Country Trails Elementary School
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CT 5th graders are off on their new adventure. Staff and students celebrate them on their final walk through the halls.
We wish them lots of happy times at PKMS!
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CT House Color winner is …
Congratulations to the Purple House!
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Buddy Bus Challenge Winners – May 2026
Central 301 Celebrates Final Bus Buddy Winners of the School Year The final Bus Buddy drawings of the 2025–26 school year are complete, and Central 301 Transportation is celebrating students who helped make the ride to and from school a positive experience for others. Throughout the school year, bus drivers nominated students who demonstrated kindness,
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CT 5th graders earn a splash of fun!
To celebrate their incredible growth from August to May, Ms. Lazar’s class earned a well-deserved water balloon party for crushing their testing goals!
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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!
