Monday, November 30, 2021

Track and Field

 

Attention all middle and high school students interested in competing on the Pinewood Track and Field Team. There will be a meeting on Thursday, December 9, at 6:00 p.m. in Smith Hall to discuss plans for the upcoming season, as well as other important information. Parents and/or other family members are welcome to attend the meeting too.

Feel free to contact Head Coach Jake Birdsong by email if you have any questions beforehand.

 

Coach Birdsong Email – birdsong628@gmail.com

 

 

The Pinewood Stage Company proudly invites you to the high school show, Super Freaks, by Scott Haan.  If you like superheroes, comedy, plot twists and surprises, then this show is for you!  

Showtimes

Thursday, December 2nd @ 7:00 pm

Friday, December 3rd @ 7:00 pm

Saturday, December 4th @ 7:00 pm

Sunday, December 5th @ 2:00 pm

 

Super Freaks is rated PG, and all shows will have an intermission.  Any questions, please contact Ms. Ehrlich aehrlich@pinewoodprep.com!

 

We hope to see you there!  

Signing In and Signing Out Procedures for Middle and High School Students

Students in grades 6-11 must always sign in and sign out in the main office.

Seniors must sign in and sign out in the main office when they are missing/leaving early from or are late to a class. 

If a student needs to leave early, they must bring a note from a parent indicating the time that they need to sign out. They will show this note to their teacher when they need to sign out. They will then need to take the note to the front office and turn it in before signing out. 

For emergency/last minute changes in schedule, a parent will need to call the school so that we can let the student know and follow up with an email to jmartin@pinewoodprep.com AND jaltman@pinewoodprep.com  for attendance reporting. 

 College Representative

There will be a college representative from Anderson University visiting on Tuesday, December 14th at 2:30 in the conference room. Students interested should check in with their study hall teacher and then come to the meeting. If  you have a class 7th period see Mr. Diffley for permission.

Lost & Found

 

Location of the Lost & Found Bins:

Coursey Café

Allan Building (Middle School Hall)

Pinewood Gym

Explorer Wing

 

Uniform Guidelines

All outerwear must be worn over a Lands’ End collared uniform shirt. 

Students may only wear Pinewood branded outerwear with appropriate school colors and logos in classrooms. Students may wear jackets, sweaters, or crew sweatshirts (not hoodies) representing a Pinewood athletic team, academic team, or arts program in classrooms. For students seeking school-approved outerwear options, Pinewood partners with SquadLocker to offer team and general school spirit wear. 

Outerwear that is not Pinewood branded may be worn when moving outdoors between buildings. 

Uniform Guidelines can be found at this link and they can always be found on our website under Campus Life/Pinewood Wear/Uniform Guidelines. 

Student Leader Scholarship- Lands End

We’re excited to announce our 2021-2022 scholarship program is open for entries. Since 2019, we’ve awarded 19 scholarships—a total of $165,000—to students who have shown exceptional leadership skills.

Up to five $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to eligible Preferred School students in grades 8-12. Up to 1,000 applications will be accepted through 12/15/2021. Click below to share this information and the application with your school families.

https://www.landsend.com/starboard-scholarship/ 

Health and Safety

Good morning from the School Nurse’s office!

I have revised the wording in our COVID-19 policy to make it a little more objective. I have also included a policy update for the use of at-home tests, as many parents are having difficulty finding availability at local test sites. A big thanks to everyone who reached out to express a need for clarification. I have been working with Daniel Shirley to ensure our News and Announcements and RCC Policies and Procedures reflect the same wording. 

Below are the highlights but I have also attached the policy document with specifics regarding quarantine and isolation. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  Please know that I am always happy for you to refer parents to me with questions.

Signs / Symptoms of COVID-19 & Attendance

All Pinewood families, faculty, and staff members are asked to be vigilant toward any potential COVID-19 symptoms and keep themselves or their students home when deemed necessary.   Individuals should remain out of school if they have any of the following with or without fever:

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing -or –
• Loss of taste or smell -or –
• New or worsening cough. 

***If these symptoms are explainable by an underlying condition (such as shortness of breath for an individual with asthma) exclusion may not be necessary and should be discussed with the school nurse. Other COVID-19 symptoms may include: · fever, · chills, · fatigue, · muscle or body aches, · headache, · sore throat, · congestion or runny nose,· nausea/vomiting, -and/or-· diarrhea.  Anyone with any combination (2 or more) of these ‘other’ symptoms with or without fever should also remain home and contact the school nurse to discuss clearance for return to campus. A person can spread the virus up to two (2) days before they have any symptoms, but many COVID-19 cases show no symptoms at all.  To stress the importance of staying home for any COVID-related concern, absences will be excused, and students will not be recognized for perfect attendance this school year. 

At-Home Testing

To ease frustration related to limited test site availability, we will accept results of home testing.   The success of our school year depends on honest reporting and proper testing technique.  We will rely on the well-established expectations of Pinewood’s Honor Code to guide honesty with respect to reporting accurate results.  If any member of our community is uncertain of technique for proper at-home testing, the school nurse will be available as a guide.  We strongly recommend confirmatory testing for symptomatic individuals with a positive at-home test.   At-home tests may NOT be used as proof of immunity for 90 days following an active infection, which is one reason that confirmatory testing is so important.   We also recognize, as with all rapid tests, there is a higher probability of false positives for asymptomatic individuals using the test for screening purposes.  Thus, we will also strongly recommend confirmatory testing for any asymptomatic individual who tests positive. 

