Pine Ridge Middle School
Newsletter
April 2009

Library News Guinness Book Record
If you were involved in the Public Libraries attempt to break the world record of most people reading at the same time… Congratulations we did it! Number to beat was 78,791. Canadian total was 121,268. Watch next years Guinness book as the Canadian record will be in it.

The Bands and Choir are busily preparing for performances this month.  Our Choir and Senior Band will perform at Concert Showcase, to be held this year at West Kings Diistrict High School on Thursday, April 16, 7:00.  This is a gala evening featuring students from Berwick, Dwight Ross, Kingston, Pine Ridge, St. Mary’s and West Kings.  Admission is $3 adult, $1.50 senior or student or $7 family.  Proceeds provide a music scholarship for each school to be used for further “Arts” study, such as band, choir or drama camp, or private lessons in the “Arts”.

The Beginner and Intermediate Bands will be participating in the Annapolis Valley Music Festival in Wolfville on Monday, April 27.  Performances will take place in Denton Hall, Acadia University, and are open to the public for a small admission.  The Beginner Band plays at 11:15, and the Intermediate Band at 3:45.  Parents wishing to go along to chaperone (and listen free of charge) are asked to contact Mrs. Keddy asap.

The Senior Band will be attending the Atlantic Band Festival in Halifax on Friday, May 1.   They will be performing at 9:30 at Mount St Vincent University.

The annual “end-of-year” Concert at PRMS will be Thursday, May 28 and will feature all four Bands and the Choir.

Pam Mood presenting at PRMS – April 22
Dynamic, energetic and humorous, Pam Mood’s tell- it-like-it-is approach has made her a much sought-after workshop facilitator and motivational speaker! Pam has the wonderful ability to connect with audiences and firmly believes that laugher and honesty break down walls, allowing much-needed information into our lives.

CEO of Mood Coaching & Consulting, Pam has traveled throughout Canada and the U.S. delivering hundreds of workshops with outstanding results.  Pam’s messages are invariably catalysts for the positive changes we’ve been seeking in our lives!
As Pam’s clients can attest, her passion and excitement
are contagious in the most positive way, encouraging participants to reach new levels of effectiveness and happiness in both their personal and professional lives.
Pam will be presenting all day on April 22 for students and from 7-8:30 pm in the Cafeteria for parents and   guardians.  All welcome!!

PANTHER’S
CLEANEST ROOM COMPETITION

Every two weeks we will present two Cleanest Room Awards to exactly that- the two classes that have been the cleanest during the two-week period!  (One class from upstairs and one from downstairs).  May the best cleanest class win!

The most recent winners are the classes of Mrs. Prout Grade 6 & Mrs. Weinberg Grade 6.

Panther’s Pact –Students Recognition
Each month class room teachers recognize a student who exemplifies the Panther’s Pact of Respect for self, others, the environment and the learning that goes on there.  Certificates are presented to these students at the end of each month. 

The following students were the recipients for the month of March.  Daniel Nichols (6K), Alyssa Baltzer (6P), Amber Pond (7H), Breagha MacDonald (7L), Taylor Carey (7T), Nick Crummey (7C), Katelyn Sweeney (7F), Meranda Oliver (8F), Ashley Estey (8H), Renee Doucet (6/7C), Calvin Tan (6Wa), Madeline MacCormick (7Ke), Denise Borg (8C), Chelsea Cameron (8B), Deidra Lutz (6We), Haven Carson (6S), Paul MacKegian (8S), Molly Thomson (8D)

Upstairs Winners

Downstairs Winners

    Pine Ridge Accreditation - YOUR input counts!
In the month of May a questionnaire regarding our school will come home that will guide our schools future goals. Please complete this questionnaire and return it to the school. We require a minimum of 70% questionnaire return to proceed, so please do participate! More info to follow.

RRFB Award Ceremony

Hi my name is Emily Doyle. The Valley Waste Resource ran a competition for school age students for the past five years. This is to help kids like me to be aware of our recycling programs of today and of the future. I love to draw that is how they reached me.
CONGRATULATIONS to Emily Doyle, who won the RRFB competition for Water Bottle Design. In the picture above Emily is congratulated by MLA Leo Glavine and awarded a backpack with various prizes. Emily was also awarded $500 for PRMS to improve our Reduce, Recycle, Re-use, Recover and Compost initiative.

Both Girls Basketball Teams at Pine Ridge Middle School Win Their Districts

Pine Ridge Middle School had two girls basketball teams this season, one at the B level and one at the C level.  Head coach Mrs. Kim Leonard, a grade seven teacher at Pine Ridge, and assistant coaches Reg Leonard and Rick Scott, coached both girls basketball teams.

Our B girls won two tournaments and fifteen out of eighteen games against other B teams throughout the season. In pre-districts we defeated Berwick 39-22, and Coldbrook 42-22, clinching first place in our pool. At playoffs, which were hosted by Kings Edgehill, we beat Hantsport 39-26, and Kings Edgehill 31-17 to become the B girls basketball champions for 2008/2009. First place out of nine teams! Our team consisted of six grade eight girls and seven grade seven girls: Shelby Allen, Madison Archibald, Abby Bastock, Gina MacMillan, Kelsey Pierce, Sara Stokes, Nicole Abriel, Emily Baltzer, Tessa Leonard, Amy Litsas, Amy Scott, Robyn Spicer, and Alex Walbourne. Top scorer for the season was grade eight student, Sara Stokes.

Pine Ridge Middle School hosted the C playoffs which consisted of three teams.  Our C girls were victorious over Hantsport 40-23 and Hants West 47-30. Our C team consisted of four grade eights, six grade sevens, and three grade sixes: Emmalee Burns, Chelsea Cameron, Chelce Cyr, Jamika Johnson, Jenny Green, Brenna Hickey, Brittany McDow, Lizzy Nichols, Natalie Palmer, Dana Windsor, Rae Chiasson, Emily Hickey, and Aimee Wilkinson. Top scorer for the season was grade eight student, Chelsea Cameron.

 All girls are present in the team photos, along with Kim Leonard and Rick Scott (Coaches).  Coach Reg Leonard is absent from the photos)


Girls B Basketball Team

Girls C basketball

MINOR BASEBALL REGISTRATION
GREENWOOD MALL KINGSTON GREENWOOD
For further information please $50
Things required to bring when registering:
•Health Card
•Uniform Deposit Cheque of $50
For further information please contact:
Alicia Arenburg 765-3249 or
Mike Slater 765-0553
kgminorball@gmail.com

COST
Tee Ball $30            18 April 11-1pm
Rookies $40            24 April 6-8 pm
Mosquito$70           25 April 11-1pm
Peewee $80             10 April 6-8pm
Bantam $90             11 April 11-1pm   6-8 pm
                                 17 April 6-8pm

This is your last chance to register for soccer this season
Saturday, April 18th From 2 pm to 5 pm, Greenwood Mall in Front of Cleve’s