Congratulations to Our

Theodore Gibson Oratorical Winners

Congratulations to these six students for their AMAZING accomplishments at the Theodore Oratorical Competition! They took home the bronze, silver and gold. We are so proud of you!



Harper Hall - First Grade

Ethan Lago - First Grade

Francisco Garza - Second Grade

Ryan Scurlock - Third Grade

Sofia Webel Ramirez - Fourth Grade

Sophia Pell-Gonzalez - Fifth Grade

Kudos to Our Pinecrest Robotics Team

After their impressive performance at the “STEAM in the Gardens” Robotics Competition, the Pinecrest Robotics Team was invited to compete last weekend in the South Florida VEX IQ Elementary School State Championship at Ronald Reagan High School in Doral. They did not make finals, but they earned their highest scores of the season. They will be competing again on April 8th. We are proud of you!

Superintendent’s Honors Music Festival

Congratulations to several of our Fifth Grade students who were selected to represent Pinecrest Elementary in the Superintendent's Elementary Honors Orchestra and Honors Chorus. They will perform with other students from across the district on April 12th. Way to go, Parrots!

PTA Parent Seminar

"Screenagers"

Please join us for a showing of Screenagers, an important film regarding the impact of screen use on our children. Following the movie, we will engage in a brief conversation and Q&A with a panel of experts regarding the movie's topics and how it all applies to our own children. Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP is helpful but not necessary to attend. We look forward to seeing you then.

Calling All 5th Grade Students and Families

PTA would love to see all 5th graders and their families at our Marine Debris Clean up TOMORROW, March 11th, from 9:30am - 12:00pm.

Pre-registration is helpful but not required.

Click on the link below to create an account to register a parent and a child. If it does not work, THAT'S OKAY. You can register and sign the waiver on site as well.

STEAM and Literacy Night is Back

Lost and Found - Come and Find Me



Please note that Ms. Loretta has amazingly organized our lost and found to make all items easy to recognize and reclaim. If your child is missing something, please come to lost and found, outside of the cafeteria, and grab it before we have to donate all unclaimed items. Thank you!

PTA Nominating Committee Members Needed

Our PTA is looking for members interested in assisting with the PTA Executive Board nomination process for the 2023-24 school year. We'd love to have both parents and teachers on this committee. Members will need to meet once or twice via zoom to select nominees prior to presenting their proposed slate to the greater PTA community for a vote.

NOTE:

You may apply for a PTA Board Member position for next year AND still participate as a member of this committee.



If interested, please email pinecrestptacommunication@gmail.com.

Save the Date: Career Day

Watch D.O.G.S. Needs You

Student Council Relief Drive

M-DCPS Mobile App News

Attention 4th and 5th Graders: Join the Cortada Science Art Academy

The Xavier Cortada Foundation is launching the Cortada Science Art Academy at Pinecrest Gardens (CSAA) for students between the ages of 9-12. The Academy is an afterschool program that begins on March 27th and will run for two hours (3:45pm - 5:45pm), twice a week (Monday/Thursday) for 6 weeks.

Students will discover how they can use the power of art to spur social and environmental action. Through engaged studio sessions and presentations at Pinecrest Gardens’ Hammock Pavilion, students will learn how to use creativity and leadership to help conserve Florida’s ecosystems, defend global biodiversity, and advance the work of climate scientists.

The Foundation has been awarded a grant to provide 15 full scholarships for Village of Pinecrest students. Recipients of this scholarship will attend this afterschool program for free. For those who would like to pay, the entire six-week program has a tuition of $300.

You can learn more about this program here: https://cortada.com/academy/ 

Birthday Book Club March, April, and May

School Crossing Guard Needed



The Village of Pinecrest is looking for individuals interested in helping Pinecrest Elementary School traffic (grandparents are perfect for this job). This is a part-time position with a schedule of 4 work hours per day (7:30 am to 9:30 am and 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday). Please click the link below if you are interested in learning more.

WPEN to Recognize SOAR Students

Community Partnerships

The companies below are helping to support our Pinecrest PTA and aiding us in offering the best activities and events we can to our Pinecrest community. We are grateful for their partnership.

Please consider supporting them in return. You can easily learn about each by clicking on them and being linked to their websites.