Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division celebrates Canadian School Counselling Week to highlight the tremendous impact school counsellors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. Across the country, Canadians recognize the unique contribution school counsellors play in supporting student success.   School counsellors are professionals who support the personal, social, educational, and career development of students and make positive contributions to the mental health and well-being of Canadians.  School counsellors are actively engaged in helping students

National Family Literacy Day is January 26th and Family Literacy Events Abound Saskatchewan Rivers Public Schools are focused on Literacy all year long, but now is the time we focus our attention on Family Literacy.  Your neighborhood schools have hosted Literacy events in the last weeks, and more are planned in the coming weeks.  We are also glad to support the work of one of our key Literacy partners in the community.  The Prince Albert Literacy Network is providing you

The 2019 New Holland Junior Men’s and Women’s National Curling Championship has begun in Prince Albert and the Riverside Dancers stepped in to provide some great entertainment. The Jigging Club at Riverside Public School provides students a great opportunity to explore some vibrant culture and stay connected and physically active as well.  The jiggers were invited to attend the event by Patricia Bibby, one of SRPSD’s staff who plays a key role in the Junior Nationals host  committee.   In addition to

At the November 5 Organizational Meeting of the Saskatchewan Rivers Public Board of Education, the Board re-acclaimed Barry Hollick as Chair and Jaimie Smith-Windsor as Vice-Chair for the 2018-2019 year. With the acclamation, trustees demonstrated an appreciation of the solid guidance from Chair Hollick and Vice-Chair Smith-Windsor in the last year and trust in their continued leadership. Both expressed appreciation for the confidence the trustees placed in them and committed themselves to working for the best interests of our students.

 Education Week 2018 For more than 30 years, Saskatchewan has dedicated a week to celebrate student success and recognize the dedication and commitment of education professionals across the province. This year’s Education Week theme, A World of Learning for Every Student, recognizes the multiple pathways to learning available to our students. It also highlights the important roles educators play in broadening the horizons and enriching the lives of Saskatchewan students. “Teachers and school support staff have a significant influence on

Students and staff in many SRPSD schools honoured Indigenous residential school survivors, and those who did not survive, by participating in a variety of Orange Shirt Day activities during the past week. In the spirit of reconciliation and hope students learned the history of Canadian residential schools through simulations, inquiry assignments, cultural teachings, and stories shared from residential school survivors. Orange Shirt Day began in BC in 2013 when residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad shared her story with the Truth

Last week the Birch Hills/St. Louis football team hosted the Shellbrook/Canwood team.  The teams played under the lights on the Birch Hills field for the first time in Birch Hills Football history.  The game was a back and forth contest of two closely match teams and the game was decided on the last play of the game.  Teams lined up at the Birch Hills 4 yard line and as time ticked down to zero, Shellbrook managed to get the ball

Every year September 30th is Orange Shirt Day — a day to honour the Indigenous children who survived residential schools and remember those who didn’t. Orange Shirt Day began in Williams Lake, B.C. in 2013 where, at a commemoration event at a local residential school, those gathered learned about a young female student named Phyllis who had her brand-new orange shirt taken away on her first day at the residential school.  The orange shirt has become a symbol of the