Gingerbread Houses!!!

Homework

Homework
READ, READ, READ

Mrs. Allen's Math Class
No Homework

December Newsletter

Important Dates to Remember:
January 3rd – Return to School (Monday Schedule)
January 4th – Walk to School Day
January 9th – PTA Meeting 6:30pm
January 16th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
(No School)
January 25th – Health and Fitness Night 6:00pm
January 26th– 2nd Grading Period Ends
January 27th – Movable Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day
(No School for Students)
January 31st – SOL Vocabulary Parade

School Closings:  Winter is here!  Please check the Loudoun County Public Schools web site or the local television and radio stations if you are concerned about school closings or delays.  Check with the main office if you have any questions before the winter weather is upon us!

DRA Reading Assessment:
Your child may be given the Mid-Year DRA test sometime in January if he/she did not reach the mid-year benchmark at the start of the year.  The mid-year benchmark in second grade is DRA 20.  On the next report card you will see whether your child is performing below grade level, at grade level, or above grade level.

Reflex Math
Please make sure your son or daughter is completing Reflex Math every week. 60 minutes is due every Friday.  Reflex Math helps students of all ability levels to develop fluency with their basic facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Once students reach 100% fluent, they no longer need to complete the 60 minutes each week.

Thank you for your continued support!

Best of luck to all of you in the New Year!

Vocabulary Parade

VOCABULARY PARADE - January 31, 2017

When we return from Winter Break, your child will be bringing home an SOL Vocabulary Parade information sheet.  You will be asked to sign the sheet and send it back to school with your child. The SOL Vocabulary Parade will be held on January 31, 2017.  Each student will be given a vocabulary word and is expected to make a costume/prop to illustrate his/her word.   Each grade level will have a word parade.  More specific details and word assignments will be provided after break.

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Mrs. Allen's Math Class
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Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread Houses

We will be building our gingerbread houses TOMORROW, Tuesday, December 20th from 10:00-11:30 am. The gingerbread houses will be coming home with your child on Tuesday afternoon. Parents are welcome to join in on the fun!

Homework

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No Homework

Mrs. Allen's Math Class
No Homework

Homework

Homework
Frosting and Candy for Gingerbread Houses (Due:  Friday, December 16th)
No Word Study this week

Mrs. Allen's Math Class
Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping Test: Friday, December 16th

Homework

Homework
Frosting and Candy for Gingerbread Houses (Due:  Friday, December 16th)
No Word Study this week

Mrs. Allen's Math Class
Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping Test: Friday, December 16th

Homework

Homework
Frosting and Candy for Gingerbread Houses (Due:  Friday, December 16th)
No Word Study this week

Mrs. Allen's Math Class
Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping Test: Friday, December 16th

Homework

Homework
Frosting and Candy for Gingerbread Houses (Due:  Friday, December 16th)
No Word Study this week

Mrs. Allen's Math Class
Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping Test: Friday, December 16th

Homework

Homework
Frosting and Candy for Gingerbread Houses (Due:  Friday, December 16th)

Mrs. Allen's Math Class
Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping Test: Friday, December 16th

Holiday Shop

The Holiday Shop is an opportunity for our students to shop for their family and friends this holiday season.

Preview Days: Thursday, December 8th and Friday, December 9th
During the Preview Days, students will be able to check out the items available for purchase this year, take notes and make some decisions about what they might want to purchase.

Family Shopping Day: Saturday, December 10th
Come by the school with your child to help them make their gift selections.  Or, let our elves help them out while you shop at our vendor tables.

While you are here, plan to sit down and enjoy a Pancake Breakfast sponsored by out 5th grade Celebration Team.

Student Shopping Days: Monday, December 12th - Wednesday, December 14th 
Students will be able to bring money and purchase their items (cash or check only - please make checks out to "Pinebrook PTA").  We will have parents and 5th grade elves available to assist with purchases.

Please make sure you have discussed purchases and amount they should spend with your child.  If you do not send a specific list of items, please understand that you are leaving the purchases up to the discretion of your child.

Homework

Homework
Maps and Globes Test:  Friday, December 9th
Word Study Quiz:  Friday, December 9th
Frosting and Candy for Gingerbread Houses (Due:  Friday, December 16th)

Mrs. Allen's Math Class
No Homework (finish classwork if not complete)
Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping Test: Friday, December 16th

Homework

Homework
Maps and Globes Test:  Friday, December 9th
Word Study Quiz:  Friday, December 9th
Frosting and Candy for Gingerbread Houses (Due:  Friday, December 16th)

Mrs. Allen's Math Class
No Homework

Homework

Homework
Maps and Globes Test:  Friday, December 9th
Map Quiz:  Wednesday, December 7th (students need to label Rocky Mountains, Appalacian Mountains, The Great Lakes, Rio Grande River, James River, Mississippi River - a map will be sent home today which will be identical to the quiz on Thursday)
Frosting and Candy for Gingerbread Houses (Due:  Friday, December 16th)

Mrs. Allen's Math Class
Math Worksheet
Subtraction with Regrouping Quiz:  Wednesday, December 7th

Operation P.A.W.S

Operation P.A.W.S 

This year, Pinebrook has decided to dedicate our holiday drive to all children fighting illness. Pinebrook has students current and past who have been hospitalized due to a wide variety of illness or injury. It is with empathetic hearts we think about the children spending their holiday in the hospital.

