Welcome New & Returning Executives!

A big thanks to those who attended tonight's AGM. The annual report can be found here if interested. A warm welcome to the new and returning executives elected tonight for the Pineridge School Council and Pineridge School Parent Association:

President (PSPA) and Chairperson (School Council): Melissa Molberg 
Vice President/CoChair: Karen MacKinnon
Treasurer (PSPA/School Council): Meghan Pittman 
Secretary (PSPA/School Council): Crystal Carstens
Directors at Large (PSPA): Dominica Witt and Astrid Ritz
Volunteer Coordinator: Vacant

Did you know?: From September 2016 (start of last school year) to Present, the PSPA has...

Annual general meeting tonight. Arrive before 6pm to be granted entry!

Did you know:? From September 2016 (start of last school year) to Present, the PSPA has:

- Paid for $27, 913.89 worth of school upgrades (various purchases relating to the Kindergarten room, music room, gymnasium, the learning commons, technology, and much more)
- Paid for $37,455.51 worth of opportunities/experiences and materials for our students! (Think: alien skating, trickster, lacrosse, dance, books, agendas, field trips, and swim bussing, the community gardens and presenters)
- Raised $71,277.43 via PSPA fundraising initiatives! (Including a casino fundraiser, catalogue fundraisers, cash calendar raffle ticket sales, cookie dough sales, cash donations and fun lunches)
- Hosted and/or co hosted or sponsored 4 family/community events including a dance, a family fun fitness night, a toy bingo, and a family rollerblading night!
- Established a Facebook page, a website (pineridgeparents.blogspot.ca), a clear volunteer program, a list of food resources for families in need (see our website) and more, to keep you in the know and feeling supported!
- Paid $1,520.09 towards club support (Me to We/leadership club, Patrollers Picnic, the student entrepreneur project)
- and more!!! (Seriously! There is more!)

Join us tonight to hear about cost breakdowns, our goals going forward, and to learn how you can get involved (if you’d like- no obligation! You can just come to listen!)

Note: the $/upgrades/opportunities/events etc. would NOT have been possible or available to our students or school if it wasn’t for the PSPA and families who support and volunteer for fundraisers and events.  Just wanted to say such a heart felt thank you to our entire parent/family community for all that you do (many schools go without any of this - the things mentioned above are extras (school budgets/school fees don’t pay for them), that require an active parent association and community in order to make them possible, and many schools don’t have this!)  Also a HUGE thank you goes out to our school for scheduling and organizing the upgrades and residencies listed above, because without their cooperation they wouldn’t happen either.  We should all be so immensely proud of our accomplishments!!

See you tonight!

January AGM Agendas

This coming Monday is the AGM - We will be conducting a FULL review of what the PSPA did and spent last year (Curious what the PSPA does - this is the best meeting to attend to find out!), as well as voting in executive positions including President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Volunteer Coordinator and Directors at Large for both School Council and the PSPA. If any of these positions interest you, please come and express your interest!

Other items on the agendas include discussions about Kindergarten in 2018/2019, and Attendance Letters.

Please arrive by 6:00pm to ensure entry for these meetings..... There will be cookies!

The PSPA would like to wish you all a Happy New Year, 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 what EXACTLY we did during the past year, and working on some goal setting for next year.  Hope to see you there! 

A major focus and purpose of the PSPA is to fundraise in order to provide additional opportunities, experiences, and materials to our students they otherwise would not receive.  Thanks to your participation and support of our fundraisers, the PSPA is very excited to be affording our students an Elev8 Lacrosse Residency during the week of January 12th!!  Throughout this residency, students will acquire lacrosse skills through a variety of developmentally appropriate movement activities, in a varied environment, all while experiencing the health benefits that result from physical activity!  The PSPA would also like to thank our school for making the appropriate arrangements and scheduling adjustments required to allow this to happen!

Happy 2018!  We look forward to seeing you at our Annual General Meeting on January 22nd, at 6:00pm, and as a reminder, as always, the school doors will be locked, but because it is after hours, no one will be manning the buzzer, so PLEASE, arrive early to ensure entry!