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Pinewood Elementary School Herald Page
Franchesca Brown, Principal
Terry Davis, Assistant Principal
Laura Nossel, Editor
It is March Madness at Pinewood Elementary School!
This month our boys and girls are
tracking how many miles their Flat Stanley’s have traveled.
Leading the mileage race is fourth
grade with their Flat Stanley’s traveling over 41,000 miles and
not far behind is 3rd grade. Their
Flat Stanley’s have traveled a little over 39,000 miles. Including all of
our grade levels, our Flat Stanley’s have traveled a total of
82,000 miles across the world!
We are plotting the locations on a wall map in the main hallway for
the boys and girls to see. This has
been an exciting and rewarding experience for everyone. Thank
you for your support with this en-
deavor. Despite the endless
snowy conditions, our intermedi-
ate students are completing the Maryland State Assessments with
enthusiasm and determination.
Towards the end of the month, some students will have an oppor-
tunity to participate in the new PARCC assessment, which is a
prototype for a new national as-
sessment. In addition to partici-pating in both local and national
assessments, our fourth and fifth
grader students are working on their science fair projects. We are
anxious to see their amazing work
on display at our annual Science Fair scheduled for March 25th. As
an extra added bonus, the pri-
mary grades are preparing for Exhibits of Wonder which is
scheduled for April 8th. Everyone is invited to both events to see all
of the innovative projects!
Pinewood SGA planned a fun-filled week to support Balti-
more County Public School’s Anti
-Bullying Program. Their efforts helped us all remember how to
be good citizens and what it
means to learn and work in a bully-free environment. Pictures will
be posted to the main lobby moni-tor and on our website for every-
one to enjoy.
As we begin to look to-wards the warmer temperatures,
the Pinewood PTA is welcoming
the first day of spring by hosting our annual Family Fun Night on
March 21st. We are celebrating
spring with a fun game and pizza dinner. Thank you to the PTA, Mr.
Tarrant, and his committee for
coordinating it. On April 4th we will host a
very special fundraiser for pa-
tients suffering from cancer. Every family is invited to hand
paint and decorate a mug for the Pinewood Believe Big project.
We hope you will be able to join
us for this worthwhile family ex-perience. Please see pages 10
and 11 for more information.
As you can see, we are extremely busy and sincerely
thank you for your
continued support. Best wishes for a won-
derful spring season.
Happy Spring!
From the Principal, Franchesca Brown
March 6, 2014
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Pinewood Information 2
Proud Penguins 3
General Information 4
Health & Guidance 5
Special Areas 5 –7
Community News 8
Support Pinewood
Spirit Day
9
Pinewood Calendar 12
Believe Big Make a
Mug
10 &
11
On the web
pinewoodes.bcps.org
200 Rickswood Road
Timonium, MD 21093
Phone 410-887-7663
Fax 410-252-1962
Pinewood
Elementary
Inside this issue:
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School News School News School News School News
Special Transfer
Applications
For parents of children who reside outside of the
Pinewood Elementary area, but who will be requesting
special permission for their child to attend Pinewood for legitimate reasons during the
2014-2015 school year, please be reminded that applications
may be submitted from April 1-June 1, 2014. We cannot ac-
cept any applications prior to the April 1st date. If your child is already attending Pine-
wood under special permis-sion, it is NOT necessary to
re-apply.
Visiting Pinewood
When you visit Pine-
wood you are required to show your government issued
ID which will be scanned and once you are cleared a badge will be printed. Please wear
your badge at all times. When you are ready to leave, please
return to the office to check out.
Early Dismissal
If you have made any
changes in how your child should be dismissed during
an emergency or inclement weather, please send your signed changes to the office
as soon as possible. Thank you for your assistance in
helping us keep your children safe.
Attendance…BEE
On Time
We continue to focus on making
certain that our boys and girls are present
and on time to maxi-mize their instruc-
tional program. Please remember that we open at
8:45 A.M. and begin morning announcements at 9:00 A.M. School personnel will con-
tinue to contact parents of students who are tardy or
absent.
Teens for Jeans
Thanks to all who supported
the Pinewood SGA jeans col-lection project. You may also find more information about
this project on the BCSP.org/communitywebpage.
Vision: Pinewood Elementary believes every student is capable of
learning the skills and strategies necessary to be college and career ready.
