Friday Updates 10/24/25

Reminders for Friday, October 24th

• Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
• Homework packet due Thursday, 10/30
• Packet will go home on Monday, 10/27
• October PEP session on 10/28
• Topic: School Personnel, Parent-Teacher Conferences, and Report Cards
• This is mainly for our EL families, all families are welcome. 
• See below for more information!
• Animal Life Cycles test on 10/30 (science)
• Your child needs to know how animal life cycles repeat, that animals will change as they grow, and the similarities/differences between animal and plant life cycles.
• Your child should know the stages in the life cycles of butterflies and white-tailed deer.
• Fall Class Party on Thursday, 10/30
• We will be having our fall class party from 12:45-2:00pm.
• Please consider donating $30 to our class fund.
• If you would like to attend, join the Sign Up Genius. We like to keep track of who plans to be in the building. Thank you!
• If you would like to help/volunteer, please contact our room parents, Cathy Haugen at chaugen0724@gmail.com, Yvis Dimitrov, and Jaimie Sorenson.
• No school on 10/31 - teacher work day
• Please be sure to check if we have a conference this day!
• No school on 11/3 & 11/4 - teacher work day
• Please be sure to check if we have a conference on 11/3.

Notes

• Weekly Reminder
• Return library books by Wednesday each week!
• If you do not return your books, you will not be allowed to pick out new books.
• Wear sneakers on Monday and Friday for P.E.
• If you do not wear sneakers/tennis shoes/trainers or closed-toed shoes (NO boots), you will not be allowed to participate in P.E. This is a rule from the P.E. teachers.
• Ice Cream will be available at lunch next week!
• Ice cream is $2.
• We would prefer that students plan to purchase ice cream on Fridays. Per LCPS, they are allowed to buy it any day of the week. We encourage them to buy ice cream only on Fridays so that they are less likely to make it a competition.
• House Spirit Days are on Fridays.
• Wear your house color on Fridays to show house spirit. 
• Parents can join at lunchtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
• Please be sure to bring your ID card to get in the front door.
• Please make sure to stay at our table.
• Our lunch is 12:10 - 12:40pm.

• Pinebrook Family Resources Page
• Information on how to study, testing, online programs, etc.

• Parents as Educational Partners - PEP
• Please consider joining the Pinebrook Elementary PEP Remind group to get reminders about PEP sessions, EL FACE sessions, and other EL programs offered by LCPS and Pinebrook! Join by going to rmd.at/pnbpep2526 or by texting @pnbpep2526 to 81010.
• Come join the October PEP session at Pinebrook! Each session is created specifically to help EL families understand and get assistance with important information about your child as an LCPS and Pinebrook student.
• Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
• Time: 4:30 - 6:30pm
• Place: Library at Pinebrook Elementary
• Topic: School Personnel and Family-Teacher Conferences
• A simple Halal dinner will be provided. 
• We will have in-person translation available for Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Mandarin, and Spanish languages.
• We will have online translation for other languages.
• Childcare will be provided.

Week Overview

SEL/Morning Meeting

Reading - We reviewed central idea and started talking about point of view. We will continue talking about point of view next week.
Writing - We published our writings about places we have been and started talking about proper nouns (library - Gum Spring Library).

Math - We focused on even/odd numbers this week. Next week, we will start working on place value with 2-digit and 3-digit numbers.

Science - We started our animal life cycles unit by learning about the life cycle of a monarch butterfly. Next week, we will review this and learn about the life cycle of a white-tailed deer.

Handwriting  - We practiced writing manuscript - R, J, K, Q,V, Y.

