Weekly Update

Hi Everyone!

Happy Friday! Please read to the end of this post as I have lots of important information to share with you.

Next Week is Spirit Week:
In honor of Career Day next Friday, we will celebrate with Spirit Week next week. Themes for each day are as follows:

• Monday: Career "Champe" Day-Wear navy or silver (Champe High School colors) to represent the importance of high school education.
• Tuesday: College Pride Day- Wear college gear or colors to support our career goals and readiness for college.
• Wednesday: Future Career Day-Dress up like your future profession
• Thursday: Interview Day- Dress for success like you would dress for an interview
• Friday: Our Future Starts Here Day- Wear Pinebrook gear or Pinebrook colors

First Grade Music Program:

Please check yesterday's Thursday folder for important information about our First Grade International Music Program on Wednesday, May 30th. Please sign and return the slip at the bottom of the letter to confirm your child's attendance and participation in the program.

End of the Year Literacy Testing:

I can't believe I am about to type this, but I am...Our end-of-year literacy assessments will begin in May. This means we are at the most critical pat of our entire instructional year, as we make our final push towards our testing dates. Please be sure your child is reading every day...weekends included. Your child should read out loud to practice decoding decoding and fluency, and then practice retelling the story in sequence using characters' names and providing as many details as possible. Ask your child to make a connection to the story. Ask about the author's message...What is the author trying to teach us in the story? Ask your child to identify his/her favorite part and state why. I truly cannot overstate the importance of your child not only reading everyday, but discussing what he/she read!

"Rumble in the Jungle" Triple Play:

Don't forget..."Rumble in the Jungle" Triple Play will be on Thursday, April 26th at John Champe High School!

Camp STEAM-tacular!

This summer, Pinebrook will host Camp STEAM-tacular. This is a fun-filled week of STEAM related learning and exploration, which takes place June 18th-22nd from 9:00 a.m-3:00 p.m. here at school. Each grade level is aligned to a particular theme. Enrollment is limited and is already filling up quickly! You can learn more and register your child by visiting the Camp STEAM-tacular website HERE

Last Call for Pinebrook Yearbooks:

Pinebrook yearbooks are on sale now! Yearbooks may only be purchased online. To purchase a yearbook, go to ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter school code 7561118. You will be prompted through the order and payment process. The deadline to order a yearbook is April 29th. You must pre-order a yearbook if you would like your child to receive one. 

Flat Student Project Update:

We kissed the flat students goodbye yesterday and they are off on their adventures! 

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading: We will begin our next reading unit which focuses around meeting characters and learning lessons
• Writing: We will study a story to learn ways the author makes it special and then try out an author's craft in our own writing.
• Social Studies- We will begin our Maps unit to learn and recognize map skills and symbols
• Math- We will finish learning about Fractions and begin our Time unit by learning to tell time o the hour and half hour. 

Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or feedback.

My family is coming to visit this weekend so I am excited to spend some time with them! I hope you all have something fun planned as well! Have a great weekend!