Pinewood Elementary
Kindergarten
Registration for the
2014–2015 school year
will be held on
April 4th & May 1st, 2014
from 9 A.M. — 3 P.M.
by appointment only.
Please contact the school office at 410-
887-7663 to schedule an appointment and
to pick-up the registration packet.
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Proud Proud Proud Proud
PenguinsPenguinsPenguinsPenguins
Congratulations to the
following students who were chosen from all the students
who were recognized during the month of January for be-
ing “Prepared, Polite, and Persistent.” They had lunch
with Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Davis; Cameron F., Rachel O., Jake K., Min Joo K., Vanessa
H., and Haley G.
Author Breakfast Shelia R.
March Artist of the Month
Taylor V. Guest Announcer
Math 24
The Pinewood competi-tion was held and there were
two winners in fifth grade. Representing Pinewood for the single digit game is Sabrina Z..
and for the double digit game is Ryan G. Both students will be
competing in the County Com-petition in March.
Congratulations to our school winners!
Black Saga team
Spelling Bee participants
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MSA Testing Please try to avoid scheduling appoint-ments or vacations during this time frame.
Volunteer Training
NEW: There is an online vol-unteer orientation available on the BCPS web site for use if
you are unable to attend the trainings at Pinewood. You can find the orientation and the in-
structions for users at http://www.bcps.org/community/
volunteer_info/.
Lunch Information
Homeroom lunch schedules
are available on the Pinewood web site.
Lunch Account Pre-Payment
Please take advantage of the SNAP program to deposit money to your child’s lunch
account. It is important to fill out the pre-payment form,
checks preferred, with your child’s name (NO NICK-
NAMES). If you need to send cash, please put it in an enve-lope with the pre-payment
form. Additional copies of this form are available in the
school office. This eliminates the need for children to carry
cash
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CalendarCalendarCalendarCalendar
Schools-out.com
Is a free public service
website to email parents
directly about unexpected
changes in the school
schedule. The schools-
out.com web site is tied
directly to Baltimore
County Public Schools and
is updated by BCPS staff.
The BCPS website
www.bcps.org provides
the most definitive infor-
mation about unexpected
changes in school schedul-
ing. Parents may also call
410-887-5555 for informa-
Grade 3
Reading 3/11, 3/12
Math 3/5, 3/6
Grade 4
Reading
3/13, 3/14
Math 3/7, 3/10
Grade 5
Math 3/11, 3/12
Reading 3/5, 3/7
Please note date change
Pinewood Elementary School Herald Page 5
From your School Nurse From your School Nurse From your School Nurse From your School Nurse
Mrs. Pam FrankleMrs. Pam FrankleMrs. Pam FrankleMrs. Pam Frankle
Not every sore throat is a Strep throat. The only
way a strep infection can be identified is through a throat culture. You should seek medi-
cal attention for your child if any of the following symptoms occur:
♦ Their sore throat came on suddenly.
♦ Their throat hurts mostly when swal-lowing.
♦ Their throat hurts when you press gen-tly under the angle of the jaw.
♦ The glands in the neck are swollen.
♦ Presence of fever, a temperature of 101 to 104 degrees can be indicative of strep infection.
♦ Headache and/or nausea
♦ They have been in contact with chil-dren with strep throat.
♦ Their throat has been very sore and red and has lasted more than 3 - 4 days.
♦ Fine red rash covering the entire body that feels like fine sandpaper.
Home "Helps" For Sore Throat Pain
♦ Drink fluids.
♦ Gargle several times a day with 1/2
teaspoon salt in warm water.
♦ Talk as little as possible.
♦ Suck on ice chips or iced drinks.
♦ Throat lozenges
♦ Anesthetics throat spray
♦ Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen
If your child has any of the above symp-toms or has had a sore throat for more than 3 to 4
days, please have a throat culture and keep your child home until a diagnosis of strep throat
can be ruled out. If that is the diagnosis, your child can return to school only after they have
had at least 24 hours of antibiotics treatment.
The Movement Ed equipment or “Whittle” will be set up during the month of March.
Students will be exploring the various areas of Maryland as they travel around the equipment. They will start at the beaches of Ocean City, fish
off the Choptank bridge, travel across the Bay Bridge, note some attractions in the city, then
hike across the mountains in Western Maryland. Students in
grades 3-5 will include, with their travels, the understanding of mus-cular strength, endurance, flexi-
bility, and balance.
