Frontier School Division

The Force is strong in Grade 3/4 students at Duke of Marlborough School.

Congratulations to Health and Wellness Coordinator Heather Lowethis year's recipient of the Physical and Health Educators of Manitoba Middle Years Award! The Award honours physical educators who have shown outstanding leadership and dedication to the promotion of physical education in the province of Manitoba. Read more on our website: https://www.fsdnet.ca/Pages/newsitem.aspx

Congratulations to Sandra Hart for receiving the 2020 Manitoba Indigenous Youth Achievement Award for Health North of 53rd Parallel! An honours graduate from Helen Betty Osborne Ininiw Education Resource Centre, Sandra is currently in year three of her Bachelor of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. A true community role model!

The April Outstanding Student Award at Cold Lake School goes to [drum roll please], Wyatt! Wyatt makes it to school by bus, truck, bike, and inclement weather-walking and he participates in all activities, including the Frontier Games! Congratulations, Wyatt!

Grade 1 students at Duke of Marlborough School engaged and loving math with their new Onetab devices!

Students at Frontier Mosakahiken School in Moose Lake wear their masks to stay protected from COVID-19 during reading and art classes, while Mrs. Manko’s Grade 3 class shows off their Corona Trappers bannertheir topical team name for the School Winter Festival this year.

The recipient for the Outstanding Contribution Award 2021 is Pearl Dumas from the Lakefront School Committee in Crane River, MB! Learn more at: https://www.fsdnet.ca/Pages/newsitem.aspx

Even though our Indigenous Way of Life Team couldn’t meet in person yesterday, they met virtually to be together and show support for Anti-Bullying Day Initiatives across the country. #pinkshirtday

Congratulations to Frontier Collegiate student Kateri for being recognized by the Manitoba School Boards Association with a Youth Citizenship Award! https://www.fsdnet.ca/Pages/newsitem.aspx

Students and staff in the Frontier Family are welcomed to join our Ice Fishing Distance Derby! Learn more in the poster below, or download it from our website: https://www.fsdnet.ca/Pages/newsitem.aspx

FSD staff like Ramona help create essential opportunities for our students thank you for your amazing work! Learn more at: https://bit.ly/3tPbSIq

We are very excited to announce that Frontier has received 450 onetab devices! Thank you to Timothy and Susan Millican for this generous contribution that will help provide engaging remote learning opportunities for our students. Read more about these devices and how they will impact our Division at: https://bit.ly/39Z8RMv

Our Return to School Plan for Fall 2020 is available for everyone to read on our website: https://bit.ly/3hfBEPb We understand these are strange and challenging times and want to ensure that we provide a safe and healthy learning environment for everyone in the Frontier Family. We ask that you get in touch with us at fsdnet.ca/contact or that you contact your community school if you have additional questions or concerns that you would like to discuss. Were looking forward to seeing students again while we work together to keep our communities safe and secure.

Dear Parents & Guardians, On July 30, 2020 Manitoba Education announced plans for classroom learning to resume in September 2020. In summary: In-class learning will resume for all students on September 8. Teachers return on September 2.... Kindergarten to Grade 8 students and those with special needs will return to five days of in-class instruction a week. Students in Grades 9-12 will return to up to five days of in-class instruction, if high schools can effectively implement physical distancing and the use of cohorts (designated groups of students/learning groups). Some partial remote learning for high school students may be expected. Communication, screening, enhanced hand hygiene, physical distancing, use of cohorts and outbreak management will be important in keeping as many students as possible in schools this fall and throughout the pandemic. As noted in the Provinces news release, the best place for students is in class, giving them the full benefits of the tremendous work of Manitoba teachers and providing parents and caregivers with certainty that their children are receiving the best education possible. Senior administration is currently finalizing details on return to school as final documents are expected from the government this week. Yours truly, Reg Klassen Chief Superintendent

To all Employees, On behalf of the Frontier School Division Board of Trustees, Id like to express our appreciation for your on-going support over the past months as weve worked together in the best interests of our students and communities. At the beginning of March, we had very little indication that our lives were about to change due to a world-wide pandemic. The change was swift, and our personal and professional lives have not been the same since. Our world has been alt...Continue reading

Congratulations to Rauiri and Marley graduating from Falcon Beach School. These students have been role positive models in their school years at Falcon Beach. Rauiri and Marley are looking forward to their next journey in education which will take them to SRSS in Steinbach. Good luck in your future studies!

