Einstein Update 1-31-2017

Einstein News- Tuesday Edition!               January 31, 2017

 

No School Friday, February 3^rd.  

 

Monday, February 6 is the 100^th Day of School!!  

 

100^th Day Mystery Bag!  Einsteins will be bringing home a 100^th Day Mystery Bag for you to complete together.  Use your imagination on this project!  Please return these bags by Monday.  We will play a fun guessing game with these for the 100^th Day!!   

 

Overnight Question and Answers!

 

Q: Are first years attending the overnight activities?

A: YES! The Einstein Overnight and all the activities are for all Einsteins.  

 

Q:  Can parents come to the WONDERtorium?  

A:  Yes!  We could not have these rich “Being There Experiences” without the support and help from our wonderful parents!  

 

Q:  Can parents ride the bus to the WONDERtorium?  

A:  No.  Unfortunately, due to space limitations parents are not able to ride on the bus.  We recommend that you carpool with other Einstein parents.   

 

Q:  If my Einstein is not able to attend the evening activities (after 3:30), will they be able to attend the WONDERtorium “Being There Experience” during the day?

A:  Yes!  We would like all Einsteins to experience the WONDERtorium.  All Einsteins who are not participating in the evening activities must be picked up by 3:30.  Parents joining us for evening activities must join their Einstein by 4:45.

 

Q:  What should I bring to spend the night?  

A:  You will be finding a special sleeping spot in the Einstein Area.  You may bring pillows, sleeping bags, blankets, air mattresses or any other comfort item you will need to have a peaceful night’s “sleep”. J  

 

Q:  Can one parent come on the trip to WONDERtorium and another come for the evening activities?  

A: Yes!

 

Q:  Can my Einstein’s siblings eat dinner at Mayo?  

A:  No.  This unique experience is for you and your Einstein.  Cherish this special time together.

 

Q:  When is my money due and who do I give it to?

A:  You will give all money to your Einstein’s homebase teacher by February 9.  Our dinner will be catered and the final head count is due February 9.  (We will have vegetarian options available.)  

 

Q: Can you give me an example of an Overnight payment scenario?

A: Johnny’s mom is joining his class at the WONDERtorium and staying for the evening activities.  Johnny’s dad will be joining them for the evening activities only.  Johnny’s family would pay $25.00. ($15.00 for his mom’s admission and dinner/ $10.00 for his dad’s dinner) 

 

Q: I did not receive the Overnight schedule.

A:  We apologize about that typo.  We are still finalizing the exact flow of the evening. We will email an agenda the week of the trip!  

 

Q: Will there be activities on Saturday?

A: There are no activities scheduled for Saturday. We will provide a light breakfast for you and your Einstein to enjoy before you go!

 

We hope this answers questions you may have!

 

Upcoming Events

February 3               No School – Teacher Institute Day

February 10             Friendship Parties at 2:15 in Family 

February 10             Friendship Card Exchange       

February 20             No School

February 24-25        Einstein Overnight to Wondertorium- leave Mayo @ 8:00 a.m.  

February 25             Mayo Auction

 

Armstrong Update 1-29-2017

Dear Armstrong Families,

I apologize for the late letter.  We have a couple notes to share.  I do hope everyone enjoyed the Pancake Breakfast.

February 10th at 2:15 will be our Friendship parties with family. On this day we also pass out friendship cards (a.k.a Valentines).  Please help your child prepare 2 sets of cards. One set is to give to family members-16 plus family teacher. The other set is for the homebase group-30 students plus 1 teacher.  Please put the cards in a bag labeled with your child’s name and with the label “homebase” or “family.” Please do not address the cards to specific children.  Please start this job soon! It takes a while to write your name so many times!  It is fine to attach a piece of candy or a sticker to the cards if you would like.  Please be mindful that some children have peanut allergies and avoid candy with nuts.

No school Friday, February 3, 2017, due to Professional Development.

Armstrong Math Update:

While we are still encouraging students to use their Prodigy accounts at home for extra math practice, we are starting a new math program at school that aligns better with our curriculum and provides more in-depth practice and lessons. The program is called Zearn and just like Prodigy, students are able to log in at home as well! This program allows students to move at their own pace throughout the lessons while allowing their teachers to monitor their progress as they go. The students have received their login information in their math classes, as well as a parent letter with this information. This letter, if it has not come home already, should be coming home with your child today or tomorrow. Please let Mrs. Smith or Ms. Tandy know if you have any questions.

FIFTH GRADE DESTINATION ANNOUNCEMENT:

It has been voted on and decided that the Fifth Grade Trip will be to Dallas Fort Worth, Texas.

OTHER IMPORTANT ARMSTRONG INFORMATION:

- Armstrong Enrichment Classes – During the 2nd quarter, we had time set aside for fun enrichment classes that involved learning beyond the required curriculum. We will be postponing the startup of these classes until the February as we have several Monday’s during January that not all of the staff will be here and able to facilitate with these classes.

