F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 9

P I N E R I D G E

Principal: Maria Carty

Vice Principal: Cathy Rafuse

IMPORTANT DATES

FEBRUARY 1—No School—Regional Inservice 7—Dance 7-9pm (Chaperones needed) 12—Early Dismissal 12:25pm 15—National Flag Day 18—Heritage Day—No School—Honour of Maud Lewis 25—Home and School Mtg 6:30pm 26– Grade 8s register for WK Grade 9 courses 27—Grade 8 photos 28—Grade 8 Photos

Panthers Pride Recipients — January

Grade 6 Rylie Browne Hayden Courtney-Burgess Lyndsi Jessome Grade 7 Corey Beals Sophia Hennesey Kenzie MacNeil Annalise Reiner McKenna Wallace Grade 8 Josh Cayer Phaedra Klassen Jessica Ramsey Kiara wagner Liv Woloshyn

February is African Heritage Month

The 2019 theme,for Nova Scotia is: Our History is Your History

This theme recognizes the unique story of African Nova Scotians and how this story is interwoven throughout the past, present and future of all Nova Scotians. The theme reminds us that when we all acknowledge and understand the truths of our shared history we will be able to facilitate positive change in Nova Scotia.

Arrival Time

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

building at this time

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Insurance coverage while at school and all school activities.

Consider purchasing the Gold Plan which covers your student for all activities 24/7. Check out www.sip.ca

Lost and found is piling up

again.

Items are stored in the large

wooden box in the lobby.

PRMS Breakfast Program By the t ime they are 15 , 25% of Canadian Youth

say they go to school w i thou t breakfas t .

That’s enough to fill

20,833 school buses!

Children should go

to school

Hungry for Knowledge

not

Hungry for Food. PRMS offers a Breakfast

Program every morning,

menu items include fresh

muffins, mini quiche, toast

and homemade jelly,

cheese, fresh fruit, cereal

and milk.

When you realize that 60% of learning happens before lunch, it becomes clear why breakfast is indeed the most important meal of the day.

When children get a balanced meal in a positive, stimulating environment, there are marked improvements in:

Behaviour and concentration Academic performance Social skills, self-confidence and the ability to interact with peers and adults Overall interest in the subjects being taught Incidents of bullying

PRMS VOLUNTEERS

Adults looking to volunteer at PRMS should have Criminal Record

and Child Abuse checks on file. We look for volunteers to coach,

chaperone and help out at school. We could use volunteers for

the dance on Thursday, February 7th.

Clubs and Sports

BOKS Kids Club—Every Wed and Friday starting Feb 13th BOKS Kids will be starting February 13 at PRMS. Join Mme Davis Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8:00 in the gym to start your day with some fun games, obstacles, and relay races to get your brain and body ready for a successful day. The club will run from Feb to end of April. All students are welcome to a maximum of 30 individuals. For more information, visit the website https://bokskids.ca/ or see Mme Davis in room 212.

Debating Club

On Saturday, January 12th the Debate

Club travelled into Sacred Heart School

in Halifax for their first event. Students

were divided into groups and had to

debate the pros and cons of British

Parliamentary System.

The PRMS boys basketball team is having a great

season; placing first in their pool. Playoffs start

soon—good luck to both teams!

Feb 18—NS Heritage Day—Maud Lewis Maud Lewis was born in 1903 in South Ohio, Nova Scotia and lived her

entire life within a one hour drive of her birthplace .

Although Maud was born with a number of birth defects, she was a happy

child. Her mother instilled in her love of music and art. Maud’s first known

artistic endeavors were hand-painted Christmas cards which she sold

door-to-door with her mother for five cents each.

When her parents died Maud received none of the proceeds from the sale

of the estate, and she had very few personal possessions.

Maud and her husband lived a tiny shack-like structure very close to the road. They lived in poverty, without indoor plumbing and with only oil lamps for light. The wood stove was their only source of heat for both cooking and living. Most of their money came from the sale of Maud’s art-work. The house was so bright and colorful many people stopped on the road to admire the painted daffodils on the windows, bluebirds on the storm doors and the butterflies and swans on the inside door. Later, tour-ists and travelers from all walks of life were attracted by her hand-painted sign offering her wares for sale.

After Maud died, the Province of NS purchased the house, restored it and moved it to the Art Gallery in Halifax.

(Taken from www.discoverhalifaxns.com)

Grade 6s at Greenwood Flight Museum During the week of January 21st, all the

grade 6 students attended an interactive

aviation tour at the 14 Wing Flight Museum.

The students saw inside a cockpit, where

maps are used to find submarines. They

learned about torpedoes, students also

learned the four aspects of flight and how it

impacts a parachute and rescue missions.

They also saw a number of large motors and

had a trip in the flight simulator.

Be sure to ask your student what was most

interesting at the

Flight Museum. Lloyd Graham presented two teachers with a plaque and

hardcover book to recognize that PRMS has been attending

the Flight Education Program for 17 years.

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What’s Happening in the Classrooms

6Arsenault and 6Graves are creating electrifying art! Students chose what type of piece of art they would like to make, then incorporate circuits to light it up.

Community Events

Promoting Positive Behaviours in Teens Winter 2019

Wednesday Mornings 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.

January 23 – March 13

Greenwood Military Family Resource Centre School Street, Greenwood, NS

An 8 week course for parents of Teens between 13 and 18 years.

Topics include

Why teens misbehave Positive attention Increasing cooperation and independence Reward and incentive programs Effective discipline strategies Improving school behaviours

There is no fee to participate.

For more information, call 902-365-1701 ext. 3163

Wednesday and Friday

8:00 am

February 13, 2019