Pine Street Elementary

As the new school year starts there are a few things that we would like to let you know about here at Pine Street. There has been a few staff changes and we have a brand new looking newsletter, to just mention a few things.

As we started last year, we are trying to be a more environmentally friendly school, so we will not be sending home a paper version of the newsletter every month, unless requested in the office. There is a blurb about this in the newsletter, as well as lots of other interesting information. We will always put the current newsletter up here, as soon as it's ready, as well as highlight any important and/or exciting news here on the homepage. Plus, the calendar will not be posted in "static" form anymore; please refer to the Google calendar that can be accessed from any page on the site.

Also be sure to check out the new link on the right side of this page to see if the buses are running on time. This is a new feature for us this year.

So in the meantime, grab a cup of coffee or something else and have a look around our site and get acquainted with what we have posted. Here are a few of the "important" documents that are handy to have as the year starts. As always...the newsletters are posted under the "Parents" Tab and can be found in the "Documents" section under the "About Us" tab. 
     September 2010 Newsletter
     2010-2011 Pine Street School Handbook
     Approved 2010-2011 School Calendar
     2010 Food Day Program Order Form

Oh...and don't forget to check to see if your teacher has an eTeacher page.  If she/he does, please check back often as some teachers may update their page daily, weekly, or monthly.

Yours truly, on behalf of our staff,
Ellen Yakimyshyn, Principal and Trish Huntington, Assistant Principal

Updated: September 1, 2010

To better accomodate the bus transportation that serves our students there will be a few minutes difference to the bell schedule. We will now hear the warning bell at 8:31a.m. with classes starting at 8:36 a.m. The lunch break will now go from 11:45 a.m. to 12:35 p.m with afternoon classes starting at 12:40 p.m. Our afternoon dismissal bell with now be at 3:17 p.m. A full listing of the periods is provided in the Student Hanbook, as well as the students agendas. 

Our students, staff and families continue to demonstrate "A Tradition of Pride and Excellence" in supporting a vibrant learning community so as to assist students to achieve academic, social and behavioral growth. Research clearly indicates that student success and parent-school partnerships are directly related. The Pine Street community believes in a diversity of growth opportunities for each and every child through active, daily involvement in learning, both in the home and school. Students also benefit from the gifts and talents of community volunteers who share their expertise to enrich the learning environment. Our staff and families demonstrate character, competence and compatibility in fostering the relationships that make learning possible and translate to success for students.

We welcome children and parents to  be a part of the Pine Street Family!
~Mrs. Ellen Yakimyshyn (Principal), Mrs. Trish Huntington (Assistant Principal), and all the Pine Street Staff

To learn more about our wonderful school and to find more in-depth descriptions please read over the 2010-2011 Pine Street School Handbook.

Looking to have your children come to Pine Street in the new school year? If so, use the Student Registration Form. Just print it off and bring it to the school. 

We at Pine Street care about all of our students and want to help them as much as we can. If you have a child that requires medications to be taken at school, we ask that you please print off, fill out and send the Medical Form to the school at your earliest convenience. One form must be filled out for each child that requires medications to be taken at school.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us here at the school.

If your child is absent or is going to be, feel free to use the handy contact form. Just select "attendance" from the pull down menu, and send the name of child/children along with the reason that he/she is absent.