2nd Grade Classes had a great time visiting Staerkel Planetarium today! After learning about our solar system, students enjoyed lunch at Parkland College with their friends! The weather was not on our side today for the park, but we made the best of it and have some great memories from our day!
Yesterday's 5th grade science fair was a huge success! 🎉 It was amazing to see all the hard work, creativity, and enthusiasm from students. Everyone enjoyed learning about the unique projects and experiments. A big thank you to all the students for their dedication!
Mr. Herrin’s class has spent the past few weeks exploring the life cycle of chickens and learning all about embryo development. We studied how embryos grow, how eggs are fertilized, and even discovered some fun facts—did you know there are over 1,600 chicken breeds around the world? The students were thrilled to find out they’d be helping raise chicks right in the classroom! Today, we moved our newly hatched chicks out of the incubators—check out these adorable photos! 🐣
And to top off a fantastic day at the District 118 Math Challenge, our first graders got to celebrate their hard work with a special treat from McDonald’s!
Some of our talented first graders had the exciting opportunity to participate in the District 118 Math Challenge today. It was a fun and rewarding experience for everyone involved!
Racin earned a token for the book vending machine today for reading consistently. Keep up the great work!
Last week, we had the opportunity to celebrate our incredible Pine Crest Administrative Assistant staff during Administrative Assistant Week. We are so grateful for Abby Razmus, Amber McComas, and Leslea Thompson, who consistently go above and beyond to support both our students and staff at Pine Crest. Their hard work, dedication, and positive spirit make a difference every single day. Thank you for all that you do to help make Pine Crest a great place to learn and grow!
Join us for the Science Fair!
Please join us in celebrating our outstanding staff members who have been named recipients of the 2025 Golden Ruler Award. This award is one of the highest honors an educator or staff member can receive in Vermilion County.
Congratulations to Marianne White (PC Kindergarten Teacher), Carolyn Surowka (MMJH Math Teacher), Marla Taylor (GRHS Math Teacher), and Reuben Rowe (GRF Director of Maintenance).
We are incredibly proud of their accomplishments and deeply appreciative of their dedication and service to the GRF community.
🎉 Skate Week is Almost Here! 🛼
We’re thrilled to welcome back our friends from Illini Skateland for our annual Skate Week, May 5th–9th! This is an amazing chance for students to have fun, stay active, and learn valuable skating skills that last a lifetime.
All students will get to participate FREE of charge, thanks to the incredible support of our PTO! 💙 A HUGE thank you to them for sponsoring this awesome experience—we’re so lucky to have such a generous and supportive PTO!!
✅ Don’t forget: Permission slips are due Monday, April 28th. Extra copies are available in the gym.
Let’s roll into an exciting week of fun, fitness, and learning! 🛼
Pine Crest Families! Tomorrow is Two Quarter Tuesday! 🌎🌸
Graysen Ferrero earned a book token today for his amazing comprehension skills in 1st grade! Way to go Graysen!
📢 Attention Pine Crest Families! 🎉 Get ready for our Sticker Shop TOMORROW! 🗓️✨ Students can shop from 7:25-7:55 AM . 🌟 Stickers are just 2 for 25 cents, with a $1 limit (that’s 8 stickers)! 💰 Don't miss out on the fun! See you there! 😊🐰🐣
Students in Mr. Herrin’s second grade class have spent the last week learning about landforms and canyons. After learning the process of how erosion affects landforms, they put their theories to the test. The students created their own model “rainstorms” to see what would happen to their landforms. The students had a messy, fun time with this activity!
2nd grade students are enjoying the new equipment that PTO purchased for all students to use outside during recess times. Thanks, PTO, we appreciate you!
2025-2026 Kindergarten Round-Up information!
2nd grade students are enjoying the new equipment that PTO purchased for all students to use outside during recess times. Thanks, PTO, we appreciate you!
Pine Crest Families! Tomorrow is Two Quarter Tuesday!
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This is March! 2nd grade is fueling their energy of March Madness by having students participate in their own Reading March Madness. The competition is based on books from our Wit & Wisdom curriculum and classroom read alouds. Students from each second grade class will vote on what book they enjoyed more until our bracket is complete and we have chosen a winner. Who will win Reading March Madness?! 🏀
Today, our 5th graders had an amazing learning experience with specialists from Ameren, diving into the importance of energy efficiency! 🌱💡 It was a fun and educational session that sparked some great conversations about how we can all make a difference.
A quick reminder to parents: please don’t forget to fill out the survey in your child's folder! This is a wonderful opportunity for your child’s teacher to earn a gift card for their classroom. Thank you for your support!
