After School Tutoring
The Pinedale Elementary School after school tutoring program continues to offer students additional academic assistance.This dynamic program, which is coordinated by Colleen Moran, continues to grow and provides our students with quality instruction through the efforts of our many dedicated community members and our paraprofessionals.
Summer School
The summer school program is designed to provide both enrichment  and learning the standards using different strategies. It typically runs one-half day, four days a week for six weeks. All students engaged with enrichment activities which focused on "Hiding the Learning" where kids incorporated reading, writing, and math , while creating art including mask and drum making, dance and other movement, storytelling and oral reading.
Music and Art
Student activities during the year include, in December, the K through 3rd Grade students preformed various winter songs for the Christmas program and the 4th and 5th Grade students preformed the musical play, "Surf'n Santa" with close to 120 students participating, and on the last day of school the 5th Grade classes preformed at the end of year assembly at the Elememtary School, all preformances directed by Gena Anderson. The 4th Grade Students performed a recorder concert in May in conjunction with the 5th Grade Crash Band conducted by Craig Sheppard. All students displayed their art work in the spring art show.
Activities
All students received swimming lessons, and during the winter the 4th Grade received cross county skiing instruction while alpine skiing was provided for the 5th Grade. Every student was given the opportunity to join the Ropin' Wranglers, an after school jump rope group that practiced twice a week. Teams were selceted from this group and traveled throughout the region to perform at many schools. Other afer school activities, the Walk/Run/Skip program, Jump Rope for Heart and Dancing Through Life. All programs were under the direction of Jarlath Mortenson, the Elementary Physical Education Teacher, whose major goal is teaching young students how to give of themselves without expecting something in return. These programs have been incredibly successful because this community gives so freely of themselves in support of the children and the programs.
Gifted and Talented PEAK Program
The PEAK dinner and program was held during the first week of March at which time students shared the stories they wrote with their families. Bill and Sherri Kellen had these projects published in a book intilted"Treasures" that was given to each student in May. The 5th Grade students also went to Teton Science School for three days in May to participate in a residential naturalistic program solving class.
Annual Trips
2nd graders enjoyed going to Fossil Butte National Park in Kemmer and 3rd graders visted businesses and government facilities within the community. The 4th graders traveled to Fort Bridger, South Pass City, the Mountain Man Museum, and Green River Valley Museum as part of their Wyoming History studies. The 5th graders made their annual trip to Salt Lake City. Further, enriching students learning, guest speakers frequented many of the classrooms bringing their knowledge and experiences in a varity of areas to the students.
Bondurant Students
In addition to their regular curriculum, students enrolled in Bondurant, attend classes in Pinedale every other Wednesday, take swimming lessons, participate in activities with other students at their grade level and visit the public library. They also participate in the Bondurant Community Christmas program, cross country skiing from their backdoor and enjoyed a field trip to Granit Hot Springs.
Mrs. Woodbury introducing herself to a couple of
Bondurant students. .
Students had fun telling Mrs. Woodbury about their project on "Crabs and Looking at Tens".
Parental Involvement
A large percent of parents attended parent teacher conferences in the fall and spring. Parents and Teachers for Children (PTC), and the Student Council sponsor an annual school carnival in February. They also celebrate a week of teacher appreciation in May and contribute time and money to various student activities including the family nights and the Spring Sock Hop. The Parent Advisory Community meets monthly with the principal to discuss school issues and solve problems. The Title I Parent Advisory group meets in the fall and spring to review the program, test scores and to make recommendations for the next year’s program.
Reading is Fundamental
 The Reading is Fundamental (RIF) program distributes free books to students three times during the school year. The Pinedale Elementary School evaluted assessment data, wrote new school improvement goals and created an action plan to meet each goal . The first goal and plan was developed to address reading comprehension. The action steps include implementing a research based language arts curriculum that focuses on the five elements of reading.
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