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Home & School Update
February 2012 --- Teacher / Staff Appreciation Week, Feb. 12 - 18, 2012
--- Nominate Home & School volunteers for Volunteer of Year
--- President's Reports due March 1st
--- AGM coming April 14th, 2012
Click here for2011-2012
School Calendar
Education News Articles
--- Good Relationship With Teacher Can Stop Aggression in Children - New Canadian-led Study, (Globe and Mail)
--- Give Your Teacher the Benefit of the Doubt.....Put Parenting on your to-do list.....Your Smart Phone has a calendar - Use it......to schedule parent- teacher appointment, (Globe and Mail)
Western School Board Meeting
February 15, 2012
The Western School Board meeting will be held at the Ellerslie Elementary School,
8 p.m.
Eastern School District Board Meeting
February 8, 2012
The Eastern School District's Board meeting will be held at the Stratford Elementary School,
7 p.m.
Education & Early Childhood Development
--- Back to school safety videos
--- Miscouche expansion
--- Early Years Centres
Student Assessments
- 2009 PISA Programme International Student Assessment Results
- PEI Assessments
Parent Engagement
** 2011-12 NEW PARENT LEADERSHIP GRANTS, Deadline Feb 29, 2012
** Parent Engagement Initiative
** 2008 Survey Results Parent Engagement Initiative
** Parent Engagement Project Webstories
The Prince Edward Island Home and School Federation is an organization of Associations with parents and teachers working together to achieve the best possible education for children and youth on Prince Edward Island. We are a volunteer, non-profit, non-partisan organization.
HOME AND SCHOOL TOOL KIT
A new Home and School Tool Kit has been developed to help families navigate their child's learning journey. The kit is part of the PEI Home and School Federation's Parent Engagement Initiative which is supported by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. (More)
Volunteer of the Year Award / Life Membership
The P.E.I. Home and School Federation Inc. is pleased to announce the Annual Volunteer Award for exceptional contribution to the total well-being of children and youth in P.E.I. through service at the Local Home and School Association. A Life Membership recognition is presented to a person for outstanding service in the Provincial Federation. Awards are presented at the Annual General Meeting (April 14/12).
Review criteria on-line for both awards and submit nominations by March 16, 2012.
*VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR ..........*LIFE MEMBERSHIP
2011-2012 Parent Leadership Grants
Parent involvement in the support of student learning and success is key and occurs in a variety of ways. There are two competition deadlines in this school year Nov. 30/11 and Feb 29/12. Click here for more info...
TRANSLATED SCHOOL DELAYS / CLOSURES
Find translated statements of school delays and closures, available in five languages - French, Spanish, Mandarin, Korean and Arabic at this link
Distinguished Principal of the Year Award - The Canadian Association of Principals offers this prestigious award, honoring leadership in school administration in education, in partnership with McDonald's Restaurants of Canada, Ltd. If you would like to nominate a school principal for this award, please print the nomination form and submit to your provincial principal associationprior to February 15. (More)
Special Features and Articles
Working together to be a
voice for education
Owen Parkhouse, President
“The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning." Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie.
The PEI Home and School Federation (PEIHSF), parents, and local home and school associations must strive to ensure that a meaningful voice for the Home and School Family is heard at all levels of the education process. The parent/guardian voice is increasingly being recognized as a first-rate component of a strong and vital public education system and Home and School has proven itself to be a cost-effective promoter of our children’s best interests. As we begin our 60th year, PEIHSF can proudly recall our many accomplishments and look to the future to advance our vision of achieving the best possible education for children and youth on PEI. .....more
How to Study?
Believe it or not, re-reading your textbook has "little or no benefit" when you are studying for a test. (Callender & McDaniel 2009).
Most students don't realize this, because they have an "illusion of competence" (that is, you think you know the material better than you really do) when they re-read notes and .....(More)