Friday Reminders 3/4/22

With warmer weather, we start to get the "spring itchies" which is when the kids are more likely to be pushing each others' buttons and not listening to each other as much. We have been discussing this in class and in small groups as needed. I would highly appreciate it if you could just have a short conversation with your kiddo about expectations while they are at school - listening to each other and teachers, respecting personal space, and using kind words when we are frustrated. Thank you!

Quarter 3 Interim Reports went out this afternoon! These are intended to let you know how your kiddo is doing since we are now halfway into the third quarter. It is NOT a report card, which shows all their learning from the year so far and is included in their school records. Interim reports are not a part of your child's school records. You should have received an email. We are having trouble with the system that we use so I was not able to add comments to them; some teachers are still having issues with getting interims sent out. If you have a concern, please email me!

Reminders for Friday, March 4th

• Please remember to bring your Chromebook and charger to school each day!
• No School on Monday, 3/7 -- teacher work day
• 30 minutes of RAZ kids due by Friday, 3/11
• Jackie Robinson, Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King Jr. quiz on Friday, 3/11 (social studies)
• Character Traits quiz on Friday, 3/11 (reading)
• Calendar quiz on Friday, 3/11 (math)

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!
• Just to clarify - I cannot make your student wear their mask, but I can remind them and let you know if they are repeatedly choosing not to wear it.

• 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 March orders are due by 3/24/22. Our class code is RKQRV. 

• 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.

Week Overview

Morning Meeting/SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) - We did another set of lessons on empathy and discussed how adults at school show empathy and kindness toward kids.

Handwriting - We practiced our cursive and print this week. We also learned how to write "u" and "y" in cursive.

Reading -  We learned a bit more about the elements of a fairy tale to support our writing. We also continued to practice writing a summary with 5 details (first, then, next, after that, finally). Next week, we will learn about character traits.
Writing -  We started writing our drafts of our fractured fairy tales (a fairy tale, but with at least 3 details that have been changed - example: Three Little Pigs vs. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs). Next week, we will work on publishing our fractured fairy tales.

Math - We finished up our time unit by learning the difference between A.M. and P.M. We will practice reading a calendar next week.

Social Studies - We learned about Helen Keller, Thurgood Marshall, and Rosa Parks. Next week, we will learn about Jackie Robinson, Cesar Chavez, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Have a terrific 3-day weekend and I'll see the kids at school on Tuesday,