Announcements

FEBRUARY 9, 2021 -- School divisions across Saskatchewan will celebrate Pink Day on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.

Pink Day started in 2007, when a Grade 9 student in Cambridge, Nova Scotia was bullied by classmates for wearing a pink shirt to school. Taking notice, two students rallied their peers to send a message to the bullies. The next day, the halls were filled with students in pink T-shirts.

Pink Day started because two boys chose to do something about bullying rather than stand by and watch it happen. Now the movement is worldwide, educating and inspiring others to stand together to create an environment of anti-bullying, inclusion, belonging and respect.

February 12, 2021 -- Transportation with specialized equipment for wheelchairs has been cancelled due to windchill of -42C. All other student transportation is operating today. Please bundle up and call school with any absences.

If students will be absent, please report absences to school.

Note our procedures below.

If wind chill is colder than -40C, student transportation will be cancelled for those requiring specialized buses with wheelchair lifts. If wind chill is colder than -45C, all student transportation will be cancelled.

FEBRURAY 11, 2021 -- Please note that the Regina Public School Division Office will have altered hours during the winter break. CLICK HERE to view the poster.

The office will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2021. From February 16th to 19th, the office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:25 p.m., but closed from 11:55 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for lunch.

Division Office will reopen on Monday, February 22nd. During the winter break, all Regina public schools will also be closed. Classes resume on Monday, February 22, 2021.

Have a safe and restful break!

February 10, 2021 -- At the February 9, 2021 meeting of the Regina Board of Education, school division administration presented the results of two surveys relating to the temporary remote learning that was held before and after the holiday break. One survey was for students, parents/guardians and the public. The second survey was directed at employees but asked similar questions.

Summaries of the survey results are now available. For your information, there were 3,655 total responses to the student/parent/public survey. For the employee survey, 38 per cent or 1,106 employees responded.

Both surveys were confidential and anonymous.

FEBRUARY 9, 2021 -- Regina Public Schools will once again be offering a full selection of career pathway opportunities for Grades 11 and 12 students through Campus Regina Public (CRP). Because of COVID protocols during the 2020-21 school year, CRP was temporarily closed and opened its doors to provide a space for eSchool K to Grade 12 teachers to facilitate online learning and instruction. We are happy to announce that our CRP teachers will be dusting off the table saws, powering back up the lights, firing up the hair dryers and accepting rusty Pontiac Sunfires for the 2021-22 school year.

JANUARY 21, 2021 -- The Regina Public Library is hosting some fantastic virtual programs for Aboriginal Storytelling Month (February). If you are interested, please sign up on the Regina Public Library website. Contact Wendy Sinclair at wsinclair@reginalibrary.ca if you have any further questions.

Indigenous Storytelling Through Books

https://www.reginalibrary.ca/attend/programs/4832496

Indigenous Storytelling Through Graphic Novels

FEBRUARY 1, 2021 -- Black History Month, now called African-Canadian Black History Month to be more inclusive, is held during February every year. This month provides an opportunity to share and learn about the experiences, contributions and achievements of peoples of African ancestry and their communities. This year's theme is "The Future is Now."

Government of Canada Information

Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan Information and Upcoming Events

JANUARY 26, 2021 -- Celebrate French-Second-Language Education Week from February 1st to 5th! For more information, please visit https://sk.cpf.ca/actvities/youth-activities/french-second-language-education-week/.

January 25, 2021 -- The Saskatchewan Health Authority informed us that there was one case of COVID-19 in an individual at the Regina Public Schools Division Office.

For the safety of all Division Office staff and visitors, and in consultation with Public Health, we have informed possible close contacts and provided them information about self-isolation. Close contacts are not to return to the Division Office until the completion of their quarantine period.

If there are any additional close contacts, they will be contacted directly by Public Health. A close contact is someone who has been within two metres (six feet) of someone for a cumulative 15 minutes. 

JANUARY 22, 2021 – Regina Public Schools announces the completion of an important project that will contribute to the health and safety of all students and employees in all Regina Public schools and buildings.

All Regina Public facilities now have enhanced, new air filtration systems. Announced in October and in the Return to School Parent Handbook, the school division has increased airflow and replaced or updated all ventilation systems in all its schools and buildings.