Pine Forest School of the Arts
December 13-17, 2021 Newsletter for Families
Monday, December 13, 2021
*Breakfast: Breakfast Turkey Sausage Pizza, Blueberries Orange Juice & Milk
*Lunch Entrees (Select 1): Macaroni & Cheese, Turkey Ham & Cheese Croissant or Chicken Fajita Salad
*Hats and Headbands Off to Winter Break: Students are invited to wear a festive hat or headband to school today.
*3:15pm: SAC Meeting in Media Center
*3:15pm: After-School Dance Ensemble for 1st Grade; 4:30pm: Florida Ballet Class
*3:15pm: Florida Ballet Class for Kindergarten; 4:30pm: After-School Dance Ensemble
PFSOTA December 2021 School Advisory Council Meeting
Monday, Dec 13, 2021, 03:15 PM
Pine Forest Elementary School, Grant Road, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
*Lunch Entrees (Select 1): Oven Roasted Turkey, Fish Sandwich or Turkey Ham & Cheese Croissant
*Cozy/Crazy Sock Day: Show how crazy you are about Winter Break by wearing crazy socks to school today!
*3:15pm: After-School Dance Ensemble for4th & 5th Grade; 4:30pm: Florida Ballet Class
*3:15pm: Florida Ballet Class for 3rd Grade; 4:30pm: After-School Dance Ensemble
*3:15-4:45pm: PTA Holiday Shop Open After-School for Parents to Shop with Students
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
*TODAY IS AN EARLY DISMISSAL DAY--Dismissal will begin at 12:45pm
All students must be picked up by 1:15pm unless enrolled in the school's Extended Day Program.
*Breakfast: Pancakes & Turkey Sausage Patty, Mixed Fruit Applesauce, Grape Juice & Milk
*Lunch Entrees (Select 1): Classic Chicken Sandwich, Turkey Ham & Cheese Croissant or Fall Harvest Spinach Salad
*Not a Creature Was Stirring Day!: Wear animal print to school! (Strings students, be sure to wear your Strings shirts and black pants today for your performances.)
*6:00pm: Winter Strings Concert (4th and 5th Grade Strings Students will be performing.)
Thursday, December 16, 2021
*Breakfast: Pumpkin Streusel Chocolate Chip Muffin, Banana, Orange Juice & Milk
*Lunch Entrees (Select 1): Sweet & Sour Chicken, Cheeseburger Grilled Cheese or Turkey Ham & Cheese Croissant
*Long Winter's Nap Day!: Wear your pajamas to school if you would like!
*3:15pm: After-School Dance Ensemble for 2nd Grade; 4:30pm: Florida Ballet Class
Friday, December 17, 2021
*Breakfast: Cereal, Apple & Milk
*Lunch Entrees (Select 1): Cheese Pizza, Pepperoni Pizza, Fun Lunch: Pretzel, Cheese Stick, Egg & Broccoli or Turkey Ham & Cheese Croissant
*Pine Forest SOTA Sing-Along Day: Dress in your most festive winter/holiday attire! Bring a small flashlight, too!
Please note that the Sing-Along is an annual tradition for FACULTY, STAFF, and STUDENTS ONLY. Due to limited space and seating, parents, guardians, and other guests may not attend.
We are hoping to be able to share parts of the Sing-Along live on our Facebook page so be sure to like our school's official Facebook page if you haven't already done so so that you can enjoy with us virtually. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Pine Forest SOTA Volunteer Opportunities!
If you are interested, please reach out to your child's teacher or Mrs. Matthews (easterm@duvalschools.org) and we will work together to set up a schedule that works for you!
Here are some ways you can help:
*Reading with or to students in all grade levels.
*Practicing simple sight words.
*Practicing simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts.
*Assistance Morning Car Drop-Off Duty
*Sorting, stapling, grading papers
*Individual student assessments
ARTS RESOURCE CLASS UPDATE...
**Advanced 4th/5th Grade Strings Students should bring their instruments to school this Wednesday, December 15th for rehearsal and in-school performances.**
ATTENTION 5th Grade Families!
Please note that the online audition form MUST BE COMPLETED for students to participate in arts area auditions.
Congratulations to Our 2021-2022 PTA School-Level Reflections Winners! These students' entries will now be competing at the DISTRICT level!
Pine Forest SOTA PTA Angel Tree Initiative
The PTA Holiday Gift Shop is HERE THIS WEEK ONLY!
Dear Parents/Guardians,
The HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP is coming to our school and will be open for students to shop this week, Flyers and envelopes were sent home in Friday Folders. You can send cash with your child or pay online and provide your child with a shopping voucher. The website for the shopping voucher is www.funhgs.com.
Parents are welcome to shop with students after school on Tuesday, December 14th. The gift shop will be open after school from 3:15pm until 4:45pm on that date ONLY.
WHAT IS THE HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP? If you are not familiar with the Holiday Gift Shop, please click on this link for a video about it: https://youtu.be/RPNAHYm2gWY
VOLUNTEERS: The gift shop is run by volunteers and we would LOVE your help. Please click on the volunteer link listed below if you have any time that you are able to help with this. Volunteers are needed to run the register, to help students shop, and to walk the younger kids to and from class. If you are able to sign up for multiple time frames, please feel free to do so, as it is sometimes difficult to fill volunteer slots.
Volunteer link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4FA9AF23A4FB6-holiday
Want to know when your child's grade level will be visiting the holiday shop? Click below to download this week's PTA Holiday Shop schedule!
*December 13-17th: PFSOTA PTA Holiday Shoppe
*December 13th: SAC Meeting in Media Center @ 3:15pm
*December 15th: Early Dismissal Day
*December 15th: Winter Strings Concert @ 6:00pm
*December 17th: Last Day of Quarter 2 Grading Period
*December 20th-January 3rd: Winter Break/Teacher Planning Day on 01/03
*January 3: Teacher Planning Day--NO SCHOOL
*January 4: Welcome Back, Students!
*January 8: Virtual School Choice Expo
*January 10th: School Advisory Council Meeting @ 3:15pm in the Media Center
*January 14: Weather Day--NO SCHOOL
*January 17: MLK, Jr. Holiday--NO SCHOOL
*January 24: 5th Grade Art Audition Day (LaVilla will be on campus for feeder school auditions)
*January 26: Early Dismissal Day
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Connect with Us!
Email: easterm@duvalschools.org
Website: www.duvalschools.org/pineforest
Location: 3929 Grant Road, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Phone: 904-346-5600
Facebook: facebook.com/pineforestschoolofthearts