Hi Everyone,
We're really closing in on the end of our year. My weekly updates are long, and I thank you for hanging in there and reading them each week. When I think about it, I find I can't apologize for the length of my updates. I believe so strongly in the home-school connection, and as a parent, I want to feel connected to my own boys' classrooms. I hope these updates help you feel connected.
Can I just say? We started our end-of-year Literacy testing, and I am BLOWN AWAY by the progress the kids are demonstrating. I mean...seriously...if your kiddo comes home and says, "Ummm.....Mrs. Lombardo asked if she could kiss me today," you'll know why! Kudos to you for ensuring your child is reading, reading, and reading. Instead of growing 1 or 2 readers in our class, you've managed to grow an entire crop! I will try to stop gushing now, but really....I am just so amazed, so proud, and so excited to see what the kids are doing. I am blessed beyond belief to watch the transformation that happens from Day 1 of first grade to Day 160 of first grade. #bestjobever
Here's the other information you need to know...
American Symbols Performance:
Pack your camera and your tissues! Our American Symbols Performance is Tuesday (May 24th) at 8:30 am in the gym at school! Students should come to school that day dressed in any combination of red, white, and blue. If you are attending the performance, please plan to arrive to school by 8:15 am so you can sign in before proceeding to the gym. *Important note: when you arrive to the gym, you will see risers set up across the front of the performance area. To help in your seat selection, our class will stand on the 3rd set of risers from the left.
PTA Fitness Night / Bike Rodeo:
The PTA Family Fitness Night and Bike Rodeo will be next Wednesday at 6:00 here at school. I've never been to this event, but I'm sure my Jonah will want to attend, so perhaps I'll give it a whirl and see you there! :)
Homework Update:
The coming week will be the last week of written homework. There will be NO written homework after Memorial Day. I will continue to expect daily reading...by now, reading should not be homework...reading should be LIFE! :)
Memorial Day Travel:
A friendly reminder there is no school on Monday, May 30 due to the Memorial Day holiday. If your child will be absent or leaving school early any day next week in advance of Memorial Day, please kindly send me an email and notify the office by filling out the online absence excuse found HERE or the early release / dismissal change found HERE.
Volunteer Thank You Breakfast:
The Pinebrook Volunteer Thank You Breakfast will be Friday, June 3rd at 8:15 am in the cafeteria at school. The teachers donate the food and supplies, and our office staff coordinate the event. This is our way of thanking YOU for your volunteer efforts throughout the year. If you have volunteered in any capacity at Pinebrook this year (in a classroom, at an event, in the office or library, etc.), please mark your calendar for this event. You can attend the Breakfast and then plan to head to our classroom at 9:45 for our Poet's Tea!
Poet's Tea
Please mark your calendar for our Poet's Tea on Friday, June 3rd from 9:45 - 10:30 am in our classroom. This will be the culminating event of our Poetry writing unit, and all families are welcome to attend. At the tea, you'll enjoy poetry readings and light refreshments. I'll send home a food permission slip the week before the tea. After the tea, you may stay to eat lunch with your child. If you're staying to eat lunch, please plan to say goodbye to your child in the cafeteria at the end of our lunch period. Our regular instructional day will resume after lunch.
End-of-Year Celebration:
Please mark your calendar for our First Grade Finale on Thursday, June 9th from 1-2:30 pm in our classroom. All families are welcome to attend. More details, including a food permission slip and volunteer / donation opportunities, will follow.
Field Day:
Field Day for Grades 1 and 2 will be on Tuesday, June 7th, with a rain date of Thursday, June 9th. For those of you new to Pinebrook, Field Day is coordinated by our Dynamic PE Duo, Mr. Lose and Mr. McPherson. They set up some fun games and stations outside, and the kids rotate through for a morning of fun. A few of the stations involve water play, so boys typically dress in swim trunks and a t-shirt, while girls usually wear a swimsuit under their clothes. The kids change out of their wet things when Field Day is finished, and then we eat lunch together in our classroom. The afternoon is fairly laid back because the kids are typically exhausted (I still remember my Jonah curled up and fell asleep on his towel on the afternoon of his 1st grade Field Day!). Mr. Lose and Mr. McPherson need many volunteers to make field day a success. If you're able to volunteer that day, please kindly complete and return the volunteer sign up form I sent home in last week's Thursday folder. More details about Field Day will follow as the event gets closer.
Library Update:
A friendly reminder that library lessons will be in our classroom for the duration of SOL testing. Students will not check out books during this time. The books your child currently has will be due on Friday, June 10th. That will be our last day of library for the year.
Relay for Life:
Our Teachers Makin' Tracks Relay For Life Team is ready for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life tomorrow at Heritage High School in Leesburg! The opening lap is at 11:00, and our team will be there for the day to join others in the fight against cancer. If you are out and about, we'd love to see you at Relay! You can purchase a luminaria in honor, or in memory, of a cancer warrior, offer us some encouragement, or walk with us.
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
We're really closing in on the end of our year. My weekly updates are long, and I thank you for hanging in there and reading them each week. When I think about it, I find I can't apologize for the length of my updates. I believe so strongly in the home-school connection, and as a parent, I want to feel connected to my own boys' classrooms. I hope these updates help you feel connected.
