Weekly Update

 Good Afternoon First Grade Families,

Happy Friday! I hope everyone enjoyed their week and I know we had some hurdles to jump over along the way. I am hoping for better internet connection next week! I know that there is some inclement weather being predicted for this weekend, so please stay safe! I am sure all students are feeling excited about the possibility of a snow day!

Please read below for our weekly updates:

Weekly Parent Plans:

Click HERE to access parent plans for the week of Monday, February 1st- Friday, February 5th.  There is a list of materials at the end of each day so you can prepare those items the night before.

Reading Groups:

We transitioned into our new reading groups this week! I know there was a lot going on this week (internet not working on Tuesday and picture day on Wednesday and Friday), but I wanted to share a reminder about your child attending reading groups regularly. Reading groups have been created to support your child with their reading and literacy skills. An email was sent with your child’s reading group schedule. Below is the schedule as a reminder:

Monday		Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:45-9:05	Red Group	12:45-1:05	Yellow Group	Green Group	Yellow Group	Green Group
9:05-9:25	Orange Group	1:05-1:30	Blue Group	Teal Group	Blue Group	Teal Group
	1:30-1:50	Purple Group	Pink Group	Purple Group	Pink Group

Substitute on Tuesday: 

I will not be teaching on Tuesday, February 2nd. Our class will have a wonderful substitute for our live synchronous learning and students will still follow their student schedule. Due to my absence, reading groups will not meet on Tuesday afternoon. I apologize in advance. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to send me an email or Remind message. 

Snow Days:

If LCPS makes the decision to close school because of inclement weather, our synchronous day of learning will also be cancelled.  Please do not have your child complete assigned work from their student schedule or Seesaw. We will reschedule those activities for a different day. If your child is looking for activities to do on a snow day, they may work on the choice board for the week, read in Raz- Kids or Epic, or play in Dreambox.

Random Acts of Kindness Month:

February is Random Acts of Kindness Month! Our wonderful school counseling team at Pinebrook has created a Random Acts of Kindness calendar to use all throughout the month. We challenge our students to show some kindness each day to spread some cheer! The calendar will be on the Puma Paw newsletter, but you can also access it by clicking here. Students who complete 20 of the activities can submit the google form and be recognized on the morning news in March.

Seesaw “Must Do” Activities:

Please be sure to check your child’s “must do” activities in Seesaw at the end of each week.  As we have done in the past, the activities will be available to be worked on over the weekend, to give families a chance to catch up on the week’s work.  However, they will be archived on Sunday at 4PM each week.

Puma Paw:  

Please click here to access the Puma Paw for important school and grade-level information. Don't forget...first grade has a news page on the Puma Paw!

As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or feedback, please reach out at any time. 

Have a fabulous weekend!

Best,

Miss Hillary Drumheller