Online fundraiser for building a new SHOP is open! https://www.facebook.com/events/748326953594479

Reminders for this week...

Special Olympics Canada Summer Games is coming to Medicine Hat! We are ready to collect toonies on May 4th!

<p>Additional details and full reports from the April 18, 2023, Board Meeting can be found in the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LWMf-FYWiyffdQfKcDwV6dK3pSrviAL3/view?usp=share_link">Agenda Package</a>.</p><p><img src="/images/7b1b1147-e81b-4a1d-a8b8-42da905799e3?fingerprint=ppb20251217023604" alt=""></p><p><strong>Jenner School Presentation</strong><br>Jenner School principal Kirby Stensrud provided an overview of the school and the learning students and staff have been doing to support the school division goals of kindling hearts, igniting minds and forging futures. It was noted that literacy continues to be a strong focus for the school, with students preparing to showcase some of their work at the upcoming Exhibition of Learning on May 25, 2023. Stensrud shared that staff gave students considerable flexibility in choosing their topic for the exhibition based on feedback from the recent assurance survey that suggested students would like to have more input on what they are learning about. Information about the school's Prairie Rose Possibility program called Jr High Options was also shared. With the program, the school brings in outside experts on various topics, and students work through modules. Some of the options students have participated in this year include carpentry, photography, stained glass, leather working, art, welding, cooking and outdoor education. The full presentation can be found in the Board Meeting Agenda package.</p><p><strong>Trustee Awards of Recognition</strong><br>Trustee Shauna Vanderspruit shared that starting this spring, the Board of Trustees will be implementing a new award of recognition program that acknowledges the contributions of Prairie Rose stakeholders towards making the school division and our rural communities an amazing place to learn, work and pursue joint partnership opportunities. This program will allow our staff and community members to nominate those who go above and beyond to promote PRPS's core principles and our education goals. Additional awards will be added in the following years, but the first three awards available for nomination starting the 2022-2023 school year include; the Grade 9 Student Leadership Award, the High School Student Leadership Award and the Community Champion for Education Award. Award details and information on how to make a nomination can be found here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19V45LK5dInfZZxBoEYOOnS_WNON6DMQN/view?usp=share_link">https://drive.google.com/file/d/19V45LK5dInfZZxBoEYOOnS_WNON6DMQN/view?usp=share_link</a></p><figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><img class="image_resized" style="width:41.63%;" src="/images/76c892ce-1785-4927-b4c5-67217f078321?fingerprint=ppb20251217023516" alt=""><img class="image_resized" style="width:41.85%;" src="/images/ceb8d81f-fcde-47d9-b0d8-3e9e0be1f9bb?fingerprint=ppb20251217024943" alt=""><img class="image_resized" style="width:44.02%;" src="/images/c54d043d-fae1-49a8-8e58-2e1fbec1fae8?fingerprint=ppb20251217024807" alt=""></td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p><strong>Financial Report</strong><br>Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Candice Hintz provided a financial update to the Board for information. As of February 28, 2023, the division was 50% of the way through the current fiscal year. It was shared that due to an increase in expected revenues of $665,150, the division is now expecting a $27,712 decrease in the projected deficit from ($926,606) to ($898,894). The complete financial report is available in the Board Meeting Agenda package.</p><p><strong>Interim Vice-Chair Elected</strong><br>Acting PRPS Board Chair Lois Bedwell asked for nominations for interim Board Vice-Chair, as the position is currently vacant due to the leave of absence of trustee Cathy Hogg. Trustee Patty Rooks was acclaimed to the position.</p>

<p><img src="/images/1057aa10-13e6-410f-9f58-8ce57113816f?fingerprint=ppb20251217021813" alt=""></p><p>The April 18, 2023, PRPS Public Board Meeting will take place at the Prairie Rose Public Schools Division Office starting at 12:45 p.m. The meeting will be held in-person only.</p><p>The complete agenda package can be found here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LWMf-FYWiyffdQfKcDwV6dK3pSrviAL3/view?usp=share_link">April 18, 2023 Board Meeting Agenda</a></p>

Welcome Back!

