Weekly Update

Hi Everyone!

Happy Friday! I know you Caps fans are over the moon today! Congratulations to those who have been waiting for this moment for a long time!

Meanwhile, we have a busy day today. We will serenade our wonderful volunteers at our Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast this morning, and celebrate the end of the year at our party! How can it be almost time to say goodbye?

A few items for next week:

Rock and Read:
Monday is school-wide "Rock and Read" in which classes take turns reading in certain hallways around the school. Your child may bring a small towel or blanket to sit on during our class's turn at Rock and Read.

Picnic Lunch on Tuesday:
Our cafeteria will be used as a polling place for Tuesday's election, so every class in the school is eating lunch outside at it's designated lunch time. If possible, please have your child pack lunch on Tuesday. Lunch will be available for purchase from the cafeteria; however, with the number of students in the school, it will help to have as many students pack as possible.

Yearbooks:
If your child ordered a yearbook, it will be coming home today. If your child did not order a yearbook, there will be a limited number of copies available for sale on a first-come/first-served basis on Monday, June 11th at the school store. Yearbooks are $25; students must have exact cash or check for $25 made payable to Pinebrook Elementary. We will take time in class to sign yearbooks on Tuesday. If your child purchased a yearbook and would like to have friends sign it, please have your child bring his/her yearbook on Tuesday.

Quarter 4 Report Cards:
Your child's 4th quarter report card will be viewable in your ParentVue account on Wednesday, June 20th.

Our schedule next week will be very fluid. We have some "this and that" items to finish...our 1st grade memory books, making our audiobooks, and a secret Father's Day project. Aside from that, we will continue to clean out our desks and supplies, attend some end-of-year assemblies, celebrate the 5th graders before their Promotion Ceremony, and enjoy some extra time with friends in the sunshine!

Thank you all for the birthday wishes yesterday! The kids were so excited to finally find out how old I am. We even made a little math game out of it. To continue the celebration tonight, my boyfriend and I are headed up to Baltimore after school to see Dave Chapelle...I'm so excited!

I hope you all have a super weekend!

Weekly Update

Hi Everyone,

Thank you all so much for coming to our music program on Wednesday. It's the first time our 1st graders have performed this program. I hope you loved it as much as I did!

As we enter our last full week together, here is some information you need to know...

Family Reading Night:
Our Pinebrook Family Reading Night will be on Monday, June 4th at 6:30 p.m. here at school.  Come enjoy stories with your family, and complete some fun book-related activities.

Field Day:
Our 1st Grade Field Day will be on Tuesday, June 5th from 8:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. During Field Day, students rotate through various stations set up by our PE teachers, Mr. McPherson and Mr. Lose. Some stations are inside, some are outside, and some involve water play. Please refer to the Field Day information page that I sent home for specific information about how to prepare for Field Day.

Pinebrook Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast:
Calling all volunteers! The annual Pinebrook Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast will be Friday, June 8th at 8:30 a.m. in the cafeteria at school. If you have volunteered in any capacity this school year, please come to enjoy breakfast courtesy of our staff and entertainment courtesy of our students.

End of Year Celebration:
Our 1st Grade End of Year Celebration will be Friday, June 8th in the afternoon after lunch (12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.) All families are invited. A food permission form will be sent home soon!

Desk Clean Out:
Next week, we will begin to clean out our desks and supplies. We will do this slowly, over several days, so the kids' backpacks aren't overloaded with all the things they'll be bringing home.

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading-We will continue to record our audiobooks. Be sure to check out your child's SeeSaw page to see their audiobook!
• Writing-We will continue to look for inspiration all around us to make observations for writing poetry. 
• Math- We will complete our measurement unit
• Science/Social Studies- We will learn about Summer Safety and complete some fun End of hte Year activities! 

Enjoy your weekend! I hope it feels like summer soon!