School+News

=__2015-2016__=


 * June**
 * 22nd - Last day of school and Awards ceremony!**


 * 21st - Gr. 5/6 end of year class trip - Edmonton**


 * 20th - Division 4 end of year class trip - Saskatoon**


 * 15-16th - Gr. 3/4 end of year class trip - Edmonton**

Nohwahkomahkanik - everyone is most welcome to come join in celebrating the efforts of our students from K-12. Our students have diligently been learning and working on their Learning-Based Projects about our Treaties. Our community Elders will be accessible in our gym, where our K-12 Treaty Exhibits will be. Our precious Elders are our #1 resource, so come on over and visit, learn, and laugh! At 9 a.m. there will be a general assembly in our gym, where an Elder(s) will gift us with some oral history. Please feel free to join us.  Treaty Exhibits K-12
 * 9th - Treaty Showcase**

Chief Poundmaker School gym at 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m.

Thursday, June 9, 2016  Mweystus, Priscilla Tootoosis Gr. 5/6 Treaty Catalyst Teacher (CPS)
 * If you have any inquiries, please call me at our school.
 * 6th - Gr. 1 & 2 end of year class trip - Saskatoon**

====**May** - What a busy week! We had our school's feast on Wed., May 25th, Treaty Day on Thurs., May 26th, and Fri., May 27th we had our school's Track and Field day! As we gear into the final month of school, we have a number of activities and events that will be occurring. Please check out the calendar page to view the details. Also, don't forget to check out our school's Shutterfly account for recent pictures.====

==

=Storytelling themed February= Feb 9th - Family literacy day with an amazing planetarium digitarium!! Feb 10th - Chief Poundmaker School's Have a Heart Day!

=
Have a Heart Day is a child and youth-led reconciliation campaign that brings together caring Canadians to help ensure First Nations children have the services they need to grow up safely at home, get a good education, be healthy, and be proud of who they are. =====
 * =====Classrooms sent a Valentine's themed letter supporting Have a Heart Day to the [|Prime Minister]. =====

Other ideas were to:
 * =====Bring reconciliation into the classroom to get your students ready. Do [|Project of Heart], organize a [|Blanket Exercise workshop], or screen a film. For other great ideas, visit the [|Shannen's Dream School Resources page]. =====
 * =====Spread the word through social media like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. Use the hashtag #HaveaHeartDay. =====

=
Through activities like Have a Heart Day, we are creating a movement where the landscape of Canada is only one of honour and possibility for First Nations children. =====

Reconciliation is all of us. Check out the information sheet below for ways you can help.
= = =Literacy themed January= Riddles and puzzles every day of the month! Spirit week + read aloud's (12:00-12:15pm for HS, 12:15-12:30pm for elementary) - Mon., Jan. 18-Fri., Jan. 22nd





=
====Playground update (June 2016): The installation of our new playground is currently on hold. There are no further details at this time as to when it will be installed. A huge THANK YOU goes out to a Scouts Canada Scouter from Ontario that donated $100 (in January) to the school's playground fund. A thank you card and 2 Chief Poundmaker School "Be the Change" bracelets were mailed out to him. The playground should be installed by September 2016!====

Excavation is currently under way in the school's playground area.
Please encourage your child(ren) to leave the markers and orange tape untouched. It marks where the land needs to be dug up, and if it is moved, will cause a delay in the placement. Also, as a safety precaution, please ask your child(ren) to not play in the dirt/mud in the marked area, or on the dirt hill.