Long Weekend and Presentations

Tomorrow marks the start of an extra-long weekend for students as teachers and educational assistants head off to Lloydminster. The theme for Convention 2009 is "Our Own Backyard: Framing Success". Two speakers present to the entire division on Monday. Sold out sessions include Harry Wong's topic on Monday morning called "Creating Excellence in Classrooms". The afternoon bring's Saskatchewan Roughrider, Matt Dominguez speaking about "The Power of One Adult". More information is available here. Tuesday offers teachers a wide variety of breakout sessions suited to what they teach with an emphasis on Math.

As posted earlier, Thursday, September 17 was our Meet the Teacher night. That night, Stephanie Hofer was kind enough to make a presentation on the issue of lice. If you were unable to attend or wish to view it again, it is available below and here.

Lice Presentation

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Fall Fair

Thursday saw our annual Fall Fair. There were many creative (and humourous) exhibits including a zucchini penguin and a pumpkin in need of a belt! Judges had a difficult task of awarding prizes this year. Exhibits were brought in the morning and held on display until the evening during the Meet the Teacher night.

Magazine Campaign 2009

We began this morning with our Magazine Campaign Kick-Off. Bruce from Canadian Community Reading Plan (CCRP) came in to explain the process to students and showcase some of the great prizes being awarded this year. This important fundraiser will take place from now until Oct. 14. More details and progress will be available at PCS 2009 Magazine Campaign.

Meet the Teacher/Community Registration

Turnout last night was excellent at Meet-the-Teacher night. This event was combined with Fall Fair and a Band Parents meeting. This year it was also combined for the first time ever with Community Registration. More than a dozen groups were set up in the gym to register or simply pass on information to those interested in the widely varied community groups.

After teacher introductions by principal, Terry Fortune, there was a brief overview of the school website by Mr. Foster followed by directions from Mr. Millie on uploading pictures for the yearbook. We accept pictures all year. Follow the link under "Call for Photos" on the left.

We also had a lice presentation from Value Drug Mart pharmacist, Stephanie Hofer. This presentation did more than just scratch the surface of this sensitive topic and answered many questions and cleared up a few myths. One focus on the topic was to keep ahead of the problem by performing weekly checks on your children.

After the presentations, parents chatted with teachers, checked out community groups, attended a SMARTBoard session or went to the band meeting. It was great to see such good attendance and as always, we welcome your feedback on these events.

Walk to Breakfast

On Monday our school had our annual "Walk to Breakfast." Students walked the cenntenial trail around the school with their partners. They will be doing many activites with these buddies all year. When they returned to the school they were provided with a breakfast burrito, fruit and a juice box. This activity gives students a chance to get to know their partner and also gives them the chance to get out of class, get some fresh air, and have a healthy breakfast.

Other activites that we will be having at Pierceland Central School are Meet the Teacher Night on Thursday and the kickoff of the Magazine Campaign on Friday.

Article and Photo: Sr. SRC PR Rep

W-o-W (Week of Welcome)

No, students were not forced to car pool for transportation this week. This was the final event for the Week of Welcome - the car cram. Two house teams placed first with 14 students inside the car!! Other events included tug-of-wars, an obstacle course, and a 3-legged race, not to mention the spirit days. Judging by the excellent participation, it was a great success.

The transition back to school has been a relatively smooth one despite the 30 degree weather that had finally shown itself so late into summer. A few more fans and air conditioners would have been nice but next week is suppposed to cool down a little with temperatures climbing for the weekend - perfect!

As for the rest of the month, we look forward to the Walk to Breakfast, Meet the Teacher/Fall Fair/Community Registration Night and the kick off to our Magazine Campaign.