Friday, December 22, 2017

Grade 1, 2, and 3 Winter Concert

The first, second, and third grade students had a wonderful winter concert yesterday.

Students of the Week


Congratulations to Brooklyn, Neek, Morgan, Leila, Emily, and Jason for making W.I.S.E. choices and being our Students of the Week. Thank you for being role models! 

Make W.I.S.E. Choices

Work to be appropriate
Important to be safe
Strive to be Kind
Everyone matters

Children's Book Discussion Group

This was originally posted at http://www.bpsedtech.org/2017/12/22/pine-glen-childrens-book-discussion-group/.


Fourteen teachers and Ms. Small are participating in a discussion group to enhance knowledge and appreciation of children’s books while finding ways to connect them to our curriculums as well as to build community. For our classrooms, each group member received the following 22 books that include fiction picture books, nonfiction picture books, graphic novels, and young adult books to use with students.
  • Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds
  • My Teacher is a Monster by Peter Brown
  • The Judgmental Flower by Julia Cook
  • This House, Once by Deborah Freedman  
  • She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton
  • The Sandwich Swap by Rania Al Abdullah
  • Happy Dreamer by Paul Reynolds
  • What Do You Do With An Idea? By Kobi Yamada
  • What Do You Do With A Problem? By Kobi Yamada
  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
  • Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
  • Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
  • Life by Cynthia Rylant & Brendan Wenzel
  • Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
  • Wishtree by Katherine Applegat
  • Park Scientists: Gila Monsters, Geysers, and Grizzly Bears in America’s Own Backyard by Mary Kay Carson & Tom Uhlma
  • Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard by Loree Griffin Burns & Ellen Harasimowicz
  • The Not So Quiet Library by Zach OHor
  • A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider: The Story of E. B. White by Barbara Herkert & Lauren Castillo
  • Some Writer by Melissa Sweet


There are children’s book discussion groups at all four elementary schools. We got the idea from Susan DiSanto, the former teacher librarian of Burlington High School. 

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

BEF Star Awards: Mrs. Parnell and Ms. Anderson

Congratulations to Mrs. Parnell and Ms. Anderson for receiving Star Awards from the Burlington Education Foundation (BEF)! Thank you to the Hache and Sales families for making a donation to the BEF in the names of these teachers.

Monday, December 18, 2017

Grade 1 Winter Wonderland

First grade participated in their Winter Wonderland this morning.

Friday, December 15, 2017

Scholastic Book Fair Success!

This blog post was originally published at www.bpsedtech.org/2017/12/15/scholastic-book-fair-success/.



Our Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success! We sold about $4,000 worth of books so we were able to purchase $2,000 worth of books for our library learning commons. This could not have happened without all of the parent volunteers. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

Thank you, also, for the donations towards the Scholastic All for Books program. We raised $56 and Scholastic matched the $56... so $112 worth of books are going to kids who need books.


Mrs. Hayes 3rd Grade Class



Congratulations to Mrs. Hayes' 3rd grade class for doing an incredible act of kindness! This group used their own money to buy books at the book fair for Mrs. Hayes' classroom library. We are so proud of them for this gift to Mrs. Hayes and future 3rd graders who will be able to enjoy these wonderful books!

Polar Express and PJ’s


I greatly enjoyed reading "The Polar Express" to kindergarten this morning. Students and staff dressed in their pj's like the characters in the book.

Students of the Week


Congratulations to Nathan, Matthea, Mackenzie, Jake, Emma, and Tristan for making W.I.S.E. choices and being our Students of the Week. Thank you for being role models! 

Make W.I.S.E. Choices

Work to be appropriate
Important to be safe
Strive to be Kind
Everyone matters

Pine Glen 4th and 5th Grade Winter Concert


The fourth and fifth graders presented a fantastic performance last night! Mr. Samulak directed the orchestra, Mr. Napierkowski directed the band, and Mrs. Agati along with Mrs. DeMartinis directed the chorus.

Monday, December 11, 2017

Scholastic Book Fair

Hello!

The book fair is here! Want to donate a book to your child’s classroom? Teachers are identifying books students want to read.

Please remember there is a 6.25% sales tax. We accept cash, checks (made out to the Pine Glen Learning Commons), as well as credit cards.

We are accepting $1.00 donations towards the All for Books program. For each dollar we raise, Scholastic will match it. The money goes towards books for kids in need.

You may visit the book fair without your child from 8:20 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. today through Wednesday and from 8:20 a.m. until 1:45 p.m. on Thursday.

