Pender Elementary eNews AWS
Pender Elementary eNews
January 22, 2018
Is it reading or is it math… Here are lists of math vocabulary words by grade level that will help your child in both reading and math!
Third Grade Math Vocabulary Terms • Algebraic Thinking – solution, range, inequality, distributive, equation • Base Ten Operations – regroup, place value, rounding, estimation, multiplier, difference • Measurement & Data – centimeter, length, kilometer, perimeter • Geometry – perpendicular, reflection, congruent, degrees, coordinates, line segment, prism, solid figure, congruent, translation, parallelogram Try to use some of these words in conversation at home. Examples: -Can you use a pattern when setting the table for dinner? -How fast can you run around the perimeter of the house? For a complete list of words and activities go to: www.spellingcity.com On the home page scroll down to the Featured Vocabulary and Spelling Lists on the left side and select Math.
Thank&you*for*taking*your*time*to*read*this*information!** Mrs.*Miller* *
Special Education Classroom News Mrs. Kira Swinton
[email protected] (402) 385-3244
Special Education Team Members
App/Website of the week Splash Math
Kelly Ballinger- Special Education Director Kira Swinton-Elementary Special Education Teacher Kayla Brewer- Autism Program Teacher Lisa Maise-Middle Grades Special Education Teacher Tami Nelson-High School Special Education Teacher Jenna McAfee- Speech and Language Pathologist Leah Clark- School Psychologist
Splash Math is an educational program that provides comprehensive coverage of the curriculum with over 300 skills for Grades K-5. The use of animations, graphics and games make children master the basic math concepts like Addition, Subtraction, Division, Multiplication, Algebra and Geometry in a fun and interactive way.
Testing season is just around the corner…help your child do their best by following these weekly tips!
Testing Tip #2 Get enough sleep the night before the test! Your child’s memory recall will be much better if they’ve had enough rest. In a scientific study, young students who got between 8 and 10 hours of sleep before taking a test did better than those who stayed up later.
A Peek at Next Week in… Miss. Brewer’s Classroom
Autism Events Near You The Pender Autism Walk will be held on April 21st, 2018 from 4:00-6:00.
Learn more about Autism: https://www.au tismspeaks.org/ what-autism
Upcoming Events Autism State Conference: April 19th and 20th Omaha, NE
•Autism: range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, as well as by unique strengths and differences.
What Working Memory Difficulties Might Look Like:
No matter how motivated you are, it is hard to learn and retrieve key knowledge and skills if you can only hold on to a limited amount of information in memory at one time.
Students may: • Have difficulty remembering facts and procedures, such as new vocabulary words, verb conjugations or mathematical procedures. • Exhibit slow retrieval of information. • Fail to follow instructions despite repeated instructions. • Demonstrate poor attention to detail, such as beginning to write a sentence and then struggling to remember all of the words in the sentence, skipping words within sentences, and writing shorter sentences (to reduce demands on working memory). • Make place-keeping errors such as losing track of steps completed or steps yet to be completed and either repeats steps needlessly or constantly has to start over. • Have difficulty starting work. • Demonstrate difficulty staying on task. Task abandonment is a common consequence. • Lose track of belongings.
Working memory is an executive function that allows us to hold information in mind while working with it. Working memory is critical in the process of storing information in long-term memory. It is also critical in retrieving previously learned information from memory. In fact, most of the “work” in the memory system occurs in “working” memory where information is managed, manipulated and transformed. Working memory capacity differs from individual to individual. Students with working memory difficulties can hold fewer pieces of discrete information in their mind at any given moment. They hear what you said, or see what is presented, but as more information overwhelms their memory system they lose previous information needed to successfully complete the task. Once information is lost it is not likely to be retrieved. It is easy to see how the student can become frustrated and consequently stop paying attention. Working memory difficulties are common among students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), learning disabilities, hearing loss, acquired brain injury and mental health issues. Taken from: CanLearn Society - www.canlearnsociety.ca ©2013
*Break tasks into smaller chunks *Provide verbal and visual cues *Repeat, repeat, repeat *Use organizers *Use technology *Try color coding
Strategies *Provide written directions for reference *Maintain consistent routines for turning in and completing assignments *Practice in short sessions several times per day *Use checklists *Use rhymes, songs, movements, and patterns *Post key words in the classroom
Preschool E News Letter O was so much fun this week with our new friend Olaf! He would hide every day and when we would have to find him! We also learned about the octopus and other creatures in the ocean. We had fun making our own pictures of Olaf! We have also practicing our number recognition- we have some children who have been counting aloud all the way to 100!
