Wagner SCC

Bottle and Can Drive

The Wagner SCC is currently doing a bottle drive to make playground upgrades.

Bring your bottles and cans to the School BBQ on Sept. 7^th from 5:30-7:00 to donate.

It has been determined that the swings in front of the school near the parking lot need to be moved or removed. We are currently fundraising to do the necessary playground upgrades. All fund to upgrade any playground equipment comes directly through SCC fundraising efforts. Any donations will be greatly appreciated. If you can’t make the BBQ donations can be dropped off at Sarcan between Sept 8^th and 22^nd, just be sure to tell them it’s for the Wagner SCC

Terry Fox Run--Sept. 23, at 1:10 pm. Parents are welcome to join us for the walk.

The school has a goal of fundraising $2500. The classroom who fundraises the most gets a pizza party! Please use the link below to donate online. You can also send money or cheque (made out to NESD #200). Thank you in advance for your donation!

Wagner Terry Fox Donation Page

Picture Day is Wednesday, October 5th.

Friday at 1:10 is our Terry Fox Run.  Families you are welcome to join us!  It is also our first spirit day.  Wear red and white to honour Terry Fox!

Our first Wagner School Community Council (SCC) meeting will be this Thursday at 7 pm at Wagner school. We will be forming this year's SCC. I would like to invite and welcome all people interested in joining.

Our SCC is open to parents and community members interested in our school's happenings. Our Wagner SCC approves our school goals for the upcoming school year. We are currently discussing upgrades to our school playground.

If you would like more information or are interested in being part of our committee, please EDSBY message, email, or call the school.

It was great to see our students leading groups at the Children's Festival, led by the Family Resource Centre. Students in grade 5 that were in Mrs. Webster's class, last school year, demonstrated what they had learned about Hoop Dancing. 

Thanks to the Family Resource Centre for the invitation of our students to help with the Children's Festival!

There is no school Friday Sept. 30th.  Please wear your Orange Shirt on THURSDAY SEPT. 29th.  Our school will be learning about Truth and Reconciliation all week.

The North East School Division has several support positions at Wagner School and within the division.

The positions can be found at https://www.applitrack.com/nesd/onlineapp/

I would encourage people to consider this. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Mr. Norum, at our school.

October Newsletter

Please see the attachment for pictures from today!

Here is a link to our November newsletter.

November Newsletter

A pair of glasses have been turned into the office. We have asked several times and no student has claimed them. If they are your child's or you know who they may belong to, please message or call the school.

You can view your child's report card in Edsby. To view on your smart phone Click on Classes> Scroll down, on the left,  click View Report Cards. 

Call or message the office if you need any help. 

We almost had a student get hit by a passing vehicle this morning. Luckily, no one was hit and everyone is safe! The Town of Nipawin has signs posted that no one can stop their vehicle on the other side of the street.

It may take a few extra seconds to go around or to drop children off on the side street, but saving a serious injury is worth it! I would encourage parents to drop on the same side of the street as the school, the side street, or use the street behind the playground. We can ensure that students are NOT crossing a busy street, during a busy time.

We have created a school policy for when the weather is cold. We use windchill as an indicator of how cold it is outside. I have attached a picture of the temperatures when we keep students indoors. We value getting our students outside to play and get some fresh air but we also highly value our student's safety.

Term 2 Report Cards are ready and can be viewed in Edsby.

Go to your child- Click on CLASSES, Scroll down the page, Click on VIEW REPORT CARDS.  

If you have any questions, contact your child's school and we will help. 

Champions of Learning is the theme in this year's Staff Appreciation. I believe the attached video is a positive example of "Every kid needs a champion" by Rita Pierson. 

I would like to thank our School Community Council for the treats.

Have a great staff appreciation week!

Every kid needs a champion

Here is a link to our March Newsletter.

March Newsletter

Wagner SCC

Bottle and Can Drive

The Wagner SCC is currently doing a bottle drive to make playground upgrades.

