The Puma Paw

Hello Puma Families!

We hope summer is going exceptionally well! It was a fantastic year-end, but now it's down to business ... let's win a SUMMER READING TROPHY!

You can sign your child up for the program by clicking here.

Then, have the children read. That's it. There are no points, logs, or other requirements. Just sign them up and read. If we have the highest percentage of students who sign up, we win trophy 6.

The Points

• June 17 - Aug. 21 - Summer Break
• Aug. 20 - Welcome Back Events Begin!
  • Kindergarten Muffins and Mixing - A social start to K. Time TBD.
  • Kindergarten Orientation and Welcome - 9:30 - 10:30
  • Open House 10:30 - 11:30 (View The School Garden too!)
  • Popsicles with The Principals on the Playground at 11:30
  • Back To School Night Gr. 1-5 at 6:00 and 6:50
• Aug. 21 - Chalk The Walk from 2:00 - 3:00 PM! Write welcome-back messages on the sidewalks of Pinebrook!
• Aug. 22 - First Day of School! Arrival begins at 7:40 and late bell at 8:00
• Sept. 10 - PTA Meeting at 7:00 PM
• Sept. 11 - Patriot Day Ceremony at 8:15 AM, featuring grade 4 students and the community is invited to the flagpole
• Sept. 12 - Kindergarten Back To School Nigth at 6:00 PM
• See ALL of the 2024-2025 Events with the Puma Parent Calendar Google Calendar link. Click here!

The Pawer

• Attendance! Thank you. As a community, we did it. Over the course of this year, we dropped the chronic absenteeism rate by several points and, most importantly, kept it under 10% of our population for accreditation. Additionally, we increased our daily attendance rate. The work of our main office, the counseling team, and YOU made the improvements happen. I'm grateful, but most significantly, more student learning occurred, and that was the genuine why. Keep the trend rolling for next year together.
• Kindergarten Registration is now open! Click here to register your child for the 24-25 school year, and share the link with a friend!
• See the Fifth-Grade Promotion Ceremony! Click here!

Thank you, PTA, for a wonderful Puma Palooza! The end-of-the-year celebrations were a new venture and added some wonderful memories to the end of the year.

We had an excellent opportunity to say thank you and goodbye at the Kindergarten performance in early June, which was hosted or supported by our wonderful music and kindergarten teams. But, with a whole heart from the broader community, we thank you. We greatly appreciate your support for our community these past two years. Together, we made memories, gained experiences, and a genuine joint effort full of compromise and a "let's do this right and make it great" approach. I'm happy to have the opportunity to meet many families that I wouldn't have known without this experience. We came together and are all the better for it. I love the story and, most importantly, the students we met. Thank you, and enjoy opening the newest elementary school in LCPS, Henrietta Lacks!

Our Unified Mental Health Team, or UMHT, will offer tips for parents. These are intended to be short and sweet and could make an impact.

Our UMHT comprises three school counselors, a school psychologist, a social worker, and administrators. If you have any questions, please get in touch with us!

Here is this week's tip:

• Maintaining structure throughout the summer is important. Here are some ways to continue incorporating structure into your child's daily routines and strategies for a successful summer break!
• Also, are you looking for conversation starters about the year? Here are some ideas and some conversation starters to help your child reflect on their successes:
  • What do you want to remember about this school year? Why?
  • What surprised you?
  • What challenged you?
  • What successes are you most proud of?
  • What did you learn, whether in or out of school?

Former AP Ms. Boyd, Mr. Thiessen, Ms. Yamoah, and fifth-grade students Geet, Manasvi, and Kendall discuss Pinebrook memories, favorite things, and their lasting messages for the community. Click here for a link, or see below!

Check it out on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, iHeartRadio, and Google (Google by RSS feed). Click or search one of the listed platforms.

Do you have an idea for the Puma Pawd? -Big or small - click here to let us know! -And thanks again to those who sent some ideas! Send more!

We're bringing back Friday Spirit Day! Each Friday, have your child wear their PNB Spiritwear or house colors!

School Colors - navy blue, maroon, white

House colors:

• Yukon - yellow
• Yosemite - red
• Patagonia - purple
• Sonoran - orange
• Everglades - green
• Andes - blue

*For many students, they might know their color ... we might not have locked up the specific house names yet.

• When you come to school, it's essential to be in the habit of three things:

1. Make an appointment
2. Have your ID;
3. Have your phone, especially if you are tardy, picking up, or returning a child to school, as we use an electronic form to record the child's return. You will access the form via a QR code scanned by your phone.

Website: https://www.lcps.org/pinebrook
Location: 25480 Mindful Court, Aldie, VA, USA
Phone: 703-957-4325

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