Keenoy Koala News 4-14-17
Dear Families,
The Blues won the first of many hockey games this
Wednesday! I explained to the students
how hockey fans and players often grow playoff beards to show support for their
team. For the last couple of years, I’ve
done the same thing. I’m not sure how
excited Jessi is about this idea, but I think it’s fun:) Anyway, thanks for supporting your child and
my teaching. Have a wonderful weekend
and week!
MAP Testing
Again, my apologies for the MAP scheduling confusion last
week. On Monday we begin MAP testing first
thing in the morning. It will be important that students (car riders) are on
time and ready to go. Any student that is late to school and not a bus rider
will have to wait in the office if testing has started for the day. Once our
testing session is completed, then the student will be allowed into the room.
Next week, students must have a book to read when finished
with a testing session. Students will finish at various times and reading a
book (not electronically) will be the only option available if a student
finishes before others.
With MAP testing taking up a portion of each day, students
will not have homework the next two weeks (as long as the student has utilized
his/her class time wisely). Hopefully,
this means students will be able to go to bed at a decent hour so that a good
night’s rest is achieved each night. Students should also eat breakfast (at
home or at school) each day. :)
Monday, April 17
8:30-11:00 (Communication Arts)
Tuesday, April 18 8:30-11:00 (Communication Arts)
Wednesday, April 19
8:30-11:00 (Communication Arts)
Thursday, April 20 8:30-11:00 (Math)
Friday, April 21 8:30-11:00 (Math
Thursday, April 27 8:30-10:00 (Science)
Friday, April 28 8:30-9:30 (Science)
*These are estimated times. Since none of the sessions are
timed, students will have the time they need (as long as they are making
forward progress) to complete each session.
Economy
As we get closer and closer to our field trip to JA BizTown
we have been focusing more and more on how businesses operate. This week as a
class we looked at what different aspects it takes to run a business. We also
dove into how and why businesses price certain goods and services the way they
do. We will be traveling to St. Louis for our JA BizTown field trip on Tuesday,
April 25th.
Writing
Hopefully students shared information with you about their
IMovie creation. This project set the stage for creating an argumentative
essay. Students are working on choosing
and developing supportive reasons for a reasonable argument with two sides. We
will continue looking at and depicting different characteristics of the
argumentative essay rubric. Next week we will also practice the format of our
argumentative essays by developing well-written beginnings and body paragraphs. They will learn and turn thesis statements
into effective 6th grade writing beginnings!
Reading
We completed the book, Tuck
Everlasting. Students really
seemed to enjoy this story and how the ending solved all of the major problems
that hung out there for so long. Instead
of starting a new read aloud book right away, I am using the extra time to meet
with three different groups and individual students (while they independent
read).
Math/Science
We continued to review concepts in preparation for the MAP
test coming up. We have completed our
Measurement Unit in math.
Upcoming Dates
April 17-28th
MAP Testing
April 25 Biztown Field Trip (Chesterfield, MO)
April 28 PK Color Run
May 1 Middle School Orientation Night
(Smithton 5-6:30; all other middle schools 6-7:30)
May 12 Field trip to Rock Bridge State Park
May 19 5th Grade Party at the Arc
May 23 5th
Grade Talent Show
May 25 5th Grade Graduation @ 9:00 am
in the Paxton Keeley Gym
Sincerely,
Dan
Keenoy
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