Important Dates and a Peek at the Week

Happy Friday!!

Wish List

We are in need of disinfecting wipes.  With all the germs going around, we try to clean the room once a week.

Biography Buddies

We have been doing research and writing about Famous Americans here in school. Students need to decorate the Biography Buddy cut out that was sent home last week. That is the only piece required to complete at home! If you would like to help your child research at home that's also fine! Biography Buddies will be due Wednesday, March 20th to display in the hall!

Pinebrook Triple Play:
Please join us!  Our annual Pinebrook Triple Play Sports Spectacular will be Thursday, March 21st in the gym at John Champe High School.  The Triple Play usually starts between 5:45 and 6:30 pm.  The whole staff plays games designed to make us look as silly as possible...think kickball, tricycle races, and dizzy bats! There will be food and snacks for sale, raffles, and other fun things. 


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:

"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"

Camp STEAM-tacular:
Camp STEAM-tacular is coming to Pinebrook this summer.  The following is an announcement from the Camp STEAM-tacular team:

"Join Pinebrook Elementary this summer for Camp STEAM-tacular! This is an especially fun week for the kids where they have the opportunity to be creative by exploring hands-on critical thinking activities involving science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM).  Each grade level is focused around a common theme!  We begin each day with grade levels working together to complete a different STEAM related activity and the afternoon is focused on a grade-level themed challenge! We are excited to have all of you join us for this week of excitement and exploration! Camp STEAM-tacular takes place from June 17th-June 21st. Check out our website below to sign-up!"

https://sites.google.com/lcps.org/camp-steam-tacular/home

School Dates/Events

Mar. 11th - PTA Meeting 7:00pm
Mar. 21st - Triple Play - Staff Sports Spectacular 5:45pm
Mar. 25th-29th  - Pennies for Patients
Mar. 29th - Putting for a Playground (South Riding Golf Club)
Summer Camp Online Registration Camp STEAM-TACULAR 2019 (Now Open)

April 1st - LCPS Professional Development (No school for students)

Quiz/Test Dates

March 20th - Biography Buddy Due

March 21st - Matter Test

March 28th - Fractions Test

A Peek At Our Week- 

Reading: Students will continue to learn about about non-fiction texts.

Writing: We will continue writing biographies on Famous Americans.

Social Studies: We will learn about states of matter and changes in matter.

Math: We will start a new unit on fractions.