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Home and School News, January 2020
Extra Mile Award Nominate a school staff person (i.e. teacher, education / admin assistant, custodian) for the PEI Home and School Federation’s Extra Mile Award. Submission deadline is: Jan. 17. More details are online at: https://peihsf.ca/extramile Affecting Change in PEI’s Education System Resolutions are developed around issues that will affect positive change in our school system for…
Read MorePutting students first. Atlantic parents, teachers meet in Newfoundland to discuss issues, share solutions.
Parents and teachers met Nov. at the Home and School Caucus meeting in St. John’s, N.L., with representatives from the Atlantic provinces discussing priority issues in education and sharing solutions that benefit students. The partnership works to strengthen student outcomes and achievements in education. An area of shared concern was student access to mental health…
Read MoreHome and School News, December 2019
2020 Extra Mile Award Nominate a deserving school staff individual for recognition by the PEI Home and School Federation. Submissions deadline: January 15. Find more information at: Extra Mile Award of the Year | peihsf@edu.pe.ca | 902-620-3186 Resolutions Deadline to submit a resolution for consideration at the 2020 Annual Meeting & convention is January 31. Consider…
Read MoreMaking progress. P.E.I. Home and School Federation issues discussed by provincial cabinet at semi-annual meeting
Premier Dennis King delivered mandate letters to Cabinet on Oct. 11. The premier expects ministers to work with colleagues and through established legislative, regulatory, and cabinet processes to make substantive progress on priority areas. The federation is very pleased with two areas of the mandate letter that reflect on our policies. The first is…
Read MoreHome and School News, November 2019
1. Semi-Annual Follow up – Sharing of Ideas “Live Story” by Dionne Tuplin online. – Youth Vaping in PEI PDF presented by Sterling Carruthers and Melissa Munro-Bernard is online. Please note the slides are for information purposes. Home and School Associations are asked to arrange vaping presentations in Families of Schools by contacting Sterling sdcarruthers@edu.pe.ca or 902-438-4134. …
Read MoreSharing ideas through a “Live Story”
Sharing of Ideas Through a "Live Story" by Dionne Tuplin Ellerslie Elementary Home and School Association Presentation: Semi-Annual Meeting, October 8, 2019 Good evening and thank you for coming. My name is Dionne Tuplin and I am the Co-Chair at Ellerslie Elementary Home and School Association and the Westisle Family of Schools Rep for…
Read MorePremier’s Mandate Letter to Minister of Education and Lifelong Learning
Education and Lifelong Learning Mandate Letter (excerpt) Honourable Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island October 11, 2019 "As the Minister of Education and Lifelong Learning, your overarching goal is to lead our province’s efforts to develop and deliver excellent high-quality education in English and French for Island children from birth to Grade 12, while…
Read MoreVaping Resource for Schools: Addressing student use of e-cigarettes and other vaping products
Youth tobacco use has suddenly increased in Canada. The rapid uptake of e-cigarettes and other vaping devices has reversed a trend of declining teen tobacco use in the country, to the point where public health officials are declaring the issue to be ‘alarming’. Vaping products have now surpassed tobacco as the most common nicotine-containing products…
Read MoreDetails announced for Oct. 8 event: Presentations focus on variety of topics, including e-cigarettes
The P.E.I. Home and School Federation continues to do its’ work of bringing people together around the common vision of an excellent education system, with the education and well-being of each island child at the centre. At the local level, we work to strengthen local home and school associations and support their work in their…
Read MoreOnline Registration open for the 2019 Semi-Annual Meeting
Local home and school associations can submit registrations for members attending the October 8, 2019 Semi-Annual Meeting using this online registration form. Please submit one registration per delegate. Each home and school can send five voting delegates, but there’s no limit to the number of additional parents, guardians, teachers, administrators and staff who can attend.…
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