any more questions, feel free to contact Mr. Vagnarelli.   

Click here to access student log sheets and information sheets
Click here for the Ministry of Education Daily Physical Activity website.
Click here for a student information brochure on Daily Physical Activity.

We will be implementing Collaborative Time into the school timetable starting Wednesday, October 14, 2009. Collaborative Time will run every Wednesday until Christmas Break. Collaborative Time will start again on Wednesday, February 3, 2010, and will continue until Wednesday, April 7, 2010.

Students are expected to be in attendance for these sessions. The following activities will be taking place:

• Grade 8 and 9 students will be meeting with their assigned mentorship groups
• Grade 10 students will have tutorial sessions in classrooms
• Grade 11 and 12 students will have study sessions in assigned areas

Collaborative Time Bell Schedule

Click here to view a sample of staff Collaborative Teams that were formed last year.
Click here for more information on research regarding Collaborative Time.
Click here to view the Collaborative Time Proposal.

Upcoming Events

Click here to get the full version of our calendar

Burnaby Central serves the growing Central Valley region of Burnaby and currently enrolls over 1300 students. We are known for our outstanding academic, arts, technology and athletics programs. With excellent facilities for music, drama, automotive technology, physical education, information technology, photography, media arts, and technical education, Burnaby Central also runs a culinary teaching kitchen and a chef training apprenticeship program.

Burnaby Central is a community where learning, creativity and integrity are encouraged, valued, modelled and expected. Individual and cooperative effort and achievement are encouraged and recognized. Central students demonstrate good character and active citizenship.

Our mission is to facilitate life-long learning for students and staff in a caring and respectful environment while encouraging a socially responsible lifestyle.

Burnaby Central: Think, Learn, Grow.

Burnaby Central Secondary School
4939 Canada Way
Burnaby, BC
V5G 1M1
Phone: 604-664-8542
Fax: 604-664-8314

Principal: Roberto Bombelli
Vice Principals: Paul Fester and David Greve

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