Today marks the beginning of Education Week in Saskatchewan and November 23, 2020, is Bus Driver Appreciation Day. SRPSD has an amazing group of people that bring students safely to and from school every day. Bus drivers are valuable and influential adults that our students interact with every day.  We appreciate the great work they do as professional drivers with significant responsibilities on the roads, but we also value the work they do to help our students grow and mature

November 22-28, 2020, has been proclaimed as Education Week.  This year’s theme, Connecting and Learning in New Ways, recognizes the strength and leadership schools have shown as they quickly adapted and worked together to continue to connect during this unprecedented year. Education Week highlights the important role that schools play in our community and in providing students with the support they need to succeed and to belong. We want to celebrate the extraordinary work of our school educators, staff and

1. New Board Begins New Term The recent board election, the formal declaration of office and the completion of the Organizational Meeting marked the official beginning of the new term for the new SRPSD Board of Education. All 10 trustees are honoured to serve and are well equipped to provide strong and stable leadership for the next 4 years. At the Organizational meeting, the Board acclaimed Barry Hollick as Board Chair and elected Darlene Rowden as the new Vice-Chair. Following

The Distance Learning Centre (DLC) has over 425 students from Kindergarten to grade 12. One of the goals of the DLC is to engage students in their learning through various online activities prepared by their teachers. We continually connect with our students and families on a daily basis through avenues such as emails, phone calls, zoom meetings, and google meets. We have also incorporated a monthly spirit day for our students and have invited all students to take part. The

This week, schools within the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division held their Remembrance Day ceremonies keeping in mind the COVID guidelines.  SRPSD thanks those who served our country.

The unofficial results of the November 9, 2020 School Board Elections have been released.  There were many excellent candidates willing to serve the educational needs of our communities by seeking a position on the board of the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division.  The Board has 10 positions and these are the members of your community who will be your voice in local governance in education for the next 4 years.  Note that some results are not yet confirmed with official

November 9 – 15, 2020 is Local Government Week in Saskatchewan, a week to raise awareness and engagement in local democracy. Individuals are elected to the school boards to govern K-12 education in school divisions.  They listen to requests from their community and make decisions that form the education for Saskatchewan students.  This year, the school board elections take place November 9, 2020. As well, as part of Local Government Week, Saskatchewan’s Local Government Week Committee is offering a free

Our annual SPIRIT WEEK was held the week of October 26, 2020.  It may have looked a bit different this year as we continue to be diligent in our efforts to carefully practice hand sanitizing, masking and physical distancing when we are in school and in our non-school life too. However, what remains the same is our enthusiasm and focus on growing our amazing school culture and having fun. On Tuesday, a school-wide quiz gave students the opportunity to see

SRPSD had 29 schools submit over 600 pieces of artwork for the 2019-2020 art show.  Thank you to the schools’ art contacts for the great pieces of art that were submitted.  The SRPSD Art Coordinator then had the difficult task in choosing over 250 pieces to form part of the gallery. The 12th Annual Art Show was scheduled to take place May 6, 2020.  However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we organized a virtual art show to recognize those students