Reminders for Friday, October 27th
- Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
- Homework packet due on Friday, 11/3
- It will be sent home on Wednesday.
- No School on Monday, 10/30 - teacher work day
- No School on Tuesday, 10/31 - teacher work day
- Library books due by Wednesday, 11/1
- Basic Addition quiz on Thursday, 11/2 (math)
- Changes in Habitats test on Friday, 11/3 (science)
- Fact Families quiz on Thursday, 11/9 (math)
- This is addition and subtraction facts.
- 10, 4, 6 -- 4 + 6 = 10, 6 + 4 = 10, 10 - 4 = 6, 10 - 6 = 4
- Transportation Quiz on Friday, 11/10 (reading)
- The student will use their background knowledge to identify connections to a fiction text - text-to-self, text-to-text, text-to-world.
- It is not a quiz on transportation. It is a quiz of reading skills.
- No School on Tuesday, 11/7 - Election Day & Teacher Work Day
- No School on Monday, 11/13 - Diwali
Notes
- PEP (Parents as Educational Partners)
- There are monthly events for grown-ups/caregivers of English Language (EL students). They are hosted by Mrs. Gustilo and Mrs. Chatila, two of our EL teachers at PNB. All meetings are held at Pinebrook.
- Weekly Reminder
- Return library books by Mondays on B Weeks!
- If you do not return your books, you will not be allowed to pick out new books.
- Wear sneakers on Thursday 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.
- Ice Cream is available at lunch on Wednesdays for $1.
- LCPS allows students to purchase ice cream any day of the week.
- As a team, second grade is encouarged to get ice cream on Wednesday to help prevent any chaos (like buying 4 ice creams).
- 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.
- Our lunch is 12:45 - 1:15pm.
- Pinebrook Family Resources Page
- Information on how to study, testing, online programs, etc.
- School Store is open on Fridays!
- Everything is $2.
- My expectations are that the kids check in and drop off their backpacks FIRST and that all of their school store items stay in their backpacks.
SEL/Morning Meeting - Family Communication, Home Link for Lesson.
Math - We started our basic addition unit (no regrouping). We will continue this and start our fact family unit (4 + 6 = 10, 6 + 4 = 10, 10 - 4 = 6, 10 - 6 = 4).
Phonics - We learned about the digraphs wh- (what, which), ph- (phone, graph), and -ng (sang, ring). We also learned the heart words: could, would, or, and for.
Reading - We started learning about transportation.
Writing - We wrote basic sentences (nouns, verbs) this week. We will continue this next week.
Writing - We wrote basic sentences (nouns, verbs) this week. We will continue this next week.
Science - We had a one-day lesson on germs. We then started learning about changes in habitats; you can check our mind map here!
It is a 4-day weekend for the kids!
I'll see them back at school on Wednesday, 11/1.
Have a fantastic weekend,
