Awards Night

Thursday night's Awards Ceremony was very well attended and supported by the community as we celebrated student accomplishments from throughout the year. Ranging from academics to sports to spirit and participation, all told there were 235 certificates, 44 medals, 3 plaques, 13 trophies, 20 backpacks (coming soon), and 64 Frisbees! Students at PCS, you have a lot to be proud of as your teachers and families are already very proud of you. Great work!

Ditch Cleaning

For the first part of this week, students from Grade 6 to 9, along with several community volunteers, worked hard cleaning highway ditches around Pierceland. We managed to finish a day ahead of schedule thanks to their efforts. A special thank you to Mrs. Sonntag for organizing everything at this especially busy time of year. We appreciate all the help we received for this fundraiser. Monies from this event will be used to subsidize the Grade 6 to 9 year-end trip to Moose Jaw.

Provincial-bound

Wednesday's District Meet in Meadow Lake saw 6 of our young people qualify to advance to Provincials next week in Moose Jaw. They include Darla (Grade 10) for 2nd in discus, 2nd in shot, and 1st in javelin, Tegan (Grade 12) for 1st in javelin, Jesse (Grade 9) for 1st in discus, Tanner (Grade 9) for 2nd in triple jump, Shelby (Grade 12) for 1st in hurdles and Cindy (Grade 11) qualified for relays but is unable to attend due to other commitments. Other notable accomplishments of the day included Cindy (Grade 11) placing 3rd in 100m, Dorin (Grade 11) placing 3rd in javelin, Kathryn (Grade 11) placing 3rd in long jump, Tanner placing 3rd in discus and Chris (Grade 7) placing 2nd in discus but doesn't qualify to advance due to his age.

Division Track Results

21 student competitors from grades 6 to 12 plus three student volunteers headed out to Meadow Lake today for a beautiful day of Track and Field. At least 15 of those qualified to move on to Districts next week. Seven students will be representing Pierceland in discus, 5 in javelin, 4 in triple jump and one each in hurdles, long jump,  100m, 200m, 400m, 1500m, and 3000m. Everyone showed great sportsmanship and represented their school well. A special congratulations to Darla who placed first in three of her events - shot, javelin and discus. A special thank you to the three volunteers who helped run the discus event all afternoon - Reece, Meghan and Dusty - Lynn and to the parents who came out to watch and cheer on everyone!

Mini We Day

Read the Division Press Release and check out our photos of this event.

“Find Your Passion”
Mini-We Day at Pierceland Central School
Thursday, May 2
12:30-2:30
The afternoon will be filled with entertainment and speakers to inform students and motivate them to find their passion and help others.
Water and a small snack will be provided for participants.  We are hoping to finish at 2:15, to allow time for mingling, visiting the charity tables, for asking questions and for snacks.  We will be in the gym on mats and/or chairs.Students from Grade 5 to 12 will participate as well as guest students from Ernie Studer and Chief Napew School.
What to bring:  a non-perishable food item, a great attitude!
Note:  T-shirts and Rafiki water bracelets available for $10
Be ready to participate in our We Day Dance!!!
Door Prize: A Wii mini
Community members welcome to attend.

Upcoming Events

Pink Shirt Day - On Wednesday, April 10th, Pierceland Central School will be partnering with the Pierceland Credit Union to promote Pink Shirt Day. Help make a stand against bullying by wearing a pink shirt on this day. If you don't have something pink to wear, the school will be giving out pink ribbons to pin onto your shirt. Also on Wednesday, students and staff will be demonstrating a mob walk, leaving the school at 11:20 am. Anyone is welcome to join us. Learn more about how pink shirt day got started. Check out photos from this event here.

Open Mic Night - On Thursday, April 18th, we will be hosting our Open Mic Night where students have a chance to display their multitude of talents. Alongside this will be a Silent Art Auction. These events are held in the gym starting at 7 pm.

Spring Fling Dance - Our dance has been rescheduled for Friday, April 19th. Tickets purchased for the original date will be honoured for this next dance only. Otherwise, they can be refunded. This is a Grade 6 to 12 dance and runs from 8 pm to 11 pm.

Drama Nights - This year you will have two opportunities to see the show titled "And Then There Was One Too". Debut performance takes place on Thursday, April 25th and the next night on Friday, April 26th. Both performances begin at 7 pm at the Community Hall. Each night features a different cast.

Visit our Calendar page for more April events

Dance Cancelled

Due to weather and road conditions, in the interest of safety, tonight's dance is cancelled. We are hoping to reschedule in April. Students who purchased tickets may keep those (they will be honoured at the next dance) or ask for a refund. Thank you to all of those who had volunteered to help out and we are sorry for any inconvenience that this may have caused.

Interviews and Book Fair

Next week Elementary Report Cards and High School Progress Reports will be coming out. Report Cards need to be picked up at the office (starting Monday) but Progress Reports will be sent home with students. Interviews take place on Tuesday, March 12 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm and on Wednesday from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Our Scholastic Book Fair will also be open to the public during those hours. Students will get more opportunities during the day to preview and purchase books. There will be a $50 Family Event Door Prize ($25 worth of product for the winning student & $25 worth for their classroom teacher). Also, anyone spending $25 or more at the Book Fair will receive a Perfect Panda Gift Set. Our goal this year is to sell $2000 which would give our school a 50% product commission! That buys a lot of books for our library. Payment methods are cash or cheque.

We Day Saskatoon 2013

Eleven students and two teachers will be in Saskatoon today to take part in this year's "We Day", a youth-led movement for global change. These inspired leaders, along with approximately 15000 others, will have a great lineup of speakers and performers including Shawn Desman, Martin Sheen, Hedley and Chris & Marc Kielburger - founders of "Free the Children". For more information visit www.weday.com.

Virtual Tour Site launched

Check out our new PCS Virtual Tour site. It currently has six 360-degree panoramic photos with more to come!

Buses cancelled for Thursday, Jan. 31

Buses will not be running this Thursday, Jan. 31 due to weather. However, Grade 7 to 12 exams will continue as scheduled. As always, the school remains open to any students that attend on days when buses do not run. To monitor bus status, check out the Bus Status page.

Floor Hockey victories

Last Friday the Grade 5s traveled to Meadow Lake today compete in a floor hockey tournament. The boys' team left with bronze and girls' with gold. Today Meadow Lake hosted the Grade 6 tournament and with the help of a few Grade 5s, the girls took home bronze and boys took gold! Everyone played their hardest and supported and encouraged each other. They displayed true Panther pride. Thanks to all the chaperones that came along to coach or cheer. See more pictures at PCS Photo Albums.

Wear the Shirt - Be the Difference

Help put a stop to bullying. Wear the shirt. Be the difference. On April 10, 2013, Pierceland School will be taking part in the “Wear the Shirt. Be the Difference” anti-bullying campaign. We have an opportunity to order pink t-shirts to wear on that day. These shirts cost $5.25 and all proceeds will go towards the Canadian Red Cross Bullying Prevention programming throughout the province. For more information visit Saskatchewan Day of Pink. Download a printable order form.

Happy New Year!

As we look forward to seeing everyone back from a (hopefully) restful break, we are also counting down to the end of Semester 1. Of course with the end of the semester comes high school exams. Be sure to check out the exam schedule here.