Kindergarten Update Mrs. Bargholz & Mrs. Kinning
New Skills for the Week: •
High frequency words – find this from came but on • Comprehension Skill – Sequence of Events • Proper Nouns •
•
Compare weight of objects with a balance • Numbers 1-100 Identify numbers before, after, greater, less than, equal
Reminders: • • •
Please keep sending box tops to school! Continue reading for “Battle of Books” Please send hats and gloves as we will be going outside!
Important Dates:
1/24 – 2:30 Dismissal
1/24 – 100th DAY!!!
1/31 – 2:30 Dismissal
What We Learned This Week: Reading: Compare and Contrast, Visualize, defining words, long e words, words with endings ng and nk Spelling: long e Grammar: compound sentences Math: review, 3-D shapes, fact families, 10 more/less Writing: Personal narrative
Spelling Words for the week of 1/22
play grain sail mail may rain way day stay pain
Reminders: January 22-Milk money due 23, 24-Maps Testing 25-101st Day of school
Send in those box tops! Be sure to send coats, hats, and gloves with your child.
Sheila Dahlman/Vicki Smith Math • Subtract 0, 1, and 2 • Creating overlapping shapes • Problem Solving • Reading Thermometers • Adding 3 Two-digit numbers
Jan 15-19 Spelling List Test on Friday 1-26 List A happy pretty baby very puppy funny carry lucky only sunny penny city tiny many sorry noisy
Reading • antonyms • sequence of events • long I – i, igh, y • vocabulary/fluency Writing/Grammar: • subject/verb agreement •
write sentences in paragraph form
Reminders: • • • •
Jan 24, 31, Feb 14- 2:30 Dismissal Feb 5 – 8:30 a.m. Spelling Bee Feb 7 – 2:30 Dismissal o 3:00-9:00 Parent Teacher Conferences Feb 16 – No School
..
List B busy crazy navy gravy history story carry hurry only sunny penny library study many sorry noisy
Science • Weather Social Studies • Immigration & Colonial America 2
nd
graders TO DO list: • Read 20 minutes for 5 days • Do flashcards or xtramath on 3 days
Third Grade Happenings January 18, 2018 Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Miller Reading:
Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions, Visualizing, Point of View
Math:
Vocabulary: Suffix -ly, Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
This week’s skills: Triangles, Multiplication Facts: Memory Group, Symmetry, Rectangular Prisms Next week: Volume, Weight: Ounces, Pounds, & Tons, Geometric Solids, Multiplication Facts: 11s and 12s
Science: Mrs. Hoffman’s class
Social Studies: Mrs. Miller’s
finished their Unit 7 study of Water and Weather. Some items learned include: What is the Water Cycle? What is Weather? How Can We Measure Weather?
class will be finishing the first part of our unit on Economics. So far we have defined economics, discussed using a budget, and identifying buyers and sellers.
Reminders: *Wed., Jan. 24: 2:30 Dismissal * Study Spelling Bee words! *Encourage your child to use IXL *Continue to read 20 min nightly *Practice your Multiplication facts for Battle of the Books
shark crack quick thank
Spelling Words: Words with /k/ and /kw/ check queen circus flake second squeeze quart squeak coldest Africa Mexico black correct question
January 18, 2018
Weekly News Edition Life and Times of 4th Grade & Writing Class Pender P.R.I.D.E. ~ Preparation ~ Respect ~ Integrity ~ Determination ~ Excellence
Writing Class
Precept of the Week
In writing class this week, we completed the MAPS assessment in Reading. Each student has a goal setting sheet to track their scores from the last year and a half and uses that to set a goal they hope to reach on their test. Our students continue to show growth and improvement. I am proud of the effort they give each day to improve their scores which gives an accurate representation of who they are as
Reading
a reader. Challenging themselves to improve is the key to success in reading and in life. Talk to your son or daughter about their progress in the MAPS testing this week and next.