Thanks,
Rachel Small

Teacher Librarian

Friday, December 8, 2017

Students of the Week


Congratulations to Nora, Hazel, Grace, Eric, Grace and Matthew for making W.I.S.E. choices and being our Students of the Week. Thank you for being role models! 

Make W.I.S.E. Choices

Work to be appropriate
Important to be safe
Strive to be Kind
Everyone matters

Hip-Hop Music and Geography

Today during my walkthrough's I saw students is Ms. Merlino's Grade 4 Classroom dancing and singing to hip-hop music. The students were singing the states and their related capitals as I way to store this knowledge into their long term memory.

Grade 2 Science


Today during my walkthrough's I saw Ms. Anderson modeling for her students how to do two-column notes. Ms. Anderson's students were learning about the different states of matter. Students were being asked to use higher order thinking to do classification and categorization. In addition, Ms. Anderson was teaching her students a lifelong skillset for note-taking that is preparing them for higher level education.

Welcome Mr. Castro


We are very excited this week to welcome Mr. Castro to Pine Glen Elementary School. Mr. Castro has expertise in teaching students who do not have English as their first language.   He has been a welcome addition to our school.

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Coding and Computer Science

Fifth grade students loved working on coding today.

Winter Concert Reminders

December 14th at 7:00 P.M. : 4th an 5th Grade Concert.  Students are asked to please wear black and white.

December 21st at 9:00 A.M.: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade Concert.  Students are asked to please dress up.

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Burlington SEPAC meeting

Please join us for our next Burlington SEPAC meeting
Wednesday, December 6th! 

Our next topic will focus on Basic Rights in Special Education presented by the Federation for Children with Special Needs. This presentation will provide parents, caregivers and educators with a basic understanding of the complex special education laws and procedures. Evening will begin promptly at 7pm in the Marshall Simonds library, located on the 2nd floor. 

Date/Time
12/06/2017
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location
Marshall Simonds Middle School

Monday, December 4, 2017

Fall Scholastic Book Fair

This post was first published on BPSEdTech.org.

An amazing selection of books will be in our library/ learning commons on December 11th-14th! The book fair is a great way to get everyone excited about reading. Gift wrapping will be provided for books that are gifts. All proceeds go to the library/ learning commons as well as towards classroom magazines.

Below is the schedule that includes the date and time child will be able to purchase books. You are welcome to come to the book fair with your child during his/her scheduled time as well. You may visit the book fair without your child from 8:20 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. on Monday through Wednesday and from 8:20 a.m. until 1:45 p.m. on Thursday.

Please remember:
  • Sales tax rate in Massachusetts is 6.25%
  • You may send in a check made payable to the Pine Glen Learning Commons with a Do Not Exceed amount
  • You may send in a credit card number (and expiration date) with a Do Not Exceed amount
  • Receipts will be sent home for all payment methods


If you would like to shop for books online, you may do so from November 27th - December 16th at: http://www.scholastic.com/bf/pineglenelementaryschool

Class Schedule
December 11th, 12th, 13th, & 14th
 

Monday,
December 11th
Tuesday,
December 12th
Wednesday,
December 13th
Thursday, December 14th
8:20 a.m -
9:15 a.m.
Open for everyone
9:15 a.m. -
9:45 a.m.
Hayes
Doherty


9:45 a.m. -
10:15 a.m.
Petelle
(Preview)

Petelle
(Purchase)

10:20 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Parnell
(Preview)
Hoyt
(Preview)
Parnell
(Purchase)
Hoyt
(Purchase)
11:20 a.m.- 11:50 a.m.
Visocchi
Finn
Merlino

11:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Bourgeois
Jackson
Mills

1:15  p.m. -
1:45 p.m.
Varrell
Anderson
Cunha
Beaulieu
1:30 p.m. -
2:00 p.m.
Sheppard
Fitzpatrick
Hanafin

Friday, December 1, 2017

Kindness

We have different themes throughout the academic school year. Our December theme is kindness.

In the following picture, Mrs. Tilton, our guidance counselor, is discussing with kindergarten students the theme of kindness in a book.

Hedgehog Show

Today Mrs. Pavlicek presented a Hedgehog Show to the kindergartners. The students greatly enjoyed learning about these animals.

Turkey Trot 2017

Congratulations to all the runners who did a terrific job this morning at the Turkey Trot!

Students of the Week


Congratulations to Josie, Sofia, Alana, Ben, Matthew, and Gabby for making W.I.S.E. choices and being our Students of the Week. Thank you for being role models! 

Make W.I.S.E. Choices

Work to be appropriate
Important to be safe
Strive to be Kind
Everyone matters