Williamsburg Field Trip

This is a friendly reminder that Williamsburg Field Trip payments are due in full by March 18th for students and chaperones.

If payments are still due, please send in your payment during the last payment window of March 14-18.

Lastly, please be sure that your child has also returned their completed permission form.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Week of February 29-March 4

Weekly Reminders:

• Today will begin Read-A-Thon! Make sure your child is reading and logging their time on their Read-A-Thon account.
• Tuesday-No School--Students will receive activities to complete at home during their day off. Please check your child's folder for their activity page.
• Dr. Seuss  Week-Students are asked to carry around a poem in their pocket to read aloud throughout the week. 

What are we learning?

Math- Students will continue reviewing fractions and possibly start the decimals unit

VA Studies- Students will continue with their new unit, New Nation, which includes information about what happens after the American Revolution. 

Science- Students will continue with their Electricity unit

Reading -Students will learn researching nonfiction with links to the American Revolution. 

Read-A-Thon

Students will be coming home tonight with information regarding the Read-A-Thon at Pinebrook Elementary. The Read-A-Thon will begin Monday, February 29th. We encourage all students to participate in the Read-A-Thon to raise money for new books at our school.

In the information your child brings home, it provides steps to create an account. To participate in this event, an account will need to be made using the Secret Code at the bottom of the information sheet. Students will receive a free prize just for signing up!

We appreciate all of your support!

Week of February 22-26

Important Reminders:

• Many students are running out of space in their interactive notebooks for new notes. Please check with your child if they need a new notebook.
• Wednesday is Jump Rope for Heart right after school.
• This week is also spirit week. The schedule is as follows:
• Monday- Pinebrook wear day
• Tuesday- Twin Day (pick a friend and dress alike)
• Wednesday- Wacky Wear and Wacky Hair Day (wear wacky hair, wear, or both)
• Thursday- Throw backwards (choose a decade or wear your clothes backwards)
• Friday- Dress like it's Saturday (wear your comfy clothes)
• Students will be receiving information about the Read-a-thon, which will begin next week. The more money we raise, the more books we will be able to purchase for our school!

What are we learning?

Math- Students will continue to learn and review fractions. Quiz date will be determined based on student progress this week

Science- Students will begin their Electricity unit

VA Studies- Students will continue learning about the American Revolution. American Revolution test will be on Thursday

Word Study- Students will be receiving new word study patterns on Monday

Writing- Students will be writing journal prompts in their writing notebooks and learning how to edit/revise and write a topic sentence

Reading- Students will begin their Reading History Unit where we will be researching information about the American Revolution.

If you have any questions/concerns, please feel free to ask. Have a fantastic week!!

Week of February 16-19

Reminders:

Monday, February 15th is President's Day, so there will be no school.

Thursday we will be following a Monday schedule, so students will be having Art instead of Music and Gym.

Friday is the Principal and Scholar's List and Character Traits Awards Ceremony for Quarter 2.

Some students are running out of space for notes in their interactive notebooks, so please check with your child to identify if they will need a new notebook for the remainder of the year.

What are we learning?

Shared Reading: We will be reading a nonfiction text about George Washington in honor of President's Day

Read Aloud: We will continue reading the book Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Math:
Tuesday- Adding and  Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators
Wednesday- Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Thursday- Review
Friday- Fractions Quiz

Virginia Studies:
Tuesday-Revolutionary War Quiz
Wednesday- Moving the Capital to Richmond
Thursday-Jack Jouett
Friday- James Armistead Lafayette

Science:
Tuesday- Friction and Gravity
Wednesday- Force, Motion, and Energy Quiz
Thursday-Types of Energy
Friday-Static Electricity

Writing/Language Arts:
Tuesday- Black History Month
Wednesday-Black History Month
Thursday-Journals
Friday-Word Sort 9 Test

Reading:
Tuesday-Unit 1 Post-Assessment
Wednesday-Author's Purpose
Thursday-Unit 3 Pre-Assessment
Friday-Researching History

As always, if you have any questions/concerns, please don't hesitate to send an email.

Have a wonderful three day weekend! :)

Q2 Report Cards

Just a reminder that report cards will be going home today in your child's silver folder.

Thank you!

Valentine's Day Party

I hope you all enjoyed another snow day! I just wanted to send out a reminder that tomorrow will be our Valentine's Day Party.

Have a good night