Peace Wall Ceremony for PIE students

Mr. Kirschke and Mr. McLaughlin's 4/5 PIE students invited their K/1 reading and writing buddies to the Peace Wall for an end of the school year ceremony. The older students presented their younger buddies with "Goodbye and Good Luck" cards, since they will be moving up to the middle school in the fall.

Mrs. Nachtigal's K/1 students raised butterflies throughout the springtime months. The kids had so much fun observing their caterpillars transform into butterflies. They decided that the perfect place to release their butterflies would be at the Peace Wall. The students hoped that the insects would fly to the Peace Garden nearby and live there.

It was a beautiful send off! Good luck to all the PIE 4/5 students who will be moving on to the middle school in the fall, it was wonderful watching you learn and grow!

Stars & Stripes for the PIE 2/3 students!

Over the last month the topic of study in Social Studies for the PIE 2/3 students was Washington, D.C. The students read all about our nation's capital city. They learned about the office of the President and studied the famous landmarks, buildings, and monuments. Finally, they memorized and performed for parents the song "Fifty-Nifty United States," which was quite impressive!

On June 14th, Flag Day, the kids were treated to a special flag presentation. A PIE parent, Mr. Roger Bloom is an avid collector of historical flags. He brought in his collection to share with the students and he told them the history behind each flag. The students especially liked seeing how the symbols on the flag have changed over time. The kids were surprised to see the mottos that were written on some of the older flags and they enjoyed hearing the stories about the motto's different meanings. Take a look at some of the beautiful flags that were displayed on this special day.

                      

               

               

              

             

After Mr. Bloom shared his flags with the class, the students worked on designing their own school flags. They had to use the school colors- purple and gold and come up with a school motto and symbol for their flag.

            

                

              

                    

The student's flags were very creative! They used stars and stripes to represent how many grades are in our school building. To get a closer look at all the student's flags please visit the PIE Facebook page.