Dec 17-20 Santa Shoppe (see page #2)

Dec 24-Jan 4 Winter Break Jan 7 No School - Teacher Day Jan 8 Students Return to School Jan 9 Staff Developmental Day 1-Hour Delay

Jan 15 PTO Meeting Pine Tree Media Center 6:30 p.m. - Enter Door #2 Jan 16 Spirit Night @ BJ’s Restaurant Feb 8 KidTown

Feb 12 PTO Meeting Pine Tree Media Center 6:30 p.m. - Enter Door #2

Important Dates

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Avon Community School Corporation www.avon-schools.org

December 17, 2018 Volume 14, Issue 8

Educate. Excite. Excel.

Pine Tree News

A Message from Mrs. Mize… We are just days away from the end of the first semester. It is so hard to believe because it seems like just yesterday, we were welcoming our kids for the start of a new school year. I can’t even begin to tell you how PROUD I am of our kids. They have grown in so many ways. Yes, they are growing academically and I am thrilled with their academic growth this year. But what makes my heart happy is what I see outside of academics. We spent the first semester focused on kindness, whole-body listening, empathy, advocacy, and compassion. And they are working so hard on these skills. I couldn’t be more proud of them. This social emotional curriculum would not have been possible without our PTO. They purchased the curriculum for all 15 classroom teachers this year and it is making a difference! Thank you, PTO. I hope that you have a safe and memorable winter break. As a reminder, their last day is this Friday and their first day back is January 8

th. Make some memories!!

PS – Check out these photos from Friday afternoon’s Power of Physics Con-vocation. Thanks to Mr. Haiducu and his AHS students for this incredible show.

Nurse Notes We are in need of small sizes in boys and girls sweatpants. If you have any to donate, we would greatly appreciate it. If you have a student in need of shoes, please contact me.

Julie Wade, RN Pine Tree Elementary

jawade@avon-schools.org (317) 544-6500 ext. 6525

Lunch Times Kdg 11:50 - 12:20 1st Grade 11:15 - 11:45 2nd Grade 11:15 - 11:45 3rd Grade 12:30 - 1:00 4th Grade 12:30 - 1:00

Our third grade students

need your donations! Please send in any items to school you would like to donate to our “rummage sale” that we are having at Kid Town on Friday, February 8th. Clean children’s clothes, books, toys, jewelry, or games are all welcome! Your trash is our treasure! So clean out those closets, dust off some toys!

Place all items in a bag marked “KidTown Rummage”

All money raised will benefit our overnight zoo field trip!

Math Madness by Mr. McKibban, 4th Grade Teacher

Can you draw a house with an X in the middle? Rules: 1. You MAY NOT RETRACE over a

line that you have already drawn. 2. Once you start, you MAY NOT pick

up your pencil off the page. 3. Only 8 straight lines/moves can be

made to complete the picture. 4. All edges seen in the drawing must

be drawn.

From the PTO… Carnival Night was a blast! We hope you had the opportunity to attend and enjoyed the fun. Thank you to all our volunteers who made this event truly spectacular and to the teachers and staff who came back to school that night after a long day! After every event we come together and talk about ways to make it better. We would love your feedback as to how the evening would run more smoothly, new ideas of booths and games, or what worked out well and your favorite parts. Send feedback to AvonPineTreePTO@gmail.com.

Santa Shoppe

December is here. Time for Santa Shoppe!

Kids get your shopping lists ready. There are lots of great gifts and treats for EVERYONE on your list. For all new to Pine Tree, the Santa Shoppe is Pine Tree’s own Holidy Shoppe set up for children to do their personal shopping for the holidays. Each classroom will have a time to visit the Shoppe next week during their scheduled classroom time. A check list and baggie for money will be sent home a few days prior to their shopping day. Parents, please help your children fill out the list for those they wish to pur-chase a gift. Don’t forget Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Brother, Sister, Cousins, Aunts, Uncles, pets…, the list is endless! Each and every gift at the Santa Shoppe is $2! The students will get to wrap their presents the same day they visit the Shoppe to keep them a surprise! We will need lots of help to make sure each child gets the perfect gift to give! Parents please consider signing-up to volunteer at the Santa Shoppe the week of December 17

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through 20th. Remember, you must have an approved back-

ground application on file before signing up. Follow this link to access the sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084cacad2ba1ff2-santa Thank you! Pine Tree PTO

Monday 12/17

Tuesday 12/18

Wednesday 12/19

Thursday 12/20

Schlick Schilling Hutchison Stevens

Hoffman Allspaw Hurst Tingle

Rader Sherrod Gilbert Gongwer

McKibban McCord

Davies

Santa Shoppe Class Schedule

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Our next Recreational Road Trip is December 19th. If you are scheduled for this trip, you should have received an invitation this week. We will make reminder calls to those invited. There will be a couple more Road Trips, one in March and our final one in May. Every Pine Tree student that attends will receive a FREE goody bag to take home. Come out and play some games, make a craft, or enjoy a snack with the staff of Pine Tree Elementary!

Thanks to a grant from The Avon Education Foundation, all Pine Tree students will be invited to a Recreational Road Trip at some point this school year.

KIDS HEART CHALLENGE Kids Heart Challenge, formally known as Jump Rope for Hearts (JRFH) is finishing up this week. If you would still like to donate, please send your donation in no later than Monday, December 17th. Thank you to all who have participated! Whether or not you are collecting donations, you may regis-ter at www.Heart.org/kidsheartchallenge. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Booher at bjbooher@avon-schools.org.

Mary Lee Maier Community Food Pantry Do you know about the Mary Lee Maier Food Pantry? The Avon community and Avon schools have partnered to provide families with children who attend any Avon school the opportunity to pick up a variety of perishable and non-perishable food items at no cost. The pantry is open once per week on Thursdays from 4:30 – 6:00 on days that school is in session. It is located at Avon Middle School South, inside Door #14. If you find that your family has additional needs beyond what is provided at the pantry, please contact Pine Tree’s school counselor, Kelli Hammes.

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