In our Journeys series, we continue with Antarctic Journal. Through discussions of vocabulary to applying our skills in guided reading, students have learned to use their knowledge to make connections to the story. We have practiced the organization of the author’s story through the use of journal entries and will continue this skill into next week. *Graphics courtesy Google images
www.communication4all.co.uk
5
th
Grade
Mrs. English Reminders • 1/22-26 - MAPS testing • 2/5 - Spelling Bee **Weather Reminder-Please remember to dress your child for the cold morning weather and encourage them to bring appropriate clothing. ***’Tis the season for influenza and the stomach flu…..PLEASE remember the guidelines for returning to school following illness. There was a letter sent home in Thursday folders. Thank you!!
th
Notes from the teacher:
Ö 4 Science- Determine which materials can be used to prevent the transfer of energy as heat. Ö 5th Science- Identify the three types of rock, and explain how each forms. Ö 6th Science –Describe ways in which waves interact with matter. Ö Reading-Determine main ideas and supporting details; analyze text details to identify author’s purpose.
Contact Information Mrs. English (402-385-3244) [email protected]
Mr. Hoffman 5th Grade Teacher 4th-6th Math MAPS testing in Reading and Language Usage occurred this week for the 5th graders. The fifth grade really have performed well so far with their MAPS. They will test Science and Math the week of 22nd through the 26th with math being test on the 25th and 26th of January. Dick Shipwright, the all-time leader in scoring for Pender Boys Basketball, donated a basketball to every 4th – 6th grader at PPS. This was sure an awesome gesture and the message to the students was even better. There will be our third iXL challenge this quarter. The student who masters the most iXL skills for the quarter will win a little prize. In Math, the students may use a scratch sheet of notebook paper to complete their assignments if they would like. This is perfectly okay and may be done every day or on occasion if they like lines or need more space than on the worksheet I provide. After every 5 lessons the 4-6th graders will be having a test (after lesson 10, 15, 20, etc) As the students continue on through their textbook and get to a problem they do not know, they can look at the small number in parenthesis underneath the problem number. This small number tells them the lesson in which the problem came from and will have examples and how to solve the problem in those examples. This is a great tool for them to use. Parents can at any time look over students’ homework and identify mistakes and have the student correct those mistakes before class the next day. This is an awesome way for kids to learn. Quiz Your Son or Daughter Over These Concepts Covered This Week: 4th Math: Read Graphs, Fractions Equaling One, Multiply 3 Numbers, Name Polygons, Long Division with 2 Digit Quotients 5th Math: Decimal Places, Metric System, TEST, Measuring in Metric System, Compare Decimals 6th Math: Volume & Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms, Add 3 or More Fractions, Change Mixed Number to Improper Fraction, Subtract Mixed Numbers Reading: Draw Conclusions & Generalizations, Domain Specific Vocabulary Important Dates/Reminders: January 24th – 2:30 Out January 22nd-26th – MAPS Testing Math Joke of the Week:
What do you call an empty parrot cage? Answer: Polygon
Mrs. Liakos – 6th Grade Homeroom 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Social Studies
4th Grade – On Monday, we had a lesson honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We also have learned about some famous Nebraskans who were from our northeast Nebraska area this week. Those people were Chief Joseph LaFlesche, Susan LaFlesche Tibbles, Susette LaFlesche, Black Elk, and John G. Neihardt. We also learned about the Genoa Indian School, which many of us had never heard of before. 5th Grade– On Monday, we had a lesson honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We have continued learning about the causes leading up to the Civil War. We also talked about abolitionists, “Bleeding Kansa”, the Underground Railroad, and many other important people and events of this time period. 6th Grade– On Monday, we took time to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We finished Chapter 11 and took our Celebration of Learning. We have begun Chapter 12, which is all about imperialism during the late 1800s up to 1914. 6TH Language Arts – Our main reading story this week was “Team Moon”, which was about the Apollo 11 moon landing. It surprised us to find out there were several problems which could have been a disaster, but got taken care of, some at the very last second!For grammar, we covered past tense irregular verbs. For spelling we had word final /long iz/, /short ir/, and /short il/ words. 6th Guided Reading – The groups are reading Tangerine Dark Life, Finding My Hat, and Mockingjay.
Important Upcoming Dates: January 8-26 - MAPS Testing January ,24,31 – 2:30 Student Dismissal February 5 – Spelling Bee (6th grade at 2:00)
Beyond the Bell Pendragon Afterschool Program January Schedule Monday
January 8, 15, 22, 29 – Outside play weather permitting otherwise indoor games
Tuesday
January 9, 16, 23, 30 - Elementary Honor Choir
Wednesday
January 10 – Extension Office January 17 – Outside or Inside play January 24 – Extension Office
Thursday
January 11, 18, 25 - Elementary Honor Choir
Friday
No Afterschool Program on Fridays
Programming Notes: If parents have concerns about the activities during the after school program they should contact the elementary principal, Kelly Ballinger at 402-385-3244 ext. 2150 or [email protected]
January 22, 2018
Is it reading or is it math… Here are lists of math vocabulary words by grade level that will help your child in both reading and math!
