December 13, 2017 Board News

December 18th, 2017

Sunny Bend Colony School –

Board approves 2018-19 school year calendar
The 2018-19 PHPS calendar features dates common to all schools. Schools operating on alternate calendars will finalize their calendars in February 2018.

Key dates for 2018-19
First day of school – Sept 4
Christmas break – Dec 24 – Jan 4
Teachers convention – Feb 7-8
Spring break – March 25-29
No school – Oct 5, Oct 19, Nov 23, Mar 8, Mar 15, Apr 12
Last day of school – June 27

Sunny Bend Colony School – Where amazing happens!
Colony Principal Brett Seatter provided an overview of the priorities at Sunny Bend Colony School – Literacy, Numeracy and Student Staff Relationships. See page 1 of the meeting minutes for details.

The Board had an opportunity to observe the various programs at the school and listen to the students from Grades four to nine sing one of the songs they will be performing at their Christmas concert on December 19.

School Board invites Minister to Sunny Bend Colony School
As a follow-up to his meeting with the Pembina Hills Public Schools Council of School Councils on November 7, 2017, the board forwarded the written statements from each of the school councils to Education Minister David Eggen. In the letter, the board invited the Minister to a spring visit at the Sunny Bend Colony School in order to experience in person the uniqueness of what education means for the families at a colony school. At the November meeting, the Minister had indicated that he had not yet had an opportunity to visit a colony school.

BCHS students to head to Eastern Canada
The board approved in principle a request from Barrhead Composite High School for grade 7-9 students to participate in an out-of-province field trip to Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal in the spring of 2019. The approval will allow the school to continue planning the trip.

The next school board meeting is on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at the PHPS Regional Office in Barrhead starting at 9:30 a.m. The public is welcome to attend.