Pinecrest Academy of Idaho

Pinecrest Academy of Idaho held their “Christmas Concert” tonight. Great job Pine rest students K through 7! Special thanks to the First Presbyterian Church for hosting the event. Thank you PTO (sponsors), teachers, staff, parents, volunteers and students for making the festive evening a success.

Open Enrollment for our next school year starts January 3 - March 5, 2023!

Students attended an assembly today on ”Santa Hat Day”. Congratulations to the “North House” for winning the House Points competition for the month of November. Every month the ”House” with the most points (across the school) gets treated by our PTO. It is both team work and individual contribution to the total points.

Our K through grade 3 students were treated to a “Balloon Party” today. Mr. Chris Owens, from Papa Tophi’s Entertainment”, provided balloon art entertainment for our students. The students created balloon animals and sculptures of their own, tying in the Arts and Science (STEM). Mr Owens is also a Pinecrest parent. Thank you Mr Owens! 🎈

The Rotary Club of Twin Falls distributed free dictionaries to our grade 3 students today. Special thanks to Mr Lawrence Flournoy and Mr Jeremy Gooding for organizing the distribution of the dictionaries.

December 9-16

December 9 (Friday): Free Dress Day
December 12 (Monday): Holiday Top with Jeans
December 13 (Tues.): Santa Hat with Free Dress Day
December 14 (Wed.): Strange Sweater with Jeans
December 15 (Thurs.): Red or Green Top with Jeans
December 16 (Friday): Free Dress Day

Holiday Grams may be bought for only $1. Send a candy cane and a personalized note to another student, teacher, or staff member to wish them season’s greetings. This is a fundraiser for the school and all proceeds are put back into the educational program. Buy your Holiday Gram at the PAI Office.

Please help us collect toys for children who are less fortunate this Christmas. Please drop off toys (new and unused) in the “Toys for Tots” box (in cooperation with Marine Corps Reserve). Thank you!

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Pinecrest Academy of Idaho, a public charter school, will conduct a public/virtual board meeting on Tuesday, December 13, 2022; beginning at 8:30 a.m. at 905 Shoshone Street North Twin Falls, Idaho 83303.

The meeting is also accessible via Zoom webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89994160973 Webinar ID: 899 9416 0973
Or via mobile: 16694449171 or 16699009128

Pinecrest Academy’s ‘Winter Concert’ will be held the evening of December 14th. More info will be sent home via email soon.

Upcoming PAI PTO Meetings:

Free Dress Day this Friday (December 2nd) for all students.

Pictures from today’s “Read Like an Eagle” presentation by College of Southern Idaho. Special thanks to our PTO and the Athletic Departmemt at CSI for organizing this. Children who meet the reading goals set by their teachers will get a free t-shirt to enter a CSI basketball game in January. Go CSI!

Thank you PAI PTO

PAI teachers attend a workshop on the “Danielson Framework for Teachers” by Mrs Kathleen Hanson of the Danielson Group.

Mr Reynold’s 7th graders making elephant toothpaste so that they can study the different types of chemical reactions.

Mr Reynold’s 6th graders making their anemometers in Science. This is a trial, where they're going to be designing their own after the Fall Break.

Mr. Reynold’s 5th graders tracking shadow length throughout the day. Braving the cold for the love of science.

Mrs. Gordon’s 2B class create a presentation on the different states of matter in Science. They created an Anchor chart.

There is no school for students this Friday, Nov. 18, as it is a PD Day for teachers. The school will be closed from Nov. 21-25 for Fall Break. The school will re-open on Nov. 28th.

PTO Canned Food & Coat Drive.

Students in 3A (Mrs Bradshaw) and 2B (Mrs Gordon) sent their “Veterans Day” cards to the 3-2 Aviation Battalion in South Korea via Mrs. Ellisor, whose husband is stationed in South Korea. 🇺🇸

PAI will be closed on Friday, November 11th, for Veterans Day. We honor all of the men and women who have served and protected our country. 🇺🇸

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Pinecrest Academy of Idaho, a public charter school, will conduct a public/virtual board meeting on Tuesday, November 15, 2022; beginning at 8:30 a.m. at 905 Shoshone Street North Twin Falls, Idaho 83303.

The meeting is also accessible via Zoom webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89994160973 Webinar ID: 899 9416 0973
Or via mobile: 16694449171 or 16699009128

The agenda has been posted on the website: pinecrestidaho.org

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PTO’s “Spirit Shirts” 2022-23 are on sale now! Students who wear the shirt on Fridays may also wear jeans.

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Grade 4 students attend a presentation by members of the Shoshone Bannock tribe on Native American Heritage. Special thanks to Mrs Cutler and her family for the presentation.

Pictures from
our ‘Costume Day’ on October 31st 🎃

This program, sponsored by the CSI Athletic Department, encourages students to read for enjoyment. Students get to win T shirts and free tickets to a CSI basketball game. More info will be sent home. 🏀

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Pinecrest Academy of Idaho, a public charter school, will conduct an emergency public/virtual board meeting on Tuesday, November 1, 2022; beginning at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82823319838
Meeting ID: 828 2331 9838
Or via mobile: 16694449171 or 16699009128

The agenda has been posted on the website: pinecrestidaho.org

Dress Up!

November 7: Spirit Week- Career Day
November 8: Spirit Week- College Day
November 9: Spirit Week- Super Hero Day
November 10: Spirit Week- Crazy Hair Day

Pinecrest Academy of Idaho Board members and Principal visit Pinecrest Cove Academy in Miami, Florida.

STEAM education at PAI starts in grade 1. Our young grade 1 Pioneers are seen here working on their Communication unit in Mrs Thayne’s class.

Students were learning about using light to communicate. Students got to use a flashlight to signal a Morse code message.

They also go to experiment with different materials to see which would make the loudest sound for better communication.

PAI grade 7 students doing STEM related activities in Mr. Reynold’s Science class.

Rendering of Pinecrest Academy of Idaho’s new building. Expected completion in July 2023.

Free Dress Day on Friday, Oct. 14th.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Pinecrest Academy of Idaho, a public charter school, will conduct public/virtual board meeting on Tuesday, October 18, 2022; beginning at 8:30 a.m. at 905 Shoshone Street North Twin Falls, Idaho 83303.

The meeting is also accessible via Zoom webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89994160973 Webinar ID: 899 9416 0973
Or via mobile: 16694449171 or 16699009128

Using STEM Education to enhance the learning experience of Pinecrest students. Our grade 2 (Mrs Pryor) and grade 3 (Mrs Tubbs) students during their science class. We will showcase other classes as well during the course of the school year.

Abigail’s (7th grade) design won the contest for the 2022-23 Spirit Shirt design. While many attractive designs were submitted by our grade 6 and 7 students (our most senior students), Abigail’s design got the most votes from teachers. Our PTO will be handling the Spirit Shirt sales in the next few weeks.

Work on the Pinecrest Academy of Idaho’s new building has begun.