The Bear Blast

As Treaty People, we honour the lands of Treaties 4, 5, and 6, the traditional territories of the Cree, Dene, Nakota, Dakota, Saulteaux, and Ojibway peoples, and the homeland of the Métis.

With harvest complete and winter approaching, we give thanks for the land’s abundance and the food that will sustain our communities through the colder months. As the fields enter a season of rest, we are reminded of our responsibility to care for the soil, water, and living things that make these gifts possible.

This land has offered generations of families safety, opportunity, and belonging. We recognize that these opportunities have not been shared equally, and we acknowledge the lasting harms of colonialism and residential schools on Indigenous peoples, families, and communities.

As the days grow shorter and we gather for warmth, learning, and connection, we commit to listening to Indigenous voices, deepening our understanding of our shared history, and putting reconciliation into practice through our words and actions. May this season remind us to care for one another, share what we have, and work toward a future in which everyone belongs.

The gym is one of the high risk areas of the school. For this reason, supervision is required at all times. At no time are students permitted to be in the gym before or after school without explicit permission from a staff member.

Tournament Team

The tournament team was in action at the Carrot River Halloween Tournament over the weekend. They faced a grueling schedule with 6 games on Saturday. They had a slow start in the round robin, but battled backed into the semis and earned a spot in the gold medal game against Wakaw. After losing a tough first set, they fought very hard, even though they were exhausted, and took Wakat to 27-25, just losing out and coming home with a silver. Great weekend of volleyball that truly showed off the resilience of our players. Well done girls and coach Wallen. A highlight of the weekend was having Spiderman join us on the bench, he dressed as a WItch and Elsa for Halloween.

We are back to Carrot River for Conference Playoff this coming Saturday.

We have made some changes to help us streamline the system. We have consolidated all Bear Bucks accounts into family groups. Your new account number will be the first three letters of your last name followed by your phone number (i.e. Sam Jones Phone Number 555 1212 would be Jon1212). This was we do not have to update several accounts and do not have to update account numbers yearly.

I apologize for the delay, updating Bear Bucks is very time consuming. We have, hopefully built some things into the back end that will allow it to be less labor intensive. We appreciate you understanding.

If you feel that you total is not correct (especially if you added money, late last year), contact the school and we will make it right.

As always, we thank you for you continued support of our program.

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