Country Trails Elementary School
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CT kindergartners say goodbye to the butterflies
Kindergarten students at Country Trails watched their tiny caterpillars turn into beautiful butterflies. The hard part is saying goodbye!
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CT 1st graders get their monster’s brought to life.
What happens when imagination meets craftmanship? Ms. Pfeifer’s 1st graders dreamed up creative colorful monsters, and Mr. Claahsen’s 8th graders brought those ideas to life by sewing each student their own monster!
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CT students make some colorful memories!
Students from Kindergarten through 5th grade took part in a massive tie-dye project, bringing their school spirit to life. Every student had the chance to create their own masterpiece by tie-dyeing a shirt in their specific House Color. The students were excited to create art in a new way, leaving everyone with a wearable reminder
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CT 3rd graders living the dream!
Students who mastered their multiplication and division math facts were rewarded with the ultimate “golden ticket”: the chance to pie their teachers and principals in the face. 1 lucky student had the chance to pie Mr Speiden. 1 lucky student had the chance to pie Mrs. Kolkebeck!
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CT kindergartners celebrate ABC Countdown
B is for BINGO! Kindergartners have started the ABC countdown for the end of the year! Sight Word Bingo was a great B day celebration. Mrs. Kolkebeck joined in for a round of Sight Word Bingo!
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CT 4th and 5th graders were treated to a musical performance
PKMS Band and Choir performed for our 4th and 5th graders to generate some excitement to join band in 5th grade and choir going into middle school! Music from the Lego movie, the Lorax, and Beauty and the Beast were a big hit!
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Buddy Bus Challenge Winners
March Bus Buddy Winners Announced! Central 301 is proud to recognize our March 2026 Bus Buddy winners! Each month, students across the district are recognized for demonstrating positive behavior on the bus, including kindness, responsibility, and respect for others. These students help create a safe and welcoming environment for everyone. Congratulations to our March Bus
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CT Reading Madness
Country Trails Brings Reading Madness to Life Country Trails Elementary wrapped up its Reading Madness challenge with a wild building-wide assembly, celebrating months of reading, engagement, and friendly competition. The school-wide initiative began with 32 books, read and shared across classrooms and the library over the course of several months. Students participated in regular voting
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CT students are PTO raffle winners!
Who wants to take a limo ride to school? Scoopie from Culvers Restaurant was escorted into the lunch room by these PTO raffle winners and received a special plushie!
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CT kindergartners present The Little Red Hen
Mrs. Milnamow’s kindergarten class was so excited to present The Little Red Hen with their handmade puppets!
