Remember to set clocks forward one hour on Sunday, 3/10!
Reminders for Friday, March 8th- Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
- Homework packet due Friday, 3/15
- It will come home Monday, 3/11
- Fill out permission slip and pay $9 for field trip.
- Inches quiz on Wednedsay, 3/13 (math)
- measure to the nearest inch using ruler
- Plants test on
Thursday, 3/14Friday, 3/15 (science) - Complete Career Matcher on School Links by Monday, 3/18 (guidance)
- We started it on Monday, 3/4 with Mrs. Ahmed.
- Questions, please email fatima.ahmed@lcps.org.
- Weight quiz on Monday, 3/18 (math)
- Measure to the nearest pound
- Native American quiz on Wednesday, 3/20 (reading)
- Use a nonfiction text to find answers to questions
- Temperature quiz on Thursday, 3/21 (math)
- Measure to the nearest 10 degrees on a thermometer
- Spring Break 3/25 - 3/29
- Return to school on Monday, 4/1
- No School on 4/5 -- teacher work day
- Report cards coming out soon after!
- Book Fair is open 3/11 - 3/18/24
- Family Night is 3/12/24 from 3 - 6pm.
- 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 (Unit 3), Home Document for SEL day
Math - We reviewed our calendar skills and practiced how to measure to the nearest inch using a ruler. We will continue this next week.
Phonics - We learned about er says /er/ (term, letter) and ir, ur say /er/ (firm, turn). New heart words were other, another.
Reading - We finished up our theme practice and started reading books about Native Americans. We will use this knowledge to find and answer questions in a nonfiction text. The focus will be finding evidence to support thinking.
Writing - We reviewed nonfiction text features and published a book on a nonfiction topic that they researched in class. We will continue this next week.
Science - We learned about the plant life cycle and started discussing how plants help us survive (resource) next week. Here is a mind map to help track our learning!
Have a fantastic weekend,
