Pine City Elementary 2021-22 Theme: #OneTeamOneDream
2020-21 School Year
6th Grade Virtual Science Fair Winners
5th and 6th grade virtual spring band concert
2018-2019 School year
Pine City Elementary School awarded the President's Educational Award to ten 6th grade students. These awards honor students who have achieved high academic goals through their hard work and dedication to learning consistently for the last three years.
The students who earned the President’s Gold Award for Educational Excellence are: Anthony Bergeron, Bryer Berube, Noah Brady, Maya Iglesias, Josephine Meysembourg, Peyton St. Germain, and Austin Wiener
The students awarded the President’s Silver Award for Educational Achievement are: Alayna Burton, Stella Helseth, and Daniel Milliman
The students who earned the President’s Gold Award for Educational Excellence are: Anthony Bergeron, Bryer Berube, Noah Brady, Maya Iglesias, Josephine Meysembourg, Peyton St. Germain, and Austin Wiener
The students awarded the President’s Silver Award for Educational Achievement are: Alayna Burton, Stella Helseth, and Daniel Milliman
Our School's Album for 2017-18
The Principals at Pine City Elementary School think their students' futures look bright!
Visit the District Facebook Page to view the LIVE video of staff cheering on students for a year well done!
Mrs. Lorsung & Mr. LeMier prepared the doorway for students to exit for the annual end of year send-off!
Dragon End Zone Reward Day 2017
As a prize from the drawings for ‘I Love to Read Month' select students in grades K-6 won lunch with the Principal! On Tuesday, March 15th a Limo, donated by Fedder Motors, picked the students and Principal up for a ride around town ending with lunch at A&W. Congrats to those students on their exciting prize!
March Box Tops Challenge
A BIG thank you goes out to all the Parents, Students and Staff at Pine City Elementary School who made this year's collection of Box Tops
for Education so successful. We collected a total of 29,497!!
for Education so successful. We collected a total of 29,497!!
1st Grade Como Zoo Field Trip
Perfect Attendance Awards 2015-2016
MDE Releases List of Programs and Resources for a healthy and educational summer
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has created an updated list of resources and programs for families to have access to affordable learning opportunities over the summer. Visit MDE's Summer Learning web page for information on how to find appropriate reading materials, practice math skills, participate in STEM projects, and find free nutritious meals. We hope your child has a healthy and educational summer.
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has created an updated list of resources and programs for families to have access to affordable learning opportunities over the summer. Visit MDE's Summer Learning web page for information on how to find appropriate reading materials, practice math skills, participate in STEM projects, and find free nutritious meals. We hope your child has a healthy and educational summer.
100 Days in Mrs. Kloeckl's Class
McTeacher Night at Pine City's McDonald's
Students and families enjoyed supper at McDonald's Wednesday night having their teachers either greeting them at the door or drive through window, taking their orders, or making Shamrock shakes and burgers. It was a fun school-family night! Thank you students, families, and staff for joining in on the fun!
February is "I Love to Read Month"
February is “I love to read month”. Reading is something we do all year and now during the month of February, we have planned some fun activity that emphasize reading. Students will set reading goals and when the goal is reached, the student will fill out a form that leads toward drawings for prizes. At our “I love to read month program” on Feb. 26th, students will have a chance at a variety of prizes, lunch with the Principal and a chance to win a new bike donated by Oak Park Dental, Cambridge/Pine City Orthodontic and Walmart. We have dress up days planned for every Friday and a guest author and illustrator, Mike Wahnoutka, visiting our school February 2nd and 3rd. Lastly, during morning announcements, Mrs. Lorsung will be reading questions where students will turn in their answers for a prize. We hope all students have a fun month celebrating reading!
Sixth Graders Raise $2300 For Local Charities
Holidays Happenings
Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl
Students in grades 5 and 6 had been participating in the 2016 Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl. Students worked in teams of 4 to 5 students and had to answer 100 questions about geography, literature, current events, math and science to determine which team would participate in the Lakes Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl. This years 6th graders who participated in the Lakes Quiz Bowl were:
Jarred J., DeAndre S., Drake W., and Colton B.
5th Graders who participated in the Lakes Quiz Bowl were Cody P., Lydia B., Collin V., Sophie L., and Lawrence S.
Congratulations to these students for their great effort and team work!
Jarred J., DeAndre S., Drake W., and Colton B.
5th Graders who participated in the Lakes Quiz Bowl were Cody P., Lydia B., Collin V., Sophie L., and Lawrence S.
Congratulations to these students for their great effort and team work!
Mrs. Allen's 1st Graders
Mrs. Allen's first grade students learned about the life cycle of an apple tree as part of their life cycle science unit.
