Carnival Spirit Week

Let's get ready for the big event in style. See below for our Dress Down Days next week, Tuesday-Friday, and join the fun!

Carnival 101

Family Underwriting Campaign

Family Underwriting collections are underway and things are heating up!

Help us reach our goal! As of today, we are more than half way to our goal of $40,000! Let's keep it up!

WHERE DO WE STAND?

Our total raised thus far is more than $25,000! Fourth grade is leading the way with more than $5,000!

CLASSES CLOSE TO 100% PARTICIPATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Armenteros

Cereijo

Kussrath/Mr. J

Malone

Slodarz

Torres

EVERY PENNY FROM THIS CAMPAIGN GOES DIRECTLY BACK TO THE SCHOOL AND OUR PTA PROGRAMMING!

For those who may not know, the incentives for our winning classes are BIG...pizza parties, prizes, free redemption tickets to use at CAMP PINECREST Carnival, and the GRAND PRIZE IS AN IN-HOUSE FIELD TRIP, CATERED LUNCH, TREATS AND MORE!

**INCENTIVES FOR THE BIG DAY**

• EACH $100 DONATION RECEIVES ONE WRISTBAND FOR UNLIMITED RIDES (A VALUE OF $35).
• FASTPASSES FOR ALL RIDES FOR STUDENTS (AND THEIR SIBLINGS) WILL ALSO BE AWARDED TO THE

TOP TWO WINNING CLASSES.

Carnival Ticket and Wristband Info

Read below for pre-sale ticket pickup details, a bonus incentive raffle for pre-sales, and ticket price info!

Camp Carnival T-Shirts are Here!

PTA Green Committee x Camp Pinecrest Carnival

Parents and High School Volunteers Needed

Our Committee is in need of more volunteers - especially for the 2:00pm - 4:00pm block. Please click the links below to sign up.

Final Pinecrest Elementary Tour of the Year



Please let your family and friends know that we only have one more tour this year on April 17th. Make sure to spread the word!

Fourth Grade Step Up Meeting

Join us next Wednesday after school to learn about the exciting activities and opportunities future 5th graders can look forward to in their last year as a Pinecrest Parrot!

*Please note the location change to our Cafeteria*

Pinecrest VPK Lottery - February 24

M-DCPS Parent Academy: Test Anxiety 2/21/23

Calling All 5th Grade Students and Families

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

Art and Science Enrichment Program Scholarship Opportunity

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 Pinecrest Elementary 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/ 

Help Student Council Collect Pop Tabs

Birthday Book Club February & March

School Crossing Guard Needed



The Village of Pinecrest is looking for individuals interested in helping Pinecrest Elementary traffic (Grandparents are perfect for this job). This is a part-time position scheduled to work 4 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 interested in learning more.

Superintendent's 5K Run/Walk Challenge

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.