The holiday season is a time for giving, and we invite you to make a difference in the lives of Pine Island students by participating in our annual Toy/Gift Drive! This is an opportunity to bring joy and smiles to children who might not otherwise have gifts to open this season.
How You Can Help:
*Donate New, Unwrapped Toys: Bring toys of all kinds - from educational toys to fun games, sporting equipment, books and stuffed animals. Every contribution counts!
*Drop-Off Locations: At all Pine Island school buildings as well as Hardware Hank, City Hall, Island Market, Frandsen Bank & Trust, and United Methodist Church.
Deadline for Donations: Saturday, December 6th.
Whether you’re donating a single toy or gathering a collection, your generosity will help make the holidays brighter for children in our community. No contribution is too small-together, we can make a big impact!
Let’s Share the Joy of Giving!
If you have any questions or need more information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Pine Island Community Education Office at 507-356-8876 or email communityed@pineisland.k12.mn.us. Thank-you for helping us make this season a little brighter for our local children and families!
State Football game fan bus information.
*grades 8 and below do need an adult to accompany them during the ride.
We are in need of one adult chaperone during the bus ride (which consists of monitoring behavior and doing a head count upon arrival and before departure). Your ride fee will be waived and you will get some PIFB swag . Please contact me (Anna) if you’re interested in this prior to signing up!
Link to register for the fan bus: Link to Register
November 13th is National Community Education Day — a special time to recognize the joy of lifelong learning and the amazing educators who make it all possible! 💡❤️
To celebrate, we’re inviting all students to color this page and show off their creativity! 🖍️✨
🎨 Here’s how to join the fun:
1️⃣ Color your page any way you like — be as creative as you can!
2️⃣ Bring your finished masterpiece back to your classroom teacher by November 13th.
3️⃣ We’ll display everyone’s artwork to celebrate our community of learners! 🌈
Let’s fill our classrooms with color, creativity, and the spirit of learning together. 💫
#NationalCommunityEducationDay #LifelongLearning #ColorWithUs #CommunityEducation #CreativeFun
Good luck at STATE!
The Middle School Conservation Crew is off to a great start!
We've got a great group of 5-8 graders who are eager to make positive change for people, for animals, and for the environment!
Our students have partnered with the High School Roots and Shoots Environmental Club and helped with the Football Clean-up after last Saturday's home game and helped with the 3rd Annual Pumpkin Luminary Trail on Tuesday evening.
Conservation Crew is an extracurricular program for middle schoolers customized to meet each school’s unique needs. Students develop leadership skills by designing and implementing conservation projects to impact their schools and communities. Projects are as diverse as the Crews themselves but center around conservation, clean water, clean air, outdoor recreation,
or climate change.
We'd like to invite other students to participate as well! We meet on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month in Mrs. Schimek's biology classroom. Being that there is no school next Monday, our next official meeting will be on Monday, Nov. 17.
Conservation Crew is supported by Conservation Minnesota. They require all students in our local group to be registered (see forms below) by next Friday, November 7. If you have a student who is interested in joining, please register them asap. Contact Megan Schimek at meschimek@pineisland.k12.mn.us with any questions!
Online Student Registration Form (Complete by Nov. 7)
Fall Student Survey (Complete by Nov. 7)
PIMS Conservation Crew Student Application and Project Ideas - Bring to next Meeting (Nov. 17)
The yearbook staff is working hard to capture your memories! Don't miss your opportunity to get the yearbook before the price goes up! Order by 11/14 at this link: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?ref=A04125800. To check to see if you purchased a yearbook click here: https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/zjS_CzpNVMHXDMZ6cgiAu9uPBs?domain=jostens.com
Check out the progress with this year’s construction house.
Mr. Bauer and his crew are in the process of setting the roof trusses.
Boys Basketball Flash Sale- This store is open until November 10th.
https://pineislandbb2025.itemorder.com/
Boys Basketball Team Store- This store is open throughout the season
By the numbers:
181: Carved pumpkins lining the paved trails at Trailhead City Park! Most ever!
HUNDREDS of visitors!
171: Officially cast ballots to vote for favorite pumpkins!
200+: pounds of food donated to the PI Sharing Shelves!
10 & 1: Happy cows (10) and pig (1) who get to munch on pumpkins and make this event as environmentally friendly as possible!
Huge thanks go out to:
🌲PIHS Roots & Shoots Club students for bringing this boo-tiful new event to life!
🏪The 8 local businesses who carved pumpkins for this year’s trail
❤️The 25 organizations who carved pumpkins for this year’s trail
🍬Local businesses and organizations who hosted Trick-or-Treat stations along the trail: Roots and Shoots, Conservation Crew, GSA, ArtSCREAM, Lion’s Club Girl Scouts, and NJK Customs
🙏Our wonderful community for enjoying the family-friendly event!
🍏Apples R Us for donating apples for a Trick-or-Treat station
🎃Miller family for donating huge pumpkins for students to carve
🛒All who gave resources to the PI Sharing Shelves!
🔪Community members and Pine Island students who carved these festive masterpieces!
🎃🥇Pumpkin carving winners by category 🥇🎃
Spooky: Pumpkins #103 (Sarah Olson)
Environmental: Pumpkin #85 (Samantha Weis)
Funny: Pumpkin #5 (Annalise Sherman)
Business: Pumpkin #128 (Island Tool and Die)
Organization: Pumpkin #147 (Lion’s Club)
Best in Show: Pumpkin #105 (Shelby Talbot)
