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P IONEER SCHOOL
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Pioneers Scholastic Book Fair Youre Invited Oct. 22 - Oct. 24, 2013
When 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where Pioneer School Library Books make great Christmas gifts for everyone on your list! Lots of contests and prizes. Family & student prize draws. If any parents are interested in helping, please contact Mrs. Walker at 403 845-2468 ext 301. Thank you for your support, as this is a major fundraiser for our Library!
Next School Council Meeting Monday, Oct. 21st - 12:00 noon Pioneer School Library

Remembrance Day Program

Parents, guardians & community Members are invited to attend our Remembrance Day program, Nov. 7th at 9:10 a.m. in the gymnasium.

Pioneer Breakfast Club is looking for your help.

Breakfast at school also offers an alternative when, for whatever reason, having breakfast in another environment isn't a healthy choice for children. The number of children who haven't eaten and are utilizing our program has increased this year. We are looking for donations in any form: monetary, jam, healthy cereal, store purchased muffins, bread etc... If you have any questions regarding our program please give the school a call.

Come GrowWith Us!

Ensemble on ira loin!.................................

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Student Price Cards

SPC cards are still on sale and will be on sale until Nov. 30th. If you are interested in purchasing an SPC card, please see Mrs. Chatwood. SPC cards are being sold for $9 and our Renaissance program keeps $3. Do you like FREE STUFF? Every student who purchases an SPC Card will receive $10 off of a $50 purchase from Aeropostale and a $10 off Body shop coupon. Any student can purchase an SPC card and it is to be used in conjunction with your Student ID. If you need more information, you can check out the SPC website at www.spccard.ca or Leanne Chatwood at 403 845 2468 ext. 113.

PHOTO RETAKE DAY

Thursday, Oct. 24th at 9:00 a.m. sharp is photo retake day. Students who were not photographed on the original photo day and students whose original photos were not satisfactory qualify for retakes. Students requesting retakes must return their original package of photos to the photographer on retake day. Extra order forms are available in the office for anyone having their photo taken for the 1st time or wanting to buy more photos. Please do not wear Green!!!

TERRY FOX RUN

On September 30th, Pioneer School students participated and did an excellent job running for the Terry Fox Run. Students walked or ran around a set trail in honour of Terry Fox and his mission to create more awareness of cancer, as well as to raise money for cancer research. The run was timed this year and each student will have the opportunity to match or improve their time on various occasions throughout the school year. In total Pioneer School collected over $384.00 for the Terry Fox Foundation. A special thanks to all the staff, students and parents for your effort in helping to keep Terrys legacy and dream alive and Rocky Co-op for the generous donation of bottled water for the run. You have all made a difference.

Pioneers 1st Dance

November 21st 6:00 - 9:00 pm Doors open at 5:45 p.m - close at 6:30 pm Tickets on sale Monday, Nov. 18th, 2013 $8.00 per person $7.00 with a non-perishable item for the Food Bank Dance is open to students presently attending Pioneer School.

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SCHOOL FEE SCHEDULE

School fees are authorized by the WRSD Board and set by the School Division Administration to assist in covering costs with respect to instruction supplies and materials. The Mandatory School Fee for 20132014 is $40 for grade 6 students and $70 for grade 7 & 8 students. All fees are due immediately.

2015 Quebec Trip

Parents of grade 6 & 7 French Immersion: Fundraising efforts for the 2015 Quebec Trip will be underway soon. There will be a meeting on October 16th, 2013 at 5:00PM to form a parent fundraising group. If you are interested but cannot attend the meeting, please contact the trip coordinator, Chana Berg at chana.berg@wrsd.ca.

Items Pioneer would love to have donated:

CTS department: canning jars for gum ball machines students will be building Drama department: old formal wear, unique clothing items and hats PE department: ball gloves

Student Contact Information Required Demographic Confirmation Forms were sent home with students in September to update contact and other important information pertaining to your child. If you didnt receive one, please contact the office so that we can print off a new one for updating.

NUT SAFE ZONE Just a reminder that Pioneer School has several students with life threatening peanut and nut allergies. We appreciate your co-operation with keeping our school a safe environment for all students.
BAND PIZZA SALES In the Tuck Shop this year, the Band Program will be running Pizza Sales on Tuesdays. The pizza is from Panago and will be on multigrain crust. Pizza is $2.00 per slice and students can choose between Pepperoni, and Cheese pizza. Sale will be during the 11 a.m. nutrition break Mark your calendars now!!

