Growing up and Making Changes

This week was all about animals growing and changing. We read about a lion cub, a caterpillar, and a goose. In small groups we read about bats, hermit crabs, and penguins. In writing we wrote about life growing from a caterpillar to a butterfly. Talk to your child about their growth. What was it like when they were a baby compared to now? Look at pictures. Concentrate on similarities and differences.

First Quarter Awards

Congratulations to all those students who earned First Quarter Awards. Below are a list of those names.

Darryl Cannon - Citizenship Award
Sierra Franklin - Attendance Award
Joe Hellwig - Citizenship and Attendance Awards
Trinity Merritt- Citizenship, Effort, and Lion Club Awards
Brittney Ralph - Effort Award
Chris Ray - Citizenship and Effort Awards
D'Chyra Ridgel - Effort and Lion Club Awards
Maurice Taylor - Effort Award
Harrison Vickers - Citizenship and Lion Club Awards
Ma'Kayla Whiteside-McGill - Citizenship, Attendance, and Lion Club Awards
Chaunte Williams - Citizenship and Attendance Awards
Angelique Wilson - Citizenship, Attendance, and Lion Club Awards

Thank you to all these students for showing EXCELLENCE. All students in room 5 are good, even great, but only those who showed EXCELLENCE recieved awards. Thanks also to all the supportive parents.

Have a Great Weekend!

Harvest Fest

Harvest Fest is coming. This is the first time Keeven School has done a Harvest Festival and we are hoping to make it an annual event.

What is Harvest Fest?
Harvest Fest is a Reading Carnival being held at Keeven. It will have games, stories, and refreshments. There will also be prizes to win.

When is Harvest Fest?
Harvest Fest will be October 29 at 6:30-8:00 in the Keeven Gym.

Who can come?
All Keeven students are welcome but they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

What do I wear?
Participants are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite book character. (They may also come to school that day dressed as their favorite book character). This is not a Halloween costume. Students should not wear face paint, scary costumes, masks, or anything that involves weapons of any sort. They should be dressed as a recognizable book character.

I will be working the sign in table. I hope to see you there!

Muffins and Math

Thank you so much for the parents that came out for this event. Enjoy the math games that went home with you. I am sure we will have another event soon for those parents who couldn't make it. Remember you are always welcome to come to Room 5 and experience the excellent learning that is taking place. Just call first, so I can tell the office that I am expecting you. Hope to see you soon!

Symmetry

In Math, we are still doing Geometry, but have entered the section called "Symmetry". Students are learning what a symmetry means and what is looks like. The students are using geoblocks to build symmetrical buildings as well as pattern blocks and mirrors. Extend your child's learning by asking them to spot symmetrical objects at home. Or if they have time creating a symmetry journal with nothing but symmetrical designs. They are having a lot of fun with this concept, so be sure to talk to them about it.

Balance and Motion

We finally finished with Sunshine and Shadows. Now we are beginning to study balance and motion. Today students worked to balance a cardboard crayfish on the tip of their finger. To my utter disbelief they were able to do it. The activity really got me and the students excited about what is to come in the new unit. Ask your child, what they know about balance.

My Conference Schedule

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
4:00-4:20 B. Ralph
4:20-4:40 T. Merritt

5:00-5:20 H. Vickers
5:20-6:00 M. Taylor


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
1:40-2:00 M. Whiteside-McGill

2:20-2:40 C. Williams

4:00-4:20 A. Cheshier

5:00-5:20 T. Dew
5:20-5:40 C. Ray
5:40- 6:00 J. Laurel
6:00-6:20 D. Cannon


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
8:20-8:40 J. Hellwig
8:40-9:00 A. Wilson
9:00-9:20 D. Ridgel
9:20-9:40 S. Franklin
9:40-10:00 K. Burdette
10:00-10:20 A. Johnson

A Few Reminders

Report Card Conferences start tomorrow. I will post times for each conference on tomorrow's blog. Your child is more than welcome to come to the conference.

Bookfair is still going strong. Drop in before or after your conference, it will be open.

The weather is turning chilly. Remember that while it is important to dress your child for the colder weather, they still need to be in uniform. Tights should coincide with the uniform colors and shoes are always worn under pants. No tucking pants into shoes.

Book Fair

The book fair has landed at Keeven Elementary. Today your student got to go visit the fair and make a list of books they would like to read. Students were really excited by all the choices that the book fair has to offer. The book fair will be open each day next week, including during Parent/Teacher Conferences. Be sure to bring a bit of cash and share your child's excitement for new books. See you next week!

Weather Change

In case you haven't noticed, October has brought cooler weather. It is time to break out the sweaters and jackets. Please send your child to school with a sweater and light jacket. Often at recess, it is cool outside, and our classroom thermastat is not controllable by me. This means some days it is cold in the classroom and I have no way to fix it. You may want to put a light jacket in your child's backpack and let it stay in there. That way they will have it for the rest of the year. Be sure to write your child's name on the tag as many jackets look the same.

Enjoy the cool weather!

Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit...Welcome October!

My fifth grade teacher would say this every month on the first school day of that month. I still have no idea why, but I always say it to myself.

I hope this beginning of the month finds you well and in good spirits. The weather is changing and that is having a profound effect on students. I have had several sore throats and students out each day. This month's newsletter that comes home tomorrow talks about how to help your child stay healthy so that they can be present and successful at school.