Tony Baldwin Hello Prairie South Friends, It’s been a full week and it’s only Tuesday! I’ve been working hard to keep these messages brief – apologies in advance if this one is a bit longer! Yesterday the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation informed us that teachers would be imposing sanctions related to extra-curricular and volunteer programming beginning this Thursday … Read more March 2020: A Note From Tony
Hello Prairie South Staff, I have been watching social media with delight this week as SCCs, parents, administrators and others celebrate your commitment to kids and families during Staff Appreciation Week in Saskatchewan. Whether you are a teacher, an EA, an accountant or have any of the other jobs that make Prairie South tick, the … Read more February 2020: A Note From Tony
Hello Prairie South Friends, As the holidays approach, I wanted to send a quick note to express my appreciation for your work this fall as we serve students and families together. Sometimes we can be caught up in the negative aspects of the education sector in 2019 – insufficient budgets, challenging relationships, difficult and sometimes … Read more December 2019: A Note From Tony
Happy November Prairie South! With Halloween here and gone, we’ll be thinking of report cards and looking forward to a well-deserved Christmas break. Thank you to everyone who has been muddling through MySchoolSask with us this fall. It looks like the parent portal will be available this week sometime – this is a relief for … Read more November 2019: A Note From Tony
Hello Prairie South Friends, Happy October! I’m glad to see the sun shining today, as I’m quite worried about our students who come from farming families and the strain for them and their parents resulting from the early snow last week. Hopefully the sun will stick with us and let folks get the harvest completed. … Read more October 2019: A Note From Tony