A huge thank you to the BC/PR PTO volunteers who provide popcorn once a month to all of the students and staff at Pine River Elementary. Each time PTO provides popcorn to the students they are also able to purchase Spirit Sticks.
about 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
PTO Volunteers
We are so thankful for the support staff at Pine River Elementary. These are a few pictures of some of the great staff that help in so many ways.
about 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Support staff
Support staff 2
John
Andy
Fifth grade students from Mr. VanCise's class from Pine River Elementary visited Chippewa Nature Center last week and learned all about the making of maple syrup.
about 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Mia
Grayer
Syrup house
Henry Ware
Staff at Pine River kicked off March is Reading Month with shirts that were all about books.
about 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
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Mr. Horn's fifth grade students from Pine River Elementary visited Chippewa Nature Center to learn about maple syrup production.
about 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Horn's class
Horn's class 2
Horn's class 3
Horn's class 4
Staff at Pine River kicked off March is Reading Month with shirts that were all about books. Thank you to Mrs. Holzhauer for creating the shirts!
about 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Ashley and Amanda
Reading Month
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Staff at Pine River kicked off March is Reading Month with shirts that were all about books. Thank you to Mrs. Holzhauer for creating the shirts!
about 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Books 8
Books 5
Students in Mrs. Gettel's 3rd grade class at Pine River Elementary created their own Spirit Day: 'Dress Like a Teacher.' The students looked very polished for this day.
about 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Spirit day1
Spirit day2
Spirit day3
Spirit day4
WEEK OF FEB. 28 LUNCH MENU Monday, 2/28: Ham and Cheese Stromboli Tuesday, 3/1: Macaroni and Cheese Wednesday, 3/2: Chicken Drumstick Thursday, 3/3: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup Friday, 3/4: Homemade Pizza (cheese, pepperoni, ham & pineapple OR ham & pepperoni)
about 1 year ago, AE Krueger
The early morning sunshine made for a lovely trip to Lansing for Pine River Elementary’s fourth graders. The students got to tour the Michigan State Capitol and visit the Michigan History Museum. Ms. Johnson’s Class, Mrs. Miller’s Class, and Mrs. Otey’s Class would like to extend a huge thank you to Senator Jim Stamas and Representative Annette Glenn for taking the time out of your busy schedules to speak with us. Also, thank you to all of our incredible parent chaperones for their help. Finally, thank you to Mr. Paul and Miss Penny, our bus drivers from Mitchell Motorcoach, and to Mr. Jerry, our tour guide at the Capitol.
over 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Group pic
State Capitol
Stamas
Kinley
Teachers and support staff at Pine River Elementary work with third grade students before school on reading skills.
over 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Becky and Jody
Brenda and Nick
Rachel and Deneal
Russell and Melissa Czolgosz were presented the Lancer Leader at the February Bullock Creek School Board meeting. They were recognized for the time, energy and effort in leading the GoBot First Lego League team at Pine River Elementary. Their dedication to the program and students is to be commended.
over 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Russell and Melissa
Michelle Kikta, gardener extraordinaire, was presented with a Lancer Leader Award at the February Bullock Creek Education Board meeting. She received this award for her efforts in keeping the garden beautiful, her positive mindset with the students and her dedication to Pine River's wildlife.
over 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Mrs. Kikta
Fifth grade students in Mrs. Dubuque's science classes at Pine River Elementary explore the anatomy of zebra mussels and how zebra mussels affect our Great Lakes.
over 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Becky Tester
Henry Ware
Seth Adams
Drew
Pine River's third grade teacher, Mrs. Holzhauer, and student teacher, Ms. Hall, demonstrate the guinea pig scarf slings for students to use while holding the class pets.
over 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Guinea Pigs
Ms. Johnson’s 4th graders recently performed a reader’s theater of a folktale: The Gingerbread Boy. The reader's theater experience gave students the opportunity to work together to repeatedly read a script in preparation for the performance in front of classmates. It allowed for practice in fluency, expression, and the projection of voice.
over 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Readers Theater
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Readers Theater3
Readers Theater4
We are thankful for Mr. Outinen who provides a delicious and beautiful lunch each day to the students at Pine River Elementary.
over 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Lunch tray
Mrs. Griggs and the Pine River fifth grade music classes performed at the Christmas Walk at Dow Gardens on Thursday, December 8. The students did an amazing job. Thank you, Mrs. Griggs, for organizing this opportunity for the students.
over 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Dow Gardens
Dow Gardens
Dow Gardens 3
Students in Mrs. Chaffin's Physical Education classes were given the task of 'Decorate a Christmas Tree' by using PE materials and themselves.
over 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
PE Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree #2
Christmas Tree #3
Christmas #4
Through the program, Salmon in the Classroom, sponsored by Great Lakes Steelheaders of the Bay Region, Fifth Grade teacher, Mrs. Dubuque, has brought the program to Pine River Elementary for the past 11 years. The students look forward to watching the salmon go through the life cycle and fifth graders will release the fish into the Chippewa River in the spring. Can you guess how many eggs are in the tank?
over 1 year ago, Debbie Bradford
Mrs. Dubuque
Depositing the eggs
All of the eggs