Elementary Students and Staff Say Thank you for Support of Club’s Choice Fundraiser
Thank you to parents, guardians, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, neighbors and anyone that helped support Pine City Elementary students through the Club’s Choice Fundraiser. Your support is greatly appreciated! This year $45,055 was sold in product and our school profited $18,022 from those sales. Wow! This support is amazing and exciting for the students!
Student involvement and a voice is going to be a part of what we do with some of this money.
In November, the 5th and 6th grade Student Council and Mrs. Lorsung will be meeting to take a look at what new playground equipment they may be interested in. After the options are narrowed to 3 or 4, a vote will go to the student body. The Student Council students are excited to be involved at a leadership level and the student body will have fun getting a vote in what the new equipment will be.
Besides something new for the playground, this money helps to support field trips, student assemblies, rewards throughout the year, our end of year celebration with the inflatables, and grade level classroom items.
Again, the students and staff at Pine City Elementary are very appreciative of your support. Thank you, and we hope you are enjoying your Club’s Choice purchases!
Student involvement and a voice is going to be a part of what we do with some of this money.
In November, the 5th and 6th grade Student Council and Mrs. Lorsung will be meeting to take a look at what new playground equipment they may be interested in. After the options are narrowed to 3 or 4, a vote will go to the student body. The Student Council students are excited to be involved at a leadership level and the student body will have fun getting a vote in what the new equipment will be.
Besides something new for the playground, this money helps to support field trips, student assemblies, rewards throughout the year, our end of year celebration with the inflatables, and grade level classroom items.
Again, the students and staff at Pine City Elementary are very appreciative of your support. Thank you, and we hope you are enjoying your Club’s Choice purchases!
September's 2nd Grade Dino Kids
Early Release Information for September 30
Students in grades K-3 will be dismissed at 12:38 and grades 4-6 will be dismissed at 12:43. Busses will leave the elementary at 12:50. In response to needs expressed in the February survey, we will have child supervision from 12:38 - 3:00 on early release days. Families that are in need of this will be asked to let the elementary office know the week before so we can plan staffing accordingly. Students remaining in school for this supervision will be in the gymnasium or multipurpose room. The only transportation available will be at the 12:50 dismissal. Parents making use of the early release supervision will need to come into the building and pick their child up at the 3:00 dismissal time.
New Elementary Staff 2015-16
Math Masters Competition
A group of 6th grade students participated in the Math Masters Competition at Sauk Rapids Rice Middle School. Math Masters is a program where students compete against other schools on a variety of Math Problems. The team, comprised of Lydia Adams, Toby Bulera, Charlie Emmons, Ella Schultz and Graci Huff and alternate Cara Kuhn had been preparing for the competition since January with their coach Mrs. Blake. The final results of the competition had Charlie Emmons and Ella Schultz earning ribbons for their achievement on the fact drill portion of the competition. Congratulations to all members of the team for their hard work!
I Love to Read Month wraps up with bicycle drawings
Student celebrated I Love to Read month during February. Students had dress up days and quiet reading time on Fridays and their teachers set goals for them to read. Each time a student met their teachers reading goal they were able to put their names in for a drawing at the end of the month. Prizes that were awarded were artwork by Illustrator David LaRochelle and books from the book fair. Oak Park Dental, Cambridge Orthodontics, and Wal-Mart all donated bikes for student who were lucky enough to have their names drawn. Winners of Bikes for the younger grades were (1st Picture) Paige Gray, Brody Schurmeier, and Maverick Miller. Winners of bikes for the older kids were (2nd picture) Ellie Clark, Carly Sheppard, and Casey Knutson. Congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to our bike donors.
6th Grade Composer Projects
The 6th grade students have recently completed composer projects in Mrs. Hansmann's music class. Ainsley Vinaja(center), did her project on Carole King. She designed her own project idea, a talk show, and with the help of some friends (Allison Cavallin, Danielle Cavallin, Ellee Foster, and Lilyanna Westveer), presented her project to the class. She told the audience some facts about Carole King, and also sang "I Feel the Earth Move". Fabulous job, Ainsley (and friends!)
5th Grade Math Masters
Last Friday, a group of 5th Grade students from Pine City Elementary School participated in the
regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge in Duluth. The team, comprised of Oliver Yehlik,
Mason Mikyska, Dorothy Miller, Colton Blaisdell and Carissa Nascene, competed individually
and as a team on eight sets of mathematical problems against 144 other students from schools
such as Cambridge, Hermantown and Cloquet. Members of the Pine City team placed in the
winning bracket for the fact-drill round and the individual round. . Overall, the team placed 9th
out of the 30 teams competing. Congratulations to the 5th Grade Math Masters Team.
regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge in Duluth. The team, comprised of Oliver Yehlik,
Mason Mikyska, Dorothy Miller, Colton Blaisdell and Carissa Nascene, competed individually
and as a team on eight sets of mathematical problems against 144 other students from schools
such as Cambridge, Hermantown and Cloquet. Members of the Pine City team placed in the
winning bracket for the fact-drill round and the individual round. . Overall, the team placed 9th
out of the 30 teams competing. Congratulations to the 5th Grade Math Masters Team.
