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BCPS Stakeholder SurveyThe BCPS stakeholder survey is now available online at . The survey will be open through Friday, March 3rd. Your voice matters! Your feedback has helped guide school improvement, staff training, office safety, and reorganization planning. The survey takes about five minutes to complete, is now available in 16 languages, and can be accessed on a phone, tablet, or computer.475488048260MARCH2Reading Night, 6:30 pm9PTA Meeting, 7:00 pm12Daylight Savings Time 12Youth Art Month Exhibit at the Walters Art Museum, 1:00-3:00pm17Cops & Kids Basketball Clinic at Loch Raven Technical Academy,5:30-8:30 pm22Weather Night at Halstead Academy, 5:30 pm24PTA Fundraiser, Bill Bateman’s Bistro, All Day28Restorative Practices Parent Workshop, 9:00-10:30 am28STEAM Family Night, 6:00-8:00 pm31 Third Quarter Ends, Half Day of School,12:15 pm dismissal31Dress Like Your FavoriteTeacher DayAPRIL3-7Scholastic Book Fair5PARCC Night, 6:30 pm10-17 Spring Break18 Schools Reopen20Distribution of Report Cards24Lifetouch Picture Day26Restorative Practices Parent Workshop, 6:00-8:00 pm00MARCH2Reading Night, 6:30 pm9PTA Meeting, 7:00 pm12Daylight Savings Time 12Youth Art Month Exhibit at the Walters Art Museum, 1:00-3:00pm17Cops & Kids Basketball Clinic at Loch Raven Technical Academy,5:30-8:30 pm22Weather Night at Halstead Academy, 5:30 pm24PTA Fundraiser, Bill Bateman’s Bistro, All Day28Restorative Practices Parent Workshop, 9:00-10:30 am28STEAM Family Night, 6:00-8:00 pm31 Third Quarter Ends, Half Day of School,12:15 pm dismissal31Dress Like Your FavoriteTeacher DayAPRIL3-7Scholastic Book Fair5PARCC Night, 6:30 pm10-17 Spring Break18 Schools Reopen20Distribution of Report Cards24Lifetouch Picture Day26Restorative Practices Parent Workshop, 6:00-8:00 pmPre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten RegistrationIf your child will be 4 years old by September 1st, they are eligible to enroll in Pre-Kindergarten for the 2017-2018 school year. The Pre-Kindergarten registration dates are May 12th and May 26th. If your child will be 5 years old by September 1st, they are eligible to enroll in Kindergarten for the 2017-2018 school year. The Kindergarten registration date is April 28th. Registration is by appointment only. Beginning in April, you may contact the PPES office at 410-887-3549 for an appointment.The Aliza Brandwine Center (A.B.C.)Parents/caregivers and their children birth to 4 years old are invited to register for Parent-Child Classes at Pleasant Plains Elementary. Come talk to other parents and share the joys and concerns of parenting while your child makes new friends and learns through play. Classes are held each Monday morning from 9:00-11:00 am. Registration is required, for more information please contact Donna at 443-739-8385 or dswiggett@.Youth Art Month ExhibitCongratulations to Hala Kusa, 5th grader, and Tre Winder, 2nd grader, for having their artwork selected for the annual Youth Art Month exhibit at the Walters Art Museum, this exhibit will be running through March 12th. The exhibit showcases approximately 400 artworks created by BCPS elementary and middle school students and is a great opportunity to see what is happening in art programs throughout Baltimore County Public Schools.Students, parents, teachers, and administrators are all invited to attend a reception in celebration of the Youth Art Month exhibit at the Walters Art Gallery on Sunday, March 12th from 1:00-3:00 pm. Special Thanks to our PTAWe would like to thank our Parent Teacher Association for the new lobby furniture. Our visitors are enjoying the new sofa, chairs, and benches donated by the PTA.Cops & Kids 2017 Basketball ClinicBaltimore County Police invite students ages 8-14 to attend the Cops & Kids Basketball Clinic at Loch Raven Technical Academy on Friday, March 17th from 5:30-8:30 pm. Registration is required, registration forms are available in the PPES office. For more information please contact Officer Hicks-Wright at 410-887-5901 or khicks@.Weather Night at Halstead AcademyPleasant Plains students and families are invited to attend Weather Night at Halstead Academy on Wednesday, March 22nd from 5:30-7:00 pm. This interactive night will be full of hands-on activities from the Department of Natural Resources, the Fire Museum of Maryland, the Maryland Science Center, the Walters Art Museum, and more. Please be sure to RSVP to this exciting event!STEAM Family NightStudents and Families are invited to attend STEAM Family Night to explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. Join us on Tuesday, March 28th from 6:00-8:00 to view the STEM Fair projects and Safe Racer cars, build, create, and paint with teachers and school staff. Please RSVP by March 17th to attend this event. Restorative Practices Parent WorkshopsPlease join us for a Restorative Practice Parent Workshop! For your convenience, we will be offering the same workshop on a choice of two dates: Tuesday, March 28th from 9:00-10:30 am or Wednesday, April 26th from 6:00-8:00 pm. Parents will have the opportunity to learn a general overview of restorative practices, observe a classroom morning meeting, observe a restorative conversation, and participate in a question/answer session. Light refreshments will be provided.Ey on SportsThank you to everyone who has already contributed to our Jump Rope for Heart event for the American Heart Association. We have been off to a great start for our event and there is still time to help. Please visit our school event page () or see Mr. Ey or Mr. Smith for a packet. We ask that all packets be turned in by Friday, March 10th. Students will participate in the Jump Rope for Heart event during their PE class throughout