OTHER DATES TO REMEMBER:

Please email your child’s homebase teacher if you have any questions or concerns!
Elyse Smith – embryel@tulsaschools.org
Alex Guss – Gussal@tulsaschools.org
Hunter Najera – najerhu@tulsaschools.org

Einstein Update 1-26-2017

Einstein News                                                             January 26, 2017

There is no school on Friday, February 3, 2017. This is a Teacher Institute Day. 

Einstein Overnight February 24-25! The overnight is quickly approaching.  This is a special Mayo tradition, so plan now to attend! The overnight this year will focus on careers that your child can look forward to when they are older. The children will take a field study on Friday, have dinner at Mayo with their parents and complete activities Friday evening at Mayo with their parents. Those students who wish to spend the night at Mayo with a parent may do so.  Einsteins may also choose to spend the night at home instead. Those Einsteins who stay the night will conclude our overnight with breakfast at Mayo at 8:00 Saturday morning. All overnight activities including dinner are for Mayo Einsteins and their parents only. Please make other arrangements for siblings of all ages.  

On Friday, February 24, we will leave Mayo at 8:00 am and travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma and visit the WONDERtorium.  For information about the WONDERtorium you may visit their website : www.okwondertorium.org   Your child will need a sack lunch on this day.  If your child would like a sack lunch from the cafeteria please complete a lunch form and turn it in to your child’s homebase teacher by February 9.  If your child is not able to stay for evening activities they will need to be picked up at 3:30.  All children who will be participating in evening activities must have a parent present by 4:45.  

All parents who attend the overnight will be assigned a short duty. These duties will be anything from loading/unloading coolers & lunches to helping with food clean up. Once we receive all RSVP forms, we will communicate to you what your duty will be. Please be aware when it is your duty time and be ready to help!

Look for a pink overnight form and lunch form pinned to your Einstein’s back tomorrow. 

Upcoming Events

January 28              5^th Grade Pancake Breakfast

January 28              Mayo Trivia Night- Campbell Hotel (7:00-10:30) (SOLD OUT)

February 3               No School – Teacher Institute Day

February 10             Friendship Parties at 2:15 in Family 

February 10             Friendship Card Exchange       

February 24-25        Einstein Overnight to Wondertorium- leave Mayo @ 8:00 a.m.  

February 25             Mayo Auction

Goodall Update 1-26-2017

January 26, 2017

February 10th at 2:15 will be our Friendship parties with family. On this day we also pass out friendship cards (a.k.aValentines).  Please help your child prepare 2 sets of cards.One set is to give to family members-16 plus family teacher. The other set is for the homebase group-23 students plus 2 teachers.  Please put the cards in a bag labeled with your child’s name and with the label “homebase” or “family.” Please do not address the cards to specific children.  Please start this job soon! It takes a while to write your name so many times!  It is fine to attach a piece of candy or a sticker to the cards if you would like.  Please be mindful that some children have peanut allergies and avoid candy with nuts. 

From our Einstein Team:

Special Request We are in the process of organizing a vehicle fair for the Einsteins. If you know of someone who has a unique vehicle (for example: limo, rock crawler jeep, art car, moving truck, tow truck, semi, etc.), please give their contact information to Miss Mason (masonsu@tulsaschools.org) 

Quick Curriculum Update:  

Shoots Literacy Group: Greek Myths/Cycles of Nature

Shoots Word Work:   Common and Proper Nouns, Antonyms and Synonyms

Shoots have a spelling test tomorrow!

Roots Literacy Group: Finishing up Fables

Roots Word Work: Review of vowel sounds

Science:  Habitats

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 28 – 5th Grade Pancake Breakfast-See attached flyer
January 28 – Mayo Trivia Night at the Campbell Hotel (7:00-10:30)-Sold Out!
February 3 – No School – Teacher Institute Day
February 10 – Friendship Parties at 2:15 in Family 
February 10 – Friendship Card (Valentine) Exchange                           

February 20-President’s Day-no school

February 25-Mayo Kicks Auction

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

Edison Update 1-26-2017

Dear Edison families,

We have completed our MAP and SRI testing! We will send the results home (hopefully next week) after we get the reports and compile the data.

Remember that next Friday, February 3^rd, students will not have school. It is a Teacher Institute Day. 

February 10th at 2:15 will be our Friendship parties with family. On this day we also pass out friendship cards (a.k.a Valentines).  Please help your child prepare 2 sets of cards. One set is to give to family members-16 plus family teacher. The other set is for the homebase group-20 students plus 1 teacher (or 60 if you want to give every Edison student a card).  Please put the cards in a bag labeled with your child’s name and with the label “homebase” or “family.” Please do not address the cards to specific children.  Please start this job soon! It takes a while to write your name so many times!  It is fine to attach a piece of candy or a sticker to the cards if you would like.  Please be mindful that some children have peanut allergies and avoid candy with nuts. 

Then on February 25^th, join the Mayo PTA, staff and parents for our Annual Mayo Kicks Auction. It is a super fun event that benefits your student’s every day at Mayo.

