September News: Timetables, School Days and Student Services

To all Bernie Custis Students and their Families,

Welcome and welcome back to BCSS for the 2021-2022 year.  We invite you to subscribe to this site, and in doing so, you will receive notifications of news and posts. Below are some information items for September start up.

Student Timetables: 

Please check your HWDSB email address this week, starting on Thursday, August 26th  for your 2021/2022 student timetable. This timetable will only show your Quadmester 1 courses. Once Parent Portal is live again, you will be able to see your entire schedule for the school year. 

 Quadmester Model 

The Ministry of Education released a back-to-school report on August 3rd. (see Guide to Reopening Schools_AODA – DocumentCloud)  The school year will be delivered in a Quadmester model.  This means that students will attend school for the full day (8:50 am to 3:10 pm) and focus on 2 classes at a time. 

Quadmester 1 (Sept. 8-Nov. 12) – Periods 1 and 2 

Quadmester 2(Nov. 15 – Feb 1st) – Periods 3 and 4 

Bell Schedule 

 Registrations and Guidance Appointments: 

To all new families to the Bernie Custis catchment area, please go to the board website to access registration information. Online registration form for 2021-22  Please contact the school to schedule an appointment.  All registrations are conducted via MS Teams or on phone until further notice.  

For returning Bernie Custis students, appointments with Student Services will be prioritized for students who: 

• are new registrations 
• have a SEEGUI code on their timetable 
• Attended summer school and need a course change in timetables  
• Do not have a pre-requisite for a course on their timetable 

*Optional course changes cannot be accommodated at this time* 

Grade 9 Virtual Orientation  – August 31st 

All incoming Grade 9 students will automatically be registered to attend the program at Bernie Custis on August 31st .  Programs will be delivered in an on-line format over MS Teams. It is our hope that we can engage most incoming Grade 9 students with a program that helps them become familiar with their peers, teachers and school in the week before starting their grade 9 year.  For more information, please contact the school.