It was wonderful to meet and speak with so many of you this week! We are rolling right into the new quarter with new strategies and learning to do.
Reminders for Friday, November 3rd
- Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
- Homework packet due on Friday, 11/10
- It will be sent home on Monday.
- Report Cards sent on ParentVUE at 3pm on Monday, 11/6
- No School on Tuesday, 11/7 - Election Day & Teacher Work Day
- 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.
- Powhatan quiz on Friday, 11/10 (social studies)
- No School on Monday, 11/13 - Diwali
- Basic Subtraction quiz on Friday, 11/17 (math)
- Pueblo quiz on Friday, 11/17 (social studies)
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
Math - We finished our basic addition unit and started our fact family unit (4 + 6 = 10, 6 + 4 = 10, 10 - 4 = 6, 10 - 6 = 4). We will continue this next week.
Phonics - We learned about the digraphs -nk (think, pink). We learned the heart words: there and where.
Reading - We continued our learning about transportation and how to use it to make connections to ourselves, other texts, and the world.
Writing - We did some prompt writing about vehicles.
Writing - We did some prompt writing about vehicles.
Science - We wrapped up changes in habitats. We will start our Powhatan unit for social studies next week.
Have a wonderful weekend,