Friday Updates 10/21/22

Friday, October 21, 2022

 

Reminders for Friday, October 21st
  • Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
  • No School on Monday, 10/24 -- Diwali
    • If you're celebrating, I'm wishing you a sparkling festival of lights!
  • 30 minutes TOTAL of RAZ Kids due by Friday, 10/28
  • Rounding to the Nearest Ten Assessment on Thursday, 10/28 (math)
  • Habitats Assessment on Thursday, 10/28 (science)
    • Study guide will come home on Monday. 
  • Main Idea Assessment on Friday, 10/28 (reading)
    • Students will identify the main idea of a fiction story. It is what the story is mostly about or what is happening the most throughout the story.
      • Example.) In Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the main idea is that Goldilocks is trying to find the just right items in the house.
  • Class Party on Friday, 10/28
    • Lunch in the classroom.
    • Parents are welcome to attend the party starting at 1pm. Please make sure that you have planned to leave by 2pm to allow buses to arrive for dismissal.
  • No School on Monday, 10/31 -- teacher work day
  • No School on Tuesday, 11/1 -- teacher work day
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.
    • Ice Cream at lunch on Thursday!
      • Ice cream is $1.
  • PTA Meeting on Monday, 11/21 at 7pm in the Pinebrook Elementary Library
  • School store will be open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 7:40 - 8:00mm.
Week Overview
SEL/Morning Meeting - We learned about the power of yet and how mistakes make us smarter.
Reading - We really focused on our read aloud topic during reading this week.
Writing -  We started writing about small moments in our lives.
Read Aloud - We identified the most important part of a fiction story. Next week, we will 
Math - We compared numbers, both 2-digit and 3-digit. Next week, we will learn how to round numbers to the nearest 10 (example - 25 rounds to 30, 52 rounds to 50).
Science We learned about the arctic, desert, and grasslands. Next week, we will learn about forests, ponds, oceans, and adaptations.
Handwriting - We reviewed letters l, k, and y.

Due to the holiday, it is a 3-day weekend! I'll see the kiddos again on Tuesday.
Have a wonderful weekend,