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,