1st Graders learn about the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Mrs. Thompson's first graders celebrated Earth Day by learning ways to keep our earth clean! They learned about the 3 Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. The unit ended with a project. Each first grader brought in a unique creation made of recycled materials.
March is "Music in Our Schools Month"
This month during the morning announcements we will be focusing on the positive impact that music education has in our lives. Through music, we learn about:
*The history of our culture and other cultures around the world.
*We learn how to work together in order to play in band, sing in the choir, or perform in a program.
*We learn how to read, analyze, and create our own music.
*We learn how to move our bodies to the beat.
*And we improve our language reading skills.
On Monday and Wednesday mornings this month, students will have the opportunity to participate in the “Name that Tune” game. There will be a question for grades k-3 and a question for grades 4-6.
On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, we will hear performances by our 5th and 6th grade band students.
On Friday mornings, we will have a game of “Name that Tune” for all of the staff in the school.
*The history of our culture and other cultures around the world.
*We learn how to work together in order to play in band, sing in the choir, or perform in a program.
*We learn how to read, analyze, and create our own music.
*We learn how to move our bodies to the beat.
*And we improve our language reading skills.
On Monday and Wednesday mornings this month, students will have the opportunity to participate in the “Name that Tune” game. There will be a question for grades k-3 and a question for grades 4-6.
On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, we will hear performances by our 5th and 6th grade band students.
On Friday mornings, we will have a game of “Name that Tune” for all of the staff in the school.
March 2nd - 6th is National School Breakfast Week
During this week, there will be guest servers at breakfast, backpack brochures sent home, and art contest for students. Monday's guest servers: Mr. Weiss and Mr. Hansmann; Tuesday's guest server: Mrs. Lorsung; Wednesday's guest server: Mrs. Smith; Thursday's guest server: Mrs. Hansmann and Mrs. Cahill.
Geographic Bee
The 2015 6th grade National Geographic Bee has been completed at the local level. One student from Pine City Elementary School will now take the MN state qualifying test to determine if that person will go on to the state competition. The Geographic Bee started with all 6th grade students participating in the first round, 24 students in Round 2 and 10 students in the third round. This 3rd round led to a tie breaker round. After three rounds and a tie breaker round of competition, the top 3 students in this year’s Geographic Bee are:
In 3rd Place: Lukas Struss
In 2nd Place: Ellie Hasz
And In 1st Place: Parker Sell
Congratulations to these students and all the students who participated.
In 3rd Place: Lukas Struss
In 2nd Place: Ellie Hasz
And In 1st Place: Parker Sell
Congratulations to these students and all the students who participated.
Spelling Bee
Congratulations to all the Spelling Bee Contestants. The winner of January 27th Spelling Bee Contest was 6th grader Olivia Husom. Olivia will go on to the Regional Competition on February 12 to represent Pine City Schools. Jocelyn Currie, 5th grade was our runner up. Thank you to all the students and staff who came out to support the spellers.
The Bakken Museum ~ War of the Currents Assembly
On Wednesday, November 5, 2014, students in grades 5 and 6 enjoyed an assembly program sponsored by ECE. The Bakken Museum presented the War of the Currents ~ The Fight for Our Electrical Future. Set against the backdrop of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla's battle to control the electrical future of the United States, the show tells the story of these scientists using demonstrations, experiments, and games. We thank ECE for this opportunity!
Dragon Zone ~ Schoolwide Reward on Thursday, Nov. 13th
Pine City Elementary students have received over 10,000 Dragon Zone positive slips and earned a reward. The reward was playing games in their classrooms. Students enjoyed a break from academics and the recognition of putting forth great effort of being in the Dragon Zone. Way to Go Students!
Sumdog Contest Winners
Students in grades 3-6 were invited to participate in the November Eastern Minnesota Sumdog Contest. Sumdog is on online math program where students practice math fluency. 47 classes in Minnesota participated answering over 103,000 math questions. Mrs. Johnson's 3rd Grade Classroom was the winner. Her class answered more questions correctly than any other class in the competition. Individually, Pine City's students also came out as winners. Of the 573 students who participated, Spencer Wicktor answered the most questions correctly, followed by Deacon Foss and Charlie Emmons. Congratulations to our Pine City Students.
