History of Pink Day Pink Day started in 2007, when a grade nine student in Cambridge, Nova Scotia was bullied by classmates for wearing a pink shirt to school. Taking notice, two students rallied their peers to send a message to the bullies. The next day, the halls were filled with students in pink T-shirts.…
Grade 8 École Vickers student, Emily Price, designed and made a mascot for our school! Welcome et bienvenue to “Victor the Victorious Viking/Victor, le Viking Victorieux” who plans to come to as many school events as possible. We are so proud of Emily and her creative talents and see a bright future in design for…
What a great turn out for our “Baby it’s Cold Outside…Come Read with Me!” “Il fait froid, viens lire avec moi!” event Monday, January 27th. We had parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings and community members who came out to make our event a great success. All of our younger students had the opportunity to share…
The Board of Education has implemented a new initiative to share highlights from each of its regular meetings. The intent of this brief update is to inform schools, staff and the community, to promote communication and to encourage the community to connect with the Board and trustees. Highlights from our February 3, 2020, regular meeting…
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…