Important Dates and A Peek at the Week!

 

Next Week is A Week

Asynchronous (on your own) Specials: Music, Library

Synchronous (live google meet) Specials: Guidance, PE, Art

Tuesday, March 2nd- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Digital Citizenship

Throughout the year, I have talked with the students about being respectful and responsible citizens. It's also important for students to be respectful and responsible digital citizens! I know that this type of learning environment can be very difficult at times and hard to concentrate and focus. However, it's very important that students are trying their very best to stay on task and work hard. Students should not have any other tabs, games or websites open while in class. I have spoken to the class about this many times. It would be much appreciated if you could also have this discussion with your child. I can often tell when students are looking at the screen but most likely not at the google meet screen or when I call their name multiple times before they answer, which tells me they might doing something else on the computer at that time. Again, having a conversation with your child about how this is not acceptable would be very helpful.

Quiet Workspace

It's also important for students to have a quiet workspace while in class. I know the circumstances can make this difficult at times, especially when there are multiple people at home. However, if tv's and other conversations around the student can be kept minimal at the time your child is in class, that would be very helpful to your child. It's difficult for students to concentrate when there are a lot background distractions. Thank you so much for your help and understanding!

Tuck-In Tuesdays: Reading Incentive

Tune in every Tuesday evening at 7:00 for a bedtime read aloud with a Pinebrook staff member. Click the link below for more information!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_bsCJBgreeNSzvvQB88VYUyfGX0lxVye/view?usp=sharing

Would you like to share your career with curious students? We are looking for volunteers to make short (5 minutes or less) videos of their careers for our virtual career day. Here’s how it works:

1. Fill out our volunteer Google Form. https://forms.gle/jBnBGXFdUvztHdYL8

2. Watch a FlipGrid tutorial on how to upload or record your video in FlipGrid.

Pinebrook Virtual Career Day FlipGrid How To (wevideo.com)

3. Make your video and post it to the Pinebrook Career Day FlipGrid! https://flipgrid.com/walker7341

Here are some talking points for your video:

What is your career?

How/Why did you choose your career?

What type of training or education do you need for your career?

What are your day-to-day responsibilities?

What are the best and most challenging parts of your career field?

Feel free to use props or show your work place (if you are currently at work)

Any questions? Please contact your school counselors at tory.walker@lcps.org, lisa.morales@lcps.org or courtney.bogan@lcps.org

 Read Across America Week is  March 1 - 5, 2021. 

 There are a few school wide activities planned  for the students.  

Below are the links to the activities.  Feel free to share the information with your students/parents as you see fit.  The information will be shared in numerous ways (Puma Paw, library community page, morning announcements, Focus …)

Here are the  activities in a nutshell:

*Students are invited to:

1. dress up each day and take a photo to post on the padlet that is on the PNB website.  

2. create a toilet paper roll book character.

3. listen to a special read aloud.
   

Information letter: lists the theme for each day

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gxxf6qQp1ODUgKKAYXPNE8gbzULycd3zUpcrxTqtVgI/edit?usp=sharing

Toilet Roll Book Character Information:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ygyp3epKk4YqZlOzTD-uNhHibttyIkk-_ms2XdCSQY4/edit?usp=sharing

Padlet:

https://padlet.com/slclark_lcpsorg/ReadAcrossAmerica

Read Alouds:  

https://learn.lcps.org/course/2804826758/materials#foldersexpanded=

All of this information is on the Main Library Schoology Page as well. 

School Events

March 1st- 5th- Read Across America Week

March 3rd- Equity in the Community

March 4th- 7:00 pm Coffee with Ciardiello- learn about ways to foster creative thinking at home

March 10th- Picture Make Ups

April 9th- PTA BINGO

**More information about these events can be found in the Puma Paw. The link is always located at the bottom of the BLOG

Upcoming Quizzes and Assessments on Seesaw

Monday, March 1st- Math: Counting Coins Quiz

Wednesday, March 3rd- Social Studies: Helen Keller/Rosa Parks Quiz

Friday, March 5th- Reading: Main Idea Quiz

 Focus Areas for the Coming Week

Reading: Main Idea review

Writing: Writing to a picture prompt

Math: Money

Social Studies: Famous Americans

PTA Newsletter:     
https://www.smore.com/5jza0

For all School Related Information Please Read the Puma Paw Regularly!! The link is below!

