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 $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.
• 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,

 

Friday Updates 9/19/25

Reminders for Friday, September 19th

• Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
• Homework packet due Friday, 9/26
• Packet will go home on Monday, 9/22
• Fall Picture day on Tuesday, 9/23
• Holidays writing assignment on Tuesday, 9/23
• will be completed in class
• Culture Project due by Friday, 9/26

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 focused on author's purpose - why did they write this text?
Writing - We learned about subject and predicate and how they make a sentence complete. We worked on our narrative about a time we made the world a better place.

Math - We used number lines and learned about adding and subtracting to 10. Next week, we will focus on adding and subtracting within 20.

Social Studies/Science- We learned about different U.S. holidays. We will start our first science unit about scientific method by completing labs.

Handwriting  - We practiced writing manuscript.

Have a great weekend,

 

Friday Updates 9/12/25

 

Reminders for Friday, September 12th

• Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
• Homework packet due Friday, 9/19
• Packet will go home on Monday, 9/15
• Fall Picture day on Tuesday, 9/23
• Holidays writing assignment on Tuesday, 9/23
• will be completed in class
• Culture Project due by Friday, 9/26

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 -  The first link will tell you about our conversations throughout the week. This link will tell you more about what SEL is from LCPS. 

Reading - We learned about setting and clues to find the setting. We also started using the text to support our thinking.
Writing - We wrote some details about a time we made the world a better place. We will publish this next week.

Math - We practiced practiced telling time, using a number line, and explaining our thinking. We will continue using number lines and start reviewing adding and subtracting to 10 next week.

Social Studies - We learned about U.S. Symbols. Next week, we will learn about different U.S. holidays.

Handwriting  - We practiced writing manuscript - f, l, s, e, o, u.

Have a fantastic weekend,

 

Friday Updates 9/5/25

Reminders for Friday, September 5th

• Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
• Homework packet due Friday, 9/12
• Packet will go home on Monday, 9/8
• Complete Field Trip Paperwork!
• Due by Thursday, 9/11/25.
• U.S. Symbols Test on Thursday, 9/11
• Culture Project due by Friday, 9/26

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 -  The first link will tell you about our conversations throughout the week. This link will tell you more about what SEL is from LCPS. 

Reading - We learned about central idea in stories. We also took our MAP Reading test.
Writing - We wrote about our friends. Next week, we will start brainstorming ideas for a personal narrative.

Math - We practiced with patterns and took our MAP Math test. Next week, we will practice telling time, using a number line, and explaining our thinking.

Social Studies - We finished our citizenship unit. We will learn about U.S. Symbols next week.

Handwriting  - We practiced writing manuscript - m, t, d, c, a, i.

Have a wonderful weekend,

 

Culture Project 2025

 

Culture Project

Due Date: Friday, September 26th 

Dear families,

While we are learning many new academic skills, the kids and I are learning many new things about each other. To help grow our classroom community, we want to learn more about our personal cultures and families.

Culture is the way a group of people act and what they believe. Family, traditions, holidays, celebrations, food, music, language, clothing, and religion make up a person’s culture. Your student is going to be learning their own culture so they can share it with others in our classroom.

Please help your child fill out the information on each page and talk to them about your family’s culture. They will be presenting their Culture Books with the class.

This project is to be completed AT HOME. 

The assignment includes three parts:

1. Culture Book - complete at home (click for a copy)
• EXAMPLE (click for an example)
2. Family Photo - bring from home
• A photograph to post in the classroom; it will help your child feel more connected to home while they are at school.
• It can be on photo paper or just printed from your printer. You can also send it to me and I will print it.
• If your child has more than one family, they are welcome to bring more than one photo.
• NO drawings for the family photo
3. Presentation in person

Students will be given three weeks to complete this assignment.  This is another great opportunity to discuss with your child the importance of time management and creating deadlines. It is expected that parents encourage their child throughout the completion of the project; however, all work should be written and created by the child.

Please reach out if you have any questions!

Ms. Stiffler