Pioneer School would love to have your bottles, cans, juice boxes, etc.. We will be collecting them next week. Please bring them to the office. We will use the money earned to purchase equipment to support technology. Thank you for your support!

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Magazine Sales Final Update

We have concluded our annual magazine fundraiser. Students sold a total of 541 subscriptions. This falls short of our goal of 600. If anyone was thinking about purchasing a magazine, you can still do so online. The website is ccrp.ca and our school code is AB195. If we do reach our goal of 600, there is a draw for an iPad mini. Although we did not meet our goal and cannot, at this time, offer the grand prize, many students were BIG winners in the other contests. Abby Kadyk won the giant smurf, Riley Noble won the AirZooka blasters, Ashley McDonald won the black-light speaker, and Tanner Thompson won the space scooter. Lucky Gum draw winners included Alyssa Moggy who won the $100.00 prize and Carter Chatwood who won $50.00. In total, $357.00 was won by various students. Congratulations to all. 6C was our top selling class and they win an ice-cream party. Please remember to Save your Subscriptions for purchasing through the school, same time next year. We want to thank our community for supporting Pioneer School students with this fundraiser.
JAZZ BAND Please check the handout given to jazz members for a list of students who need to bring snacks for our jazz band breakfast programs. Please bring 2 dozen of whatever you choose to share with the group. Thanks for your support with this. The latest that students should be arriving is 7:30 am, rehearsals start at 7:40am.

BAND NEWS
BAND FEES REMINDER Grade 6 Band Fees of $60.00 were due by October 1st. This fee goes toward cleaning supplies, maintenance workshops and a small portion goes to the CD set. All Grade 7/8 Band students were asked to have their $50 Band Transportation Fee in to the office by October 1st. Please hand in as soon as possible. Students who are using school owned instruments-tuba, baritone, horn, bari sax and bass clarinet were asked to have their $125 instrument rental fees in by October 1st. Grade 7/8 Percussion Fees were also due by October 1st $25.00

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Rocky Band Parents Association presents.

A MID WINTER BLUES BIG BAND DINNER AND DANCE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6TH
Tickets are available individually for $35 or just book a table of 8 for you and and your closest friends/ staff... The event will feature an 8 piece jazz orchestra with West Central High School Jazz 1 opening with a set... Silent Auction Items and fabulous Door Prizes will complete this galla event... Tickets will go on sale starting October 16th... don't miss out on this fabulous event - mark your calendars now!! TICKETS AVAILABLE AT PEBBLE RIDGE COFFEE HOUSE For more information, contact Kim at 403 - 844 - 9702

BIRTH CERTIFICATES REQUIRED A student, parent/guardian, or custodian is required to present legal proof of a students name, citizenship and birthdate when a child is registered in school. If a student was born in an authority outside of Canada, an official document from that authority will be accepted. If this documentation has not yet been provided to the school, we request you have this in by mid-January. We are required to have a copy of all students birth certificates on file. The approximate cost of obtaining a birth certificate in Canada is $35.75. The parent/ guardian requesting the birth certificate must have one piece of identification (their own birth certificate, drivers license or passport). Once ordered, it will take approximately two weeks to arrive.

COMING UP:
Fri,. Oct. 11 ............................................ No School Mon., Oct 14 .......................................... No School, Thanksgiving Day Fri., Oct. 18 ............................................ Rock & Roll Pep Rally - Period 6, 1:50 pm - 2:40 p.m. - Gym Mon., Oct.21 .......................................... School Council Meeting, 12:00 noon Pioneer School - Library Tues., Oct. 22 24 .................................. Library Book Fair Thurs., Oct. 24 ....................................... Interim Progress Reports go home Fri., Oct. 25 ............................................ No School, Staff Development Day Wed., Oct. 30 ........................................ Parent Teacher Interview - Interim Progress Reports 4:30 - 8:00 pm Fri., Nov. 8 .............................................. No School, Day off in Lieu of Parent/Teacher interviews Mon., Nov. 11 ........................................ No School, Remembrance Day