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Pinecrest EIementary
SchooI
Greenwood, SC

Sept ember 12, 2011
VoI ume 1, I ssue 1

MAP Testing this week

Srundpurent's Duy
A Iook furfher in fhis issue,
O Assignments, Class Highlights,
Class Rules, Weekly Star.....Page 2
O Reminders, Events.......Page 3

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eginning September 9
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and ending September
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, MAP testing will test your child in Reading,
Math and Science. These scores will be saved and
compared to MAP test to be taken later this year,
to determine your childs academic progress. The
test is not timed and is completed on a computer.
Good luck to all our Pinecrest students!
How can you and your child prepare?
O !lease ensure your child receives
plenty of sleep
O Have your child eat a good breakfast
O ncourage your child to read
O %alk with the teacher(s) about your
child's progress
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3, Wide RuIed Puper
4, Five FoIders
, Cruyons
, ChiId Sufe Scissors
7, SIue Stick
, SumpIe Hund Sunitizer
9, kIeene
Remember Your SchooI SuppIies
look forward to meetIng all the
grandparents thIs year on Crandparent's
0ay thIs FrIday, September 16, 2011!
We wIll have a lIght breakfast (donuts,
bIscuIts and a choIce of juIce) wIth your
chIld. Then, we tour the school, whIch
you wIll see your chIld's classroom! Last,
we have recess, where the grandparents
can spend some tIme wIth theIr chIld.
hope all the grandparents can come!

Thunk You Students
Special thanks will be posted here as we have
events that our class is thankful for.
This week a special thank you goes to s.
Janson and r. Jacobs for volunteering their
time to help get the class ready!
Also, a very special thanks to !rofessor
Fernandez for her help with the class website,
concept map and newsletter!
This week for nglish, we are learning how
to use our creativity to write to a prompt.
Remember, to go over the spelling words
for our weekly spelling bee. For Science,
we are studying the use of the Scientific
Method. Reading will focus on a book we
are starting: My Fathers Dragon. We are
also studying the central /main idea of a
story and in our own writing. Social
Studies will cover westward expansion of
the USA. We will be playing an interactive
version of regon Trail. We will have a fun
week, so dont miss out!
This Week's Assignments
This Week's HighIights
Mr. Whife's CIossroom MewsIeffer Poge Z
What is the central/main idea?

Westward Expansion of the USA

Writing to a prompt

How to identify prime & composite
numbers/ More work on division

The Scientific Method: How it is used.
CIuss RuIes
1. cursIng, teasIng or bullyIng.
2. Keep hands, feet and objects
to yourself.

J. Ask questIons.

4. Have a wInnIng attItude.

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|onday
Country FrIed Steak or
FIsh uggets, mashed
Potatoes, 8roccolI E
Cheese, WW Foll
Tuesday
Cheese StIcks: |arInara or
Taco Chef Salad, Whole
Kernel Corn, SpanIsh FIce
Wednesday
Pork Chop 8IscuIt or Ham
E Cheese Wrap, CrIts,
Potato TrIangles, 8aked
Apples
Thursday
WC ChIcken FIlet or
Turkey Chef Salad, Sweet
Potato CrInkles, avy
8eans, Fresh Cantaloupe
FrIday
8aked Corn 0og or
ChIcken Pot PIe, SpInach
Salad, Steamed Squash,
8aked Tater Tots
Mr. Whife's CIossroom MewsIeffer Poge 3

&pcoming Events
! %esting
Starts Monday, September 12.
randparent's Day
Friday, September 16, 10:30 A.M.
School ssembly
In a few weeks, the school will have an
assembly with storybook characters.
Children will dress up like a character. (You
might want to bring a change of clothes for
the rest of the day.) Costumes could be as
simple as a hat or a small picture of your
character pinned to your shirt. Have fun.

Reminders to Students
Eof ond sIeep weII for MAP fesfsl
Soy heIIo fo your cIossmofesl
Peview your speIIing words:

Reminders to Purents
Whut's for Iunch?

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knopsock- o pouch corried over o shouIder

This week specioI hoppy birfhdoy wishes
go fo:

O CorI Eckerson - Sepf. IZ
O AIIison 0roves - Sepf. I4
O oson Tierro- Sepf. Io
8e sure fo wish fhem o hoppy birfhdoyl
Ensure your chiId eofs ond sIeeps weII
for MAP fesfsl
Confocf me if you wouId Iike fo
voIunfeer: emoiIemoiI.edu
Check fhe weekIy foIder ond my
websife for progress ond ossignmenfs