Keenoy Koala News 3-10-17
Dear
Families,
The
weather this time of year is crazy! A
tornado warning and a predicted snow event all within the same week. I’m fighting a cold, but overall the Keenoy
family is doing very well. As always,
thank you for the tremendous support that you have given me this year. This is a very busy time of year, so I will
keep this newsletter mostly informational.
Paxton Keeley “Kindness”
Spirit Week March 20th-24th
Monday,
March 20th-Cozy Up to Kindness Day (Pajama Day)
Tuesday,
March 21st-Be Kind, Stomp out Bullying (Funky Socks and Shoes Day)
Wednesday,
March 22nd-Hats Off to Kindness (Hat Day)
Thursday,
March 23rd-Color Our World with Kindness (Crazy Color Day)
Friday,
March 24th-In the Spirit of Kindness Day (School or Team Spirit Day)
*Show
how kind we are at Paxton Keeley by participating during our Spirit
Week!
A Note From Our PTA President, Kristin Eastman
Dear PKE families,
Believe it or not, PTA is gearing up for the 2017-18 school year! We are in need to fill positions that will become vacant due to 5th grade parents moving onto middle school. Please consider volunteering for one of these positions. Grab a friend and co-chair a position together! If you have questions about the position and/or time commitment, please do not hesitate to email me at teameastman@hotmail.com or join our PTA meeting on the first Monday of each month at 6:30pm in the Media Center to learn more. Thank you for your consideration in filling these positions. Without volunteers, we won’t have a successful school year in supporting our students and staff. PTA wants to make 2017-18 the best year yet, and we need your help!
Positions to fill:
· Carnival Committee Chair/Co-chair
· Carnival Committee Silent Auction Chair
· Carnival Committee Business Sponsor Chair
· Room Parent/Classroom Support Coordinator
· Staff Appreication Coordinator
· School Directory Coordinator
· 5th grade party coordinator
· Book Fair Coordinator Fall and Spring
· Hospitality Coordinator
Thank you!
Kristin Eastman
Spring Pictures
Spring
Pictures will be taken Thursday, March 16 for any student that orders pictures
ahead of time or brings in order forms by March 16. Order forms were sent home
last week in their Friday Folder. Pictures will also be taken of students new
(since fall pictures) to Paxton Keeley.
BizTown Junior Achievement
We
will begin our preparation work next week so that we are ready to travel to
Chesterfield on April 25 for our field trip. Students will learn about:
*The
importance of sound personal finance.
*Explore
their role as citizens of a community.
*The
circular flow of money and goods in an economy.
*Interests,
skills, and careers.
Inventions (Writing/Soc.
Studies)
As
you know, students are thinking about an invention (between 1700-current) that
had the most impact on the world. The
process will take a couple of weeks and will look like this:
*Students
brainstorm a list of invention ideas after looking up information.
*Narrow
down their long list to 3 inventions.
*Research
information about the 3 inventions.
*Select
1 invention and create a brief argument about how the invention impacted the
world.
*Each
student presents this information to the class.
*The
class votes on the top 2.
*Our
class creates an iMovie for the 2 inventions.
*After
spring break, 5th graders will watch the top videos and then will vote for
their favorite.
MAP Testing
The
MAP testing window for Columbia Public Schools is April 17-May 12. Mrs. Patton
will be narrowing that window down soon. Once that information is shared with
me, I will pass that along. Fifth graders are tested over the areas of
Communication Arts (reading and writing), math, and science.
My School Color Run
This
year, Paxton will be hosting our own school color run! This is an exciting new program that will
help create awareness for healthy living, raise funds, and is sure to be a
blast. Register Online by 4/7/17
www.paxtonMSCR.eventbrite.com
Reminders
March
16 Spring Pictures
March
27-31 Spring Break - No school!
Have
a terrific week!
Dan
Keenoy
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