Tuesday Updates 11/25/25

Reminders for Tuesday, November 25th

• Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
• Homework packet due by 12/5
• Homework will be sent home on 12/1
• No School 11/26, 11/27, 11/28 - Thanksgiving/fall break
• Return to school on Monday, 12/1
• Scholastic Book Fair 12/1 - 12/5
• Check out information here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/pinebrookelementaryschool.
• Family Shop is on Tuesday, 12/2 from 
• Family Literacy Night on Tuesday, 12/2 from 6:00 - 7:30pm
• You can check out the flyer here: https://stifflersecondgrade.blogspot.com/2025/11/stories-under-snowflakes-2025.html.
• Measuring to the nearest inch (using a ruler) quiz on 12/4 (math)
• Changes in Habitats test on 12/4 (science)
• Study guide is being sent home today, 11/25
• Also included are some flash cards with the vocabulary words

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 December PEP session at Pinebrook! 
• Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
• Time: 4:30 - 6:30pm
• Place: Library at Pinebrook Elementary
• Topic: Language Acqusition, WIDA testing, Safety Online
• A simple Halal dinner will be provided. 
• We will have in-person interpreters available for Arabic, Dari, Spanish, and Uzbek languages.
• We will have online interpreters for other languages.
• Childcare will be provided.
• RSVP here: https://pnbpepdec25.eventbrite.com

Week Overview

SEL/Morning Meeting

Reading - We continued to learn about theme - what is the lesson or moral that the author wants you to learn from reading their story. We starting to read fairy tales.

Writing - We reviewed adding -s, -es to make words plural and finding the subject and the predicate of a sentence. We will start working on our imaginative stories next week.

Math - We finished learning about patterns this week. Next week, we will learn how to use a ruler to measure to the nearest inch.

Science - We finished our learning about habitats and ecosystems and how animals adapt to survive in their habitats. We will learn about how habitats can change over time or quickly next week.

Handwriting - We practiced writing manuscript.

Have a fantastic 5-day weekend and I will see the kids again on Monday, 12/1.

Thankful for all of you!

 

Friday Updates 11/21/25

Reminders for Friday, November 21st

• Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
• No Homework packet next week.
• Homework will resume 12/1.
• Patterns quiz on 11/25 (math)
• Your child should be able to:
• continue a given pattern (of shapes or numbers) - extending patterns
• rewrite a given pattern in a different way - transferring patterns
• example - 1, 1, 2, 3 could be written a, a, b, c
• continue increasing a given pattern - growing patterns
• example - 1, 2, 3, 4 and the next would be 5 (this would be represented by a number of shapes)
• Habitats and Ecosystems test on 11/25 (science)
• No School 11/26, 11/27, 11/28 - Thanksgiving/fall break
• Scholastic Book Fair 12/1 - 12/5
• Check out information here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/pinebrookelementaryschool.
• Family Shop is on Tuesday, 12/2 from 
• Family Literacy Night on Tuesday, 12/2 from 6:00 - 7:30pm
• You can check out the flyer here: https://stifflersecondgrade.blogspot.com/2025/11/stories-under-snowflakes-2025.html.

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 December PEP session at Pinebrook! 
• Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
• Time: 4:30 - 6:30pm
• Place: Library at Pinebrook Elementary
• Topic: Language Acqusition, WIDA testing, Safety Online
• A simple Halal dinner will be provided. 
• We will have in-person interpreters available for Arabic, Dari, Spanish, and Uzbek languages.
• We will have online interpreters for other languages.
• Childcare will be provided.
• RSVP here: https://pnbpepdec25.eventbrite.com

Week Overview

SEL/Morning Meeting

Reading - We continued to learn about theme - what is the lesson or moral that the author wants you to learn from reading their story. We starting to read fairy tales.

Writing - We finished writing about our opinions. We will start working on our imaginative stories next.

Math - We practiced rounding to the nearest 10 and start working with patterns. We will continue working with patterns next week.

Science - We started learning about habitats and ecosystems and how animals adapt to survive in their habitats. We also learned about food chains and interdependence. We will continue this next week.

Handwriting  - We practiced writing manuscript.

Have a wonderful weekend,

 

Family Literacy Night 2025

 

Stories Under the Snowflakes

Tuesday, December 12th

6:00 - 7:30pm

• shop the Scholastic Book Fair
• discover new favorite books and timeless classic books for every reader
• listen to stories
• enjoy captivating tales read aloud by teachers
• learn mindfulness routines
• relax and recharge with simple, kid-friendly mindfulness
• make crafts
• get creative with hands-on craft projects inspired by favorite books
• enjoy a sweet treat
• Kings of Pop frozen treat truck will be on-site selling delicious frozen popsicles for $5 each!

STEM Opportunity at Gum Spring Library

 

Friday Updates 11/14/25

Reminders for Friday, November 14th

• Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
• Homework packet due by Friday, 11/21
• It will go home Monday, 11/17
• Rounding quiz on 11/19 (math)
• Your child should be able to round a given number to the nearest 10.
• Any number with a 1, 2, 3, 4 in the ones place will round DOWN to the previous ten.
• example - 21 rounds down to 20, 3 rounds down to 0
• Any number with a 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 in the ones place will round UP to the next ten.
• example - 45 rounds up to 50, 89 rounds up to 90
• Patterns quiz on 11/24 (math)
• Your child should be able to:
• continue a given pattern (of shapes or numbers) - extending patterns
• rewrite a given pattern in a different way - transferring patterns
• example - 1, 1, 2, 3 could be written a, a, b, c
• continue increasing a given pattern - growing patterns
• example - 1, 2, 3, 4 and the next would be 5 (this would be represented by a number of shapes)
• Habitats and Ecosystems test on 11/25 (science)
• No School 11/26, 11/27, 11/28 - Thanksgiving/fall break

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 November PEP session at Pinebrook! 
• Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
• Time: 4:30 - 6:30pm
• Place: Library at Pinebrook Elementary
• Topic: School Health Procedures & Family Engagement
• A simple Halal dinner will be provided. 
• We will have in-person interpreters available for Arabic, Dari, Mandarin, Spanish, and Uzbek languages.
• We will have online interpreters for other languages.
• Childcare will be provided.

Week Overview

SEL/Morning Meeting

Reading - We will continue to learn about theme next week - what is the lesson or moral that the author wants you to learn from reading their story.

Writing - We started writing about our opinions on different topics. We will continue this next week.

Math - We practiced numbers in order from least to greatest and greatest to least and compare using < less than, > greater than, and = equal to. Next week, we will learn how to round to the nearest 10 and start working with patterns.

Social Studies- We finsihed learning about revolutionary figures from the Revolutionary War period of the United States. We start learning about habitats next week.

Handwriting  - We practiced writing manuscript.

Have a fantastic weekend,

 

Puma Progress Form

Hello Puma Families,

Let us introduce Puma Progress: Strengthening the Home–School Connection.

At Pinebrook, we believe that when teachers, parents, and students work together, student success thrives. Our new Puma Progress form is designed to strengthen that partnership by connecting everyone around each child's quarterly progress.

After receiving the report card, parents and students will review it together, celebrate strengths, and choose one area for growth. Using information shared by the teacher throughout the quarter, families will record both the identified success and growth goal on the Puma Progress form, sign it, and return it to the teacher.

Research continues to show that one of the strongest predictors of student success is a parent's value of education—and the Puma Progress process gives families and teachers a meaningful way to work together to nurture that value.

Forms will come home Monday, Nov. 10, and should be returned by Friday, Nov. 14. Thank you for your partnership in helping every Puma grow!

Need the form in a different language? Click here for a tool to use!