Pioneer News - 10/31/16

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