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Provincial News
December 2010--- Membership Fees Due
--- Now accepting nominations for Extra Mile Award
--- Resolutions deadline Jan 31
--- Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week Feb. 13 - 19
--- Read Kiddo Read.....
--- Brainstorming Notes (more)
Western School Board Meeting
December 15, 2010
Western School Board Appoints New Superintendent of Education .....
The Western School Board meeting will be held at Alberton Elementary 8:00 p.m.
Eastern School District Board Meeting
December 2010
The Eastern School District has cancelled all meetings until further notice.
School Act Changes
October 2010Recent School Act and Regulations Changes
--- Adjusting age of entry and mandatory school age
--- Enrolment requirements for private schools / kindergarten
--- Bus Transportation: Kindergarten students / First time hiring age of Bus Drivers
Student Assessments
November 2010
Island students partcipate in provincial, national and international assessments....
News Articles
--- Parent involvement in educa-tion can encourage technology in classrooms - Globe and Mail
---
It's up to parents to get off the couch"...Guardian - Sept. 22/10
--- "Back to school and home learning"..Guardian - Sept. 20/10
Parent Engagement
---PARENT ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE
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2008 PARENT ENGAGEMENT SURVEY RESULTS The PEI Home and School Federation survey results explore issues related to parent engagement in their children's education...
--- PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROJECT WEBSTORIES
Monthly Home and School Updates for Presidents
HOME AND SCHOOL UPDATE - December 2010
1. “HOME and SCHOOL and YOU” COLUMN
This monthly newspaper column is written by Owen Parkhouse, President, PEI Home and School Federation and is published in The Guardian newspaper on the first Wednesday of the month.
Click here for full column: http://www.edu.pe.ca/peihsf/featured.html
2. MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE DUE
Please check with your treasurer to see if she/he has paid your Home and School Association membership fees to the Federation. Make cheques payable to: PEIHSF
Mail to: PO Box 1012 Charlottetown PEI C1A 7M4
Click here for Fee Form: www.edu.pe.ca/peihsf/documents/Membership%20Form%202009-10.pdf
3. CONSIDER RESOLUTIONS TO SUBMIT TO THE FEDERATION
Jan. 31/11 is the deadline for submitting resolutions to the Federation. These will be presented to the AGM in April. Consider resolutions on educational issues that focus on improving PEI’s system. We can help your Association draft a resolution requesting changes be made by government, school boards, etc. See “How to write and present a resolution” on the “Taking Action” page of our website: http://www.edu.pe.ca/peihsf/takingaction.html
4. TEACHER/STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK, February 13 - 19, 2011
Form a committee of enthusiastic people to organize a celebration of your school staff. Be sure to include students on your committee - some terrific ideas come from some very young children. A poster will be mailed to all schools and posted on our website.
Find a T/SAW Planning Checklist at: http://www.edu.pe.ca/peihsf/TSAWeek.html
5. NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR 2011 “EXTRA MILE AWARD”
Home and School Associations may nominate a teacher/school staff person to receive special recognition during National Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week. Deadline for submissions: Jan.210/2011.
Click here for Criteria & Nomination Form: http://www.edu.pe.ca/peihsf/award_extramile.html
6. BRAINSTORMING SESSION NOTES
President’s valued the recent Brainstorming Session. It proved to be a productive session with discussions on a number of issues facing Home and School Associations.
Click here for complete notes
OTHER:
“A Fun Educational Website for Teachers and Kids” = This site offers kids book suggestions for Christmas, crafts, games and more. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/christmas/kids-books/
Read Kiddo Read! "Dedicated to making kids readers for life" = This site http://readkiddoread.com/hom includes book recommendations by age group, books for boys, great page turners, interviews with authors, a "first lines" quiz, 12 tried-and-true ways to get your kids reading, and more.
For further information, contact the PEIHSF office
Ph: 620-3186/1-800-916-0664 Fax: 620-3187
E-mail: peihsf@edu.pe.ca Website: www.edu.pe.ca/peihsf
(Click here for previous monthly updates)