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By Maggie Macintosh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Free Press A Manitoba First Nation school put out a plea to families to send their children to class more regularly, citing \u201ca decline in student attendance,\u201d 24 hours before wildfires engulfed the community. \u201cRegular attendance is essential for students to stay engaged, participate in lessons, and develop the skills needed for their future,\u201d Sakastew School administration wrote in a memo to families on Mathias Colomb Cree Nation on Monday. \u201cWe kindly ask for your co-operation in encouraging your child to attend school consistently.\u201d The next day, the kindergarten-to-Grade 12 school was forced to abandon its efforts to re-engage students for the final month of the school year. Instead, leaders have been focused on rerouting their fleet of yellow buses to help… <\/p>\n

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By Maggie Macintosh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Free Press A Manitoba First Nation school put out a plea to families to send their children to class more regularly, citing \u201ca decline in student attendance,\u201d 24 hours before wildfires engulfed the community. \u201cRegular attendance is essential for students to stay engaged, participate in lessons, and develop the skills needed for their future,\u201d Sakastew School administration wrote in a memo to families on Mathias Colomb Cree Nation on Monday. \u201cWe kindly ask for your co-operation in encouraging your child to attend school consistently.\u201d The next day, the kindergarten-to-Grade 12 school was forced to abandon its efforts to re-engage students for the final month of the school year. Instead, leaders have been focused on rerouting their fleet of yellow buses to help... <\/p>\n

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