Update on Word Study Quiz & Fun Video

Hello!

Word Study Quiz Date
Just to clarify, all word study quizzes will be next TUESDAY, Jan. 24th. Sorry for the confusion/mix-up on this! You should have seen this corrected in your student's agenda this week.

Explorer Song
Also, here's a fun song about the Explorers we are studying! We watched it in class today and the kids all asked me to post it so they could view it at home. For your viewing pleasure...
http://www.schooltube.com/video/c59f4018e1a4b1c2a07e/Discoverin-America
Reminder that the Explorer test is next Thursday, Jan. 26th.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

 

Weekly Info

Hello All!

I hope you all enjoyed the 3-day weekend! We have 4-day weeks from now until the end of the quarter!

Here's some info and a look at what our schedule is like coming up:

Dates:
Jan. 16 - No School, MLK Day
**NO WORD STUDY QUIZ This Friday - They will be NEXT week instead!
*Week of Jan. 23rd - Lock Down DRILL (to be scheduled)
Jan. 26th - Explorers Test, End of 2nd Quarter
Jan. 27th - No School for Students
Jan. 31st - SOL Vocab Parade
Feb. 8th - Report Cards go home
Feb. 24th - STEAM Expo IN SCHOOL

Further Information:
- Word Study: This week there will be no word study quizzes on Friday. Students will have their words over the weekend, and instead will have their next quiz next week to accommodate for the shorter 4-day weeks. This will be their last word study grade of the quarter. **My apologies, I am verifying with the 3rd grade team if these quizzes will be on TUESDAY or WEDNESDAY - I will send another note tomorrow with the kids when I verify which day they will be. Just know they are NOT this Friday! :)

- Lock Down Drill: This will be scheduled later this week, but I just wanted to let you know that this is a SCHEDULED DRILL for practice, nothing to worry about.

- SOL Vocab Parade: If you are still unsure of what your child's word is, let me know. They should have had it on a pink post-it note in their agenda almost a week and a half ago. I can tell them their word if it was lost/forgotten.

- STEAM Expo: This used to be on a Saturday in the spring, but will now be DURING school all day on Feb. 24th so that all students are able to participate. We are still in need of many volunteers! If you are able to help out, please go to the sign up genius and sign up for a time slot!
Here is the link:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4aa8ac23a0f58-steam


 

Welcome Back!

Hello Families!

I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable winter break! Now, back to work!

Dates to Note:
Jan. 9th - PTA meeting
Jan. 13th - Geography Test
Jan. 16th - No School, MLK Day
Jan. 26th - Last day of the 2nd quarter
Jan. 27th - No School for Students
Jan. 31st - SOL Vocabulary Parade

No Word Study this week:
Due to it being a short week, no new word study words will be given. Words/quizzes will resume next week.

SOL Vocabulary Parade:
Please see the flyer in your student's Thursday Folder this week for information about this. Each student is required to make a poster/dress up as their SOL vocabulary word (assigned in class). The parade through school will be on January 31st, or on February 7th if there is a snow date.

BYOT:
This FRIDAY will be a BYOT day! Please send in your student with their technology and headphones! If you have a new technology addition to your family from over the holiday and your child is now able to bring their technology, please let me know. I'll send home a new contract form for you to sign and return.

Happy Monday/Tuesday/Back from Break day! (It was a Monday schedule in school today...it's throwing us all off!)
 

School This Week & Break

Hello All!

I hope everyone stayed safe and warm on Saturday with all that ice! Yikes!

This week we have a few fun events going on at school!

Info for You:
- No new word study words: Word Study will resume the week of January 9th
- BYOT on Wednesday (bring headphones if possible!)
- I will give a reading "homework" on Wednesday - this is not mandatory, but will be optional for students who would like to participate and possibly earn a small prize :)
- Social Studies grades: You likely noticed on the interim reports emailed out to you that there were no Social Studies grades shown. We will be doing our Social Studies units when we return in January, as the Science units on habitats, adaptations, and food chains all go together.
- Winter break is Thursday, Dec. 22 - Monday, Jan. 2nd. Enjoy your break and New Year celebrations!

Outfit Fun
The teachers are wearing different "themed" outfits this week - your students are welcome to join in! Tomorrow is "tacky sweater day" (or ANY holiday/winter sweater), and Wednesday will be "holiday head gear" (make something to wear on your head out of gift wrap, antler headbands, etc.)


Monday (Today):
- Holidays Around The World: We rotated to different 3rd grade classrooms and learned about different holidays celebrated around the world. Ask your student what they learned today!

Tuesday, Dec. 19th
- Food Chains Quiz
- Mercer Middle School Band & Chorus visits in PM
*Holiday sweater day

Wednesday, Dec. 20th
- BYOT Day, with headphones if you have them!
- Holiday Sing-A-Long in PM
- Winter Reading Homework given -- BONUS, not mandatory.
*Holiday head-wear


I wish you all SAFE and happy travels and festivities over the break!

 

Dig It! Live Stream

Hello Families!

If you are not able to come today to Dig It, it will be LIVE STREAMED on Pinebrook's Facebook page! Here is the link if you're interested:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/403768889686837/

Enjoy!