Friday Updates 5/26/23

Friday, May 26, 2023

Reminders for Friday, May 26th

  • Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
  • 30 minutes TOTAL of RAZ Kids due by Friday, 6/2
  • No School on Monday, 5/29 -- Memorial Day
  • Outer Space quiz on Wednesday, 5/31 (reading)
    • The student will use their knowledge of outer space to show their understanding of a nonfiction text.
    • This is NOT test on space knowledge.
  • Economics Test on Wednesday, 5/31 (social studies)
  • Compound Words Quiz on Thursday, 6/1 (reading)
  • Comparing Fractions Quiz on Thursday, 6/1 (math)
  • Class Party on Friday, 6/2
  • Nutrition Test on Wednesday, 6/7 (science)
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.
      • Kids are welcome to get ice cream any day. Second grade is encouraging kids to go on Thursdays so that it is less confusing and chaotic.
    • House Spirit Days are on Fridays.
      • Wear your house color on Fridays to show house spirit. 
    • Parents can join at lunchtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
      • Please be sure to bring your ID card to get in the front door.
      • You can walk your kiddo back to the classroom after lunch (when Ms. Stiffler comes to pick them up) if you would like.
      • Our lunch is 12:20 - 12:50pm.
  • PTA Meeting on 4/24/2023 at 7pm in the Pinebrook Elementary Library
  • School store will be open on Fridays from 7:40 - 8:00am.
Week Overview
Reading - We continued learning about outer space.
Writing -  We continued working on comic books/graphic novels!
Read Aloud - We finished our focused lessons on prefixes and suffixes. We started focusing on compound words. You can check our learning on the mind map.
Math - We continued to work with fractions this week. The kids did fantastic with it! We started to practice comparing fractions this week.
Social Studies We continued learning about economics. We will finish this next week and start learning about nutrition.
Handwriting 

Have a wonderful weekend,