Have a magnificent weekend,

 

Friday Updates 10/17/25

Reminders for Friday, October 17th

• Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
• Homework packet due Friday, 10/24
• Packet will go home on Tuesday, 10/21
• No School on 10/20 - Diwali
• Even/odd number quiz on 10/23 (math)
• Be able to identify an even number (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 in the ones place) and an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7, 9 in the ones place).
• Animal Life Cycles test on 10/30 (science)
• Your child needs to know how animal life cycles repeat, that animals will change as they grow, and the similarities/differences between animal and plant life cycles.
• Your child should also know the stages in the life cycles of butterflies and white-tailed deer.
• Fall Class Party on Thursday, 10/30
• We will be having our fall class party from 12:45-2:00pm.
• Please consider donating $30 to our class fund.
• If you would like to attend, please let Ms. Stiffler know so she can let the front office know. We like to keep track of who plans to be in the building. Thank you!
• If you would like to help/volunteer, please contact our room parents, Cathy Haugen at chaugen0724@gmail.com, Yvis Dimitrov, and Jaimie Sorenson.

Notes

• Weekly Reminder
• Return library books by Wednesday each week!
• If you do not return your books, you will not be allowed to pick out new books.
• Wear sneakers on Monday and Friday for P.E.
• If you do not wear sneakers/tennis shoes/trainers or closed-toed shoes (NO boots), you will not be allowed to participate in P.E. This is a rule from the P.E. teachers.
• Ice Cream will be available at lunch next week!
• Ice cream is $2.
• We would prefer that students plan to purchase ice cream on Fridays. Per LCPS, they are allowed to buy it any day of the week. We encourage them to buy ice cream only on Fridays so that they are less likely to make it a competition.
• House Spirit Days are on Fridays.
• Wear your house color on Fridays to show house spirit. 
• Parents can join at lunchtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
• Please be sure to bring your ID card to get in the front door.
• Please make sure to stay at our table.
• Our lunch is 12:10 - 12:40pm.

• Pinebrook Family Resources Page
• Information on how to study, testing, online programs, etc.

Week Overview

SEL/Morning Meeting

Reading - We reviewed making inferences and focused on central idea.
Writing - We reviewed plural nouns and started writing about places that we have been.

Math - We practiced our skip counting skills from 2s, 5s, 10s, and 25s and backwards by 10s. Next week, we will focus on even/odd numbers.

Science - We continued learning about plant life cycles. We finished this unit and will start our animal life cycles unit next week.

Handwriting  - We practiced writing manuscript.

Have a fantastic 3-day weekend and I will see the kids again on Tuesday,

 

Friday Updates 10/10/25

 

Reminders for Friday, October 10th

• Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
• Homework packet due Friday, 10/17
• Packet will go home on Monday, 10/4
• No School on 10/13 - Indigenous Peoples Day
• Skip counting quiz on 10/16 (math)
• Plant Life Cycles test on Thursday, 10/16 (science)
• No School on 10/20 - Diwali
• Even/odd number quiz on 10/22 (math)

Notes

• Weekly Reminder
• Return library books by Wednesday each week!
• If you do not return your books, you will not be allowed to pick out new books.
• Wear sneakers on Monday and Friday for P.E.
• If you do not wear sneakers/tennis shoes/trainers or closed-toed shoes (NO boots), you will not be allowed to participate in P.E. This is a rule from the P.E. teachers.
• Ice Cream will be available at lunch next week!
• Ice cream is $2.
• We would prefer that students plan to purchase ice cream on Fridays. Per LCPS, they are allowed to buy it any day of the week. We encourage them to buy ice cream only on Fridays so that they are less likely to make it a competition.
• House Spirit Days are on Fridays.
• Wear your house color on Fridays to show house spirit. 
• Parents can join at lunchtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
• Please be sure to bring your ID card to get in the front door.
• Please make sure to stay at our table.
• Our lunch is 12:10 - 12:40pm.

• Pinebrook Family Resources Page
• Information on how to study, testing, online programs, etc.

Week Overview

SEL/Morning Meeting

Reading - We practiced making inferences. We will review central idea next week.
Writing - We learned about plural nouns this week and start talking about our descriptive essay topics (places we'd like to visit). We will continue this next week.

Math - We practiced addition and subtraction and worked on equal (=) and unequal (=/=) expressions. Next week, we will practice our skip counting skills.

