Hi Everyone,
We spent this week preparing for our Veteran's Day celebration, which will be held at school on Monday. Please help your child dress in red, white and blue Monday to add to our patriotic atmosphere. Veterans will come to speak with us about their time in the service, and we will celebrate them with our own Pinebrook Veteran's Day parade. My husband, Leo, served for 22 years. As a teacher and as the wife of a veteran, I am so thankful to our Pinebrook community for honoring these veterans. Please take a moment this weekend to be thankful for the veterans who keep our country the Land of the Free.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT REPORT CARDS:
Quarter 1 report cards will be issued Monday, November 12th. Please note: Paper report cards will NOT be issued. Your child's report card will be available for electronic viewing by logging into your ParentVue account.
If you do NOT have a ParentVue account, you MUST contact Mrs. Sciortino in our school office at 703-957-4325 to obtain an authorization key. I apologize in advance, but I am NOT able to help you with obtaining or accessing your ParentVue account. You must go through Mrs. Sciortino.
Thanksgiving Plate:
In last week's Thursday folder, I sent home a note about Thanksgiving, along with a "plate" for your child to decorate with things he/she is thankful for. We will use the decorated plate for an in-class project. Please help your child decorate his/her plate with pictures of things he/she is thankful for. The plates will go through the laminator, so please use only flat decorations. Please send the decorated plate back to school by Monday, November 12th. If it is finished sooner, you may send it sooner. Thank you!
Homework Update:
A friendly reminder that our new homework routine will begin next week. Students will bring their weekly homework packet home on Mondays. The completed homework packet is due back on Fridays to allow you flexibility in helping your child with his/her homework. Daily homework will consist of reading and one page in the homework packet. Detailed instructions are included on the cover page of the packet. Please contact me with any questions regarding homework.
Shoe Tying:
Untied shoes are a safety hazard at school. A friendly reminder that I will give 5 Puma Paws to any student who can independently tie his/her shoes. (New customers only please; if I have already given your child the 5 paws, I won't give them again.)
Thanksgiving Travel:
If your child will be absent in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday, please kindly notify the office and me in advance. You may use the Pinebrook online absence notice found on the Pinebrook homepage or by clicking HERE. For early release, please use the early dismissal notice found on the Pinebrook homepage or by clicking HERE.
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
Have a great weekend!!
We spent this week preparing for our Veteran's Day celebration, which will be held at school on Monday. Please help your child dress in red, white and blue Monday to add to our patriotic atmosphere. Veterans will come to speak with us about their time in the service, and we will celebrate them with our own Pinebrook Veteran's Day parade. My husband, Leo, served for 22 years. As a teacher and as the wife of a veteran, I am so thankful to our Pinebrook community for honoring these veterans. Please take a moment this weekend to be thankful for the veterans who keep our country the Land of the Free.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT REPORT CARDS:
Quarter 1 report cards will be issued Monday, November 12th. Please note: Paper report cards will NOT be issued. Your child's report card will be available for electronic viewing by logging into your ParentVue account.
If you do NOT have a ParentVue account, you MUST contact Mrs. Sciortino in our school office at 703-957-4325 to obtain an authorization key. I apologize in advance, but I am NOT able to help you with obtaining or accessing your ParentVue account. You must go through Mrs. Sciortino.
Thanksgiving Plate:
In last week's Thursday folder, I sent home a note about Thanksgiving, along with a "plate" for your child to decorate with things he/she is thankful for. We will use the decorated plate for an in-class project. Please help your child decorate his/her plate with pictures of things he/she is thankful for. The plates will go through the laminator, so please use only flat decorations. Please send the decorated plate back to school by Monday, November 12th. If it is finished sooner, you may send it sooner. Thank you!
Homework Update:
A friendly reminder that our new homework routine will begin next week. Students will bring their weekly homework packet home on Mondays. The completed homework packet is due back on Fridays to allow you flexibility in helping your child with his/her homework. Daily homework will consist of reading and one page in the homework packet. Detailed instructions are included on the cover page of the packet. Please contact me with any questions regarding homework.
Shoe Tying:
Untied shoes are a safety hazard at school. A friendly reminder that I will give 5 Puma Paws to any student who can independently tie his/her shoes. (New customers only please; if I have already given your child the 5 paws, I won't give them again.)
Thanksgiving Travel:
If your child will be absent in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday, please kindly notify the office and me in advance. You may use the Pinebrook online absence notice found on the Pinebrook homepage or by clicking HERE. For early release, please use the early dismissal notice found on the Pinebrook homepage or by clicking HERE.
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
- Reading: We will begin our Nonfiction unit, in which we learn strategies good readers use when reading nonfiction texts. This unit will last until Winter Break.
- Writing: We will continue our unit on How-to writing. How-to writing is procedural writing, in which we teach our reader "how to" do something. We will complete a Thanksgiving writing project.
- Math: We will begin our graphing and data unit. We will study tally charts, picture graphs, object graphs, and bar graphs. This unit will last until Thanksgiving break.
- Social Studies: We will learn about our beautiful state of Virginia, and talk about the symbols that represent our state.
Our second quarter has begun! Thank you for all you've done to help your child adjust to 1st grade. I am blessed by their sweet presence each day. Please remember...your feedback is always welcomed and appreciated.
Enjoy the weekend! My boys are off on Fall Retreat with their church youth group, so Leo and I get the weekend off from driving them all over the county. We had a photo shoot done recently. I'll leave you with a few of my favorites...
Have a great weekend!!
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