Today the Grade 1 and 1/2 split classes got to meet a few animals and learn about what it takes to care for them. Sparky and Henry the rabbits, Snickers the horse, and Kuzko the llama made appearances throughout the day and enjoyed all of the snuggles they could get from the kids! 🐴🦙🐰

The Academy of Fine Arts class spent the afternoon today creating traditional Pysanky eggs using melted wax and a variety of dyes.

An amazing, collaboration- thank you Eagle Butte High School - Prsd8 art students. #kindlehearts

Looking for Soccer Coaches. Please contact Amy if you can help!

Here are some reminders for the week ahead...

<p><img src="/images/b6ed4fdc-fca1-4e4a-b20b-6edbd2fbcbdb?fingerprint=ppb20251217024555" alt=""></p><p>Prairie Rose Public Schools is now booking preschool screenings for children who are 3 years of age&nbsp;as of December 31, 2023.&nbsp;</p><p>As part of the booking process, parents will be taken to our online booking appointment software with a list of locations and available appointment times. Appointments will be 30 minutes in length and each child who attends will receive a special gift package at the end of the screening.</p><p><a href="https://schoolinterviews.ca/code/2g9mc"><strong>CLICK HERE to book your screening appointment.</strong></a></p><p><i>Important Notes:&nbsp;</i></p><ul><li><i>If you are unable to make a screening appointment at your designated school, you are welcome to book one at another Prairie Rose location that better meets your schedule.&nbsp;</i></li><li><i>Preschool screenings are open to all members of the public. Registration at a PRPS school is not required to book or attend a screening appointment.</i></li><li>Children who have previously attended a preschool screening do not need to book another one even if they are registered to attend JK or K in the 2023-2024 school year.</li></ul><h3>Frequently Asked Questions</h3><p><strong>Why book an appointment?</strong></p><p>Prairie Rose Public Schools offers preschool speech and language screenings around the district to provide parents, educators and health care professionals with valuable information about a child’s development. The screening process&nbsp;enables Prairie Rose to arrange early intervention (programming and support) for children with developmental delays. Screenings are not an assessment and therefore will only be used&nbsp;to identify children who may require further assessment.&nbsp;Children entering a JK/K program are encouraged to be screened prior to attending the program, unless determined otherwise.</p><p><a href="https://www.myprps.com/early-intervention-supports-in-prps"><strong>CLICK HERE to learn more about Early Intervention Supports offered in Prairie Rose Public Schools.</strong></a></p><p><strong>Who conducts the assessments?</strong></p><p>Trained individuals/professionals will work with the child (ages 2 to 5) and his/her parent(s) to answer a series of questions. The parent stays with the child at all times.</p><p><strong>How do the appointments work?</strong></p><p>The child may be asked to demonstrate a skill by the parent or the specialist.</p><p><strong>Where do the appointments take place?</strong></p><p>Screenings will take place at schools in various communities around our region. If unable to attend the screening in one community&nbsp;or if screenings are not being offered at a school, we recommend that parents arrange to attend screenings at the most convenient location. You may attend a screening at any of the following locations:</p><figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Wednesday, April 19&nbsp;<br>(Booking times: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM)</td><td>New Brigden School, Prairie Mennonite School, Bow Island Elementary School</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, April 20<br>(Booking times: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM)</td><td>Foremost School</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, April 20&nbsp;<br>(Booking times: 9:00 AM &nbsp;- 1:00 PM)</td><td>Tiny Tots Preschool (Redcliff)</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, April 20&nbsp;<br>(Booking times: 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM)</td><td>IF Cox School (Redcliff)</td></tr><tr><td>Friday, April 21&nbsp;<br>(Booking times: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM)</td><td>Schuler School</td></tr><tr><td>Monday, April 24&nbsp;<br>(Booking times: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM)</td><td>IF Cox School (Redcliff), Warren Peers School (Acadia Valley), Burdett School</td></tr><tr><td>Tuesday, April 25&nbsp;<br>(Booking times: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM)</td><td>Irvine School, Oyen Public School, Seven Persons School, Ralston School/Kiddie Care Program</td></tr><tr><td>Wednesday, April 26&nbsp;<br>(Booking times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM)</td><td>Prairie Rose Division Office (Dunmore)</td></tr><tr><td>Thursday, April 27&nbsp;<br>(Booking times: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM)</td><td>Jenner School, IF Cox School (Redcliff)</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p>&nbsp;</p>

Or Grade 4-6 Academy of Fine Arts students are busy working on a pop art project. They are using acrylics to paint onomatopoeia words on old vinyl records, much like you might see in a comic book! #kindlehearts # igniteminds

Reminder of our JK/K Open House tonight! Please share with families who might be interested in joining our SPS family!