Science - We wrapped up our labs and started our plant life cycles unit with living and nonliving things. We will continue this next week.

Handwriting  - We practiced writing manuscript - capital letters F, L, S, A.

Have a wonderful 3-day weekend and I will see the kids again on Tuesday,

 

Math Resources

Math Resources

• Magma 
• This is the county-supported math program that we are using in the classroom.
• There are assignments from the teacher in the Assignments tab.
• The Practice tab is additional practice and can have some stuff assigned by the teacher.
• How to access:
• LCPS Go
• Math folder
• Magma
• use LCPS login to log into the program

• Kiddom
• This is the math curriculum from the county. We have not used the online program in our class yet but you are welcome to explore it.
• How to access:
• LCPS Go
• Math folder
• Kiddom
• use LCPS login to log into the program

• Freckle
• Freckle has both math and reading skill practice and we do use both.
• Math has 4 different categories and can include assignments from the teacher. Students can use it anytime without needing an assignment.
• How to access:
• Go to https://student.freckle.com/login (also on our Schoology page under Math)
• Use class code from your teacher
• Type in your first name and last initial

• Boddle
• This is an additional math program that we use in class ocassionally. 
• It has your student practice their math facts and other math skills.
• How to access:
• Go to boddlelearning.com (it is also on our Schoology page under Math)
• Click on Play Game
• Log in using your login information from your teacher.

• Flash Cards
• They may be an old strategy but they are still a good one! Flash cards are still effective at helping students learn and remember their addition and subtraction facts.

• Reflex Math
• We used to have Reflex as an online program at Pinebrook. 
• It focuses on addition and subtraction facts. Once your child masters those, you could move them onto mulitplication and division.
• You would have to pay for it because I do not have access to it. I do very much recommend it if you can do it because we saw great progress in students' ability to recall addition and subtraction facts while we were using it.

Friday Updates 10/3/25

 

Hello Parents of Ms. Stiffler’s Class!🧐

The Room Parents for this year will be Cathy Haugen, Yvis Asin, and Jaimie Lynne Wilson. As Room Parents, we are responsible for coordinating and planning the three 🤩classroom parties for this  year, organizing donations and volunteers for classroom needs and activities, communicating important  information and reminders from the teacher or PTA and helping with teacher appreciation efforts.

Our Fall Party will be here before we know it – on Thursday October 30th from 12:45-2.

The Winter Party is Friday February 13 from 12:45-2, and

the End of Year Party will be Friday, June 12 from 12:45-2.

Please note that younger siblings of students may not attend class parties (not a classroom rule, but a Pinebrook rule). Parents must also sign up in advance to attend and help out.

A sign up will be sent out closer to the date of the party. We appreciate your help and understanding!

Based on past experience with planning class events, we have estimated that $25 per student should cover the expenses for the year – this includes the cost of craft supplies, party snacks, and games for all class parties, as well as class gifts for Mrs. Stiffler during Staff Appreciation Week and end of year events.

To help us prepare for the Fall Party and other events, we kindly ask that contributions be submitted by  Friday, October 10th. If you are unable to send a class party contribution, please do not worry! We will have other ways you will be able to contribute throughout the year.

You can send your contribution electronically to:

PayPal: chaugen0724@gmail.com

Venmo: @Cathy-Haugen

Zelle: 330-265-9548

Please include your child’s name and note that the payment is for “Mrs. Stiffler Class Contribution."

If you prefer to send a check or cash, please make it payable to Cathy Haugen and include your child’s name and “Mrs. Stiffler Class Contribution.

Thank You! We truly appreciate your support in making this a fun and memorable year for your child. We’ll be in touch throughout the year with opportunities to volunteer and participate in class events.

