
Pinewood Newsletter
April 26th, 2024 - Pinewood Elementary School
Hello Falcon Families!
Over the past few weeks, we've gotten to learn a lot in some new and exciting ways! PTC sponsored a fun assembly called the Magic of Science. Students learned about the art of perception and how the way we look at things can make a huge difference! Many of our students also got to view the awesome solar eclipse in fun and safe ways. Many looked at it through special glasses, while others tracked it using shadows.
The end of the year is approaching quickly, and we have a jam packed schedule of fun and learning as we finish out the year! Our 3rd and 4th graders are finishing up state testing. Soon, 3rd graders will be heading to Farm Day, and our 4th graders will be off to Coloma! On May 10th, our Spelling Bee teams will be showing off their amazing spelling skills at the County Spelling Bee hosted by PPESD. We will very likely have a lot of families from all over the county on our site that day to watch the excitement.
Many of our annual events are in the final stages of planning, and we can't wait to share what we have planned for you soon! If you want to help make these things amazing, call our school office to see how you can help. We appreciate all of our support as we finish the year strong!
Buy a Yearbook! - This is the last week to order a yearbook with custom pages! Each yearbook order get's 2 free custom pages if ordered before May 3rd! To order, go to treering.com/validate and enter our school code: 1015384250034723.
Staff Appreciation Week -Staff Appreciation is coming up in a few weeks. PTC is looking for some help to make this week special! Click this link to help or see the flyer below.
Volunteers Improving Pinewood - Congratulations to Amy Velasco for earning our VIP Award for the month of March. We appreciate everything you do to help support our students at Pinewood!
Open House - Open House this year will be on Thursday, May 16th from 5:30-7:00. This is an unstructured time for families to walk through the school and their child's classroom to see all of the fantastic things they have been learning this year. Our Book Fair will be open from 5:00-6:30 to allow for parent supervised shopping. We look forward to seeing you there!
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!
- May 7th -- 3rd Grade Farm Day
- May 8th-10th -- 4th Grade Coloma Trip
- May 10th -- Spelling Bee
- May 13th-17th -- Book Fair (Open after school!)
- May 16th -- Open House (5:30-7:00)
- 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!
Dental Van
The Dental Van will be here in May. If you would like your child to access this resource, please sign up using the following links: English Dental Van Application Spanish Dental Van Application
Parent Teacher Club
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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.
Pinewood Elementary School
Email: jmckeand@ppesd.org
Website: PPESD.ORG/PES
Location: 6181 Pine Street, Pollock Pines, CA, USA
Phone: (530) 644-2384