Thank you for doing your part to keep the Pinewood community healthy!

Nurse Jessica 

Absence Reporting on Panther Tracks for all Pinewood Students
It is imperative that absences are documented by parents on Panther Tracks as soon as possible. When a student is absent for a full school day, for any reason, parents are expected to report the absence on Panther Tracks the day of the absence, but no later than one day after the absence. For your convenience, we have included the Panther Tracks link here – https://pw-sc.client.renweb.com/pwr/ – and it can also be found on FACTS ParentsWeb. Thank you for helping us accurately record student absences.

Birthdays This Week:

Finnegan Barlow, PK4 – 12/3

Colin Tripp, K – 12/2

Dominic Gregoire, K – 12/2

Elizabeth Rankin, 4 – 12/1

Colten Fuller, 5 – 11/28

Adalyn Rivera, 5 – 11/28

Wyatt Rucker, 5 – 11/29

Lillian Greenslit, 6 – 11/29

Keagan Stockton, 6 – 12/01

Avery MacConnell, 6 – 12/1

Tessa Prazinko, 6 – 12/4

Cameron Wren, 8 – 11/28

Joshua Danielson, 8 – 12/1

Hayden Presley, 8 – 12/3

Kristopher Conrad, 8 – 12/3

Tyler Berry, 10/ – 11/29

Tyler Brown, 11 – 11/28

Jordan Slawson, 11 – 12/3

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Thanksgiving Week

 

Early Dismissal on Tuesday, November 23

11:00 PK3-First Grade

11:15 Second-Fifth Grade

11:30 Middle School and High School

 

No PW+ or Connect after the early dismissal.

Giving Day

We are so thankful for everyone’s generosity for this year’s Giving Day! Thanks to you, we were able to meet the $50,000 match, plus raise an additional $82,500 for Pinewood! Congratulations to the Senior Class for raising the most money and winning the Donatos Pizza Party. The pizza party will be held on Mon., Nov. 22 during lunch in the Liberty Garden. Thank you again for everyone’s support

Signing In and Signing Out Procedures for Middle and High School Students

Students in grades 6-11 must always sign in and sign out in the main office.

Seniors must sign in and sign out in the main office when they are missing/leaving early from or are late to a class. 

If a student needs to leave early, they must bring a note from a parent indicating the time that they need to sign out. They will show this note to their teacher when they need to sign out. They will then need to take the note to the front office and turn it in before signing out. 

For emergency/last minute changes in schedule, a parent will need to call the school so that we can let the student know and follow up with an email to jmartin@pinewoodprep.com AND jaltman@pinewoodprep.com  for attendance reporting. 

 

Turkey Trot

The Annual Turkey Trot for 1st-8th grades will take place on Tuesday, November 23.

The times for each grade are as below:

1st Grade 8:15-8:45 a.m.

2nd Grade 8:45-9:15 a.m.

3rd Grade 9:15-9:45 a.m.

4th and 5th Grade 9:45-10:30 a.m.

6th-8th Grade 10:30-11:30 a.m.

College Representative

There will be a college representative from Anderson University visiting on Tuesday, December 14th at 2:30 in the conference room. Students interested should check in with their study hall teacher and then come to the meeting. If  you have a class 7th period see Mr. Diffley for permission.

Lost & Found

 

Location of the Lost & Found Bins:

Coursey Café

Allan Building (Middle School Hall)

Pinewood Gym

Explorer Wing

 

Uniform Guidelines

All outerwear must be worn over a Lands’ End collared uniform shirt. 

Students may only wear Pinewood branded outerwear with appropriate school colors and logos in classrooms. Students may wear jackets, sweaters, or crew sweatshirts (not hoodies) representing a Pinewood athletic team, academic team, or arts program in classrooms. For students seeking school-approved outerwear options, Pinewood partners with SquadLocker to offer team and general school spirit wear. 

Outerwear that is not Pinewood branded may be worn when moving outdoors between buildings. 

Uniform Guidelines can be found at this link and they can always be found on our website under Campus Life/Pinewood Wear/Uniform Guidelines. 

Student Leader Scholarship- Lands End

We’re excited to announce our 2021-2022 scholarship program is open for entries. Since 2019, we’ve awarded 19 scholarships—a total of $165,000—to students who have shown exceptional leadership skills.

Up to five $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to eligible Preferred School students in grades 8-12. Up to 1,000 applications will be accepted through 12/15/2021. Click below to share this information and the application with your school families.

https://www.landsend.com/starboard-scholarship/ 

Health and Safety

Good morning from the School Nurse’s office!

I have revised the wording in our COVID-19 policy to make it a little more objective. I have also included a policy update for the use of at-home tests, as many parents are having difficulty finding availability at local test sites. A big thanks to everyone who reached out to express a need for clarification. I have been working with Daniel Shirley to ensure our News and Announcements and RCC Policies and Procedures reflect the same wording. 

Below are the highlights but I have also attached the policy document with specifics regarding quarantine and isolation. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  Please know that I am always happy for you to refer parents to me with questions.

Signs / Symptoms of COVID-19 & Attendance

All Pinewood families, faculty, and staff members are asked to be vigilant toward any potential COVID-19 symptoms and keep themselves or their students home when deemed necessary.   Individuals should remain out of school if they have any of the following with or without fever:

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing -or –
• Loss of taste or smell -or –
• New or worsening cough. 

