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Coming up:
~ 5/31/23: wednesday Restructure Day: 12:15 pm Dismissal
~ 6/2/23: Promotion Ceremony 8:30 & Last Day of School: Early Dismissal for 6th grade. Full day for everyone else!
6th Grade Promotion! It is this Friday, June 2nd from 8:30-9:30am on the lower playground. You are welcome to come at 8:10 to watch a slideshow of student photos in each classroom. Please celebrate without balloons, as balloons are against PVUSD Board Policy. Also, school dismissal that day is at 12:15. Transportation will be running. That being said, you are welcome to take your child home after the ceremony.
Seahawk news
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY_tY61eulQ
UPDATED:
May 30, 2023
Last week of the school year
SUNNY, WEEK 39 !
May 30
Picture above is of my Pop who served in the US ARMY as a Chaplain and was a LTC when he retired after 25 years and two tours to Viet Nam and one two year tour to Korea. There is a few of his medals along with the flag that was on his coffin after he passed away in 2006. Full color guard folded the flag ceremoniously and then handed it to my grieving mother. There was a full company gun salute and then Taps played. I will never forget how he served our country and the many years he was gone (away from us) on tour. I loved when he would finally return healthy, alive and full of love for our family and the nation that he so proudly served!
There are many things that he instilled in my heart, love for God, Country, Family and a deep reverence and respect for our American Flag. I hope that I have brought some of that value to all my students as we have devoted time every day this school year to doing the pledge of allegiance. I think of my Pop every time (we salute) and all the great Americans that have gone on before to give us the freedoms we enjoy and hopefully never destroy!
We are wrapping up this week with some Studies Weekly, Math in KHAN, and catch up work before the books close tomorrow. We also have a math placement test that we will finish tomorrow in class. We will also be cleaning the room, taking down our art work and projects, cleaning out our desks and recycling anything that we do not want to keep. Look for all the student work coming home in the big envelope tomorrow evening. Please keep all the papers and return the envelope for City State points!
We did our last Sex Ed. lesson today and students had the HW to bring home and discuss and have you sign for them.
This is a big part of your students Science grade for this trimester, please take a minute and ensure that all pages have been completed and signed!
Thursday is our 6th vs. Staff Softball game and our Room 18 Market! Everything must go and all sales are final! Send a shopping bag so that your student can bring home all their loot! This should be fun and I hope to get all my Kyle Kash back so I can repurpose it for this upcoming school year! If your student shows up with a bag by Thursday morning, it will give their city state team an extra 100 points toward the final battle to win it all and have the ultimate glory and all bragging rights forever!
See y'all Friday morning!
Please have your student dress nicely!
Mr. Kyle
May 22
Last Monday of the school year for us! Next Monday is Memorial Day! Then four days and done!
Things to be ready for:
~AR reading is closing this Friday! I am starting to finish grades and need to apply that piece to the Language Arts.
Some students did not follow the plan for Reading HW this trimester and will see lower overall grades as a result.
~All Late Tests due this week! Students who miss lots of days have been brushing off their missed tests and have gotten behind. They need the grade to complete their average. These include: NEWSELA Quizzes, Studies Weekly Tests, Math Tests.
~Family Life/Sex Ed. Daily signatures on worksheets that students need to be discussing with parents and returning each day! They are graded on this and how well they follow our class agreement for participation.
Check the grade book for the latest grades!
Please check in with your student!
Mr. Kyle
May 15
Thanks ever so much for all the love and great prizes this past week of teacher appreciation! Much needed as the kids have been leaning into their upcoming Summer Break!
Open House at Rio this coming Thursday evening! Come by, say hi and eat a burrito for our our fund raiser! Lots of cool art, writing and projects on display from the students! We look forward to cleaning the room and presenting!
We are doing the testing for MAP Math and Reading this week so again, HW is modified! Week Peek is posted and ready for review! We will be reviewing BIM chapters 4 and 8 wrapping up with Geometry! KHAN is still on and EXTRA CREDIT is available for this week and next! Don't miss out on a chance to bring up your grade in Math.
Permission Slips are due tomorrow for the End of Year field trip to the Boardwalk Surf Bowl! Please bring in the $5 to cover bowling, Pizza and Root Beer! Please let me know if you are able to drive! Thanks!