As the school year comes to a close, Chief Superintendent Reg Klassen is here with one more message for everyone in the Frontier Family.

Frontier Mosakahiken School students have been pretty busy. Casey, a Kindergarten student has been completing her colorful assignments. Roderick, a Grade 1 student, took some time learning how to bake at home with his cousin Lorna in Grade 10. Roderick is a very big fan of Sonic the Hedgehog! And Kiefan, a Grade 5 student, took some time to go fishing with his family and he caught a big one!... We love seeing all the different educational experiences that our students are taking on with happiness and excellence.

The Indigenous Way of Life team gathered at Kildonan Park on June 2 to create smudge sticks with Jaime Grasby (Black Thunderbird), a traditional medicines gift-giver originally from Sagkeeng. The workshop was opened with a smudge and Jaime shared the traditional teachings and recommended uses behind each medicine. The team collectively put together smudge sticks for the Language and Land-based teachers across the division to honour and show our appreciation for the innovative ways they have continued to support Indigenous Education for each student across FSD.

Calling all Frontier post-secondary students and recent grads! This summer you can develop new skills, connect with your community, all while giving back in a meaningful way. Through the Canada Student Service Grant, you could earn you a grant from $1000 - $5000. Go to www.canada.ca/iwanttohelp to join today! #CSSG #IWantToHelp

Look how cute they are! Join us in congratulating the new kindergarten grads from Wanipigow School. Its so exciting to see the first of many successful events in their future!

The Frontier Family believes that learning is a never ending process in which we all can continue developing skills and talents. Theres no such thing as its too late. Wanipigow Adult Learning Centre is proof of it. We are proud to be celebrating the achievements of the graduates of the Wanipigow Adult Learning Centre. Way to go!

These last couple of months showed us one more time how strong and passionate our Frontier Family is. With parades full of positive messages, fun and educational tasks for students, and the solidarity and support shown by everyone in our communities, we will remember all these stories forever. Were grateful to have such an inspiring group of teachers, students, parents and staff. Thank you, everyone!

Heres a very cool message from Mel Johnson School staff. Could you tell us what it says?

Mrs. Wards Grade 3/4 class from Joseph H. Kerr School in Snow Lake, and Mrs. Seeley, the Area 4 Math Coach held a Microsoft Teams Geometry Scavenger Hunt. Students learned all the required vocabulary and then they were off racing around their homes to find shapes and 3D objects wherever they could. It looks like everyone had a lot of fun!

Staff from Joseph H. Kerr School are helping to improve student wellness by decorating the girls washroom with positive messages. The idea was proposed by Jacqueline Nogier, a teacher at JHK and the Student Council Advisor. We hope that when our students return they will be greeted by a positive message each time they visit the washroom!

Meet Grayden, a Falcon Beach School student who has been working on some creative new art techniques at home. This one involved suspending a can of paint from the ceiling and poking holes in it, before spinning it over a canvas. Check out his awesome creations. Great job, Grayden!

Cranberry Portage Elementary students had a very cool science project. Each student received a carnation with instructions to try to dye it with a different colour themselves. The results were absolutely awesome. A big shout out to Loraine at the Candy Bar for helping us out to make this happen and Carolynn Brightnose for delivering the flowers to each student!

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day. Though many events are postponed, you can take the time to do some reading about Indigenous history, talk to knowledge keepers, download an Indigenous language app, or send a kind message to someone who is leading Indigenous Education or a Community Champion. Continue to widen your Indigenous Circle of Relatives!

The staff spirit in Moose Lake, even on a cloudy, rainy day, is unbelievable! They created a convoy to tell students and the community they were thinking of them. Does it look like the staff had a little bit of fun?

Not sure how to make a Bannock? Not a problem, Tyler Lavalle, a Grand Rapids School teacher and his wife will show how easy it is in this video! Enjoy!

The FMS Support Staff have been engaging in a great deal of online Professional development through these times. Maintenance workers Leonard and Irving are completing their Respect in School module here.

The FMS Support Staff have been working hard to ensure student welfare and learning continues. In this picture, head custodian Arnold and a team of FMS support staff get ready to deliver breakfast supplies through the nutrition program.

