Home-Based Education

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Thank you to those families that have already completed the Fall 2023-24 registration survey, I have received 114 family responses so far, so not quite half, but it is helpful information as we plan for next fall.

If you haven’t already completed the survey please take 1 minute to complete the survey. This is not a committment for the fall but gives us a general idea of possible registration numbers. 

 Each year with HBE you do need to re-register. I will send the forms out in May so you have them in your email and they are also posted on our PSSD Home Based website tab. Students between the ages of 5-17 are welcome to register with home based, once a student turns 18 years they have completed their time in home based education. 

Here is the link to open the very short survey: registration intentions 2023-24

Thank you for your time. 

Lorraine Fitzgerald; PSSD Home Based Education Facilitator 

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Happy Holidays Home Based Education families.

I wish you a peaceful and healthy holiday and look forward to connecting with you in January of 2023.

Below are just a couple of items that may be of interest to you.

All the best over the Holiday and a Happy New year.

Lorraine

Optimist Snow Park                                                                   

2022/2023 Season          

School Ski/Snowboarding lessons:

1 hour lesson, equipment rentals, lift pass – $25/student If student has their own equipment (skis/snowboard, boots) – $18/student

School Tubing – Tube and lift pass – $12/student

Does not include helmet for $6 that is recommended. If students bring their own helmets, they need to be CSA approved. Hockey helmets are approved.

For every 10 students, OSP will provide a free lift ticket for 1 supervisor. Supervisors are asked to please make sure they are watching the students to ensure everyone is being safe.

We will have a number of shelters with firepits and picnic tables students can use as rest areas to warm up as well as the firepits closer to the chalet. We do not have space to store backpacks at this time.

 Our scheduled time slots are Monday to Friday from 1130am – 300pm.

All forms will be emailed out 3 weeks before date of arrival.

Forms MUST be returned at least 2 days before arrival so equipment can be arranged.

 Lessons will run approximately 1 hour from 12:00 noon until 1:00pm after which students will have free time until 3:00pm.

For further information, please call me at 306.361.7547 or email me at generalmanager@optimisthill.ca.

I look forward to getting as many students excited about winter as we are here!

Maxine Tebbe,  General Manager Optimist Snow Park

 Educational Programs options: Some parents have inquired about other educational programming besides Home based education that the PSSD offers.

These are the options:

1. Students may return to the local school during the school year
2. We offer a program called “learning@home” for grades K-8. Students regularly connect with the teacher for guidance, but their work is self-paced and managed by individual family schedules. The teacher provides the grade appropriate lesson and  the assessments. Parents support the learning but don’t have to find the curriculum.
3. Spirit elearning is our online school. The next intake start time is January 9^th for online classes. Credit classes for grades 10-12, please connect asap if this interest you.

If you are interested in either of these options, please connect with me for more information and the next steps.          lorraine.fitzgerald@spiritsd.ca

SASKATOON INDUSTRY EDUCATION COUNCIL

Here is the link for career exploration through the SIEC site. It is a very informative local resource site and offers career information, webinars, career fairs etc. for students.

https://saskatooniec.ca/

Gym & Skating times for your PE classes:

Martensville Athletic Pavilion: these Fridays:  Jan 13, Feb 3, Feb 10, March 3, March 10, March 31, April 28, May 5, May 12, May26, June 2, June 23  from 10am-12pm

Warman Communiplex:    every Tuesday from 1-3pm except non-school days.

It is appreciated that the facilities rules are being followed and that only registered students are using the facilities as per our agreement with the cities of Warman and Martensville.

Skating times are booked on at the Warman Home Centre Communiplex (formerly the Legends Centre) on Centennial Street in Warman. Helmets are mandatory on the ice.

Jan 16^th, Feb 6^th , March 2^nd , March 16^th from 1-3pm

Hello HBE families:

I hope that everyone is well, and your educational pursuits are coming along. The cold weather has us spending more time indoors which is a good chance to get some letters to Santa or grandparents and some holiday stories written.  Remember to save some of your work samples so you can see the progress you have made in June. The Ministry of Education requires you to keep evidence of each child’s learning for a minimum of 2 years, you don’t need to keep everything just a few samples/pictures/ test for evidence. After 2 years you may recycle work samples, tests etc. if you wish.

HBE Funding; The funding forms have all been organized and sent into the accounting department, the funding $ will be sent out to HBE families at the end of January 2023. Families are not required to provide receipts for the educational materials they purchase with this funding.

Programs: Some parents have inquired about other educational programming besides Home based education that the PSSD offers.

These are the options:

1. Students may return to the local school during the school year
2. We offer a program called “learning@home” for grades K-8. Students regularly connect with the teacher for guidance, but their work is self-paced and managed by individual family schedules. The teacher provides the grade appropriate lesson and  the assessments. Parents support the learning but don’t have to find the curriculum.
3. Spirit elearning is our online school. The next intake time is January 9^th for online classes. Credit classes for grades 10-12

If you are interested in either of these options, please connect with me for more information and the next steps.          lorraine.fitzgerald@spiritsd.ca

Grade 10 Pathways:

Students that are in grade 9 may want to consider the pathway they wish to take for their educational journey and possible post secondary options.  

This graphic is a quick look at the pathways if you are not attending your local school.  

Gym & Skating times for your PE classes:

Martensville Athletic Pavilion: these Fridays: Dec 9, Jan 13, Feb 3, Feb 10, March 3, March 10, March 31, April 28, May 5, May 12, May26, June 2, June 23  from 10am-12pm

Warman Communiplex:    every Tuesday from 1-3pm except non-school days.

It is appreciated that the facilities rules are being followed and that only registered students are using the facilities as per our agreement with the cities of Warman and Martensville.

Skating times are booked on at the Warman Home Centre Communiplex (formerly the Legends Centre) on Centennial Street in Warman. Helmets are mandatory on the ice.

Dec 12^th , Jan 16^th, Feb 6^th , March 2^nd , March 16^th from 1-3pm

Hello Home Based Education Families:   

The first quarter (Q1) of the 2022 school year has passed and we are into Q2. It is a good idea to track your monthly learning outcomes and keep some samples of work so that the annual summative reporting in mid-June is easier for you to complete. It may act as a good reminder and will show the progress you have made during the year.

Skating times:

Warman Home Center Communiplex (WHCC) replied about skating times for Home Based students. The times PSSD home based education has booked so far are:

Nov 21, Dec 1, and Dec 12^th from 1-3pm.

I will book some more times in January if these times are successful. Please follow the guidelines of the WHCC. Students are required to wear helmets and helmets are recommended for adults but not required.     

Literacy Tip #2          Five Pillars of Reading          Phonemic Awareness 

Phonemic awareness refers to the individual sounds (phonemes) in words. There are 44 phonemes in English which includes the alphabet letters and sounds represented by letter combinations such as /ch/. Individually teaching the phonemes with the varying letter combinations that make those phonemes (ex – ay, ai, a_e) will also prime your readers to write and gives a great approach to sounding out and reading new words.   

Resources and Ideas:  

• Secret Stories
  
  
• Activities you can do at home

For more reading information, go to: https://www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/phonological-and-phonemic-awareness

All the best to you:    Lorraine Fitzgerald & Ashleigh Hoang: HBE facilitators