***If these symptoms are explainable by an underlying condition (such as shortness of breath for an individual with asthma) exclusion may not be necessary and should be discussed with the school nurse. Other COVID-19 symptoms may include: · fever, · chills, · fatigue, · muscle or body aches, · headache, · sore throat, · congestion or runny nose,· nausea/vomiting, -and/or-· diarrhea.  Anyone with any combination (2 or more) of these ‘other’ symptoms with or without fever should also remain home and contact the school nurse to discuss clearance for return to campus. A person can spread the virus up to two (2) days before they have any symptoms, but many COVID-19 cases show no symptoms at all.  To stress the importance of staying home for any COVID-related concern, absences will be excused, and students will not be recognized for perfect attendance this school year. 

At-Home Testing

To ease frustration related to limited test site availability, we will accept results of home testing.   The success of our school year depends on honest reporting and proper testing technique.  We will rely on the well-established expectations of Pinewood’s Honor Code to guide honesty with respect to reporting accurate results.  If any member of our community is uncertain of technique for proper at-home testing, the school nurse will be available as a guide.  We strongly recommend confirmatory testing for symptomatic individuals with a positive at-home test.   At-home tests may NOT be used as proof of immunity for 90 days following an active infection, which is one reason that confirmatory testing is so important.   We also recognize, as with all rapid tests, there is a higher probability of false positives for asymptomatic individuals using the test for screening purposes.  Thus, we will also strongly recommend confirmatory testing for any asymptomatic individual who tests positive. 

Thank you for doing your part to keep the Pinewood community healthy!

Nurse Jessica 

Absence Reporting on Panther Tracks for all Pinewood Students
It is imperative that absences are documented by parents on Panther Tracks as soon as possible. When a student is absent for a full school day, for any reason, parents are expected to report the absence on Panther Tracks the day of the absence, but no later than one day after the absence. For your convenience, we have included the Panther Tracks link here – https://pw-sc.client.renweb.com/pwr/ – and it can also be found on FACTS ParentsWeb. Thank you for helping us accurately record student absences.

Birthdays This Week:

Asher Holmes, PK3 – 11/25

Madelyn Chandler, PK4 – 11/23

Sophia Young, K – 11/21

Axel Zurheide, 1 – 11/22

Nicholas Carper, 1 – 11/24

Preston Perez, 2 – 11/27

Ava Myers, 4 – 11/26

Charles Smith, 10 – 11/21

Jackson Caines, 10 – 11/2

Rori Kern, 10 – 11/25

Staff Birthday

Mr. Steve Davis – 11/24

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Thanksgiving Week

 

Early Dismissal on Tuesday, November 23

11:00 PK3-First Grade

11:15 Second-Fifth Grade

11:30 Middle School and High School

 

No PW+ or Connect after the early dismissal.

Giving Day

We are so thankful for everyone’s generosity for this year’s Giving Day! Thanks to you, we were able to meet the $50,000 match, plus raise an additional $82,500 for Pinewood! Congratulations to the Senior Class for raising the most money and winning the Donatos Pizza Party. The pizza party will be held on Mon., Nov. 22 during lunch in the Liberty Garden. Thank you again for everyone’s support

Signing In and Signing Out Procedures for Middle and High School Students

Students in grades 6-11 must always sign in and sign out in the main office.

Seniors must sign in and sign out in the main office when they are missing/leaving early from or are late to a class. 

If a student needs to leave early, they must bring a note from a parent indicating the time that they need to sign out. They will show this note to their teacher when they need to sign out. They will then need to take the note to the front office and turn it in before signing out. 

For emergency/last minute changes in schedule, a parent will need to call the school so that we can let the student know and follow up with an email to jmartin@pinewoodprep.com AND jaltman@pinewoodprep.com  for attendance reporting. 

 

Turkey Trot

The Annual Turkey Trot for 1st-8th grades will take place on Tuesday, November 23.

The times for each grade are as below:

1st Grade 8:15-8:45 a.m.

2nd Grade 8:45-9:15 a.m.

3rd Grade 9:15-9:45 a.m.

4th and 5th Grade 9:45-10:30 a.m.

6th-8th Grade 10:30-11:30 a.m.

College Representative

The college representative from Presbyterian College will no longer be coming on Thursday. He will reschedule at a later date. 

Lost & Found

 

Location of the Lost & Found Bins:

Coursey Café

Allan Building (Middle School Hall)

Pinewood Gym

Explorer Wing

 

Uniform Guidelines

All outerwear must be worn over a Lands’ End collared uniform shirt. 

Students may only wear Pinewood branded outerwear with appropriate school colors and logos in classrooms. Students may wear jackets, sweaters, or crew sweatshirts (not hoodies) representing a Pinewood athletic team, academic team, or arts program in classrooms. For students seeking school-approved outerwear options, Pinewood partners with SquadLocker to offer team and general school spirit wear. 

Outerwear that is not Pinewood branded may be worn when moving outdoors between buildings. 

Uniform Guidelines can be found at this link and they can always be found on our website under Campus Life/Pinewood Wear/Uniform Guidelines. 

Student Leader Scholarship- Lands End

We’re excited to announce our 2021-2022 scholarship program is open for entries. Since 2019, we’ve awarded 19 scholarships—a total of $165,000—to students who have shown exceptional leadership skills.

