Pine City Public Schools

Homecoming 2024 Activity Schedule available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DkZoZZcWA-cTCyoqWcY12qjnjad4cia3i54-lm9hyEQ/edit?usp=sharing

📚🎉 Join us for the Back to School Open House on August 28 from 4:30-8:00 PM at all Pine City Public Schools! Meet teachers, tour the school, and more! 🏫✏️ #PineCitySchools #BackToSchool #OpenHouse2024 #DragonPride

🌟 Add "classroom hero" to your resume! 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️ You don’t need a cape to be a role model. If you love working with kids, substitute teaching may be your next big debut. 🎒👩‍🏫 Part-time and full-time positions available. Apply now! 👉 https://www.teachersoncall.com/talent/apply-now #ClassroomHero #TeachingJobs #SubstituteTeacher #Education #ApplyNow

🌟 Calling all Substitute Teachers and Paraprofessionals! 🌟 Join us for our annual substitute workshop on August 22, 9 AM - 12 PM. Whether you're new or experienced, we'd love to see you! 📚✨ Don't miss out—help shape our students' future! 🌟 #EducationMatters #TeachInspire #JoinOurTeam #SubstituteTeacher #Paraprofessional #DragonPride

📢We're hiring! 🌟 Check out our website for exciting career opportunities! www.applitrack.com/pinecity/onlineapp/ 🌟 #JobOpenings #CareerOpportunity #PineCitySchools #JoinOurTeam

Kindergarten and first grade closed out summer school with some friendly Olympic games! 🏅🎉 Fun was had by all! 😄 #SummerSchool #OlympicGames #FunForAll #Kindergarten #FirstGrade

Ms. Miller and Ms. Theiman’s 4th grade classes went on a field trip to A&W today! 🍔🍦 Thank you to A&W for the hospitality and letting us make our own sundaes! 🍨 #FieldTrip #4thGradeFun #AWExperience #SweetTreats #PCES

Over the past decade, more than three different groups have been hired to examine the challenges of ground settling at the elementary school and propose solutions. Each group proposed similar plans with comparable costs (adjusted for inflation). These proposals resulted from community participation in a six-month study conducted about a year and a half ago. The options for the elementary school ranged from $29 to $48 million. From there, the board refined these proposals to establish the final option to be presented to the taxpayers in a referendum. The school board has worked hard to refine these proposals to meet the district's needs and gain voter support. The project's value is higher due to the inclusion of Long-Term Facility Maintenance Projects. The question is whether hiring a fourth group will yield different results or if continued delays will cause the price to keep rising. The detailed estimates were prepared by our construction manager, RA Morton, with assistance from our architects and engineers at LHB Inc., and other consultants used by the district for roofing and other maintenance issues. A detailed estimate is available on the district’s website. The inflationary values come from these groups and a comparison to projects proposed by other firms in the area, using similar inflationary values. Public projects face the challenge that project documents (including budgets) must be submitted to the Department of Education for review and approval months before the referendum and up to a year before the project documents are ready for bidding. This review provides checks and balances to ensure consistency with other projects across the state (in terms of space programs, square feet per student, and budgets). Concerns regarding bidding are also managed through a controlled process. The design professional creates the bid documents, the district’s attorney reviews the bidding rules, and the construction manager oversees the bid process and bidder qualifications. Inconsistencies are addressed by the district’s attorney, and the entire process is part of the district’s annual audit. This is the same process we use for various purchases at the district, and by statute, we must follow the rules established by the State of Minnesota. Thanks to the many of you for asking questions, visiting the schools, and keeping the conversation constructive, positive and free of offensive language regardless of your position or beliefs. If there are any further questions or concerns, do not hesitate to call our superintendent or any of the school board members.