Volunteers are greatly needed to help with the kindergarten and 1st grade classes during their physical education time. If you have
been trained to volunteer, and would like to help, please contact me, ppilson@bcps.org.
Kindergarten class times are 12:20 to 1:10 p.m. on rotation days 1,2,3, & 5. First grade class
times are 1:40 to 2:30 p.m. on rotation days 2 thru 5.
Physical Education by Physical Education by Physical Education by Physical Education by
Pat Pilson Pat Pilson Pat Pilson Pat Pilson
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
The Pinewood SGA
celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday
by serving as guest readers.
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The kindergartener children will begin the
month by designing a beautiful March calendar
with a spring theme. We will continue with lessons that focus on animals and their developmental
changes. We will study the developmental
changes of dogs and pigs when we read From
Puppy to Dog and From Piglet to Pig. The fiction
books include The Last Puppy by Frank Asch and
Emmett’s Pig by Mary Stolz. The first graders will
use Venn diagrams to contrast fiction and nonfic-
tion literature. For this activity the students will listen to a true book about rabbits and then com-
pare it to a rabbit in the fiction classic Mr. Rabbit
and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow. The
second graders will be finishing their study of Ezra
Jack Keats. They will continue to improve their
skills of locating the copyright date in the book,
and they will check out and be able to use this in-formation to enter the book title on the American
Library Association (ALA) list of Caldecott award
winning books. The students in third grade are
beginning to select a topic pertaining to the
growth of Baltimore which they will research with
a partner and be able to subsequently use presen-
tation skills to relay this information to the entire class. The fourth grade students will continue with
the Greek Mythology research by selecting a
mythological character to research with their part-
ner. The fifth graders are writing short informa-
tional papers describing how the accomplish-
ments of their Revolutionary War characters have
impacted history. They will support their position using information from the text.
Recommended Reading
Picture Books:
1. The Camping Trip that changed America, Pic-ture book, BES nominee by Barbara Rosenstock,
grades 4-5 , lexile =740, ©2012
2. Tops & Bottoms, by Janet Stevens, nonfiction pic-
ture book, 1996 Caldecott Honor book, reading
level=3.8. Interest level=K-3, ©1995
3. Grow It, Cook It. DK Publishing, Interest level
=K-5, ©2008.
Chapter Books:
1. Fantasy Series: The Tales of Dimwood Forest, by
AVI, Interest and Reading levels-grades 3-5.
Ragweed, Book One, ©1999, Poppy, Book Two,
©1995, Poppy and Rye, Book Three, © 1998,
Ereth’s Birthday, Book Four, © 2000, Poppy’s Re-turn, Book Five, © 2005, Poppy and Ereth, Book
Six, © 2009
Library NewsLibrary NewsLibrary NewsLibrary News
by Marilyn Lockwoodby Marilyn Lockwoodby Marilyn Lockwoodby Marilyn Lockwood
The Art Beat by Sheldon Lebowitz
Kindergarteners As we move to March, our kin-dergarteners are going to be taking on the wonderful skill of paper weaving. This is a terrific way to build upon the skill of recogniz-ing and creating patterns. After having created patterns in their radial design triv-ets, paper weaving will reinforce the information of repeating art ele-ments in a work of art to create pat-terns.
First graders Our first grade friends will take on tempera painting as well as the chil-dren’s book, Amaz-ing Grace, as we paint self-portraits of us doing things we never thought we could or that we have dreamed of doing. It’s a great story that is inspi-rational and multi-cultural and deals with how stereo-types can affect our feelings. These self portraits will reveal the dreams of our grade one painters.
Second Graders Second Graders Second graders will move from sculp-tures of papier-mâché to sculptures in clay of birds in nests! This will take our skill of pinch pot building one step further as the children will create birds in nests all out of the clay. A textured clay pinch pot makes a won-derful nest as pinching and pulling clay can make a bird at rest sitting on the edge of the nest! Beautiful bird bowls!
Third graders Van Gogh would be thrilled with our pinch pots in-spired by him as we add colorful, beautiful glaze for the finish on these sunflower embellished bowls. Using common col-ors for the sun-flowers (oranges, reds, yellows, browns) the glazed will be brushed on in lay-ers, with the chil-dren picking their colors for the rest of the bowl, as well as the in-side. These bowls are bloom-ful!
