The Read-a-Thon officially ends tomorrow! As of Friday, our class was in the lead for both number of sponsors and minutes read. Reading logged over the weekend still counts, so if your child hasn't logged their reading yet, please make sure they do tonight! I am so proud of all the reading students have done, and all their efforts to bring in money to get new books for our school. I can't wait to spend some quality time with the student who 1) read the most, 2) raised the most, and 3) had the most sponsors!
This week in academia...
Reading: We started our historical fiction book clubs last week, and students are working well to compare and contrast what they're learning about both characters, and the time period in which they are reading. As always, students are expected to read a minimum of 20 minutes nightlight, and log their reading in their reading log. Please note there is NO HOMEWORK over spring break. Students are more than welcome to record their reading over spring break, but this is not required.
Writing: Because of Spring Break, I will not be giving new word study words tomorrow. Students actually have a few interruptions this week for some events and we will be losing some of our writing time this week!
VA Studies: Students have been learning about the Civil War. We will begin to make our "War Between the States" foldable this week and learn about major battles and when West Virginia seceded from Virginia.
Science: Now that we've wrapped up our electricity unit, we will begin our unit on Animals! It's by far one of my favorite units, and I know the kids will love it too!
Thank you to everybody who came to the Scholastic Book Fair and Fine Arts Night, we had so much fun!!!
My weekend: Took my nephew to get his first haircut, and did a little shopping! Don't forget to send me your photos!
Other stuff:
CAREER DAY
Our annual CAREER DAY is scheduled for the morning of Tuesday, April 5. We are currently looking for volunteers to help make this year’s Career Day a success! We’d love you to join us!
If you would be willing to share your occupation with the students at Pinebrook or if you know someone in the community who might be willing to come speak at our school, please contact School Counselors Melissa Roberts or Heather Ross as soon as possible. We can be reached via email at melissa.roberts@lcps.org and heather.ross@lcps.org. Also, please see the Career Day volunteer form attached to this email. Thank you in advance!
Camp STEAM-tacular
Pinebrook's summer STEAM camp -spots are filling up! Camp will be Monday, June 20th to Friday, June 24th, from 9 am to 3 pm each day. Open to Kindergarten through 5th grade. Each grade has it's own theme and will be fun and educational! Don't miss it!
Register at www.campsteam-tacular.com
Parent Volunteers NEEDED for our STEAM Expo on April 9th. Two sessions available: 9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 11:30 am to 2:00 pm. You will help by running an activity - which is easy and fun! Please sign up by going to the Pinebrook website and clicking on STEAM Expo.
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