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!

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