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The Pioneer News is your weekly update from the Pinetree PTA
Pinetree Spring Carnival - Friday, March 20th - 4:00pm to 8:00pm
Wristbands on sale now!
This is always one of the best nights of the year to come and hang out with your Pinetree friends and enjoy the Festivities. This year we'll have returning favorites including the giant slide, obstacle course, toddler bounce house, train ride, carnival games, video game truck, petting zoo and new this year - ORB Hamster Balls, Bungee Run and Pony Rides! We'll also have some really cool silent auctions, raffles and the return of the yummy 6th Grade Food Booth.  Also, new this year, we're bringing back vendor booths to browse and shop.

We have two tiers of wristbands for the different age groups:

Ages 5-15 Wristbands (adults do not need wristbands)
Presale: $15 - At the Carnival: $20

Ages 4 and under Wristbands
Presale: $8 - At the Carnival: $10

Food Tickets will be sold separately at the Carnival

The presale for wristbands is always the best deal! Make sure to take advantage of it before the presale ends Wednesday, March 18th. Pre-ordered wristbands will be available for pickup after school on March 20th and during the Carnival at the check in booth.

Two waivers have been sent home with the order forms.  Please make sure to complete and sign both and return with your order form.  If you're purchasing online, please make sure to complete and return the waivers to your student's teacher.  Wristbands will not be handed out until both waivers have been completed.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE PRESALE WRISTBANDS ONLINE VIA DEBIT/CREDIT CARD
CLICK HERE TO PRINT ORDER FORM TO PAY BY CASH OR CHECK
DOWNLOAD PTA & SSSD WAIVER FORMS HERE
Volunteers Needed
We at the PTA always want to provide the best Carnival for our Pioneers but we can’t do it without the parents and teacher volunteers to help us run everything safely and smoothly.  If we don't have volunteers during certain shifts, we'll be forced to shut down that attraction/game during that time.
The PTA’s motto is “Many Hands Make Light Work” and we could use as many hands as we can get.  If you have older kids in Jr. High or High School, please have them come out and volunteer.  We will sign any volunteer hour verification forms for their schools.  

​NEW THIS YEAR:  For every 30 minute shift volunteered, you'll receive a free raffle ticket to enter in one of our many awesome raffles!

Volunteering Tip:  Perhaps team up with another Pinetree Parent or Family Member!  They can watch your Pioneers play at the carnival while you volunteer your 30-minute shift and then you can trade off.

Please click the button below, review and signup.  You can volunteer a half hour shift (or more) which still leaves plenty of time to spend with your kiddos at the carnival the rest of the night.  Please reach out to president@pinetreepta.org if you have any questions in regards to volunteering at the Carnival.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CARNIVAL VOLUNTEER SIGNUP GENIUS
Class Baskets for Silent Auctions
Flyers have gone home or will be going home from your teachers asking for donations to their class basket which will be put up for Silent Auction at the Carnival.  Each class has different theme basket, Please consider a donation to you student's class basket as money raised from the baskets fund enrichment classes and field trips.  Please try to get your donations to your teachers by Wednesday, 03/18 so they can prepare the baskets.

