October 29th through November 2nd
Keenoy Kardinal News November 2,
2018
Dear Families,
We have completed the first trimester of our school year. This is so hard for me to believe. It looks like a rainy soccer weekend in KC
for the Keenoy family. Have a wonderful
weekend and thanks for all that you do.
Comet Clubs
Applications are coming home
today and are due next Friday, November 9th.
Buddy Class Halloween
Activity
I’m sure that your child shared with you that we got
together with our 2nd grade buddies from Mrs. Gilliland’s
class. Each second-grade student wrote
our 5th graders a letter a few weeks ago. Students enjoyed writing
letters back to them and delivering them on Halloween. They also played a few fun math games
together. Watching the 5th
graders interact with the 2nd graders made my heart feel good. I was so impressed that our students modeled
exceptional behavior and focused totally on their buddy the entire time. Great work!
Kardinal of the Week:
Nick O.
Hello, my name is Nick and I
am eleven years old. I have one sister
Abby, who’s fourteen. We get along very
well with each other. My dad’s name is
Bill and my mom’s name is Angie. I love
to play baseball and basketball. They
have always been a huge part of my life.
Another hobby of mine is video games.
I have been playing those for a long time too. An interesting fact about me is that I am the
only person in my entire family born on the west side of the Mississippi River.
The next Kardinal of the Week
is Trent. His week will be Nov. 12th
through the 16th due to the short school week of the 5th. Please bring any pictures or items that you
would like to put on our bulletin board that is located outside of our
classroom.
Schedule for the Winter
Open House-December 14th.
Perform in Gym Open House Lunch/Recess
K 11:15 am 11:35-11:55 10:05-10:55
5th 11:35 am
Choir 11:55 am 12:15-12:35 12:45-1:35
4th 12:15 pm 12:35-12:55 10:55-11:45
1 1:30 pm 1:50-2:10 10:30-11:20
3 1:50 pm 2:10-2:30 12:20-1:10
2 2:10 pm 2:30-2:50 11:55-12:45
Fundraiser Pick Up
Fundraiser Pick Up has been rescheduled for Thursday,
November 8 from 3:30-6:00 p.m. Thank
you for supporting our school and students!
If you ordered fundraiser items, please plan to pick up or
make arrangements for someone else to get your items. We do not have freezer space to store frozen
items.
Math
This week students:
*Wrote arguments about whether fraction sums and differences
make sense by reasoning about the size of the numbers in each problem.
*Use benchmarks to estimate fraction sums and differences.
*Renamed fractions and mixed numbers by making and breaking
apart wholes.
Next week students
will:
*Make estimates and solve fraction addition and subtraction
number stories using fraction circles, drawings or number lines.
*Add fractions with unlike denominators
*Find fractions that add to a given sum and write
expressions.
Writing
*Students will complete the post-assessment for this genre
of writing next week.
*Their pre-assessment and process piece will be shared
during conferences.
*Our next genre of writing will be informational.
Reading
We continued to focus on inferring and using context clues
to figure out the meaning of unknown words.
Students seem to be loving the book, Zach’s Lie. I really enjoy how engaged students are
during my reading. This book requires
them to make so many inferences and forces a deeper level of thinking.
Science/Social Studies
My focus has been mostly on
Science during this time each day. I’ve
enjoyed teaching them about Earth/Space Systems. We are nearing the end of this unit, and
study guides were given out on Thursday.
I recommended that students use good time management and study small
amounts each day rather than putting off studying until the day before. Although I do not like giving weekend
homework, it would be a good idea for students to take the study guide home and
look over it during the long 4-day weekend.
We will take the assessment next Thursday. I like giving them one full week to study😊
Word Study
We started a new word study cycle on Thursday. Students took a pre-test with words that make
the long O sound. Tests over the Long E
will be given back today.
Reminders
Nov. 4 Daylight
Saving Time Ends (set your clock back one hour)
Nov. 5th and 6th -No School
Nov 12th through 15th-Parent/Teacher Conference Week
Nov. 21st through 23rd-No School/Thanksgiving Break
Dec.14th-Open House-Schedule Above
Sincerely,
Dan Keenoy
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