Friday Reminders 2/18/22

Friday, February 18, 2022

If you haven't already, please consider filling out the Mid-Year Family Check-In Survey. With the first two quarters finished and two more to go, I would love to take a moment to pause and check in you and your child. Thank you for your time!

In class, we have been really focusing in on making sure we know what our responsibilities are throughout the day. The kids love to socialize and we are working on being sure that it is the right time to be having conversations or not. There are three times that we are putting more effort into:

  • When the kids come into the classroom in the morning, they should be writing in their agenda, getting it checked, completing morning work on Seesaw, and THEN socializing with their classmates; this allows us to get rolling with our day once we return from specials. 
  • When it is snack time, they should finish their snack FIRST and then they can have free time. Lately, some kids have been playing or socializing and then eating snack during phonics. Since we have a set snack time, we are working on being responsible with our time.
  • When we come in from lunch, we should be getting our math homework ready, putting homework in our silver folders, packing up, and getting ready for the math lesson.
Just a small heads up that I will not be at school on Tuesday, 2/22. I have a teacher training to attend and therefore, the kiddos will have a substitute all day. Before they left today, I did have a conversation with the kids about being on their very best behavior and being good listeners for the substitute.

Reminders for Friday, February 18th

  • Please remember to bring your Chromebook and charger to school each day!
  • No School on Monday, 2/21 
    • Presidents' Day
  • 30 minutes of RAZ kids due by Friday, 2/25
  • Summary Quiz on Friday, 2/25 (reading)
  • Famous Americans unit starts on Tuesday, 2/22 (social studies)
    • We will be splitting this unit into three parts and studying nine famous Americans. We will spend one day on each American. Please view the study guide here.
    • Part 1: Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington Carver
      • Quiz on Friday, 2/25
    • Part 2: Helen Keller, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks
      • Quiz on Thursday, 3/3
    • Part 3: Jackie Robinson, Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King Jr.
      • Quiz on Friday, 3/11
Notes
  • **If you feel strongly about your child continuing to wear their mask throughout the day, please do let me know so that I can reinforce your decision with your student. Thank you!
  • Scholastic Book Fair is coming back to Pinebrook! It will be open from March 11 - 18. We will do a preview in school. You can check out the schedule here.
PTA Notes
  • PTA Bingo Night on February 25th at 6pm!
    • You can order dinner from YoPo's to support the school as well. Orders open from 2/4 - 2/18 at www.pay4schoolstuff.com. Today, 2/18 is the last day to order!
    • If you have any questions, please reach out to fundraising@pnbpta.org.
Week Overview
Morning Meeting/SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) - We practiced showing empathy in different situations.
Handwriting - We learned how to write "e", "l", and "f" in cursive.
Reading -  We learned about interesting details (events that can be changed and the story won't change) and important details (events or things that will change the story). Next week, we will practice summarizing stories.
Writing -  We practiced answering prompts based off of pictures. Next week, 
Math - We finished up our money unit. We started our time unit by learning about telling time to the hour (o'clock) and the half hour (30 minutes). We will learn how to tell time to the nearest 5 minutes next week.
Science - We finished up our weather unit by learning about erosion - breaking down of land due to water and wind over time. Next week, we will start our Famous Americans unit in Social Studies.

Have a marvelous weekend,
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