Can I just say? We started our end-of-year Literacy testing, and I am BLOWN AWAY by the progress the kids are demonstrating. I mean...seriously...if your kiddo comes home and says, "Ummm.....Mrs. Lombardo asked if she could kiss me today," you'll know why! Kudos to you for ensuring your child is reading, reading, and reading. Instead of growing 1 or 2 readers in our class, you've managed to grow an entire crop! I will try to stop gushing now, but really....I am just so amazed, so proud, and so excited to see what the kids are doing. I am blessed beyond belief to watch the transformation that happens from Day 1 of first grade to Day 160 of first grade. #bestjobever
Here's the other information you need to know...
American Symbols Performance:
Pack your camera and your tissues! Our American Symbols Performance is Tuesday (May 24th) at 8:30 am in the gym at school! Students should come to school that day dressed in any combination of red, white, and blue. If you are attending the performance, please plan to arrive to school by 8:15 am so you can sign in before proceeding to the gym. *Important note: when you arrive to the gym, you will see risers set up across the front of the performance area. To help in your seat selection, our class will stand on the 3rd set of risers from the left.
PTA Fitness Night / Bike Rodeo:
The PTA Family Fitness Night and Bike Rodeo will be next Wednesday at 6:00 here at school. I've never been to this event, but I'm sure my Jonah will want to attend, so perhaps I'll give it a whirl and see you there! :)
Homework Update:
The coming week will be the last week of written homework. There will be NO written homework after Memorial Day. I will continue to expect daily reading...by now, reading should not be homework...reading should be LIFE! :)
Memorial Day Travel:
A friendly reminder there is no school on Monday, May 30 due to the Memorial Day holiday. If your child will be absent or leaving school early any day next week in advance of Memorial Day, please kindly send me an email and notify the office by filling out the online absence excuse found HERE or the early release / dismissal change found HERE.
Volunteer Thank You Breakfast:
The Pinebrook Volunteer Thank You Breakfast will be Friday, June 3rd at 8:15 am in the cafeteria at school. The teachers donate the food and supplies, and our office staff coordinate the event. This is our way of thanking YOU for your volunteer efforts throughout the year. If you have volunteered in any capacity at Pinebrook this year (in a classroom, at an event, in the office or library, etc.), please mark your calendar for this event. You can attend the Breakfast and then plan to head to our classroom at 9:45 for our Poet's Tea!
Please mark your calendar for our Poet's Tea on Friday, June 3rd from 9:45 - 10:30 am in our classroom. This will be the culminating event of our Poetry writing unit, and all families are welcome to attend. At the tea, you'll enjoy poetry readings and light refreshments. I'll send home a food permission slip the week before the tea. After the tea, you may stay to eat lunch with your child. If you're staying to eat lunch, please plan to say goodbye to your child in the cafeteria at the end of our lunch period. Our regular instructional day will resume after lunch.
Please mark your calendar for our First Grade Finale on Thursday, June 9th from 1-2:30 pm in our classroom. All families are welcome to attend. More details, including a food permission slip and volunteer / donation opportunities, will follow.
Field Day:
Field Day for Grades 1 and 2 will be on Tuesday, June 7th, with a rain date of Thursday, June 9th. For those of you new to Pinebrook, Field Day is coordinated by our Dynamic PE Duo, Mr. Lose and Mr. McPherson. They set up some fun games and stations outside, and the kids rotate through for a morning of fun. A few of the stations involve water play, so boys typically dress in swim trunks and a t-shirt, while girls usually wear a swimsuit under their clothes. The kids change out of their wet things when Field Day is finished, and then we eat lunch together in our classroom. The afternoon is fairly laid back because the kids are typically exhausted (I still remember my Jonah curled up and fell asleep on his towel on the afternoon of his 1st grade Field Day!). Mr. Lose and Mr. McPherson need many volunteers to make field day a success. If you're able to volunteer that day, please kindly complete and return the volunteer sign up form I sent home in last week's Thursday folder. More details about Field Day will follow as the event gets closer.
Library Update:
A friendly reminder that library lessons will be in our classroom for the duration of SOL testing. Students will not check out books during this time. The books your child currently has will be due on Friday, June 10th. That will be our last day of library for the year.
Relay for Life:
Our Teachers Makin' Tracks Relay For Life Team is ready for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life tomorrow at Heritage High School in Leesburg! The opening lap is at 11:00, and our team will be there for the day to join others in the fight against cancer. If you are out and about, we'd love to see you at Relay! You can purchase a luminaria in honor, or in memory, of a cancer warrior, offer us some encouragement, or walk with us.
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
- Reading: We will synthesize all the good reader strategies we've studied this year as I begin to read Charlotte's Web to the kids.
- Writing: We will continue our Poetry writing unit.
- Math: We will continue our Measurement unit. We will measure objects using standard and non-standard units, we will talk about tools used to measure, and we will practice measuring many objects in and around our classroom.
- Social Studies: We will talk about the meaning and significance of Memorial Day.
Questions, comments, and feedback are welcome. Have a great weekend. Just a few more weeks! WOW!
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