Mayo PTA: Goodall Update 1-12-2017

January 12, 2017

Since we had a snow day last Friday, 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. J

We have two new faces in the Goodall area. Miss Anna Wheeler is Mrs. Sowle’s student teacher for the next 6 weeks. She is a senior at TU. Our other student teacher is Ms. NickieMangrum. She is working with Mrs. Bunch and she is a student at NSU. We are so happy they are here with us! Please say hi and help them feel welcome at Mayo!

MAP Testing has begun. 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 today. 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: Greek Myths

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

Mrs. Anderson’s and Mrs. Sowle’s class will have a spelling test tomorrow!

Roots Literacy Group: Tales Around the World

Roots Word Work: oo sound-NO Spelling Test tomorrow! The same words will be tested next week instead.

Year-Long Theme: Maps and Geography

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 11 – January 27-MAP Testing Window
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