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This Friday Pine Spring will shine a light on all of the progress our students have made in reading by turning our classrooms into a cozy reading environment with pajamas, blankets and flashlights! Students will have an opportunity to curl up with their favorite book and relax as they pretend to "campout" in their classrooms.
Don't forget to wear your favorite PJs!
As we continue to grow as a community in embedding Advanced Academic throughout our students' day, we want to share some information and strategies that you can use to support your child at home. This month we will focus on Visualizing. If you would like additional information, please reach out to Mrs. Haynes, our Advanced Academic Teacher.
Family Activity
Read aloud to your child, and then have them draw a picture of what they heard! This is a wonderful way to support visualizing as children listen. This is important, even for older students.
Often children start thinking of other topics while they listen, so helping them focus on what is read, and drawing the “movie that you saw in your head” helps them establish good brain routines. Reading in your home language or listening to an Audiobook is great too!
Questions to Support Visualization:
- What mental pictures am I forming?
- How can I use my 5 senses to help me form an image in my mind?
- What did you see when you read the passage?
- What colors did you see as you read?
- What did you see for where the events happened?
- What steps did you see in your mind when….?
Resources:
Fairfax Public Library has a wonderful collection of Audiobooks! Enjoy these ones together!
K-2 Audio Book Recommendations
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A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
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The Cricket in Times Square by G. Selden
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling
3-6 Audio Book Recommendations
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The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
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The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
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Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
March 14: Math Night
March 15: FCHS Pyramid Art Show
March 25: 6th Grade All County Choral Festival
March 28: Spring Portraits and Class Pictures
March 31: Spring Concert
April 3-7: Spring Break (no school for students)
April 13: Early Release Day for Students
April 14- Student Holiday
April 18: Band/String Concert (9AM-10AM)
April 18: Science Night
April 19: Band/Strings Concert Night Event
April 20: Parent Coffee: Math Focus
April 20: AAP Local Level IV Orientation
April 21: Student Holiday
May 29: Memorial Day- No School
June 15: Kindergarten Promotion
June 15: End of Year Celebration
June 15: 6th Grade Promotion
June 16: Last Day of School for Students (dismissal at 1:30 PM)
 
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