For the month of February, our school community will focus on the grandfather teaching of Courage / Bravery(Aakwa’ode’ewin). We continuously face life with courage, this allows us to use our personal strengths to face difficulties. We can stand tall through adversity, and make positive choices...
Happy New Year! The new year is a time for us to reflect upon our accomplishments and learning opportunities of 2023, and to look ahead to 2024 with optimism. Many students set goals or make resolutions as the new year approaches....
Mark your calendars as booked for December 20th (snow date of the 21st) for the Burkevale Christmas concert. Despite a library still being on the stage, a student population that is beyond the capacity of our gymnasium (let alone when parents and/or grandparents join in...
As a child, our Remembrance Day assemblies often had World War vets speaking with students and teachers about their experiences during the war. Few World War vets are alive to do so today....
Thanks to the families who so graciously donated at our Book Fair, or on our School Days website, especially with the rising costs of living for all families. As a school, we raised $689.00. Half of our donations were given to the Terry Fox Foundation...
Sports and extracurricular activities are returning in the upcoming school year. Cross country running will be the first sporting event to begin. Information for interested students will come out by the end of week one....
Where did the 2022-2023 school year go? It seems like only yesterday that kindergarten parents watched teary-eyed from the gate as their three and four year olds began their academic journey at Burkevale. Now, with June upon us, we will witness more teary-eyed...
This year's focus is on sharing stories of mental health. Storytelling can help us process our emotions, invite empathy and understanding/reduction of stigma for all. 1 in 5 Canadians struggle with mental health, we all have mental health and can have challenges that...
Spring officially arrived on March 20th, and with the tweeting of robins outside, hopefully that means warmer weather and no snow are just around the corner. When I think about spring, I think about fresh starts, and a new chapter. New buds...
Students from grades K-8 wrote letters for the local hospital for Valentine’s Day. They shared how much they appreciated all of the workers at the hospital and all they do to make our community a better place! ...
The Protestant Separate School Board of the Town of Penetanguishene, in partnership with home support, is committed to encouraging all students to achieve their full potential spiritually, academically, physically and socially in preparation toward becoming a contributing member of society.
