Keenoy Koala News 2-3-17
Dear
Parents,
I
hope that everyone had a terrific week.
The Keenoys are traveling to St. Louis to celebrate two brother-in-law birthdays. The kids love spending time with their
cousins and uncles. Our class worked
hard this week. I recently noticed an
overall decline with organization and attentiveness with many Koalas. I’ve spent more time this week emphasizing
the importance taking care of materials and class responsibilities. I have seen a steady improvement throughout
the week. They are a great group that just fell into a
couple of bad habitsJ
Koala of the Week
Kyler
Thomas is our Koala of the week. He
really likes video games and roller coasters.
He has a mom (Jackie), dad (Pat), brother (Kobe), and a dog named
Maisy.
Mini Trip To Smithton
Next
Wednesday, February 8, all 5th graders at Paxton Keeley will be having a
walking field trip to Smithton Middle School to watch a musical. Please let me know right away if you have any
questions or concerns about this walking field trip.
Parent Teacher Conferences
A
confirmation note is in the Friday Folder with your scheduled conference
time. Please contact me right away if
changes need to me made. I look forward to meeting with you about your child’s
second trimester progress.
Tissues Needed
Our
classroom is quickly running out of tissues again. If you are at the store and do not mind
picking up a box, we will definitely put them to good useJ Thanks.
Reading
We
started reading, Children of the Dust Bowl last week. This week during read aloud, we have been concentrating
on the cause/effect of important text events.
During
our independent reading time, I will be conferring with individuals and guided
reading groups. These conferences and guided
reading groups help support the comprehension skills we are practicing during whole
group with our read aloud.
Writing
*Students
have been busy researching about their self-selected charity.
*Each
day I have shown students how to research, take notes, use a plan sheet, and
ways to develop subtopics.
*We
will begin/continue working on our first drafts next week. Our focus will shift from organization to
elaboration and craft.
Math
*We
wrapped up Topic 9 (Fractions and Decimals) on Wednesday with an
assessment. Our next two topics continue
to focus on fractions as well.
*We
began Topic 10 (Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers) on
Thursday. Many of the concepts learned in Topic 9 will be applied in Topic 10.
*Objectives
for this topic include:
Add
and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators.
Add
and subtract mixed numbers.
Word Study
Students
learned about a spelling pattern with the suffixes tion and sion.
Drop "d" and add
"sion"
Base Suffix
Explode explosion
Collide collision
Drop "e" and add
"ion"
Base Suffix
Educate education
Decorate decoration
Words already ending with s
like express add ion=expression
Science
Next
week we will complete our experimental design friction investigation. Make sure to ask your child about this
experiment next week.
The Valentine Party
I
forgot to attach a class list to the hard-copy newsletter last week. I will make sure to include a list this
week. Last week’s newsletter included
the basic information about boxes/cards/party.
I updated our blog that has this information. If you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to ask.
Volunteers Needed
Calling
fifth grade parents and students!!! We need your help with distributing the
Shakespeare’s pizzas on Monday, Feb. 13th at 3:00. This should be about
an hour and this event directly supports the fifth grade and our field trip to
Biz Town. If you have a student who is in Adventure Club, and is willing to
help, we do have a parent that is willing to assist with those students.
If you do have an Adventure Club student who is able to help, please let Ms.
Thelen know at sthelen@cpsk12.org. In
addition, you will need to write a note to Adventure Club, excusing them (after
they check in) to the office so that they can help with the distribution. They
will return to Adventure Club in an hour. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Dan Keenoy
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