Pride! Respect! Responsibility! Pine Ridge PTO Newsletter December 3, 2018 Happy Monday, Ranger Families! I waited to put this update together so I could tell you all about last week...our Ranger Week of GIVING! We held both a coat/winter gear drive and our first Ranger’s GIVE Kids’ Gift Fair. It was SO MUCH FUN and it was very special to see our Rangers thinking about others as they purchased their gifts. A huge thanks goes out to the parents who organized this event and volunteered throughout the week! Also, your donations of cold-weather items will be brought to Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy this week. Thank you for your generosity! We’ll continue to focus on giving and service to others at our Winter Celebrations, December 21, 2:30-3:30. This year we are partnering with Hand2Hand, a local organization that provides weekend meals and snacks for kids facing food insecurity. These are students who rely on their schools to provide breakfast and lunch, so weekends and school breaks can be very stressful for these children. We’ll be collecting snack and breakfast items and will package them during the class celebrations as an all-school service project. Our goal is to provide a total of 1000 snack and breakfast packs! Watch for information and sign ups from your Head Room Parents. Thank you in advance for your help with this important service project. You are ALL invited to the PTO Meeting next Tuesday, December 11 at 2:30pm in the Media Center. I have a big confession….I was one of those parents who loved to help at school but never went to a PTO meeting before I agreed to join the PTO board last year! I always thought those meetings were for other parents- the “PTO-type parents”- and certainly not for me. Ha! I share my confession because I know there are a lot of you who can relate and I want to encourage you to COME and see what these meetings are about. You’ll hear an update from Principal James, our teacher representative, Mr. Kornoely, and several PTO committee chairs. This meeting will also feature Mrs. Wittland, our school counselor, who will be talking about PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Support) and explaining things you might be hearing about at home like “majors”, “minors”, “tickets” and “Rangers of the Week”. We will also introduce the 4th grade students behind PINE LINES, the Pine Ridge student newsletter! This is going to be a great meeting! Remember, all PTO meetings are family friendly and little ones are welcome. Light refreshments will be provided. Looking forward to seeing you there! Pine Lines planning session with Mrs. James Warmly, Britt Metzger PTO President SPECIAL UPDATES: Ranger Breakfast : This annual event will be moved from December to February this year. “Give Your Sweetheart the Morning Off” will be held February 8th. Watch for ways you can help at this breakfast when more information comes out after winter break. Pine Ridge Calendar of Events : Did you know this is posted on our PTO website? It includes all the important dates and is updated regularly. Check it out! Pine ridge calendar of events Current Volunteer Opportunities: Art Room : Mr. Donohoe could use some help in the art room this year. You can volunteer to help during your child’s art time or at your convenience. Sometimes Mr. Donohoe will have specific projects for you to work on, and other times you will be an extra set of hands helping with the class. art room sign-up UPCOMING EVENTS! Cannonsburg Club Card Orders are due to the office by Friday, December 7. Information will be going home early this week and the flyer can also be found on the PTO website. Kindergarten Candy Houses will be created by Kindergarten students and their special someones on Friday, December 7. Kindergarten parents will receive information from the Kindergarten teachers. Half Day of School , December 7. Students are dismissed at 11:55. PTO General Meeting , December 11 at 2:30 in the Media Center. In addition to PTO updates, this meeting will feature Mrs. Wittland, our school counselor, and the students behind the amazing Pine Lines school newsletter. Hand2Hand Food Collection , will take place throughout December. Students will package these donated items during their Winter Celebrations (December 21). Head Room Parents will provide you with a list of needed items. Winter Celebrations will be held Friday, December 21, 2:30-3:30 in individual classrooms. Watch for ways you can help and be involved! Winter Break , begins as soon as school lets out on December 21! School resumes on January 7. Enjoy! SAVE THE DATE: Half Days of School - January 17 & 18, 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Day/No School - January 21, 2019 Ranger Breakfast "Give your Sweetheart the Morning Off" - February 9, 2019 Special thanks to: Sara Gruber and Anne Gorman planned and organized our first Ranger’s GIVE Gift Fair and did an amazing job! Thank you! And thanks to all the parent volunteers that helped students shop for their loved ones. Tiffany Fox for organizing the Cannonsburg Club Cards for Pine Ridge families! Pine ridge pto If you would like to unsubscribe from this mailing list please email us at
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