Week of: September 4, 2018 Volume 3, Issue 4

Safety and Security Updates: Security: We know all parents and staff take the safety of each child very seriously. We have identified three staff to serve in the role of “Security” and have identified them in blue polo shirts with the word “Security” on the back. As these men perform their duties, they will constantly be checking the halls, classrooms, playground, etc., to ensure everything is safe and clean. They will also be stopping parents to ensure they have checked in at the front office and are wearing a visitor sticker.  Watch Dog Program: Our PTO will be kicking off the Watch Dog Program with an informational meeting and Pizza Night for interested dads on September 18, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. The Watch Dog Program is a national program designed to get Dads involved in assisting with security and daily duties around the school. For detailed information, please join us on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. in the M.P. Room.  Cross Walk in Car Loop: Please be mindful of the crosswalk in the middle of Car Loop back by the grass field. This cross walk is for walkers from Angel Bluff to come on campus. We will be adding a “Speed Hump” just in front of the crosswalk to slow vehicles down, and we will be having a very visible crosswalk painted.  Speed Limit: Please be reminded that the speed limit in Car Loop is 5 mph or less.

Car Loop Update :   After the first few weeks of school, we have noticed lane 1 is much longer than lane 2. So we are going to make the following changes: If your youngest child attending Pinecrest is in kindergarten or first grade, please use lane 1. If your youngest child attending Pinecrest is in second or third grade, please use lane 2.  If your youngest child attending Pinecrest is in grades 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, please encourage your child(ren) to walk to Angel Bluff to meet you there. We do have staff stationed along the path to Angel Bluff for supervision. If this is not an option for your family, then please use lane 2.

Car Loop Reminders :  Please be in your proper lane prior to passing the front parking lot. If you change lanes beyond this point, it throws our numbering system off. If our numbering system is off, parents are ending up at a different tree than their child was told to report. Please pay close attention to traffic and be sure to pull all the way forward in the Loading/Unloading zone. In the afternoon, many parents are watching their child on the sidewalk and leaving large gaps in the Loading/Unloading Zone causing our numbering system to be off. If our numbering system is off, parents are going to a different tree than their child was told to report to. Please be reminded that the speed limit in Car Loop is 5 mph or less. Please be reminded that Car Loop closes in the morning at 7:55 a.m. and in the afternoon at 3:30 p.m.

Data Day :  Our first Data Day will be held on Friday, September 14, 2018. Students will attend school from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Students must be picked up at 11:30 a.m. or be registered to attend TEAMS.  TEAMS coverage will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Lunches may be purchased at your discretion at least three (3) days in advance.

Visiting/Volunteering at the School : When you visit the school, please report to the office, sign in, and receive a visitor’s badge. You will be asked to show personal identification until we get to know you. If you have a scheduled appointment with a teacher or need to drop off items, please check in with the front office and they will notify the teacher that you are here.

Pinecrest Inspirada Team Store Now Open!: Check out our new team store with items displaying our new Pinecrest Inspirada Pioneers Logo! Students can wear items on Spirit Days/Data Days throughout the school year. Sweatshirts may be worn with uniforms as well. You can find the link for the store on our website or through the direct link below. Please note- the store will close on September 6th for items purchased up to that point to ship, then the store will re-open again next week.

Team Store

Infinite Campus : Don't forget to log into Infinite Campus frequently to check your fee balance and your child's grades.

Infinite Campus Link

PTO Restaurant Day: Septemer 11, 2018; Blaze Pizza

Data Day: September 14, 2018; Dismissal at 11:30

Pinecrest Board Meeting: September 25, 2018, 5:30 PM; Pinecrest Horizon

Series Reading Kick Off: October 1, 2018

PTO Fall Festival: October 12, 2018

APEX Fun Run: October 15-24, 2018

Data Day: October 19, 2018; Dismissal at 11:30

Nevada Day, No School: October 26, 2018

Pioneer Day: October 31, 2018