Recently Westview Public School hosted a Family Literacy Evening where staff, students and families joined together to celebrate literacy. Participants enjoyed a delicious chili supper and had fun learning at 12 literacy stations with hands on activities for parents and children to do together. Families were engaged in storytelling, twister spelling, making sock puppets, creating…
The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed Saturday, January 27, 2018 as Family Literacy Day in Saskatchewan. Family Literacy Day is a national initiative held every year to raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in literacy-related activities as a family. This will be the 20th year Family Literacy Day is proclaimed in Saskatchewan.…
Thank you to the Prince Albert Grand Council who enabled students from Wesmor Public High School to learn from Mr. Darrell McCallum, the Treaty Educator for PAGC’s Department of Education. The students viewed a presentation in the executive board room which detailed the Treaties in Saskatchewan, and the governance structure of the Prince Albert Grand…
Recently the Deputy Minister of Education and several Ministry senior staff visited Saskatchewan Rivers Public School division for a conversation and information sharing session. The afternoon was filled with open and productive conversation on a wide range of topics including First Nation, Metis and Inuit Education, Early Learning and Literacy initiatives, meeting students’ intensive needs,…
A huge thank you to the Red Cross for facilitating the Healthy Relationships in Youth training seminar. Big River Public High School hosted staff and grade 7-12 students from Shellbrook, Riverside, Spiritwood and Big River for 2 days of fantastic training. The seminar helped teens gain in depth knowledge and skills to develop healthy relationships,…
On December 14th, local students including some from John Diefenbaker, W J Berezowsky, Princess Margaret and Riverside Public Schools took part in the local “Shop with a Cop” event. Students and Police Officers spent the lunch hour shopping at Canadian Tire and having lunch together at McDonalds. Watching our students spend time with an officer…
Birch Hills Public School, and the entire Saskatchewan Rivers School Division, are amazed and grateful at the generosity of a Birch Hills School alumni who recently stopped by the school with a check for $100,000. This is a private donation from a former student of the school. The donor, who prefers to remain anonymous, made…
Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division is excited to receive a wonderful gift from the SaskTel Pioneers to support Literacy! The SaskTel Pioneers is a volunteer organization of SaskTel employees and recently they donated boxes and boxes of books to SRPSD schools. The Pioneers sourced the books through First Book Canada which is another organization that supports Literacy efforts. …
The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed November 12-18, as Bullying Awareness Week in Saskatchewan. This year’s theme is Stand Up! (to bullying). During Bullying Awareness Week students, school staff and parents are encouraged to learn more about the issues of bullying and work together to prevent it in communities and schools through education and awareness. Contact…
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2017 SASKATCHEWAN RIVERS PUBLIC BOARD CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR NAMED At the November 6 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 2017-2018 year. With the acclamation, trustees demonstrated an appreciation of the…
