Happy Friday!
Below is our weekly information update!
Daily Lesson Plans:
Click here to access next week’s daily lesson plans. Please remember to review the Parent Lesson plans the day/night before class. We are including some printable activities, as we feel some activities away from the screen are very important for first graders. We understand that not everyone may have access to a printer, so please feel free to modify any worksheet activities with a notebook and pencil. There is no School on Monday in observance of Columbus Day!
Daily Supplies:
We hope you are finding that the parent lessons plans are helpful in preparing your student for class each day. In addition to what is asked on the parent plans, please make sure your child has access to their whiteboard and a notebook every day. We try to plan as much as we can ahead of time for lessons, but at times, there are teachable moments when a whiteboard or additional paper is very useful!
Social-Emotional Learning Home Link:
Each week we share a social-emotional learning home link to parents on the Monday parent lesson plan. The home links align with the curriculum your child is learning during morning meeting for that week. We ask that you incorporate the vocabulary and skills that are being taught during morning meeting time in your home environment. The activities are beneficial for everyone! To see the home link for the week of October 13th-16th, please click here!
Seesaw Grading:
I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing student’s work on Seesaw. It is such a great way to check for understanding. It is encouraged that an adult ensures students understand the directions before completing the activity. Activities though, should be completed by students as independently as possible. All Seesaw activities assigned during our asynchronous portion of the day need to be completed, as some activities will be graded. I will check these assignments every week to track your child’s growth, to give feedback, and to give them a grade. This is the grading policy that I will be using:
Writing Booklets:
If your child is in need of more Writing Workshop booklets, please click here to access a printable version of the paper.
Fall Literacy Assessments:
On October 5th we began the DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) with our students. Just like with our PALS assessments, we are asking that each child sign-up for a 30 minute time slot for your child to complete their assessment. If your child needs more than 30 minutes for their assessment, we will prompt you to sign-up for another time to finish assessing. There will be some time slots on our sign-up that are during our whole group synchronous learning. Those assessments will be administered by one of our wonderful resource teachers at Pinebrook. Lessons will be recorded for your child to watch during their afternoon asynchronous time. We ask that you be present during your child’s assessments to help support technology and logging your child into the Google Meet being used for the assessments, but know that the assessment piece will need to be completed by your child only. We need to accurately determine your child’s strengths and instructional needs. This will help us provide direction for our instruction. Thank you to those who have signed up for a time slot already! This has been a huge help!
Click here to sign-up for your child’s DRA assessment time slot!
Loudoun County Fire Safety Lesson:
We apologize for any inconvenience with our Loudoun County fire safety lesson on Monday. We have been in touch with Loudoun County Fire and Rescue about the issue of the videos not working. We have found that the videos will work on a device other than your child’s Chromebook. We ask that you share this learning experience with your child at home! It is so beneficial for your child to understand and practice the emergency safety plan for your home. Please click here to complete the fire safety lesson!
Support Center:
Please click here to view a short video about how to submit a trouble ticket for technology issues. This could be trouble with your Chromebook device or LCPS Go applications!
Hybrid Information:
Below is the list of highlighted items that were suggested for students to purchase as school supplies at the beginning of the year for distance learning. As we transition into our hybrid setting, you may want to consider purchasing extra supplies for your child to keep at school. We will also be using that are not highlighted as well. School supplies will NOT be shared this year. Each student will need their own supplies. Students will need their composition notebook, pencil box, and Chromebook each day. We also ask that each child have their own set of headphones. Many of our activities will still be on the Chromebook, so this will help students to remain in a quiet and focused learning environment.
Change of clothes to keep in backpack in case of an emergency. The clinic will be unable to provide clothes.
Water bottle
Extra face mask
1 Pencil Box Sterilite Plastic 8.5" x 5.5" x 2"
1 Marble Composition Books Wide Ruled 100 Sheet Black
1 Plastic Two Pocket Prong Folder Red
1 Plastic Two Pocket Prong Folder Yellow
1 Plastic Two Pocket Prong Folder Green
1 Box Crayola Crayons 24 count
1 Box Crayola Pre-Sharpened Colored Pencils
1 inch binder
6 Elmer's Large School Glue Stick Purple, Dry Clear .77oz
1 Pair School Scissors 5" Blunt Tip
2 Boxes Dixon Ticonderoga HB #2 Pencil 12ct Pre-Sharpened
2 Crayola Markers Broad Tip Classic 10ct
2 Red Ballpoint Pens
4 Expo Dry Erase Marker Low Odor Fine Point Black
2 Pink Eraser Latex-free
1 Kleenex Tissues Large 160ct
4 pads of sticky notes
1 Koss Stereo Headphones Foam Earpad 3.5mm plug
1 3 Hole Zipper Pencil Pouch
1 Zipper Bags Gallon 19ct (BOYS ONLY)
1 Zipper Bags Quart 24ct (GIRLS ONLY)
Friday, October 23rd:
Friday, October 23rd will be an asynchronous day for K-2 students. Students will still have their live morning meeting and read aloud like they would on a Monday schedule. The purpose for this day is to allow our hybrid K-2 teachers prepare for hybrid students to return to school on Tuesday, October 27th. Thank you for your understanding!
I understand that this is a lot of information, so if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please let me know!
I hope you all enjoy the three day weekend! We all deserve some extra relaxation time with family!
