Do you have the time to take a short survey on catchment and registration issues? http://fluidsurveys.com/s/dpac/shortsurvey/ This is to assist DPAC in making comments about the draft revisions to the district’s policy on catchment, registration, and transfers – for more information, see: https://sd57dpac.ca/2013/11/please-comment-on-draft-of-policy-on-student-catchment-registrations-and-transfers/
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The school district has now made public a list of all report card writing days, in our elementary schools. The list can be found here: 2013-2014 Report Card Writing Days Thank you, to the district, for making this more accessible for parents.
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Did you know that the Prince George School District’s elementary school student population increased, as of September 30th, 2013? The school district enrollment information is public information – the most recent year’s data comes from the Ministry of Education’s website: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/apps/imcl/imclWeb/Home.do Our data goes back to the 1991/1992 school year. In …
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The Air Quality Flag Program is a pilot initiative being introduced in BC elementary schools this year. This free program is accessible online and encourages outdoor activity when the air quality is good, and provides school communities with ideas on how to remain active if the air quality is poor. …
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Please find enclosed the third edition of the 2013-2014 City of Prince George Pro D Day Flyer. This flyer lists special programs, events, courses or activities that will be available to youth on November 29th. Please feel free to print and distribute or display the full document as well as …
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http://ckpg.com/school-buses-and-road-safety-video Hundreds of school children ride the bus every day in Prince George. Parents trust their kids will make it to and from school safely, but Diversified Transportation says some drivers are making that a difficult task. While the law dictates vehicles stop in both directions when a school bus …
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We are collecting various presentations from our conference on October 19th. We don’t have permission to share all of them with you, but here are some presentations: 2013 October 19 – Bylaws and Rules of Order 2013 October 19 – communications presentation Navigating Special Needs in the School System2 Treasurer …
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Mind Exercise Nutrition Do It! MEND empowers children and families to become fitter and healthier. This free program is fun and interactive and supports children in two age groups: 7-13 and 5 – 7 and their families to adopt a healthy lifestyle. MEND is for children who are above a healthy weight (body mass index (BMI) of …
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Many families in B.C. are entitled to a refund of tuition fees for summer school in 2004, 2005 and 2006 as a result of a court settlement reached last week, the Vancouver Sun reports. The settlement ends a class-action lawsuit against the Vancouver board of education, which was filed by lawyer Jim …
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DPAC is hosting a FoodSafe course for PAC volunteers on Saturday, November 9th, at the Van Bien Training and Development Centre. The course will be run by ABC FoodSafe, and a book and certificate will be provided for each participant. Register here: http://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8963332569 Why Foodsafe ? protects public health prepare …
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