Students from Osborne Public School visited Muskoday First Nations School on September 30 to collaboratively learn about Orange Shirt Day. Classes from each school partnered up to hear from Elders about the impact of residential schools and to take part in cultural activities such as a round dance, and making drums and dreamcatchers. Staff from…
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…
Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division believes all students should experience indigenous cultures and traditions within the context of public education. All students benefit from an enhanced understanding of First Nations, Inuit and Métis ways of knowing and being. At SRPSD we strive to be responsive to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action including,…
Summer music camp was a hit! Grade 4-8 SRPSD students from various schools had the opportunity to participate in a four day SMA music camp held at W.J. Berezowsky School in July. Students tried their hand at wind, percussion and string instruments and sang together as a group each day. The camp was a great…
On September 5th, Jarica Gooding and Kelly Lam were honoured to present a cheque to Robin Knudsen and SRPSD Trustee Grant Gustafson from S.H.A.R.E for $353.00 on behalf of the Saskatchewan Rivers Students for Change (SRSC). This donation was raised at the SRSC’s second annual division-wide talent show on May 28th, 2019. The SRSC were…
In Saskatchewan, young people and new hires are the most at risk of injury on the job. Over 45% of people, aged 15-24 will experience a workplace injury in our province this year. However, with proper safety training, awareness, and education these workplace injuries can be prevented. For the past seven (7) years, Service Hospitality,…
The Prince Albert Literacy Network (PALN) has done outstanding work on its own and with SRPSD for many, many years, and LaVera Schiele has been a part of that work. Her efforts have recently been recognized by the awarding of the 2019 Council of the Federation Literacy Award (COFLA). This award was created in 2004…
September 3, 2019 is an exciting day for many students who return to school to experience everything the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division has to offer. Students will meet their teacher, may be for the first time, and they will see old friends and meet new ones. Some students will also feel nervous or unsettled,…
Schools are open and staff are making the final preparations for another great school year. Teachers and staff often begin preparing for the new school year even before the last one finishes, and this week they were putting the finishing touches on the plans for 2019-20. We are a great group of learners and these…
Summer in SRPSD Summer in Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division is a time of renewal. For most of our students and families, summer is a break from the formal learning routine and a chance to learn and enjoy life in less formal and focused ways. For some of us summer means time to relax and…