the week of March 6th – 10th. Students will engage in rope jumping and heart-healthy activities in order to raise heart awareness.Currently, students in grades K-5 are learning and practicing their rope jumping skills in PE class. Rope jumping is a great aerobic capacity activity. Jump ropes are inexpensive pieces of equipment that can be picked up at the dollar store and provide a great workout.right3873500After the Jump Rope for Heart event, K-2nd students will be focusing on their basic skills (throwing, catching, kicking, dribbling, rolling, and striking) and grades 3-5 will be finishing their Fitnessgram testing to determine their current levels of fitness.As the weather starts to turn warmer, we will begin going outside again for PE class. Please remind students to dress appropriately for outdoor participation. Hats, sunglasses, and water bottles are permissible to take outside for PE. As always, thank you for your support of the physical education program at Pleasant Plains.Steve Ey, sey@ & Lamont Smith, lsmith3@?Bienvenidos a la clase de espa?ol! 35623501136650It is hard to believe that it is already March and that we are already half way through the school year. As I reflect on the past six months, I am constantly amazed by the progress that the fourth and fifth grade students have made with their ability to communicate in Spanish. Not only can they speak in Spanish, but they are starting to read the language, interpret what they hear, and write as well! ?Es increíble! 3581400777875Here are some personality-related vocabulary terms in Spanish. Can you describe your personality? *Please note the @ symbol at the end of some adjectives. This symbol represents how adjective endings in Spanish change depending on who is being described. For males, the @ symbol changes into an “o”. For females, the @ symbol changes into an “a”.0Here are some personality-related vocabulary terms in Spanish. Can you describe your personality? *Please note the @ symbol at the end of some adjectives. This symbol represents how adjective endings in Spanish change depending on who is being described. For males, the @ symbol changes into an “o”. For females, the @ symbol changes into an “a”.In fourth grade, the students continue to learn about themselves and the world that surrounds them. Recently, the students have started to explore the professions they see in their community and what they would like to do as a career in the future. In fifth grade, the students continue to investigate schools. The students recently completed projects that explained their ideal modes of transportation for getting to school and a map of the rooms that would be in their ideal school. Soon, the students will be learning about different classes, school schedules, school supplies and the roles that various people play in a school. It is amazing to hear all the students use the Spanish language for such creative reasons. I cannot wait to see what all of the students are able to accomplish with the language in the months to come!?Todos adelante! Moving forward together! Se?orita Reier Family Reading UpdateWith March comes lots of celebrating at PPES! On March 2nd will be celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday by holding Reading Night from 6:30-8:00pm. All week long, we will also be having Spirit Week- check your child’s folder for the schedule. Please visit for some fun activities that can be done at home to celebrate Dr. Seuss! In addition, local author Kevin O’Malley will be visiting PPES on March 15th so students can learn about writing, being an author and illustrator, and experience read alouds of his stories. Happy Reading, Mrs. Silverthorne & Mrs. Halesright1206500Notes from the Music DepartmentCheck out what your student has been learning in music class:Kindergarten Vocal Music: Kindergarten is recognizing environmental sounds by matching sounds to images and stories. Students have used instruments to recreate environmental sounds found in the books Snowy Day, written by Ezra Jack Keats and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, written by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle. Kindergarten students are beginning to learn solfege by playing along to songs using boom whackers to match the notes in a major scale.First and Second Grade Vocal Music: First and second grade students are continuing to recognize and read music using the solfege characters la, so, and mi, in order to play various singing games such as “Doggie, Doggie Where’s Your Bone?,” “Lucy Locket,” “Acka Backa,” and “I Have Lost My Garden Key.” Students are also continuing to work on matching vocal pitch.Third and Fourth Grade Vocal Music: Third and fourth grade students are reviewing rhythms smaller than one beat and are beginning to be introduced to rhythms larger than one beat in order to create and perform rhythmic compositions. Students will also evaluate various performances in order to understand proper concert etiquette and audience behavior based on music genre, venue, and performers.Fifth Grade Vocal Music: Fifth Grade is continuing to learn music genealogy and has begun their jazz and blues unit by focusing on various blues musicians including Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, and Muddy Waters. Fifth grade will be evaluating various blues performances in order to create lyrics to their own blues song.Fourth Grade Exploratory Music: The fourth grade classes are continuing their unit on the Woodwind Family. So far we have discovered what makes an instrument a member of the woodwind family, the three ways to create vibrations and sound on woodwind instruments, and the history of the clarinet family and the bass clarinet. We will continue to explore