Third Grade Math Vocabulary Terms • Algebraic Thinking – solution, range, inequality, distributive, equation • Base Ten Operations – regroup, place value, rounding, estimation, multiplier, difference • Measurement & Data – centimeter, length, kilometer, perimeter • Geometry – perpendicular, reflection, congruent, degrees, coordinates, line segment, prism, solid figure, congruent, translation, parallelogram Try to use some of these words in conversation at home. Examples: -Can you use a pattern when setting the table for dinner? -How fast can you run around the perimeter of the house? For a complete list of words and activities go to: www.spellingcity.com On the home page scroll down to the Featured Vocabulary and Spelling Lists on the left side and select Math.
Thank&you*for*taking*your*time*to*read*this*information!** Mrs.*Miller* *
Special Education Classroom News Mrs. Kira Swinton
[email protected] (402) 385-3244
Special Education Team Members
App/Website of the week Splash Math
Kelly Ballinger- Special Education Director Kira Swinton-Elementary Special Education Teacher Kayla Brewer- Autism Program Teacher Lisa Maise-Middle Grades Special Education Teacher Tami Nelson-High School Special Education Teacher Jenna McAfee- Speech and Language Pathologist Leah Clark- School Psychologist
Splash Math is an educational program that provides comprehensive coverage of the curriculum with over 300 skills for Grades K-5. The use of animations, graphics and games make children master the basic math concepts like Addition, Subtraction, Division, Multiplication, Algebra and Geometry in a fun and interactive way.
Testing season is just around the corner…help your child do their best by following these weekly tips!
Testing Tip #2 Get enough sleep the night before the test! Your child’s memory recall will be much better if they’ve had enough rest. In a scientific study, young students who got between 8 and 10 hours of sleep before taking a test did better than those who stayed up later.
A Peek at Next Week in… Miss. Brewer’s Classroom
Autism Events Near You The Pender Autism Walk will be held on April 21st, 2018 from 4:00-6:00.
Learn more about Autism: https://www.au tismspeaks.org/ what-autism
Upcoming Events Autism State Conference: April 19th and 20th Omaha, NE
•Autism: range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, as well as by unique strengths and differences.
What Working Memory Difficulties Might Look Like:
No matter how motivated you are, it is hard to learn and retrieve key knowledge and skills if you can only hold on to a limited amount of information in memory at one time.
Students may: • Have difficulty remembering facts and procedures, such as new vocabulary words, verb conjugations or mathematical procedures. • Exhibit slow retrieval of information. • Fail to follow instructions despite repeated instructions. • Demonstrate poor attention to detail, such as beginning to write a sentence and then struggling to remember all of the words in the sentence, skipping words within sentences, and writing shorter sentences (to reduce demands on working memory). • Make place-keeping errors such as losing track of steps completed or steps yet to be completed and either repeats steps needlessly or constantly has to start over. • Have difficulty starting work. • Demonstrate difficulty staying on task. Task abandonment is a common consequence. • Lose track of belongings.
Working memory is an executive function that allows us to hold information in mind while working with it. Working memory is critical in the process of storing information in long-term memory. It is also critical in retrieving previously learned information from memory. In fact, most of the “work” in the memory system occurs in “working” memory where information is managed, manipulated and transformed. Working memory capacity differs from individual to individual. Students with working memory difficulties can hold fewer pieces of discrete information in their mind at any given moment. They hear what you said, or see what is presented, but as more information overwhelms their memory system they lose previous information needed to successfully complete the task. Once information is lost it is not likely to be retrieved. It is easy to see how the student can become frustrated and consequently stop paying attention. Working memory difficulties are common among students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), learning disabilities, hearing loss, acquired brain injury and mental health issues. Taken from: CanLearn Society - www.canlearnsociety.ca ©2013
*Break tasks into smaller chunks *Provide verbal and visual cues *Repeat, repeat, repeat *Use organizers *Use technology *Try color coding
Strategies *Provide written directions for reference *Maintain consistent routines for turning in and completing assignments *Practice in short sessions several times per day *Use checklists *Use rhymes, songs, movements, and patterns *Post key words in the classroom
Preschool E News Letter O was so much fun this week with our new friend Olaf! He would hide every day and when we would have to find him! We also learned about the octopus and other creatures in the ocean. We had fun making our own pictures of Olaf! We have also practicing our number recognition- we have some children who have been counting aloud all the way to 100!
