PLE Updates
January 9, 2025
Happy New Year, Pine Lane Crew!
Welcome back! A new year always sparks excitement! We hope that you all had a wonderful holiday break! Our students and staff have worked so hard this first semester and we look forward to continuing to strive toward excellence in character, achievement, and contribution to a better world.
As we launch this quarter, writing will be a big focus with our students. On Monday, our staff engaged in professional development around best practices in writing and spent time honing their instructional plans for the semester. Last year, we saw significant gains in our achievement in writing and we are looking to build on that success again. Linked here are some examples of what your child should be able to do at each grade level: Writing Samples 1, Writing Samples 2, and Writing 3. These examples were created last year by our own students.
The STEM Fair is quickly approaching! This week our STEM teachers started talking about this with our classes. The STEM Fair is open to all students at Pine Lane and is a required project for our 5th-grade students. This opportunity accentuates the Design Process and Scientific Method and is a tremendous opportunity for students to apply all the skills they have been learning and dive into an interesting topic. Information on the STEM Fair can be found here: 2025 STEM Fair. We cannot wait to see our Crew's hard work!
Lastly, if you have not yet checked your child’s Elementary Progress Report (Formerly known as a Report Card), I would encourage you to log into EngagEd and read through your child’s progress and performance for the first semester. For information on how to access EPRs please see the communication linked here: Accessing Elementary Progress Reports.
Again, Happy New Year! Stay safe and warm!
Sincerely,
Chris Stairs
Principal
Pine Lane Elementary
- January 10th - Love and Logic Parent Training
- January 15th - SAC Meeting
- January 16th - PLEA Public Meeting
- January 17th - PD Day - No School Students
- January 20th - MLK Holiday No School Students
- January 18th - 6th Grade SMS Online Registration , ELECTIVE REQUEST WINDOW OPENS
- January 25th - 6th Grade SMS Online Registration Elective Request window closes at 3pm
- January 13th - 141
- January 21st - 142
- January 27th - (no cancellations)
- February 3rd - 146 & 186
- February 10th - 145 & 183
- February 18th - 141
- February 24th - 142
Recess is an integral part of school, and all students will be expected to participate. During periods of inclement weather, please be sure your child comes to school with appropriate clothing, including boots, hats, gloves, socks, coat, etc. Children will go out unless there is precipitation, lightning, or the temperature (with wind chill considered) falls below 20 degrees.
North and South Office Contact Information
In order for us to serve you in an efficient and timely manner, please make sure you are contacting us using the numbers below and saving Pine Lane North or Pine Lane South in your contacts.
If you google Pine Lane you are only being giving the North Campus office.
- South Campus - Pre K - 3rd Grade
- Office: 303-387-8325
- Attendance: 303-387-8327
- North Campus 4th - 6th Grade
- Office: 303-387-8275
- Attendance: 303-387-8277