Bear Blast

As we are all Treaty people, we take time to honor the land of Treaty 4 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.

Huge thanks to Mrs. Brezinski and the grade 6 class for once again hosting an amazing Biker Rodeo. It was not a perfect day, but the rain stayed away for most it. The students has a lot of fun and learned a little bit about bike safety. The community bike ride was, as always, my favorite part of the day.

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

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 week's answer was Johny B. Goode by Chuck Berry. Congrats to our winner Miss Palaniuk. Honorable mention to Matthew Reuther, our resident Back to the Future expert.

This week, can you find 10 classic movie titles hidden in the picture..

Larwood Shaw Memorial Pool is very happy to be able to offer swimming lessons this summer. Several local youth have completed the needed training to be instructors and are ready to get going. To register visit https://forms.gle/g8BkbjUfjPFLryPXA.

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.

All of our athletes performed well at provincials with many setting personal bests.

Harleigh Pohl performed well in all events, bringing home 8th in triple jump.

Danika Bratton set a personal best in triple jump, jumping 7.72m.

Cruz Reed jumped well in triple jump.

Tiana jumped well in high jump.

Hana ran well in the 400m.

Volunteer of the Month

Autum and Jr. get the nod in our final month of recognition. A huge thanks for them for keeping the athlete picture board updated and helping out with an odd job now and then to keep Bears Athletics rolling. Best wishes to Autum as she leaves us this year and we are sure you will leave your own mark on Athletics.

Athletes of the Month

Harleigh Pohl

Harleigh is a no brainer for our Athlete of the month with her strong performance at Nessac track. I was only able to watch from a distance but she flat out smoked her competition in the 100 and 200m. She also physically dominated long and triple jump. She is very motivated and works very hard at practice and on her own so we are not surprised of her accomplishments. Keep up the training Harleigh and good luck in Stoon.

Breanne Strnad

Breanne Strnad is new to Bears Athletics but as proven to be very goal oriented and dedicated. She is in the gym jumping whenever she can and takes her practice and performance very seriously. With her work ethic she will be one to watch in the future as she will only continue to improve. Great attitude Breanne.

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.