United Way Dress Up Week, Memory Book Sale, Trunk or Treat

UPCOMING EVENTS:

10.5-26..........Memory Book Sale
10.17-21........United Way Dress Up Week
10.18.............Make Plans, Not Dinner
10.19.............Cheer Clinic
10.21.............Trunk or Treat
10.26.............Cheer Tryouts

Memory Book Sale

Our Pinecrest Elementary 2022-2023 Memory Books are on sale NOW through October 26th. This will be the ONLY SALE of Memory Books, so please make sure to reserve your copy now. The students love being able to have a book of their own for their friends and teachers to sign at the end of the year. Don't miss out on this opportunity!

United Way Week!

Make Plans Not Dinner (or Lunch!)

Trunk or Treat is Coming!

**DECORATE YOUR VEHICLE AND JOIN THE FUN**

Attention Pinecrest Families...We need your help! Join in the fun and sign up to decorate your vehicle for our event. PTA will help you with your candy supply! Visit our website for all the details and sign up information.

**FEW SPOTS ARE LEFT FOR TRICK OR TREATERS**

We have very few spots left to register your children as trick or treaters. Grab one now if you have not already done so!

**FEED OUR CANDY MONSTERS**

Have you seen our new friends in the Welcome Center?! They're hungry for candy, spider webs, and other Halloween decorations! Please consider contributing to our collection as we prepare for the big night! A BIG THANK YOU to those who have already donated!

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PTA Advocacy

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is presenting voters with a referendum renewal that will appear on the November 8, 2022, election ballot.

These funds will allow for the continuation of improvements made to the compensation of teachers and instructional personnel as a result of the 2018 referendum approved by the voters which is set to expire June 30, 2023, an issue critical to the recruiting and retaining exceptional instructional personnel. The funds will also continue to be used to improve student safety and school security as it has been since 2018.

Why does M-DCPS need to renew the referendum and increase to 1 mill?

The funds from the original .75 mill referendum that voters approved in 2018 are set to expire. If the renewal does not pass, teachers and instructional personnel compensation could be cut drastically. As a result, many outstanding teachers would likely leave the district. M-DCPS would also have to reallocate funding to provide police protection at every school.

Join our PTA on Monday, October 17th, a the "Secure Our Future Town Hall." A group of Pinecrest Elementary School teachers and parents will meet at Coral Reef High School at 6:00pm. The event begins at 6:30pm.

Coral Reef Senior High

10101 S.W. 152 Street

Miami, FL 33157

Can't make the event? Educate yourself at secureourfuture.dadeschools.net now.