The next contest will begin December 12th. More information will be available at that time.
The next contest will begin December 12th. More information will be available at that time.
6th Grade Pie Social and Food Shelf Fundraiser was a success!
Many yummy pieces of pies were served on the day before Thanksgiving at Pine City Elementary's 6th grade classrooms. This year, the 6th grade students had a place for students and adults to donate to the local food shelf. A total of $1,720.16 was raised for the food shelf.
100 Books Donated
Rita Miller, a grandmother to Hunter, Ava, and Cooper Danielson, entered a contest and won 100 library books for our school. She registered Pine City Elementary as the place to receive these books. We are very grateful to Ms. Miller!
Club's Choice
- We thank parents, family, friends and the community for your support!
Club’s Choice sales were $47,912 and our school profited $19,239.60 from those sales. Out of 843 students, we had 250 students that sold this year. The money earned pay for field trips, end of year bouncy house reward, and school assemblies.
5th Grade "Great Marshmallow Challenge"
The winners of the 5th grade "Great Marshmallow Challenge"! In 20 minutes, using only 1 yard of string, 1 yard of tape, 20 pieces of spaghetti, and 1 marshmallow, these 3 creative minds made a 20 3/8" free standing tower to support their marshmallow! Great effort from Hailee, Ethan, and Eli.
A WONDERFUL first week of school! (Through 9/12/14)
Thank you to students, families, caregivers and community members! This is a fabulous start to the new school year.
We have heard many positive comments from you regarding our response to student safety concerns and the closure of the back parking lot. We thank you for supporting this change to keep our students safer! ECFE opens September 15th. At that time you may notice the back lot open to ECFE parents during Elementary Pick-up times. Please remember that the back lot is for ECFE parking only. ECFE parents will need to display the ECFE parking card to park in the back lot. Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
We are happy to see students using the crosswalks and are especially grateful to everyone for your support. The positive reactions we have heard as we have asked for cooperation and help with modeling the use of crosswalks really help us to enforce the use of the crosswalks with students.
We have noticed a number of students arriving before 7:45am, sometimes as early as 7:15. Student safety is one of our biggest concerns. We just want to give a gentle reminder that we have neither supervision nor crossing guards before 7:45am.
Thank you, again, to everyone for your support and for making this a great first week of school! We look forward to the entire school year!
Items of Interest
"Smile Pretty" ~ Picture Day is on Wednesday, September 10th. Information and payment can be made at: mylifetouch.com
September 11th is Parent iPad Night. Do you have a child in grade 6? Would you like to learn more about the iPad and how it is being used in the classroom? Would you like to learn how you can help them use it at home? That’s what Parent iPad Nights are all about! This event is for parents only. Learn about how to safely manage the device at home, school expectations and how to help your child with homework! Each iPad night will feature different Apps. Join us in the PCHS Media Center on Thursday, September 11 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Check out the School District Calendar and search for iPad Parent Meeting. In order to know how many to expect, please RSVP here http://goo.gl/qNIS9f.
We have heard many positive comments from you regarding our response to student safety concerns and the closure of the back parking lot. We thank you for supporting this change to keep our students safer! ECFE opens September 15th. At that time you may notice the back lot open to ECFE parents during Elementary Pick-up times. Please remember that the back lot is for ECFE parking only. ECFE parents will need to display the ECFE parking card to park in the back lot. Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
We are happy to see students using the crosswalks and are especially grateful to everyone for your support. The positive reactions we have heard as we have asked for cooperation and help with modeling the use of crosswalks really help us to enforce the use of the crosswalks with students.
We have noticed a number of students arriving before 7:45am, sometimes as early as 7:15. Student safety is one of our biggest concerns. We just want to give a gentle reminder that we have neither supervision nor crossing guards before 7:45am.
Thank you, again, to everyone for your support and for making this a great first week of school! We look forward to the entire school year!
Items of Interest
"Smile Pretty" ~ Picture Day is on Wednesday, September 10th. Information and payment can be made at: mylifetouch.com
September 11th is Parent iPad Night. Do you have a child in grade 6? Would you like to learn more about the iPad and how it is being used in the classroom? Would you like to learn how you can help them use it at home? That’s what Parent iPad Nights are all about! This event is for parents only. Learn about how to safely manage the device at home, school expectations and how to help your child with homework! Each iPad night will feature different Apps. Join us in the PCHS Media Center on Thursday, September 11 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Check out the School District Calendar and search for iPad Parent Meeting. In order to know how many to expect, please RSVP here http://goo.gl/qNIS9f.
'Frere' Jacques' (Are You Sleeping? lullaby)
played by 5th grade flutes, clarinets, and percussion players.
