January 14, 2015
Cogat Testing- All of the Shoots (2nd graders) took the CoGattest this week. If your child was absent during the testing, Mrs. DePalma will be doing make-up tests over the next week.
Report Cards-Report cards will be coming home today in homework folders. If you did receive one, please tell your homebase teacher.
Bubble-ology-Beginning next Tuesday, we will start the extension of our Solids and Liquids unit. We will dedicate a week (January 19-January 28) to a GEMS event called Bubble-ology! During this event we set up centers that promote the discovery of properties of bubbles through investigation and play. We will be making predictions, observations, and conclusions based upon our experiences with many types of bubbles and solutions throughout the week. Look for our demonstration of some of these activities during student-led conferences in March!
We will need a few volunteers for these activites. Our plan is to do an inquiry in the morning and one in the afternoon during our science/SS time.
Please contact your homebase teacher if you would like to help.
Science/SS-10:00-11:00 am-All homebases
12:00-12:45 pm-Cody, Kramer and Sowle
12:45-1:30pm -Bunch, Hernandez and Moreno
Trivia Night- The 5th Annual Mayo Trivia Night is next Saturday, January 23! Trivia Night sells out, so act fast! Trivia Night is hosted by the Mayo Foundation and they use the funds they raise on this to finance the annual Mayo staff retreat. We hope you will get a team of six together to participate in this fun event at the Campbell Hotel!
100th Day of School-The 100th day of school is approaching quickly. Barring any snow days, it will be on Tuesday, February 2nd. We will doing activities related to the number 100. We do need some parent volunteers to help with the 100 day snacks.
100 Day Project-Included in your child’s homework folder are the directions for their 100 Day project.
Dismissal Procedures-Please review dismissal procedures. To help with traffic flow, we ask that you enter through the south cafeteria door and exit through the north double doors. Thank you for following Mayo procedures!
Remember to return your home ‘n backs to the tubs in the cafeteria or the front lobby. The home and back committee needs them!
It’s that time of year when head lice is easily spread. Children are sharing hats, coats, scarves, etc. If your child has been complaining of an itchy scalp, please have the nurse do a head check.
Mayo Application Window and Tour Dates –The online application must be submitted by tomorrow, 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 4 at 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. The tour date has been scheduled for:
Thursday, January 14 @ 6:00PM
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.
Celebrations-No Celebrations this Friday .
Quick Curriculum Update:
Shoots Literacy Group: Sowle-Flat Stanley-The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery
Shoots Word Work: CARE, Word Work Center, compare and contrast, informational text (text features), reference materials
Shoots High Frequency Words-(Week of 1-18-1-23) beautiful, country,
friend, front, someone, somewhere (due to testing, we will have the same words as last week)
Roots Literacy Group: Main idea in non-fiction text
Roots Word Work: long i sound of /y/
Roots High Frequency Words: every, any, enough, ever, own, sure, were
All Literacy Groups: C.A.R.E. letters, sounds, and signs
Year-Long Theme-Inventors/Inventions
Science: Solids and Liquids-Exploring the properties of liquids/bubble-ology
Roots Math: Subtraction Strategies
Shoots Math: Mental Math-Subtracting Tens and Ones/Fast Facts, Missing Addends
Dates to remember:
January 15th-January 18th-No School-Martin Luther King Day
January 14-Report Cards home
Friday, February 5 - Early release day 1:00
Thursday, February 11 - Friendship parties
Friday, February 12 - Spring Pictures
Monday, February 15 - President's Day NO SCHOOL
Mrs. Bunch: bunchel@tulsaschools.org , Mrs. Moreno morenje@tulsaschools.org
Miss Kramer: krameal@tulsaschools.org Miss Cody: codyhe@tulsaschools.org
Mrs. Hernandez: hernaam@tulsaschools.org Mrs. Sowle: sowlepa@tulsaschools.org .
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