Up to five $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to eligible Preferred School students in grades 8-12. Up to 1,000 applications will be accepted through 12/15/2021. Click below to share this information and the application with your school families.

https://www.landsend.com/starboard-scholarship/ 

Health and Safety

Good morning from the School Nurse’s office!

I have revised the wording in our COVID-19 policy to make it a little more objective. I have also included a policy update for the use of at-home tests, as many parents are having difficulty finding availability at local test sites. A big thanks to everyone who reached out to express a need for clarification. I have been working with Daniel Shirley to ensure our News and Announcements and RCC Policies and Procedures reflect the same wording. 

Below are the highlights but I have also attached the policy document with specifics regarding quarantine and isolation. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  Please know that I am always happy for you to refer parents to me with questions.

Signs / Symptoms of COVID-19 & Attendance

All Pinewood families, faculty, and staff members are asked to be vigilant toward any potential COVID-19 symptoms and keep themselves or their students home when deemed necessary.   Individuals should remain out of school if they have any of the following with or without fever:

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing -or –
• Loss of taste or smell -or –
• New or worsening cough. 

***If these symptoms are explainable by an underlying condition (such as shortness of breath for an individual with asthma) exclusion may not be necessary and should be discussed with the school nurse. Other COVID-19 symptoms may include: · fever, · chills, · fatigue, · muscle or body aches, · headache, · sore throat, · congestion or runny nose,· nausea/vomiting, -and/or-· diarrhea.  Anyone with any combination (2 or more) of these ‘other’ symptoms with or without fever should also remain home and contact the school nurse to discuss clearance for return to campus. A person can spread the virus up to two (2) days before they have any symptoms, but many COVID-19 cases show no symptoms at all.  To stress the importance of staying home for any COVID-related concern, absences will be excused, and students will not be recognized for perfect attendance this school year. 

At-Home Testing

To ease frustration related to limited test site availability, we will accept results of home testing.   The success of our school year depends on honest reporting and proper testing technique.  We will rely on the well-established expectations of Pinewood’s Honor Code to guide honesty with respect to reporting accurate results.  If any member of our community is uncertain of technique for proper at-home testing, the school nurse will be available as a guide.  We strongly recommend confirmatory testing for symptomatic individuals with a positive at-home test.   At-home tests may NOT be used as proof of immunity for 90 days following an active infection, which is one reason that confirmatory testing is so important.   We also recognize, as with all rapid tests, there is a higher probability of false positives for asymptomatic individuals using the test for screening purposes.  Thus, we will also strongly recommend confirmatory testing for any asymptomatic individual who tests positive. 

Thank you for doing your part to keep the Pinewood community healthy!

Nurse Jessica 

Absence Reporting on Panther Tracks for all Pinewood Students
It is imperative that absences are documented by parents on Panther Tracks as soon as possible. When a student is absent for a full school day, for any reason, parents are expected to report the absence on Panther Tracks the day of the absence, but no later than one day after the absence. For your convenience, we have included the Panther Tracks link here – https://pw-sc.client.renweb.com/pwr/ – and it can also be found on FACTS ParentsWeb. Thank you for helping us accurately record student absences.

Birthdays This Week:

Carson Willis, K – 11/18

Christopher Brown, 1 – 11/20

Zoe Gardner, 3 – 11/19

Hollyn Couch, 4 – 11/16

Maximilian Weselowski, 5 – 11/19

Hunter Gardner, 7 – 11/19

Grayson Salego, 7 – 11/20

Charlotte Harter, 8 – 11/17

Hannah Birdsong, 9 – 11/14

Logan Rundle, 10 – 11/19

Devon Sudderth, 12 – 11/14

Staff

Mr. William Ruddy – 11/17

Sunday, November 14, 2021

College Representative

A college representative from Presbyterian College will be on campus Thursday, November 18 at 2:30. High school students interested should report to 7th period to check in and then go to the conference room next Smith Hall. If students have a class they should see Mr. Diffley for permission.  

Lacrosse 

There will be a Parent/Player Interest meeting  on Tuesday, November 16 at 6:00 in Smith Hall for any girls in grades 6th – 8th who are interested in playing lacrosse this spring. The season will begin in February and games will start in March.

For more information or any questions please contact Coach Morgan (amorgan@pinewoodprep.com)

 

 

Lost & Found

 

Location of the Lost & Found Bins:

Coursey Café

Allan Building (Middle School Hall)

Pinewood Gym

Explorer Wing

 

Uniform Guidelines

All outerwear must be worn over a Lands’ End collared uniform shirt. 

Students may only wear Pinewood branded outerwear with appropriate school colors and logos in classrooms. Students may wear jackets, sweaters, or crew sweatshirts (not hoodies) representing a Pinewood athletic team, academic team, or arts program in classrooms. For students seeking school-approved outerwear options, Pinewood partners with SquadLocker to offer team and general school spirit wear. 

Outerwear that is not Pinewood branded may be worn when moving outdoors between buildings. 

Uniform Guidelines can be found at this link and they can always be found on our website under Campus Life/Pinewood Wear/Uniform Guidelines. 

Student Leader Scholarship- Lands End

We’re excited to announce our 2021-2022 scholarship program is open for entries. Since 2019, we’ve awarded 19 scholarships—a total of $165,000—to students who have shown exceptional leadership skills.

Up to five $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to eligible Preferred School students in grades 8-12. Up to 1,000 applications will be accepted through 12/15/2021. Click below to share this information and the application with your school families.

https://www.landsend.com/starboard-scholarship/ 

Health and Safety

Good morning from the School Nurse’s office!

