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Happy Holidays! It’s hard to believe winter and the New Year are upon us. It seems like the school year just started, and here we are in December already! The past 3+ months have certainly been busy for your PTA. Movie Night was a great success! We had a wonderful turnout at this year’s indoor movie event; and the kids really enjoyed the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. We even had a raffle for a movie gift basket. Special thanks to Mary and Paul Bornyek, Jen Hobson, Stefani Califano, and all the movie night helpers for the FUN night! Our PTA works hard to support the teachers and staff whom mentally nourish and care for our children. PTA is able to provide early dismissal desserts, conference night dinners, and monthly pick-me-ups to all our teachers and staff thanks to Aimee Rivera, Robin Mattox, Lori Conroy, and all the bakers and helpers who work hard to provide these treats. I’d also like to thank everyone who has helped support our PTA through fundraisers and direct donations this year. The KidStuff fundraiser raised over $2000 this year. This money helps us provide wonderful cultural programs for our children. We have already hosted Eric Energy and his Slime Workshop for the entire school. The kids were delighted and awed by this interactive science assembly. This is just one of the many wonderful programs PTA is able to provide our kids with your help! The new year brings more awesome PTA-sponsored events like the Daddy Daughter Dance on Friday,
The Official Publication of the Piney Ridge Elementary School PTA
From the President...
January 23rd; the Piney Talent Show on Friday,
March 13th; the Science Fair on Friday, March 20th; and Family Fitness Night, date TBD, just to name a few. Stayed tuned for more information, and come on out and have some FUN! Our next PTA meeting is Wednesday, January 14th at 7:00pm in the media center. This will be a combined general meeting and budget meeting. As always, ABC Care provides free childcare for all toilet-trained
children. Hope to see you there! Visit our website at http://www.pineyridgepta.net for updated event information, volunteer opportunities, and other useful information. As always, if you have any suggestions for improving communications,
fundraisers, etc., please let me know! Wishing you a safe Holiday and a Happy New Year! Gina Willman
www.pineyridgepta.net
PTA Meeting Dates
7:00pm in the Media Center *Free childcare provided for potty-trained children
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o Wednesday, January 14, 2015
o Tuesday, February 10, 2015
o o Wednesday, March 11, 2015
o o Tuesday, April 14, 2015
o o Wednesday, May 13, 2015
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Piney Ridge Press December 2014
www.pineyridgepta.net
Dates to Remember
Spring Fling Silent Auction
The committee plans and runs
our hugely successful silent
auction, which includes class
baskets, local business
donations, and many other
things. If interested please
email Rebecca Schwartz at
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Spring Fling
Our biggest FUNdraiser is in
need of a lot of volunteers to
help with set up, take down,
games, bake sale, arts and
crafts, food booths, solicitation
of businesses/sports teams/etc.
for silent auction, assembling
baskets for auction and more.
If interested please email Susan
Coates at [email protected]
December 4th- Winter Concert
December 11-14th -5 Below
Fundraiser
December 16th- EW Becks
Fundraiser
December 18th- Winter Concert
December 19th- Pajama Day
December 23rd – Holiday Dress Up
December 24th-January 2nd- Winter
Break
January 5th – School Reopens
January 14th- PTA Meeting
January 15th – Spring Fling
Committee Meeting
January 19th- No School
January 20th- No School
January 23rd- Daddy Daughter
Dance
February 10th – PTA Meeting
February 13th- Grandparents Day
February 16th- No School
By Kim Fleming
The first meeting of the Carroll County Curriculum Committee was held in November.
Topics discussed included writing instruction at the elementary level, the high school
program of studies, and assessments for high school graduation.
Most applicable to the Piney Ridge population was a presentation on opinion writing at
the elementary level. All Humanities teachers throughout the county are integrating
lessons on opinion writing into their instruction. Students approach opinion writing in
an integrated way: they read “mentor” texts to determine how published authors
express and defend their opinions, they speak and listen to one another expressing
opinions and providing reasons, and they engage in the writing process to write
original opinion pieces.
The writing process follows the procedures of pre-writing (typically using graphic
organizers), drafting, peer revision, editing, and publishing. Student work is graded
using a series of opinion writing rubrics that gradually increase in complexity
throughout the elementary years.
You can help your child develop skills for opinion writing in the following ways:
Ask your child to distinguish between a fact and an opinion
When your child expresses an opinion, such as, “Dogs are the best pet,” ask
them to provide reasons for their assertion.
Ask for your child’s opinion about foods, places to visit, clothes, sports, etc.
Provide your own opinion and back up your opinion with reasons.
In addition to opinion writing, students craft narratives and informative pieces at every
grade level.
