Happy Halloween!
The Pinetree PTA hopes all our Pioneers have a very Safe and Happy Halloween!  Today is a "Professional Development Day" and our teachers will be hard at work training to better our Pioneer's education.

'Kids Are First' Fall Catalog Fundraiser
Has your Pioneer been selling and turning in their coupons? The classrooms that turn in the most everyday get to have Ollie the Owl visit their classroom for the whole day and the students have been going crazy for him! Also, sales coupons are drawn daily and students have been winning prizes so make sure to turn them in as you sell. We have one week left as orders are due this Friday, November 4th.

Here are the classrooms that received Ollie the Owl this past week:
Monday - Nystrom and Storch
Tuesday - Nystrom and Hubbard
Wednesday - Woodard and Pithey
Thursday - Jacobs and Sykes
Friday - Childs and Hubbard

You also will be able to place orders online throughout the sale (Instructions to register for online sales can be found on the instruction flier link below). You will find great gifts for everyone as well as items for the household. The catalog features gift wrap, magazines, holiday items, tumblers and tasty goodies. Your child has the opportunity to win daily prizes as well as class wide prizes!  Thank you as always for supporting Pinetree!

Pinetree Instruction Flier:  CLICK HERE

Online Version of each Catalog:
Main Catalog: CLICK HERE
Gourmet Delights:  CLICK HERE
Gourmet Delights Chocolate:  CLICK HERE
Tritan Tumblers:  CLICK HERE
ORDERS DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH!!!

PTA Meeting and Reflections Gala
Our next PTA Meeting is Thursday, 11/17 at 6:00pm followed by the Reflections Gala at 6:30pm where all pieces will be showcased and the chosen pieces that will move on to the district judging will be awarded.  Come view the great artwork our Pinetree Pioneers worked so hard on!  Refreshments will also be served.

Box Tops Update
Congratulations to Mrs. Nystrom's class, who are the winners of the box tops popcorn party prize! Her class got to participate in a popcorn, juice and craft party this past Friday.Keep collecting those box tops! The next prize will be awarded to the class that turns in the most box tops between now and December 7, and will be a holiday party pack ... hot cocoa and candy canes to be delivered during the last week of school before break.  Remind your family, friends and neighbors to collect as well.  It's a FREE and EASY way to help the Pinetree PTA.
Here are the final tallies for this past prize period:
1st place: Nystrom with 1,046
2nd place: Adachi with 616
3rd place: Wiltz with 569
Dorr: 514
Delp: 466
Pithey: 361
Hubbard: 330
Sykes: 360
Evans: 314
Storch: 280
Burkman: 237
Gardina: 232
Tyborski: 222
Winslow: 117
Ahart: 76
Ward: 33
Jacobs: 17
Total 5,790 = $579 since August!

"Flip The Switch" Solar Panel Party
Sulphur Springs School District has chosen our Pinetree school to be the hosting campus for the big "Flip The Switch" Solar Panel Kick-off Party for the whole district.  This will be on Thursday, November 10th at 3:30pm on our large grass field.  The Pinetree chorus will be performing and Pinetree PTA President Ginny Well's Daughter - Zoe Wells will lead the Pledge of Allegiance.  This is a major event and we hope to see some Pinetree Parents and students attend and show how great our school is.

Important Upcoming Dates
October
10/31 (Mon) – Professional Development Day (Non Student Day) – NO School
November
11/04 (Fri) – "Kids Are First" Fall Fundraiser Orders Due
11/10 (Thurs) – Minimum Day – dismissal at 12:30pm
11/10 (Thurs) – "Flip the Switch" Solar Panel Party at 3:30pm
11/11 (Fri) – Veteran's Day – NO School
11/17 (Thurs) – PTA Meeting 6:00pm
11/17 (Thurs) – Reflections Gala 6:30pm
11/21-11/25 (Mon-Fri) – Thanksgiving Break – NO School
11/30 (Wed) – Parent/Teacher Conferences – Minimum Day

Free Easy Ways to Help the Pinetree PTA
Keep checking out the “Easy ways to Help” page on our website for free easy ways you can help the Pinetree PTA

PTA Meeting and Reflections Gala
Our next PTA Meeting is Thursday, 11/17 at 6:00pm followed by the Reflections Gala at 6:30pm where the chosen pieces that will move on to the district judging will be showcased and awarded.  Come view the great artwork our Pinetree Pioneers worked so hard on and enjoy some refreshments.