Bring your bottles and cans to the School BBQ on Sept. 7^th from 5:30-7:00 to donate.

It has been determined that the swings in front of the school near the parking lot need to be moved or removed. We are currently fundraising to do the necessary playground upgrades. All fund to upgrade any playground equipment comes directly through SCC fundraising efforts. Any donations will be greatly appreciated. If you can’t make the BBQ donations can be dropped off at Sarcan between Sept 8^th and 22^nd, just be sure to tell them it’s for the Wagner SCC

Terry Fox Run--Sept. 23, at 1:10 pm. Parents are welcome to join us for the walk.

The school has a goal of fundraising $2500. The classroom who fundraises the most gets a pizza party! Please use the link below to donate online. You can also send money or cheque (made out to NESD #200). Thank you in advance for your donation!

Wagner Terry Fox Donation Page

Picture Day is Wednesday, October 5th.

Friday at 1:10 is our Terry Fox Run.  Families you are welcome to join us!  It is also our first spirit day.  Wear red and white to honour Terry Fox!

Our first Wagner School Community Council (SCC) meeting will be this Thursday at 7 pm at Wagner school. We will be forming this year's SCC. I would like to invite and welcome all people interested in joining.

Our SCC is open to parents and community members interested in our school's happenings. Our Wagner SCC approves our school goals for the upcoming school year. We are currently discussing upgrades to our school playground.

If you would like more information or are interested in being part of our committee, please EDSBY message, email, or call the school.

It was great to see our students leading groups at the Children's Festival, led by the Family Resource Centre. Students in grade 5 that were in Mrs. Webster's class, last school year, demonstrated what they had learned about Hoop Dancing. 

Thanks to the Family Resource Centre for the invitation of our students to help with the Children's Festival!

There is no school Friday Sept. 30th.  Please wear your Orange Shirt on THURSDAY SEPT. 29th.  Our school will be learning about Truth and Reconciliation all week.

The North East School Division has several support positions at Wagner School and within the division.

The positions can be found at https://www.applitrack.com/nesd/onlineapp/

I would encourage people to consider this. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Mr. Norum, at our school.

October Newsletter

Please see the attachment for pictures from today!

Here is a link to our November newsletter.

November Newsletter

A pair of glasses have been turned into the office. We have asked several times and no student has claimed them. If they are your child's or you know who they may belong to, please message or call the school.

You can view your child's report card in Edsby. To view on your smart phone Click on Classes> Scroll down, on the left,  click View Report Cards. 

Call or message the office if you need any help. 

We almost had a student get hit by a passing vehicle this morning. Luckily, no one was hit and everyone is safe! The Town of Nipawin has signs posted that no one can stop their vehicle on the other side of the street.

It may take a few extra seconds to go around or to drop children off on the side street, but saving a serious injury is worth it! I would encourage parents to drop on the same side of the street as the school, the side street, or use the street behind the playground. We can ensure that students are NOT crossing a busy street, during a busy time.

We have created a school policy for when the weather is cold. We use windchill as an indicator of how cold it is outside. I have attached a picture of the temperatures when we keep students indoors. We value getting our students outside to play and get some fresh air but we also highly value our student's safety.

Term 2 Report Cards are ready and can be viewed in Edsby.

Go to your child- Click on CLASSES, Scroll down the page, Click on VIEW REPORT CARDS.  

If you have any questions, contact your child's school and we will help. 

Champions of Learning is the theme in this year's Staff Appreciation. I believe the attached video is a positive example of "Every kid needs a champion" by Rita Pierson. 

I would like to thank our School Community Council for the treats.

Have a great staff appreciation week!

Every kid needs a champion

Here is a link to our March Newsletter.