I have revised the wording in our COVID-19 policy to make it a little more objective. I have also included a policy update for the use of at-home tests, as many parents are having difficulty finding availability at local test sites. A big thanks to everyone who reached out to express a need for clarification. I have been working with Daniel Shirley to ensure our News and Announcements and RCC Policies and Procedures reflect the same wording. 

Below are the highlights but I have also attached the policy document with specifics regarding quarantine and isolation. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  Please know that I am always happy for you to refer parents to me with questions.

Signs / Symptoms of COVID-19 & Attendance

All Pinewood families, faculty, and staff members are asked to be vigilant toward any potential COVID-19 symptoms and keep themselves or their students home when deemed necessary.   Individuals should remain out of school if they have any of the following with or without fever:

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing -or –
• Loss of taste or smell -or –
• New or worsening cough. 

***If these symptoms are explainable by an underlying condition (such as shortness of breath for an individual with asthma) exclusion may not be necessary and should be discussed with the school nurse. Other COVID-19 symptoms may include: · fever, · chills, · fatigue, · muscle or body aches, · headache, · sore throat, · congestion or runny nose,· nausea/vomiting, -and/or-· diarrhea.  Anyone with any combination (2 or more) of these ‘other’ symptoms with or without fever should also remain home and contact the school nurse to discuss clearance for return to campus. A person can spread the virus up to two (2) days before they have any symptoms, but many COVID-19 cases show no symptoms at all.  To stress the importance of staying home for any COVID-related concern, absences will be excused, and students will not be recognized for perfect attendance this school year. 

At-Home Testing

To ease frustration related to limited test site availability, we will accept results of home testing.   The success of our school year depends on honest reporting and proper testing technique.  We will rely on the well-established expectations of Pinewood’s Honor Code to guide honesty with respect to reporting accurate results.  If any member of our community is uncertain of technique for proper at-home testing, the school nurse will be available as a guide.  We strongly recommend confirmatory testing for symptomatic individuals with a positive at-home test.   At-home tests may NOT be used as proof of immunity for 90 days following an active infection, which is one reason that confirmatory testing is so important.   We also recognize, as with all rapid tests, there is a higher probability of false positives for asymptomatic individuals using the test for screening purposes.  Thus, we will also strongly recommend confirmatory testing for any asymptomatic individual who tests positive. 

Thank you for doing your part to keep the Pinewood community healthy!

Nurse Jessica 

Absence Reporting on Panther Tracks for all Pinewood Students
It is imperative that absences are documented by parents on Panther Tracks as soon as possible. When a student is absent for a full school day, for any reason, parents are expected to report the absence on Panther Tracks the day of the absence, but no later than one day after the absence. For your convenience, we have included the Panther Tracks link here – https://pw-sc.client.renweb.com/pwr/ – and it can also be found on FACTS ParentsWeb. Thank you for helping us accurately record student absences.

Birthdays This Week:

Carson Willis, K – 11/18

Christopher Brown, 1 – 11/20

Zoe Gardner, 3 – 11/19

Hollyn Couch, 4 – 11/16

Maximilian Weselowski, 5 – 11/19

Hunter Gardner, 7 – 11/19

Grayson Salego, 7 – 11/20

Charlotte Harter, 8 – 11/17

Hannah Birdsong, 9 – 11/14

Logan Rundle, 10 – 11/19

Devon Sudderth, 12 – 11/14

Staff

Mr. William Ruddy – 11/17

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

College Representative

A college representative from Presbyterian College will be on campus Thursday, November 18 at 2:30. High school students interested should report to 7th period to check in and then go to the conference room next Smith Hall. If students have a class they should see Mr. Diffley for permission.  

Lacrosse 

There will be a Parent/Player Interest meeting  on Tuesday, November 16 at 6:00 in Smith Hall for any girls in grades 6th – 8th who are interested in playing lacrosse this spring. The season will begin in February and games will start in March.

For more information or any questions please contact Coach Morgan (amorgan@pinewoodprep.com)

 

 

Lost & Found

 

Location of the Lost & Found Bins:

Coursey Café

Allan Building (Middle School Hall)

Pinewood Gym

Explorer Wing

 

Uniform Guidelines

All outerwear must be worn over a Lands’ End collared uniform shirt. 

Students may only wear Pinewood branded outerwear with appropriate school colors and logos in classrooms. Students may wear jackets, sweaters, or crew sweatshirts (not hoodies) representing a Pinewood athletic team, academic team, or arts program in classrooms. For students seeking school-approved outerwear options, Pinewood partners with SquadLocker to offer team and general school spirit wear. 

Outerwear that is not Pinewood branded may be worn when moving outdoors between buildings. 

Uniform Guidelines can be found at this link and they can always be found on our website under Campus Life/Pinewood Wear/Uniform Guidelines. 

Student Leader Scholarship- Lands End

We’re excited to announce our 2021-2022 scholarship program is open for entries. Since 2019, we’ve awarded 19 scholarships—a total of $165,000—to students who have shown exceptional leadership skills.

Up to five $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to eligible Preferred School students in grades 8-12. Up to 1,000 applications will be accepted through 12/15/2021. Click below to share this information and the application with your school families.

https://www.landsend.com/starboard-scholarship/ 

Health and Safety

Good morning from the School Nurse’s office!

