Dec 14, 2011

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REGULAR NEWSLETTER WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 14, 2011

PIONEER SCHOOL 5516—54 STREET ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, AB PHONE: 403-845-2468

NEWSLETTERS PUBLISHED THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH

ATTENDANCE LINE: 403-844-4213 WWW.WRSD.CA/PIONEER

Renaissance News

The Pioneer School Academy Awards was a

huge success with our honoured guest Mr. Brian Celli. We recognized over 220 of our students for their academic achievement. Students were treated to a touch of Hollywood’s glitz and glamour with a classy red carpet walk and a program set to enter-tain. Our Grade 8 Leadership Team kept the program moving with entertaining interviews and trivia competitions. Student talent was also showcased during an amazing performance by Miss McPhedrans’s Grade 8 Dance Troup! I’d like to thank all of the parents and community members that came out to support their children as well as our Renaissance program. Our program would not be possible without the continued support from parents and community members and I look forward to continuing our partnership to make Pioneer School a great place to be! Please note that we have cancelled our Christ-mas Pep Rally on December 23. Sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please email Leanne Chatwood at [email protected].

As Christmas fast approaches,

we take this time to reflect

upon the many blessings we've

experienced over the course

of the year. One of the

foremost in my mind is the incredible support

we receive from our parents and community

members. You help us with our Renaissance

and Breakfast programs, support our staff by

volunteering to work in the school - whether

it is supervising students or photocopying and

attend the various co-curricular and extra-

curricular activities lead by Pioneer's

staff. These things - among all the others -

help to build a strong school community in

which our students can thrive. Thank you!

I am also thankful for a dedicated staff who

do their utmost to support our students

through a variety of activities - both in and

outside of the classroom. Maintaining

co- and extra-curricular activities like

Renaissance, various band and athletic groups,

yearbook, etc. takes hours of extra work and

can only be accomplished through the efforts

of an incredible staff.

As I end this note, I would like to wish you

and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy

New Year. See you in 2012.

Bobbie-Jo Douglas

Principal

mailto:[email protected]

Renaissance News Cont...

An Afternoon at the Movies!

We celebrated the suc-

cesses of our Powerful

Panthers on December 6,

by enjoying an afternoon at

the movies! This event was tremendous in

the fact that we celebrated with a total of

276 students. The staff at Pioneer School

pulled together to make this special event

possible. Thanks to all of you! The Bard

Theatre hosted a fabulous event and gra-

ciously donated a portion of this event.

Thank You to the Bard Theatre for your

valuable contribution and helping make our

afternoon a huge success!

Congratulations to all of our students for

working hard and rising to the challenge!

Don’t Stop Believin’!

We would also like to thank all

of our Sponsors and volunteers

for their generosity in helping

make our program a great success!

Alpine Drugs

Canadian Parents for French

Chatty's Welding Ltd.

Dairy Queen/Orange Julius

Kal Tire

McDonald's

Parent Advisory Council

Rocky Mountain House CO-OP

Rocky Mountain House Swimming Pool


Scribbles & Giggles Scrap'n Adventures

Inc.

Spoor Construction Ltd.