March Newsletter

 New School in Carrot River 

Website- New Carrot River School Updates

   DETAILS: 

• Expected opening date is February 2024. 
• The total size of the new school will be approximately 5,330 square meters on the site of the existing Carrot River Junior Senior High School.
• The Ministry of Education of the Province of Saskatchewan will provide funding for approximately 4,300 square meters.
• The North East School Division and the community of Carrot River are extremely thankful to the donor that provided funding to increase the size of the school by 200 square meters to allow for the addition of a welding lab and also increase the size of the performing arts/small gym.
• With the exception of the gym, the Carrot River Junior Senior High School will be demolished. The gym was built in 2005 and will be part of the new school.
• The new school will be a kindergarten to grade 12 school, replacing the Carrot River Elementary School and the Carrot River Junior Senior High School.
• The Carrot River Elementary School and the Carrot River Junior Senior High School will both be operating during construction until the new school has been completed.

Washroom drawings

When planning the washroom space for the new Carrot River school, the NESD followed best practice in universal washrooms design.  The single-user (full door and wall), multi-stall, and open sink space design ensures students have privacy concerns met while supporting supervision of the open sink area.  This design has been utilized for both the elementary and high school washrooms. 

The NESD has a Board Vacancy in Subdivision No. 2: Arborfield, Carrot River and areas, and will be having a By-Election.  

• Nomination Day: Wednesday, September 14, 2022
• By-Election Day: Monday, October 17, 2022.

Information can be found on the website under Board > Board Elections 

Good morning NESD families,  

As we prepare to welcome students back to the classroom after this Labour Day weekend, we do it with heavy hearts. All of Saskatchewan is mourning the loss of the lives that were taken this past weekend during unthinkable attacks. Our thoughts and prayers go to our neighbors from James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon communities to those families who are suffering the loss of a loved one and to those who were injured. 

We know you may be talking to your children about the events of the past weekend, and we will have staff available to speak to any students who need support in processing the news of these events. 

With one suspect still at large, we will be hyper vigilant in maintaining the safety of students, teachers, and school staff. We will continue to be in close contact with the Ministry of Education and local authorities about the situation, and we will inform you if the situation changes within our schools. 

Again, thank you for your continued partnership with us, as we work to keep our school community safe and aware of this evolving situation. 

If you have any questions, please contact the North East School Division office by phone at 306-752-5741 or by email divisionoffice@nesd.ca . 

Sincerely, 

Stacy Lair 

Director of Education 

North East School Division 

Notice of Advance Poll

North East School Division No. 200

Public notice is hereby given that provision has been made for advance polls for electors who:

1. are physically disabled;
2. have been appointed as election officials; or
3. anticipate being unable to vote on the day of the election.

Voting will take place for Sub-Division No.2 on the dates and hours specified for each location:

Board Member:   North East School Division No. 200

Sub-Division No. 2 - Includes the communities of Carrot River, Arborfield and areas.

Wednesday, October 12th, 2022                   10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 

Carrot River Elementary School                  1040 1st Street N.E.         Carrot River, SK 

Thursday, October 13th, 2022                        10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 

Arborfield School                                             311 – 3rd Avenue              Arborfield, SK

  Dated at Melfort, SK this 19th day of September 2022.

                                                                                                            Tanya Biesenthal, Returning Officer

For information regarding the nominees go to - https://www.nesd.ca/Board/BoardElections/

On Friday September 23rd, Premier Scott Moe and Carrot River Valley MLA Fred Bradshaw joined students, staff, School Community Council Chairs and representatives of North East School Division to celebrate the official beginning of construction on a new school that will replace and consolidate Carrot River Elementary and Carrot River High schools.

The new school project will attach to the existing high school gym, which was constructed as an addition to the current high school in 2005. Construction is being led by Saskatchewan-based company Wright Construction and is expected to welcome students in early 2024 with an estimated cost of $28.4 million of which the government is contributing $25.7 million. The remaining costs are being contributed by the community and the school division.

“The growth we are experiencing in our economy allows us to make important investments in services and infrastructure,” Moe said. “This new school in Carrot River is just one example of growth that works for everyone.”

