The kids are officially settling into our regular routines! 🎆 That being said, our afternoon is changing a little bit as we are going to switch math and social studies/science; we started this on Wednesday and the kids have already said they like it better so I think it will be a smooth transition. I'll send a new schedule home on Thursday with the kids' mailbox papers.
Reminders for Friday, September 16th
Week Overview
- Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
- 30 minutes TOTAL of RAZ Kids due by Friday, 9/23
- Log in through LCPS Go or go to kidsa-z.com
- Story Elements Assessment on Friday, 9/23 (reading)
- Students will identify the setting (where and when) and characters (who is in the story).
- Scientific Method Test on Thursday, 9/22 (science)
- Study guide was sent home on Monday.
- Skip Counting quiz on Thursday, 9/22 (math)
- No School on Monday, 9/26 - teacher work day
- If you celebrate Rosh Hashanah, Shanah tovah umtukah!
- Puma Olympics on Friday, 9/30
- We'll be outside from 10:30 - 12:00pm
- Please dress for the weather, wear sneakers, and bring a water bottle! The kids can also bring sunglasses (which they can do for recess too).
- The Fun Run fundraiser will also being during the Olympics.
- You can view our team page HERE,
Notes
- Weekly Reminders
- Wear sneakers on Monday, Wednesday, 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.
- Return library books by Wednesday!
- If you do not return your books, you will not be allowed to pick out new books.
- Scholastic Book orders due by 9/29/22.
- This is completely optional! Just a resource for getting books to read at home.
- Pinebrook Family Resources Page
- Information on how to study, testing, online programs, etc.
- PTA Meeting on Monday, 10/17 at 7pm in the Pinebrook Elementary Library
- School store will be open on Fridays from 7:40 - 8:00mm.
- The kids should come to the classroom first so I know they are here and THEN go to the school store.
- Click here to see the flyer from the PTA.
SEL/Morning Meeting - We continued to build our classroom community and discussed more growth mindset.
Reading - We worked on building our reading stamina - reading for long periods of time.
Writing - We learned about verbs and reviewed our understanding of nouns, adjectives, and verbs.
Writing - We learned about verbs and reviewed our understanding of nouns, adjectives, and verbs.
Read Aloud - We made connections to our texts. Next week, we will focus on the story elements of setting (where and when) and characters.
Science - We started learning the steps of the Scientific Method and did two experiments - walking water and the "leak-proof" bag (I entirely forgot to take photos!). Next week, we will continue reviewing the steps and doing experiments.
Math - We learned about 2-digit place value (ones and tens). We will practice our skip counting to 120 as we get ready to learn about 3-digit place value (ones, tens, hundreds. We talked about:
- number form = 42
- word form = forty-two
- Base 10 form = 4 rods and 2 units
- expanded form = 40 + 2 = 42
Have a great weekend,
