Volume 14, Issue 5

We hope that you and your families had a restful and fun Winter Break! ⛄

January is about new beginnings and we can see that many of you are off to a great start. Do you know why January is called January? Learn a little bit about this month at 60 Seconds History!

Ian is joining PIE as he continues “Principaling on the Pacific” in the qathet school district, most recently as Principal of Technology, and previous to that as Principal at Edgehill Elementary. Ian is supported by his wife and three children as he continues to explore education topics around technology, mental wellness and personalized learning - all great parts of the PIE experience. Ian has been fortunate enough to spend time teaching in classrooms from K-12 and has loved his time as a principal-librarian and is excited to take on a K-12+ role! Ian has also worked with a number of anxious learners (including his son) and encouraging schools that work with those students who struggle with Generalized Anxiety. Ian also blogs reflections each "day of learning" at http://technolandy.wordpress.com and tweets (Xs) via @technolandy and is exploring other social media methods to learn from and share with - feel free to say “hi” whether you see him in real life or online!

January 15th is officially recognized as Black Excellence Day.

For more information please check out Black Excellence Day and The Black Pulse Project.

The Decoda Literacy Solutions theme for literacy week is “Let's Have a Family Party!”

How do you plan on celebrating this week? Click below for some family friendly ideas!

📸 Be sure to take and share pictures of any literacy activities you do! Tag School District 47 @PIE_sd47 and #SD47Literacy if you are comfortable doing so.

There is so much to learn about the exciting Chinese celebration known as Lunar New Year!

Did you know that Lunar New Year is 16 days long? Or that there are 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac? Click on some of the resources below to learn more!

Pictures below are from our first 'Cook With Us' session. It was a great success and we are looking forward to future sessions. Join us in-person at OV or virtually if you're not able to attend in person.

If your child is interested in learning how to play basketball, the district is offering basketball practices on Friday’s from 3:15-4:30 for 5 weeks ( Jan 26th-Feb 23rd) at Westview elementary school. All students in grades 5-7 are welcome. Practice will be held as co-ed. If there are students interested in playing in the district Basketball tournament at the end of February, please email Hillary.marciniak@sd47.bc.ca with your interest to see if your child can join another team who is looking for players.

Check out Ruby's first ever crochet project: a chicken that lays eggs!! 🐔🥚🥚🥚

January's STEM challenge was to make the longest bridge or strongest bridge using 40 Keva blocks. Amazing collaboration from all groups! Check out some of their creations below ⬇

Hi there, my name is Maia. I'm an equestrian and aspiring Veterinarian, all around animal lover. I take pride in my animal's health, care, and well being.

My YouTube channel Maia's Pet Family, started last winter as a way to educate people on proper animal husbandry, starring both my mini horses Bunni & Rosie, my rabbits, Stuart, Baby & Jaime, my dogs Toby, Dottie, Murphy, Brie, Georgie, Rubi and Penny, my rescue hamster MR. Bean, and my chickens Dash, Winter, Noodle & Debb. I also have a very special Connemara Pony, named Holly who has been a huge inspiration on my journey. Since then we have had a lot of loss, losing my best friend and beloved mini horse Bunni at only a year old, due to health complications because of her dwarfism. My hamster MR. Bean passed, being the longest living hamster from his litter. After all of the heartache, my family and I have moved houses across Vancouver Island, bought 4 acres to have a farm for ALL our animals.

I post weekly videos of all our animals from tutorial's, vlogs and more! Follow along my animal journey, by Subscribing to Maia's Pet Family!

SD47 features numerous wellness websites on the portal. One website, Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre, offers a variety of tips and resources. Why not check out the Where You Are Podcast for practical tips and strategies that you can use to promote your own and your family's mental health and wellness?

👉 Where You Are Podcast 🎧

Monday-Friday

9:00-12:00

1:00-3:00

Thursday

4:30-8:30 - please register via email: trish.hoehn@sd47.bc.ca

Tuesday (Jan 17 - Feb 21 and April 11- May 16)

9:00-11:00 Grades K-4

1:30-3:30 Grades 5-9

Thursday (all year - test invigilation and study hall)

10:30-12:30

January ⛄

15: Black Excellence Day

21-28: Family Literacy Week

February 💘

10-17: Lunar New Year

16: Pro-D Day (school not in session)

19: BC Family Day (school not in session)

23: Term 2 Submission Deadline

28: Pink Shirt/Anti-Bullying Day

29: Digital Learning Day

March 🍀

1: Employee Appreciation Day

8: International Women's Day

15: Schools close (end of day)

15: Report Cards Published

21: World Down Syndrome Day

21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

29: Good Friday

31: International Transgender Day of Visibility

April 🐣

1: Easter Monday

2: Schools Re-open

2: World Autism Day

5: Anniversary of Tla'amin Treaty

7: Good Friday

10: Easter Monday

28: National Day of Mourning

May 🌼

6-10: Mental Health Week

22: Victoria Day

29-31: Camp Imadene

June 🌞

1: Pride Month

3-9: Child and Youth in Care Week

7: Term 3 Submission Deadline

8: Brooks Grad

20: PIE Grad in the Comox Valley

21: National Indigenous Peoples Day

24: PIE Planning Day

27: Report Cards Published

28: Administrative Day (Schools Close)

📸 Instagram

Email: stephanie.hall@sd47.bc.ca
Website: https://www.sd47.bc.ca/pol
Location: 7105 Nootka St, Powell River, BC, Canada
Phone: (604) 485-2756
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