The approximately 4,400 square metre facility is just over half the size of a CFL football field, accommodating up to 400 students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. The new school will be a modern facility featuring state-of-the-art classrooms and will feature an expanded Practical and Applied Arts area with funding from the community and the school division. The new school will be built onto the existing gymnasium of the high school that was built in 2005.

"I would like to thank the Government of Saskatchewan and Premier for the investment in our new Carrot River school," North East School Division Board Chair Kevin Graham said. "We look forward to the school opening and all of the ways the new facility will support the programming and learning opportunities for our students in years to come."

Notice of Intention to Review grades K-12 at Arborfield School in Arborfield, Saskatchewan

That pursuant to Sections 55 and 57 of The School Division Administration Regulations, the Board of Education for the North East School Division No. 200 of Saskatchewan gives notice of its intention to review the viability of Grades Kindergarten to Grade 12 at Arborfield School, Arborfield, Saskatchewan.

And further, per Board Policy 114, take notice that the Board’s review criteria are if a school’s enrolment in the next academic year is projected to be less than 88 for a K – 12.

and any one or more of the following criteria apply to the school:

a.    If there are projected to be three or more grades, or more than three simultaneous course offerings in a classroom

b.    If the projected enrolment would leave fewer than two students in a grade

c.    If the projected enrolment is such that staffing allotment by formula will require consideration of more than triple grading.

d.   If the structural integrity of the school building presents safety or other concerns that would require a significant capital expenditure.

That pursuant to section 59 of The School Division Administration Regulations the Board establishes a School Review Committee for Arborfield School to consist of the following members:

1. four individuals appointed by the School Community Council of Arborfield School but not including a teacher or principal appointed by the School Community Council;
2. two individuals appointed by the Town of Arborfield 
                     i.   One of whom is an elected member of the town; and

                            ii.   One of whom is not an elected member but is a resident of the town of Arborfield.

c. excluding the municipality mentioned in clause (b) two individuals jointly appointed by the following municipalities:

1. 1. Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456, Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale No. 426, Rural Municipality of Connaught No. 457, and Rural Municipality of Moose Range No. 486:      

• • • One of whom is an elected member of the council of one of those municipalities; and
    • One of whom is a resident of one of those municipalities but not an elected member of the council of any municipality

Dated at Melfort, Saskatchewan this 3rd day of October 2022.

Stacy Lair, NESD Director of Education

Further information can be obtained from:

Triki Zenner, Information Controller, for the school review process at 1-306-752-5741 and found at the North East School Division website www.nesd.ca.

Form CC

[Clause 139(1)(b) of the Act]

Declaration of Results

The following candidate has been elected for the Office of Board Member for the North East School Division No. 200 in the October 17^th, 2022 By-election.

Sub-Division                        Candidate                 No. of Votes

Sub-Division No. 2                    David Grimes                            68                         

Sub-Division No. 2                    Sherri Hanson                          247 Elected (New)

Number of rejected ballots except those on which no vote was made:               0

Number of ballots counted but objected to:                                                        0

Spoiled Ballots                                                                                                       0

Number of voters who voted as indicated on each Form Z

“Statement of Results”                                                                                        315

I declare that this is an accurate statement of the votes cast for the office of Board Member for the North East School Division No. 200.

Dated this 18^th day of October 2022.

                                                                                                            Tanya Biesenthal, Returning Officer

Arborfield School

Board Policy 114: 4: Criteria for School Review

A school’s viability may be reviewed if (a) and any one or more of the following criteria apply to
the school:

1. As outlined in Section 56(2)(b) of The School Division Administration Regulations,
   projected enrolment for the school under review for the following school year is
   less than:

(vii) for a school offering kindergarten to Grade 12, 88 pupils.

Arborfield School’s enrolment

•  as of September 14, 2022, is 65 pupils
•  2023‐2024 projection is 67 pupils

b. If there are projected to be three or more grades, or more than three
simultaneous course offerings in a classroom.
Arborfield School– Yes (grade K/1/2, 7/8/9, 10/11/12)

c. If the projected enrolment would leave fewer than two students in a grade.
Arborfield School – Yes (grade 8, 11, 12)

d. If the projected enrolment is such that staffing allotment by formula will
require consideration of more than triple grading.

