At the December board meeting, Trustees accepted the recommendation from senior administration for a 2019-20 school year calendar. This calendar has some changes that impact parents and the community. This article by Assistant Superintendent Mark Thiesen has two parts—the first part includes a brief description of the new calendar, the second part has more details […]

In January, Pembina Hills Public Schools staff will be calling parents to ask 25 questions about how our school and the school division are doing. The goal is to reach every parent. Please take the time to do the phone survey. Your answers will help us plan for our school and our school division. When […]

Our schools have a tradition of giving to those in need. Here are some more great stories from our schools. Grade 2 Neerlandia Public Christian School students raised enough money to donate 28 Children’s Bibles to the Lulu Tree Organization. Lulu Tree founder Emily Wierenga and her husband Trenton and their children will be taking them […]

Ken Ebeling and Don Scott from the Westlock Rotary Club have been busy this December delivering dictionaries to Grade 3 students at Westlock area schools. The “Student’s Dictionary & Gazeteer—Canadian Edition” serves not only as a dictionary, but also a mini-encyclopedia of interesting information, such as the history of Canadian Prime Ministers, Canadian geography and […]

The December 12th board meeting was held at Busby School. Trustees were entertained by students’ singing, rapping, reading and writing talents. They also heard about the school from Principal Pauline Gilmour and School Council Chair Leane Maguire. At the meeting, the school board approved the 2019-20 school year calendar. The first day of school for […]

Did you know that many of the ideas that go into a school division’s Education Plan are conceived up to nine months before the start of the school year? It seems strange to be thinking about the 2019-20 school year when the current school year is just underway. But it takes time to gather the […]