Coming into the home stretch is always exciting and sorta bitter sweet. I am usually so tired this time of year that the days float by and I'm kinda numb to all the things that it takes to wrap up everything up. Bitter, cause 6th graders are so gnarly this time of year and it's hard to get through simple tasks without cat calls, attentions flares going up, kids up and out of their seats for their 25th cup of water! Sweet, cause the students see the end is near and they give and extra effort, strive for sealing up all their assignments, some even look for ways to help out around the class and campus!
Please look for the workbook that is coming home tonight with your student. For each lesson in class, we will have a page or two for you to look over with them, discuss and then sign each night. They will need to bring it back daily and get it check off by me for a science/ social studies grade. If they get all work pages done, I will give them 5 bonus points (Test Points) toward their final grade in both subjects! Great deals abound!
Keep Learning and always looking up!
Mr. Kyle
May 8
Happy new week! Just a few more to go and we still have many cool things to learn, read, experience, discuss, argue, highlight, discover, and take final tests on!
We will not be letting up and start celebrating summer until after our promotion ceremony on June 2!
I appreciate all the team leaders "Governors" for stepping up to lead their city states! The competition is fierce and the stakes are high, but the leaders keep pressing their teams to work hard, contribute and not give up. Check out their team logos above, very cool!
Thanks for all the good vibes and appreciation this week! It comes at a good time for us teachers who won't settle to just survive, we want to THRIVE! The end goal is to finish the year strong, stay above the noise of pre teens complaining and going on summer break 4+ weeks to early! Nope! We are bringing the ship safely into harbor and will make sure that everyone gives their...
BEST, POSITIVE, EFFORT!
Let's Go!
Picture above is of my Pop who served in the US ARMY as a Chaplain and was a LTC when he retired after 25 years and two tours to Viet Nam and one two year tour to Korea. There is a few of his medals along with the flag that was on his coffin after he passed away in 2006. Full color guard folded the flag ceremoniously and then handed it to my grieving mother. There was a full company gun salute and then Taps played. I will never forget how he served our country and the many years he was gone (away from us) on tour. I loved when he would finally return healthy, alive and full of love for our family and the nation that he so proudly served!
There are many things that he instilled in my heart, love for God, Country, Family and a deep reverence and respect for our American Flag. I hope that I have brought some of that value to all my students as we have devoted time every day this school year to doing the pledge of allegiance. I think of my Pop every time (we salute) and all the great Americans that have gone on before to give us the freedoms we enjoy and hopefully never destroy!
We are wrapping up this week with some Studies Weekly, Math in KHAN, and catch up work before the books close tomorrow. We also have a math placement test that we will finish tomorrow in class. We will also be cleaning the room, taking down our art work and projects, cleaning out our desks and recycling anything that we do not want to keep. Look for all the student work coming home in the big envelope tomorrow evening. Please keep all the papers and return the envelope for City State points!
We did our last Sex Ed. lesson today and students had the HW to bring home and discuss and have you sign for them.
This is a big part of your students Science grade for this trimester, please take a minute and ensure that all pages have been completed and signed!
Thursday is our 6th vs. Staff Softball game and our Room 18 Market! Everything must go and all sales are final! Send a shopping bag so that your student can bring home all their loot! This should be fun and I hope to get all my Kyle Kash back so I can repurpose it for this upcoming school year! If your student shows up with a bag by Thursday morning, it will give their city state team an extra 100 points toward the final battle to win it all and have the ultimate glory and all bragging rights forever!
See y'all Friday morning!
Please have your student dress nicely!
Mr. Kyle
May 22
Last Monday of the school year for us! Next Monday is Memorial Day! Then four days and done!
Things to be ready for:
~AR reading is closing this Friday! I am starting to finish grades and need to apply that piece to the Language Arts.
Some students did not follow the plan for Reading HW this trimester and will see lower overall grades as a result.
~All Late Tests due this week! Students who miss lots of days have been brushing off their missed tests and have gotten behind. They need the grade to complete their average. These include: NEWSELA Quizzes, Studies Weekly Tests, Math Tests.
~Family Life/Sex Ed. Daily signatures on worksheets that students need to be discussing with parents and returning each day! They are graded on this and how well they follow our class agreement for participation.
Check the grade book for the latest grades!
Please check in with your student!
Mr. Kyle
May 15
Thanks ever so much for all the love and great prizes this past week of teacher appreciation! Much needed as the kids have been leaning into their upcoming Summer Break!
Open House at Rio this coming Thursday evening! Come by, say hi and eat a burrito for our our fund raiser! Lots of cool art, writing and projects on display from the students! We look forward to cleaning the room and presenting!