Pinebrook will be sponsoring a toy drive for children hospitals to be able to supply their patients with joyous gifts this holiday season. Unfortunately, no illness stays away for special occasions or holidays, so the gifts collected will bring a much needed winter smile to the faces of many young patients.

Who: All Pinebrook families
What: Purchase something from the list (on the back) and have your child bring it to school with them. Collection boxes will be placed throughout the school When: December 5th -16th
Where: Pinebrook Elementary Why: To Provide A Winter Smile (P.A.W.S) Thank you very much for helping Pinebrook bring winter smiles to young patients in our area.

Infants: Rattles, Activity Centers, Crib Mobiles, Musical Toys/light up toys, Baby Blankets, Baby Books, Teething Toys, Soft/Squeeze Toys,
Toddlers: Bubbles, Musical Books, Board Books, Wooden Puzzles, Plastic Trucks, Building Blocks, Sesame Street Characters, Fisher Price toys, Push/Pull toys
School Age: Uno Cards, Activity Books, Bubbles, Arts and Crafts, Bead kits, Board Games, Coloring Books, Movies (G and PG), Construction Paper, Dolls, Nail polish, Disney Characters, Jewelry
Adolescent: Hand-held electronic games, Older board games, Activity Books, iTunes gift cards, Manicure Kits, Baseball caps, Playing Cards, Nerf Balls, Art Sets

Homework

Homework
Maps and Globes Test:  Friday, December 9th
Map Quiz:  Wednesday, December 7th (students need to label Rocky Mountains, Appalacian Mountains, The Great Lakes, Rio Grande River, James River, Mississippi River - a map will be sent home today which will be identical to the quiz on Thursday)
Frosting and Candy for Gingerbread Houses (Due:  Friday, December 16th)

Mrs. Allen's Math Class
Math Worksheet
Subtraction with Regrouping Quiz:  Wednesday, December 7th

Events and Updates

Make Up Pictures December 6th

The Lifetouch Photographer will be here Tuesday for school picture make-ups.  Retake pictures are only for those students who were absent on picture day or who purchased a picture packet on picture day and would like their pictures retaken.  If you purchased a picture packet on picture day and would like your child's school picture retaken, please send me an email for more details.

Hour of Code

Hour of Code is back and will be during the week of December 5th. Your child will be completing the Hour of Code at school during Computer Lab time on Wednesday and then 30 minutes on Thursday. They are also able to continue working on it at home, if they would like to.
If your child would like to complete the Hour of Code at home, the link is https://hourofcode.com/us/learn
If you would like more information about the Hour of Code, please visit the website.
What is Hour of Code?

The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts. Check out the tutorials and activities. This grassroots campaign is supported by over 400 partners and 200,000 educators worldwide.

Gingerbread Houses

Our class will be making individual gingerbread houses on Tuesday, December 20th from 10:00-11:30.  I am looking for parents to come in and help out with this activity.  If you are interested in coming in to help out with this fun event, please return the bottom portion of this page.
Each student needs to bring in one can of vanilla frosting and at least one unopened candy treat (no peanuts) to share and put on the gingerbread houses.  The more items sent in, the better the gingerbread houses will look!  Some candy treats might include:  Gumdrops, M&M’s plain, Peppermints, Skittles, Hershey Kisses, Pretzels, Cereals, Mini Candy Canes, and Licorice bites.
We will also need boxes of plain graham crackers. Graham crackers will need to be sent in by Tuesday, December 13th so I can start putting the gingerbread houses together.  
Students can bring in frosting and candy treats anytime between now and Friday, December 16th. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Holidays Around the World

On Wednesday, December 21, we will have our Holidays Around the World activities. We will be doing this during school hours and in our classrooms. It will be run by the 2nd grade teachers; therefore, no volunteers will be needed.

Winter Break

Winter Break will be from Thursday, December 22, to Monday, January 2nd. School will be back in session on Tuesday, January 3rd.

Homework

Homework
Maps and Globes Test:  Friday, November 9th
Frosting and Candy for Gingerbread Houses (Due:  Friday, December 16th)

Mrs. Allen's Math Class
Subtraction with Regrouping Quiz:  Wednesday, November 7th

December Newsletter

Important Dates to Remember: 
December 6th:  Picture Retakes
December 8th-14th: Holiday Shop
December 10th: Holiday Bazaar and Family Pancake Breakfast
December 14th:  Interims Sent Home
December 16th: Teachers Makin Tracks Movie Night
December 20th: Gingerbread Houses (10:00-11:30)
December 21st: Holidays Around the World
December 22nd: January 2nd: Winter Break
                             (classes resume on January 3rd)

January 3rd:  Monday Schedule


Weather
With the weather getting colder, students need to remember to dress warm.  We will be going outside for recess as long as it’s not too cold.  Hats, gloves, and a winter jacket are recommended.

I hope you all have a wonderful winter break!!!

Homework

Homework
Continents and Oceans Quiz:  Friday, December 2nd (Label the Continents and Oceans)

Mrs. Allen's Math Class
No Homework