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P IONEER SCHOOL
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Notes from the Principal:

As we come closer to the end of the school year, it is time to remind ourselves of how much we have accomplished. Students have completed 4/5 of the school year. We have celebrated innumerable student achievements through the incredible support of our parents and community. Yet, there is still much to be done. Provincial Achievement Test writing begins on May 14 - reminding us of how close we are to year's end. Regular classes will continue through to June 22 as we still have a large portion of curricula to cover. Teachers have the option of a final exam or a final project. Each student will be notified by his/her teacher as to what the final assessment will be. With the warmer weather finally here, it is time to remind students that school appropriate clothing must be worn. For girls, we require no bra straps showing and tank tops having at least a 2 inch strap. Shorts must be longer than the student's fingers when the arms are relaxed at the student's sides. We remind the boys that we don't want to see their boxers hanging out of their pants. Our last Renaissance pep rally will take place on May 31. Please mark it on your calendars. We love to have parents and community members join us in honouring our students. Thank you for your continued support of our students and staff. Together we are making a difference for our youth and growing together. Mrs. Bobbie-Jo Douglas Principal Pioneer School

Come GrowWith Us!

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

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Pioneer School Final Band Concert Tuesday, May 29th 7:00pm Pioneer Gym All Grade 6 Honour Band and Grade 7 and 8 Concert Band members need to be at the school by 6:40 to warm up. All Grade 7 and 8s need to be seated with instruments before the concert starts. Regular uniform is required. Grade 6 Honour Band is to be dressed in black and white with black socks. The students all have vests. Grade 7 and 8 band members are to be dressed in black dress pants with a white crew neck shirt for the uniform vest. Bow ties will be handed out at the concert. All band awards will be presented at the concert. We are looking forward to a full house. See you there!!

BAND NEWS
FINAL JAZZ SHOWCASE MAY 22ND - WCHS All Jazz Bands are expected to be at WCHS by 6:30pm to warm up. The Grade 7s are expected to wear black pants, white shirts and funky ties. The Grade 8s need to be dressed in solid black ties will be handed out at the concert. Everyone needs to remember black socks!

The Honour Band will perform at the Grade 5 Orientation on the afternoon of May 29th and at the Pioneer Band Concert that evening.
ANNUAL BAND PARENT MEETING PIONEER BAND ROOM 7pm TUESDAY, JUNE 12th **All parents of Grade 6, 7 and 8 band parents are encouraged to attend** **following Gr. 6 Rental Info. Night

UNIFORM VESTS All vests will be collected the night of the band concert. Students need to hand in their vests at the conclusion of their performance.
GRADE SIX HONOUR BAND NEWS Congratulations to the Grade 6 Honour Band on another outstanding year! There will be one last rehearsal on May 28th in period 6/7.

MUSIC CAMPS
Last summer more that 20 students from Pioneer went to music camp! All the choices are listed below. The Band Parents Association provides scholarships to students who request them. Please write a letter to the Band Parents Association and hand it in to Ms. Hastings by June 10th. Applications for both camps are available from Ms. Hastings.

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BAND NEWS Cont.

Adventures in Summer Music This is a day camp held at Red Deer College and is geared toward Grade 6 and 7 students. MusiCamp Alberta (July 22nd - 28th) This is a week long camp held at Red Deer College. Students are housed in the college dorms and the level of instruction is very high. This camp is geared toward keen Grade 7 students and Grade 8 students. **NOTE: The

PIONEER SCHOOL 2012 FESTIVAL RESULTS Almost 200 students from Pioneer Middle School participated in the Red Deer Festival of Performing Arts during the week of April 23rd 27th. The Grade 6 Honour Band, and the Grade 7 Concert Band both received Superior Ratings. Both groups were awarded the Outstanding Band scholarship for their classes. The Grade 8 Band did not participate in this festival. However, they received a GOLD AWARD at the Alberta International Festival in Calgary in February. In total, the students from Pioneer Middle School received over $1800 in scholarship recognition. Congratulations to all students who participated for sharing their talents and representing Pioneer School. Bravo!!

