Pine Creek PTO Newsletter

October

7th PTO Meeting at 7 pm

9th Early Dismissal

11th Picture Re-takes 🙂

15-16th P/T Conferences

17-18th No School

21st Parent Work Night at 6:30 pm

24th Amigos Night 5-8 pm!

25th RaiseRight order forms sent via email

31st Trunk or Treat!!

November

1st Spirit Day! Wear your Badger Blue!

4th PTO meeting at 7 pm

6th Early dismissal

8th RaiseRight gift card orders due back

18th Parent Work Night at 6:30 pm

20th Piezon's Pizza ALL DAY!

22nd RaiseRight gift cards delivered to school

27-29th Thanksgiving Break

Want to volunteer but can't find time during the workday? Join us to help cut, sort, staple and paste projects for Pine Creek staff every third Monday of the month!

Bennington Public Schools wants to welcome volunteers in a caring and appropriate manner. We want individuals to feel comfortable volunteering while maintaining a safe environment for our students. Click here to view these procedures and guidelines to assist in creating and maintaining safe working environments for all.

New this year!

All volunteers will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win prizes at the end of the year.

The more times you volunteer, the more chances you have to win!!

Shout out to our Pine Creek community for making this year a success!!

The PTO is grateful for your support and are excited for the fun events and activities planned so far. This could not be possible without such a successful fundraiser this year!!

The students at Pine Creek will have so much fun at Trunk or Treat, the author visit, their extra field trip and countless more activities this year thanks to YOU!! Staff will be grateful for the new t-shirts, help with supplies for their room and most importantly the meals the PTO provides!!

They love food of all kinds!!

Thank you very much from the Pine Creek PTO!!!

Top classes who won a Pizza Party are!

1. Puck

2. VanArsdel

3. COC

To date we have raised a total of $59,195!!!

Thank you to our donut delivery volunteers: Sarina Bell, Susie Frye, Lauren Loyd, Sara O'Neil and Kam Stueckrath.

We appreciate you getting up early on a Monday morning to help out the PTO!!

Thank you to our Spirit Day popcorn poppers today!

Staci Keith, Sophia O'Keefe and Megan Schultz!!

Thank you very much to Adam Kean and Pete Sobetski for taking the time out of their busy schedule to put together the picnic tables the PTO purchased this year for staff at Pine Creek to enjoy! Now, staff can take their break outside and enjoy the beautiful weather thanks to our dynamic duo of handymen! We appreciate it very much!!

Help us show some love to the Pine Creek staff by stocking the staff lounge with drinks and grab and go snacks! If you are able to donate, please select your desired item(s) from the sign up and send the item(s) with your student or drop off at the office during normal office hours by October 14th in time for parent-teacher conferences! Thank you for your support!!

Reminder for our next regular PTO meeting Monday, October 7th at 7 pm in the Pine Creek Library! The PTO holds meetings every first Monday of the month.

We will have a special guest, Allyson Slobotski from the Bennington Board of Education joining us! Allyson wants to introduce herself to parents, talk about all the great things happening in the district and answer any questions you have!

Also! Kickstart your holiday shopping by winning a gift card!! All parents who attend the meeting will be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift card to Earl and Gray!!

Our next Badger Bite Night is at Amigo's on October 24th from pm!! You can dine in, take out or drive thru and a portion of the proceeds goes directly back to Pine Creek PTO!

Last year, your support at our monthly Badger Bite Nights helped us raise $3,200 for stocking the book vending machine!

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Omaha Tap House for our September Bite Night!!

The Pine Creek PTO is THANKFUL for your support!

Save the date for our upcoming fundraiser at Kendra Scott at Village Pointe 17250 Davenport St on Saturday, November 23rd from 12-2 pm!! Have someone who loves jewelry or even that hard to shop for relative on your holiday list? The PTO has you covered! Stop by and the PTO receives 20% back from all purchases!

The Directory is up and running! Be sure to login and update your contact information!! All parents have access to our directory as an ongoing thank you for the continued support.

If you do not want your information in the directory, you must login and opt out.

New this year! Watch for pictures and information posted by Room Parents on your class Community Board! You have to login and create an account to see it, so login today!! www.pinecreekpto.org

The Pine Creek PTO has partnered with Omaha Tap House Pepperwood again this year! Present this card for 10% off your meal AND the PTO receives 10% back as well!! Pick up your Tap House cards in the office!!

Know someone looking for a job? Bennington Public Schools Foundation is looking for help and they just increased their base pay! It would be perfect for high school or college students looking for some extra income. They are in search of both full and part time employees. Visit their website here for more details.

Any questions, please contact Lindsey Jones at 402-278-3747 or ljones@bennps.org

Ever wonder what the PTO pays for each year? Here is a snapshot of some of the events, activities, and upgrades the PTO provided last year! 👇

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