Happy October! We have had a fantastic first month of school. The kids are making friends and growing their skills - social and academic. We are mostly done with testing so we will be able to start our reading groups and Puma Power groups soon! The kids have been champs about doing their assessments and being patient when it's their turn.
Conferences are coming up this month! Thank you all for signing up so quickly. I'll send out reminders as we get closer. If you need to change your date/time or would like to switch from/to in-person/virtual, please let me know! You can still view the sign up HERE.
My main goal will be discussing your child's current behaviors in the classroom and where they are academically. So I would again like to offer you a chance to share any concerns you may have with me via this Google form. By doing so prior to your conference, it allows me to gather the proper resources or information prior to the meeting.
Big thank you to all the grown-ups at home! I appreciate your patience and support as we navigate our first full year of school in two years. It's been an adjustment for everyone, but the kids are doing well and so are you!
Reminders for Friday, October 1st
- Please remember to bring your Chromebook and charger to school each day!
- 30 minutes of RAZ kids due by Friday, 10/8
- Quarter 1 Interims will be coming out between tonight, 10/1 and Monday, 10/4.
- You will be able to view them on ParentVUE and should receive an email with a copy.
- Fall ASEP begins next week! If your child is signed up, please be sure that you know what ASEP classes your child is attending and what day.
- Puma Olympics on Thursday, 10/7
- Please make sure your student is wearing sneakers and has a water bottle this day!
- Library Books due Thursday, 10/7
- Library books are always due Thursdays as it is our Library day. The kids can turn books in any day before that as well. If they do not return their books by Thursday, they will not be allowed to get new books from Mrs. Higgins.
- Three-digit place value quiz on Tuesday, 10/5 (math)
- Communities test on Thursday, 10/7 (social studies)
- Counting forward/backward by 10 and 100 Quiz on Friday, 10/8 (math)
- Problem/Solution quiz on Friday, 10/8 (reading)
- Pinebrook Fun Run is in full swing!
- This is a fundraiser for the PNB PTA and the kids will all get to participate in a field day (Puma Olympics). For more information, please view this blog post.
- **If you have not already, please consider putting extra masks in your kiddo's backpack. Accidents happen and it's always best when the kids have masks that they are already comfortable wearing.
- Please also be sure that your kiddo's masks fit their faces well!
- LCPS lunch menu can be found HERE
- Look for the white dropdown box, click to choose elementary school, and then click SY Lunch @ ES. It changes each month.
- Scholastic Book Club October orders are due by 10/28/21. Our class code is RKQRV.
Writing - We learned how to use an organizer to help our writing. We discussed what to do when we think we are "done" - review for punctuation, capitalization, topic/concluding sentences, and neatness, add more details, and check spelling.
