Pine Avenue Elementary School

Here's the October 15th edition of Pine Press! Have a great weekend!!! https://bit.ly/2XkiTFG

Tonight, we get to listen to the final chapter of Zoey & Sassafras. We have loved sharing this book with our Pine Avenue families and hope your family has enjoyed reading with us. https://youtu.be/WjPKEe-ij8M

🚀🚀 5th graders in Mrs. Engel and Mrs. Oswald’s classrooms are putting their engineering skills to use today! They constructed paper towers to withstand “hurricane force winds.” After testing, they could reconstruct and retest. Science is so fun! 😎

Mrs. K, instructional paraprofessional from Pine Avenue reads chapter 13 to us tonight. It's hard to imagine that Zoey & Sassafras, Caterfiles & Ice is nearly finished! https://youtu.be/RYVdiL4R2lo

Three more chapters remaining... Tonight, we read chapter 12, "Magic?" with Mrs. Sandro. We love family book club reading with you! https://bit.ly/3iFuI0s

Students in Mrs. Adams' class have been busy! Take a peek at what they've been up to? https://bit.ly/3lzwRwD

We cannot believe that our family book club is almost finished! Mrs. Hanson, 3rd grade teacher at Hillcrest is our guest reader for chapter 11. Click the link below to read along with us. https://bit.ly/304MS5v

Check this out! Our fourth grade students are working on scientific process, measurement, and timing skills all in one!

Thank you to all who attended conferences. We appreciate the time families took out of their day to discuss their student(s). Here's this week's Pine Press. As a reminder, this was the last week a paper copy will be sent home. Pine Press will be emailed to families, as well as posted to Facebook and the APS app. https://bit.ly/3FsV9R2 ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!!!

This performance will be streamed at the High School Auditorium on October 21st at 7:15 – we’ll have some folks from Alma College explaining the project and providing some brochures on the history of the Opera House. This would be an interesting event for parents to bring their students who are studying Michigan History. If you have any questions, please contact Sheryle Dixon at sddixon@alma.edu or (989) 463-7967.

This morning, students in Mrs. Fornusek’s class played a math facts race game. It was a close match and came down to the final round. So much fun!

Our school wide Title 1 program allows our students to receive supplemental instruction for students as they demonstrate need. Mrs. Case and Mrs. Hohlbein provide small group instruction in Math and Reading. These ladies also guide and train our instructional paraprofessional staff to provide supplemental support in the classroom.

Chapter 10 of Zoey & Sassafras is called "Rubbery Potatoes." Join Mrs. Hasse from Luce Road in tonight's reading! https://youtu.be/yAqmvnxJqKQ

Don’t forget! Friday is a half day of school for parent teacher conferences. If you haven’t scheduled a conference yet with your child’s teacher, please contact the office to get assistance with scheduling one.

Please see this Superintendent Update ~ October COVID Q&A from Mrs. Criner. https://bit.ly/2YtoPwk

Chapter 9 is read tonight by Hillcrest paraprofessional, Mrs. Brianne Sylvester! Thanks to her for reading to us and thanks to everyone for enjoying this wonderful book with us!! https://youtu.be/sHS5AWEV2EM

Mrs. Mikulka, Instructional paraprofessional from Pine Avenue, is reading chapters 7 & 8 from Zoey and Sassafras tonight! We sure hope you can join us! https://youtu.be/HpUSgwLXkBI

Today is picture day! We are so excited to see big smiles and polished Panthers. 📸🐾

Tune in here for tonight's chapter, Chapter 6 of Zoey & Sassafras. Mrs. Pickelmann from Hillcrest is tonight's guest reader. https://youtu.be/jxpqUR21srY

Inclimate weather doesn’t stop our students from having fun at recess! Thanks to our amazing paraprofessionals and staff members who help guide the fun during inside recess. ☔️🌦