We are getting a lot of Edison Overnight paperwork. THANK YOU for all of those that have turned it in. You have until March 6^th to reserve your spot. If you would like to write a check for the parent payment, please make the check payable to “Mayo PTA” and put “Edison Overnight” on the memo line.  Please contact your student’s homebase teacher with any questions or concerns. 

We had some fussing with Pokemon cards this week.  As a result, Edisons are not allowed to bring them to school anymore.  This means they will not be allowed to have them out before or after school either.

Thank you for reading,

The Edison Team

Dates for your calendar: 

January 28              5^th Grade Pancake Breakfast

January 28              Mayo Trivia Night at the Campbell Hotel (7:00-10:30) (SOLD OUT)

February 3               No School – Teacher Institute Day

February 10             Friendship Parties at 2:15 in Family 

February 10             Friendship Card Exchange         

February 25             Mayo Auction

Armstrong Update 1-19-2017

Apologies for the late newsletter distribution! Happy weekend everyone!

Dear Armstrong Families,

We don't much news this week.  Important dates are below, along with a 5th grade note of importance.

A problem has arisen regarding some sort of silly puddy, or goo...slime.  We appreciate that students are making products and exploring the free market concept, but it is ending up in carpet and causing distraction in class.  Please do not allow such items to be imported into our school.  It will be exported and to a garbage yard if found by staff.

A coffee maker is still gracing us, but does desire its owners support.

A note from the Einsteins.
Special Request We are in the process of organizing a vehicle fair for the Einsteins. If you know of someone who has a unique vehicle (for example: limo, rock crawler jeep, art car, moving truck, tow truck, semi, etc.), please give their contact information to Miss Mason (masonsu@tulsaschools.org)



5th Grade...ALL APPLICATIONS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL DO TOMORROW, JANUARY 20th!


OTHER IMPORTANT ARMSTRONG INFORMATION:

- Armstrong Enrichment Classes – During the 2nd quarter, we had time set aside for fun enrichment classes that involved learning beyond the required curriculum. We will be postponing the startup of these classes until the February as we have several Monday’s during January that not all of the staff will be here and able to facilitate with these classes.

- Mayo Trivia Night Saturday January 28th – Look for information coming home with your child today about signing up for this awesome even to help raise money for the Mayo Foundation!

- 5th Grade Pancake Breakfast – more details to follow in next week’s newsletter. Look for an informational flyer for your 5th grader to being home today. Flyer is attached to the email as well.


OTHER DATES TO REMEMBER:
January 23-27 – Armstrong SRI and SMI testing
January 23 – 5th Grade Girls Growth and Development Video (1:15-2:00)
January 25 – 5th Grade Boys Growth and Development Video (1:15-2:00)
January 28 – 5th Grade Pancake Breakfast (9-12)
January 28 – Mayo Trivia Night at the Campbell Hotel (7:00-10:30)

Please email your child’s homebase teacher if you have any questions or concerns!
Elyse Smith – embryel@tulsaschools.org
Alex Guss – Gussal@tulsaschools.org
Hunter Najera – najerhu@tulsaschools.org

Goodall Update 1-19-2017

January 19, 2017

MAP Testing is almost completed.  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.

The 6th Annual Mayo Trivia Night is Saturday, January 28!  Trivia Night sells out, so act fast!  Trivia Night is hosted by the Mayo Foundation.  We hope you will get a team of six together to participate in this fun event at the Campbell Hotel!  

February 10th at 2:15 will be our Friendship parties with family. On this day we also pass out friendship cards (a.k.aValentines).  Please help your child prepare 2 sets of cards.One set is to give to family members-16 plus family teacher. The other set is for the homebase group-23 students plus 2 teachers.  Please put the cards in a bag labeled with your child’s name and with the label “homebase” or “family.” Please do not address the cards to specific children.  Please start this job soon! It takes a while to write your name so many times!  It is fine to attach a piece of candy or a sticker to the cards if you would like.  Please be mindful that some children have peanut allergies and avoid candy with nuts. 

From our Einstein Team:

Special Request We are in the process of organizing a vehicle fair for the Einsteins. If you know of someone who has a unique vehicle (for example: limo, rock crawler jeep, art car, moving truck, tow truck, semi, etc.), please give their contact information to Miss Mason (masonsu@tulsaschools.org) 

Quick Curriculum Update:  

Shoots Literacy Group: Greek Myths

Shoots Word Work:   Common and Proper Nouns, Antonyms and Synonyms

No spelling test this week.

Roots Literacy Group: Finishing up Fables

Roots Word Work: Spelling Test tomorrow!  Review of vowel sounds

Science:  Habitats

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.

Mrs. Bunch’s Roots math class came home with the unit they just finished.  Not all the pages are completed due to lack of time.  We encourage you to work on some of the pages with your child for extra practice.  No need to return any of the work.

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 – January 27-MAP Testing Window 
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                           

February 20-President’s Day-no school

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