September

30th PJ Day! See info below!

October

4th Author Visit and Spirit Day! Wear your Badger Blue!

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!!!

Badger Bash Schedule of Events:

September 30th: Donut Party

October 4th: Raffle Prize drawings

Pizza Parties for top 3 classes

Ms. Dellwo and Mrs. Bendell are taped together ALL DAY as Badger Buddies!

Top classes as of this morning!

1. Puck

2. VanArsdel

3. COC

Reminder! The top 3 classes earn a PIZZA PARTY next Friday!

Winners will be announced on Monday morning!

So, there is still time over the weekend to get those pledges in!

So far, we have raised $56,900 and 506 students are registered!

Thank you for your support, Pine Creek!!

Special thanks to all the parents who helped during the Badger Bash today!!

Also, big THANK YOU to our Fundraising Coordinator Christina Randall and the fundraising committee of Nikki Kean, Staci Keith, Lauren Loyd and Cristella Torres who made the Badger Bash such a success! They have been planning since April!!.

Thank you for your countless hours of planning, organizing, and counting!! You all ROCK!!

Monday, September 30th will be a PJ Day!! Bring $1 to wear your PJ's and start the week off right plus support the PTO!! Money can be turned in to your child's teacher or the office. The PTO appreciates your support!

The author visit is back again this year!! Alan Katz will be visiting Pine Creek on Friday, October 4th! His books are available for purchase using this link. Students are welcomed to bring books they already own from home for him to sign while he is here!!

Books ordered will arrive at a later date and any orders are due by Wednesday October 2 with payment. Checks can be made out to the Pine Creek PTO.

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!

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

Even though it was just the start of Fall, it's never too early to think about Summer!!

Camp Invention is offering a discounted rate now through Monday, September 30th, parents can register and save $50 with code Camp2025. Search for the local camp by going to this link and typing in your zip code. Invent.org/camp2025

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!!

Thank you to all our sponsors this year! We could not have raised funds to purchase shirts for each elementary student in our five Bennington Public Schools without your support! Watch for more updates and information from the PTO during the next few weeks during our Badger Bash fundraising!!

Know someone looking for a job! Bennington Public Schools Foundation is looking for Child Care Assistants!! It would be perfect for high school or college students looking for some extra income. Visit their website here for more details.

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

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