Weekly Update

Hello Parents,

Can you get over the weather this week?  We enjoyed some extra recess on Tuesday and Wednesday so we could enjoy the sunshine.  I hope you were able to enjoy it too! :)

Pinebrook STEAM Expo:
STEAM Expo is coming Friday, March 2nd!  This is our last call for volunteers and materials for this fun day.  If you are able to help, please volunteer by clicking HERE.   

Read Across America Spirit Week:

In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday on Friday, March 2nd, we will celebrate Read Across America Week all next week at school.  Each day has a special book and theme to celebrate both Dr. Seuss and the joy of reading:

• Monday:  Whoville -- Crazy Hair Day
• Tuesday:  Fox in Socks -- Wear Wacky Socks Day
• Wednesday:  Cat in the Hat -- Crazy Hat Day
• Thursday:  The Sleep Book -- Pajama Day
• Friday:  The Places You'll Go -- College Shirt Day

Pinebrook Read-a-Thon:
Monday, February 26th will mark the start of our Pinebrook Read-a-Thon.  All money raised will be used to purchase books for classroom libraries and additional reading resources.  Please refer to the flyer I sent home in yesterday's Thursday folder for complete information about the Read-a-Thon.  At this point, please concentrate on helping your child create his/her personal fundraising page, which he/she will use to track both reading time and donations.  I will give 3 Puma Paws to any student who creates his/her personal page.

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading:  We will explore rhyme and author's message, as we celebrate Dr. Seuss and enjoy some of his classics.
• Writing:  We will explore narrative writing as we focus on editing our writing for mechanics, punctuation, and proper sight word spelling.
• Math:  We will continue our Fractions unit.  We will discuss the concepts of equal and unequal, and talk about fractions of a whole and fractions of a set.
• Science:  We will finish our Matter unit. We will discuss the 3 states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas).  We will experiment with a variety of liquids and solids to discover how various liquids mix, and whether various solids will dissolve in water.

Please let me know if you have questions, comments, or concerns.

I'm not sure about the weather this weekend, but I hope you have something fun planned!  We are headed to DC to check out the Spy Museum and celebrate our nephew's birthday.  Cheers!