Recent changes to Province of Saskatchewan Education Act legislation have resulted in the elimination of the requirement of Boards of Education to hold a annual meeting of electors.

The Regina Board of Education believes that it is important to continue to provide its communities with opportunities to learn about and discuss public education issues that are important to them. The Regina Board of Education will be, therefore, hosting a Community Engagement Forum on January 30th at École Harbour Landing School at 7:00 p.m. Mark your calendars!

Stay tuned for more details about the event!

Our Pawson Student Representative Council (SRC) under the direction of Ms. J. Burns, invites students and staff to participate in our December spirit days by dressing with the following themes:

• Monday, Dec. 18th - "Dress Like a Candy Cane" (wearing red, green, white)
• Tuesday, Dec 19th - "PJ Day"
• Wednesday, Dec 20th - "Christmas in Hawaii" (luau, tropical or tourist gear)
• Thursday, Dec 21st - "Dress to Impress" (fancy outfit for our concert)
• Friday, Dec 22nd - "Tacky Sweater and Holiday Headwear" (antlers, Santa hats)

Have fun and show your school spirit!

We invite you to join us for our annual winter evening of theatre and song...also known as our Christmas Concert!

• When:    Thursday, December 21, 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Dress rehearsal at 1:30 PM; Evening concert at 6:30 PM, doors open at 6:00 PM
• Where:    Thom Collegiate Auditorium

This year's event will include musical performances by Kindergarten to grade 4/5 students, as well as a "Pawson Players" drama production involving students from Grade 5 to 8, under the direction of Arts Education Teacher Mrs. Lelliott.

The Pawson Players would appreciate your support with their silver collection at the door. Our school respects the copyright law that protects companies that publish books and produce movies, music recordings and plays. Our Pawson drama troupe has legally purchased the scripts for use in this production, and appreciates your help in offsetting the costs for these scripts and other associated drama production costs.

Parents and family may take pictures and/or video of their family for private and personal use only. To not distract students, please refrain from the use of flash photography during performances. For the safety and privacy of all our students, if you choose to share images or videos on social media, please be respectful of other families, as they may not wish their children’s images to be shared.

Thank you also, for supporting our Pawson School Community Council (SCC) in this year's 50/50 draw, lottery license #SR17-2627. Tickets will be sold prior to the evening performance. 50% of the ticket revenue brought in goes to the winning ticket holder, and 50% goes to the SCC for projects supporting Ruth Pawson School students. Ticket prices are 3/$5 or 10/$10. The winning number will be announced at the end of the evening's performance.

Our Pawson ACT! student leadership group supervised by Mrs. K. Couse, will be collecting gently used children's coats and jackets on December 18th and 19th. The ACT! group will deliver the donated coats to the Regina YWCA Isabel Johnson Shelter. The shelter's focus is on empowering women for violence-free lives. We encourage Pawson families to clean out closets and donate to this worthy cause.

The Student Representative Council (SRC) and supervisor Ms. J. Burns, will be selling candy canes to interested students at recess times on December 11th, 12th, and 13th. Students may purchase a candy cane for 50¢ or 3 candy canes for $1.00. All proceeds will be given to Soul's Harbour Rescue Mission in Regina, to support their work in providing meals, clothing and emergency shelter to those in need.

Pick up your Mom's Pantry orders between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm on Friday, December 15th

The Ruth Pawson School Community Council (SCC) is offering families an opportunity to order quality food and baking products, while also supporting the SCC's fundraising efforts. The Pawson SCC proudly supports the school's efforts in purchasing technology equipmentand services for students such as: data projectors, document cameras, and subscription licenses for online programs like Raz-Kids for guided reading support.

There are two ways to order:

1. Order online at http://www.momspantry.ca/ Simply add items to your cart and check out using these numbers:

• Order number: 251449
• Group Passcode: 11556

2. Or, fill out the attached blue order form click here

Thank you for supporting your Pawson SCC! Order deadline is Nov 20th.