The Panther Post

Dear Parent(s),

Nov. 14th - 18th was Metis week at PGMS, students had the opportunity to learn and participate in a variety of cross-curricular activities.

Congratulations to our five teams who participated in the GYAC volleyball tournament this week. Below are the results as well as the upcoming schedule for basketball try-outs.

Thank you to the parents who participated in our Parent/Teacher interviews this week along with our Honour Roll and Core Values recognition assembly.

Warmest Regards,

Darran Lorne

Congratulation to all our 1st report card Honour Roll recipients.

Thank you to Canadian Natural Resources Limited for their donation of $5000.00 to our breakfast program.

Grade 7's reviewed the states of matter by acting out how the particles in a solid, liquid and gas behave in order to learn The Particle Model of Matter in our Heat and Temperature Unit. Students were actors and their role was that of "particle"; they represented the bonds between particles in the different states of matter.

The grade 8 Social Studies class developed a Renaissance figure to display in the Mr. Kelly's class.

Section 31 of the Education Act states that a student, as a partner in education, has the responsibility to:

“Be ready to learn and actively engage in and diligently pursue the student’s education”

Throughout the year, teachers will monitor student’s progress with Formative and Summative assessments. Parents will be engaged in an ongoing dialogue with subject teachers and the homeroom teacher through PowerSchool, Google Classroom, emails and phone calls.

After the 1st and 2nd reporting periods the office will produce a list of students who are at or below 25% in their core subjects. Subject teachers will contact parents to discuss potential solutions or to set up a meeting during Parent/Teacher interviews or an independent meeting.

In a situation where a student is failing 3 or more subjects the homeroom teacher will organize a meeting with the subject teachers. During this meeting, teachers will discuss a plan to resolve the failing grades and the Homeroom teacher will inform the parent that their son/daughter will be referred to the Administration to discuss further interventions.

Upon placement of a student into Mark Recovery, student(s) will be discussed in the weekly “At-Risk” meetings in order to develop a Success Plan. The Administrative team will discuss potential solutions developed by the Subject teachers and contact parents to present the Mark Recovery Plan. A letter of the plan will also be sent from the Principal stating the plan and timelines. In conjunction, a discussion with the student to review the necessary steps for grade improvement.

Learning about the provincial government at Wildwood School.

On Tuesday, November 15th, Pine Grove athletes competed in the GYAC volleyball tournament.

The A girls took home the banner in their division, and the A boys placed third in their pool. The B1 girls took home a banner as well, with the B2 girls coming in a very (very) close second place! The C girls played in a separate division and came in third place! The B boys and the C boys competed in the same division, with the B boys placing second and the C boys placing third overall. Congratulations on a job well done to all our athletes!

Email: pgms@gypsd.ca
Website: https://pinegroveschool.gypsd.ca/
Location: 4619 12 Ave, Edson, AB, Canada
Phone: (780) 723-5929
Facebook: facebook.com/pinegrovemiddleschool