early bird deadline for this camp is May 11th**

Gr. 6 SCHOOL OWNED INSTRUMENTS All school owned instruments that are at home must be handed in on May 31st. This includes all TUBAS, BARITONES, HORNS, BASS CLARINETS, BARI SAXES, and BELL KITS. The large school owned instruments will be cleaned and returned before the end of June so Grade 6 and 7 students can sign them out for the summer. Grade 8 students will need to see Mr. Friesen at West Central near the end of June in order to get an instrument for summer use.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Junior Woodwind Solo Scholarship ($100) Roman Chabot Junior Woodwind Ensemble Scholarship ($200) Dee van Zyl, Kamryn Westlund, Chloe Valstar, Elyssa Thompson, Brooke Bates Intermediate Brass Solo Scholarship ($100) Carter Friesen

Clothing Swap At 6pm, prior to the AGM there will be a uniform swap in the gathering area of Pioneer school - black pants, shoes and white shirts welcome!

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BAND NEWS Cont.

Junior Brass Duet Scholarship ($150) Arianna Mamer & Tyja Kostynuk Intermediate Brass Duet Scholarship ($150) Carter Friesen & Anders Eklund Junior Brass Ensemble Scholarship ($200) Krystie Weckesser, Jaylene Schuller, Axee Anger, Shannon Numan Intermediate Brass Ensemble Scholarship ($200) McKayla Wade, Catherine Pelletier, Kamryn Leavitt, Carter Friesen, Anders Eklund Jessica Moore and Brayden Friesen from WCHS were selected from the Brass category to play at the Performers Showcase in Red Deer on May 5th

GRADE 6 WOODWIND DUET

1st Brooklyn Fillinger Matthews & Mercedes

2nd

Zach Munday & Zane Wigley

GRADE 7 WOODWIND DUET

1st 2nd Haley Willert & Autumn Bandravala, Sydney Mori & Gwen Fillinger Cassidy Barker & Lakyn Montgomery

GRADE 8 WOODWIND DUET

2nd Laurissa Harold & Tia Frisky

GRADE 6 WOODWIND TRIO

2nd JJ Adams, Phoenix Graham & Shane Stewart

GRADE 7 WOODWIND TRIO

2nd Gwen Fillinger, McKenzie Berry & Jessica Hoggarth

Grade 8 Woodwind TRIO

2nd Lucas Simcoe, Tay Browatzke, Connor Frizzley

GRADE 6 WOODWIND SOLO

1st

Alex Merklin, Roman Chabot Kenny Bertagnolli

2nd

Grade 6 Woodwind Quartet/ Quintet

1st Kamryn Westlund, Dee vanZyl, Chloe Valstar, Elyssa Thompson, Brooke Bates

GRADE 7 WOODWIND SOLO

1st 2nd Averyanna van Tol, Allison Chatney Sydney Moir, Olivia Gordon

Grade 7 Woodwind Quartet/ Quintet

1st Allison Chatenay, Taylor Woitas, Cassidy Barker, Lakyn Montgomery, Lexi Mofford

GRADE 8 WOODWIND SOLO

1st 2nd Lucas Simcoe Holly McVae

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BAND NEWS Cont.

Grade 6 Brass Solo
2nd Olivia Fraser

Grade 7 Brass Quartet/Quintet

1st 2nd Krystie Weckesser, Jaylene Schuller, Axee Anger & Shannon Numan Arianna Mamer, Tyja Kostynuk, Taylor Lund, Hillary Clark, Nicole Kwan & Megan Patenaude

Grade 7 Brass Solo

1st 2nd Tyja Kostynuk Hillary Clark

Grade 8 Brass Quartet/Quintet

1st McKayla Wade, Catherine Pelletier, Kamryn Leavitt, Carter Friesen & Anders Eklund

Grade 8 Brass Solo

1st 2nd Carter Friesen McKayla Wade

Grade 6 Brass Ensemble

1st Olivia Fraser, Kylar Robinson, Juli Yu, Shelby Stewart, Bannie Thomas, Trinity Mullholland & Kendall Westlund

Grade 6 Brass Duet

1st 2nd Jon Simcoe & Braydon McLaughlin Payton Baltzer & Carson Sansome

Final Jazz Showcase WCHS - Gathering Area Tuesday, May 22nd 7:00pm .Featuring Grade 7 12 Bands...

