Mason Gazette
May 5, 2017
Dear Mason Families,
We had grade level town halls this week and our focus was on finishing strong, having good character and the importance of having confidence. We also talked about Bell to Bell learning and how important it is to be on time to school even for the last 7 weeks. Spring is here, yes, but we still have so much learning and leading to do. Thanks for talking to your child about the town hall topics this weekend. I would love to hear any feedback your child might offer up about our town hall.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read our Mason Gazette weekly,
Roy
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Character Word for the Month of May:
Honesty:
Being truthful in what you say and do
Dinner Conversation Starters:
- What character traits does a good friend display?
- When you know someone is not a good friend, what should you do?
- If there was one activity Mason could offer after school, what would you like it to be?
- What did Mr. Bishop mean by bell to bell instruction in the town hall meeting?
- How would you like to show your appreciation for your teacher this week?
Fun Writing Opportunity for May: We are doing this again in the month of May because we had over 50 students complete the April Writing Activity.
Mr. Bishop is going to give a special prize to anyone who is able to give him one or more paragraphs about one of the topics below: Please turn your writing assignment into the office before April 28th for your special prize.
1. If you had all the money in the world, what would you buy?
2. What are thankful for?
3. What is one thing you could do to make the world a better place?
4. What is your favorite type of candy and why?
Teacher Appreciation Week
Students and Parents-
We think Mason Teachers and Staff are just like Superheroes! They help us learn, keep us safe, challenge us to do new things, and make school fun every day. Please help show appreciation for our teachers and staff by sharing what you think your Teacher’s superpower is. You can include any teacher or staff member!
Please complete and cut out the superhero star that was sent home Friday and drop it in the school office. We are celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week May 8th - 12th. Your families can send in their completed stars by May 4th and they will be displayed in the building.
Thank you for participating and showing our Teachers and Staff how much we appreciate their hard work!
Mr. Roy Bishop, Jr.
Digital Picks From your School Library Media Specialists
“digital picks” suggested by your Elementary School Media Specialists. We hope you find our
reviews helpful, and we welcome your comments and suggestions. Many of these resources are
STEM based and can be changed based on your child’s skill level.
Crazy Gears Grades: K-2 $3.99 iPad, iPhone
Crazy Gears is a problem-solving game that gets kids thinking critically, problem solving,
and exploring physics and other STEM topics. This engaging puzzle-like app asks students
to construct gears to complete each level. Users will be introduced to important STEM
skills that connect to tasks across disciplines. This is a really creative, highly accessible and
fun option for exploring physics and engineering.
Hopscotch Grades: 4-5 Free iPad, iPhone
Hopscotch provides a scaffolding learning for coding. This app empowers the students to
experiment and create their own coding. Students need to be independent readers and can
access the many levels in the Levels section to solve coding problems. Once these have been
mastered students can create their own coding programming stories.
Bridge Constructor Grades: K-5 Free Android, iPad, iPhone
Prove yourself as an accomplished master bridge builder! Test your construction skills and
build bridges over deep valleys, canals, and rivers. The stress simulator reveals whether
the bridge you build can hold the weight of cars and trucks or if the construction will
crash.
The FREE version contains the first world (8 levels) of the full version. You can upgrade to
another version for $1.99.
May Calendar
May 8-12 - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 9 - Mason Jets Pizza Night 4 pm-8 pm Mack Ave. GPW locationMay 13 - Spring Fest 3 pm-6 pm, Auction starts at 6:30 pm
May 20 - Dad's club spring clean up @ 9 am
May 22 - Coffee with the Principal @ 9:30 am
Spring Concert @ 7 pm @ Parcells
May 25 - Volunteer Reception 9 - 10 am
3rd grade Living Museum @ 6 pm
May 29 - Memorial Day NO SCHOOL
May 31 - Field Day more information soon
Mason Elementary School
Website: http://gpschools.schoolwires.net/gpmason
Location: 1640 Vernier Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, United States
Phone: (313) 980-9906
Twitter: @MasonelemGP