V5-I3-Mar 2015

School District #47
Powell River
A SLICE OF PIE
March, 2015
Happy Spring Break!
Volume 5, Issue 3
In this issue:
Greetings
Announcements
PIE Staff
Resources
PIE Code of Conduct
PIE Showcase
Events
Thank you to the students, parents, and PIE staff for all your hard work this
term. PIE has continued to grow this year and we now have over 280 students registered in the program. We recently hired a new teacher in the
Comox Valley and we are
delighted to welcome, and
introduce, Karen PantusoSwanson. This brings our
team up to nine teachers!
On behalf of the PIE staff, I
would like to wish our
wonderful families an enjoyable Spring Break. We’ll
be looking forward to seeing and/or hearing from
you when we get back.
Announcements
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Second term report cards will be sent out on Friday, March 13th.
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The last day of this term is Friday, March 13th, and the first day back will be Monday, March 30th. We
will respond to emails and phone calls sent during the break, as soon as possible, once we’re back in our offices.
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The second set of Interaction Days will begin on March 31st (support zone only—in lieu of April 21st), in the
Comox Valley and April 7th (regular Interaction Day) in both Powell River and the Comox Valley.
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Report visits for the final term will start around the middle of May and report cards will be mailed out on June
26th.
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Camp Imadene will be held Monday, June 1st - Wednesday, June 3rd. The sign-up email for this event
will go out after Spring Break.
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Please check the PIE Calendar for events and updates: http://www.sd47.bc.ca/school/pie/Lists/Calendar/
calendar.aspx
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Partners in Education Staff 2014-2015
Karen Pantuso-Swanson
Stephanie Hall
Don Fairbairn
Robyn Pendak
Bev Shannon
Ronna Wallace
Pat Ward
Lisa Taylor
Marnie Webb
Lyndsay Van Achte
Vyonne Wriglesworth
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Ministry of Education Resources
BC Ministry of Education Resources
LearnNowBC http://learnnowbc.ca/default.aspx
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DPA Tracker
Tutoring in 19 subjects
Course Finder
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Young Learning Center (free games for primary students—see below)
Academic and career advice
Student, parent and teacher resources
To help families start planning and saving early for their children’s education after high school, the Government of
British Columbia will provide a $1,200 BC Training and Education Savings Grant.
When a B.C. resident child turns six years old, the Province of British Columbia will put $1,200 into the
child’s Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP).
Starting immediately, all B.C. children with an RESP and born on or after January 1, 2007 will be entitled to receive
the BC Training and Education Savings Grant.
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/topic.page?id=30F9685761484A8FA6CB7ED216B052EC
PIE Resources
Textbooks & Online
Courses
Deposit required for textbooks please contact your family’s
teacher to discuss options.
Subscriptions
Monthly emails with the passwords to:
Computers
For details—please contact
[email protected]
What in the World? and
The Canadian Reader
plus online accounts for:
BrainPOP
Enchanted Learning
IXL Math
IXL Language Arts
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Online Resources
Created by PIE Teachers
Partners in Education homepage http://www.sd47.bc.ca/school/pie/Pages/default.aspx
Stephanie’s Facebook Group for pictures of PIE events etc. https://www.facebook.com/groups/16157794226/
Robyn’s Edublog for links to all kinds of fantastic online resources. http://edulinks.edublogs.org/
Lyndsay’s Blog for excellent writing ideas, sample math questions and more. http://www.lyndsayblogs.com/
Lisa’s wiki for special education resources, discussion of educational issues etc.
www.thinkingabouteducation.pbworks.com
Created by PIE Parents
Comox Valley Homeschooler’s Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/115468428507116/
Powell River Homeschool Connect Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/prhomeschoolconnect/
PIE Code of Conduct
PIE Code of Conduct
During public outings it is expected that:
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Parents are responsible for their children’s
behaviour.
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Students stay within sight of parents and/or
teachers.
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Students behave respectfully and care for fellow
students and for those around them.
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Audience members listen quietly to speakers and/
or teachers during presentations as well as when
instructions are being given.
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PIE Showcase
Desmond entered a Provincial
Slopestyle and Snowboard Cross
(SBX) competition this past weekend at Big White.
Slopestyle is the most popular
competition in snowboarding with
a series of boxes, rails and jump
features to hit. This is a judged
event, similar to floor in gymnastics. SBX is a race with 4-6 snowboarders heading down a course
with speed. The first to
cross the finish line wins.
The course is narrow with
turns, berms, rollers,
jumps, steeps and flat terrain designed to challenge
the rider’s ability to stay in
control while maintaining
maximum speed.
Desmond did best at SBX
(his passion) ending up 4th
overall in finals. Way to go,
Desmond!
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Events
PAC-Sponsored Event - Cumberland Walking Tour with Meaghan Cursons
http://www.cumberlandmuseum.ca/visit/guided-walking-tours/
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Events
Interaction Day Events - Powell River (Gymnastics)
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Events
Support Zone - Comox Valley
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Events
Interaction Day Events - Comox Valley (Forensics Officer, Mount Washington, Board Games)
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Events
Interaction Day Events - Comox Valley (Pottery & Seal Bay Hike)
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Events
Science/Heritage Fair - Comox Valley (March 10th)
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