Weekly Update

Hi Parents,

Happy Friday!   We celebrated Dr. Seuss all week. Fine Arts Night was a great family activity! Time is clicking along, and the calendar is filling fast!  The kids are working to fill our Marble Jar and earn an opportunity to bring a toy to school. :)

We started talking about maps this week, and I showed the kids these two AWESOME videos.  I promised I'd include a link in this week's blog so they can watch from home.  THEY ARE SO COOL!!!!!!  I hope you like them too.  :)

Pinebrook Yearbooks are on Sale:
Please click HERE for information about ordering your child's Pinebrook yearbook.  Yearbook orders are optional.  The deadline to order is April 24th.  

Camp STEAM-tacular:
Camp STEAM-tacular is coming to Pinebrook this summer.  Please click HERE for more information and to register your child.

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading:  We will talk about how good readers use context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown words.  
• Writing:  We will continue our opinion writing unit as we focus on editing our writing for mechanics, punctuation, and proper sight word spelling.
• Math:  We will begin a quick little unit on Fact Families.  Fact families are made up of 2 addition sentences and 2 subtraction sentences, which all contain the same numbers.  Fact families are sometimes called "related facts".  For example:
• 2+3=5
• 3+2=5
• 5-2=3
• 5-3=2
• Social Studies:  We will continue our Maps unit.  We will explore cardinal directions,  map keys and map symbols, and construct a map of a familiar area.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Sunday looks like a perfect day to start the spring clean up in the yard.  I am looking forward to some time outside.  Have a fantastic weekend!  

Weekly Update

Hi Parents!

I hope you've had a good week!  We had a visit from the dentist and a few days of indoor recess.  We had a Den Rally today where we talked about promises and commitments.  We also learned about Mr. Thiessen's nomination for LCPS Principal of the Year!  Congratulations, Mr. Thiessen!  

Here's a quick update...

No School Tuesday:
Don't forget there is NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS on Tuesday, March 3rd. 

Celebrating Dr. Seuss! 
Dr. Seuss's birthday is March 2nd.  We will celebrate Dr. Seuss with a school-wide spirit week.  Themes for each day are:

• Monday:  Wear many different colors of clothing in honor of My Many Colored Days.
• Tuesday:  STUDENT HOLIDAY!  NO SCHOOL!
• Wednesday:  Wear polka dots in honor of Put Me in the Zoo.
• Thursday:  Wear a crazy hat or crazy hair in honor of The Cat in the Hat.
• Friday:  Wear your favorite college or vacation shirt in honor of Oh the Places You'll Go!

Pinebrook 15-Year Celebration:
Mark your calendar for May 7th!  Please see the flyer below about our Pinebrook 15-year celebration!  It's going to be a blast!

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading:  We will discuss tools readers use to better understand books.  We will explore rhyme, author's message, and have some fun with Dr. Seuss favorites.   
• Writing:  We will continue our opinion writing unit.  We will also take inspiration from some Dr. Seuss favorites while we practice mechanics, punctuation, and proper sight word spelling. 
• Math:  We will finish our Subtraction unit.
• Social Studies:  We will learn more about Dr. Seuss and his life while enjoying some Dr. Seuss themed activities.    

Thank you for your continued efforts to support the kids and me!  I appreciate working with each of you, and I am continually amazed at the progress the kids are demonstrating.  Please reach out with questions, comments, and feedback.

Have a super weekend!