Pride! Respect! Responsibility! Pine Ridge PTO Newsletter November 12, 2018 Happy Monday, Ranger Families! It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Halloween Parade last month. It turned out to be a PERFECT fall day. It was so fun having the Ranger there to lead the parade! Now we look forward to Thanksgiving and I am so thankful for all of the awesome families, students, and staff at Pine Ridge! A new Ranger Tradition begins this year with our first Ranger’s GIVE Kids’ Gift Fair taking place November 26-30. Your child will be receiving a very special gift…the joy of GIVING. Ranger’s GIVE Gift Fair will be an opportunity for students to purchase holiday/birthday gifts or tokens of appreciation for their loved ones. We believe this will be a highly memorable experience for our little Rangers! Every gift is inexpensive, with kid-friendly pricing ranging from $0.25 to $10. Watch for more information coming home next week! Since the emphasis of our gift fair will be on GIVING, we will also be holding our annual coat/hat/glove drive during this week. Please sent gently worn items in a bag labeled “coat drive” to school with your child or drop your items off in the main office. These donations will be delivered to our sister school, Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy, a GRPS elementary, in early December. This is the second year that Pine Ridge will be partnering with Sherwood Park. Thank you for supporting Ranger’s GIVE! We will need a lot of volunteers during the gift fair and we also have opportunities for you to help in the art room during your child’s art time- check out the sign up links below. Don’t forget to scroll down to find additional PTO updates and upcoming events! Wishing your family a wonderful Thanksgiving! Warmly, Britt Metzger PTO President Current Volunteer Opportunities: Ranger’s GIVE Gift Fair : We need lots of volunteers to help with this FUN event! You’ll be helping students shop and wrap special items for their loved ones. Ranger's give gift fair sign-up 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 SPECIAL UPDATES! Original Works : The Original Works order forms were sent home recently and orders need to be placed online by Monday, November 19. Anyone else looking forward to a new mug with your child’s artwork?! ALL the items make wonderful gifts! Contact your child’s teacher or Missy Bonner,
[email protected] with any questions. Veteran’s Lunch : Our annual Vet’s Lunch was a wonderful success. Huge thanks to Pam Slater and Darcy Hartley for organizing it again this year. What a special time for our students to honor our veterans! Book Fair : Our Scholastic Book Fair was once again a tremendous success. Big thanks to Karen Witham, Jenni Yoder, and Amy Faulkner for organizing it this year! All teachers received $60 in Scholastic Bucks to use on classroom books and the Media Center received $400 in books! Best of all, many kids came home with new books that will engage their imaginations and foster a love of reading. Thank you for your support! Box Tops : Box Tops winning classrooms for the fall count were Mrs. Dixon, Mr. Kornoely, and Mrs. Gabbert. Way to go! As a school we collected 8,432 Box Tops which translates to $843.20 for Pine Ridge! Thanks families! 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! UPCOMING EVENTS! Parent/Teacher Conferences , tonight (11/12) and Thursday, 11/15 Thanksgiving Recess , No School November 21-23. Enjoy time with your loved ones! Gobble, gobble! Ranger’s GIVE Kids’ Gift Fair , will be held November 26-30. Students will be able to shop for gifts for loved ones and experience the joy of GIVING. Classes will have scheduled times that they visit the gift shop. Watch for more information coming home next week. Coat/Hat/Glove Drive to help needy students at Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy will take place in conjunction with our Ranger’s GIVE gift fair. Send in gently worn winter items with your student or drop them off in the office. Game Night ! November 28, 6-8pm in the Media Center. Join friends and teachers for a fun evening playing games with your family. All games are provided. Learn a new game or play an old favorite. 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. Mark your calendars and watch for more information! SAVE THE DATE: Winter Celebration/Class Parties : December 21, 2018 Winter Recess : December 22, 2018 - January 6, 2019 Half Day of School : January 17 & 18, 2019 No School/Martin Luther King Jr. Day : January 21, 2019 Special thanks to: Big thanks to Corri Sandwick for organizing babysitting for families with younger children during the Halloween celebration! Pine ridge pto If you would like to unsubscribe from this mailing list please email us at
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