Field Trip:
We are excited for our field trip to Skyline Caverns on Friday, May 24th. Please remember that the caverns are 54 degrees all year long. Students should wear pants and bring a light sweatshirt or jacket. Your child should wear sneakers, and pack a disposable lunch. Remember to bring in permission slips and $8 as soon as possible. Chaperones will be chosen and notified next week.
Last Call for Pinebrook Yearbooks:
Pinebrook yearbooks are on sale now! Yearbooks may only be purchased online. To purchase a yearbook, go to ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter school code 7561119. You will be prompted through the order and payment process. The deadline to order a yearbook is April 28th. You must pre-order a yearbook if you would like your child to receive one. Literacy End of the Year Testing
End of the year literacy testing will begin next week. Students will be assessed on fluency, accuracy, predictions, character analysis, comprehension, and inferences.
The benchmark for the end of second grade is DRA 28. The highest level a student can be tested is DRA 38 (the benchmark for the end of 3rd grade)
Spring Pictures:
If your child had his/her individual picture taken last month, I have sent those home today. Please follow the enclosed directions if you would like to purchase any of the portraits. If you do not wish to purchase any pictures, please return all the pictures to school with your child.
Spring Pictures:
If your child had his/her individual picture taken last month, I have sent those home today. Please follow the enclosed directions if you would like to purchase any of the portraits. If you do not wish to purchase any pictures, please return all the pictures to school with your child.
Important Dates:
April 29th - May 3rd: Staff Appreciation Week
May 6th - Movie Night 6:00pm
May 9th - ThinkFun Game Night: 6:30-8:00pm
May 24th - Field Trip Skyline Caverns
Quiz/Test Dates
May 1 - Animal Life Cycle Test
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
- Reading: We will start our literacy testing and also practice inferences.
- Writing: We will work on quick writes with a focus on editing.
- Math: We will continue our unit on graphing.
- Science / Social Studies: We will continue our unit on the animal life cycles. At the end of the week, we will begin our unit on Economics.
