Tuesday Updates 11/22/22

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Reminders for Tuesday, November 22nd
  • Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
  • 30 minutes TOTAL of RAZ Kids due by Friday, 12/2
  • No School on the following days to observe Thanksgiving:
    • Wednesday, 11/23
    • Thursday, 11/24
    • Friday, 11/25
  • Fall Photo Retakes on Tuesday, 11/29
  • Pueblo tribe quiz on Thursday, 12/1 (social studies)
  • Nonfiction versus Fiction quiz on Friday, 12/2 (reading)
    • The student will be able to identify the difference between a fiction book and a nonfiction text.
  • Problem-solving quiz on Friday, 12/2 (math)
    • The student will read and solve given word problems. The student will write a matching equation with the answer.
      • Example: Saamiya has 7 pencils. She buys 4 more. How many pencils does Saamiya have now? 
        • Saamiya has 11 pencils.
        • 7 + 4 = 11
  • Equal/No-Equal quiz on Tuesday, 12/6 (math)
  • Lakota tribe quiz on Thursday, 12/8 (social studies)
  • Nonfiction Text Features Quiz on Thursday, 12/15 (reading)
    • The student will identify and use several nonfiction text features.
      • table of contents, headings, bold text, italic text, glossary (versus a dictionary), index, captions, and labels
    • This is a 2-week unit so we will not have a reading quiz on Friday, 12/9.
  • 2-digit Addition quiz on Thursday, 12/15 (math)
  • No School for Winter Break
    • Monday, 12/19/22 - Monday, 1/2/23
    • School returns on Tuesday, 1/3
Notes
  • Movie Night at Pinebrook
    • Friday, December 9th
    • 6:00-8:30pm in Pinebrook Gym
    • $25 for first child, any additional are $5; all children MUST be currently ATTENDING Pinebrook
  • 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.
  • Holiday Shop
    • Thursday, December 1st & Friday, December 2nd - Holiday Shop Preview Days
    • Saturday, December 3rd - Pancake Breakfast 8:30 am - 10:00 am
    • Saturday, December 3rd - Holiday Shop/Vendor Fair 9:00 am-11:30 am.
  • PTA Meeting on Monday, 1/9/2023 at 7pm in the Pinebrook Elementary Library
  • School store will be open on Fridays from 7:40 - 8:00mm.
Week Overview
Reading - We 
Writing -  We continued to work on our all about books. 
Read Aloud - We reviewed our reading skills this week. Next week, we will focus on identifying the differences between fiction books and nonfiction texts.
Math - We completed our fact families unit. Next week, we will practice answering word problems.
Social Studies - We finished our Powhatan tribe learning. Next week, we will focus on the Pueblo tribe and then the Lakota tribe the following week.
Handwriting - We reviewed letters

I'll see the kids again on Monday, 11/28!
Have a fantastic break,