December PSPA School Newsletter Content

December PSPA School Newsletter Content

Happy December from the PSPA!  

We just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped organize, set up and clean up after the Toy Bingo the PSPA hosted on November 24!  And to everyone who attended!!  This event had an amazing turn out, and fun was had by all!!  It really was a rewarding event to put on, and the PSPA was thrilled to receive so much terrific feedback!  Thank you!

November 24th, 2017 PSPA Toy Bingo.  Approximately 200 people were in attendance, and 57 toy prizes were awarded.  (This photo was taken with parental consent and permission was given to publicly post/circulate it - THANK YOU parents!)

Another huge thanks goes out to our school staff and the Trickster team for collaborating such an awesome production November 30th and December 1st.  Additionally, the PSPA also wanted to express our thanks to our fabulous parents who gave their time, energy and resources to facilitate such a  wonderful week with Trickster!  Without their service in the background, many things just would not have been possible!  The PSPA is so proud of the community spirit and willingness  that was shown, as many of the parent volunteers scheduled childcare and moved around other commitments to show up and support our kids.  They came early, stayed late and overall were just so flexible and awesome.  Volunteer parents, you are all to be very proud of what transpired and how well you worked together! Thank you!

Lastly - just a mention there will be no PSPA meeting in December, because we all know how December goes!  (You’re Welcome!) The PSPA would like to wish you all a happy holiday season, and we hope to see you at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on January 22nd, 2018, starting at 6:00pm.  If you’re still unsure about what the Parent Association is all about, this is will be an EXCELLENT opportunity to come and get informed as we will be conducting a full review of EXACTLY what we did during the past year.  Hope to see you there! 

PSPA Coupon Books!

Hey Guys!  The PSPA still has some of these Action Pack coupon books available for sale.  We know there were inquiries at the Toy Bingo whether or not we would be selling these at Trickster - we will NOT be, so if you would like one, please send a message to Astrid Ritz and she can hook you up!! Only available until until December 6th and make great stocking stuffers!


(No two for 1 coupons, or % off... all coupons are for FREE admission or services, etc. Flying Squirrel, Monster Golf, Laser Tag, etc.!)

Trickster Volunteer Party!

It’s a volunteering party for Trickster all week. Bring coffee, come eat chocolates, and visit with fellow parents while you work. Volunteer slots available all week. Signup HERE!

TOY BINGO SUCESSS

THANK YOU AGAIN to everyone who helped organize, set up and clean up after the Toy Bingo tonight!! And to everyone who attended!! AND for all your sweet comments afterwards! A great turn out, and fun was had by all!!

Hopefully we will be able to host an event like this again in the future, especially now that we know not to call corner stamps ever again. HA! Single lines it is all.the.time for now on!

(Note: These photos were taken and posted with parental consent. Thank you parents for that too!) Have a happy weekend everyone!

PSPA TOY BINGO

The Pineridge School Parent Association (PSPA) is hosting a Toy Bingo on Friday, November 24th, from 6:00pm-7:30pm at the Pineridge Community Centre. Over $750 toy prizes to be given away! LIMITED SPACE. You must RSVP and arrive ON TIME (doors will be closed at 6:05pm) to ensure entry.

If you can, please bring a non-perishable food item donation for the Calgary Food Bank, and a highlighter for each child playing.

RSVP to pineridgeschoolparents@gmail.com (Please include number of adults/children attending.)

Also note: The PSPA will be selling Action Pack Coupon Books for $25.00 at this event. These booklets contain 24 totally FREE coupons (no 2 for 1s or % discount ones). We will be accepting cash only, and you will get the coupon books on the spot. See the attached poster to see which coupons are included! They make for great stocking stuffers!!

November 13th Agendas

PSPA November News

ALIEN SKATING:  We hope everyone who attended the Family In-Line Skate Night on October 11th enjoyed themselves - the event had a tremendous turn out, and it was so fun and rewarding to see all the smiling faces, and everyone’s impressive improvement in skills by the end of the evening.  

