Pineview Elementary
639 Payne
Casper, Wyoming 82609
Phone: (307) 253-6000
Fax: (307) 253-6040
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Hours: 8:50 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Grades: K - 5
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School Description:
Pineview is a cooperative learning-based K-6 elementary school on the east side of Casper. Currently, 200 students attend Pineview, and class sizes range from 17 students in the primary grades to 26 in the intermediate grades.
We believe in meeting every student at his or her academic level. Students are continually challenged to work to their potential by setting personal goals for higher achievement.
Families:
Pineview’s parent group, the Pineview Organizaiton of Parents and Instructors, is very involved in offering fun activities throughout the year, including Books for Bingo, the school carnival, and school dances. Every parent is automatically a member, and there are no dues for the organization.
Parent-teacher conferences are held twice a year.
Math programs at Pineview are standards based. Bridges Math is used in K-5, and Connected Math is used in grade six. Both programs emphasize learning based on understanding, applying, and explaining concepts, rather than memorizing formulas.
Pineview’s reading program is Success For All, a nationally recognized, cooperative learning-based program from Johns Jopkins University. Students are regularly grouped and re-grouped based on their reading achievement.
Students learn writing using the Step Up To Writing model, interlaced with the 6+1 traits of Writing. Writing is integrated into all core curriculum areas.
The discipline system at Pineview is based on Success For All Getting Along Together steps. Students participate in forming the rules and consequences each year.
Pineview students also receive formal Spanish instruction.
Homework at Pineview is mostly comprised of work not completed during classroom time. At the intermediate level, however, students may be assigned some homework to help them learn responsibility and prepare for middle school and high school.
Students may participate in a variety of before- and after-school activities, such as art club, LEGO Robotics, spelling and geography bees, Future Problem Solvers, and student council.
Fifth-graders may participate in district basketball and volleyball.
Students may be dropped off at school at 8 a.m. to attend early bird reading. An after-school homework club also meets to help students complete work or receive extra instruction based on teacher referrals.
Pineview has a district magnet classroom for third- through sixth-graders identified for gifted and talented. Pineview also has an enrichment coordinator who pulls identified students from the regular classroom to work on projects and activities unique to their interests.
