We gratefully acknowledge, respect, recognize and appreciate that we live, learn and work and teach on the traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dun First Nations and the Ta'an Kwächän Council. 
​Shä̀wnítha / Shro neethun

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PCSS Important Dates & Upcoming Events - Semester 1

Heads Up! 

Food insecurity has been made more difficult due to the financial impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic. 

'A huge shock to the system': COVID-19's impact on food insecurity on campus

Before the outbreak of COVID-19, fourth-year honours cell and developmental biology student Rose Rodrigues was never too concerned about being food insecure. Although she lived paycheck to paycheck, she said she was always able to purchase groceries and put food on the table.

October 13th - PCSS Food Drive

Every year the PCSS community works together to help offset food insecurity in our local community by doing a drive in support of the Whitehorse Food Bank. 

Whitehorse Food Bank

Food Bank Clients, FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS WILL CONTINUE AS SCHEDULED The safety of our Clients, Volunteers and Staff is of the utmost importance to us, because of this, the way we conduct our distributions will be changing. As of Monday March 23rd 2020 the Food Bank will be closing its internal space.

If you are able to help, your child/ward can bring in donation items to the school. 

The Whitehorse Food Bank is most often looking for: 
Canned Goods: 

• Soups
• Veggies
• Tomatoes (stewed, diced or crushed) and tomato sauce and paste
• Meats (fish including tuna, salmon, ham, chicken) 
• Canned beans 

Dry Goods

• Pasta, any types (375g, 500g, 900g or larger)
• Mac & Cheese 
• Rice
• Peanut Butter
• Hot Cereal
• Cold Cereal (Large) 
• Granola bars
• Soda crackers
• Sugar
• Flour and other baking goods

Beverages

• Juices (1L or 2L) 
• Coffee, ground, not flavoured
• Tea - black
• Tea - herbal

Other Items 

• Feminine hygiene products (pads, tampons)
• Diapers (all sizes) 
• Toilet paper
• Dog food (canned or dry) and treats
• Depends adult absorbent underwear/pads (all sizes) 
• Soap
• Toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss
• Razors
• Shampoo (and conditioner)
• Garbage and other waste bags

Things the Whitehorse Food Bank CANNOT use or accept: 

• Homemade items (including baked goods, homemade jams, pickles and other canning)
• Items that have been opened and/or partially used
• Items containing alcohol
• Expired items (over 1 yr)​

Previous Heads Up!

August/Sept

Yukon Education,  Porter Creek Secondary School - & you!

Together again, and it feels so good. 
​Different, but good.

Of course, perspectives on the return to school may vary... 

Semester 1 Mini Assembly for Grades 10 - 12

These are opportunities for the administration to touch base with the students, remind them of expectations and inform them of any new policies, procedures or share information important to the rest of the semester. 

With the gathering restrictions currently in place, this year we did not do assemblies.  The administrators filmed the slide show and commentary and students saw the videos in their classrooms. 

In the event that a student was absent, or missed information, I'm posting this here for reference.

Orange Shirt Day - September 30th

On Wednesday, Sept 30th, wear an Orange Shirt in order to honour Residential School Surivors and to acknowledge the ongoing impacts of the Canadian Residential School System on the children that were taken, on their families, and on their communities.

Orange Shirt Day: every child matters

Published on May 24, 2013 There are a great deal of stories that the Residential School has left in its wake, and most are not pleasant. The problem we have today is not many people know about what it was like.

Phyllis' Story

September 30th has been declared Orange Shirt Day annually, in recognition of the harm the residential school system did to children's sense of self-esteem and well being, and as an affirmation of our commitment to ensure that everyone around us matters. I went to the Mission for one school year in 1973/1974.

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Education in the time of COVID 19, Yukon Style

Yukon Government Education and Schools

Yukon COVID 19 Information

We're detectives not mind readers.  Please remember to give us the evidence of your learning, skills and practice so that you get full credit for your effort, skills, knowledge and improvement!

How to make the best use of this website?

 Suggestions on using this website: 

• Main landing page:
  • General information for students (and their parents) for all subject areas and grade levels. 
  • Handy Dandy for All Parents & Students sub-page has sections for:
    • Policies, Procedures and Expectations
    • Ram Jams (school calendar of events)
    • Useful Academic Skills (Learning Skills)
    • Useful links for students and parents
• Digital Tools and Tips: 
  • First page has instructions for students accessing their Yukon Education Digital Cloud Services tools by logging in to the Rapid Identity portal
  • Sub-pages with tutorials and specific info for: 
    • Google Classroom
    • Zoom
    • Noodle Tools
    • Other Yukon Education Digital Resources (like Databases)
• Courses 
  • Find your / your student's class webpage by clicking on the Courses tab in the top of the main page.  There will be a drop down menu that lists current classes and pages.  You may want to bookmark the class page specific to your class/your student's class.
    • Look for what we're currently working on in class - great way to start conversations about learning. 
    • Look for due dates and deadlines
    • Look for class activities, class visitors, events etc. 
    • Please note that each class also has a section's Google Classroom where the instructor will post assignments and where teachers, EAs, and students can communicate in a privacy-protected digital extension of the physical classroom. 
• The Dear Parents & Students page includes observations and information on a range of educational and education-related topics of interest. 

I work to keep the website updated on a weekly basis, but it takes a back seat to day-to-day classroom work. 

Some materials that are used in the classroom are copyrighted and cannot be shared online, unless on Google Classroom (or a similar password protected school-managed site).  

​Access to this website provides information, some documentation and some supplementary information.   

It does not substitute effectively for regular attendance and participation in the classroom.

When Picard says, "Learn" you...

The Dear Parents & Students section

These pages (which are always "under construction") of the site include information for parents and students on subjects/topics related to education, specific to Porter Creek Secondary School and/or Ms. Carrey's class.   

​You can either access these pages in the pull down menu at the top of the site (Ms Carrey's Learning Gateway > Ms. Carrey Teacher Info Page > Dear Parents & Students > Select Topic)  or click on the subject headings below: 

• ​All About Attendance 
  • Lates, Absences, and Early Dismissals - expectations and procedures
  • The impact of absences on academic success
  • The value of social learning environments on learning
• Measuring Learning
  • Assessment vs. Evaluation
  • Information about standards based learning and grading
  • Ms. Carrey's policies and expectations around deadlines and late assignments
• Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, Healthy Learners
  • Resources on mental health, suicide prevention, and ending stigma
  • Impacts of energy drinks, vaping and other substance use
  • Importance of sleep
  • The impact of stress 
  • The caring of not sharing contagious illnesses
• PCSS Inclusive Learning Community
  • SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Inclusivity) resources
  • Resources on addressing 
    • racism
    • sexism
    • ableism
    • homophobia

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This quote may actually be something Albert E. said!