Tim Hortons

Wild Rose Public Schools

C.I.B.C

Bard Theatre

November

Renaissance Awards

Rocky CO-OP Student of the Month

Harrison Gardiner Brooklyn Matthews

Kaylee Velichka Lori Mae Gulliford

Isaicc Pike Travis Ryersee

Rachel Sever Sydney Moir Isaiah Scott Axee Anger

McKayla Wade Connor Frizzley

Elizabeth Waterfield Brett Murch

Tay Browatzke Kate Bertagnolli

Attendance Awards Sponsored by Town of Rocky Mountain House

Swimming Pool

November – Josh Young, Haley Willert,

Jordan Hamilton

Perfect – Kenny Bertagnolli, Nycole Martin,

Macy Graham

Staff Award Mrs. Chatwood

November

Renaissance Awards

Cont…

Tim Hortons Inspirational Scholar

Brook Bates Elyssa Thomson

Zane Wigley Malcom Hansford

Jazlynn Taylor Roman Chabot

Renee Little Sean Valstar

Skylar McIntyre Gwen Fillinger

Camryn Williams Ethan Matkovich

Jessie Koples Holly McVea

Laurissa Herold Seung-Jae Yu

Tamika Mackinaw

Orange Julius Athlete Award

Elyssa Thomas Zacharey Munday

Logan Charlton Jordan Cassell

Jonathan Simcoe Averyanna van Tol

Kendra Miller Madison Challand

Parker Pratt Dani Auger

Allison Chatenay Corbin Saulteaux

Cole Neville Brant Bolton

Justin McEwan Creed Goodrunning

McDonald’s Complementary Course Awards

Quilting Sienna Sadek

Drawing Kordell Smallboy

Art Dee Van Zyl

Tori LaPerriere Joshua Kim

Juli Yu Joshua Young

Band Trinity Mulholland Keagan Odenbach

Hokan Hansen Alaina Sulek

Jaylene Schuller Jae Won Lee Axee Anger ZiQing Ma

Leathertooling Tristan Price

Gwen Fillinger

Crafts Brant Bolton

Larissa Robbins

Dance Caitlyn Moroney

Drama Shelby Marler Zane Wigley

Shaelyn Clark Caleb Stephens


November

Renaissance Awards

Cont… Renaissance Lauryl Dwyer Shaye Kristoff

Canadian Parents for French Award Julie Patenaude Taylor Woitas

Wolfgang Kostuch

Literacy Award Sponsored by Parent Council

Douglas Lukenbill

Platinum Club Harrison Gardiner

Alice Ma

Shelby Marler

Trinity Mulholland

Dee Van Zyl

Oliva Fraser

Brooklyn Matthews

Katilyn Wheeler

Payton Baltzer

Kenny Bertagnolli

Shaelyn Clark

Kaylee Velichka

Averyanna van Tol

Krystie Weckesser


Birthday Awards Sponsored by Spoor Construction LTD

Cassidy Barker

Powerful Panther Winners for

October

Gr. 6 – Cole Obdam—Hurley Wallet

Gr. 7 – Hillary Clark – Hollister Shirt

Gr. 8 – ZiQing Ma – $25 Itunes Gift Card

Grand Prize Winner – Ehdrea Henry – Wii

Keep Your Card Awards Grade 6 – Alyssa Vankoughnet

Grade 7 – Gwen Fillinger Grade 8 – Tristan Price

Platinum Club Cont...

Matthew Burnell

Arianna Mamer

McKayla Wade

Connor Frizzley

Jessie Koples

Jordyn Koples

ZiQing Ma

Holly McVea

Seung-Jae Yu

Gold


Eric Allen Maryanne Sevigny Taylor Johannesson

Nicholas Little Celeste Simpson-Jones Kianna Mora Game Megan Matchett Mackenzie Berry Brett Murch Kyler Robinson Gwen Fillinger Rebecca Sevigny Tori LaPerrier Byron Ginter Clay Wheeler Evyr Mason Ryan Jeffery Megan Boulet Daman Bott Axee Anger Tay Browatzke

Alex Merklin Brendan Buss Grace Chambers Zane Wigley Braiden Ferris Saige Manford

Kelsey Moorey Brandon Hainstock Brandon Simmelink Jordan Adams Lexi Quintal Kiana Uhlmann Kyler Jacklin Keelie Rollier Kate Bertagnolli Rylan Lacey Chad Shanks Zara Chambers Mercedes Fillinger Camryn Williams Kennedy Currie

Joshua Kim Cassidy Barker Tia Frisky Domanic White Allison Chatenay Tyler Ginter Jordan Cassell Hillary Clark Jaylyn Hewitt Ashley McDonald Shea Forner-Walker Cody Liang

Danny Soppitt Simon Head Katie Meston Banny Thomas Ehdrea Henry Clayton Obdam Juli Yu Tyja Kostynuk Tyler Pidherney Lori-Mae Gulliford Nichole Kwan Sienna Sadek Bailey Eklund Lakyn Montgomery Ashley Zuberbier

