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Come Grow With Us! Ensemble on ira loin!.................................

Pioneer School studentsreceived their Second Progress Report

Cards on Friday, MARCH 15th, 2013.PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS

will take place on:*the evening of Tuesday, March 19th,

2013 from 4:30 - 8:00 p.m.

REPORT CARDS &INTERVIEWS

REGULAR NEWSLETTER MONDAY , MARCH 18TH , 2013

PIONEERSCHOOLNEWSLETTERS PUBLISHED SECONDWEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH

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

5516

54 STREETROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, ABPHONE: 403-845-2468

LOST & FOUND

There are a large number of items in our Lost &Found box. Please take a moment the next time youare in the school to check it for missing items. It islocated near the gym.

During Parent Teacher Conferences we will have

the lost & found items on tables in the Student

Gathering Area.

Yearbooks on Sale

2013 Yearbooks are on sale now at thefront office. Reserve your copy foronly $25. This price is only

guaranteed until March 21. Starting April 1st, thecost of the yearbook goes up to $30. Dont missout!

Mexican Fiesta!

Pioneer School is celebrating the lastday before Spring Break, March 21st,as a Mexican Fiesta. Dress in bright

and lively colors to celebrate the last day of schoolbefore Spring Break. During the lunch hour, wewill be serving Tacos in a bag to all students and

staff. If you would like to help out in any way,please contact Mrs. Chatwood.Shout Out to the Free the

Children group at Pioneer

School and to the Student

Council at West Central High

School. Together we sold over 150 valen-

tine buttons to help raise money for

clean water overseas. That is $300! We

couldnt have done it without our

partners. Thanks again West Central.

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REGULAR NEWSLETTERMONDAY , MARCH 18TH, 2013

BAND NEWS

CONGRATULATIONS TO

THE PIONEER GRADE 8

CONCERT BAND

The Pioneer Grade 8 Concert Bandtravelled to the Alberta InternationalBand Festival on Thursday, February20th to perform at the University ofCalgary. They had an excellentperformance and received a superiorrating from both adjudicators. Theywere awarded a GOLD. There wereover 70 Grade 8 and 9 bands

participating in the festival that week.Only a few bands were awarded aGOLD for attaining the Superior rating.Congratulations also go out to theWCHS Grade 9 Band for receivingGold during that week.

Kiwanis Festival - April 22nd - 26th

A detailed newsletter will be handed outbefore spring break with all performance date

and times.

As per the permission form, studentsparticipating are expected to be present at theRun Through Recital for their grade. Allrecitals will run from 3:45 - 5:00 p.m exceptsolos. Please mark your calendars.

SOLOS (all) April 17th 6 p.m.

Grade 6 April 18thGrade 7 April 17th

Grade 8 April 16th

Grade Six Honour Band Rehearsals

Below is a list of remaining Honour Bandrehearsal dates. **Please be sure that musicand instruments are here.**

Wednesday, March 20th

Tuesday, April 2nd (right afterspring break

Tuesday, April 9th

Thursday, April 18th

Band Pizza Sale Schedule

2013

The band program will continue to sell

pizza on every Tuesday. The last sale willbe on June 4th. No sales on April 23rd orMay 7th.

GRADE 8 CAMP CAROLINE: APRIL 3RD -

APRIL 5TH

The Grade 8 Camp Caroline packages wenthome this week with fundraising totals.Money and forms must be in to the officeby Thursday, March 21stat the latest.Parents interested in chaperoning shouldemail Ms Hastings at [email protected],

Chaperones must be in place by this date.

Japan Exchange

The Rocky/KamikawaExchange is looking for

student applications.Students and familieswill host this year around July 20th - dates tobe confirmed. Students will travel to Japannext summer. Applications and Informationavailable at the Pioneer Office. Speak to Ms.Hastings if you have questions. Applicationdeadline is March 21st.

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Message from the Staff

It is incredible to see how quickly this year is passing. Springbreak is quickly drawing close which means the weather will befinally warming up and our students will be spending more time

outside. As we transition to the end of the year, we ask for yourassistance with a couple of things:

Please make sure your child has appropriateoutside gear Please verify that your child has enough school supplies to last theremainder of the year

Thank you for your continued support. We wish you a very happy, safeand fun Spring Break.

SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWSNext School Council meeting is Monday, April 15th at 12 noon in the school Library.Look forward to seeing you there!

Individualized Program Plan Components Review

Information

As schools and school authorities move toward a more inclusive education system, there remain highexpectations for all students in Alberta, including those with diverse learning needs. The Standards

for Special Education (2004) requires school boards to identify and deliver effective programming forstudents with special education needs in Grades 1 to 12. The Individualized Program Plan (IPP),which currently includes ten required components, is a concise plan of action designed to addressstudents' special education needs.

Work has been initiated to review the components required in IPPs in Alberta. There will be anopportunity to engage stakeholders in an IPP Component Survey in March 2013. Students, teachers,school leaders, parents and educational assistants will be asked to share their thoughts about IPP com-ponents and the future direction of IPPs. Results will be used to help make decisions about future IPPcomponents in Alberta. Your feedback is welcome and encouraged.

To participate in this surbey go to the following link: www.banister.ab.ca/2013IPPsurvey. The online survey will take approximately 10 to 15 minutes tocomplete.
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BIRTH CERTIFICATES REQUIRED

A student, parent/guardian, or custodian is required to present legal proof of a studentsname, citizenship and birthdate when a child is registered in school. If a student was born in anauthority outside of Canada, an official document from that authority will be accepted. If thisdocumentation has not yet been provided to the school, we request you have this in by mid-April.

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 birthcertificate, drivers license or passport). Once ordered, it will take approximately two weeks to arrive.

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Remind 101Pioneer School will be using a free text messagingservice called Remind 101 as an added way tocommunicate with parents. This program allows usto send text messages updates/reminders toparents who have signed up for the program. Thesemessages will come from the office and not

individual teachers. You cannot reply to themessages as they are meant for informationpurposes only. If you would like to sign up for thisservice please text the message @pioneersc to(780)666-7292. You will then receive a messageasking for your name, please be sure to reply with

your full name as that is what will appear on ourcontact list. If you have signed up for this servicethrough another school, it may not ask you for this

information. PLEASE SIGN UP AGAIN FOR THISSERVICE AND TEXT THE MESSAGE @pioneerscto (780) 666-7292.THANK YOU!

Pioneer Parent SurveyIf you havent received a survey directly into your emails inbox, please email

[email protected] request an electronic copy, or pick up a printed copy

from the office.

Pioneers School Council thanks you!

COMING UP:Friday, Mar. 15th ...................................2nd Progress Reports went home

Tuesday, Mar. 19th ................................Parent Teacher Interviews, 4:30 - 8:00 pm

Friday, Mar. 22nd...................................No School in Lieu of Parent /Teacher Interviews

Mon., Mar. 25th Fri., Apr. 1st .............Spring Break

Tues., Apr. 2nd .......................................1st School Day back

Wed., Apr. 3rd - Fri., Apr. 5th ................Gr. 8 Camp Caroline

Mon., Apr. 15th......................................School Council Mtg. - noon, Library
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

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