In Arborfield School, triple grading is maintained with the application of a 13:1
pupil/FTE formula in comparison to a 23:1 formula in larger schools.
Additional support is given through courses provided by the NESD grade 10‐12
Online School teachers.

e. If the structural integrity of the school building presents safety or other concerns
that would require a significant capital expenditure. (ie. Facility Condition Index,
Independent Engineering Report, Ministry Facility Audit).

Ameresco Canada, a company specializing in facility assessment services,
assessed the conditions of all NESD schools in 2015. This fall, an assessment of
the condition of the schools at NESD will be completed once again for more
current data.

The estimated cost of deferred maintenance for Arborfield School as of 2015
was $2,737,500

The Board Approved Minutes can be found on the NESD website under:

Board>Minutes & Highlights

2022-2023 NESD Board Minutes

On November 22, 2022 the North East School Division Board of Education held their Organizational Meeting.  

For the 2022-2023 school year: 

• Board Chair is Kevin Graham, City of Melfort.
• Board Vice-Chair is Marla Walton, Town of Nipawin.

Background

On September 29th, 2022, the Board of Education of the North East School Division passed motions to consider grade discontinuance or closure of Arborfield School. The school was identified for review based on Board Policy.

The School Review Committee Report to the Board of Education

The School Review Committee consists of four members of the school community council, two people appointed by the town of Arborfield and two people appointed by the council of municipalities.

Over the last few months, the Committee shared information and gathered feedback from the community.  On January 10^th, 2023, the School Review Committee shared the community feedback with the Board of Education.  The Board of Education would like to extend appreciation for the work of the committee.

Next Decision

During the January 27^th, 2023, Board Meeting (originally schedules for January 17^th), the Board of Education will move to suspend the review or to continue to consider school closure or grade discontinuance.  If the Board decides to suspend the review, the school review process will be considered completed.

Additional Family and Student Feedback Request

In addition to the community feedback presented by the Review Committee on January 10^th, the Board of Education is seeking additional input related to current and future Arborfield student high school experiences.  Families who have students in the Arborfield catchment are asked to complete a short survey.  Grade 7-12 students will also be asked to complete a short survey.  The survey will close on Monday January 16^th at 9:00 PM. 

Parent Survey Link

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 2023

Public Schools of Saskatchewan is pleased to announce another year of awards to recognize public school student groups or classes that support citizenship or character building with in their schools or communities.

Awards:

• 3 - $1000.00 to Grades 1-8
• 3 - $1000.00 to Grades 9-12

For more information and application go to www.saskpublicschools.ca 

Any information regarding the Arborfield School Review can be found - 

Board>School and Boundary Reviews

NOTICE of BOARD MOTION

Please take notice that at its regular meeting of January 27, 2023, the Board of Education of the North East School Division passed the following motion:

Whereas the Board of Education of the North East School Division No.  200 of Saskatchewan identified Arborfield School under Board Policy 114:  School Viability Review as meeting the criteria for a school viability review;

And whereas the Board reviewed materials relevant to the closure of Arborfield School;

Therefore, it is moved that pursuant to Section 61(1) of The School Division Administration Regulations, the Board will consider the potential closure of the Arborfield School in Arborfield, Saskatchewan or discontinuance of one or more grades taught in the Arborfield School, as the case may be; effective July 3, 2023.

DATED AT MELFORT, SASKATCHEWAN

THIS 1^ST DAY OF FEBRUARY 2023

WANDA MCLEOD

SECRETARY TREASURER

NOTICE OF ELECTORS’ MEETING

THE MEETING IS BEING HELD:

February 15, 2023, at 7:00 pm

at the Arborfield Community Hall,

in Arborfield, Saskatchewan.

Dated at Melfort, Saskatchewan this

1st Day of February 2023.

Stacy Lair,

NESD Director of Education

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