Published on 2025-02-24 17:33:50.665 +0000 UTC
In this week's e-news:
- Live Well - February Challenge
- NWSD Gala - Tickets on Sale!
- 2025-2026 Calendar
- Professional Development Opportunities
- MathUP Learning Opportunities
- SUM 2025
- 2026 Sask Winter Games Medal Contest
Live Well February Challenge
Get ready for the next Live Well Challenge:
Share a Fave!
From February 10-23 you can recommend a book, article, podcast or documentary that your learned something from and enter to win one of two $50 Indigo Gift Cards.
Last chance to enter: Entry Form
NWSD Gala - Tickets on Sale
Gala tickets can now be purchased for the event on April 11.
Tickets can be ordered through:
- School Based Administrative Assistants at all schools.
- School Cash online - contact Alicia Norbeck for help (school based staff only)
- If using cash online to order for more than yourself, please include those names on the order sheet with the Admin Assistant.
- Turtleford, South and Meadow Lake Division offices.
2025-2026 Calendar
The staff vote selected Option 3 as the preferred calendar for 2025-2026, and at the February meeting the board approved the calendar.
You can access the PDF calendar here.
Professional Development Opportunity
SUM 2025 Conference
April 7 & 8, 2025 - Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Understands Math (SUM) conference is for mathematics educators teaching in Grades K-12 and all levels of educational leadership interested in mathematics curriculum, instruction, number sense, problem-solving, culturally responsive teaching, and technology integration, and will bring together international and local facilitators to work in meaningful ways with participants in a variety of formats.
*Early bird pricing ends on March 1.
Conference Website and Registration Link
MathUP Learning Opportunities
1.Teaching Combined Grades with MathUP Classroom
You’ll discover how to plan engaging lessons that support a range of learners working at different grade levels. Learn how MathUP Classroom’s built-in planning tools simplify the process, allowing you to deliver effective instruction across multiple grades.
- Plan, deliver, and assess practical lessons for combined grades.
- Use built-in tools to streamline your planning.
- Support learners working at different grade levels.
- Register for Apr. 1 @ 7-7:30 pm ET
2. Exploring MathUP Classroom: A Practical Walkthrough for Teachers
Get an engaging, introductory walkthrough of MathUP Classroom and discover how you already have everything at your fingertips to plan and implement effective math lessons in your busy classroom.
- Navigate MathUP to maximize its potential in your classroom
- Implement a three-part lesson framework that meets diverse learning needs.
- Share and modify activities and tasks to suit your students.
- Access professional learning topics and instructional videos to further your own professional learning.
- Register for Apr. 8 @ 7-7:45 pm ET
3. Connecting MathUP Classroom and MathUP Student
Wondering how MathUP Classroom and MathUP Student work together? Join this session to explore how
- MathUP Student provides additional practice questions completely aligned with the instruction delivered in MathUP Classroom.
- MathUP Student offers real-time feedback to support assessment for learning and help you decide when it’s time to move forward.
- Reteaching videos featuring Marian Small can reinforce MathUP Classroom lessons at home and in the classroom.
- MathUP Classroom activities can be added to MathUP Student.
- Brainingcamp digital manipulatives can be used with both MathUP Classroom and MathUP Student.
- Register for Apr. 29 @ 5 - 5:30 pm ET
2026 Sask Winter Games - Medal Design Contest
Make your mark on the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games!
Community members (including students!) from Flying Dust First Nation and the City of Meadow Lake are invited to help design the medals that more than 1,500 athletes will strive to earn at the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games next February!
- Contest dates: February 10 - March 31, 2025
- Submission criteria: We are looking for a design that best encompasses the partnership between Flying Dust First Nation and the City of Meadow Lake. The 'Running S' symbol, as shown in the medal design template, must be incorporated in the design.
- Who can enter? Any Flying Dust First Nation or City of Meadow Lake community member.
- The winner will receive: Special recognition at the Games Opening Ceremonies; a commemorative medal set; and a Games Prize Pack