It's the time of the year when the calendar begins to fill up quickly, both at home and at school! I have many things to tell you about.
Fall Party:
I hope to see some of you at our Fall Party on Wednesday. It begins at 1:20 p.m. in our classroom. Please sign in at at the office and get a visitor pass. Please note that our office is not allowing parents to take children home via early dismissal from our party. Our office is also asking all parents to leave the building by 2:20 p.m. Since no costumes are allowed that day, please help your child contribute to our festive atmosphere by dressing in something Fall themed (shirt, hair bow, etic. )
Turkey of the Year:
Turkey of the Year voting began today, and will continue for the next few Fridays! Your child must read to vote for the staff member he/she would like to see come to school dressed in a turkey suit for a day. One hour of reading equals one vote. Each Friday, please sign and return that week's voting slip, which came home in last week's Thursday folder. If you lost your voting slips, please write a note to indicate how many hours your child read during the previous week, sign it, and send it to school on Friday.
Parent Teacher Conferences:
Conferences will begin next week! If your conference is after school hours, please ring the school visitor bell, be prepared to show your ID to our office staff, and sign in at the office. You may walk to our classroom (Room 3) after you sign in.
Pinebrook Veteran's Day Program:
Please read the following message from the Pinebrook staff regarding our Veteran's Day Program:
Calling All Veterans!
You are invited to participate in Pinebrook's Veteran's Day Celebration!
At Pinebrook Elementary, we love to celebrate and honor our families, especially those who have served or are currently serving activtely in the military. We would be honored to have you join us and share your stories with two classrooms of students (parents and extended family military members welcome) for our Veteran's Day Celebration to be held on Monday, November 12th from 8:00-10:15 a.m.
Schedule of Events:
8:00-8:25 Veterans check in at the front desk and proceed to the library.
8:30-9:10 Program Begins/Veterans share their story with two different groups of students.
8:30-8:50 First Session
8:50-9:10 Second Session
9:15-9:30 Photos of Veterans with their students
9:30-9:45 Pinebrook Veteran's Day Parade
9:45-10:15 Juice, Coffee, Bagels for Veterans
Please RSVP through Google Forms at the following link:
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
- Reading- We will learn about using strategies to decode mystery words. We will identify that vowels can make two sounds, use word parts that we know to read new words, watch out for unusual words, and smooth out our reading.
- Writing- We will begin our How-To writing unit
- Math- We will finish our fractions unit
- Social Studies- We will begin our unit Famous Virginians. We will learn about Maggie Walker, Christopher Newport, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Arthur Ashe, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson.
Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or feedback.
I hope you all enjoy any Fall themed activities you may have going on this weekend! And try to stay warm and dry!
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