A P R I L 2 0 1 9

P I N E R I D G E

Principal: Maria Carty

Vice Principal: Cathy Rafuse

IMPORTANT DATES

April 1—Meadowbrook Meat fundraiser begins 4—Early Dismissal 12:25pm 4—ABC Award assembly 19—Good Friday, no school 22—Easter Monday, no school 23—Pancake lunch—free for all students 23— Meadowbrook Meat orders due 29– Home & School Meeting 6:30pm 30—Band Trip—Atlantic Music Festival

May

1, 2, 3—Mini courses 8—Meadowbrook Meat delivery 3-5pm 15—Regional Inservice, no school for students

Panthers Pride Recipients — March

Grade 6 James Beardsley Josh Bezanson Dominic Carroll David Cockroft Faith Langille Madison Macinnis Ethan Morse Austin Timmons Savannah Warford

Grade 7 Aziz Al-Duraidi Alyssa Boudreau Maddie Chase Adam Coyle John Crawford Carmen Glavine Malazia King Chloe Palmer Tyler Teal Caitlyn Willis

Grade 8 Kaley Boddy Dreamera Corkum Cameron Fowler Michael Kopp Logan Martin Devon Smith Nora Stephenson Brooklyn Sullivan Ava VanHattem Emerson Weiher

April is

AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH

ABC AWARDS There are 205 students who have terrific attendance,

attending 95% of days this term. Each student was

awarded a bag of chips, and one name was drawn for

a chromebook. Congratulations to Brooklyn Sullivan!

Student names were also drawn for prizes if they had

good behavior and all their school work completed.

You have to attend the assembly to win a prize.

Arrival Time

The first bell rings at 8:30am. Stu-dents will be permitted to enter the

building at this time

P A G E 2

Autism —Light it up Blue

Toonies for Autism

CYBER PROTECTION The rapid growth of smart phones, social media and the anonymity of the online world has created increasing opportunity for cyberbullying and the unwanted sharing of intimate images.

The impacts of these behaviours can be devastating for victims.

Supports are available.

For more information please visit:

novascotia.ca/cyberscan If you believe you are a victim of cyberbullying or that an intimate image of you was shared without your consent call

CyberScan toll free at 1-855-702-8324

Thank you for your support!

$250 was raised for PRMS in

partnership with Autism NS .

The focuses on raising funds is

to enhance educational

resources for students with

autism while enhancing autism

programs and services in the

community.

Thank you to

our dedicated

Educational

Assistants who

decorated the

school and

provided blue

recess treats.

SPRING IS COMING

MEADOWBROOK MEAT BOXES

Orders due April 23rd

Meadowbrook offers all-natural, gluten-free, grain

fed and antibiotic free pork products. Plus they sell

local beef, turkey and chicken.

There are variety of boxes to choose from, and

20% of all sales support PRMS.

Pork Chops Bork Burgers

Jimmie Dogs Lean Ground Box

Breakfast Box Backyard BBQ Box

Picnic Box Summer Grilling Box

Music Notes

Take Off Concert is a success

Thank you to the 14 Wing and Acadia University

bands for performing alongside our PRMS band.

Being able to play with more experienced

musicians is a great experience for our

students. Thank you for your support!

What’s Happening in the Classrooms

Pi Day Extravaganza with 6A & 6G

Students in 6A/6G not only enjoyed eating some pie (thanks to all the parents/guardians who sent in pie, it was delicious!), they took part in lots of activities focusing on Pi: writing in Pilish (it’s a real thing!), writing Pikus (instead of Haikus), word games, approximating pie by tossing frozen hotdogs, and even memorizing as many digits of Pi as possible. Congrats to Kaiden Henshaw for taking the prize in the memorization competition; he was able to list off 126 digits of Pi!!!!!

P A G E 5

What’s Happening in the Classrooms A representative from Skills Nova Scotia visited the grade 8s to provided opportunity to practice

team building and problem solving in a variety of activities. This was to promote the annual

Skills Nova Scotia Competition taking place in April across the province.

Skills Canada – Nova Scotia (SCNS) is a not-for-profit organization that provides Nova Scotian youth with opportunities to explore skilled trades and technologies. This is made possible by partnerships with industry, government, labour, and education.

6 Stevens—Climate Action Protest

On March 15, the grade 6

students joined the national

student demonstration to

protest against climate

change.

Sports and Clubs

Congratulations to the Badminton team for

their win at the District Championships!

Badminton is divided into individual and team

events, over a two day period.

The team advanced to play at Regionals in

Yarmouth . The team placed 3rd, along with

the boy single, girls doubles and boys doubles.

Track and Field Practices

Monday—Running Wednesday—Jumps, Throws, Hurdles Friday—Running

The District competition will be Wednesday/Thursday, May 8 and 9th at Acadia University.

Maker Space is open every day at lunch

It’s a space to be bold, be creative, and have fun!!

We're doing an Easter egg decorating competition in the Maker Space, and we'd like to extend it to the whole school. The only prerequisite is that entries must contain at least one hard boiled egg or fake egg of that same size. Students can enter up to 3 separate entries and prizes will be given for: Most Original Best Title Most Artistic Closing date is April 12th and then we're putting them to a vote

Lost and found is piling up

again.

Items are stored in the large

wooden box in the lobby.

Hey folks, Spring is here and many people are busy doing a big spring clean. If you have any lego that isn't being used anymore, we would appreciate it! We love to use it in math for area, perimeter, and volume. Thanks, Grade 6 teachers

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts trip

Three grade 7 classes had a trip to experience the “How She Read” exhibit at Ross Creek. This exhibit, by

Chantal Gibson, contained personal items from early Black settlers to Nova Scotia. It gave a glimpse into

how life was, to encourage a better understanding for the future. The students also had the opportunity

to participate in an acting improv class.

The Guitar Club meets every

Thursday at lunch.

The guitar club held a special tribute today

during the ABC Award Assembly. It was fun

having the whole school sing along!

The club is open to anyone wanting to learn to

play guitar. Come strum along !

Community Events

The Food Bank in Kingston is in

need of blocks of margarine

(Parkay style) and packages of

soda crackers (Premuim Plus

style) . Brand names not necessary.

You may drop off your donation at

the Village of Kingston Office or at

school.

Kingston’s 60th Steer BBQ & Village Fair

July 12-13, 2019

OUTDOOR MARKET—Seeking Vendors

2019 is an extraordinary year for the Kingston Steer BBQ & Village Fair, being the 60th year of existence. This July 13th our BBQ will be the longest continuous running steer barbeque in North America! Bully for us!!

So to beef up this year’s fair and take it over-the-moon, the Committee is taking the bull by the horns and expanding the Outdoor Market, which began last year. The Outdoor Market is geared to all sorts of ven-dors, like antique dealers, flea market stalls, and all manner of original notions to generate funds for individ-uals, community groups, and clubs. The possibilities are endless. You can think of great stuff for this market until the cows come home!

COME TRY RINGETTE

FREE EVENT

5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday, April 9

Sunday, April 14

Need: Skates, helmet & gloves or

mittens

Apple Dome Arena - Berwick

For More Info: call Marlene at

902-679-0372

Are you Moving or Changing schools??

We are starting to plan our academic programs and homerooms for next year…

So if you are in transferring to a new school, please let us know.

Contact the school office at 902-765-7570