🚗📚 Does your teen need Driver's Ed? 📅 Register now for our tentative August class! 🗓️ Schedule: Day 1: Fri, Aug 2nd, 8-11am Day 2: Sat, Aug 3rd, 8-11am Day 3: Mon, Aug 5th, 8-11am Day 4: Tue, Aug 6th, 8-11am Day 5: Wed, Aug 7th, 8-11am Day 6: Thu, Aug 8th, 3-6pm & (Parent Meeting 6-7:30pm) Day 7: Fri, Aug 9th, 8-11am Day 8: Sat, Aug 10th, 8-11am Day 9: Mon, Aug 12th, 2-5pm Day 10: Tue, Aug 13th, 2-5pm Register by packet at the main office or online. Call 📞 320-629-4112 for more info or visit 🌐 www.isd578.org/driversed. We need 12+ students to hold this class! #DriversEd #TeenDrivers #RegisterNow #SafeDriving 🚦

📚✏️ 2024-2025 School Supply Lists are out! 📝✨ Find Grades K-6 here: https://5il.co/2ras1 📖 and Grades 7-12 here: https://5il.co/2rauq 🎒📘 #SchoolSupplies #ReadyToLearn #2024SchoolYear #DragonPride

2nd graders in Mrs. Sjoblom's summer class: 🗺️ Students explored and created their own maps of Voyageur Park. 👃🌿 Went on a sensory nature scavenger hunt. 🪺 Built bird nests to protect their "eggs." 🌼🦋 Visited the Pine City Discovery Garden on the way. #SummerFun #NatureExplorers #VoyageurPark #DiscoveryGarden #LearningOutdoors

🚐 Ms. Sylvester and her students took an awesome field trip to Cabina Cafe! 🌯☕ Jonah showed the students how to whip up some refreshing drinks and delicious breakfast burritos. This fun trip tied perfectly into our summer theme of smoothie and breakfast food truck math! 📚🍓 #FieldTripFun #SummerLearning #CabinaCafe #SmoothieMath #BreakfastBurritos

🍽️ Free Summer Meals for Kids 18 & Under! 🌞 Join us June 10 - July 12, Monday to Friday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Dine-in only at Elementary & Jr/Sr High. #SummerMeals #DragonPride #CommunitySupport 🥪

🎓✨ Join us at 7:00 PM this evening for the livestream commencement of the Class of 2024! 📅🎉 #ClassOf2024 #GraduationDay https://www.youtube.com/live/ZBRnLrXePSQ?si=Ih_TWM2xXQyGc1WA

Students in Mrs. Kleven’s English 11 class are studying Ojibwe literature and culture for their quarter four unit. Discussion on personal cultural practices led to students sharing the American camp game, Obo Shin Notten Totten, with foreign exchange students Isabel from Spain and Maria from Peru. #literature #culture #DragonPride

College Algebra students mastered mathematical models, knot theory, and rational functions. 📚✨ Using math to solve real-life problems! 👏 #MathMagic #FutureScientists #DragonPride #MathIsLife

The CIS Introduction to Public Speaking students have successfully completed their University of Minnesota course! 🎉👏 Congratulations to them for all of the hard work and effort they have put into their 8 speeches! 🎤📚 #PublicSpeaking #DragonPride #Congrats

Iris L. (not pictured), Bennett K., Branson N., and Hayden M. presented at the School Board meeting Monday night on the Problem Solving Leadership Team (PSLT). A group of leaders from each grade 3-6 were selected in September and have been solving problems in their school with critical thinking resolutions ever since. #PCES #DragonLeaders #PSLT #ProblemSolving #DragonPride

🍽️ Free Summer Meals for Kids 18 & Under! 🌞 Join us June 10 - July 12, Monday to Friday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Dine-in only at Elementary & Jr/Sr High. #SummerMeals #DragonPride #CommunitySupport 🥪

🚂 Students in Mr. Schlichting's STEM class designed a model train in CAD and had the models printed out on the 3D printer. 🖥️🖨️ #STEM #3DPrinting #CAD #Innovation #DragonPride