Nikole Van Gelderen Megan Patenaude

Julie Patenaude Lucas Simcoe

Isaicc Pike Taylor Woitas

Braydon McLaughlin Carter Friesen

Brianna Sigouin Kaeleigh Lambert

Jonathan Simcoe Lane Larsen

Taylor Lund Darien Parker

Devin Willert Kevin Shin

Kendra Miller Dakota Sullivan

Morgan Overgaard Kentin Chamberlain

Jaylene Schuller Cole Neville

Madison Challand Darcea-Lyn Thomas

Caelum Gobert Bridget Chambers

Kaylan Jones Nicholas Fraser

Leah Medin Jenna Gliege

Silver


Summer Goldsbury Joshua Young Paulina Pelletier

Haley Kittelson Charlotte Sanford Paige Thomsen-Werbecky

Nickolas Lemire Alaina Sulek Gabriel Gillis

Mike Lougheed Lauryl Dwyer Lexie Mofford

Kendal Maxwell Brady Ginter Baylee Ellefson

Chloe Valstar Gabe Godin Caitlyn Moroney

Kamryn Westlund Jerene Holt Keanna Parenteau

Jordan Andrews Shannon Numan Corbin Saulteaux

Zacharey Munday Jonah Smigle Darian Croteau

Jae Won Lee Liam Spellman Kamryn Leavitt

Jordan Salteaux Rachel Stewart Christopher Rosdal

Douglas Lukenbill Zakery Tschetter Elizabeth Waterfield

Justin Dahl Brianna Anderson Brant Bolton

Alyssa VanKoughnet Jean-Phillipe Auger Brooke Cassell

Elliot Speight Kehler Bagstad Laurissa Herold

Seth Fay Samuel Beaver-Hawman Logan Mayhew Parker Stewart Julia Kim Darion Nelson

Shane Stewart Nathan Kwan Taite OpdenDries

Malcom Hansford Hunter Roberts Jasper Kolson-Velichka

Keagen Odenbach Rachel Sever Nicole Nicolay

Kooper Bagstad Nick Snyder Brandon Stewart

Emma Chamberlain Harrison Curtis Warner Sevren Chamulak

Shaye Chouinard Emma Forsyth Joseph Crowley

Kellie Evans Quinn Hawkey Morgan Nielson

Derian Gaumond Skylar McIntyre Chloe Revie

Hokan Hasen Sydney Moir Kaitlyn Ropson

Seth Matagora Ryan Gettis Tessa Taylor

Carson Sansome Jessica Hoggarth

Jacey Saulteaux Nycole Martin

Shelby Stewart Parker Pratt

Jazlynn Taylor Isaiah Scott

Sebastian Waunch Courtney Smith

Brendan Wedge Noah Edginton

Angelina B-Gideon Jared Enders

Roman Chabot Shaye Kristoff

Hannah Trautmann Kirsten Lund

Kendra Walker Pamela Okolie


BAND NEWS

Grade 6 Honour Band

We have many grade 6 students interested

in the Honour Band program! Letters will be

handed out to all Grade six students this

week. Along with the usual sign up sheet,

students must take home this letter to par-

ents and bring back the bottom of the form

by December 20th. These students will re-

ceive their music before the holidays!! Stu-

dents may hand in forms until January

13th. If you have questions, please contact

Ms. Hastings at 845-2468 or by email.

Red Deer Kiwanis Festival

Gr. 7/8

Solos & Ensembles

We are expecting excellent participation

in the festival again this year. Students

have been signing up in class for solos and

ensembles. Forms have been sent home.

It would be best to have forms and fees

back by the end of December but they

will also be accepted the first week back

in January.

London Band

Music will be handed out

next week. Rehearsals will

be on Wednesdays as was

stated in the spring. Rehearsals will run

from 3:45—5:15 p.m.. In January we will

rehearse January 18th and January 25th.

Attendance is expected at all rehearsals.

Cold Weather Reminder

During inclement weather, please remind students to dress appropriately for weath-er conditions. Classes are often outside for various rea-

sons, as well as bus students need to be prepared in the event that busses may be running late or break downs.

Candy-Grams Candy-grams are on sale

from December 13th to

the 22th. They will be de-

livered the morning of December

23rd. They cost just 25 cents,

and will be sold at noon in the

student gathering area. All pro-

ceeds are going to Victim Ser-

vices. Send all your friends a

Christmas greeting!

Pioneer Classes have

challenged each other

to help those in need

at this time of year

by collecting Christmas Gifts and

money for 18 years and under in con-

junction with Santas Anonymous. The

winning class will receive pop and

pizza.


COMING UP:

Dec. 26 - Jan. 6 ....................................... Christmas Holidays Mon. Jan. 9 ............................................. First Day of School in 2012 Mon. Jan. 16 ........................................... School Council Meeting, 12:00 Pioneer Library

From the desk of the counsellor:

Starting in January, two new groups:

Girl Power: For grade 7 and 8 girls to strengthen self-

esteem and self-perception as well as promoting awareness

about how certain environments can affect self-esteem.

Conflict Resolution: For boys to find new ways to cope with school stress and anxiety,

including how to deal with bullies, meeting new friends, etc..

If you are interested, please see Ms. Chisholm in the counsellors office.

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