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Staff Appreciation is taking place from May 7th-11th this year! Our committee is hard at work making sure it’s a fabulous and fun week of showing our gratitude to the amazing staff at Pine Ridge! Would you like to help us out?! Please see the link below if you would like to sign up to help out with door decorations, or donating food for the breakfast, luncheon and snack carts! If you have any questions, please contact one of the Staff Appreciation Committee chairs: Tara Evans - taralynnevans@yahoo.com Kylie Rowland - kylie.rowland1@comcast.net Monya Weiss - monyaw@sbcglobal.net The Pine Ridge Art Show will take place tomorrow evening from 6-7:30pm! Come and check out the amazing art projects our kiddos have been working hard on! A couple of reminders for everyone!
Book Swap is this week and we still have some openings to help kiddos shop for “new” books! Check out the sign-up if you would like to help! If you have any questions about the Book Swap, please contact Britt Metzger at brittmetzger@gmail.com. 5 days to go until the Pine Ridge Carnival!!! We still have some openings in the afternoon and need volunteers to run some games and help kids pick out prizes in the redemption center. If you can help out, or if you have high-schoolers who need volunteer hours, we would greatly appreciate it if you could check out the link and sign-up for a shift! Happy Monday to All!! Thank you to all of our PR families, staff, donors, committee members...EVERYONE who contributed to make Friday's Auction an amazing event! It was an incredible evening! And a MAJOR shout-out to our fabulous Auction Committee co-chairs, Anne Gorman and Sara Gruber. They put in countless hours to make it a very successful night for our kids!!! Have a great week! Kylie Rowland Pine Ridge PTO President #wearepr It’s time again for a Pine Ridge favorite! Join us for Tom Woodruff Drawing Night this Thursday from 6-7:30pm! There is a half day of school on Thursday, January 25th & Friday January 26th Dismissal both days will be at 11:55am Don’t forget to purchase your tickets to the 2018 Pine Ridge AUCTION!!! You do not need to sign up for a personal PayPal account to make the purchase. It’s super quick and easy! Come join us for a fun adult night out with your fellow PR families and help us raise money for our kids!! We hope to see you there!! Thank you so much to everyone who donated to our Coat Drive for Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy in the GRPS district! Your generosity will truly be a gift to the students there! We are still collecting new or used coats in good condition until this Friday at noon. If you have some old coats in your closets that you would like to get rid of, we will gladly take them off your hands. We are also taking hats, gloves and scarves. There is a donation box in the front office at Pine Ridge.  Noto's Old World Italian Restaurant Friday, February 09, 2018 The PTO relies on the proceeds of the auction to fund many of the projects needed each year, and it’s sure to be an event you won’t want to miss! Here are the Highlights… Tickets are now on sale!!! We are using a simple and quick online form this year. To access it, just go to We are looking for donations from our Pine Ridge Parents & Friends. The donation form was sent home earlier this week from your child’s teacher. And you can also find a link to it at: It takes a village to pull off an event like this, and we are looking for more volunteers to join the committee. If interested, please contact Anne Gorman or Sara Gruber. We are looking for fun, energetic & entertaining parents to be auctioneers. If making people laugh is your thing – we’ve got just the job for you!!! Visit the Pine Ridge Auction tab on the Pine Ridge PTO website for more info. And feel free to contact Anne Gorman (anne.c.gorman@gmail.com) or Sara Gruber (saraannegruber@yahoo.com) if you have any questions. Every year we choose a charity to support for our Holiday meeting. This year we are supporting Family Promise of Grand Rapids mission to help the homeless. If you would like to donate, you can find a complete wish list HERE!  There are a few more spots that need to be filled for Monday’s Teacher Conference Dinners! The theme for the evening is Pine Ridge BBQ. Check out the sign up for more info! The PTO General Meeting on December 11th has been rescheduled from 12:30pm - 1:30pm. Below is a link to sign up for conferences. Please be sure you have selected the correct teacher on the left before selecting your time.
Don't forget tonight is CULVER'S NIGHT!! From 5 - 8 pm. Come support the PTO and have an amazing stress free dinner with the family. Hope to see you there!  In conjunction with our PRR (Pine Ridge Rangers showing Pride, Respect, Responsibility) initiative, we are excited to announce the kick-off of our Reading Rangers program! We already have an amazing group of readers at Pine Ridge, but we want to help everyone continue to grow as readers. It is important for each of us to set a personal reading goal, and the Reading Rangers program can be one way for readers at every level to accomplish just that. Please see the attached form for all of the details: Patricia Polacco has been writing and illustrating children’s books for 30 years! We are honored that she will be at our school this year to talk with all of our students about the life experiences that inspire her writing. As a service to our school, Barnes & Noble is offering Patricia Polacco’s books for sale at a discounted price. Complete this form, return it to Pine Ridge with your payment, and we will deliver your books to your child at school. While Ms. Polacco is no longer able to personally autograph your books, you will receive an autographed bookplate to put inside your book.
Please see the link below for the attached order form: Please return form by September 22 |
Upcoming Events:Kindergarten Kick-off!! - April 24, 2018 1st Grade Musical - May 9, 2018 - 7pm Half Day of School - May 11, 2018 Field Day - May 23, 2018 4th Grade Musical - May 24, 2018 Memorial Day - May 28, 2018 Half Day of School - June 7, 2018 Half Day / Last Day of School!! - June 8, 2018 
School starts at 8:40am. Doors open at 8:30am. School is dismissed at 3:45pm.
Lunch TimesK - 11:30-11:55am
1st - 11:55am-12:20pm 2nd - 12:40-1pm 3rd - 12:10-12:30pm 4th - 12:25-12:45pm GENERAL MEETINGS:
May 22 @ 2:00pm in the Media Center. AuthorJacob Hemmingsen Archives
March 2018
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