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Pioneer · Pioneer Family Weekly Update #11 · October 30, 2026
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Family Weekly Update #11

A Note from Our School

This weekend ends Daylight Savings Time! Please remember to set your clocks an hour back on Saturday night. Please ensure your children are getting adequate sleep, especially during this week when this transition can change routines.

Every Day Counts - Attendance Challenge

Starting Monday, we will be having a November attendance challenge! One class at each grade level with the highest average daily attendance for the month of November will get to “pie” a staff member at an assembly on Monday, November 30. Please remind your kids of this fun challenge!

Monday: 95.72%
Tuesday: 96.10%
Wednesday: 95.54%
Thursday: 95.35%
Friday: 94.40%

PTA - Thanksgiving Food Drive

On Monday, October 26, the Pioneer PTA will begin hosting a Thanksgiving food drive to support some of our school’s families. Please see the flier below for more information. We appreciate your generosity and support!

A colorful school flyer with autumn and pumpkin imagery promoting a Thanksgiving food drive, listing donation items in English and Spanish with a deadline date.

Pioneer PTA Thanksgiving Food Drive

The Pioneer PTA is hosting a Thanksgiving food drive to support some of our school's families. Below are a few items you can donate.

Items Needed

  • Pasta
  • Canned Chicken
  • Rice
  • Peanut Butter
  • Mashed Potatoes Flakes
  • Pancake Flour
  • Coffee
  • Tuna
  • Sugar
  • Oatmeal
  • Cereal
  • Cookies
  • Oil
  • Evaporated Milk
  • Crackers
  • Marmalade
  • Canned Soup
  • Juice
  • Gravy

How to Donate

Please deliver your donations to the school office or the bins at the main entrances by November 13, 2026.

PTA - Membership Drive

Our goal this year is 260 members this year and we currently have 213 members. We will continue to accept memberships throughout the year to reach our goal. Please reach out to Mrs. Carmen Mendoza. Thank you for your support! Join Pioneer Elementary PTA on Totem (opens in a new tab)

The class with the highest percentage of families joining will win a class party and will be announced Monday, Nov. 2.

A fundraising thermometer graphic showing "213 / 260 Members" and "82%" progress toward a goal of 260.

McTeacher Night at McDonalds

Please plan to join us for McTeacher Night on Tuesday, November 10 from 3:00-6:00 on Ash and Valley Parkway. Pioneer PTA will receive 20% of all sales during that time, in person and drive through. Staff and teachers will be excited and eager to greet families, serve food, and spend time with our Puma community.

Upcoming Dates to Calendar

Canned Food Drive

October 26
October 26-November 13

McTeacher Night

November 10
McDonalds on Valley Parkway and Ash 3:00-6:00

No School -Veteran’s Day

November 11
No school Wednesday, November 11

Carnival in the Courtyard Trimester 1 - students with 0 or 1 absence

November 19

Minimum Day - Students released at 12:10pm & Reports Card sent home in backpacks

November 20

November 23-27 No School - November Break

November 23

Puma Pride Pep Rally “Pie in the Face” reward (The class with the highest daily attendance for the month of November)

November 30
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