Pine River Elementary

The Kindness Challenge for Day 2 at Pine River was to sit with someone new and paint kindness rocks to add to our garden in the front of the school.

Today kicks off “Paint It Black & Gold with Kindness” Week at Pine River! We will celebrate all the ways we show and receive acts of kindness in our school family and greater community. Kindness Week is an annual observance dedicated to promoting compassion, community connection, and selfless good deeds. Our students show these behaviors throughout the school year, but this week allows us to spotlight how much we care! Thank you to Ms. Monique and the 5th Grade Leadership Team for planning Kindness Week activities.

Pine River students enjoyed having Mr. Hale visit their classrooms this week.

Miss Crandell turned a special treat into a learning experience. She read How Do Apples Grow? to her class. The students taste-tested four different apples, then described and rated them.

Mrs. Elliott's 4th-grade class took their writing outside last week to work with partners and enjoy the beautiful weather.

Pine River third graders took learning outside this week with a walking field trip to the CNC. Students extended their animal classification studies through various activities on a beautiful fall day. Thank you to all of our chaperones for donating your time and helping make the day a success.

In Art class with Ms. Sushynski, the 3rd graders at Pine River were exploring different types of lines and patterns while practicing watercolor painting to create lined notebook paper and add color and visual interest to their oversized pencils.

Our fifth graders had an amazing week at Creek Week! Throughout the week, students explored the meadows, forests, and wetlands while learning about ecosystems and the plants and animals that call these environments home. They enjoyed hands-on activities, worked together to build shelters, explored the outdoors, and recorded their observations and learning in their journals. It was a wonderful week full of exploration, teamwork, and learning beyond the classroom!

Mrs. Cohoon's third grade class at Pine River took advantage of today's beautiful weather by taking their science lesson outdoors. Students were learning about how bees pollinate flowers.

Congratulations to the Pine River Lancer Superstars for the month of September. They were a shining example of how to be safe, respectful, and responsible.

For Creek Week at the Chippewa Nature Center, fourth graders at Pine River learned about many survival topics, such as navigating with compasses and maps, building shelters, purifying water, finding food sources, building fires, and administering first aid. They ended the week with a geocaching activity. It was a week full of learning and excitement! Thank you, Chippewa Nature Center, for giving us this wonderful opportunity to learn and be surrounded by nature!

The students at Pine River participated in a variety of lessons learning about Constitution Day.

Our Lancer Elementary runners ran hard this morning at the Lancer Invitational. We are so proud of their effort!

It was so wonderful seeing so many Pine River families last night at Open House!

A huge thank you to the BC/PR PTO for the fantastic back-to-school decorations—they made the perfect backdrop for so many great family photos! If you're looking to get involved this year, our PTO is always looking for volunteers to help out in various ways.

Our building and grounds are officially ready! The parking lots were resurfaced this summer, new light pole signs were installed, and our custodians did a great job making sure everything is clean for our students and staff. Plus, our teachers have spent countless hours preparing their classrooms and are so excited to welcome students back.

We can’t wait to see all of our students on Monday at 8:40 AM!

Pine River Elementary is looking for a dedicated At-Risk Paraprofessional to join our team! This position is Monday through Friday, 7 hours and 15 minutes per day. If you are passionate about supporting students and helping them succeed, we would love to hear from you.

Please call Pine River at (989) 631-5121 or email Mrs. Snell at snellc@bcreek.org to apply or learn more.

Thank you to all of our volunteers for making field day at Pine River such a wonderful event. We want to send a special shout-out to Mrs. Cohoon and Mrs. Little for their incredible work organizing the entire event. Thank you as well to our PTO and Mr. Kevin for providing the delicious food for our family picnic!
We hope everyone has a safe, and wonderful summer!

The 5th graders at Pine River Elementary had a fantastic time at the Great Lakes Loons game on Tuesday.
A huge thank you to Great Lakes Bay Orthodontics for generously providing the tickets, and a big thank you to all of our wonderful parent volunteers who stepped up to chaperone. We couldn't do trips like this without our amazing community support!

Mrs. Woodcraft, a Senior Lead Scientist at DuPont, visited Mrs. Tewksbury’s class at Pine River to show our students that science can be so much fun! The class learned that making homemade ice cream takes great teamwork. Thank you for the delicious and educational visit!

The third graders from Pine River Elementary were able to enjoy the first Great Lakes Loons' School Kids Day game on Tuesday. The students had a great time even though the weather was not the best. Thank you to the teachers and chaperones who made this trip possible. Thank you to Mrs. Gettel for organizing this wonderful field trip.