Kindergarten Update Mrs. Bargholz & Mrs. Kinning
New Skills for the Week: •
High frequency words – find this from came but on • Comprehension Skill – Sequence of Events • Proper Nouns •
•
Compare weight of objects with a balance • Numbers 1-100 Identify numbers before, after, greater, less than, equal
Reminders: • • •
Please keep sending box tops to school! Continue reading for “Battle of Books” Please send hats and gloves as we will be going outside!
Important Dates:
1/24 – 2:30 Dismissal
1/24 – 100th DAY!!!
1/31 – 2:30 Dismissal
What We Learned This Week: Reading: Compare and Contrast, Visualize, defining words, long e words, words with endings ng and nk Spelling: long e Grammar: compound sentences Math: review, 3-D shapes, fact families, 10 more/less Writing: Personal narrative
Spelling Words for the week of 1/22
play grain sail mail may rain way day stay pain
Reminders: January 22-Milk money due 23, 24-Maps Testing 25-101st Day of school
Send in those box tops! Be sure to send coats, hats, and gloves with your child.
Sheila Dahlman/Vicki Smith Math • Subtract 0, 1, and 2 • Creating overlapping shapes • Problem Solving • Reading Thermometers • Adding 3 Two-digit numbers
Jan 15-19 Spelling List Test on Friday 1-26 List A happy pretty baby very puppy funny carry lucky only sunny penny city tiny many sorry noisy
Reading • antonyms • sequence of events • long I – i, igh, y • vocabulary/fluency Writing/Grammar: • subject/verb agreement •
write sentences in paragraph form
Reminders: • • • •
Jan 24, 31, Feb 14- 2:30 Dismissal Feb 5 – 8:30 a.m. Spelling Bee Feb 7 – 2:30 Dismissal o 3:00-9:00 Parent Teacher Conferences Feb 16 – No School
..
List B busy crazy navy gravy history story carry hurry only sunny penny library study many sorry noisy
Science • Weather Social Studies • Immigration & Colonial America 2
nd
graders TO DO list: • Read 20 minutes for 5 days • Do flashcards or xtramath on 3 days
Third Grade Happenings January 18, 2018 Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Miller Reading:
Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions, Visualizing, Point of View
Math:
Vocabulary: Suffix -ly, Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
This week’s skills: Triangles, Multiplication Facts: Memory Group, Symmetry, Rectangular Prisms Next week: Volume, Weight: Ounces, Pounds, & Tons, Geometric Solids, Multiplication Facts: 11s and 12s
Science: Mrs. Hoffman’s class
Social Studies: Mrs. Miller’s
finished their Unit 7 study of Water and Weather. Some items learned include: What is the Water Cycle? What is Weather? How Can We Measure Weather?
class will be finishing the first part of our unit on Economics. So far we have defined economics, discussed using a budget, and identifying buyers and sellers.
Reminders: *Wed., Jan. 24: 2:30 Dismissal * Study Spelling Bee words! *Encourage your child to use IXL *Continue to read 20 min nightly *Practice your Multiplication facts for Battle of the Books
shark crack quick thank
Spelling Words: Words with /k/ and /kw/ check queen circus flake second squeeze quart squeak coldest Africa Mexico black correct question
January 18, 2018
Weekly News Edition Life and Times of 4th Grade & Writing Class Pender P.R.I.D.E. ~ Preparation ~ Respect ~ Integrity ~ Determination ~ Excellence
Writing Class
Precept of the Week
In writing class this week, we completed the MAPS assessment in Reading. Each student has a goal setting sheet to track their scores from the last year and a half and uses that to set a goal they hope to reach on their test. Our students continue to show growth and improvement. I am proud of the effort they give each day to improve their scores which gives an accurate representation of who they are as
Reading
a reader. Challenging themselves to improve is the key to success in reading and in life. Talk to your son or daughter about their progress in the MAPS testing this week and next.
In our Journeys series, we continue with Antarctic Journal. Through discussions of vocabulary to applying our skills in guided reading, students have learned to use their knowledge to make connections to the story. We have practiced the organization of the author’s story through the use of journal entries and will continue this skill into next week. *Graphics courtesy Google images
www.communication4all.co.uk
5
th
Grade
Mrs. English Reminders • 1/22-26 - MAPS testing • 2/5 - Spelling Bee **Weather Reminder-Please remember to dress your child for the cold morning weather and encourage them to bring appropriate clothing. ***’Tis the season for influenza and the stomach flu…..PLEASE remember the guidelines for returning to school following illness. There was a letter sent home in Thursday folders. Thank you!!
th
Notes from the teacher:
Ö 4 Science- Determine which materials can be used to prevent the transfer of energy as heat. Ö 5th Science- Identify the three types of rock, and explain how each forms. Ö 6th Science –Describe ways in which waves interact with matter. Ö Reading-Determine main ideas and supporting details; analyze text details to identify author’s purpose.
