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Arrivederci means ‘until we see
each other again’, and for many
of you, we are looking forward to
seeing you again in September.
For those of you that will be
heading off to other schools or
adventures, we’ll miss you and
we wish you the very best! We
had a fantastic June full of get-
togethers and celebrations. Con-
gratulations to this year’s grad students! We had thirteen grads this year
and six of them were able to join us for the grad celebration at Crown Isle.
We also welcomed a new PIE teacher to our team just after spring break.
Welcome to PIE, Hayley Smisko! On behalf of the PIE staff we would like to
wish all of you a wonderful summer holiday!
June, 2016
Volume 6, Issue 3
A SLICE OF PIE School District #47
Powell River
Announcements
The last day of this school year was Wednesday, June 29th, and the first day back will be Tuesday, Sep-
tember 6th.
2016-2017 School Year - All Interaction Day events, and most PIE events, will continue to occur on Tues-
days to aid families in reducing conflicts, when possible.
Interaction Days/Activity Surveys - Teachers have already begun planning some of next year’s interaction
day events. Final plans will be made once the activity survey events have been chosen for 2016 -2017. Please
feel free to send your activity survey suggestions now, or watch for an email reminder early in September for
your opportunity to have your suggestions added to the survey. Whenever possible, please include a suggestion
for who might be able to provide the activity you suggest (if it’s something we haven’t offered before), as that
greatly helps us when we go to plan the events. A link to the actual survey will be emailed to all families closer
to the end of September. As always, the top three activities for both Powell River and the Comox Valley will be
planned, if possible; circumstances sometimes dictate that an alternate activity has to be planned.
Greetings
Announcements
PIE Staff
Resources
PIE Code of Conduct
PIE Showcase
Events
In this issue:
Arrivederci!
Partners in Education Staff 2015-2016
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Don Fairbairn Stephanie Hall
Robyn Pendak Bev Shannon Lisa Taylor
Ronna Wallace Pat Ward Vyonne Wriglesworth Lyndsay Van Achte
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Marnie Webb
Karen Pantuso-Swanson Heather Banks
Hayley Smisko
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Ministry of Education Resources
BC Ministry of Education Resources
LearnNowBC has been discontinued, as of the end of June. The Charged up for Math and Science videos may be made
available to us in a different format, but for sure the Success Checker quizzes will no longer be available.
PIE Resources
Textbooks & Online Courses
Deposit required for textbooks - please contact your family’s teacher to discuss options.
You can view the online courses we currently offer here: http://www.sd47.bc.ca/school/
pie/Students/courses/Documents/PIE%20Courses.pdf
Computers
For details—please contact
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 passwords to:
What in the World? and The Canadian Reader
plus online accounts for:
BrainPOP
Animated Educational Videos on a huge range of topics covered in grades K-12
Enchanted Learning
Tons of curriculum material - ask your teacher for u/n and p/w
IXL Math
Comprehensive, unlimited math practice for junior kindergarten to grade 12.
IXL Language Arts
Language Arts instruction for grades 1-12.
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 Homelearners’ 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
After the PIE Science/Heritage Fair, Delwyn went on to the Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair. “Every year, the University of Victoria hosts the Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair where more than 150 kids present their science projects. While there, you have a chance to view other peoples’ projects, partici-pate in fun presentations and interact with people like you. There are many prizes to be won for entering your project. As you get older there are even some scholarships available. But that’s not why you go. No, you go because you love science! If this interests you, then you can sign up for next year’s science fair. Just do something that interests you. You can build a rocket or study how grass grows. Once you have an idea, execute it then sign up at http://web.uvic.ca/~virsf/index.php. I had lots of fun at the fair and learned plenty. I recommend this to everyone.” —Delwyn
Taryn J. achieved 100% on her Foundations of Math and Pre-Calculus 10 exam!
Congratulations, Taryn!! Outstanding work on your math this year.
Events
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Interaction Days - Powell River
Events
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Interaction Days - Support Zone and Study Hall
Events
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Interaction Day Events - Comox Valley
Events
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Interaction Day Events - Comox Valley visit to Powell River
Events
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Interaction Day Events - Powell River (Science Heritage Fair)
Events
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Camp Imadene 2016
Events
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Eco-Edventure Camp 2016
Events
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Year-End Picnics Powell River & the Comox Valley
Events
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Grad 2016