The second annual SRPSD Ribbon Skirt and Ribbon Shirt Day is Friday, March 4th. The inaugural division wide Ribbon Skirt and Ribbon Shirt Day was in solidarity with now 11-year-old Isabella Kulak, a member of Cote First Nation, who started a movement. If you are unfamiliar with her story, please take some time to…
1. Global Sport Academy Excels At the recent Board meeting, Superintendent Cory Trann reported on the progress of the Global Sport Academy program, and the Board was pleased to see the outstanding success of the program. The staff, students, and families worked to overcome the challenges of COVID and ensure the continuation of high caliber…
SRPSD’s Indigenous Perspectives Consultant and Coach organized virtual opportunities for classes from grades 1 – 12 from throughout the division to listen and learn from Indigenous storytellers in honour of Indigenous Storytelling month in February. 48 grade 4 – 12 SRPSD classes attended a virtual session with traditional storyteller, Dickie Yuzicapi, who shared sacred stories…
Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division celebrates a commitment to student achievement through a shared vision of pursuit of excellence, respect for diversity and achievement for all. Through inclusive and cultural responsiveness practices, students are affirmed and diversity is being celebrated in all of our schools. At Ecole Arthur Pechey School, students in grade two French…
February 10, 2022, was the Hundredth Day of School. At Christopher Lake Public School, students in Grades 1-3 immersed themselves in everything one-hundred! Counted to 100, subtracted from 100, snacks from 100 years ago, art designs using patterns of 100, and of course … everyone looked like they were 100!
French Immersion students at École Vickers Public School participated in French cultural activities including making music with wooden spoons. The grade 8s learned a new recipe and prepared traditional French crèpes. Many classes took advantage of the mild weather and went skating or snowshoeing. Students also made Métis sash inspired bracelets.
Nationally, Pink Shirt Day usually occurs on the last Wednesday of February every year; however, this year, the date falls during the Family Week break. As such the Ministry of Education has declared February 16, 2022, as Pink Shirt Day in Saskatchewan. Pink Day started in 2007, when a grade nine student in Cambridge, Nova…
The week of February 7th-11th was French-Second-Language Education Week in Saskatchewan. The theme this year was “From the classroom to the stars! Dream. Act. Realize.” “De la classe aux étoiles! Rêver. Agir. Réaliser.” It is a chance to celebrate the growing number of Saskatchewan families recognizing the value of French language education in our schools.…
At West Central Public School, we have been focused on our Math Smart Goal for the last two years. This does not mean we have let our commitment to Literacy slide. Our teachers, with the support of our families, are consistently monitoring and challenging our students to become strong readers. During Literacy Week, we asked…