https://sites.google.com/lcps.org/community-message-site/the-puma-paw

Important Dates and a Peek at the Week

 

No School Monday, February 15th- President's Day

Next week is a A Week

Asynchronous (on your own) Specials: Library

Synchronous (live google meet) Specials: Music, PE, Art, Guidance

Random Acts of Kindness Month

February is Random Acts of Kindness Month! The counselors have created a fun calendar with an act of kindness for every day. Students are challenged to fill our community with kindness and complete the activity for each day. Those who complete at least 20 acts of kindness can fill out the Google Form and be recognized as Kindness Superstars on the morning news in March.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GiAOvLPj9GL2OLuBsBOtvNJ2GYLBSKKsannvPjDtmSw/copy?usp=sharing

Basic Addition and Subtraction Timed Drills

We did our first timed drill today in Math! Everyone did great. It takes some time getting used to it! I always tell my students that it's okay to not finish all 50 problems, we just look for improvement each week! These are not graded. They will just be used for practice this year. It's very important that students become fluent with their basic addition and subtraction facts.

Study Guides Button on Schoology

I have added a button to my Schoology page that will contain all the Science and Social Studies study guides for each unit that we will cover. If your child needs some extra guidance and review on a subject we covered in class please use the study guides!

Upcoming Quizzes on Seesaw

Tuesday, February 16th: Math- Addition and Subtraction with regrouping Quiz

Wednesday, February 17th: Science- Weather Test

Friday, February 19th: Reading- Character Traits Quiz

 

Focus Areas for the Coming Week

Reading: Character Traits

Writing: Opinion Letters about our Reading

Math: Money

Science: Finish Weather Unit

Social Studies: Begin unit on Famous Americans

PTA Newsletter:     
https://www.smore.com/5jza0

For all School Related Information Please Read the Puma Paw Regularly!! The link is below!

https://sites.google.com/lcps.org/community-message-site/the-puma-paw

Important Dates and a Peek at the Week

Next week is a B Week

Asynchronous (on your own) Specials: PE, Music, Art, Search

Synchronous (live google meet) Specials: Library

Mid-Year MAP Testing

MAP testing went very well this week with only a few glitches! Due to the snow day this past Tuesday, we will complete our last day of testing next Wednesday, February 10th. Therefore, if your child is not testing it will be an asynchronous day after Morning Meeting and Read Aloud. Thank you for your patience and understanding with this! Wednesday we will be back to our normal schedule!

Random Acts of Kindness Month

February is Random Acts of Kindness Month! The counselors have created a fun calendar with an act of kindness for every day. Students are challenged to fill our community with kindness and complete the activity for each day. Those who complete at least 20 acts of kindness can fill out the Google Form and be recognized as Kindness Superstars on the morning news in March.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GiAOvLPj9GL2OLuBsBOtvNJ2GYLBSKKsannvPjDtmSw/copy?usp=sharing

Basic Addition and Subtraction Timed Drills

We will be starting timed math drills in February. Students will be given 5 minutes to complete as many addition and subtraction problems as they can. There are a total of 50 problems on the paper. Please keep in mind, we do not expect students to reach this goal of completing 50 problems until the end of 2^nd grade. This is a standard we will be working towards. As the year progresses, students become more fluent with their basic facts and more comfortable with the idea that they are being timed and their scores improve so please do not worry if your child is not completing them. These timed drills are half sheets of paper found in their blue folder that was given to them at the supply pick-up. Students should not be completing these on their own. 

Study Guides Button on Schoology

I have added a button to my Schoology page that will contain all the Science and Social Studies study guides for each unit that we will cover. If your child needs some extra guidance and review on a subject we covered in class please use the study guides!

Upcoming Quizzes on Seesaw

Thursday, February 11th: Math- Estimating Differences Quiz

Friday, February 12th: Science- Weather and Storms Quiz

 

Focus Areas for the Coming Week

Reading: Summarizing

Writing: Opinion Letters about our Reading

Math: Estimating Differences and combining Addition and Subtraction with regrouping

Science: Weather- Storms

PTA Newsletter:     
https://www.smore.com/5jza0

For all School Related Information Please Read the Puma Paw Regularly!! The link is below!

https://sites.google.com/lcps.org/community-message-site/the-puma-paw