We are doing the testing for MAP Math and Reading this week so again, HW is modified! Week Peek is posted and ready for review! We will be reviewing BIM chapters 4 and 8 wrapping up with Geometry! KHAN is still on and EXTRA CREDIT is available for this week and next! Don't miss out on a chance to bring up your grade in Math.
Permission Slips are due tomorrow for the End of Year field trip to the Boardwalk Surf Bowl! Please bring in the $5 to cover bowling, Pizza and Root Beer! Please let me know if you are able to drive! Thanks!
Coming into the home stretch is always exciting and sorta bitter sweet. I am usually so tired this time of year that the days float by and I'm kinda numb to all the things that it takes to wrap up everything up. Bitter, cause 6th graders are so gnarly this time of year and it's hard to get through simple tasks without cat calls, attentions flares going up, kids up and out of their seats for their 25th cup of water! Sweet, cause the students see the end is near and they give and extra effort, strive for sealing up all their assignments, some even look for ways to help out around the class and campus!
Please look for the workbook that is coming home tonight with your student. For each lesson in class, we will have a page or two for you to look over with them, discuss and then sign each night. They will need to bring it back daily and get it check off by me for a science/ social studies grade. If they get all work pages done, I will give them 5 bonus points (Test Points) toward their final grade in both subjects! Great deals abound!
Keep Learning and always looking up!
Mr. Kyle
May 8
Happy new week! Just a few more to go and we still have many cool things to learn, read, experience, discuss, argue, highlight, discover, and take final tests on!
We will not be letting up and start celebrating summer until after our promotion ceremony on June 2!
I appreciate all the team leaders "Governors" for stepping up to lead their city states! The competition is fierce and the stakes are high, but the leaders keep pressing their teams to work hard, contribute and not give up. Check out their team logos above, very cool!
Thanks for all the good vibes and appreciation this week! It comes at a good time for us teachers who won't settle to just survive, we want to THRIVE! The end goal is to finish the year strong, stay above the noise of pre teens complaining and going on summer break 4+ weeks to early! Nope! We are bringing the ship safely into harbor and will make sure that everyone gives their...
BEST, POSITIVE, EFFORT!
Let's Go!
Mr. Kyle
PS. The Week Peek is updated and ready for your inspection!
May 3
Hey everyone! Had a teacher workday and busted out a ton of grades from the grade book and entered them into the iGrades and was kinda shook by some of the grades!
Your student already knows about their grades, but do you?!
With 4.5 weeks left there are some very real SUMMER SCHOOL candidates unless things that are incomplete are completed! If your student is failing any subject, then summer school should be an option, unless you have a good tutor set up. I told students that some of them have seemingly checked out at spring break and have done very little to do any of their work since. Absences are at an all time high this trimester! This week 4-5 students have not even shown up to school! I have some kids that have only come to school 3 or 4 days a week this whole year! What's happening! Is passing with good grades still a target? Is good attendance still a priority?
I miss having a full class!
Summer School!
Mr. Kyle
May 1
All the AJH packets were sent to the office and should be on their way to being processed. Please take your completed packet to the Jr. High once you have doctor forms and everything completed!
Welcome to a week of Greek City States work, art and competition. Students are learning about the city states and what made them so successful and what things led to their downfall.
BIG Push this week~ we are putting the finishing touches on our ARGUMENT WRITE! This is the writers workshop finale for the year, so PLEASE help your student by asking to see their rough before we start publishing to our DOCS. We start to print this Thursday and I am offering 100 Greek City points per team if everyone on the team is done! Homework is being modified again this week to accommodate for students finishing their SBAC tests and to provide time to complete their writing!
This week City States will be competing for class cooperation, a team research project with a slideshow, listening, and completing work as a group. Teams are also going to be competing in disc throwing, tug of war, football toss, knock out, free throws, foot relays and team tasks. Should be a challenge! May the best City State win!
Go Team Megara!
Mr. Kyle
Apr. 26
Update: New BIM yesterday L10.1 (1-10) Brooklyn, Tristan, Deagen
NEWSELA Planets like Tatooine from “Star Wars” could be fit for life
Please return all Jr. High Packets by this Friday!
Please return all Homework Folders by this Friday!
Assigned : 04/26/2023
Apr. 25
Parents Open house at the Jr. High is tonight! 6-7:45PM. Hope you'll make it and get some answers to those hard questions! See flyer above.
Speaking of Jr. High... we still have a number of registration packets for nest year that need to be turned in. Please have them turned in by this Friday so I can hand them off to AJH. Thanks!