As mentioned at the event, the PSPA paid for in-line skating residency program, and for the family evening event - so a big thanks to the parents who attend meetings and bring forward ideas such as these, and to everyone who contributes to our fundraisers which pay for this kind of stuff!!  And a HUGE thank you to our school for coordinating it all!

COOKIE DOUGH: And speaking of supporting our fundraisers…  When cookie dough forms went out in October, the PSPA presented a goal for our school families to sell a combined 200 boxes.  WELL!  We are VERY pleased to inform you all, that we CRUSHED that goal by selling a whopping 338 boxes, and between the cookie dough sales, and the donations we received, the Pineridge School Parent Association earned approximately $2,250.00 in profit during this fundraising campaign!  THANK YOU SO MUCH to those who participated!  

PS: Just some honorable/brag-worthy mentions: the top selling student sold 37 boxes ($644.00 worth)!  There was also a $615.00 order, and a $505.00 order well… another for over $300.00, 4 over $200.00, and 13 over $100.00, and 25 students qualified (by selling over 5 boxes each) for a chance to win one of the 4 $25.00 gift cards prizes we were giving away!  (The winners were announced on our website and facebook page on October 20th.)

COOKIE DOUGH PICKUP:  Cookie dough orders will be available for pick up on November ___, between 3:15pm - 3:45pm from the school gymnasium.  Should you be unavailable during this time, please contact Karen MacKinnon, PSPA President at 403.689.3064 or via email: karenmyyc@gmail.com to make other pick up arrangements.

TOY BINGO SAVE THE DATE: On November 24th, the PSPA is hosting a TOY BINGO at the Pineridge Community Hall, located across the street from our school.  The event will run from 6:00pm-7:30pm that Friday evening, and all Pineridge families will be welcome to attend.  Children MUST attend with an adult, and we hope you will join us for this event!!  Further information will go home in the coming weeks, but this will be a very fun event, (and there will be approximately $800.00 in toy prizes to be given away!!), so please, mark your calendars!!

NEXT MEETING: The next School Council & PSPA meetings will be on November 13th, from 6:00pm-7:30pm, at the school.  Please arrive early, as the doors will be locked, and the buzzer will not be manned to permit entry once the meetings begin.  Hope you can make it!

November Highlights

Hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween last night. Now that October is past, we have an exciting (and chilly) November to look forward to!

- School Council/PSPA meetings 6pm-7:30pm on November 13th. There will be no meeting in December.

- Cookie dough orders will be available for pick up at the school between 3:15pm-3:45pm on November 16th.

- The PSPA is hosting a TOY BINGO at the Pineridge Community Hall from 6:00pm-7:30pm on Friday, November 24th. There will be over $700.00 worth of quality toy prizes to be given away as prizes at this event, so definitely keep the date open! More details, and an RSVP note to go home in the coming weeks!

- The PSPA co-sponsored a Trickster Theatre residency for our students this year, which will take place during the final week of November (Nov 27th-Dec 1st) - In each Trickster Residency, the Trickster team works to create an original 90-minute theatre performance. The school will send further information home regarding the grand performance! (Note: Volunteers will be needed and appreciated to craft costumes, run errands etc.)

Winners from Cookie Dough Sales!

DRUMROLL PLEASE! Well those last two envelopes were worth waiting for!! Grand tally: 338 boxes sold!!!! (we CRUSHED our goal of 200!) and we have some really good salespeople in our school community!!
The most boxes was sold by MYA who sold 37 boxes!! ($644 dollars worth) and as per such, she will be awarded the $50.00 cash prize for being the top selling student!! Congratulations Mya!
We had some incredible participation in this fundraiser and some honorable mentions must go out! In addition to Mya's order, there was a $615.00 order, and a $505.00 order as well... another for over $300.00, 4 over $200.00, and 13 over $100.00!! WOW!!!
25 students/families sold over the 5 boxes required to get their names entered into the draw for the 4 $25.00 Toys R Us gift cards.. and the winners are: Ariana/Ciara, Doris, Dominic, and Mason!
Big thanks to the beautiful girls Melissa & Bethanny for assisting with the draw, and thank you again to everyone who participated in this fundraiser!! Grand totals on profit and donations earned will be posted next week, along with the cookie delivery date.

