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Superintendent's Memo
Addiction & Mental Health News
Orange Shirt Day T-Shirt Design Contest
Extras
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Workshops
Professional Learning
Resources
Learning on the Trail Podcast
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Hello Team and Welcome to June!
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to the graduating classes of 2021. BTPS saw some graduations last week in Dewberry and Marwayne. Graduations look different but celebrating the hard work of our students is so important. Thank you to all for supporting and guiding our students to this milestone in their lives.
We did not get through the first week back from at-home learning COVID free. We have COVID cases in Irma and Amisk/Hughenden. A huge thank you for continuing to follow guidelines and restrictions as we finish off this school year.
I am looking forward to seeing the students’ logo designs for the BTPS Orange Shirt Day Contest. The deadline for the contest is June 9! Thank you to the Park Plains East ATA Diversity, Equity and Human Rights Committee and Katrin Heim for planning this division-wide contest which promotes reconciliation, anti-racism and anti-bullying.
Enjoy the week everyone!
Take care,
Rhae-Ann
#btpstogether
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Addiction & Mental Health News
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Orange Shirt Day T-Shirt Design Contest
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WOW & VIBE Virtual Summer Programming
The WOW and VIBE mental health programs will be running summer live virtual programming in the mornings from July 5th to August 20th for all preschool to grade 6 students. If you register by June 15th you will receive a kit for the crafts on Fridays!
If you would like to sign up your children please complete the registration form here.
For more information about the programming please open our description book.
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Bill 201: Protection of Students with Life-Threatening Allergies Act
Auto-injectors Training:
https://www.allergyaware.ca/ has a free online course that can teach how to recognize anaphylaxis reactions and how to use the auto-injectors. The course takes about ½ hour to complete. This can be completed individually, or during a staff meeting. Every employee would have to sign in to the course to receive a certificate of completion. The electronic version of the certificate would then be emailed to their Supervisor and the OHS Coordinator for filing.
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Criterion on Demand
We have purchased the license for Criterion on Demand for another year. This is a legal way of showing movies/films in your classrooms. www.criterionondemand.com
For log in information, please reach out to your Principals.
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kiskêyihtamowin: Learning through Experiences – Indigenous Online Video Learning Series
Wanuskewin Heritage Park in Saskatoon is thrilled to announce the release of our NEW online video learning series kiskêyihtamowin – learning through experiences. This exciting new educational tool has been in development over the last few months in partnership with Elders, curriculum development staff, and Dr. Ernie Walker of the University of Saskatchewan.
kiskêyihtamowin – learning through experiences is an essential learning resource based on Wanuskewin’s cultural and land-based experiential programs, that have now been brought into a digital space. All of our programs have developed curriculum connections, based on the Saskatchewan Curriculum Standards, and will assist learners to reach core competencies in science, art, language, history, and treaty education based on Indigenous Ways of Knowing designed for all grade levels.
We have attached an information package and price sheet with this email for more information regarding the programs and cost. The online learning series is sold as an annual subscription for the entire school division. Any purchase made before June 30, 2021 will be extended automatically to June 30, 2022, ensuring educators and school divisions are able to get the most use out of their investment for the remaining 2021 school year, and the entire 2022 school year.
Your trial access information:
https://wanuskewin.com/classes/
Username: Alberta2021
Password: Trial2021
Trial Expires: June 7, 2021
*We kindly request that the videos and resource content not be shared in classrooms or learning settings without registering to purchase the subscription plan.
We are delighted to share that a number of school divisions across Saskatchewan and Manitoba have already purchased the learning series for their divisions, and we invite our Alberta neighbours to consider joining in this educational opportunity as well! If you have any questions, or would like to register for the learning series please get in touch.
Ashley Reagan
Partnership Development
WANUSKEWIN
M/ 306.321.2326
Treaty Six Territory and Homeland of the Métis
sales@wanuskewin.com
www.wanuskewin.com
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KAIROS Blanket Exercise
Click here for more information
KAIROS Blanket Exercise is a powerful and impactful workshop which uses Indigenous methodologies to build an understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance.
