According to the Prince George Citizen, August 4th, “School maintenance staff and private contractors have been busy since classes ended in June working on capital projects to upgrade school buildings.” http://princegeorgecitizen.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=WT7PMOBOIAF2&preview=article&linkid=14d1edf9-d55b-4ba0-b415-4ea1cf0b13ae&pdaffid=LTyb997%2f7Ao%2b9spt3Z%2fhkQ%3d%3d Working within a budget of about $3.2 million, the projects range from new rubberized gym floor replacements at Foothills …

http://ckpg.com/news/20056-focus-on-reading-video.html Further to the post on the focus on reading announcement, Sarah Holland from DPAC and Matt Pearce from the Prince George District TEachers’ Association were interviewed by CKPG news.    

From an email sent from the Ministry of Education July 25th: This morning, Education Minister George Abbott sent an email to BC teachers outlining the government’s plan to make reading in Kindergarten to Grade 3 a primary focus for the coming school year. Building on the ministry’s ongoing commitment to literacy …

This site, from school district 57, is designed to help students, parents and teachers see how topics in mathematics may be taught using math manipulatives. Click on the HOME option in the left side panel to see the topic selections available. Select the specific topic you would like to see …

Typically the end of the school year is a time of reflection and wonder;  a time to contemplate the events of year gone by and to dream of the possibilities of the summer to come, and this year there is plenty  to ponder.   Breaking news of the tentative contract agreement …