Pioneer News - 11/27/2017

Book Fair - This Week!
Our "Western Themed" Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings to school the books kids want to read.  It's a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level.  Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your Pioneer's reading habits.  Remember, all purchases benefit our school.

Book Fair Dates: November 27th through December 1st
Shopping Hours:
Monday: 7:45am until 2:30pm
Tuesday: 7:45am until 1:30pm
Wed, Thurs & Fri:  7:45am until 2:30pm

Coin-a-Day Challenge - This Week!!!
Along with the Book Fair comes our coin-a-day challenge.  Every cent we collect will help us build and refresh classroom libraries with new books our students want to read from the Scholastic Book Fair.  Each day represents a different type of coin and theme.  Most importantly, Scholastic will match all donations with books for children in need.  When donating coins for this challenge, please make sure your Pioneer knows to give them to their teacher and it's not to be spent in the book fair.

Nickel Monday (Nov 27th) - Bring in nickels and [wear a favorite hat]
Dime Tuesday (Nov 28th) - Bring in dimes and [wear crazy hair]
Quarter Wednesday (Nov 29th) - Bring in quarters and [wear sports clothing]
Dollar Thursday (Nov 30th) - Bring in dollars and [wear western clothing]

Celebrations Around The World
Join us for an evening of International festivities as we celebrate holiday traditions around the world. Come on out and enjoy samples of the different foods and culture that make up our diverse Pinetree Community. Plus, we’ll have a visit from Santa himself!

What: Pinetree's Annual Celebrations Around the World
When: Friday, December 08, 2017
Where: Pinetree MPR - 6:00- 8:00 p.m.

This is an opportunity to celebrate and learn about the diverse population of families that make up Pinetree. We are hoping to have as many countries represented as possible. Please consider sharing your families’ heritage by hosting a table at this event!

Each country represented will be given a table to showcase their culture. We've had traditional first birthdays, Christmas, Hanukkah, just to name a few. It's up to YOU to decide which festive occasion you would like to share. We would like you to showcase things like food, games, geographical location, music, traditional clothing, etc. It is an evening filled with music, fun, and a celebration of the different cultures within our school community.

If you wish to host a table or have questions, please complete the form (link below), return it to the school office and someone will contact you. We thank you in advance and hope to hear from you by Friday, December 01, 2017.

Celebrations Flyer

Holiday Boutique
The Holiday Boutique Shoppe will be returning in December. Give your child the joy of holiday shopping on their own within a limited budget. Prices will range from $1 - $15. Please note this is not a PTA fundraiser, just a service provided by the Pinetree PTA.  All items are sold at cost.
Shopping Schedule:
Tuesday, December 12th - 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
Kids will do a little window shopping during their scheduled classroom visit to the holiday shop during our preview day.
Wednesday, December 13th - 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
Kids can shop during classroom visits, recess, lunch and after-school
Thursday, December 14th - 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
Kids can finish their shopping during classroom visits, recess, lunch and after-school

Coffee with the Principal
The November session of the Coffee with the Principal is taking place this Thursday, November 30th at 2:30pm.  Come learn about all the exciting things happening at Pinetree.

Student Council Food Drive
The Student Council is hosting a Food Drive that kicks off tomorrow and goes through December 13th.  Please bring in any unopened food item (no glass) to support those in need.

Important Upcoming Dates
November
11/27-12/01 (Mon-Fri) – Book Fair
11/27-12/13 – Food Drive (sponsored by Student Council)
11/30 (Thurs) – Coffee with the Principal 2:30pm

December
11/27-12/01 (Mon-Fri) – Book Fair
11/27-12/13  – Food Drive (sponsored by Student Council)
12/08 (Fri) – Celebrations Around the World with visit from Santa - 6pm
12/12-12/14  – Holiday Boutique
12/18-01/05 (Mon-Fri) – Winter Break

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