聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 District schools are holding various activities this week (October 16 to 22) which is Education Week in Saskatchewan.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 This is 鈥渁 time to celebrate student success and recognize our dedicated education professionals across this great province,鈥� said a release.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 This year鈥檚 theme: 鈥淐elebrating Today, Preparing for Tomorrow,鈥� is about recognizing student achievement and teaching excellence that occur each day in our schools while continuing to prepare our students for a brighter future before and after graduation.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 During Education Week, several events were to be held in various school divisions across the province to celebrate student accomplishments and the remarkable work being done by the education professionals who support them on a daily basis, the release said. 聽
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 At the Victoria School in Kamsack, a pancake breakfast prepared by the staff was served Thursday morning to parents and guardians, who were then encouraged to participate in their students鈥� classes. In the hallway during the week baby photos of staff members were posted and students were challenged to guess which photo belonged to which staff member.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Students-versus-staff dodgeball games were played during the noon hour at the Kamsack Comprehensive Institute. On Monday, it was the grades 5 and 6 students against the staff; Tuesday, grades 7 and 8, and Wednesday, grades 9 to 12.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 On Thursday and Friday, the school鈥檚 library was converted into the Bookworm Caf茅 for a second year in a row. While cookies made by the Grade 9 home economics class was served with hot chocolate, the junior students were encouraged to make use of their talents to entertain with songs or poetry recitals.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 At the Norquay School, Monday was bus driver appreciation day, and on Wednesday there was a pancake breakfast, open house and a scholastic book fair. There was also a volleyball game with students playing against staff and their coach. Spirit days were held each day, with each day bearing a different theme.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 This fall, Don Morgan, Deputy Premier and Minister of Education, had the opportunity to visit many schools across the province and witnessed first-hand the great work being done by teachers and students, the release said. The students and staff at the North Battleford Comprehensive High School, for instance, showcased the success of their Gateways to Success program. 聽Through this program, graduation coaches provide support for First Nations and M茅tis students to help them achieve their academic goals.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Minister also visited W.F. Ready school in Regina. 聽This is one of the many schools which showcased the use of valuable resources to improve their students鈥� literacy and love for reading through a variety of literacy instruction such as reading aloud, reading in a group, studying words and writing.聽 They are also developing classroom libraries and frequently communicating with students鈥� families to support literacy.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淢odels like this are being used in our schools across the province and are leading to amazing results, like in Vanguard where we recently learned that every student is reading at grade level from Kindergarten through Grade 6,鈥� it said. 鈥淚mproving graduation rates begins with our youngest students and that is why we are committed to increasing Grade 3 reading levels.
鈥淲e know that students who are reading at or above grade level are more likely to go on to be successful in school and to graduate.
鈥淚n our聽Saskatchewan Plan for Growth聽鈥� our government鈥檚 vision for 2020 and beyond 鈥� two of our key goals are to lead the country in Grade 12 graduation rates and to reduce the difference in graduation rates between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students by 50 per cent,鈥� it said. 鈥淥ur schools and education partners have been working hard to achieve these targets and give all of our students the chance to succeed.
鈥淥ur government is putting the students first by investing in our schools and providing them with access to modern, safe and innovative learning environments that will help them learn and grow in this changing world.
鈥淏y 鈥楥elebrating Today, Preparing for Tomorrow鈥� it reminds us that we should take pride in the achievements of our students, parents and educational professionals, while continuing to improve and build a positive future because a great education helps our children become whatever they want to be and prepares them for whatever they might face.鈥�
