Bear Blast
For the Week of February 26, 2024
Working together; succeeding together.
Leap Year
A few years ago, I was driving a group of students to Hudson Bay for an event. At that time we had our old van and as such the only music choice was the radio. That particular day we were listening to News Talk Radio (much to the chagrin of the students). The program was the "Smartest Radio Listener" program. The question was "This has only happened twice in history?". There were many answers, most centered around celestial events. The announcer kept telling people that they were not even close. A thought went through my mind, maybe the answer was February 30. I don't know why I thought that, but it was a fleeting thought as I was sure that there were, at maximum, only 29 days in February. Imagine my surprise when the answer was revealed to be February 30. So, when did February 30 happen, you may ask. It happened once in the 1700s in Sweden to restore their calendar when they found themselves out of sync with both the Gregorian and the Julian calendars. It also happened in the Soviet Union in 1930 and 1931 when they introduced what they called the revolutionary calendar which was based on a 5-dat work week, with all months having 30 days. There were 5 or 6 days set aside as holiday days, but these days did not have a month. Interesting that there were people who only had 1 or 2 birthdays in their entire life.
This is a leap year and we will have 29 days in February. The 29th day exists because the actual length of a year is 365.25 days. Rather than try and do some funny math on New Years Eve, we just add a day (to the Gregorian Calendar) every 4 years. Growing up, we used to joke that our bus driver, who was born on February 29, was only 9 years old, almost the youngest one on the bus.
It is fun (for me at least) to look at these historical and chronological quirks. That being said, February 29th is a bonus day, so I challenge all of our Bears family to take time to do something special.
Can You Guess What I Am
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 VHS rewinder , the winner was Andrea Genaille I wonder if any of you remember when there was an extra charge if you were not kind and did not rewind.
Can you guess this week's item?
Around PPCS
Elder Rita Storytelling Evening
February is Indigenous Story Telling Month. Tradition states that Indigenous stories are only shared when there is snow on the ground. Although it is scarce we do have some snow. To celebrate this, PPCS has invited Elder Rita DeCharme to come for an evening of storytelling at 5:00pm on Tuesday, February 27th. It is open to anyone in the community and is free of charge.
Storytelling Evening with Elder Rita DeCharme.
Tuesday, Feb 27, 2024, 05:00 PM
Porcupine Plain Composite High School, 3 Avenue East, Porcupine Plain, SK, Canada
100th Day of School
Basketball Pep Rally
Dancing and Skating
Next Staff vs. Student is
Family Calendar
PPCS Jr. NBA 2024
Monday, February 26 - No practice due to sanctions.
Tuesday, February 27 - Grade 1/2 @ PPCS Gymnasium
Wednesday, February 28 - Grades 4-6 Girls @ PPCS Gymnasium
Volunteers and Athletes of the Month
Volunteer of the month.
Venice Llanes has started helping out with score table for just about every basketball game that goes down in our gym. She is always eager to volunteer and learn more about the game. She runs a tight ship at the table and seems to enjoy the best seat in the house. Thanks Venice for your help because without minor officials we would not be able to play.
Athletes of the Month
Brynlee Smith
Brynlee has taken on a big role this year playing both Jr and Sr girls basketball. She works tirelessly on the court, always trying to out-hustle the opposition. She plays with a lot of brawn, but just as importantly she plays with a lot of brain, out-thinking the opposition at every opportunity.
She has also taken the young pups on the Jr girls team under her wing, giving them pointers, showing them the ropes, and most importantly showing them how to be great team players. Good job Brynlee.
Kayden Wasylyk
Kayden is a skilled player because he is a hard worker. He is often found in the gym working on something individually in a meaningful way. He realizes the only way to get better is to practice what you aren’t good at whereas many times athletes like to come in the gym and rep strengths because its easy, that’s simply not Kayden. He has gone toe to toe with some large individuals on some of the bigger schools we have played and always steps up to the challenge. Looking forward to seeing what you will accomplish the rest of this season and a few more.
Community Events
Hot Lunches
Check Your Punch Card Balance
Please note, as we get used to this new system, please be aware that punch card balances may be up to 1 week behind.
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.
Scan me to check your punch card balance.
Jigs and Carolines are Back
Wednesdays - Jigs
Chicken Tenders w/wedges
Served with Ranch
$7.00
Fridays - Carolines
Poutine
$6.00