Grade 7 Brass Duet

1st Arianna Mamer & Tyja Kostynuk

Grade 8 Brass Duet

1st 2nd Carter Friesen & Anders Eklund Darcea Thomas & Bridget Chambers

BAND INFORMATION NIGHT

ON TUESDAY, JUNE 12 THERE WILL BE A GRADE 7 BAND RENTAL/INFORMATION NIGHT FOR STUDENTS IN GR. 6. IT WILL BE HELD IN THE PIONEER BAND ROOM AT 7:30 PM. INFORMATION ON THE GRADE 7 BAND PROGRAM, THE BAND PARENTS ASSOCIATION AND ACQUIRING AN INSTRUMENT FOR GRADE 7 WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THIS BRIEF MEETING. THE INFORMATION PORTION OF THIS EVENING SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 30 MIINUTES. IF YOU CHOOSE TO RENT TO OWN OR PURCHASE AN INSTRUMENT FROM THE WIND SHOPPE, YOU CAN STAY AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH RUSS CHEVALIER. PLEASE MAKE AN EFFORT TO TRY AND ATTEND THIS MEETING - ALL YOUR QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED!! ROCKY BAND PARENTS AGM TO FOLLOW.

Grade 7 Brass Trio

1st 2nd Krystie Weckesser, Axee Anger & Shannon Numan Liam Bolton, Mitchell Anderson & Matthew Burnell

Grade 8 Brass Trio

1st Faith Thompson, Kamryn Leavitt, Zara Chambers

Grade 6 Brass Quartet/Quintet

1st Jon Simcoe, Andrew Thompson, Alaina Sulek, Julie Patenaude, Bailey Eklund & Braydon McLaughlin

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FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE

Students must be in attendance on these days. Please arrange any medical appointments, etc., at other times. Exams will be written in the students homeroom. Please Note: Students are to bring an HB pencil and an eraser to each exam. Pencils may be purchased in the school office for .25 cents each.

GRADE SIX PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCHEDULE

EXAM French Lang. Arts Part A English Lang. Arts. Part A Social Studies English Lang. Arts. Part B Math Science French Lang. Arts Part B DATE Monday, May 14 Wednesday, May 16 Thursday, June 14 Friday, June 15 Monday, June 18 Friday, June 19 Wednesday, June 20 TIME 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m.

Note: Gr. 6s will write exams in a.m with regular classes to follow.

Attention: Gr. 6 P.A.T. exams info..

Grade 6 students are allowed, even encouraged to use calculators on the Math Provincial Achievement Test to be written in June. At the school we do not have nearly enough extra calculators for all the students who will need one for the test. Please ensure that your gr. 6 student has his/ her own inexpensive four-function calculator (available at the dollar stores, etc.) as soon as possible. Thank you - The Grade 6 Math teachers Pioneer School would like to thank Alpine Drugstore for the donation that they made to the reading room program.

COMING UP:
Monday, May 14 .................................... ................................... School Council Meeting, Library, 12:00 pm (noon) Wednesday, May 16 .............................. ................................... ABA Gr. 7 Festival Friday, May 18........................................ ................................... No School Monday, May 21 .................................... ................................... No School, Stat. Holiday - Victoria Day Tuesday, May 22 .................................... ................................... Final Jazz Showcase Tuesday, May 29 .................................... ................................... Gr. 5 Orientation Day Tuesday, May 29 .................................... ................................... Final Band Concert, Pioneer Gym Friday, Jun 1 ........................................... ................................... PD Staff Development Day