and learn about the woodwind instruments of the orchestra, so far we have covered the saxophone family, oboe, and bassoon, with the flute and piccolo still left. The students will be practicing simple songs and techniques on the clarinet. The students have mastered putting their reeds on to the mouthpiece and putting the entire clarinet together, focusing now on creating a nice tone on the clarinet.Fifth Grade Band & Orchestra: Students have been studying traditional African folk songs in celebration of black history month. These songs used an entire major scale, and introduced the students to the concept of syncopation. This month, the students will start working on their spring concert music, which will have the students focusing on new rhythms, notes, and especially musical style, dynamics, and articulations.Musically yours, Ms. Ciaccio, sciaccio2@ & Ms. Seymour, kseymour@ 4083050234315Stay InformedLike us on Facebook: PPES.BCPSFollow us on Twitter: @Pleasant_PlainsVisit us on the web: students will learn about how living things grow and change. We will learn about animals, people, and plants changing. We will identify the letters and sounds of Cc, Jj, Yy, and Rr. We will read Dr. Seuss books and continue to practice rhyming. In Math, we will continue to learn about problem solving, money, weight, and counting. KindergartenKindergarten is going to be continuing to learn about shapes during the month of March, we will be learning about both 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes how real world objects are made of other shapes and the names of all of the shapes. In reading we will learn about animals, zoo animals and baby animals, where animals live, and pets. We will also learn about transportation, our country, and things we see in the sky. In word work we will learn the letters u, g, w, j, q, y, z. We will learn the sight words of, they, get, said, want, here, me, this, what, yes. In writing we are going to begin writing How to stories. We are excited to have two presentations coming up in March we will have a visitor coming to teach us more about weather at the beginning of March, we also will have a dance assembly at the end of the month.First GradeIn Math, students will add numbers with two and three addends. They will work with combinations that equal 10 and explore relationships among those combinations. The addition and subtraction work of this unit continues to focus on making sense of the operations of addition and subtraction, practicing adding and subtracting single-digit numbers, and solving addition and subtraction story problems. In Unit 5 of Reading, Figure It Out, students will explore the Essential Question, What can we learn from the world around us? They will read and write “How-To” books to figure out how to make things in their world. They will learn how ships and bridges are built, and about famous inventors who figured out how to improve our daily lives with their clever inventions.Second GradeIn ELA, students will read a variety of literary and informational texts which are connected to the big idea, Unique. Through these texts, students will be introduced to unique cultures, environments, plants, and animals from around the world, and focus on the qualities that make them unique. Students will read and compare texts on the same topics, all related to unique cultures, environments, plants, and animals. In Math, students will describe and represent ratios, use tables to represent and predict change, and work with numeric sequences as they construct and describe patterns. Students will extend repeating patterns and determine which element of the pattern will be in a particular position.Second grade students and teachers are being emphatically encouraged to use the i-Ready and Dreambox software programs. If your child has extra time at home and you have the resources available, please encourage them to work with these programs! These programs are available by logging into BCPS One.Third GradeThird grade will be wrapping up our Invention and Innovation reading unit with an Invention Convention group research project. Then, we will begin a Roald Dahl author study. The class will read “James and the Giant Peach” together, the scaffolding and enrichment groups will read “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” and the acceleration group will read “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” In math, we will continue our study of fractions. In this unit, students understand and represent fractions, including fractions greater than one, as numbers by using number lines. Students compare fractions using models and by reasoning about the number of equal parts and the size of equal parts. Students understand fraction equivalence using area and linear models, including fractions equivalent to whole numbers. We will also be holding our grade level Safe Racer competition.Fourth GradeClasses are going on a field trip to Cylburn nature center the beginning of March. Working on fractions in math and in reading taking a stand on important social issues. Fun Friday will be March 3rd with Ms. Healy’s last day. The 4th grade team thanks her for her hard work and enthusiastic approach to learning.Fifth GradeFifth grade will be studying colonial America in social studies. The focus of the unit will be the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. In math the students will be working on multiplication and division of fractions. In reading students will be starting Unit 4, Transformative Discoveries where they will be exploring poetry and creating their own poems. Students will be reading tall tales, fantasy, and nonfiction articles. ................
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