Campbell's Grand Stand for Schools Contest - LAST WEEK
Want to be Pinetree's Superhero? Enter the Campbell's Grand Stand for School's $1,000,000 (100 Schools receive $10,000)!!! You can enter and pick Pinetree Community School once a day to increase the odds of winning. Contest ends 10/31/16 so please enter as many days as you can.
Click HERE to enter

Red Ribbon Week
This week is Red Ribbon Week and our Pioneers are encouraged to participate in the daily activities:
Monday 10/24: Be a Super Hero and have the POWER to say NO to Drugs!
Tuesday 10/25: Put A Lid On Drugs - Wear a hat
Wednesday 10/26: Let's Team Up Against Drugs -Wear your favorite team jersey or colors
Thursday 10/27: Cowboy-up to a Drug Free Life - Dress like a cowboy
Friday 10/28: Wear Red to raise drug awareness and healthy living

Restaurant Night and Harvest Festivals - HUGE Success!
Our Pinetree Families Rock!  Thanks to you, both our first Restaurant Night at Toppers and our Harvest Festivals were huge successes.  Toppers Pizza night brought in nearly $750 while the Harvest Festival doubled last year's earnings.

Important Upcoming Dates
October
10/24-10/28 (Mon-Fri) – Red Ribbon Week
10/31 (Mon) – Professional Development Day (Non Student Day) – NO School
November
11/04 (Fri) – "Kids Are First" Fall Fundraiser Orders Due
11/10 (Thurs) – Minimum Day
11/10 (Thurs) – "Flip the Switch" Solar Panel Party at 3:30pm
11/11 (Fri) – Veteran's Day – NO School
11/17 (Thurs) – PTA Meeting 6:00pm
11/17 (Thurs) – Reflections Gala 6:30pm
11/21-11/25 (Mon-Fri) – Thanksgiving Break – NO School
11/30 (Wed) – Parent/Teacher Conferences – Minimum Day

Free Easy Ways to Help the Pinetree PTA
Keep checking out the “Easy ways to Help” page on our website for free easy ways you can help the Pinetree PTA

Below is the agenda for this Friday's meeting.  The meeting will be at 5:30pm followed by our next movie night at 6pm featuring "The Book of Life"

Harvest Festival - Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Harvest Festival this past Friday, we hope you had as much fun as we did. A HUGE thank you goes out to our VP of Programs Apryl Reaber, our PTA Team and the parent volunteers who worked tirelessly to put on this great event!

A very special thank you to Pinetree Dads Jacob Milhoan of Hotline Construction and Rod Blythe of Higher Ground Studio Services who kindly donated the use of their construction lights to Pinetree so we can keep the event open longer for our Pinetree Pioneers to enjoy.

We would also like to thank the following companies who donated prizes to our silent auctions and raffles:  American Girl, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Universal Studios, Aquarium of the Pacific, Pacific Park, Bagel Boyz, La Cocina, Firehouse Subs, Stater Bros, Pet Smart, BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse, RoundTable Pizza, Tresor Salon, Zoo Books, Oggi's Pizza, Laser Blast, Santa Barbara Zoo, D.W. Cookie Co., Canyon Car Wash, Vista Valencia Golf Course, In-N-Out, Martial Arts Fitness Center, Hugo's Gymfitness, and Gold Medal Martial Arts.

Lastly, thank you to the following companies who donated goods to the 6th Grade Food Booth: Costco, Target, Ralphs, Dominoes Pizza, CVS, and Food 4 Less.

PTA Meeting and Movie Night
Our next PTA Meeting is this Friday, 10/21 at 5:30pm followed by our next movie night at 6pm showing "The Book of Life."   As always this is a FREE event and we'll be serving popcorn and juice. Come in your PJs and bring your favorite blanket to snuggle up and watch the movie. You are welcome to bring a picnic dinner to enjoy during the movie. Make sure you come early for crafts, we have something really cool for our Pioneers to decorate!
Fall Catalog Fundraiser
Friday, October 21st, the Pinetree students will be bringing home our fall/winter catalog fundraiser! You will have until November 4th to SHOP! You also will be able to place orders online throughout the sale. You will find great gifts for everyone as well as items for the household. The catalog features gift wrap, magazines, holiday items, tumblers and tasty goodies. Your child has the opportunity to win daily prizes as well as class wide prizes! You won't want to miss out! Thank you as always for supporting Pinetree!
Box Tops
This Friday is the deadline for our next Box Tops contest.  Please submit all box tops you collected to your teacher and they will pass it onto the PTA.  The classroom that brings in the most box tops will win a popcorn party for the whole class.  Make sure to encourage your friends, relatives and neighbors to collect box tops for Pinetree.  It's a fun, easy and free way to help the Pinetree PTA.
Membership Update
Congrats to this year's Pinetree PTA board and our VP of Membership Leslie Atia as the Pinetree Community School PTA has been recognized by the 34th District PTA as one of only 4 schools in the SCV district to have already surpass last year's membership total. Go Pinetree!

