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Your Guide to News & Events at PTISD November 2006
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  • Gold Performance Award
  • BRAVO from the School Board
  • Community Service
  • Safety & Prevention
  • Celebrating the Fine Arts
  • Share the Schools
  • Lessons for Learning
  • First Grant Awarded!
  • Upcoming Events
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    Gold Performance Award

    Texas Education Agency notified PTISD that the Gold Performance Acknowledgment (GPA) system has recognized four campuses for high performance ratings. The figures released by TEA show that Pine Tree ISD is recognized for outstanding student achievement. Congratulations to the teachers of these students who continue to build the tradition of excellence!

    Thirty-five students at Pine Tree High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program� (AP�) Exams.

    BRAVO from the School Board

    The Board of Trustees presented Cathy Shipp, director of the PT Education Foundation, with a BRAVO Award for accepting the challenge of developing an exceptionally successful education foundation for Pine Tree I. S. D. Read more about the Education Foundation Five for the Foundation Campaign.

    Community Service

    Young people and teachers at PTISD chose a variety of community projects to support last month. Participation in these projects not only delivers valuable resources to organizations in need, but also provides important lessons in philanthropy, decision-making, and community to the people involved.

    Congratulations are in order for Pine Tree Elementary and Intermediate School who took the top two Fundraiser spots in Gregg County supporting the American Heart Association for 2005- 2006.
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    Fifth and sixth grade AGM classes are working with 6th grade G/T students at Carthage Middle School on a year-long Community Problem- Solving project in conjunction with the LEGS program at LeTourneau University in Longview. Students sold PT Spirit Bands and are giving all of the profits from this fundraiser to the LEGS team at LeTourneau University.
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    Students at the Middle 7th Grade Campus supported the United States troops serving our country through Operation S-O-T. Under the direction of counselor, Ginger West, students collected items and mailed them them to the US troops. Read More

    In October, the Pine Tree Junior High PALs collected more “Coats for Kids” than any other area school. The coat collection is sponsored by Longview Ministries and the contest was sponsored by KLTV for the third year. The “Traveling Trophy” was awarded to Pine Tree 7th grade and elementary schools in past years. For this year’s event, PTJH PALs collected 200 coats. Teacher Karen Darby is the PALs sponsor. Read More

    The Street Law class of Pine Tree High School provided their 9th annual Halloween Safety Skit for the Elementary campus on Oct. 31st.

    Teacher, Suzanne Shackelford, was supported by her colleagues at PT Elementary in her Avon Walk for Breast Cancer on Oct. 21st. Read More

    PTHS teacher, Melissa Edwards and Primary School's Liz Magee are volunteering dozens of hours in rehearsal this month. Don't miss their stage performance of A Christmas Carol!

    Safety & Prevention

    October was Fire Safety Month. The Longview Fire Department brought the big red fire truck to school to show our Primary and Elementary students ways to stay safe. Read More

    Pine Tree ISD employs two full time School Resource Officers. The School Resource Officer seeks to balance three roles; that of enforcer, counselor and teacher. As an enforcement officer, the SRO's primary purpose is to keep the peace and maintain safety for students and staff. This is an important element in providing an effective learning environment. Roger Askew is stationed at the Junior High and Chris Bethard at the High School.

    A recent practice drill carried out by the City of Longview SWAT Team included PTHS students. The focus of the exercise was stopping intruders from taking hostages at schools. Members of Longview SWAT and the crisis negotiation team took part in the exercise. Read more

    Celebrating the Fine Arts

    • Advanced Theatre presents Thoroughly Modern Millie with live music and high-spirited dance: Nov. 9-11th.

    • PT Pride was Awarded a Division One at UIL Marching Band Contest, Oct. 27th. PTHS Majorettes & Flags will host and participate in twirling competitions Nov. 11th and 18th.



    • Got Jazz? PTHS Jazz Band, Dissonance, just completed auditions and will be performing soon!
    • Choir Students on three campuses earned medals at All-Region Contest in October. High School-14; Junio r High-7 ; Middle 7th-10.
    • Intermediate Choir Students presented music programs in October.
    • Pirate Precision Dance Team will perform in the Cotton Bowl parade December 31st.
    • PTHS Art students participated in Spooky Art with the Longview Museum of Fine Arts in October.
    • BIG ART will begin for 3rd and 4th grade in November.

    Share the Schools

    Pine Tree Junior High was the stopping point for the bus tour provided by Buster Turner for the Senior Citizens invited to our Share the Schools event on November 2nd. JH student council students were on hand to present flags to the veterans in the audience who were honored guests. A program featuring the Junior High Girls Choir preceded lunch.

    Lessons for Learning

    Election day is Nov. 7th, but how much do you know about American politics? The students in Candee Collins' HS Street Law class wondered the same thing so they interviewed 140 people, asking 10 questions about our government. Then the television stations wanted to interview them about their findings. Remember to vote - Tuesday, November 7th.



    Students in Kim Permenter's classroom participated in a thematic unit that concluded with a "Pumpkin Lab". The 5th grade Language Arts/ESL students weighed, measured, made predictions, and graphed information about pumpkins. The students "dug in" and counted the number of seeds inside their pumpkin, then checked their estimates (made the previous week).

    First Grant Awarded!

    The first online grant proposal for classroom projects at Pine Tree ISD has been awarded by DonorsChoose, an online marketplace that allows individuals and businesses to support specific student projects proposed by teachers. Click here to read more about the grant.

    Jennifer Pope and her Pre-K students at the Primary School will be using new art supplies soon thanks to the generosity of a donor who ventured onto DonorsChoose.org. Find out more about the creative ideas teachers have in store for their students. Click here to view the district's CHALLENGE PAGE.

    Upcoming Events

      November Character Trait: C O O P E R A T I O N
    • Food drives continue on campus
    • Nov. 1 – HS choir begins Caroling Card project
    • Nov. 3 – End of 2nd six-weeks
    • Nov. 7 - Election Day
    • Nov. 8 - JH 9th grade parent meeting 4:00
    • Nov. 9-11 HS musical: Throughly Modern Millie
    • Nov. 9 - Activity pictures for HS yearbook will begin at 8:15
    • Nov. 10 - Progress reports for grades 1-2
    • Nov. 13 - Board of Trustees meeting, Admin Bdg, 6:00
    • Nov. 13 - BIG ART program for 4th grade
    • Nov. 14 - College & Career Night, 6:30 at the Maude Cobb Activity Center
    • Nov. 15 - Middle 7 UIL competition
    • Nov. 15 - Picture retakes for 5th & 6th
    • Nov. 16 - Picture retakes for Kindergarten / Pre- K
    • Nov. 17 – Kindergarten Thanksgiving feasts
    • Nov. 20-24 Student holidays HAPPY THANKSGIVING
    • Nov. 27 - BIG ART for 3rd grade
    • Nov. 30 - Picture retakes for 3rd & 4th

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