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Welcome!
Pillager Elementary School serves Early Childhood through 5th grade students and their families.
Academics and Fun make Pillager a great place to have a wonderful learning climate. Students are involved in Spelling Bee, Science Fair, Success Maker computer programs, Accelerated Reader, and a host of fun activities such as Student Reward Days, Chess Club, Kid Connection, sports-wrestling, basketball & softball to name a few. Our staff continually reviews curriculum and staff development remains a priority, as we continue to grow.
Pillager is at the heart of Minnesota and the Brainerd Lakes area continues to be one of Minnesota’s fastest growing areas.
Take a peak at our Elementary Pages or stop in for a visit to see what our school is about.
Feb 2010 - April 2010 Newsletter
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Cold Weather Reminder/ Recess & Winter
Reminder as colder weather approaches; all students will be required to go outside for recess when temperature is above -10 degrees F, including wind chill. Please make sure your student(s) to bring their boots, gloves, hats and coats to school everyday. There are many days the mornings start out cooler and by recess time it is warm enough for the students to go outside, making it very important for your student(s) bring their warm weather clothing to school every day! |
Science Fair
 The 2010 Pillager Elementary Science Fair is Thursday, February 4, 2010 and will be open to the public for viewing during the boy’s basketball game against Bertha-Hewitt. |
Spelling Bee
 The Pillager Spelling Bee was held on Thursday, January 21 at 2:00.
The Spelling Bee was open to students in grades 4th through 8th |
Box Tops for Education!
Pillager Elementary is collecting Box Tops for Education.
Start saving Box Tops today and help earn monies for your school!
Can we collect 4000 box tops in January?
If every class (K-5) collects 235 we will make it!!
So, here's the challenge...
The first 3 classes who collect 300 box tops will recieve a special ice cream party! If the whole elementary makes the goal, every class will be awarded a special treat!!
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Students of the Month
Congratulations to our Elementary Students of the Month.
Click on the above link to view the honored students. |
Junior Achievement
 "Junior Achievement uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life. In partnership with business and educators, Junior Achievement brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential." Many of our classroom have parent volunteers who present Junior Achievement material throughout the year. (click on link for more info...) |
Links to Additional Resources
These links take your away from the Pillager School website. Please report any link that does not work or site that may contain inappropriate content.
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NCLB , TITLE I, MDE, LEA
What do all these acronyms mean? Although you may not be familiar with these you will want to know what they mean. NCLB is the No Child Left Behind law. This involves the federal legislation and federal funds that are sent to school districts throughout the state. The NCLB legislation was one of President Bush’s accomplishments shortly after his election. It is strongly supported by Republicans and Democrats alike. The Minnesota Department of Education works with your Local Education Agency (the School) to help all students. One of the ways that this happens is through our Title I program. Our School receives money through the state and federal government to help our students. We are a school wide program in the elementary so although we may identify your son or daughter as needing extra help they are not usually pulled out of the classroom but do receive additional help through extra teachers in the classroom. Pillager school offers that help through smaller reading groups and the addition of extra teacher help in the classroom for math.
The Pillager school has also applied for Safe and Drug Free funds through the same kinds of programs. We work with Freshwater to provide many programs to help keep our school safe for your child.
There is information available to you about the MDE and Pillager school on the MDE web site. Please visit http://education.state.mn.us for more information about MDE or visit http://education.state.mn.us/reportcard2004 to find information on Pillager’s testing results and other information. Please feel free to call Wanda Bell your LEA person at Pillager School. |
Early Entrance to Kindergarten
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| Mrs. Wanda Bell, Elementary Principal | Mrs. Bell graduated from Bemidji State University with a teaching degree and has taught in Elementary schools for 18 years. She completed her Master's degree from Hamlin and received a Educational Administration and Leadership certificate from St. Cloud State in 2001. She and her husband, Steve, have 3 daughters who all graduated from Pillager Public High School.
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| Contact Information | Mrs. Wanda Bell, Elementary Principal 746-2110 wanda.bell@pillager.k12.mn.us
Christina Wilson,
Elementary Secretary
746-2111
cwilson@pillager.k12.mn.us
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| Christina Wilson, Elementary Secretary | Christina joins our Elementary office staff this year. Christina and her husband Justin, have two daughters, Rachel and Kylee and they have lived in the lakes area since 2001. Christina enjoys reading, scrapbooking, down-hill skiing and coaching figure skating in her free time.
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**Math - Currently we are using 
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