Contact Information Mrs. English (402-385-3244) [email protected]
Mr. Hoffman 5th Grade Teacher 4th-6th Math MAPS testing in Reading and Language Usage occurred this week for the 5th graders. The fifth grade really have performed well so far with their MAPS. They will test Science and Math the week of 22nd through the 26th with math being test on the 25th and 26th of January. Dick Shipwright, the all-time leader in scoring for Pender Boys Basketball, donated a basketball to every 4th – 6th grader at PPS. This was sure an awesome gesture and the message to the students was even better. There will be our third iXL challenge this quarter. The student who masters the most iXL skills for the quarter will win a little prize. In Math, the students may use a scratch sheet of notebook paper to complete their assignments if they would like. This is perfectly okay and may be done every day or on occasion if they like lines or need more space than on the worksheet I provide. After every 5 lessons the 4-6th graders will be having a test (after lesson 10, 15, 20, etc) As the students continue on through their textbook and get to a problem they do not know, they can look at the small number in parenthesis underneath the problem number. This small number tells them the lesson in which the problem came from and will have examples and how to solve the problem in those examples. This is a great tool for them to use. Parents can at any time look over students’ homework and identify mistakes and have the student correct those mistakes before class the next day. This is an awesome way for kids to learn. Quiz Your Son or Daughter Over These Concepts Covered This Week: 4th Math: Read Graphs, Fractions Equaling One, Multiply 3 Numbers, Name Polygons, Long Division with 2 Digit Quotients 5th Math: Decimal Places, Metric System, TEST, Measuring in Metric System, Compare Decimals 6th Math: Volume & Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms, Add 3 or More Fractions, Change Mixed Number to Improper Fraction, Subtract Mixed Numbers Reading: Draw Conclusions & Generalizations, Domain Specific Vocabulary Important Dates/Reminders: January 24th – 2:30 Out January 22nd-26th – MAPS Testing Math Joke of the Week:
What do you call an empty parrot cage? Answer: Polygon
Mrs. Liakos – 6th Grade Homeroom 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Social Studies
4th Grade – On Monday, we had a lesson honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We also have learned about some famous Nebraskans who were from our northeast Nebraska area this week. Those people were Chief Joseph LaFlesche, Susan LaFlesche Tibbles, Susette LaFlesche, Black Elk, and John G. Neihardt. We also learned about the Genoa Indian School, which many of us had never heard of before. 5th Grade– On Monday, we had a lesson honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We have continued learning about the causes leading up to the Civil War. We also talked about abolitionists, “Bleeding Kansa”, the Underground Railroad, and many other important people and events of this time period. 6th Grade– On Monday, we took time to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We finished Chapter 11 and took our Celebration of Learning. We have begun Chapter 12, which is all about imperialism during the late 1800s up to 1914. 6TH Language Arts – Our main reading story this week was “Team Moon”, which was about the Apollo 11 moon landing. It surprised us to find out there were several problems which could have been a disaster, but got taken care of, some at the very last second!For grammar, we covered past tense irregular verbs. For spelling we had word final /long iz/, /short ir/, and /short il/ words. 6th Guided Reading – The groups are reading Tangerine Dark Life, Finding My Hat, and Mockingjay.
Important Upcoming Dates: January 8-26 - MAPS Testing January ,24,31 – 2:30 Student Dismissal February 5 – Spelling Bee (6th grade at 2:00)
Beyond the Bell Pendragon Afterschool Program January Schedule Monday
January 8, 15, 22, 29 – Outside play weather permitting otherwise indoor games
Tuesday
January 9, 16, 23, 30 - Elementary Honor Choir
Wednesday
January 10 – Extension Office January 17 – Outside or Inside play January 24 – Extension Office
Thursday
January 11, 18, 25 - Elementary Honor Choir
Friday
No Afterschool Program on Fridays
Programming Notes: If parents have concerns about the activities during the after school program they should contact the elementary principal, Kelly Ballinger at 402-385-3244 ext. 2150 or [email protected]
