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. 

Important Dates and A Peek At Our Week

Happy Friday!!

Biography Buddies

Next week, we will begin our writing unit on biographies. Over the weekend, please brainstorm with your child who they would like to research and write about. Please have students bring in a book or internet article about that person. 

We will be doing all of the writing and research in school.  The At Home piece- is creating a Biography Buddy. A cut out was sent home that each student needs to decorate to look like the person they are writing about. That's 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!

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"

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.

School Dates/Events

Mar. 4th-8th - Dr. Seuss Week
Mar. 6th - 5:30-7:30 Fine Arts Night
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 4^th - Abraham Lincoln and Cesar Chavez Quiz

March 6th - Geometry Test

March 7th - Famous Americans Test

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 begin writing biographies

Social Studies: We will learn about famous Americans

Math: We will continue to learn about geometry (3D and 2D Shapes) 

Important Dates and A Peek At Our Week

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:

"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. 18th- No School- President's Day
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 15^{th -} Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr., and Thurgood Marshall Quiz

February 21^{st -} Helen Keller and Rosa Parks Quiz

February 27^th - George Washington Carver and Benjamin Franklin Quiz

March 4^th - 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) 

Quiz Date Change

The Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Thurgood Marshall Quiz will be on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15th.

Famous Americans Quiz and Test Dates

Famous Americans Quiz and Test Dates

(Quiz and test days are subject to change if there are snow days.)

February 14^th

Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr., and Thurgood Marshall Quiz

February 21^st

Helen Keller and Rosa Parks Quiz

February 27^th

George Washington Carver and Benjamin Franklin Quiz

March 4^th

Abraham Lincoln and Cesar Chavez Quiz

March 7th

Famous Americans Test

Important Dates and A Peek At Our Week

Happy Friday!!

Valentine's Day Party!

Our class party will be Thursday, February 14th, 11:45am to 1:15pm. All parents are welcome to attend and help out! We will be passing out Valentine's Day cards at the party as one of the activities. If your child would like to write out Valentine's they need to for the whole entire class! A class list has been sent home with everyone's names! Please do not send in Valentine's that have candy attached to it.  We will be making Valentine's Day bags in class.

We will also be ordering pizza during lunch.  This pizza lunch will only be for students, but please feel free to join us for the party afterwards.

Valentine's Day Message from LCPS

"In keeping with current practices designed to protect the health and safety of all children, elementary students in Loudoun County Public Schools are not permitted to distribute candy or other food items to classmates. As Valentine’s Day approaches, it is important for parents to understand that candy brought to school by students, including candy attached to Valentine’s Day cards, will be returned to the parent. Children are permitted to share Valentine's Day cards with each other, but they cannot give out candy "

CogAt Testing

Our class has completed the Verbal, Nonverbal, and Quantitative Cogat subtests.  We are officially complete.  Scores will be sent home with 3rd quarter report cards.

School Closings:  

Winter is here!  Check the Loudoun County Public Schools web site or the local television and radio stations for school closings or delays.  Check with the main office if you have any questions before the winter weather is upon us! 

School Dates/Events
Feb. 8th- Someone Special Dance
Feb 14th- Pizza Party and Valentine's Day Party in Mrs. Allen's class 11:45am- 1:15pm
Feb. 18th- No School- President's Day
Feb. 21st - 6:30-8:00 Game Night at Pinebrook

A Peek At Our Week- 

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

Writing: We will continue writing fractured fairy tales.

Social Studies: We will start to learn about Famous Americans.  

Math: We will learn about geometry (3D, 2D) 

Cogat Testing

Our class has completed 2 of the 3 Cogat subtests.  We will have Thursday off from testing and then continue again on Friday.