May Newsletter
Daniel Boone Elementary Spectra
The Year is Flying!
They continue to improve their communication and collaboration skills. I've seen students become more aware of their critical and creative thinking and develop the realization that they do not often function in isolation.
They have been troopers as we explore our new units with our curriculum. Gracious feedback about the order in which ideas were presented or how something could be organized have been provided by many. I am a fortunate lady to teach these students. Below is an overview of somethings we've been exploring.
First Grade Spectra
Second and Third Grade Spectra
Fourth and Fifth Grade Spectra
Spectra Family Night
This is a night for us to get to know each other as a Spectra community. Within a grade level or classroom, parents and families often develop relationships. We are lucky to live in the same community and while I know you, many of you may not know each other.
The entire family is welcome for this event. In the spirit of warm weather, please bring your favorite spring/summer dish to share. Maybe that's chips and quac or a favorite dessert. If that special something is store bought, no worries! We are just enjoying each other's company. I will have some plates, utensils, water and lemonade to share.
We will have some sort of family challenge as well. As your children can tell you, the objective will be to work together as a family and consider each others' ideas, not to 'win' the challenge.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016, 06:00 PM
Daniel Boone Elementary School, West Highway D, Wentzville, MO, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Spectra Students on the News!
Students use the news to show case different events and learning throughout the school. Two episodes below feature some of our amazing spectra students explaining their thinking and thought processes.
Catch Lilly and Houston explaining their bridge project: http://bit.ly/1UbA0OQ
View Bella and Audrey explaining how the made the tallest structure possible during a team challenge: http://bit.ly/1QxwN7d
See Annabelle co-anchor the news: https://youtu.be/JV2uTlx30aA
Take in Josie as a co-anchor on the news: https://youtu.be/IV8crQ88VHM
If you see Mr. Sherman or any of the students that worked on the news, be sure to give them a shout out for all of their hard work!
Available to You
Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empowers learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. They tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Their math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. They've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content. Khan Academy is not-for-profit with no ads and no subscriptions.
If you need login information, or would like to add a sibling to our roster, just let me know. The link below will bring you to the Khan Academy site.
Google Cardboard
Google Drive
Students are enjoying the ability to collaborate on a project without having to be in the same space. As some of the younger students are familiarizing themselves with logging in, I wanted to share how they can log in with you.
Students use the first initial of their first name, their full last name and the last 3 digits of their lunch number, followed by @g.fhsdschoools.org
Their password is fh followed by their entire 6 digit lunch number.
For example -
username: kheslin321@g.fhsdschools.org
password: fh654321
It's a very handy platform for students to create, collaborate and share their work.
*There is not a functional email associated with this account for elementary students.
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