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5th Grade Promotion

May 26, 2016

On Wednesday Morning we said goodbye to our 5th grade students and welcomed them to our middle school as upcoming 6th graders! We are so proud of the young men and women these students are becoming and are excited to watch them continue to grow in middle school!

Kindergarten Chapel

May 20, 2016

Our Kindergarten students led us in chapel this week! Students taught us about how we can be the person God made us to be through the story of an acorn becoming a tree. Students also took us through the alphabet, naming something unique about God from each letter. We are so proud of these students […]

Camp in the City Registration Ends Tuesday

May 20, 2016

There’s no better way to celebrate summer than with Pine Cove’s Camp in the City. During the week of May 30th-June 3rd, 91èÏÈÉú will be overtaken by water slides, massive inflatables, a rock wall, laser tag, octoball, a eurobungee and 35 of the most incredible college students teaching our campers about the love of […]

Rising 6th Grade Tours Middle School

May 20, 2016

Our current 5th graders (rising 6th graders) had the opportunity to visit and tour our middle school last week. Students met with Principal Tammy Hayes who gave them the grand tour, shared about the differences between the lower and middle school, and helped answer students’ questions. She wasn’t the only one though – many of […]

2nd Grade Grand Ball

May 19, 2016

This past Friday our 2nd grade students participated in their annual grand ball! Second graders devoted three weeks to Fairy Tales. They read fiction and non-fiction books about the Renaissance and medieval time period. Students learned about the elements common to most fairy tales: magic, heroes, villains, problems, setting, plot and of course royalty. The […]

Fairy Tale Theater

May 19, 2016

Mr. Glenn Ballard’s theater students presented clever, improvised adaptations of several fairytales to second and third graders at the Lower School. Students enjoyed Little Red Riding Hood, The Gingerbread Man, The Little Red Hen, and The Three Little Pigs.

Students Become Librarians at the Lower School!

May 19, 2016

Kaden Woodfin and Savannah Hipke recently won the opportunity to become librarians  after their winning tickets were selected at the Lower School auction. Both students:  a kindergartner, and a first grader performed their duties admirably. Checking in library books, reading stories, working in the computer lab and helping with iPads were among the many duties. When asked […]

iPads in Education ABC’s and 123!

May 19, 2016

After reading literature selections, students extended learning by using iPads to practice penmanship and spelling words. Even Prekindergarten students were able to trace numbers and letters. iPads are a great way to engage students in the learning process and offer an alternative to traditional paper and pencil when appropriate.  

5th Grade & Pre-K Buddies

May 19, 2016

Mrs. Chesley’s Pre-K class enjoyed getting together one last time with their 5th grade buddies from Mrs. Savage’s class.  They enjoyed the sunshine on Tuesday and drew pictures with sidewalk chalk, shared a snack together, read books together and the Pre-K kids presented a special letter and picture they had written to their buddy.  It was […]

Will it Sink or Float?

May 18, 2016

Last Friday Mrs. Chesley’s Pre-K students did a class experiment. Students hypothesized whether an object would sink or float, and then tested it out and recorded their observations!  

Lower School String Awards

May 18, 2016

Lower School String students gave a wonderful performance at their annual spring concert last week and received their instrumental music awards at a special presentation on Thursday, May 19th. Eleven students received The Twinkle Star award for successfully completing their first year of beginning strings. We also honored our top achievers in each string class: 1st & […]

PreK Leads Chapel

May 12, 2016

Our PreK students lead chapel for us this week, teaching us about the great love of God for both the big and small. Each student shared something with our Lower School, some introducing our next song, others quoting scripture, and others explaining a drawing of God they made, explaining what it taught about him. Students […]