Good Afternoon Pine Lane Crew,
We are almost there! There is so much going on as we seek to wrap up this crazy year. We have navigated so many unforeseen challenges. And again, I cannot express enough how thankful I am to our entire Crew’s contribution to making this year a success. We have seen such perseverance in our students to pursue their learning in all three modes of learning. From our achievement data, via iReady it is clear they have worked so hard and have achieved at similar levels to previous years.
Thank you to my staff who have done anything and everything I have asked of them and provided meaningful feedback along the way to ensure we are effective and addressing areas where we might have missed. Parent & Guardians your support and engagement in your child’s education this year has been so critical. Not only have you risen to the occasion in helping your children access learning from home and independently, but many of you have also answered our call for help and become substitute teachers and classified staff members. This was a critical element in our ability to maintain in person learning.
This week it has been such a joy to attend many end of the school year traditions and celebrations. On Tuesday, in the cold and rain, we celebrated our Chaparral Feeder Graduates. A special congratulations to any of our Pine Lane Alumni who are completing their senior year. We have been able to re-establish Pine Line Up in the Mountains (PLUM) as our 6th graders spent the day at Stone Canyon Outdoor Education Center. Kindergarten and Preschool have been diligently rehearsing for their graduations ceremonies and our 3rd graders left their handprints on the walls of our south campus. We truly do have so much to celebrate!
Our mantra, “We are Crew” continues to ring true as we add the finishing touches to this year. I would like to pause to personally thank four staff members who have exhibited that spirit of Crew so faithfully. Please join me in recognizing Ms. Montgomery, Ms. Schneider, Ms. Bruce, and Ms. Caster as they prepare to saddle off into retirement. Combined they have served Pine Lane for 52 years and the Douglas County School District for many more. If any of these wonderful individuals have had a particular impact on you or your child, I would encourage you to share that with them here as we wrap up the year. We are so grateful for the example and legacy these ladies are leaving!
Have a great weekend Pine Lane Crew!
Sincerely,
Chris Stairs
Principal
Pine Lane Elementary