Fourth graders Our relief slab cas-tle sculptures have the most beautiful colors as our fourth graders thoroughly painted these fantastic abodes with crea-tivity and fantasy. We’ll be moving on to a lesson in figu-rative sculpture next as we look at the fourth grade STEM-related ac-tivity of creating figurative Greek mythological gods and goddesses. Working in 3-D is delightful, daring, and dramatic, not to mention great fun!
Fifth graders The Aztec Sun God sculptures painted and varnished by our fifth grade sculptors are each uniquely and won-derfully created. They’ll look lovely displayed on a small plate holder as we bring the sun in-doors during the remaining weeks of winter. Then it is off to a drawing activity that deals with...wait for it...MATH! - as we learn the propor-tions of portrai-ture for our chalk pastel half-portraits.
Art Exhibit NewsArt Exhibit NewsArt Exhibit NewsArt Exhibit News This month we recognize the work of thirty Pinewood School students who were selected to have their art work displayed at the Pulaski Park annex of Baltimore County Public schools. From kindergarteners through grade five children, we are well represented at these offices of BCPS! Fifth graders Jay Y., Adam S., Sara B., Declan T., And James W. Fourth graders John G., Joseph V., Genevieve T., Chase N., Min Wei M., Brady M., and Holly L. Third graders Jack K., Christopher E., and Min Joo K. Second graders Libby T., Pizey G., Bryce C. Grade one, Sawyer P., Sarah P., Ashley J., and Jaeman S. Our kindergarteners are Shayan J., Gavin G., Jack R., Jett M., Kaleigh C., Eli L., Heidi G., and Rachel B. Super job, friends!
We also recognize six children in grades kindergarten through five who will have their work on display at the Walters Art Museum. This annual event draws hun-dreds of visitors and student artists from all around Baltimore County and I could not be prouder of our children: Maggie M., Patrick L., Jeremy R., Cassie H., Ava E., and Claire L. Great job, friends...I will see you at the Walters!
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Musical Notes from the desktop of Mrs. Mahoney
Happy March from the
Vocal Music department! As we
approach springtime, there is a
lot going on down in this end of
the building!
Kindergarten students
will be exploring various instru-
ments that we have in the class-
room. They will learn the correct
way to play them and demon-
strate steady beat while playing
them along with the music.
First Graders will start out
the month by exploring Russian
music. They will also continue
learning the symbols that appear
in music, such as, bar-lines, dou-
ble bar-lines, accents, and meas-
ures.
Second Grade just fin-
ished taking a quiz to determine
their knowledge of their 8 rhythm
symbols plus other musical
symbols that we’ve been working
with this year. Next, we will learn
and perform sixteenth notes.
Third Grade students also
just completed a quiz, but theirs
was a playing assessment on the
recorder. It is good for me to hear
them play individually and get a
sense of their proficiency on the
recorder. As always, I highly en-
courage home practice!
Fourth Graders are very
busy right now. They are prepar-
ing for a recorder assessment on
the song, “Frog”, which is quite a
challenging piece. They are also
working hard preparing for their
spring choral concert on May13th.
We’ve only had 3 rehearsals, but
they are sounding amazing!
Fifth Grade is working
through recorder music that will
be performed at the county festi-
val in late April. Only a few stu-
dents will attend that festival, but
these songs are good practice for
all of them.
The Fifth Grade After
School Spring Chorus is also in
full force. They meet on Wednes-
days after school until 4:30, and
promise to be another fabulous
vocal ensemble.
THINK SPRING!!
The Band and Orchestra have had a won-
derful month! We completed our 2014 Band
and Orchestra Olympics! Students raced in
events that challenged them to use musical
knowledge, speed, communication skills,
and most importantly: TEAMWORK. I am
very proud of all the students! The final
medal count put the Orange Team in the
lead for Band, and the Black Team in the
lead for Orchestra. Congratulations to those
two teams and to all the students that par-
ticipated!
All Band and Orchestra students also com-
pleted their mid-year assessment which
included a performance portion, written test
of musical terms learned, and a self-
assessment of their progress.
Fourth Grade students are continuing
to explore the String Family of the Orches-
tra. Students have learned the science be-
hind how these instruments work and have
started learning Pizzicato (that’s Italian for
“pluck”) songs on the violin. As we con-
clude this unit in March, students will also
have a chance to use the bow and explore
other instruments of the family like: Viola,
Cello, and Double Bass.
