This week in Academia...
Virginia Studies: Students did very well on their Civil War test! We will now begin our unit on Reconstruction. Students will receive a new VA Studies Weekly tomorrow. The crossword puzzle is due on Wednesday, April 6th, and they will have an open-note quiz that day as well. Students do not need to complete the "Let's Write" part of the newspaper.
All students should be working on their Colonial Project as well! It is due Monday, April 18th!
Science: Students learned about food chains and food webs last week in our Ecosystems unit. This week we will finish the unit up by learning how humans impact ecosystems. The Ecosystems/ Animals unit test will be on Thursday, April 7th. Students should use their study guide, notebook, and solpass.org to review.
Reading: Last week we finished Number the Stars, and discussed themes that we find within books. Students discussed the themes of their historical fiction books within their book clubs and we had a class discussion about the final thoughts in Number the Stars, ask your child about this! We will work on making inferences this week, by using our background knowledge to better understand what we read.
Writing: Students will continue to review possessive nouns this week, and will have their Word Study test on Friday, April 8th.
REMINDER FOR PHOTOS THAT WERE SENT HOME ON THURSDAY:
1. Parents, you must decide if you want all or a partial set of pictures and then pay for them. You may pay online by following the directions on the picture packet or you may send in a check (made check out to Lifetouch). There is a portrait ID and Access Code located inside the picture packet.
2. Any pictures that have not been selected and paid for must be returned to Ms. Akbar.
3. Students had to pre-order the class picture. If you did not receive the class picture but want one, have your child bring me a check for $11 made out to Lifetouch - I have a few extra!
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:
Saturday, April 9th: STEAM EXPO!!! PLEASE VOLUNTEER!
Monday, April 11th: PTA Meeting at 6:30 pm
Thursday, April 14th: End of third quarter, TRIPLE PLAY!!!
Friday, April 15th: LCPS Planning Day, NO SCHOOL (What a great day to finish up the final touches on the Colonial Project!)
Monday, April 18th: COLONIAL PROJECT DUE!
Tuesday, April 19th: COLONIAL FAIR from 8:30 to 9:30! Come watch!
Thursday, April 21st: WILLIAMSBURG FIELD TRIP! Students need to be at the school at 6:00 am!
Wednesday, April 27th: Report Cards Sent home
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
STEAM Expo:
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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