Seven Persons School's SAHA Hockey Academy is filling up fast! We are so excited to have Jay Merkley as coach of our academy! Registration link: https://www.myprps.com/hockey-academy

Reminders for this week ...

<p><img src="/images/566f9525-29b3-4556-b38a-fe111e5f2b25?fingerprint=ppb20251217022954" alt=""></p><figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Prairie Rose Public Schools congratulates first-year teacher Katelyn Rozdeba on being selected to represent the school division as the 2023 Edwin Parr nominee for Zone 6.</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p><i>You could say a love for teaching is in her blood. </i>From an early age, Katelyn Rozdeba remembers visiting schools as a child with her parents, who were both teachers. As they would get caught up on their work, she and her sisters would go into the classroom and take turns being the teacher at the front of the class. This passion for teaching continued into her teenage years when she taught swimming lessons and coached club basketball in her spare time.</p><p>“Many of my role models are teachers, and it made me want to be like them. My dad Dave Rozdeba, my mom Tammy Rozdeba, and my longtime basketball coach Rob Grisonich.”</p><p>In her first year of teaching, Katelyn's assignment is a very unique position at Eagle Butte High School. In addition to teaching social studies and information processing, she is the Dave Rozdeba South Alberta Flight Academy program co-teacher. The program is the only one of its kind in Canada where students entering high school can earn high school credits and obtain their private pilot license upon graduation.</p><p>“The flight academy is especially special to me as it is named after my dad, a longtime teacher and administrator with Prairie Rose Public Schools. In addition to teaching, he had a passion for aviation and flight, and I get to carry on that work and legacy as part of my job. The flight academy program teaches students a broad range of aviation skills. These include ground school, drone training, survival camp, building an airplane, and how to fly a plane.”</p><p>"Katelyn possesses many exceptional skills that show her level of commitment and dedication to her craft," says Eagle Butte High School principal Rocheal Howes. “As a first-year teacher, she spends a lot of time collaborating with other teachers to build her professional capacity. She is always asking questions to ensure she understands the full picture. Katelyn has also stepped up to help coach the senior girls' basketball program. She truly has a passion for teaching and genuine care for her students, which shows.”</p><p>“It makes me feel good when I see the light bulb go off with my students when they achieve success. I try really hard to develop good relationships with my students and be involved, even outside of work hours, such as by attending their sporting events. You can tell they really appreciate that commitment.”</p><p>For Katelyn, it's a dream job and one that she feels very fortunate to have.&nbsp;</p><p>"I got very lucky for my first job, and other people outside this school tell me that too. I have an amazing staff that makes me feel welcomed daily and encourages me to do things knowing they have my back. Working with three things I love; social studies, flight and basketball. It makes me feel like this is not just a job but an opportunity I get to be a part of every day."&nbsp;</p><p>The Edwin Parr Teacher Award is presented annually by the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) to six exceptional first-year teachers from across the province of Alberta. Each spring, Alberta school divisions nominate and recognize one outstanding teacher who will represent them at the zone awards ceremony. The Prairie Rose Public Schools’ board of trustees would like to congratulate Katelyn and wish her luck at the Zone 6 awards event in May.</p>

Today is World Down Syndrome Day -World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) , 21 March, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. Yesterday, all of our students were part of a presentation by Mrs. Deck, who taught us many things about Down Syndrome. Did you know the date for World Down Syndrome Day, being the 21st day of the 3rd month, was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome? And, the Lots of Socks campaign is to bring greater awareness to Down Syndrome - so at Seven Persons School - we rocked our socks today!!!