We are starting the Greek games this week and will be using team names and competition to stay inspired and to have fun these last few weeks of school. Teamwork and accountability are the two main factors to becoming victorious in these games! Ask your student which city state they belong to.
Minimal HW this week as we have been testing this week and last. Week Peek still has some info that parallels your student's planner. Check it out!
Go Spartans!
Mr. Kyle
Apr. 20
Just a few quick items:
- Student work papers came home with your student today in the big envelope. Keep the papers, sign and date the envelope and have your student return it.
- Behavior has reached an all time low for our class this year. I've had some tough years at spring with this grade level, but this is getting into new territory for me! Please discuss with your student that the year is not over and we have a lot of work left before we complete this 6th grade year. This last push will tell whether they make the grade or not. Participation and cooperation will be part of all grades! Please take a few minutes and discuss with your student that they need to be respectful, courteous, and responsible to move forward and finish this year strong! There are some students who are soldiering through and have remained consistent throughout and will be rewarded with good grades and accolades!
- We have a couple of events coming up for 6th grade parents and a 6th grade school site visit.
Our 6th grade parent night is next Tuesday 4/25 from 6:00-7:45. The flyer attached will be handed out during the parent meeting.
Apr. 17
FIELD TRIP THIS WEDNESDAY!!
It's true, we are doing a walk through tour of the Aptos Junior High School and hopefully get some answers to the many questions we have about going to this big school! Only students that have turned in their permission slips will be able to go so please turn them in as soon as possible!
Week Peek is updated on the Learning Together page. We are going to be doing some testing this week and next week so assignments will be modified. This is great news cause I am allowing those students who have fallen behind to take advantage of this special offer to turn in some of the work they have missing!!!
Please check the iGrades Plus to see if you you qualify!
Today we continued with Teacher Points for Writing! We are about half way into the lessons in writers workshop and are starting to rough out our first ARGUMENT DRAFT. Please check in with your student to see what they are writing about and let them know what you know about their topic, so they can gather more intel!
Keep up the good work with your KHAN MATH MAPPERS! Each week we have been aiming for 45+ minutes of engaged work in Khan Math. Try and finish up on Wednesday to stay on track and sharpen your Math skills!
Try and guard your enthusiasm and stay on track to finish this year out strong! Many students are loosing their grades and misbehaving in class. These things may lead to essential summer school unless you are doing all your best work, everyday! You got this!
In it to win it!
Mr. Kyle
Apr. 12
Just making sure that you know that there are some cool tings coming up this week that you do not want to be saying next week," Gee, I wish that I knew that last week!" So, to avoid being, "That guy", you can get your intel early and not miss out.
One thing is that tonight the 12th there is Pizza Night at Pizza My Heart with proceeds going to help your favorite school Rio Del Mar!
Next week there is a field trip to the Jr. high for a walk through and information. Permission slips are over due starting tomorrow! If your student does not follow through and get their slip signed and turned in, they will have to go to a 5th grade class or our buddy class instead! Hope that everyone will make it!
Apr. 10
WOW! Kids come back from break and it's like starting all over! Very chatty, disruptive and inconsiderate were not the virtues that we needed to display today! We literally had to go and review the class rules to make sure that we would all be on the same page. I know that if they run out of Easter candy, get some sleep tonight, and make sure to get a good breakfast in the morning, they will be in a much better place! Thanks for any help you can provide on the home front!
Mar. 28
The Spring Auction is fast approaching, and it's exciting to be back in-person this year. I hope you are able to make the event on Friday 14 April at Seascape Golf Club. Not only does the auction raise a lot of money for the school, but it's a great community event, and is a fun way to meet fellow families. Also, if you want to get your hands on coveted prizes ( Such as Principal for a Day, parking places, fire truck ride-along) you'll need to be there in person to win!
You can buy your tickets online at https://rdmpa.betterworld.org/events/spring-auction. If you haven’t had a chance to attend an Auction for our school yet, you don’t want to miss out, it’s a lot of fun!
Easter egg is hidden! Be the first to find it and message Mr. Kyle to win a prize!
Week Peek is updated! Easy fun week leading into Easter Break!
Keep Reading and have fun learning! Be safe!
Happy Easter! He is risen!
Mr. Kyle
Mar. 27
I'm highlighting a new character trait each week this year to highlight positive qualities that promote our personal life long learning lesson. Feel free to look back at past weekly messages and the traits that we have discussed and highlighted in room 18 this year.