Band and Orchestra notes
from Ms. Seward
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Community News Community News Community News Community News
Mark your calendars for Camp Invention at Pinewood Elementary!
This year Camp Invention will be hosted at Pinewood on June 23, 25, 26 & 27, 2014. Camp offers fantastic, hands-on science activities for any students in grades K-5.
We’re honored to have connected with Camp Invention, a program of the National Inventors Hall of
Fame, to inspire children as our location’s Directors! Even though it’s a weeklong program, we know that the
skills the students build upon will forever impact them throughout their schooling and beyond.
If you haven’t heard, we are hosting the program again at Pinewood on June 23rd , 25th , 26th ,and 27th and we would love
to see some returning campers! If you have a child that hasn’t participated before, there’s substantial savings available for your
family. New participants get $25 off through March 28, but hurry, because we want as many children as possible to experience
it. This summer’s all-new program, Morphed!, combines the creation of an insect-themed pinball machine with challenges from
renowned National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees and so much more. From what we’ve seen so far, it’s great!
The Counselor-in-Training Program is another option if you have a son or daughter who will be entering 7th, 8th or 9th
grade this fall. Because Camp Invention was created for rising 1st-6th grade students, we’ve found students who are too old for the
traditional program enjoy staying involved.
Sign up at www.campinvention.org or call Camp Invention’s Customer Relations Department at 800.968.4332 between
the hours of 8AM-7PM EST Monday through Friday. Thanks for being a part of something BIG by investing in your child’s future
and believing in the power of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)!
Sincerely, Kelly Fetterolf and Kelly Rowe
Flat Stanley
visits the
2014 Olympics
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PLEASE SUPPORT PINEWOOD!
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800-931-6258.
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Dear Pinewood School Families and Friends,
We would like to invite you to an evening of fun, fellowship, and service that we have never held at Pinewood School before. Welcome to Believe Big! This wonderful organization brings emo-tional refreshment to patients suffering from cancer by distributing hand painted and decorated mugs created by children and adults in the community. It is hoped that every time a patient uses a mug, they are reminded that people care.
This is a wonderful way to provide support for those experiencing the difficult journey that cancer presents through a fun and creative means. For the low cost of $10.00 per mug, you and your fam-ily can express your compassion, care, and creativity and paint a mug that will enable Believe Big to help families face the cancer journey by providing resources, direction, and hope.
What a meaningful and fun way to spend an early Friday evening in April. On Friday, April 4, 2014, from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., come up to Pinewood School’s cafeteria and Believe Big. Simply complete and turn in the attached form, along with $10.00 per mug to Mr. Lebowitz by Friday, March 21st, 2014. This will allow ample time for ordering the mugs needed.
What a great opportunity for you and your families and friends to help those in need and enjoy a fun, Friday evening. Questions? Feel free to email us at rfrankle@bcps.org or slebowitz@bcps.org.
Thanks for your support of this terrific organization and for helping to show that Pinewood School cares.
Sincerely,
Pam Frankle, School Nurse
Sheldon M. Lebowitz, Art Teacher
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March 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1
2 Anti-
Bullying
Week
3
Cool
Compliment Day
4
Rainbow Day
5
Suit Up and Be Super
6
Dress As Someone
You Admire
7 Spirit Day
MSA Gr. 4 Math
Lunch Mix Up Day
8
9 Daylight
Savings
Time
10
MSA Gr. 4 Math
11 MSA Gr. 3 Reading
MSA Gr. 5 Math
PTA Meeting 7 pm
12 MSA Gr. 3 Reading
MSA Gr. 5 Math
13 14 15
16 17 Happy
St. Patrick’s Day
18 19 Eco-trekkers
Grade 5
20 21 Vision and
Hearing Retest
22
23 24
PTA Reflections
Breakfast
25
Science Fair
26 MSA Science
Grade 5
27 MSA Science
Grade 5
28 Schools Close 3
hours early / End of
the marking period
29
30 31 Schools Closed
for Students
Prof Development
Mark your calendar. Spring Break
Schools are Closed 4/14 through
4/21/14.
April 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 Spirit Day
Kindergarten
Round-Up
Make a Mug
5
6 7 School
Improvement Team
4 pm
8 Exhibits of
Wonder 6—7 pm
PTA Meeting 7 pm
9 10
Report Cards go
home
11 12
13 14
Schools Closed
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20 21
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Schools Reopen
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