May 8th through 12th

Keenoy Koala News                          5-12-17                                                                         

Dear Families,   

I feel like I should be more excited about having less than two weeks of school left. Each day I wake up and look forward to going to work.  I love teaching, but a major reason that I love it is because of your child and the community that we created together this year.  THANK YOU for all of your support and everything that you have done for me and your child.  Have a wonderful summer.  This will be the last week that I will be sending home a Newsletter and Friday folder Work/Study Habits this year.

5^th Grade Promotion (Graduation)

*This event will be held at Paxton in the gym on Thursday, May 25th beginning at 9:00 am. *The ceremony will take approximately an hour and afterwards there will be time to take pictures in front of the school.

*This is the last day of school and is also a ½ day. 

*Dismissal will be at 12:50 p.m. and you will have the option to take your child home after the graduation ceremony (without being penalized for an absence).

*Students are expected to dress nicely for this event.

5th Grade Party

Thank you to the parents and volunteers that have planned, organized, and will be helping with the 5th Grade Party next week.   I’m looking forward to this fun celebration.

iPads

Students will be turning in their iPads on Monday, Math 22nd.   IPads will be reissued in the fall at each student’s middle school.

Progress Reports

Students will bring report cards home on the last day of school.

5th Grade Countdown Activities

Next week, our countdown to the last day continues.  Thank you for bringing in so many toppings for our ice cream celebration on Thursday.

Monday-Do a special Kahoot!

Tuesday-Let’s Play Games!  Students will play non-electronic games at some point during the day.

Wednesday-Eat your snack whenever you want day!

Thursday-Sip on your favorite drink day!

Friday-Celebrate with your friends day!  Enjoy the 5^th grade party!

Important Dates:

May 19: 5th Grade Party at the ARC

May 23: 5th Grade Talent Show

May 25: 5th Grade Graduation 9:00 am in Paxton Keely gym

May 25: Last day of school

Take Care,

Dan Keenoy

May 1st through 5th

Keenoy Koala News                                         5-5-17

Dear Families,    

I greatly appreciate the goodies and gifts sent in this week for Teacher AppreciationJ This is a terrific class and I will miss each of them.  Thanks again for making 2016-2017 such a wonderful year!

Friday Folders will be sent home for the last time on May 12. I do ask that you sign and send it back to school. The last newsletter will also be May 12. However, students may bring reminder notes home after that date.

Koala of the Week:Madison Munoz

Hello, my name is Madie.  I have a crazy, but amazing family.  My wild silly sister is Claire.  My mom's name is Heidi and my dad's name is David.  Some of my hobbies are camping, fishing, and trail riding.  I play softball on a team called the Lightning.  I also participate in long distance track for Blue Thunder.  My favorite color is teal.  

Toys/Fidget Spinners/Rubik Cubes

As we near the end of the year, it seems like more of these items are being brought from home and creating issues throughout the building.  Mrs. Patton (principal) is sending a letter home today respectfully requesting that these items be left at home during the school day.  Thank you.

End of the Year/Middle School Countdown

Next week, on Wednesday, we will begin our countdown to the last day of school.   Inside the Friday folders, you will find our countdown list. Next Thursday, May 11, we will be having an ice cream day. I will supply the ice cream, bowls, and spoons but would really appreciate donations of some fun toppings (hot fudge, chocolate syrup, caramel sauce, sprinkles, chocolate chips, gummy bears….) to make our sundaes special!

5th Grade Promotion (Graduation)

This event will be held at Paxton in the gym on Thursday, May 25th beginning at 9:00 am. The ceremony will take approximately an hour and afterwards there will be time to take pictures in front of the school.

This is the last day of school and is also a ½ day. 

Dismissal will be at 12:50 p.m. and you will have the option to take your child home after the graduation ceremony.

Students are expected to dress nicely for this event.

Rock Bridge Field Trip May 12th (weather permitting)

I have included a reminder checklist for this event in your child’s Friday folder.  If we have heavy rain prior to the trip, (or rain the day of) this event may have to be canceled due to path/water conditions.  A large portion of our hike will be on dirt/grass/gravel paths that could potentially become too muddy.  Let’s keep our fingers crossed that we do NOT have wet weather like we did this week!

Health

This week, and for the next two weeks, we are learning about nutrition. Next week we will also be learning about making healthy choices for our bodies.

Writing

Next week, students will complete their plan sheet as well as a rough draft of their opinion/argumentative piece of writing.   The topic that they have been researching is Traditional School Calendar Schedules vs. Year-Long Calendar Schedules. 

Our lessons will continue to focus on utilizing evidence to support our thinking, using powerful statistics and/or quotes, and introductions

Reading

Next week I will continue meeting with individuals, small groups, and administering the DRA2.

Math

This week we worked on figuring out elapsed time and temperature changes (positive and negative numbers).

Next week we will start Topic 17 - Equations and Graphs.

*Students will practice adding and subtracting integers.

*Students will identify points on a coordinate plane..

*Students will use tables of values to graph linear equations.

Important Dates:

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 Paxton Keely gym

May 25: Last day of school

Have a terrific week!

Dan Keenoy