Happy Friday!!
Kindergarten Playground Fundraiser:
The Kindergarten classes are holding a golf fundraiser to raise funds for a new Kindergarten playground. The Kindergarten team asked us to pass along the following message, which I am copying and pasting from their email:
The Kindergarten classes are holding a golf fundraiser to raise funds for a new Kindergarten playground. The Kindergarten team asked us to pass along the following message, which I am copying and pasting from their email:
"Our Kindergarten team and the PTA is raising monies for a special needs/ kindergarten playground. We are organizing a golf outing on March 29th!! Flyers went out last week with information but here are some more ways you can help!
1. Play Golf- Sign up to play with friends or for the Kids Camp(only 16 spots for kids camp)
2. Help us by finding a sponsor for a hole or donating to our raffle---- Does your company donate to causes? or do you know someone who would like their business name advertised. Please let us know!
3. Direct Donation- You can just give a personal donation directly from you
Please go to: https://squareup.com/store/pinebrook-elementary-school-pta to sign up! and direct donations!
and for sponsors, please see the attached form or just contact kim.bielecki@lcps.org or valerie.fox@lcps.org"
Random Acts of Kindness Week (RAK)
Random Acts of Kindness week is coming up from February 18th - 22nd. In honor of this week, students are being given a Counselor's 28 Day Challenge with many different ways to show kindness to others. These will be due on March 8th to the guidance counselors! Please feel free to ask your child's teacher about the challenge! We will also be hosting a spirit week here at Pinebrook to recognize and honor this wonderful week of kindness. The schedule will be as follows:
Monday 2/18/19 - MLK Day (No School)
Tuesday 2/19/19 - Kindness rocks! (Dress like a rock or RAK star)
Wednesday 2/20/19 - Dreaming about kindness (Wear your PJs... no slippers please!)
Thursday 2/21/19 - Sunshine of someone's day (Wear yellow and sunglasses to brighten someone's day)
Friday 2/22/19 - At PNB, kindness starts with ME (Wear PNB spirit wear)
We look forward to celebrating kindness! However, please remember it is important to be kind for 365 days a year!
Dr. Seuss Week
In celebration of Dr. Seuss’s Birthday, the week of March 4 – 8, 2019 will be filled with many” Seuss -related” activities. The activities include: the reading of “Seuss-isms”, estimation jars, “You’ve been Seuss-ed” activity, and much more. Most of the activities will be completed at school, however the following activities will originate at home.
Monday: In honor of the characters from “Who-ville”, we will have Crazy Hair Day! Get that hair gel and those bows ready. How crazy can you make your hair?
Tuesday: We love the book Fox in Socks. Students are encouraged to wear silly, wacky, mismatched socks to school today.
Wednesday: In honor of the wonderful Cat in the Hat, it is Crazy Hat Day!
Thursday: A Dr. Seuss favorite Oh the Places You Will Go! prompts all to wear their favorite College Shirt/Vacation Souvenir Shirt.
Friday: The Sleep Book is a childhood favorite so today is Pajama Day. Wear your favorite school appropriate pajamas to school. Each student will watch a Dr. Seuss Movie in their classroom.
Game Night
Thursday, February 21st from 6:30 - 8:00pm
Students will come play a variety of games with their friends and family.
Fine Arts Night
Wednesday, March 6th from 5:30 - 7:30pm. More info to come soon!
School Dates/Events
Feb. 21st - Monday Schedule
Feb. 21st - 6:30-8:00 Game Night at Pinebrook
Mar. 4th-8th - Dr. Seuss Week
Mar. 6th - 5:30-7:30 Fine Arts Night
Quiz/Test Dates
February 15th - Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr., and Thurgood Marshall Quiz
February 21st - Helen Keller and Rosa Parks Quiz
February 27th - George Washington Carver and Benjamin Franklin Quiz
March 4th - Abraham Lincoln and Cesar Chavez Quiz
March 6th - Geometry Test
March 7th - Famous Americans Test
A Peek At Our Week-
Reading: Students will continue to learn about about non-fiction texts
Writing: We will begin writing autobiographies
Social Studies: We will learn about Rosa Parks and Helen Keller
Math: We will learn about geometry (3D and 2D Shapes)
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