As Treaty people, we take this moment to honor the lands of Treaties 4 and 6, and all they have provided to us and our families across many generations. These lands have long served as traditional meeting grounds, gathering places, and traveling routes for the Cree, Dene, Nakota, Dakota, Saulteaux, and Ojibway peoples since time immemorial. We also recognize these lands as the homeland of Métis Nation Eastern Region II.

We honor the ancestors whose footsteps have shaped these lands. We acknowledge that our use of these lands has come at a profound cost, including the impacts of colonialism and the residential school system. With this recognition, we commit to working together toward reconciliation and forging a path forward that honors the past and builds a better future for all.

School clothing orders should be in Monday.

It is that time again and, unlike many years, we actually have an election in our subdivision (Subdivision 7).

Your candidates for Subdivision 7 are:

• Mark Van Haastert from Bjorkdale
• George Schroepfer from Arborfield

Advanced polls for our subdivision on on Nov 6 at the Porcupine Plain Community Hall from 12:00pm-8:00pm.

Regular polls will be Nov 13 at the Porcupine Plain Community Hall.

Please contact the school if you have any questions.

Make sure that you get out and vote!

Once again our book fair was a huge success. The grand total was just under $4000, including credits earned for our library to purchase books. Huge thanks to Mrs. Binkley who put in many hours or her own time to make the book fair a success. Special thanks also to the book fair committee for all of the work they did to help Mrs. Binkley out. It was awesome to see students take ownership of the book fair, under Mrs. Binkley's guidance, and put their own twist on it.

Thank you to all of our families who came out and purchased books, every dollar spent earned credits that we can use to add books to our collection.

Huge shout out to our SRC for planning our first ever Glow Pep rally. Born from the success of our Glow Volleyball fundraiser, it was a blast for everyone involved. It was loud, it was crazy, it was AWESOME!!

The school has a small number of pumpkins that students can take and carve for the carving contest. First come first serve. Talk to Mr. Mielke.

Mrs. Patchin has stepped up in a big way this year by taking on a Jr. Girls coaching position. Her willingness to volunteer and learn a new role is greatly appreciated by our staff and students. The new relationships she has built will be valued by our young athletes for years to come. Thank you for all that you do for Bears Athletics.

Amerikka Thomasgard has developed into not only a great player but a strong leader. She is a middle force on the Jr. Girls volleyball team and has demonstrated growth through her leadership actions which do not go unnoticed by her teammates. Keep up the good work Amerikka.

Kruze Boyko is our Bears Athlete pick of the month for his strong performance in Cross Country. One day Kruze "just felt like runnin" and since then he has being clipping along through the country side. He has found a great physical activity option he can continue far beyond his High school years. Great job Kruze.

Practices

Monday and Thursday

Jr. Girls 3:30-5:30 (Practice)

Sr. Girls 6:30-8:30 (Practice)

The Junior A team is off to pod playoffs in Tisdale on Monday, Oct 28.

The Senior Girls are off to Conference Playoffs on Saturday, Nov 2nd in Naicam.

Junior Girls hosted an amazing tournament this past weekend. Both teams played well, the Junior B team gave the A team a run for their money. Congratulations to the Jr. A team for winning Bronze.

Huge, huge thanks to all of our volunteers who made the weekend a success. Extra huge should out to our officials; Elissa Holinaty, Nadine Fraser, and Hana Teale, they did an amazing job. I received several compliments about how well run the tournament was and how amazing the food was. Thank you to all of the families who donated food and their time to work in the kitchen.

Bears Athletics is looking for coaches for the upcoming school year, mainly Sr. Boys Basketball, Track and Field. and an assistant for Girls Volleyball but if you are interested in others let us know. Please contact Mr. Bloski for details.

Please note, as we get used to this new system, please be aware that punch card balances may be up to 1 week behind.

You can click the button below to check on how much your child has left on his/her punch card. To help support privacy, we have developed account numbers for each student. The account number is their grade followed by the last 4 digits of the phone number we have on file. For example, my son Noah is in grade 5. His account number would be 059017.

Once you click the link below and find your child's account number, you will see a number to the left of their account number (i.e. 17). That number will not change, so you only have to remember that number going forward.

We hope that this will help our families.