Family Skate Night

Hope everyone who attended the Family Skate Night last night enjoyed themselves! What a great turn out, and so SO much fun!

As mentioned at the event, the PSPA did pay for the inline skating residency, and for the evening family event - so a big thanks to parents who attend meetings and bring forward ideas such as these, and to everyone who contributes to our fundraisers which pay for this stuff!! And a HUGE THANK YOU to our school for coordinating it all!! Great team effort!

Note about Halloween Costumes this year

Heads up for planning out your littles' Halloween costumes this year ~ As per the School Council meeting last night: Students are welcome to wear a costume to school on October 31, however, NO MASKS, NO GORE, and NO CLOWNS.

Please fill out your Volunteer Forms!

PINERIDGE SCHOOL PARENT ASSOCIATION

IMPORTANT!!!!  PLEASE READ!

If you only volunteer for one thing this school year, this is the BIG ONE!  We will need you, your friends and family, and anyone else you may know that would be able and willing to help out!  The next Pineridge School Parent Association Casino Fundraiser will take place in the Spring of 2018 (dates still to be announced), and our casino fundraisers generally bring in upwards of $65,000.00! (Sometimes even over $80,000.00!)

Volunteering for a Casino Fundraiser is EASY, fun (honestly), and the $$ they bring in for our school is beyond meaningful!  The last PSPA Casino Fundraiser was in October of 2016, and the PSPA made $67,013.45 by volunteering at it! 

PSPA Casino Fundraisers fund a lot of items and opportunities at our school that our students otherwise would not receive, such as field trips, equipment/technology/resource material upgrades, residency programs and SO MUCH MORE.

We are only eligible to work a Casino Fundraiser every 18 months.  Casino fundraisers run over two days at one of the casinos in Calgary, and require a commitment of over 40 volunteers!  - THIS IS WHY WE ARE RECRUITING EARLY and sending home this information today – because as long as we have enough people to work, we earn the mega money for our school, but without enough volunteers, we will have to forfeit our opportunity to participate in Casino Fundraisers, and therefore lose out on all the revenue and opportunities they bring.

PLEASE FILL OUT YOUR VOLUNTEER FORMS AND INDICATE THAT YOU MAY BE AVAILABLE AS A CASINO VOLUNTEER IN 2018.

NOTE: No prior experience is needed for any casino volunteer position, and no position is “hard.” – You will not be a Black Jack dealer for the day, or anything like that, and many of the volunteer positions will require NO public socializing/mingling or math skills…  (Some of the positions include cashing in winnings, and bringing more chips to game tables)  Also, school volunteer security clearance checks are NOT necessary for volunteering at casino fundraisers.

Please fill out your volunteer form accordingly so the PSPA has the right to contact you when our Spring 2018 Casino Fundraiser dates are released to see if you may be available to volunteer for it.  Further information about the Casino fundraiser, and the volunteer positions will be sent home in the months to come, once our dates are announced.

If you have not yet filled out a Volunteer Form, please ask for one by leaving a note in your child's agenda, or by inquiring at the main office.

(a VERY last minute) Invitation to attend a Technology Expert Presentation

Paul Davis, a technology safety expert spoke to the grade 5/6s today (September 13th), and ALL Pineridge School Parents/Guardians are invited to hear him speak tonight as well. The presentation is tonight at Cecil Swanson School at 6 PM.

Several members of the PSPA have attended this presentation in the past and can attest that he shares MUST HEAR advice for parents. Please make the time to attend this event if you can. PS: If you think your children are too young for this to be relevant for you, we assure you, your time will not be wasted by attending.

Apologies for the incredibly short notice, but our school was lucky enough to secure Paul last minute, as their was a gap in his schedule today and the parent session comes as with the booking.

Click here to read the summary notes from the last time Paul Davis spoke to our parents.

