Hi families!
We had a great week! We dedicated a lot of our expedition time preparing for our student-led conferences and our students did an awesome job! They have created some excellent pieces of work so far this year and I'm so happy they had the chance to show them off! Thank you to everyone for making time to come listen to your student! I know they appreciate that opportunity! Along with SLC preparation, students also worked on their earthquake preparedness guides during expedition this week. They are working very hard on making these look professional before sending they get out in the Perry newsletter. I'm excited to see our finished products! Next week, we will return to our earthquake essays that everyone got to see at conferences. Students have started or finished their introductory paragraphs and we will move on to the body paragraphs on Monday. Next week will be a very short week for Thanksgiving break! There is no school Wednesday-Friday. Also, students will be assigned to their intensives on Monday after school. Please try to help your student remember to bring back their SIGNED intensive sheet where they rank their top 5 choices. If they are not returned until Tuesday or later, it is very unlikely that they get their first choice. As mentioned in the intensive letter that was given out at conferences, students who have missing work on Monday when we assign intensives will be put at the "back of the line". Also, all missing work is due December 11th if students want to participate in their intensive. If missing work is not turned in (and does not stay caught up) when December 11th arrives, students will attend study hall during those three days instead of their intensive. It is very important that students start working on missing work now and stay caught up after the 11th! I can't believe that Thanksgiving is right around the corner! This year is really flying by! I hope everyone has a fun and warm weekend! Ms. Kelty
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This coming week is an exciting one! We will preparing work at the beginning of this week so that students are prepared to show you everything they have been working on since the school year began. You can expect to see something for each subject: expedition, math, science, and reading! Students and parents who are new to Promontory may have never experienced conferences that are led by the student (not me!). This really helps them take ownership of their learning, the skills they have learned to help them succeed, and areas in which they are still working. And for those of you who hear "nothing" when you ask what your student did all day at school-finally, your questions will be answered! Our winter break is quickly approaching, which also means that intensives are as well! When you come for conferences, you and your student will receive a paper for them to list their top three choices. We've discussed this in our classroom this week, but students MUST talk about their choices with you as some of our intensives do cost money. These papers must be returned to me by the Monday after conferences, the 20th, as this is when us teachers will be sorting them into their intensives. Another conversation we have had this week, but that I also want to fill you in on, is that students who have late work will be saved for last when we draw names for intensives. Students who have shown responsibility by staying on top of their assignments and homework will be rewarded by getting sorted first, thus having a better chance of getting into their first choice. When intensives roll around in December, students who have any missing work will have to go to study hall instead of intensives to work on those assignments. Intensives are so much fun, so please help me encourage our students to get caught up and stay on top of their work for the next month! This week we will continue to work on our two larger projects for our expedition. Students have been working in pairs on earthquake preparedness guides. Mrs. Hilton spoke to the city of Perry to see if it would be possible to send these out in their newsletter and this week, the mayor approved it! We are still in the editing and fixing stages, but I let you all know ahead of time when these will be sent out. Students have also been working on essays over their choice of earthquake topic. We are still in the early stages of these, but students will be sharing what they've completed so far at conferences! Important November/December Upcoming Dates: November 15th (Wed.): SLC's 2-7pm November 16th (Th.): EARLY OUT- SLC's 2-7pm November 17th (Fri.): NO SCHOOL- SLC's 7:30am-12pm November 20th (Mon.): Student intensive choice sheet due November 22nd-24th: NO SCHOOL- Thanksgiving break December 18th-20th: Intensives December 21st (Th.): NO SCHOOL- Winter break begins! I cannot believe how quickly winter is approaching! We've had such a great few months of school! I remind the students often, but I want parents to know as well that I feel so lucky to work in such a great school with a great community! All of the students in our crew are so special to me and I love getting to come to school everyday to teach them! I appreciate them and you for all that you do for our school and crew! Enjoy your Sunday and I will see you all this week at conferences! Please email me if you have any questions! Ms. Kelty Hello!
This week marked the final fieldwork trip for our expedition. We had a great time at the USU campus. Alexis showed us some of the samples the 5/6th community found at the Wasatch Fault using their huge electron microscope. They told us these were some of the best samples they have ever seen! We also got to explore the Geology Department's huge collection of rocks, minerals, and fossils before we took a look at other rocks under microscopes. Lastly, we were given a demonstration of the chemical processes that take place when minerals form. It was so awesome! We had a great time and we all learned so much. Visit the photos page to view an album from this trip. Even though our fieldwork is over, our learning about earthquakes is not! This week, students started creating earthquake preparedness guides after they did their own research on what to do before, during, and after an earthquake. We will continue with these next week, along with starting earthquake essays! Now that November has finally arrived, it means that student led conferences are here! Half of our crew is signed up already! If you haven't yet signed up, please visit this website to get your name in a time slot: https://pickatime.com/client?ven=11609912&event=313998 If none of the available times work with your schedule, please just shoot me an email and we will find a time that works! Because of SLC's and Thanksgiving, we've got some "special" days coming up in our calendar. Please mark these down! There will be more to come when December arrives. Important Dates for November: Friday, November 10th: Early out (teacher prep) Wednesday, November 17th: Student led conferences begin Thursday, November 16th: 1:30 Early out (student led conferences) Friday, November 17th: No classes (student led conferences) November 22nd-24th: No school (Thanksgiving break) Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Please contact me if you ever have any questions or concerns! Ms. Kelty |
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