If you have questions you would like me to take to the Curriculum Committee, please
contact me at [email protected]
Inclement Weather Announcements regarding school openings and/or closing can be heard on the following radio stations: WTTR, WHVR, WBAL, WCAO, WCBM, WFMM, WFBR, SFMD and WZYQ no later
than 6:45 a.m. The closings will also be shown on the local television stations. Alert Now messages will also be sent out
to parents via telephone and/or email. If schools might be delayed one (1) hour or more, the notification will be made by the same time and through the same stations as for the
closing of schools. It will also be posted on the CCPS website
www.carrollk12.org
SAVE THE DATE
FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH
6:30-8:30
The event will be open to students in
grades K-5. Please keep an eye out for sign
up information.
*Adult volunteers are needed to help make
this event a success. If you would like to
help out please contact Carol Good at
Rehearsal Dates: Feb. 23rd 4-6pm, Feb.25th 4-
8pm, March 2nd 4-6pm & March 5th 4-8pm
When: Friday, January
23rd, 2014
*The theme will be
announced when we get
closer to the date!
Spring Fling 2015 will be on Saturday, April 18th, 2015
We are still looking for lots of volunteers to help with this awesome event. Specifically,
we need help with games--planning, organizing, and running just a few of the many games. Any and all help is greatly
appreciated. No experience needed. Please contact Susan Coates at
[email protected] for more information about how you can help.
*The next Spring Fling Committee meeting will be on Thursday, January 15th at 7:00 pm. Join us and see how you can help!
Order Deadline Pick-up date
December 31st January 6th
January 28th February 3rd
February 25th March 3rd
April 1st April 7th
April 29th May 5th
May 27th June 2nd
*Orders are to be picked up from 7-8pm in PRE school cafeteria
Mark your
calendars!!!
Grandparents Day is
going to be held on
Friday, February
13th, 2015.
*Please note that the snow date is going to
be Friday, February 20th, 2015.
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PRES PTA Fundraising!!! Throughout the year PRE PTA will be partnering with local
businesses/restaurants and holding fundraisers to help support
new technology for the school as well as other PTA programs
for our students. Below are some of the fundraisers planned
for the upcoming months. Beck’s Dec. 16th
Five Below Dec. 11th-14th
Stratosphere Jan. (exact date TBD)
Panera Jan. (exact date TBD)
Hoppers Feb. (exact date TBD)
Chick-fil-A Feb. (exact date TBD)
EW Becks Fundraiser Come out on Tuesday, December 16th (All Day)
and enjoy a delicious meal at EW Becks on
Main Street in Sykesville. A percentage of
your check will be donated back to PRES PTA!
When: December 11th-14th
Where: Five Below in Westminster, MD
How: After you are done shopping, present the
flyer to the cashier at checkout. Five Below
will donate a % of your purchase to PRE
PTA
*A flyer will be sent home with the children as well as sent out in an
AlertNow email. You will also be able to find the flyer on the PTA
Facebook Page!
Fundraiser
PTA members who attended last night’s CPR and first aid
training are grateful to Mrs. Yetman for taking the time to
conduct this training. We appreciate your dedication!
Thank you!
Family Fitness Night is going
to be held in February this
year. Please stay tuned for
more information as we get
closer to the date!!!!
Piney Ridge PTA has a Facebook page!!!!! If you
are a member of Facebook and haven’t already
joined the PTA Facebook page please do so. We
share important updates on upcoming events &
information about everything PTA. Come check
us out!!!
Piney Ridge Science Fair will
be held on Friday, March 20th,
2015
Children from K-5 can
participate.
More information to come as
we get closer to the date!
*Stem Professional volunteers
are needed to act as visiting
scientists. Please contact
Wendy Lakenan at
you are interested in helping
out!
Piney Ridge
Elementary
2014-2015 Executive
Board Members
President Gina Willman
Vice President Wendy Lakenan
Tabatha Hohenberger
Secretary Heather Lewis
Treasurer Rebecca Schwartz
Teacher Representative Keith Taylor
Call school 410-751-3535
NewsLetter
Submissions
Submissions for the PTA
newsletter should be
e-mailed to
Written submissions can be placed
in the PTA mailbox. Please
include your name and phone
number with each submission.
Please contact Jamie Hamilton at
with any questions.
Maryland Green School
Piney Ridge is a
GREEN SCHOOL
Distribution of the PTA Newsletter
In keeping with our efforts to save paper and reduce waste, our PTA newsletter is available
online. If you have access to a computer, please choose to receive this newsletter
electronically. You will be notified by AlertNow when the PTA newsletter has been posted on
the Piney Ridge Elementary PTA website. If you still prefer a hardcopy, you can request a
copy using the form below.
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than one child at Piney Ridge, please send this in with your YOUNGEST child attending
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