September School Council/PSPA

School Council & PSPA meetings are TONIGHT (Sept 11th) at the school! 6:00pm-6:45pm for School Council & 6:45pm-7:30pm for PSPA. As always, the doors will be locked, so you must arrive on time to ensure entry to the school. (Because it's after hours, nobody will be manning the buzzer, so if you're late, unfortunately you will be locked out)

At School Council, our principal has a lot of topics to cover, including what the decreased enrollment numbers may mean for us this year, as well as what some of the highlights for this school year are - Come to find out more!

During the PSPA meeting, we will be voting on the PSPA Fall Fundraiser. Options include: coupon books, popcorn, cookie dough, Coco Brooks, bacon/jerky, or skipping all of that, and simply asking our families for donations. Attend to share your thoughts below (profit margins for each are listed on the agenda), or leave a comment on our Facebook page and we will share your opinion at the meeting.

PS. There will be cookies tonight... The good Subway ones!

:D Hope to see you tonight!  To review the agendas ahead of time, click here.

September 2017 PSPA Newsletter

Family Fun Fitness Fair - THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS!

The Family Fun Fitness Fair is this Thursday night (and so far it's not supposed to rain - hurray!!!)

There will be FREE family friendly activities including: street hockey, soccer, bumper balls, meditation, kick ball, Nia (drumming/dancing), and more... oh, and delicious hard scoop Marble Slab ice-cream, and door prizes!!  Oh!, and there will also be a hot dog vendor selling hot dogs (including a non-pork, all beef option) for your added convenience, you know, since it'll be around supper time!

This event is open to the entire Pineridge Community and we hope to see you there! 6:00pm-7:30pm, Thursday, June 15th!

Remember, we will be accepting donations for the Calgary Food Bank at this event, and all children attending MUST be accompanied by an adult.  

Hope to see you there!

Pineridge Family Fun Fitness Event

Agendas for the School Council & Parent Association June 5th Meetings

Pineridge School Parent Association June Newsletter

Pineridge School/PSPA Canada 150 Family Fun Fitness Event!

Save the Date: On June 15th, Pineridge School and the Pineridge School Parent Association (PSPA) will be recognizing and celebrating Canada’s upcoming 150th birthday by hosting a Family Fun Fitness Event at Pineridge School from 6:00pm - 7:30pm! - the PSPA and Pineridge School have some really fun stuff up our sleeves for this event!! You and the kiddos won't want to miss it!

A further tidbit for the Planny McPlannersons: 

June 15th will be "Proud to be a Canadian Day" at school. Because we would like to highlight and celebrate Canada’s diversity that day, students will be invited/encouraged to dressed in any way that demonstrates that they are proud to be Canadian! Some may choose to wear red and white, while others may wish to attend in their traditional multi-cultural clothing!! Whatever resonates for you!

Cash Calendar Winners!

KEVIN ADLER won the $500.00 grand prize with lucky ticket number 228!

Wendy won $50.00 on May 30th, with ticket 7
John won $50.00 with ticket 36 on May 29th

Abdel won $100.00 for May 25th's draw
Congratulations Erin who won $50.00 with ticket 28 on May 24!!
Mary Ann won $50 on May 24 - Ticket 263!
Levi won $50 on May 23 - Ticket 16!

Daniel won $50 on May 18 - Ticket 52!
Wendy won $50 on May 17 from ticket 6!
Sarah won $50 on May 16 on ticket 59!
Carol won $50 on May 15 246!

Bonnie won $100 bucks on May 12th from ticket 21!
Kathy won $50 from ticket 216 on May 11th!
Astrid won $50 from ticket 138 on May 10th
Bree won $50 on ticket 31 on May 9th
Bonnie won $50 - Ticket 244 on May 8th

Donna won $100 from ticket 204 on May 5th
Crystal won $50 AGAIN on May 4th - This time from ticket 214!
Kelly won $50 from ticket 160 on May 3rd!
Crystal won $50 on May 2nd - Ticket 218!

Congratulations to all of our cash calendar winners!!!!!!!

Cash Calendar Draw 2

Congratulations to Crystal, ticket number 218 won her $50 bucks today!