Your Room Parents,

Cathy, Yvis, and Jaimie🎃🥳🙏

Reminders for Friday, October 3rd

• Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
• PTA Fall Fest on 10/3
• 5:30 - 7:30pm at Pinebrook ES!
• Ms. Stiffler will be at Trunk or Treat with Mr. Weinheimer, Mrs. McClellan, and Mrs. Bielecki!
• Homework packet due Friday, 10/10
• Packet will go home on Monday, 10/6
• Addition and Subtraction quiz on Thursday, 10/9
• No School on 10/13 - Indigenous Peoples Day
• Plant Life Cycles test on Thursday, 10/16

Notes

• Weekly Reminder
• Return library books by Wednesday each week!
• If you do not return your books, you will not be allowed to pick out new books.
• Wear sneakers on Monday and Friday for P.E.
• If you do not wear sneakers/tennis shoes/trainers or closed-toed shoes (NO boots), you will not be allowed to participate in P.E. This is a rule from the P.E. teachers.
• Ice Cream will be available at lunch next week!
• Ice cream is $2.
• We would prefer that students plan to purchase ice cream on Fridays. Per LCPS, they are allowed to buy it any day of the week. We encourage them to buy ice cream only on Fridays so that they are less likely to make it a competition.
• House Spirit Days are on Fridays.
• Wear your house color on Fridays to show house spirit. 
• Parents can join at lunchtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
• Please be sure to bring your ID card to get in the front door.
• Please make sure to stay at our table.
• Our lunch is 12:10 - 12:40pm.

• Pinebrook Family Resources Page
• Information on how to study, testing, online programs, etc.

Week Overview

SEL/Morning Meeting

Reading - We practiced making inferences and will continue this next week.
Writing - We focused on nouns and will start working on our descriptive essays next week.

Math - We used practiced  relating addition and subtraction fact (fact families). We will continue addition and subtraction and work on equal (=) and unequal (=/=) expressions next week.

Science - We completed more labs this week and will do a couple more next week before starting our plant life cycles unit.

Handwriting  - We practiced writing manuscript - capital letters M, D, C, T, E, I

Have a fantastic weekend,

 

Friday Updates 9/26/25

Reminders for Friday, September 26th

• Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
• Homework packet due Friday, 10/3
• Packet will go home on Monday, 9/29
• No School on 10/2 - Yom Kippur
• PTA Fall Fest on 10/3
• 5:30 - 7:30pm at Pinebrook ES!
• Ms. Stiffler will be at Trunk or Treat with Mr. Weinheimer and Mrs. McClellan!
• No School on 10/13 - Indigenous Peoples Day

Notes

• Weekly Reminder
• Return library books by Wednesday each week!
• If you do not return your books, you will not be allowed to pick out new books.
• Wear sneakers on Monday and Friday for P.E.
• If you do not wear sneakers/tennis shoes/trainers or closed-toed shoes (NO boots), you will not be allowed to participate in P.E. This is a rule from the P.E. teachers.
• Ice Cream will be available at lunch next week!
• Ice cream is $1.
• We would prefer that students plan to purchase ice cream on Fridays. Per LCPS, they are allowed to buy it any day of the week. We encourage them to buy ice cream only on Fridays so that they are less likely to make it a competition.
• House Spirit Days are on Fridays.
• Wear your house color on Fridays to show house spirit. 
• Parents can join at lunchtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
• Please be sure to bring your ID card to get in the front door.
• Please make sure to stay at our table. You can walk your kiddo back to the classroom after lunch (when Ms. Stiffler comes to pick them up) if you would like.
• Our lunch is 12:10 - 12:40pm.

• Pinebrook Family Resources Page
• Information on how to study, testing, online programs, etc.

Week Overview

SEL/Morning Meeting - new unit!

Reading - We continued talking about central idea. We will practice making inferences next week.
Writing - We published a narrative about a time we made the world a better place. We also learned about run-on sentences and using punctuation. Next week, we will focus on nouns and writing descriptive essays.

Math - We used practiced adding and subtracting to 20. Next week, we will focus on relating addition and subtraction fact (fact families).

Science - We started our first science unit about scientific method by completing labs. We will complete more labs next week.

Handwriting  - We practiced writing manuscript - r, j, k, q, v, y.

Have a great weekend,