Here is the sign up for the workshop on June 14th at 3:45 pm. This is a great opportunity to bring new learning to our celebration of National Aboriginal Day which is Monday, June 21.
SPARC Red Deer ... helping kids grow up great!
Parent Workshops coming up: Register here
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Sun Safety eLearning Course
It has been a challenging year in teaching! That’s why the Canadian Skin Cancer Foundation has built resources for you to teach sun safety to your students. Send your students to our Sun Safety eLearning course for a complete health lesson before the year is done. You will find more games, videos and lesson plans on our website.
Our eLearning course is a comprehensive sun safety lesson where your students can learn how to protect themselves from UV rays.
Each student will receive a downloadable certificate after completing the course.
In this 30-minute course, we discuss:
- How UV rays from the sun can damage your skin
- Different types of skin cancer
- The ABCDE's of early detection
- Protecting yourself from the sun in different types of weather
Click here for more information.
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Professional Learning Opportunities
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BTPS Learning with Leaders
https://www.warmdemanders.com/btps
The BTPS Board of Education and Division Administration are advocates of lifelong learning and of providing professional learning opportunities for all of our staff. We have a goal to attract, retain, and grow amazing staff and leaders.
This professional learning menu is part of our commitment to support you. We're really excited about offering so many online leadership courses, masterclasses, and communities, and will be adding more selections to the PL menu each year. A key feature of the menu is how easy it is for you to register in any of the opportunities. For this year, every item on this site is funded and supported by BTPS, and all administration related to payment is handled by the division office.
It really is this easy to find your lead domino and further your learning journey! There are many options to support growth in leadership, collaborate with others, and learn simple organizational tips.
Jodee Blanco - The Voice of America's Bullied
www.jodeeblanco.com
I speak in schools and offer an anti-bullying program called INJJA (It's NOT Just Joking Around!) that includes student presentations, Professional Development and a parent/family component.
It’s NOT Just Joking Around!™ – Understanding School Bullying Through the Eyes of a Former Victim
I bring the audience inside the heart and mind of the bullied child, and let them see the world through their compelling point of view. I share some of my most unforgettable experiences working deep inside the trenches of America’s schools. This keynote is intense, inspirational and cuts to the core of what it means to be a bullied child through the perspective of only someone like me, who was bullied herself and who holds hundreds of bullied students in her arms every day as they pour their hearts out to her, can understand.
What my program includes:
- Age Appropriate Student Presentations (elementary, middle and high)
- After-School Faculty In-service with Supplemental White Paper
- Evening Parent-Family Seminar
- Flexible, Optional SEL Based Follow-Up Curriculum/Blended Learning Model (commences after I've come to speak and keeps the message of tolerance and compassion alive the rest of the school year)
Available Modalities:
- In-Person (during social distancing, I present multiple times to smaller groups of students)
- Virtual (I present live and schools may record the presentations for future learning)
- Blended Learning Model (integrates in-person components and E-learning, designed around a school’s needs)
- Hybrid (a combination of in-person and virtual, for example, live-streaming an in-person presentation in a socially distanced classroom to remote students).
For more information contact Jodee at
Phone: 1 (312) 961-3430
Email: jodee@jodeeblanco.com
Or reach out to Rhae-Ann.
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This week marks the start of National Indigenous History Month & the countdown to National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) begins!
Appreciate the histories, diversity and contributions of First Nations and Métis Peoples, and the Inuit through events and celebrations. https://www.alberta.ca/national-indigenous-history-month.aspx
Enjoy virtual programs, book lists, family storytime, author spotlights and social media posts throughout the month. Visit bit.ly/3oUYWyI
https://teachers-ab.libguides.com/indigenouspeoplesday
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BTPS Learning on the Trail Podcast
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This educational podcast series is designed to guide students through information about various careers and opportunities. Through personal interviews hosted by Superintendent, Rhae-Ann Holoien, we share excitement, knowledge and stories about careers. Students are able to hear advice and learn how to overcome barriers to be able to find a job they will love.
Listen and Subscribe here! We are on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts
Email us at btps@podcast.ca for any inquiries!
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