January 7, 2015
Welcome Back! We hope everyone had a relaxing break. There are lots of exciting things happening in the Goodall area. During this first week back, we are “getting back in the groove” and reviewing our Mayo procedures. Please review school procedures with your child.
Over the next few weeks, we have several activities planned. See below for more details.
Cogat Testing- All of the Shoots (2nd graders) will be administered the Cogat test next week January 12th-14th. The test measures reasoning and problem solving skills in the areas of 1) verbal, 2) quantitative (mathematics), 3) spatial or non-verbal (using shapes and figures to solve problems).The test will be given in your child’s Literacy class and will be broken down into 3 sections. We will be showing them examples of the questions before we begin.
See attached document for further explanation.
Bubble-ology-Coming up quickly is the extension of our Solids and Liquids unit. We will dedicate a week 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. Please contact your homebase teacher if you would like to help.
Trivia Night- The 5th Annual Mayo Trivia Night is Saturday, January 23! There is a registration form in this week’s Home and Back. 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. More information will be provided in the weeks to follow.
Remember to return your home ‘n backs to the tubs in the cafeteria or the front lobby. The home and back committee needs them!
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 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.
Reminder-January 8th is NOT an early release day.
Celebrations-The Jazzy Jellyfish family are on stage tomorrow!
Quick Curriculum Update:
Shoots Literacy Group: Sowle-Flat Stanley-The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery
Shoots Word Work: CARE, Word Work Center, compare and contrast and informational text (text features).
Shoots High Frequency Words-(Week of 1-11-1-15) beautiful, country,
friend, front, someone, somewhere
Roots Literacy Group: Read aloud-Stick Dog
Roots Word Work: long i sound of /y/
Roots High Frequency Words: always, become, day,everything, nothing, stays, things
All Literacy Groups: C.A.R.E. letters, sounds, and signs
Year-Long Theme-Inventors
Science: Solids and Liquids-Exploring the properties of liquids.
Roots Math: Subtraction Strategies
Shoots Math: Mental Math, Adding on Tens/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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