Bear Blast

As we are all Treaty people, we take time to honor the land of Treaty 6 and all that it offers for us and our families through many generations. This land has served as a traditional meeting ground, gathering place, and traveling route for the Cree, Dene, Nakota, Saulteaux, and Ojibway People since time immemorial. We recognize this land as the homeland of Metis Nation Eastern Region II. We honor the ancestors and footsteps that have fallen in these lands. We also acknowledge that our use of this land has come at a cost, the cost of colonialism and the residential school system. We commit to working together toward reconciliation and forging a better path forward.

On Tuesday, February 27, 2024 PPCS was honored to host Rita Decharme for a storytelling evening. It was a small crowd, but a wonderful evening. Rita shared stories of herself growing up and the trials that her family went through. It was, at times emotional, with both tears and laughter. She shared about the resiliency that she learned growing up and how it took her entire family to survive. She spoke of her schooling bouncing back and forth from the "school on the corner" to a school 7 miles away (where her mother felt she would get a better education). As a result, she never really finished anything. Her mother's greatest wish was that she could better her current status.

Rita talked about learning her Metis culture as recently as the 90s, when she was introduced to the Metis sash. She loves learning and sharing her learning with the kids.

Rita is one of only 1100 Michif speakers in all of Canada. She fondly remembers speaking it with aunts and uncles, many of whom have passed away. She regrets not teaching her kids Michif and knows how important ot is for a culture to keep its language.

Huge thanks to Mrs. Christianson for organizing the event (and even doing the baking).

Each week, Mr. Mielke will post a pic of a strange object. Submit your answers of what you think it is to ppcs@nesd.ca. All the correct answers will be put into a draw for a weekly prize.

Last weeks item was a film canister, the winner was Daveny Thorpe.

Can you guess this week's item?

Each month, we will be putting out a family calendar which will include major events for the month. We will do our best to be as comprehensive as possible, but please continue to check the Bear Blast for updates. This will include our home games and our practice times, as well as special events. We encourage families to print a copy (click the pdf file to download) of the calendar and keep it handy.

Practice

Monday, March 4- Grades 3-6 Boys @ PPCS Gymnasium

Tuesday, March 5 - Coach Kara says practices will begin next Tuesday, she is away this week.

Wednesday, March 6 - No practice due to sanctions

Faye Pascual

Faye has been a part of the score table at all of our Sr. Boys games to handle the duties of shot clock. She is dependable, willing to learn and has an accurate thumb on the switch. Thanks Faye for all of your help with Bears Athletics.

Athletes of the Month

JR Antazo

JR stepped up at our home tournament playing some great defense and pushing the pace of the game. He is back in full form to slicing and dicing through the defense attacking the rim or popping out to knock down an open 3. Great month JR and good luck down the stretch.

Venna Kiehn

Venna has emerged as a very skilled player on the curling ice. She executes great shots yet always seems to be having fun and encouraging others. She has been a huge help with new players and being a role model for her team and the sport. You rock Venna.

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.

Once again, Jigs and Carolines will be offering hot lunches on Wednesday and Friday. Please order directly from them. Stay tuned.