I have revised the wording in our COVID-19 policy to make it a little more objective. I have also included a policy update for the use of at-home tests, as many parents are having difficulty finding availability at local test sites. A big thanks to everyone who reached out to express a need for clarification. I have been working with Daniel Shirley to ensure our News and Announcements and RCC Policies and Procedures reflect the same wording. 

Below are the highlights but I have also attached the policy document with specifics regarding quarantine and isolation. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  Please know that I am always happy for you to refer parents to me with questions.

Signs / Symptoms of COVID-19 & Attendance

All Pinewood families, faculty, and staff members are asked to be vigilant toward any potential COVID-19 symptoms and keep themselves or their students home when deemed necessary.   Individuals should remain out of school if they have any of the following with or without fever:

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing -or –
• Loss of taste or smell -or –
• New or worsening cough. 

***If these symptoms are explainable by an underlying condition (such as shortness of breath for an individual with asthma) exclusion may not be necessary and should be discussed with the school nurse. Other COVID-19 symptoms may include: · fever, · chills, · fatigue, · muscle or body aches, · headache, · sore throat, · congestion or runny nose,· nausea/vomiting, -and/or-· diarrhea.  Anyone with any combination (2 or more) of these ‘other’ symptoms with or without fever should also remain home and contact the school nurse to discuss clearance for return to campus. A person can spread the virus up to two (2) days before they have any symptoms, but many COVID-19 cases show no symptoms at all.  To stress the importance of staying home for any COVID-related concern, absences will be excused, and students will not be recognized for perfect attendance this school year. 

At-Home Testing

To ease frustration related to limited test site availability, we will accept results of home testing.   The success of our school year depends on honest reporting and proper testing technique.  We will rely on the well-established expectations of Pinewood’s Honor Code to guide honesty with respect to reporting accurate results.  If any member of our community is uncertain of technique for proper at-home testing, the school nurse will be available as a guide.  We strongly recommend confirmatory testing for symptomatic individuals with a positive at-home test.   At-home tests may NOT be used as proof of immunity for 90 days following an active infection, which is one reason that confirmatory testing is so important.   We also recognize, as with all rapid tests, there is a higher probability of false positives for asymptomatic individuals using the test for screening purposes.  Thus, we will also strongly recommend confirmatory testing for any asymptomatic individual who tests positive. 

Thank you for doing your part to keep the Pinewood community healthy!

Nurse Jessica 

Absence Reporting on Panther Tracks for all Pinewood Students
It is imperative that absences are documented by parents on Panther Tracks as soon as possible. When a student is absent for a full school day, for any reason, parents are expected to report the absence on Panther Tracks the day of the absence, but no later than one day after the absence. For your convenience, we have included the Panther Tracks link here – https://pw-sc.client.renweb.com/pwr/ – and it can also be found on FACTS ParentsWeb. Thank you for helping us accurately record student absences.

Birthdays This Week:

Beau Whitaker, K – 11/8

Theodore Rivera, 1 – 11/10

Kaylin Tsai, 1 – 11/10

Sophie Fusco, 1 – 11/11

Vivian Hilton, 3 – 11/8

Chloe Langit, 3 – 11/8

Annabelle Tripp, 5 – 11/8

Lila Quick, 11 – 11/8

Kristin Lowery, 12 – 11/7

Amber Farrell, 12 – 11/11

Kylie Jennings, 12 – 11/13

Sunday, November 7, 2021

Giving Day >> Jeans Day
Giving Day is Nov. 9. No contribution is too small, and every dollar makes a difference, PLUS it is matched by a generous, anonymous donor dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000! Our goal is 100% parent giving. As an added bonus, all donors’ students will get to wear jeans on Nov. 10! Please click here to help make Pinewood the best it’s ever been! 

Community Service Update Effective 10.28.2021

Students in grades 6-12 will log their community service hours in FACTS SIS:

1. Log into Family Portal
2. Select Family 
3. Select yourself from the list of family members. 
4. Click on +add in the Service Hours section and enter your service hours.

For students in Lower School, parents will log their community service hours in FACTS SIS:

1. Log into Family Portal
2. Select Family 
3. Select your child from the list of family members. 
4. Click on +add in the Service Hours section and enter your child’s service hours.

Community Service Hours that students documented using the google form from May 1st – October 31, 2021 will be entered in FACTS for them in the next few weeks. Students may not enter hours that they already documented prior to this change in procedure (that will be done for them).  

Lacrosse 

There will be a Parent/Player Interest meeting  on Tuesday, November 16 at 6:00 in Smith Hall for any girls in grades 6th – 8th who are interested in playing lacrosse this spring. The season will begin in February and games will start in March.

For more information or any questions please contact Coach Morgan (amorgan@pinewoodprep.com)

 

 

Lost & Found

 

Location of the Lost & Found Bins:

Coursey Café

Allan Building (Middle School Hall)

Pinewood Gym

Explorer Wing

 

Uniform Guidelines

All outerwear must be worn over a Lands’ End collared uniform shirt. 

Students may only wear Pinewood branded outerwear with appropriate school colors and logos in classrooms. Students may wear jackets, sweaters, or crew sweatshirts (not hoodies) representing a Pinewood athletic team, academic team, or arts program in classrooms. For students seeking school-approved outerwear options, Pinewood partners with SquadLocker to offer team and general school spirit wear. 

Outerwear that is not Pinewood branded may be worn when moving outdoors between buildings. 

Uniform Guidelines can be found at this link and they can always be found on our website under Campus Life/Pinewood Wear/Uniform Guidelines. 