Important Upcoming Dates
October
10/21 (Fri) – Fall Fundraiser Begins
10/21 (Fri) – PTA Meeting 5:30pm
10/21 (Fri) – Movie Night "The Book of Life" – FREE Family Event 6:00-8:00pm
10/31 (Mon) – Halloween – NO School
November
11/04 (Fri) – Fall Fundraiser Orders Due
11/10 (Thurs) – Minimum Day
11/10 (Thurs) – "Flip the Switch" Solar Panel Party at 3:30pm
11/11 (Fri) – Veteran's Day – NO School
11/17 (Thurs) – PTA Meeting 6:00pm
11/17 (Thurs) – Reflections Gala 6:30pm
11/21-11/25 (Mon-Fri) – Thanksgiving Break – NO School
11/30 (Wed) – Parent/Teacher Conferences – Minimum Day
Free Easy Ways to Help the Pinetree PTA
Keep checking out the “Easy ways to Help” page on our website for free easy ways you can help the Pinetree PTA

Harvest Festival - This Friday, Oct 14th!
This Friday, the 14th is our Harvest Festival from 4pm to 8pm. It's always one of the greatest events of the year and this year it is even bigger!  We'll be bringing back some of the favorites including the Obstacle Course, Giant Slide, Train, Laser Tag and Class game booths but new this year will be the Rock Wall, Photo Booth and Giant Sized Games!  We'll also have some really great Raffles, Silent Auctions and the 6th Grade Food Booth.

Fliers have been sent home with our presale offer.    During the presale, wristbands will be $15 each which includes unlimited games, rides and photo booth.  We're also pre-selling tickets at $10 for 15 tickets (ticket values below).  Orders must be received by Wednesday, October 12 for this presale price.  This will be the best value so please take advantage of it as wristbands will be $20 at the festival.  Please send in cash or checks made out to Pinetree PTA with the bottom of the flier (click HERE to download) or go online HERE to pay with debit/credit card.  For all students who bring in a carved pumpkin, they will receive a coupon for a free sno-cone or cotton candy.

We will be opening will-call for presale wristbands and tickets at 1:45 on Friday. 

IMPORTANT: Waivers will be coming home this week that must be signed by all participant's guardians before they can enjoy any of the activities.

Ticket Values
Carnival Games will cost 1 ticket; Obstacle, Slide & Laser Tag* will cost 2 tickets; Rock Wall*, Photo Booth* & Train will cost 4 tickets.  *some attractions will be closing at 7pm due to lighting 
(FOOD WILL BE SOLD SEPARATELY AT THE FESTIVAL)

Harvest Festival Volunteers Needed
We would not be able to put on this great event without the help of our great Volunteers.  Anyone can volunteer - parents, grandparents, siblings, etc.  Volunteer positions will be in half-hour shifts so you can volunteer and still spend time with your family.  We have several positions that we need volunteers for. 

Click HERE to review the positions and signup.  We thank you in advance for your generosity.

Our great teachers and room parents will also be doing classroom game-booths.  If you're interested in volunteering to help with those, please check with your student's teacher or Room-Parent.

Harvest Festival Raffles
Make sure you purchase some raffle tickets while at the Harvest Festival.  We'll have some great items up for raffle including tickets to Universal Studios, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Santa Barbara Zoo and so much more.  The raffles will be drawn at the end of the night but you do not have to be present to win, just make sure to write your name and number on the raffle ticket so we can contact you.

Harvest Festival Silent Auctions
Not only will we have some great class/vendor donated baskets and Teacher/Principal lunches up for silent auction this year but we’ll be bringing back two favorites! Reserved Parking Spot in the School Parking Lot & a Personalized School Entrance Street Sign!  Both will be valid for one year (Nov 2016 to Oct 2017).  New this year will also be a VIP package to the 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony which includes a VIP parking spot and 4 front row seats to the ceremony. Highest Bidder Wins! We’ll see you there!

Reflection Entries Due this Wednesday 10/12
All entries for this year's Reflections program are due this Wednesday 10/12 by 2:45pm.  Any entries received after this time will not be entered in for judging.  This year's Reflections theme is "What's your story?"  If your student is interested in participating, all information can be found on our website HERE.

PTA Meeting and Movie Night
Our next PTA Meeting will be Friday, 10/21 at 5:30pm followed by our next movie night at 6pm showing "The Book of Life."   We'll be serving popcorn and juice. Come in your PJs and bring your favorite blanket to snuggle up and watch the movie. You are welcome to bring a picnic dinner to enjoy during the movie. Come early for crafts!

