Saturday, January 7, 2017

Goodall Update 1-5-2016

January 5, 2017
Welcome back to school!  Your teachers are re-adjusting to early mornings and standing all day.  Our students have settled back in much better, for the most part, and we’re so happy to be back with them!

TOMORROW IS SPIRIT DAY!!!  Your Goodall should wear Mayo uniform bottoms, but may choose to wear a Spirit Shirt (Goodall overnight shirt, Family t-shirt, or Spirit shirt from the Spirit Shop)!  If not, they may choose a regular uniform shirt. 

MAP Testing begins next Wednesday.  These are the math and reading tests that students take on the computer.  Please encourage your students to do their personal best.  This will tell us how much progress they have made since the beginning of the year.  We will communicate their results as soon as all have completed testing.

Second quarter Reports of Student Progress (Report Cards) will be coming home next week.  Remember, Mayo Students receive grades of “S” (Satisfactory) or “N” (Needs to Improve), and we mark their progress toward mastery of standards.  Please look for these to come home Wednesday or Thursday.  They do not need to be returned, but teachers often request conferences on these forms. 
Please watch for an information sheet regarding the Mayo Foundation’s annual Trivia Night.  This is a super fun event for adults only.  The date for the event is Saturday, January 28th.  The Mayo Foundation is instrumental in providing Mayo teachers with opportunities that would not otherwise be available and large capital purchases for the school.  
Quick Curriculum Update:   
Shoots Literacy Group: Early Greek Civilizations /Greek Myths
Shoots Word Work:   Long Vowels/ Multi-syllable Words, Common and Proper Nouns
Roots Literacy Group: Tales Around the World
Roots Word Work: oo sound

Year-Long Theme: Maps and Geography
Science:  Light and Energy
Roots Math:  Adding 3 numbers (making tens with adding numbers to 8 and 9) PLEASE work with your Root on counting by ones and 2s to 100.  This is an area in need of practice in our 1st Grade classes.
Shoots Math: Place Value up to 1000 

Even though we are not sending homework regularly, students should be reading a minimum of 20 minutes each and practicing their addition and subtraction math facts.

This newsletter was also sent in email form.   If you did not receive it, please let your child’s homebase teacher know so that we may add you to our distribution list.

Dates to remember:
 
January 11 – MAP Testing Begins
January 16 – No School- MLK Jr. Day
January 28 – 5th Grade Pancake Breakfast-See attached flyer
January 28 – Mayo Trivia Night at the Campbell Hotel (7:00-10:30)
February 3 – No School – Teacher Institute Day
February 10 – Friendship Parties at 2:15 in Family
February 10 – Friendship Card (Valentine) Exchange  


Mrs. Anderson: anderal@tulsaschools.org  Ms. Molina molinje@tulsaschools.org   
Mrs. Hernandez: hernaam@tulsaschools.org   Mrs. Sowle: sowlepa@tulsaschools.org 

Mrs. Bunch: bunchel@tulsaschools.org         Mrs. Moreno: morenje@tulsaschools.org 

No comments:

Post a Comment