Pine Hills Elementary-OCPS

🍔💙 A big THANK YOU to Wendy’s in Ocoee for providing lunch for our staff today during Teacher Appreciation Week! Your generosity and support helped make our teachers and staff feel truly appreciated.

We are grateful for community partners like you who continue to pour into Pine Hills Elementary. Thank you for helping us celebrate the amazing individuals who make a difference in the lives of our students every day! 🍎✨

🍽️🎉 A huge THANK YOU to Einstein Bagels on Kirkman Rd. in Orlando for the delicious bagel breakfast provided to our staff on Wednesday, May 7! Your generosity and tasty treats helped make our Teacher Appreciation Week extra special. 🥯💙

That afternoon, Pine Hills Community Church blessed our staff once again with an amazing fish & grits dinner! Thank you for your continued love and support of Pine Hills Elementary.

We truly appreciate our community partners for helping us celebrate and uplift our incredible teachers and staff! 🍎✨

We’re feeling the appreciation today!

A huge THANK YOU to Osborne, Francis & Pettis Law Firm for treating our incredible teachers and staff to a delicious Jones BBQ lunch in celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week. Your generosity and support mean so much to our Pine Hills Elementary family.

Because of partners like you, our educators feel seen, valued, and celebrated for all they do each and every day.

We are truly grateful for your continued support of our school community. 💛

Starting the week off with gratitude!

A big THANK YOU to Starbucks (Edgewater Dr.) for generously donating coffee, pastries, and treats for a wonderful continental breakfast for our teachers and staff. ☕🥐

We also want to give a special thank you to Principal Smothers for the sweet treats that made the day even more special.

Your kindness helped us kick off Teacher Appreciation Week on the perfect note. We are so thankful for your support and for helping us celebrate the amazing educators at Pine Hills Elementary! 💛

🎶 Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎

Because of you, learning never skips a beat. 💙
Thank you for your passion, dedication, and the difference you make every single day.

🔬✨ Math & Science Night at Pine Hills Elementary ✨➗

It’s not just about Science…we’re transforming our cafeteria into an interactive learning lab for one exciting evening! 🧪➕

Join us on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
🕔 5:00–7:00 PM

Get ready for a fun-filled evening of hands-on activities for the whole family.

We’re excited to share that hands-on science activities will be provided by the Orlando Science Center, and The Giving Shelf will also be in attendance.

⚠️ Reminder: Students must be accompanied by an adult.

Come explore, discover, and experience the power of learning together. You don’t want to miss it! 💙

Happy Assistant Principal Week to our amazing Mrs. Stefanie Gray 💙
Thank you for leading with style, grace, and a heart for every student and staff member. We appreciate all that you do each and every day!

📚✨ A Gift of Books for Every Panther! ✨📚

Pine Hills Elementary is incredibly grateful for the generosity of The Giving Shelf, a non-profit founded by Helena Madsen, a sophomore at Lake Highland Prep. On Tuesday morning, February 24, Ms. Gray and Helena Madsen were interviewed on WESH 2 News, highlighting this amazing act of kindness for our school community.

Through The Giving Shelf, $6,500 was donated to the Scholastic Book Fair’s “Share the Fair” account so that every Pine Hills Elementary student from PreK through 5th grade received a free book of their choice.

During Book Fair week, each student received a Giving Tree bookmark to place in the book they selected. Those books were then purchased through the Share the Fair fund and delivered directly to students in their classrooms, ensuring that every child had the joy of choosing and owning a new book.

Because of this incredible generosity, the impact goes even further. Not only did every child receive a book, but the success of the fair also generated over $8,000 in sales, which means Pine Hills Elementary will receive thousands of additional dollars in Scholastic rewards and book credits to support literacy across our school.

The generosity doesn’t stop there. The Giving Shelf has already begun raising funds to support Pine Hills students again during the Fall Book Fair!

💙📖 Thank you, Helena Madsen and The Giving Shelf, for investing in our students, our readers, and our future!

Community BBQ Today! Join Us 4:30–6:30 PM-Important: Students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during the event.

🎉📚 Mid-Year Celebration of Learning Party! 📚🎉

On Thursday, January 29, our campus was buzzing with excitement as we celebrated our Mid-Year Celebration of Learning Party—and it was one to remember!

We were thrilled to welcome a very special guest, the Central Florida Zoo, who brought along amazing animal friends inspired by the book Clementine and the Big Island Adventure. Students were engaged, curious, and absolutely delighted by this unforgettable learning experience.

This celebration honored students who earned their invitation through dedication and consistency in reading by:
📖 Reading and reviewing books
📊 Tracking their progress in the Beanstack app

A huge congratulations goes to Ms. Borja’s Homeroom Class, who earned a class invitation for having the most Beanstack points to date! 👏🐾

We also celebrated individual students who reached an incredible milestone by:
⭐ Reading over 600 minutes
⭐ Reviewing 10 books
⭐ Tracking both in Beanstack

We are so proud of our readers and their commitment to learning. Keep turning those pages—your hard work truly pays off! 💙📘