Dear Crew, 

At Pine Lane, our mantra, “We are Crew!” Needs to live and breathe now more than ever. This quote from Kurt Hahn refers to the sport of rowing, in particular the octuple scull where a significant amount of collaboration and situational awareness is needed.  Occasionally, rough waters and unforeseen things will interrupt a rowing Crew causing individuals to catch Crabs (For example of a Crab in rowing see this video: Crabs. It might give you a good chuckle amidst the tension as well).  We as a Douglas County Community have been thrown a Crab as we navigate masks and school. Let’s be sure that as we navigate these waters, we take our time to stay insync and continue to cultivate our spirit of Crew, especially with those whom we may disagree.  I want to keep our whole PLE Crew in the boat. 

Now to a few normal things.  We have several upcoming events and things for you to be aware of. On Tuesday, we are holding our Assessment Day.  Please see this previous communication for details: PLE Assessment Day.  For Kindergarten parents, we will be placing your child in their classes for the year that day.  Back to School Night is Thursday, August 26th from 5-7pm.  We will have a brief school wide presentation in the South Gym and then three 20 minutes sessions with teachers.  We are excited to see you all here.  The event is still planned for in-person and masks at this point will be expected when in the building. 

Our first School Accountability Meeting is scheduled for September 1st.  Please be aware that we will be voting to fill two parent seats at Back to School Night.  We have four nominees.  A special thank you to Josh Clement, Annette Poole, Lindsey Garcia, and Kassandra Lavinge for putting their names forward for consideration.  Information about these nominees will be shared at Back to School Night.  

Lastly, thank you for your participation in our Fall fundraiser. We are grateful for your support of Pine Lane. Remember to register at Shopfund.com! We are still working toward turf on the south playground and previous donations have been helpful in meeting our student tech and library needs.  

Have a great weekend and will see you on Monday! 

Chris Stairs

Principal 

Pine Lane Elementary

In order for us to serve you best, please save the numbers below when contacting the school for any reason. When you google only the North Campus comes up!

Preschool Contact Information

Connie McCann 303-387-8381 Rm 401

Patti Roberts 303-387-8354 Rm 402

Session Times:

AM 9:10 - 11:55

PM 1:15 - 4:00

The PLE kitchens will be providing a sack that includes both breakfast and lunch for students on Assessment Day. Students will pick them up as they leave for the day. 

To help us plan, please fill out the attached form with how many will be picked up for your students by noon Monday Aug. 23rd.