Thank you to all the students, parents and staff for all your hard work in the

first term! We have lots coming up in term two, including a number of staff

changes. We have two new Comox Valley PIE teachers to welcome - Alix and

Charlotte, and a new teacher in Powell River to welcome - Allison. In addition,

one of our Powell River teachers, Hayley, has gone

on maternity leave, and we are saying bon voyage to

long-time Powell River teacher, Bev Shannon, as

she is retiring this month. We wish you all the best

in your future adventures, Bev! The teachers are

now back in their offices and look forward to recon-

necting with their families soon. As always, please

don’t hesitate to contact us. We truly are happy to

help in any way we can. Here’s to 2017 and all the

possibility a new year offers!

January, 2017

Volume 7, Issue 2

A SLICE OF PIE COMOX VALLEY

School District #47

Powell River

Announcements

The second set of Interaction Days will begin on Tuesday, January 10th and run through

February 14th. Study Hall starts on Thursday, Jan 12th and runs through February

16th.

The grade 10-12 second term mark cut-off is Feb 24th. Work com-

pleted after the 24th will be included in the final report card.

Report visits for the second term will begin in February and report

cards will be mailed out on March 10th.

Camp Imadene will be held Monday, May 29th - Wednesday,

May 31st.

Greetings

Announcements

PIE Staff

Resources

PIE Code of Conduct

PIE Showcase

Events

In this issue: Happy New Year!

Comox Valley PIE Staff 2016-2017

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Don Fairbairn Stephanie Hall

Bev Shannon

Lisa Taylor Ronna Wallace

Pat Ward Vyonne Wriglesworth

Lyndsay Van Achte

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Marnie Webb

Heather Banks Karen Pantuso

Robyn Pendak

Alix Burdett Charlotte Dickie

Powell River PIE Staff 2016-2017

Rod Perrault Allison Burt

Hayley Smisko

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Ministry of Education Resources

BC Ministry of Education Resources

PIE Resources

Study Sets, Textbooks

& Online Courses

Deposit required for textbooks -

please contact your family’s

teacher to discuss options.

Computers

For details—please contact

your family’s teacher

To help families start planning and saving early for their children’s education after high school, the Government of

British Columbia will provide a $1,200 BC Training and Education Savings Grant.

When a B.C. resident child turns six years old, the Province of British Columbia will put $1,200 into the child’s Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP).

Starting immediately, all B.C. children with an RESP and born on or after January 1, 2007 will be entitled to receive the BC Training and Education Savings Grant.

http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/topic.page?id=30F9685761484A8FA6CB7ED216B052EC

Subscriptions

Monthly emails with the pass-

words to:

What in the World? and

The Canadian Reader

plus online accounts for:

BrainPOP

Enchanted Learning

IXL Math

IXL Language Arts

BC’s new curriculum has been implemented for grades K-9 this year. We have updated our Student Learning Plans and

have posted curriculum packages, organized by grade, on our website at the following link:

http://www.sd47.bc.ca/school/pie/resources/Pages/default.aspx

The link to the full curriculum is located here: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/

For info on changes to the grad program, please see this page: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/graduation

Created by PIE Teachers

Partners in Education homepage http://www.sd47.bc.ca/school/pie/Pages/default.aspx

Stephanie’s Facebook Group for pictures of PIE events etc. https://www.facebook.com/groups/16157794226/

Robyn’s Edublog for links to all kinds of fantastic online resources. http://edulinks.edublogs.org/

Lyndsay’s Blog for excellent writing ideas, sample math questions and more. http://www.lyndsayblogs.com/

Lisa’s wiki for special education resources, discussion of educational issues etc.

www.thinkingabouteducation.pbworks.com

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Online Resources

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Created by PIE Parents

Comox Valley Homeschooler’s Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/115468428507116/

Powell River Home Learners’ Network https://www.facebook.com/PRHLN

PIE Code of Conduct

PIE Code of Conduct During public outings it is expected that:

Parents are responsible for their children’s behaviour.

Students stay within sight of parents and/or teachers.

Students behave respectfully and care for fellow students and for those around them.

Audience members listen quietly to speakers and/or teachers during presentations as well as when instructions are being given.

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PIE Showcase

These lovely ladies

(PIE students, Stella

and Sophie Swanson,

and PIE teacher, Karen

Pantuso) have recently

released their second

CD! Outstanding dedi-

cation to their passion

has led to nine

captivating new songs.

Congratulations are due to Zara; she has had a fabulous year! "2016 was a really exciting year for me! I discovered my pas-sion for Olympic Weightlifting and started competing in Sep-tember. I qualified for the Canadian Junior Nationals in Quebec and for a number of reasons decided not to go this year. I am focused and training for 2017 BC Provincials and 2018 Junior Canadians.” In addition to her weightlifting success, Zara is currently one of three teens nominated for a Comox Valley Chamber of Com-merce award. “I am very honoured to be a finalist for the Youth Leadership Award through the Chamber of Commerce. Being a good role model and leader is very important to me!"

Events

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PIE PAC Organized Activities

Bard on the Beach

Events

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Initial Get-Together - Sept 20th at Selah

Events

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Interaction Day Events

Fall Art

Support Zone

Events

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Interaction Day Events

Shamrock Farm

Events

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Puntledge Hatchery

Events

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Destination Imagination

Sing Along

Events

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Sharing & Caroling