Pioneer Middle School Pioneer Union Elementary School District - Hanford, CA Home of the Panthers!
Weekly Bulletin March 26th- April 1
101 W. Pioneer Way Tel: 559-584-0112 Fax: 559-584-0118 Important Phone Numbers/Extensions
March 26th, 2017 Hello Pioneer Families!
Administration: Ext. 7 Attendance Hotline: Ext. 5 Student Services: Ext. 0 Cafeteria: Ext. 8 Foggy Day Hotline: (559)585-2450
It’s OPEN HOUSE WEEK! This Wednesday we are honored to welcome all our families to campus from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Our PTC will have food vendors on site and our Book Fair will also be open! Come out and make it a family night!
In this Issue
Our district is seeking parent input! Please complete the Parent Survey your input and feedback is greatly appreciated. The link is below: https://goo.gl/V2LYaO
Parent Meetings Sports News Upcoming Events Band Events
This week in athletics we have softball and baseball home versus Riverdale on Monday and on Wednesday our teams will travel to Kingsburg to play Rafer Johnson Junior High. Also on Tuesday our Track team will travel to Hanford High for the Kings Invitational.
On the horizon, we have Spring Fling Week April 3rd-7th and Spring Break April 10th-17th. Also this week we are scheduling assessments for targeted students for our Reading Intervention program in an effort to continue to provide additional supports to our struggling students. Lastly, information regarding the 8th Grade Banquet will be going home on Wednesday March 29th, parents be on the lookout! Thank you again for your continued support of Pioneer Middle School! Jamie Rogers, Principal Pioneer Middle School
Show Panther P5 Pride…Be Prompt, Prepared, Positive, Polite, and Productive Today and Every Day!
Cafeteria Info
LUNCH PRICING: Hot Lunches $3.25 Milk $.30 Snack Bar $.75 - $3.00 Please Note Snack Bar is CASH ONLY
Weekly Menu: Mon. March 27 Cheese Burger & Baked Beans Calzone & Marinara Sauce Tues. March 28 Cheese Ravioli w/Bread Stick Mini Corn Dogs & Fries Wed. March 29 Chili Bowl & Cornbread Muffin Corn Dog & Tots Thurs. March 30 Cheese Quesadilla & Picante Sauce Maxx Stix & Pasta Sauce Fri. March 31 Chicken Patty Sandwich & Seasoned Potato Wedges Pizza Wedge, Parmesan Cheese & Jalapeno Slices Available Every Day: Fresh Salad Bar Fat Free Chocolate Milk 1% White Milk
Snack Bar Menu: Break & Lunch
Tornado-sold at lunch only-$2 Corn Dog- sold at lunch only-$2 Popcorn-$1 All Chips-$1 Cookie-$1 Gogurt-$1 Cereal with Milk-$2 Yogurt with Granola-$1.50 Churro-$1 Cinnamon Roll-$1 Drinks Bottle Water-$1 Juice Box apple/orange-$ .50 Milk-$ .50 Izze-$2
Parent Meetings District Board Meeting: Wed. Apri; 26 2017 District Office PLC Closed Session @ 5:30 PM Open Session @ 6:00 PM ELAC & Migrant Meetings: Thursday, May 11th , 12:30 PM District Office PLC Wellness Committee Meetings: TBA
Sports News Track Practice: Mon, Tues & Fri 3:30 PM-4:30 PM Wednesday 2:30PM-3:30PM Track Meets: Thursday, March 28th @ Hanford High Saturday, April 1st @ Hanford High Softball Practice: Tues & Thurs 3:30 PM-5:00 PM Baseball Practice: Tues & Thurs 3:30 PM-5:00 PM Baseball & Softball Games: Monday, March 27th @ Home vs Riverdale Wednesday, March 29th @ Rafer Johnson
Upcoming Events Pioneer Middle Open House: Wednesday, March 29th 5:30 PM-7:30 PM 8th Gr Banquet letters going home: Wednesday, March 29th Kona Ice will be in front of the school , Friday after school. PUESD Kindergarten Registration: April 3rd-28th
School Clubs
Book Fair: March 29th- April 4th Spring Fling Week: April 3rd-7th CJSF College Trip/U.C. Berkeley: Thursday, April 6th Spring Break: April 10th-17th
After School Math Homework: Monday Tuesday & Thursday’s 3:30 PM-4:30 PM, Room 701 Book Club: Mondays at lunch, Room 704 Chess Club: Thursdays at lunch,Room 402 CJSF Club: Once a month on Wednesdays Google CS Club: Thursdays After School, 3:15 - 4:15 French Club: Friday’s at lunch, Room 909 Kindness Club: Every other Thursdays at lunch Room 902 Ukulele Club: Every Tuesday, 3:30 PM-4:30 PM Room 404
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Spring Arts Gala Spaghetti Dinner & Concert: Tuesday, April 25th 7:00 PM-8:00 PM Pioneer Middle School Gym Symphonic & Jazz Band performance at Pioneer Elementary: Thursday, April 27th 12:30 PM-2:30 PM Symphonic & Jazz Band performance at Frontier Elementary: Friday, April 28th 8:30 AM-10:30 AM Band Trip-Magic Mountain: Saturday, April 29th
Pioneer UESD Is Seeking To Fill A Vacancy On Its Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee. Pioneer Union Elementary Citizens Bond Oversight Committee is seeking to fill the vacancy of its Committee member representing and currently active in a senior citizens organization. This organization could be any number of organizations including being a member of retirement community, a member of AARP (American Association of Retired Persons, or similar organization representing senior citizens. If you are interested in applying for a position on the Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee, please see the Pioneer Website at www.puesd.net for an application or for more information please contact Debby Sorrick at 585-2400.
Background: In November, 2000, the voters of the State of California approved an amendment to the California Constitution (Proposition 39) which lowered the voter approval requirement from 2/3rds to 55% for school districts that provide voters a specific list of projects, requires a committee of appointed citizens to oversee the expenditure of funds and an annual performance audit and financial audit of the bond funds and bond projects. Proposition 39 provides that the Citizens’ Oversight Committee shall have at least seven (7) members who may serve up to three (3) consecutive terms of two (2) years each. Committee members are governed by the rules and regulations as set forth and contained in the CBOC bylaws. Purpose: To actively review and report on the proper expenditure of taxpayers' money for school renovations.
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Ensure Bond funds are used for legally authorized purposes.
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Provide information to the public on the progress of Bond projects and expenditures of Bond funds.
Ensure Funds are not used for teacher or administrative salaries. Receive and review copies of the annual performance and financial audits of Bond projects as required by California State law (Prop 39).
Dear Parents, The link to the 2016-17 Pioneer Parent Survey is now available on the Pioneer School District website homepage. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey in order to provide us information about our programs and the manner in which we conduct the business of educating your child. Your input is important feedback for us so that we may further meet the needs of your child and our entire community. Sincerely, Paul van Loon - Superintendent
