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Welcome, and welcome back to PIE for
the 2013-2014 school year! I hope every-
one had many enjoyable moments during
the summer. We’re looking forward to
meeting all the new families and recon-
necting with our continuing families. The
teachers are ready to help with any ques-
tions you may have and we are committed
to providing a program based on our mot-
to, “Where Life and Learning Meet.”
Please don’t hesitate to contact us with
any questions or concerns you may
have—we’re happy to help!
September, 2013
Volume 4, Issue 1
A SLICE OF PIE School District #47
Powell River
Announcements
* NEW Ministry Policy * All DL schools need to “ensure that, where required by the Criminal Record Re-
view Act, that all third-party service providers undergo a criminal record review”. In light of this, we will need
to make sure that all instructors paid by SD #47 to provide services for PIE students have a current Criminal
Record Review on file with the institution they work for (rec centres etc) or, in the case of individual instruc-
tors, with SD #47. Please contact me if you need more information about this.
Interaction Days/Activity Surveys - Interaction Days, as well as most other PIE events, will continue to
be held on Tuesdays. Activity Survey events are a chance for PIE students and parents to have some input into
the activities provided each year. A link to the actual survey will be emailed to all families soon. 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, in which case we’ll move to the next most popular choice
in the survey results). Please send your activity survey suggestions now for your oppor-
tunity to have your suggestions added to this year’s survey. Some regularly chosen activities
include: gymnastics, drama, art lessons, horseback riding. If you choose to send a suggestion,
whenever possible, please include contact info for someone you think 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.
Greetings
Announcements
PIE Staff
Resources
PIE Code of Conduct
PIE Showcase
Events
In this issue:
Welcome back . . .
Partners in Education Staff 2012-2013
Page 2
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
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Ministry of Education Resources
BC Ministry of Education Resources
LearnNowBC http://learnnowbc.ca/default.aspx
DPA Tracker
Tutoring in 19 subjects
Course Finder
Young Learning Center (free games for primary students—see below)
Academic and career advice
Student, parent and teacher resources
PIE Resources
Textbooks & Online
Courses
Deposit required for textbooks -
please contact your family’s
teacher to discuss options.
Subscriptions
Monthly emails with the pass-
words to:
What in the World? and
The Canadian Reader
plus online accounts for:
Enchanted Learning
Tumblebooks
Text2Reader
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 announced a new $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 re-ceive the BC Training and Education Savings Grant.
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/topic.page?id=25F4770A761640E99BDB035DD395BFD0
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/
Volume 4, Issue 1 Page 4
Online Resources
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Created by PIE Parents
Comox Valley Homeschooler’s Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/115468428507116/
Powell River Homeschool Connect Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/prhomeschoolconnect/
PIE PAC Yahoo! group for PIE parents. This is the main source of information for PIE PAC events. Other information you might want to share with PIE families like resources to sell, playdates wanted or offered, carpooling to PIE events etc., can also be sent using this list-serve. If you would like to join, please go to: http:/groups.yahoo.com/group/pie_pac
Tutoring Resources
Heather Egan, a long time Comox Valley PIE parent,
is available for tutoring through Inglis Tutoring in
Courtenay. Her four wonderful children have all gradu-
ated so she is now working to help others do the same.
You can contact Inglis and request Heather:
by email: [email protected]
or by phone (250) 650-3327
French Tutor in PR
Natalie Kreter phone: 604-485-8222
email: [email protected]
available beginning September 2012
- certified teacher
- majored in French
- taught French 8, 9, 10
- tutored French 10, 11, 12
- homeschooled son in Grade 2 with PIE
- experience teaching children of all ages
Volume 1, Issue 4 Page 5
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The following businesses have been recommended by
PIE families. If you have a local business you would like
to recommend, please let me know at [email protected].
Community Resources
Volume 4, Issue 1
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Community Resources Continued . . .
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Art Classes
with
PIE Code of Conduct During public outings it is expected that:
Parents are responsible for their children’s behav-
iour.
Students stay within sight of parents and/or teach-
ers.
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 Code of Conduct and Showcase
Volume 4, Issue 1
I would like to take this opportunity to showcase the fabulous teachers we have in the PIE program.
They consistently go above and beyond to meet the individual needs of their students as well as the
overall needs of the program as we continue to grow in numbers and services.
Pat, Bev and Vyonne make up our Powell River crew. Last
year, they spent hours and hours of their own time moving
our office from the tiny space we had at the board office to
our fabulous new home in the Oceanview Learning Centre
(the former OV library). They scoured the school looking for
tables, chairs, shelves etc in an effort to create a space that
would be inviting and useful for our fami-
lies and staff. I think they did an outstand-
ing job and I am grateful for all their efforts
every time I walk
in the door -
especially when I
see our students
there for Interac-
tion Days and
other PIE events.
Lisa, Robyn, Lyndsay and Marnie make up our Comox Valley
team. They worked hard to create a space where PIE students,
parents, and staff could gather to discuss resources, create fab-
ulous works of art, share projects at our Science/Heritage Fair,
participate in a variety of Interaction Day events, and generally
spend time together. Their efforts resulted in a positive and
greatly appreciated new aspect of the program.