Important Upcoming Dates
October
10/12 (Wed) – Reflections Submissions due by 2:45pm
10/14 (Fri) – Harvest Festival 4:00-8:00pm
10/21 (Fri) – Fall Fundraiser Begins
10/21 (Fri) – PTA Meeting 5:30pm
10/21 (Fri) – Movie Night "The Book of Life" – FREE Family Event 6:00-8:00pm
10/31 (Mon) – Halloween – NO School
November
11/04 (Fri) – Fall Fundraiser Orders Due
11/10 (Thurs) – Minimum Day
11/11 (Fri) – Veteran's Day – NO School
11/15 (Tues) – Restaurant Night – Location TBD
11/17 (Thurs) – PTA Meeting 6:30pm
11/17 (Thurs) – Reflections Gala 7:00pm
11/21-11/25 (Mon-Fri) – Thanksgiving Break – NO School
11/30 (Wed) – Parent/Teacher Conferences – Minimum Day

Free Easy Ways to Help the Pinetree PTA
Keep checking out the “Easy ways to Help” page on our website for free easy ways you can help the Pinetree PTA

Harvest Festival - Friday, Oct 14th!
Who's excited for this year's Harvest Festival???  It's always one of the greatest events of the year and this year it is even bigger!  It will be Friday, October 14th from 4pm to 8pm.  We'll be bringing back some of the favorites including the Obstacle Course, Giant Slide, Train, Laser Tag and Class game booths but new this year will be the Rock Wall, Photo Booth and Giant Sized Games!  We'll also have some really great Raffles, Silent Auctions and the 6th Grade Food Booth.

For all students who bring in a carved pumpkin, they will receive a coupon for a free sno-cone or cotton candy.

Fliers have been sent home with our presale offer.    During the presale, wristbands will be $15 each which includes unlimited games, rides and photo booth.  We're also pre-selling tickets at $10 for 15 tickets (ticket values below).  Orders must be received by Wednesday, October 12 for this presale price.  This will be the best value so please take advantage of it as wristbands will be $20 at the festival.  Please send in cash or checks made out to Pinetree PTA with the bottom of the flier (click HERE to download) or go online HERE to pay with debit/credit card.

Ticket Values
Carnival Games will cost 1 ticket
Obstacles & Laser Tag* will cost 2 tickets
Rock Wall*, Photo Booth* & Train will cost 4 tickets.
*some attractions will be closing at 7pm due to lighting
(FOOD WILL BE SOLD SEPARATELY AT THE FESTIVAL)

Harvest Festival Volunteers Needed
We would not be able to put on this great event without the help of our great Volunteers.  Anyone can volunteer - parents, grandparents, siblings, etc.  Volunteer positions will be in half-hour shifts so you can volunteer and still spend time with your family.  We have several positions that we need volunteers for. 

Click HERE to review the positions and signup.  We thank you in advance for your generosity.

Our great teachers and room parents will also be doing classroom game-booths.  If you're interested in volunteering to help with those, please check with your student's teacher or Room-Parent.

Harvest Festival Silent Auctions
Not only will we have some great class/vendor donated baskets and Teacher/Principal lunches up for silent auction this year but we’ll be bringing back two favorites! Reserved Parking Spot in the School Parking Lot & a Personalized School Entrance Street Sign!  Both will be valid for one year (Nov 2016 to Oct 2017).  New this year will also be a VIP package to the 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony which includes a VIP parking spot and 4 front row seats to the ceremony. Highest Bidder Wins! We’ll see you there!

Harvest Festival Raffles
Make sure you purchase some raffle tickets while at the Harvest Festival.  We'll have some great items up for raffle including tickets to Universal Studios, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Santa Barbara Zoo and so much more.  The raffles will be drawn at the end of the night but you do not have to be present to win, just make sure to write your name and number on the raffle ticket so we can contact you.

Important Upcoming Dates
October
10/03-10/07 (Mon-Fri) – Fall Break – NO School
10/12 (Wed) – Reflections Submissions due by 2:45pm
10/14 (Fri) – Harvest Festival 4:00-8:00pm
10/21 (Fri) – Fall Fundraiser Begins
10/21 (Fri) – PTA Meeting 5:30pm
10/21 (Fri) – Movie Night – FREE Family Event 6:00-8:00pm
10/31 (Mon) – Halloween – NO School
November
11/07 (Mon) – Fall Fundraiser Orders Due
11/10 (Thurs) – Minimum Day
11/11 (Fri) – Veteran's Day – NO School
11/15 (Tues) – Restaurant Night – Location TBD
11/17 (Thurs) – PTA Meeting 6:30pm
11/17 (Thurs) – Reflections Gala 7:00pm
11/21-11/25 (Mon-Fri) – Thanksgiving Break – NO School
11/30 (Wed) – Parent/Teacher Conferences – Minimum Day

Free Easy Ways to Help the Pinetree PTA
Keep checking out the “Easy ways to Help” page on our website for free easy ways you can help the Pinetree PTA