Our Students
Pinecrest has a very diverse and multi-cultural student body consisting of approximately 450 students from Kindergarten to grade 8. Our students represent over 40 countries and 29 languages. The many cultural and linguistic backgrounds represented in our school are recognized and celebrated throughout the year within a proud Canadian context. Upon completion of our grade 8 program, Woodroffe High School and Sir Robert Borden are our designated feeder schools.
Our Staff
Our staff consists of 35 teachers, 7 EA’s, 6 ECE’s, 6 lunch monitors, a librarian, a Multicultural Liaison Officer (MLO), a Student Resource Officer (SRO), 3 custodial staff, 2 office staff, a vice-principal and principal.
Pinecrest has a very dedicated staff that is caring, nurturing and patient. They continue to maintain a progressive approach to professional development concentrated around literacy and math initiatives as stated in our school learning plan. Our Student Services Division consists of a team of learning support teachers, learning resource teachers, and ESL teachers who collaborate with our school social worker, psychologist, learning support consultant and other OCDSB staff and Community Partners to plan for student success.
Our custodial staff possess a focused approach on maintaining and cleaning our school. Their enthusiasm towards working with our teachers on a variety of school-wide initiatives continues to have an amazing impact.
Our Community
Pinecrest is blessed with a team of school partners who enrich our learning and the quality of our student’s lives here at school. Lee Valley (Lee Valley Readers), Indigo (Adopt-a- School), IKEA, and a host of dedicated individual volunteers and community service groups including OCISO, the Kiwanis Club and Rotarians (Dictionaries for Life) have left and continue to leave a very positive imprint on our school and the learning of our students. Our staff and students are greatly appreciative of the many personal efforts, donations and grants that our community continues to provide each year to help support and enrich the learning for our students.
Our Pinecrest School Council is comprised of a group of parents/guardians and teaching and non-teaching staff. Our parent council is not a formal group but rather an energized group of parents that have made a commitment to come together with the principal, vice-principal and teaching staff to understand the needs of students in order to optimize their school experience. Topics being explored include the Imagine Garden Project initiative, how to use the public library and obtain a library card, how can I help my child read, write and do math, community presentations and many, many more. For those who wish to join us, we meet on the first Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm to explore our school initiatives and plan for student success.
Mission Statement
Together as a staff, we developed the following Vision/Mission statement that reflects our collective thoughts: Pinecrest Public School is a diverse and inclusive place for students to bridge the relationship between success in school and individual success in life. Our purpose is to understand our students in order to focus on academic excellence and their social/emotional growth.
Facilities and Resources
Pinecrest is a beautiful facility that is over 50 years old! Students on a daily basis enjoy a library that has up-to-date books and magazines, a round and square gym, a refurbished instrumental music room, a science lab equipped with chromebooks and robotics, a Design and Techroom, two reading nooks and lockers for students from grades 2 -8. During the school day, students have multiple opportunities to engage in play on a very large playground area with play structures, basketball courts, and upgraded multi-level soccer fields. Our very spacious school makes Pinecrest a very special place to be.