Happy Friday! We had a fun week! We celebrated the 100th Day of School and we celebrated Valentine's Day! I received so many sweet Valentine gifts! Feeling the love! The cards, candy, and notes just made my day :) Thank you for all who came to our party to help out!
As we head into the weekend, here is your weekly update...
Opinion Writing Collections:
I will be sending home a note on Tuesday about our upcoming writing unit. We will begin learning how to state an opinion and how to support that opinion. To do this, I am asking that each student to bring in a small collection of objects in a shoebox or other small container with their name on it. We will use these collections to help with our opinion writing. Please help your child bring in his/her collection to school by Monday, February 24th. We will keep your child's collection at school for the majority of this unit.
Random Acts of Kindness Week:
Next week is designated as "Random Acts of Kindness Week." We will be having a school-wide spirit week to celebrate this special week! The themes for each day are as follows:
- Tuesday- Kindness Rocks! Show your support for kindness by dressing like a rock star!
- Wednesday-Dreaming About Kindness: Wear your pajamas to school; no slippers please
- Thursday-Sunshine of Someone's Day: Wear yellow and sunglasses to brighten someone's day
- Friday-At PNB, Kindness Starts With Me! Wear Pinebrook Spirit Wear
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
- Reading-We will be learning about main idea and details, context clues, and practice retelling stories
- Writing- We will finish our nonfiction writing unit. We will end the week with a writing celebration by reading our nonfiction chapter books to 4th grade! We will edit and revise our writing to make a published piece.
- Phonics-We will review contractions and compound words
- Math-We will begin our subtraction unit. We will learn that subtraction is the reverse of addition, and learn ways for quickly solving subtraction facts.
- Social Studies-We will learn about Presidents' Day. We will talk about the lives of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and discuss their contributions to our country.
Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or feedback. As always, I welcome your input!
Don't forget...No school on Monday due to Presidents' Day! Enjoy your long weekend!