FSD Indigenous Language students proudly celebrate their language through music. Introducing Wanipigow School (Ojibwe), Jack River School (Swampy Cree N Dialect), and Chan Kagha Otina Dakota Wayawa Tipi School (Dakota). We applaud these talented students for their gift of language, drumming, puppetry, singing and fiddling.

We always encourage students to use art as a way to express feelings and thoughts through colours, textures and shapes. This is some artwork from Serenity, a Frontier Mosakahiken School student, who took a Visual Arts course online to develop their awesome skills. Great job, Serenity!

Some of the Area 4 School Committee members wanted to shout out a Thank You to all of our dedicated, hardworking teaching and support staff that are continuing to do their part in the education of our students.

Students at Frontier Mosakahiken School are keeping up with so many different activities, from preparing posters for the staff parade, to beadwork, to online math activities! Fantastic work!

This is Robert Lavallee, a grade 9 student at Frontier Mosakahiken School. He is enrolled in the Cultural Exploration program where he learned how to make traditional Bannock. Its wonderful to see students celebrating our heritage in so many different ways!

It would be hard to share a thought, explain an idea or express a feeling without a language. Were so proud to celebrate our heritage by keeping our languages alive. Our language teachers in the Frontier Family recently took the time to say how much they miss their students. Check out their messages here:

Here are sisters Kally and Shaley from San Antonio School participating in a Scavenger Hunt around town. Students had to answer equations to get clues and started the activity at varying times throughout the day to practice physical distancing. Each family travelled around town on a 2.5 km trail, finding different landmarks and historical sites. A couple of parents even joined in on the fun!

It was Crazy Hair Day this past Wednesday at Cranberry Portage Elementary! Staff lead and students joined in, giving us these great pictures! Everyone loves a good laugh in the #FrontierFamily!

With a lot of teaching having moved online, grade 2 teacher Arlene Cayabab from Frontier Mosakahiken School often connects with her students over Messenger. They always have a blast using filters and taking fun pictures!

Joseph H. Kerr School parents and community members were asked to place an animal stuffy in their yard for a student safari scavenger hunt. The response and participation was amazing! There were nearly 200 different animals placed in yards all over the community. Students rode bikes, walked, or went with their parents to take pictures and find all of the animals.

Parents play an essential role in our Frontier Family and we value their love and commitment during these times. Noreen and Derrick Sanderson are from Moose Lake and they support their three children Norbert, Deena and Deneekia by ensuring that they sit down for one hour of school work every day. They value education and recently purchased an iPad for their children to have access to online educational programs. Keep up the great work Noreen & Derrick!

The science fun continues at Cold Lake School! This is River, a grade 5 student experimenting to compare the density of liquids by pouring materials into a cup to see how the layers will settle. The materials she is working with in this picture are vegetable oil, milk, water, honey, and dish soap.

Meet Steven, a grade 7 student at Cold Lake School who is working on a fun science project: Growing Beans In a Bag! For 9 weeks, Steven and his classmates will have a new experiment to work on. Each will come with predicting, recording, and reflecting questions. And this isnt their first! Do you see the plant growing on top of the water dispenser? Well, Steven grew that one too!... Its amazing to see our students bring nature to life in their own homes! See more

We are so thankful for our hardworking and dedicated teachers, principals and staff in our communities. Stay strong and stay safe!

This is how Heather Paul, a HBOIERC teacher got prepared to say hello to a lot of her students during an FSD teachers parade through town! These small actions uplift our spirit and demonstrate how much we miss our students!

While COVID-19 has brought new challenges, were finding new alternatives to keep our students and community connected. Chief Superintendent Reg Klassen recently spoke with APTN News about how were facing this event with optimism and positivity: https://www.aptnnews.ca//remote-manitoba-schools-fighting/

We are glad to announce that HBOIERC received a grant from Breakfast Clubs of Canada as part of an initiative due to COVID-19! We worked in partnership with Jason Winter, Manager of the Northwest Company in Norway House who gave the school a discount and the reusable bags. With this grant we are able to provide a food hamper to 50 families for May and 50 more families in June. ... These hampers consist of cereal, oatmeal, eggs, 4L Milk, 2L Chocolate Milk, bread, margarine, apples, oranges and puddings. With the help of some staff at HBOIERC the food hampers were packaged and delivered. We are very grateful for the support from Northwest Company and Breakfast Club of Canada.