Student Leader Scholarship- Lands End

We’re excited to announce our 2021-2022 scholarship program is open for entries. Since 2019, we’ve awarded 19 scholarships—a total of $165,000—to students who have shown exceptional leadership skills.

Up to five $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to eligible Preferred School students in grades 8-12. Up to 1,000 applications will be accepted through 12/15/2021. Click below to share this information and the application with your school families.

https://www.landsend.com/starboard-scholarship/ 

Health and Safety

Good morning from the School Nurse’s office!

I have revised the wording in our COVID-19 policy to make it a little more objective. I have also included a policy update for the use of at-home tests, as many parents are having difficulty finding availability at local test sites. A big thanks to everyone who reached out to express a need for clarification. I have been working with Daniel Shirley to ensure our News and Announcements and RCC Policies and Procedures reflect the same wording. 

Below are the highlights but I have also attached the policy document with specifics regarding quarantine and isolation. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  Please know that I am always happy for you to refer parents to me with questions.

Signs / Symptoms of COVID-19 & Attendance

All Pinewood families, faculty, and staff members are asked to be vigilant toward any potential COVID-19 symptoms and keep themselves or their students home when deemed necessary.   Individuals should remain out of school if they have any of the following with or without fever:

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing -or –
• Loss of taste or smell -or –
• New or worsening cough. 

***If these symptoms are explainable by an underlying condition (such as shortness of breath for an individual with asthma) exclusion may not be necessary and should be discussed with the school nurse. Other COVID-19 symptoms may include: · fever, · chills, · fatigue, · muscle or body aches, · headache, · sore throat, · congestion or runny nose,· nausea/vomiting, -and/or-· diarrhea.  Anyone with any combination (2 or more) of these ‘other’ symptoms with or without fever should also remain home and contact the school nurse to discuss clearance for return to campus. A person can spread the virus up to two (2) days before they have any symptoms, but many COVID-19 cases show no symptoms at all.  To stress the importance of staying home for any COVID-related concern, absences will be excused, and students will not be recognized for perfect attendance this school year. 

At-Home Testing

To ease frustration related to limited test site availability, we will accept results of home testing.   The success of our school year depends on honest reporting and proper testing technique.  We will rely on the well-established expectations of Pinewood’s Honor Code to guide honesty with respect to reporting accurate results.  If any member of our community is uncertain of technique for proper at-home testing, the school nurse will be available as a guide.  We strongly recommend confirmatory testing for symptomatic individuals with a positive at-home test.   At-home tests may NOT be used as proof of immunity for 90 days following an active infection, which is one reason that confirmatory testing is so important.   We also recognize, as with all rapid tests, there is a higher probability of false positives for asymptomatic individuals using the test for screening purposes.  Thus, we will also strongly recommend confirmatory testing for any asymptomatic individual who tests positive. 

Thank you for doing your part to keep the Pinewood community healthy!

Nurse Jessica 

Absence Reporting on Panther Tracks for all Pinewood Students
It is imperative that absences are documented by parents on Panther Tracks as soon as possible. When a student is absent for a full school day, for any reason, parents are expected to report the absence on Panther Tracks the day of the absence, but no later than one day after the absence. For your convenience, we have included the Panther Tracks link here – https://pw-sc.client.renweb.com/pwr/ – and it can also be found on FACTS ParentsWeb. Thank you for helping us accurately record student absences.

Birthdays This Week:

Beau Whitaker, K – 11/8

Theodore Rivera, 1 – 11/10

Kaylin Tsai, 1 – 11/10

Sophie Fusco, 1 – 11/11

Vivian Hilton, 3 – 11/8

Chloe Langit, 3 – 11/8

Annabelle Tripp, 5 – 11/8

Lila Quick, 11 – 11/8

Kristin Lowery, 12 – 11/7

Amber Farrell, 12 – 11/11

Kylie Jennings, 12 – 11/13

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Giving Day >> Jeans Day
Giving Day is Nov. 9. No contribution is too small, and every dollar makes a difference, PLUS it is matched by a generous, anonymous donor dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000! Our goal is 100% parent giving. As an added bonus, all donors’ students will get to wear jeans on Nov. 10! Please click here to help make Pinewood the best it’s ever been! 

Community Service Update Effective 10.28.2021

Students in grades 6-12 will log their community service hours in FACTS SIS:

1. Log into Family Portal
2. Select Family 
3. Select yourself from the list of family members. 
4. Click on +add in the Service Hours section and enter your service hours.

For students in Lower School, parents will log their community service hours in FACTS SIS:

1. Log into Family Portal
2. Select Family 
3. Select your child from the list of family members. 
4. Click on +add in the Service Hours section and enter your child’s service hours.

Community Service Hours that students documented using the google form from May 1st – October 31, 2021 will be entered in FACTS for them in the next few weeks. Students may not enter hours that they already documented prior to this change in procedure (that will be done for them).  

Lacrosse 

There will be a Parent/Player Interest meeting  on Tuesday, November 16 at 6:00 in Smith Hall for any girls in grades 6th – 8th who are interested in playing lacrosse this spring. The season will begin in February and games will start in March.

