1. Still time to register
Please register your Home and School delegates by April 8 for the P.E.I. Home and School Federation’s Annual General Meeting & Convention. The Rodd Charlottetown Hotel and the Federation office preparations require our total attendance. Here are the details:
AGM Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
Time: 08:45 a.m. – 01:30 p.m.
Fee: $40 per person
Place: Rodd Charlottetown Hotel (75 Kent St. Charlottetown)
***Associations are urged to pay the registration fee, travel, and accommodation costs for their delegates to remove barriers to attending.
Parents, educators and students are welcome to attend with each Home and School asked to designate up to five representatives as your association’s voting delegates.
Register online (https://peihsf.ca/agm/) or call 902-620-3186.
2. Reminder to review 2024 Resolutions before April 13
Resolutions submitted by local Home and School Associations will be discussed and voted on at the AGM on April 13. Ensure your voting delegates (parents, guardians, educators and students) review these prior to the AGM. Proposed resolutions include:
2024-1 Request inquiry into the indoor temperature of PEI schools
2024-2 Request PSB policy amendment for extreme hot weather
2024-3 Feasibility study of installing vaping detectors in schools
2024-4 Creation of a policy regarding screen use in primary schools
2024-5 Late resolution: Kindergarten Exemption from Split-Level Classroom Composition
All Resolutions can be viewed online at: https://peihsf.ca/agm/
3. School Bus Driver Award
School Bus Driver of the Year Award recognizes school bus drivers on P.E.I. for keeping our students safe as they travel to and from school daily. Submit nominations by May 3, 2024.
4. Solar Eclipse
On April 8 students will be dismissed two hours early due to the solar eclipse. PEI will experience the effects of the eclipse between 3:26 p.m. and 5:44 p.m. “The solar eclipse offers a rare educational occasion, but prioritizing safety is crucial for all of us to fully embrace its wonder. Doing a system wide early dismissal ensures our bus drivers will be off the road before the eclipse begins, and students will be home safely." - Education and Early Years Minister Natalie Jameson. Look up: Solar Eclipse
5. Cyberbullying Awareness Day
A private member's bill brought forward by Souris-Elmira MLA Robin Croucher proclaimed April 25, 2024, as Cyberbullying Awareness Day, marking the anniversary of islander Harry Burke's death.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-harry-burke-sextortion-1.7150941
Other
~National Volunteer Week, April 14-20, 2024 is a time to celebrate and thank Canada’s 24 million volunteers.
The theme “Every Moment Matters” highlights the importance of every volunteer and each contribution they make
at a moment when we need support more than ever. Let's recognize and celebrate every volunteer and each contribution
they’re making to strengthen inclusivity and wellbeing in our communities. Now more than ever, Every Moment Matters!
#NVW2024 #EveryMomentMatters
~Virtual LungNSPEI ‘Engaging Youth Stakeholders in Youth Vaping Cessation’ Workshop,
April 3, 2024, 10:00-11:30 am! We need your voice and experience to help us better understand the opportunities and
challenges organizations are facing in their work to support youth vaping cessation on P.E.I. This online workshop is FREE
and open to anyone who works with youth. Please register and you will be sent a link to join the workshop before April 3: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/youth-vaping-cessation-workshop-online-tickets-851673728047?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Shirley Smedley Jay
Executive Director
PEI Home and School Federation
PO Box 1012 Charlottetown PEI C1A 7M4
902-620-3186 / 902-218-8916
Twitter: @peihsf.ca
FB: PEI Home and School Federation