Pinewood Newsletter

May 17th, 2024 - Pinewood Elementary School

Hey Everyone!

As we approach the end of the school year, I want to take a moment to appreciate all the hard work and dedication from both students and families. It's been a year full of growth and learning, and we're so proud of each and every one of our students.

Looking ahead to next year, we're excited to invite interested parents to join our Parent-Teacher Committee (PTC). This vital group helps plan events, fundraisers, and supports our school community in many ways. Our next meeting is this Tuesday, May 21st, at 2:45 PM in Room 2. We'd love to have your input and energy as we plan for an amazing school year ahead.

Keep an eye out for upcoming events like our 2nd Annual Family Summer Kickoff, Water Day, and any other important dates for closing out the school year smoothly. Let's finish strong together!

Buy a Yearbook! - Tomorrow is our deadline to order yearbooks with free shipping! To order, go to treering.com/validate and enter our school code: 1015384250034723.

5/12-31/24 -- Yearbook shipped to school, parent/family pays shipping.

6/1/24 or later -- Yearbook shipped to home, parent/family pays shipping.

TK/K Enrollment - TK and Kindergarten enrollment is now open! Students are eligible to enroll in TK if they turn 5 between September 2, 2024 and June 2, 2025. Students are eligible to enroll in Kindergarten if they turn 5 on or before September 1, 2024. This process can be started online by clicking here, or by coming into the office to get an enrollment packet. Our online enrollment can also be found on our school website. We can't wait to meet all of our new students!

Come Join Our Team! - We currently have a 2 openings in our district! The first is for a Maintenance and Operations District Lead. If you know anyone that may be interested, they can apply at

https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1940137 The next position is for a District Health Assistant. Apply at https://www.edjoin.org/Home/JobPosting/1940568

May 21st -- PTC Meeting (2:45 in Gym)
May 24th -- 4th Grade Orientation/BBQ
May 27th -- Memorial Day (No School)
May 30th -- BMX Assembly
May 31st -- Family Summer Kickoff
June 3rd -- Water Day
June 4th -- Last Day of School!

Parent Teacher Club

PTC will be meeting Tuesday, May 21st @ 2:45pm in Room 2. We are a group of families and staff members who would love your help in planning family-friendly events, awesome assemblies for our kids and finding ways to support and enhance the school community!

Power's Out? School's In!

As the weather begins to change, we typically see an increase in the number of power outages in the area. Keep in mind that we recently installed generators that can operate our entire campus. Even if the power is out in the area, school will likely be in session. If we do cancel school due to a power outage, or for any other reason, we will notify you through all of our schoolwide communication systems.

Yearbook

Hello Pinewood families and staff!

We invite you to help our yearbook team collect photos of all the fun moments and activities this school year. To help enhance the Pinewood yearbook and ensure it is full of meaningful memories for our students, we ask that you please consider sharing photos you take of school related activities/events (while on campus, field trips, sports and other school events). You may email photos to pwyearbook@ppesd.org now and throughout the year. Keep in mind that the yearbook team will be working hard in the spring to complete and finalize our yearbook. The earlier you send them, the better.

Note: While we want everyone to send photos, due to size and layout limitations, we may not be able to include them all. If there is a photo you want to ensure is in your personal yearbook, remember to take advantage of the 2 free custom pages that TreeRing offers when you purchase a yearbook for your family, and include your special photo(s) there.

IMPORTANT: This email is monitored by a parent volunteer, NOT school staff. Do not send questions or content regarding topics other than the yearbook to this email. Please utilize your normal routes of communication with your student's teacher or the office for all other inquiries.

If you have photos you would like to share with yearbook staff, please email them to pwyearbook@ppesd.org. Ensure to include a description including:

What is the event?

Name(s) and grade/teacher of the kid(s)/people in the photo.

Thank you! Your contribution will help us make a yearbook full of memories for our young Falcons to cherish.