For more information or any questions please contact Coach Morgan (amorgan@pinewoodprep.com)

 

 

Lost & Found

 

Location of the Lost & Found Bins:

Coursey Café

Allan Building (Middle School Hall)

Pinewood Gym

Explorer Wing

 

Pinewood Stage Company

 

The Pinewood Stage Company invites you to our middle school showcase! The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade theatre students will perform 10 Ways to Survive Life in Quarantine, by Don Zolidis on Friday, November 5. This one act will begin at 4:00 and is run entirely by Pinewood students.  We look forward to seeing you there!  

 

Please feel free to send any questions to Ms. Ehrlich aehrlich@pinewoodprep.com

Uniform Guidelines

All outerwear must be worn over a Lands’ End collared uniform shirt. 

Students may only wear Pinewood branded outerwear with appropriate school colors and logos in classrooms. Students may wear jackets, sweaters, or crew sweatshirts (not hoodies) representing a Pinewood athletic team, academic team, or arts program in classrooms. For students seeking school-approved outerwear options, Pinewood partners with SquadLocker to offer team and general school spirit wear. 

Outerwear that is not Pinewood branded may be worn when moving outdoors between buildings. 

Uniform Guidelines can be found at this link and they can always be found on our website under Campus Life/Pinewood Wear/Uniform Guidelines. 

Community Service

Anyone interested in a community service opportunity please see Mr. Diffley. Racquets for recovery is looking for some helpers the weekend of November 6th.

Student Leader Scholarship- Lands End

We’re excited to announce our 2021-2022 scholarship program is open for entries. Since 2019, we’ve awarded 19 scholarships—a total of $165,000—to students who have shown exceptional leadership skills.

Up to five $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to eligible Preferred School students in grades 8-12. Up to 1,000 applications will be accepted through 12/15/2021. Click below to share this information and the application with your school families.

https://www.landsend.com/starboard-scholarship/ 

Health and Safety

Good morning from the School Nurse’s office!

I have revised the wording in our COVID-19 policy to make it a little more objective. I have also included a policy update for the use of at-home tests, as many parents are having difficulty finding availability at local test sites. A big thanks to everyone who reached out to express a need for clarification. I have been working with Daniel Shirley to ensure our News and Announcements and RCC Policies and Procedures reflect the same wording. 

Below are the highlights but I have also attached the policy document with specifics regarding quarantine and isolation. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  Please know that I am always happy for you to refer parents to me with questions.

Signs / Symptoms of COVID-19 & Attendance

All Pinewood families, faculty, and staff members are asked to be vigilant toward any potential COVID-19 symptoms and keep themselves or their students home when deemed necessary.   Individuals should remain out of school if they have any of the following with or without fever:

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing -or –
• Loss of taste or smell -or –
• New or worsening cough. 

***If these symptoms are explainable by an underlying condition (such as shortness of breath for an individual with asthma) exclusion may not be necessary and should be discussed with the school nurse. Other COVID-19 symptoms may include: · fever, · chills, · fatigue, · muscle or body aches, · headache, · sore throat, · congestion or runny nose,· nausea/vomiting, -and/or-· diarrhea.  Anyone with any combination (2 or more) of these ‘other’ symptoms with or without fever should also remain home and contact the school nurse to discuss clearance for return to campus. A person can spread the virus up to two (2) days before they have any symptoms, but many COVID-19 cases show no symptoms at all.  To stress the importance of staying home for any COVID-related concern, absences will be excused, and students will not be recognized for perfect attendance this school year. 

At-Home Testing

To ease frustration related to limited test site availability, we will accept results of home testing.   The success of our school year depends on honest reporting and proper testing technique.  We will rely on the well-established expectations of Pinewood’s Honor Code to guide honesty with respect to reporting accurate results.  If any member of our community is uncertain of technique for proper at-home testing, the school nurse will be available as a guide.  We strongly recommend confirmatory testing for symptomatic individuals with a positive at-home test.   At-home tests may NOT be used as proof of immunity for 90 days following an active infection, which is one reason that confirmatory testing is so important.   We also recognize, as with all rapid tests, there is a higher probability of false positives for asymptomatic individuals using the test for screening purposes.  Thus, we will also strongly recommend confirmatory testing for any asymptomatic individual who tests positive. 

Thank you for doing your part to keep the Pinewood community healthy!

Nurse Jessica 

Absence Reporting on Panther Tracks for all Pinewood Students
It is imperative that absences are documented by parents on Panther Tracks as soon as possible. When a student is absent for a full school day, for any reason, parents are expected to report the absence on Panther Tracks the day of the absence, but no later than one day after the absence. For your convenience, we have included the Panther Tracks link here – https://pw-sc.client.renweb.com/pwr/ – and it can also be found on FACTS ParentsWeb. Thank you for helping us accurately record student absences.

Birthdays This Week:

Carly Trimble, PK3 – 11/1

Dawson Kreitle, PK3 – 11/3

William Ladd, PK4 – 11/4

Henry Huynh, 1 – 11/2

Rayna James, 2 – 10/31

Faye James, 2 – 10/31

Amelia Kmetz, 4 – 11/4

Chase Fecko, 5 – 11/3

Tori Barnes, 5 – 11/5

Guilherme Arantes, 6 – 11/1

Lucas Benzenberg, 6 – 11/4

Daniel Gilmer, 7 – 11/5

Santiago Martinez, 8 – 10/31

Grace Manes, 8 – 11/2

Ashleigh Waring, 8 – 11/6

Kailen Dasinger, 9 – 11/2

Ty Overly, 10 – 11/2

Lalia Holliday, 12 – 11/4

Staff Birthdays

Mrs. Amiee Soyka – 11/1