Kindness Week is Next Week!

Wear a red shirt or any kindness shirt on 2/14!

Carnival is Coming!!

Our annual carnival is Saturday February 25th, from 11:00am - 4:00pm. Save the date to ensure you and your family enjoy Camp Pinecrest Carnival where

"Adventures are Better Together." Please see below for all information needed to have a successful Carnival experience.

Carnival Spirit Week

Let's get ready for the big event in style. See below for our Dress Down Days and join the fun!

Family Underwriting Campaign

Family Underwriting collections have begun and the competition is fierce! Help us reach our goal!

EVERY PENNY FROM THIS CAMPAIGN GOES DIRECTLY BACK TO THE SCHOOL!

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.

YOU ASKED AND WE LISTENED...

Family Underwriting donations can now be made online. Just click the link below. The minimum donation is only $10 per child.

Read below for all the details and get your sponsorship in by the deadline!

Questions?

See our initial letter (below) that went home last week or email CarnivalPES@gmail.com

Ticket and Wristband Info

Camp Carnival T-Shirts are Here!

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.

PTA Bylaws and Standing Rules Amendments

As mentioned at last night's PTA meeting, we are publishing the approved amendments to our Standing Rules and the proposed amendments to our Bylaws. Please see the links below to review them all. We will vote on the Bylaws Amendments at our next General Meeting in April. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at pinecrestptacommunication@gmail.com.

• Proposed Bylaws Amendments:
• Article VI, Section 3. Nominating Committee
• Proposed Change to subsection b - “additional nominations may be made from the floor…if written notification was submitted to and received by the Parliamentarian 48 hours prior to the date of the Election Meeting.”
• Article VI, Section 3. Nominating Committee
• Proposed Change to subsection b - Adding a final sentence which reads “The nominee for position of President may not come from the floor.”
• Article IX, Section 1 - Propose striking the sentence “The chair of the standing committees shall be selected by the officers of the association.”

To view the approved amendments to our Standing Rules, please click on the link below. All deletions are stricken and all additions are written in red.

Calling All Fifth Grade Students and Families

Fourth Grade Step Up Meeting

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

Pinecrest VPK Lottery - February 24

Lost & Found

Our Lost and Found area outside of the cafeteria is filling quickly. Please swing by before or after school, or encourage your child to do so if they have any miscellaneous items they have lost (e.g., sweatshirts, water bottles, etc.). 

Unclaimed items will be donated if not retrieved in the next few weeks. 

Thank you for your cooperation.

Help Student Council Collect Books and Pop Tabs

Birthday Book Club February & March

PTA Website Assistance Needed



If you have website management/experience and a desire to help PTA, this opportunity is for you! It's a minimal time commitment and something that can be completed whenever is most convenient for you.

We are looking for someone to make minor adjustments to our website (e.g., swap out a calendar for another, update dates for an event, etc.). If interested in learning more, please email Pinecrestptacommunication@gmail.com

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

M-DCPS Parent Academy

Weekly Webinars

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.