Pinewood Newsletter

January 12, 2024 - Pinewood Elementary School

Hello Pinewood Families!

Welcome back! It's been a lot of fun seeing all the smiling faces and hearing about all the great memories that were made over the winter break. Over the next month, we'll have even more memories to make here at school!

No School Monday - In honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, school will not be in session on Monday, January 15th. Enjoy your 3 day weekend.

Snow Attire - Here at Pinewood, we love to let our kids get out and play in the snow. In order to do that, we require specific attire. Students may play in the snow as long as they have snow boots, snow pants/jacket, and gloves. Students may walk across the snow as long as they have boots. Thank you for your cooperation with this.

Icy Weather - Now that the ice and snow has moved in, I appreciate everyone being extra careful in our parking lot and surrounding roads. We want all of our students, families, staff, and neighbors to be safe. Please reduce your speeds, create extra distance between you and other vehicles, and have an abundance of patience with each other. While we work incredibly hard to keep our parking lot as clear as possible, there is always the risk of slick, icy spots. Please stay vigilant!

The Great Kindness Challenge - In a couple of weeks, our whole school will be participating in The Great Kindness Challenge. Be on the look out for more information and ways our students can participate!

TK/K Enrollment - Spread the word! TK and Kindergarten enrollment for the 2024/2025 school year will open on February 1st. 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. Be on the lookout for more information as this date gets closer.

January 15th -- No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
January 16th -- New After School Enrichment Cycle Begins
January 22nd-26th -- The Great Kindness Challenge!
January 26th -- Prismatics Assembly
February 12th -- No School (Lincoln's Day)
February 19th -- No School (President's Day)
February 23rh -- 2nd Trimester Ends

Empathy

Getting along with others helps make our school a happier place. To get along with others, we need to have empathy for each other. Empathy is feeling or understanding what someone else is feeling. This week, be a feelings detective! Try to notice how your classmates are feeling throughout the week. Watch their faces and bodies for clues!

Parent Teacher Club

PTC will be meeting Tuesday, January 16th @ 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.