224 American, Minden, CT 89423

This is our first year at Pinon and I have been so impressed. Starting with the Principal Mr. Reid, he sets the tone and the school’s motto of “Pinon is Kind” and this really carries through to the individual actions of the staff and teachers. Everyone says good morning and hi to each other, the staff knows all the kids by name. I’m in the office fairly frequently so I see on a weekly basis how the administration handles behavior issues both good and bad. They treat the children with respect and really listen to them when trying to understand what happened in a particular situation. They go out of their way to make sure every kid can get to school and have a good school day. In regards to academics I am loving the way they teach math, they teach strategies to help the children solve mathematical problems far behind basic addition and subtraction and are building a way of thinking that will help them in the future grades. My daughter is in first grade and her teacher Mrs. Rice has been able to juggle multiple ability levels of kids and keep high performing students challenged while still making sure others don’t fall behind. And I just love how there are so many parents and grandparents and siblings at pickup times and school events. It’s just a really nice community feel and there is no pretentiousness. Thank you Pinon Hills for being such a positive, fun, place to learn.