Pine River Elementary

Picture orders were sent home TODAY. Please look for them in your child's backpack. If you would like your child to have their picture retaken, please send back the entire picture order as soon as possible. Retakes will be on Tuesday, November 16.

Pine River had two special guests Thursday morning greeting the students as they arrived. 'Bones' and Ms. L brought lots of smiles to the kids and adults. Thank you for coming by for a visit.

Thank you to our AWESOME bus drivers for being the first smile that the Pine River students see in the morning. Your incredible driving skills are appreciated!

5th graders at Pine River learned about the transfer of matter in an ecosystem through dissecting logs.

The elementary robotics season is well underway! The theme this year is "Cargo Connect" and the students have been tasked to identify a problem getting goods and services to their destination, create a solution, present it, refine it, and then be judged at a competition the first weekend in December. (Still waiting on our location assignment, but we are assuming it will be Freeland). Last Monday, the Pine River GoBots Team had the honor of a virtual meeting with David Thomas, recently retired Executive Director of the Port of Baltimore. He gave the students insight into how ports work, why they are important, and some of the challenges facing the supply chain, particularly in the shipping industry. I've attached some images of the zoom.

The fifth grade just completed our Creek Week at the Chippewa Nature Center. We rotated through different ecosystems each day moving from Aquatic Ecosystems to Forest and then to Meadow. Kids got to explore dissecting owl pellets, identifying unique abiotic and biotic factors unique to the meadow. In the aquatic ecosystem they compared and contrasted abiotic and biotic factors between pond, river and bio-swale. Kids also got the opportunity to wade in the wetlands. It was a very successful and educational week. Thank you to the Chippewa Nature Center for hosting us again.

Pine River 3rd and 4th Grade students had fun playing Human Hungry Hungry Hippos in PE this week. Students used this game as a way to demonstrate teamwork and sportsmanship.

A sloppy course couldn't stop the elementary cross country team at the Bay City Western Invitational.

Want to build a pollinator garden?!!! Yesterday at Bullock Creek Elementary our students got their hands dirty! Even our principal, Mrs. Bredt was in on the fun!

Another homecoming in the books! A fun filled week full of spirit days, a parade, and football and game and of course the HOCO dance!

Just a couple of pictures from the homecoming parade this afternoon. More to come! Homecoming 2021!