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.

This week in the Bear Blast we want to send a shout out to Ms. Palaniuk and the PPCS Art Club. Art club is open to pretty much any student in grades 4-12 and meets once a week. They usually do a different project each week. If you follow us on Facebook, you will have seen some of the amazing work that our art club creates under the guidance of Ms. Palaniuk, an incredible talented artist herself. If you attended the Unity in Community event this weekend here in town you would have also seen some examples of the work that the art club does.

Thank you to Ms. Palaniuk for the time you put into art club and for sharing your expertise and talent with the our students.

Have you ever heard of Rob McLeod? He holds multiple world records all related to frisbee throwing and PPCS will be hosting him in April. Rob will bring his message of striving for your goals and then spend the day with our 7-12 students sharing his frisbee talents. Check him out at his website.

Grades 1 and 2

- practices will start after the Feb break.

Grades 3 and 4

- practice this week Tues 3:30-4:30

** we will look at rejigging the schedule to avoid hockey next week.

Grades 5 and 6

- practice this week Wed 3:30-4:30

** we will look at rejigging the schedule to avoid hockey next week.

Tournament in Melfort - March 29 and 30 - stay tuned for details.

Junior and Senior practices will begin after the break.

Sign up is open now, check at the office.

NESSAC Playoffs coming up.

Senior Boys Basketball

Sr. Boys defeated ED Feehan and Meadow Lake but lost to Martensville in the final to take second at Martensville tournament.

Sr Boys League final at PPCS on Monday Feb 10.

Game 1 3:15 Tisdale vs Hudson Bay

Game 2 5pm Game 1 Winner vs PPCS Bears

Feb 28-March 1st PPCS Sr. Boys Home Tourney (8 teams)

Junior Boys Basketball

Jr Boys League final at PPCS Thursday, Feb 13.

5pm vs Tisdale

Shout out to Mackin Construction for very generously sponsoring our new girls dark jerseys.

They wore them with pride as they took home 3rd place in the Hudson Bay tournament this weekend!

Logan Smith

Logan gets the nod this month for his help at the score table. His attention to detail, precision button and penwork makes him an asset to any score table crew. He enjoys watching the game and can often be found working on his moves alone in the gym under dim lighting. Thanks for your volunteerism Logan.

Kylee Lupuliak Kylee is a solid pick for her defensive effort. She is a hustler and a worker on and off the court. She isn’t afraid of a challenge and to square up with some of the top opponents Great month Kylee and continue leading through your actions.

Landon Mackin Landon Mackin is coming off his best performance of his extensive Jr. Boys career. He has been an eager sponge soaking up all of Mr. Bloski’s intelligence, which didn’t take long, but nonetheless Landon has been a very coachable player that displays leaps and bounds of improvement. His defensive form, help work ethic and flat out give a care is impressive. Great job Landon and continue to improve.

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.

We have had a significant punch card update.

In the past, as we got new accounts we simply added them to the bottom of the list so that our families would not have to relearn their place in the list of accounts. That has become very difficulty to manage. As a result, we have alphabetized the list on our end and updated account numbers to reflect your child's current grade followed by the last 4 digits of your phone number (i.e. 113213, grade 11 phone number ends in 3213).

Punch cards have been updated to the most recent values heading into semester 2. Please let us know if there is an error.