Posts by Shirley Smedley-Jay
Join us on the NEW DATE: Monday, January 24, 2022, for Town Hall webinars
Join us on the NEW DATE: Monday, January 24, 2022, for Town Hall webinars: • Elementary School Families at 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. • Intermediate/ High School Families at 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. How to support your students at home with online learning Managing online learning when school is closed is a challenge for families.…
Read MoreResources available for at-home learning
With the arrival of 2022, many parents and caregivers face questions about their student’s education and health. They are not alone. The P.E.I. Home and School Federation board met over the holidays to discuss the common questions and concerns we are hearing and sent a summary to the Chief Public Health Office, Minister of Education…
Read MoreStill time to sign up for Free Resolution Writing Workshop
There is still time to Sign Up for 1 of 2 Resolution-Writing Workshops Date: Monday, January 10, 2022 Time: 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Sign up by email and include the following: – Put in the subject line: #1 Resolution Workshop at 4 p.m. OR #2 Resolution Workshop at 8 p.m. – Insert in the body of the…
Read MoreWatch out for school buses. People are continuing to pass school buses while their red lights are flashing across P.E.I. regularly.
Let’s work with P.E.I.’s school bus drivers, who do their utmost to keep students safe. Pay attention when driving and put phones away. This past week in one P.E.I. school community, there was an accident when two cars tried to pass a bus with their red lights flashing; further down the road, a near-miss by…
Read MoreSchool bus safety meeting held
On Sept. 28, the P.E.I. Home and School Federation and CUPE 1145 organized a school bus safety concerned stakeholders meeting to address the crucial need of protecting students on Prince Edward Island. With approximately 300 school buses on Island roadways each day, school bus drivers report that drivers are passing slowing or stopped school buses…
Read MoreYOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND FREE HOME AND SCHOOL Volunteer Leadership Training Workshops
Workshops are designed to enhance home and school effectiveness and parent engagement in public education. Two dates/locations: Monday, Nov. 1st Elm Street Elementary School, Summerside, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 Spring Park Elementary School, Charlottetown, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. New and returning volunteers will better understand….where they fit in PEI’s education…
Read MoreInput makes a difference
Home and School provides a large table around which everyone involved directly with students sits and collaborates on matters of common concern related to education and well-being of students. Many important matters of public education have been discussed around this table for over six decades in P.E.I. The voice of parents, guardians, teachers, staff, and…
Read MoreKeep connected during the school year
Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year! Home and Schools play the most important role in bringing parents, guardians, teachers, students and administrators together to discuss education. The work of the provincial federation is to connect local member associations and, through our annual resolutions process, make our collective voice heard on matters of broad provincial importance.…
Read MoreWatch for Students on the Road
Home & School News, September 2021 Watch for Students on the Road Another school year begins Sept. 7th. Students will be walking, cycling, riding on a bus or in family car to school. It is a strategic time to remind all motorists that with awareness and education, children can get to school and back home again…
Read MoreBack-to-School 2021-2022 Plan Response
The Prince Edward Island Home and School Federation (PEIHSF) exists to promote the total well-being of children and the highest standards of education for each child in the province. Children are less likely to become seriously ill or die from COVID-19, but they can still require hospitalization and develop Long-COVID symptoms or permanent disabilities from…
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