In the spring of 2019, Queen Mary’s grade 7/8 students, led by Mr. Bates, had the honor of being involved in an Indigenous Mural Project in conjunction with the Prince Albert Historical Society. After consultation with Metis Knowledge Keepers, the idea was developed to involve the community and Indigenous artists to create a mural. Queen…
Rene Gaudet of the St. Louis Knights of Columbus stopped by on the coldest day of the year to deliver their donation of warm coats to Osborne School. There were big smiles on the faces of the lucky students who were selected to receive these winter jackets and with many more cold days expected, these…
What is a “Polar Bear Club?” Studies show that regular opportunities for play and physical activity outdoors improves mood, attention, and overall fitness. In Saskatchewan, it is often a challenge when the temperature dips below -30 degrees Celsius . . . brr! According to the school cold weather policy, when the weather dips below -30…
If you heard about the Hour of Code last year, you might know it made history. 100 million students have now discovered how accessible and fun computer science can be by doing just one Hour of Code. The Computer Science 20 class took it upon themselves to organize hour of code events for the grades…
Cancer may have started the fight, but together we will finish it! The Carlton Crusaders Sr Girls Basketball team, along with Lead Sponsor Canadian Tire, want to continue the fight! On January 23rd, the Crusaders will play host to the Melfort Comets for the annual Provincial “Pink” game. The first Pink Game was hosted in…
The Birch Hills Boys Volleyball team consists of Sam Kuperis, Ethan Enns, Caleb Gariepy, Maverick Cromartie, Noah Opseth, Gavin Foster, Levi Rask, Kalem Adams, Luke Budnick, Jesse Xie, and Tyler Mickelson. Their head coach is Shannon Vey with assistant coaches Chad Tarry and Kim Kuperis. Last year, this same group of boys managed to win…
SaskPower in partnership with St. John Ambulance sponsored, through a grant, a babysitting/First Aid/CPR course for 12 students. Prince Albert St. John Training Centre selected Queen Mary Public School as the recipient of this training. After three days of instruction, the students were presented with their certification. Thank you to SaskPower and St. John Ambulance…
Safeway and Riverside Public School are partners in the Adopt-a-Kindergarten Classroom Project. The project brings community stakeholders and Kindergarten classrooms closer together. Safeway staff will join forces with the classroom teachers and school to build literacy skills, enhance the relationship and build awareness. The launch of the project occurred mid-November. If other community businesses or…
Saskatchewan Minister of Government Relations and Minister Responsible for First Nations, Metis and Northern Affairs, Lori Carr, officially designated the week of November 11 to 17 to recognize Local Government. SSBA President Shawn Davidson said, “School boards are locally elected to bring community voice to publicly funded education. Local Government Week helps to highlight the…
The 2019 Carlton Boat races were held November 5, 2019. This year, we had 26 teams competing in the boat races. It was a huge success with 5 teams lasting 2 minutes in the water for the weight challenge. The top 5 teams consisted of Princess Margaret claiming first, East Central second, Canwood third, Red…