Here are the themes for each teacher's baskets:
Adachi (Cleaning Supplies), Ahart (It's a Girl), Andrews (Sports/Exercise), Berentsen (USC), Burkman (Baking), Caskey (Dog Care), Delp (Star Wars), Dorr (Western), Flessas (Pizza Making), Gardina (It's a Boy), Grams/Guzman (Snacks), Hines (Bar-B-Que Items), Nystrom (Candles/Scents), Pithey (Family Game Night), Rayl (Beach Day), Storch (UCLA), Sykes (Family Movie Night), Tyboroski (All Things Disney), Ward (Coffee Lovers), Wiltz (Gift Cards), Winslow (Barbies),  Yamauchi (Art) and Youngs (Rainy Day Stuff).
Vendor Booths
Vendor Spaces at our upcoming Pinetree Spring Carnival are back and now available.  Come advertise your business or sell your items to almost 600 kids and their parents/family.
  • Spaces are $20 per 10’ x 10’ space
  • You must provide your own setup, table, etc. (no canopies permitted)
  • No Food Sales
  • Booth merchandise or service must be Elementary school friendly
Please remit $20 via check to Pinetree PTA with the form sent home to reserve your booth space or you can reserve online via debit/credit card at the button below
TO RESERVE A VENDOR BOOTH ONLINE - PLEASE CLICK HERE
TO RESERVE A VENDOR BOOTH VIA CHECK/CASH - DOWNLOAD ORDER FORM HERE
Business Donations for Silent Auctions & Raffles
Are you a local business owner or have connections to one?  If so, would like to donate a gift card, services or a basket of goodies to the Carnival's Silent Auctions & Raffles?  We are a 501c organization so your donation is tax deductible and all funds raised go to benefit our enrichment programs and field trips.  If you have anything to donate, please reach out to president@pinetreepta.org or bring it by the School office.  We'll even give a shot out to your business in our Map Program
6th Grade Food Booth Donations
The sixth grade is in charge of food and we are asking for each 6th Grade Family to contribute if possible.  This is the list of items needed; we are breaking it down to last names so that we don't get too much of one item and not enough of another.  If you can contribute it would be very much appreciated!  The more food that is donated, the more profit can be made at the 6th Grade food booth.  These funds raised go toward the end of year 6th Grade Activities including Six Flags & Greek Week.

A - E : Water bottles (the more, the better!)
F - J : 12 packs of canned soda
K - O : Bagged chips (individual servings) or large bags of tortilla chips for nachos
P - T : Plates or large cans of nacho cheese
U - Z : Small cans of bean free Hormel chili (for chili dogs/nachos) or ketchup, mustard, relish
2019-20 Pinetree Yearbook - Pre-Order ends April 10th, 2020
You can now pre-order this year's yearbook online. It's easy & convenient. Reserve your copy today at Lifetouch's website (button below) using the Yearbook ID Code 10853320.  Also, order forms have been sent home or you can pick up an extra one in the office if you prefer to pay by check.  The pre-sale to guarantee you receive a yearbook ends on April 10th, 2020.  After the presale, there will be a very limited number of yearbooks on sale first come first serve during the last week of school.  Prices right now start at just $28 for softcover or $34 for hardcover with additional upgrades that include personalized cover, autograph insert, Zoom current events insert and yearbook stickys.
 
To Access Lifetouch's Online Yearbook Payment Site , Please Click Here
Join the Pinetree PTA
As you can see, we have kicked off our Membership drive with a cool "Dino-Mite" theme.  Come join the Pinetree PTA and have a voice in your child's education.  Please note that joining the PTA doesn't require you to attend the meetings or volunteer although we and your students would LOVE if you did.  The Pinetree PTA was able to increase the membership count in the 2018-19 year over the 2017-18 school year.  Let's show that we can do it again.
Also, the classes with the most memberships will win some really cool prizes. 
To download the Membership order form to pay via cash/check, CLICK HERE
To join the PTA online via debit/credit card, CLICK HERE
Please note there is a glitch on the online payment site that shows a convenience fee will be added to your transaction.  When you get to the cart to make final payment, that fee will be removed.  They are working to fix this glitch.
Box Tops Goal - Laser/Music Assembly Reward
If we earn more that $1,000 in box tops this school year, all students will receive an awesome Laser/Music Assembly in our MPR so keep collecting those box tops and turning them into your student's teacher.  Also, make sure to scan all your store receipts in the Box Tops App (new video below with instructions) to earn more box tops.

There are some BIG changes happening to one of the easiest ways to raise money for Pinetree School. For every Box Top that is turned in, Pinetree earns 10 cents. They add up, and already this year, we have collected $765 for our students. However, how you collect Box Tops has changed this year…it has gone digital!
 
