Greetings Armstrong Parents!
It’s almost time for Mayo’s annual Thanksgiving community day! If you are new to Mayo, we typically have 2-3 Community Days per year where the students stay in their family groups for a half a day to a whole day doing community building activities related to a certain topic. Our Thanksgiving Community day will be on Tuesday, November 24th. We will be working on Thanksgiving crafts/activities in our Family groups as well as eating a traditional Thanksgiving lunch together- turkey, mashed potatoes, rolls, and cranberry sauce. You are welcomed and encouraged to join your child(ren) for lunch on that day. Attached is the lunch schedule for that day.
Congratulations to the 5th grade botball team for last week’s challenge! They have been invited to be the only 5th grade bot team to participate in the STEM Expo on December 4th at the Tulsa Pavilion! Way to go!!!
Some FYIs:
- The Manatees will be leading Celebrations tomorrow!
- Please remind your child that their lunch is to be eaten in the cafeteria. There have been several students bringing extra chips from their lunch onto the playground during recess. Food is to stay in the cafeteria and not come out to the playground.
- Please remember to return your home ‘n backs to the tubs in the cafeteria or the front lobby. Any items that need to be returned have your students give to their homeroom teacher.
- Don’t forget to check the lost & found and the lunchbox table on a regular basis!
Biztown: February 8th and 9th – Don’t forget that we are still in need of parents to commit to volunteering that day with us from 9-1:30. As a volunteer you will be required to watch 2 online training videos. You will be assigned a business to oversee the day of the trip, however; it cannot be your own child’s assigned business. Forms were sent home last week, if you have lost yours and would like another, please let Mrs. Smith or Mrs. Moore know. The homebases are scheduled to go to Biztown as follows:
February 8th: Najera, Hewitt, Moore
February 9th: Smith, Guss, Molina
Please consider volunteering, it’s an awesome experience!
Mayo Application Window and Tour Dates – The application window for PK students is open! Applications should be available online and parents can visit http://www.tulsaschools.org/enroll for additional information. Incoming PK students of current Mayo students receive sibling preference. However, you MUST still complete the online application by the deadline on Friday, January 15. Existing parents will need to obtain a letter from Mr. Joslin before submitting the application. The lottery will be held on Wednesday, February 4at Thoreau at 6:00PM. You do not have to be present. Notification letters are scheduled to be sent out Thursday, February 11.
Potential Pre-K parents must attend a tour of Mayo and obtain a letter signed by Mr. Joslin, which indicates that the parent attended the tour. Tour dates have been scheduled for:
Wednesday, November 18 @ 8:30AM
Thursday, December 10 @ 8:30AM
Wednesday, December 16 @ 8:30AM
We will be conducting separate tours for parents who are interested in any available slots for K-5 for next school year. The window for these applications is Monday, April 4 – Friday, April 22. We have not yet scheduled those tours.
Mr. Guss’ Literacy Homework - Literacy homework is due tomorrow, November 20th. This is the same as last cycle, to read a book and create a response from the Activity Menu. Please, keep reading over the holiday. The sharper the skills the better the opportunities and that means brighter futures.
IMPORTANT 5TH GRADE INFORMATION:
- We will not be having another meeting until January. If you wanted to pay in installments and haven’t had a chance to turn your $50 for this month in, make sure you do! It can be brought to one of the three of us or you can get in touch with Mallory Sanstra. If you ever have any questions, please email Mrs. Moore (mooreco2@tulsaschools.org), Mr. Guss (gussal@tulsaschools.org) and Mrs. Smith (embryel@tulsaschools.org).
-If you have not already done so, please turn in your parent payment commitment form. Mrs. Moore has received less than half and we need these to determine future details of our trip. I have attached another copy in case you need it.
- 5th grade Thoreau Shadow Dates and Applications – We have specific dates set aside for the 5th grade Armstrongs to shadow at Thoreau in December. These dates are December 8th and 9th. If your child’s homebase teacher is Mr. Najera, Mrs. Hewitt, or Mrs. Moore then you need to sign up for the 8th. If your child is in Mrs. Smith, Mr. Guss or Ms. Molina’s homebase, then you need to sign up for the 9th. The purpose of these days is for the 5th graders to have a chance to “shadow” a Thoreau student and participate in what would be a “typical” day in 6th grade; you must contact Thoreau to reserve your child’s spot (this is for your child only. If you wish to tour with your child those must be set up separately). Your child will be spending all day at Thoreau and will need to be dropped off in the morning. Mrs. Moore sent home an e-mail with specifics a few weeks ago. If you still have questions feel free to e-mail Mrs. Moore or Mrs. Smith. All Mayo students have an automatic “in” into Thoreau for their 6th grade year, however; you will still need to fill out an application and return it to the ESC during the application window. The application process for the 2016-2017 school year opens at midnight Monday, November 9, 2015 and will be available on the TPS website.
As always, if you have any questions please feel free to email your child’s homebase teacher, Mrs. Smith (embryel@tulsaschools.org) or myself (mooreco2@tulsaschools.org). I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Elyse Smith
Lead Armstrong Teacher 4th/5th
Mayo Demonstration
Upcoming Dates:
November 9th-January 15th – Application Window opens for all TPS Magnet and Lottery schools.
November 26th-28th – Thanksgiving Break, NO SCHOOL
December 4th – babysitting night fundraiser put on by the 5th graders
December 4th – Mayo Spirit Day and Early Release (1PM)
December 8th – Najera, Hewitt, and Moore 5th graders shadow at Thoreau (have to be signed up!)
December 9th – Smith, Guss, and Molina 5th graders shadow at Thoreau (have to be signed up!)
December 17th – Winter Parties in Family (2:15-2:50)
December 21st-January 1st – Winter Break (Back to School Jan. 4th)
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