It has been so refreshing to see the sun this week and have recess outside! I hope your spirit has been renewed by the sunshine too.
I have a few things to tell you this week...
Important Information About School Pictures:
Fall pictures will be taken on Wednesday, October 3rd. I sent home information about pictures in yesterday's Thursday folder. This will be a day for individual pictures only; a whole-class picture will be taken in the spring. Following are some guidelines to help facilitate your picture order/purchase:
- If possible, please order your child's pictures online. It is the fastest, easiest, and most convenient way to order your child's pictures. If you order online, you do not need to send anything to school with your child on Picture Day!
- If you are not ordering online, please fill out the payment envelope, enclose your payment, and send it to school on picture day. Your payment envelope must include your child's name, my name, your "look" (or background) selection, your package selection, and your payment.
- Picture purchase is optional.
Donuts With Dads:
The PTA is hosting a "Donuts with Dads" on Friday, September 28th from 7:00-7:30 a.m. at school. All dads and kids are welcome. To ensure that there are enough donuts for everyone in attendance, please complete the Donuts with Dads RSVP form found on the Pinebrook homepage.
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
- Reading-We will talk about good habits that readers use. We will talk about strategies for solving hard words and ways to smooth out our reading voices.
- Writing-We will begin to learn about writing small moments.
- Math-We will begin our patterns and sorting unit. We will discuss sorting attributes, such as size, color, thickness. We will learn about growing and repeating patterns and pattern units (the part of the pattern that repeats). You can help by asking your child to sort things at home (laundry, buttons, coins, etc.) and by asking your child to look for and describe patterns in the environment.
- Science-We will learn about apples and the lifecycle of an apple.
- Social Studies- Throughout first grade, we will learn about various Famous Americans, and their contributions to our country. Next week, we will talk about John Chapman, also known as "Johnny Appleseed," and Eleanor Roosevelt.
As always, I welcome your feedback. Please let me know if you have any questions!
Donal and I are off to another wedding this weekend! I'm definitely feeling burnt out from all of this traveling, but excited to share this special day with our friends. I hope you all enjoy your first weekend of fall (it definitely felt like fall today)!
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