Box Tops is slowly transitioning to no longer printing Box Tops on the packaging of products, that is why it is so important to download the app and start scanning. However, until then, please keep clipping and sending any Box Tops that you may find. We will be earning money for Pinetree both ways.  We suggest anytime you go food shopping, go ahead and scan that receipt in the app.  The app will look at each of the items and do the work for you to see if any of the items qualify for a box top and automatically contribute it to Pinetree.  Please note you have to scan the receipt within 14 days of the purchase.

Because of this change, we'll no longer be able to do classroom contests.  We are working as a school to earn the Laser/Music Special Assembly.

Check out the video below for more information on this change:
See how easy it is to earn for your school with the NEW Box Tops App! Watch this how-to video to for a simple, step-by-step explanation of how it works—then give it a try yourself.
Amazon Smile
Do you shop through Amazon?  If so, do it through AmazonSmile and Amazon will donate a percentage of every purchase to Pinetree PTA. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Instead of going directly to the amazon.com url when shopping, book mark https://smile.amazon.com and choose one time that you want to support "Pinetree Community School PTA" and everytime you shop through that link going forward, you're supporting your child's school.  It's as easy as that!

Also, Good news! AmazonSmile is now available in the Amazon Shopping App to all AmazonSmile customers using supported Android devices.

If you are an AmazonSmile customer, you can now support Pinetree Community Elementary PTA in the Amazon shopping app on your Android device! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.
  1. If you have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping App, open the App on your Android device.
  2. View Settings and select AmazonSmile.
  3. Follow the in-App instructions to complete the process.
If you do not have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping App, update your App. Click here for instructions.

AmazonSmile is not currently available for iOS users. We will notify everyone when it becomes available.
Pinetree PTA Spiritwear
ALL SIZES ARE BACK IN STOCK
To go with our Dinosaur membership theme, we have some "Dino-Mite" new Spiritwear for the 2019-20 school year.  Shirts will be available in green or grey and are 1 for $12 or 2 for $20.  New this year - GLITTER PRINT for 1 for $13 or 2 for $22.  We'll also have Women's V-Necks with the Glitter Print.  Lastly, back from last year with the Pinetree Pioneers logo are the baseball hats, tote bags, pencils, lanyards, key chains and the Pioneer Pete Coonskin Caps.   Click the button below to check them all out on our website.

Don't forget to have your Pioneers wear their spiritwear or school colors of green or grey every Friday and show their Pinetree Pioneer Pride!   The classes with the most students showing their Pride get recognition from Principal Stilson.
Click Here to view our Online Ordering Page for Spiritwear
Please note there is a glitch on the online payment site that shows a convenience fee will be added to your transaction.  When you get to the cart to make final payment, that fee will be removed.  They are working to fix this glitch.
Important Upcoming Dates
March
03/11 (Wed) – Minimum Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences
03/12 (Thurs) – Minimum Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences
03/13 (Fri) – No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences
03/18 (Wed) – Pinetree Spring Carnival Deadline for Wristband Orders at lower cost and Class Silent Auction Donations
03/19 (Thurs) – PTA Association Meeting and 2020-21 E-Board Elections 6pm
03/20 (Fri) – Pinetree Spring Carnival 4:00pm-8:00pm
03/30-04/03 (Mon-Fri) – Book Fair
04/02 (Thurs) – Open House 6:00pm
04/02 (Thurs) – Book Fair Evening Hours 5:30pm-7:00pm

April
04/02 (Thurs) – Open House 6:00pm
04/02 (Thurs) – Book Fair Evening Hours 5:30pm-7:00pm
04/06-04/10 (Mon-Fri) – Spring Break – No School
04/10 (Fri) – Yearbook Order Deadline to reserve a yearbook
04/17 (Fri) – PTA Meeting 5:30pm
04/17 (Fri) – Family Night 6:00pm
04/22 (Wed) – Administrative Professionals Day
04/22 (Wed) – Coffee with the Principal 2:30pm
04/22 (Wed) – 34th District Reflections Gala at Canyon Theater Guild
Free Easy Ways to Help the Pinetree PTA
Keep checking out the “Easy Ways to Help” page on our website for free easy ways you can help the Pinetree PTA
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