This week I chose trustworthiness as the kick off to six pillars of positive character traits. Using the acronym “T.R.R.F.C.C.” (terrific), do you think that you can guess the next five words?
More info coming Tuesday related to study topics for this week as we head toward an awesome spring break!
Mr. Kyle
=P˚
Mar. 20
Day before Spring! Hope the weather will lighten up as the days get a bit longer. Looking forward to some evening sessions surfing at the beaches, golfing Seascape till after 7pm, and taking long walks on the beach holding hands with my girl while watching a beautiful sunset.
Students are getting restless and I am feeling the changes of adolescence. Phew! Makes each day an incredible challenge!
Pease help me by taking time to talk to your student. They are going to start getting consequences as a group as they are not holding account of their partners or groups. Community lessons that benefit or effect everyone are valuable. I just want to go home in peace and not in pieces! Think of ways to help and show kindness to your classmates and teacher! Thanks for being part of a winning team, encouragement and support.
I still need the permission slips from just three more students so we can start the family Life lessons in May. Tristan, Jason and Maddy. Thanks.
Week Peek is posted on Learning Together! Student planners are same and should be updated each day through Friday.
Getting ready to swim through another week of rain and wet weather!
Mr. Kyle
Mar.14
News about Jr. High:
Aptos Junior High Open House on 3/22 starting at 5:30pm.
Schedule of events:
5:30pm - Home & School Club Burrito Feed - quad (available until sold out.)
6:00pm - Choir welcome performance and Principal's address - gym
6:20pm - Open campus (Leadership students will show families to various classrooms/programs for visiting with teachers)
7:00pm - Principal's Q&A session - gym (for any incoming 7th grade families who want to ask specific questions about the programs and offerings for next year (or any other items of interest)
Mar.13
Here is a message from the superintendent about tomorrow Tuesday March 14 PI DAY:
The health and safety of our educational community - students, staff and families - is our highest priority. Today, the PVUSD team participated in meetings with the Emergency Operations Services of Santa Cruz County and were informed that another severe storm system with rainfall and windy conditions is heading our way. It is expected that this weather system will worsen starting at midnight tonight and continue throughout the day tomorrow resulting in flooding and unsafe road conditions across our area. We also anticipate the possibility that a National Weather System Flood Warning may be issued at some point after midnight. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department also recommends that PVUSD schools be closed. All PVUSD schools will be physically closed tomorrow, Tuesday March 14. The decision to close all schools was made due to the significant weather forecast and the circumstances shared below:
- Concentrated heavy rainfall expected
- Significant winds anticipated (40 mph up to 70 mph) and accompanying downed trees and power outages
- Many closed roads or roads with unsafe passage
Use this time to get going on:
KHAN 45,
AR goals,
Studies Weekly 13,
NEWSELA Solar Eclipse,
BIM Ch.7 Review, and
Handouts to parents!!
Stay warm and dry!
Here' hoping everything goes full circle! 3.14
See y'all on Wednesday!
Mr. Kyle
Mar. 9
Being Friendly is a great character trait to develop! Try being consistent with this one and start to reap the rewards of people being friendly right back at you! So great when you see people and they are genuinely happy to see you cause they know you care about them and their friendship! For real!
Busy week completing the second trimester report cards! The RC's go home this coming Tuesday! Despite the rain and crazy low pressure as well as a full moon, we still did a fair amount of work the past two days! With so many students out today, we did a healthy study hall and partner and group work. Please check in with your class accountable partner to see what you need to catch up on.
Here is something that is coming up soon:
Rio del Mar 6th Graders will be taught Positive Prevention Plus (PPP) Health Curriculum in May. Here is a flier that provides a registration link for the PVUSD 6th Parent Informational Night which will take place virtually on Thursday, March 23rd. During this webinar, parents will be able to review the curriculum that will be taught. Here is a link to a Parent Notification Letter in English and Spanish, a curriculum outline, and an opt-out form. If you are a 6th-grade parent please over the information carefully.
I sent y'all an email with the information about all this. Please take a minute to go through the info and see how you want to respond.
Thanks for a great week of learning!
Mr. Kyle
Mar. 1
Using COMMON SENSE, we were able to discuss our situation and come to an agreeable conclusion.
We all agree that we want to go to the Tech this Friday and see how many cool, interesting and educational things we can learn together! Should be a lot of fun and I know that I am looking forward to a day outside the classroom!
If you are a parent and driving, there are a few things that I need you to know before we go. First, please check in with the school office tomorrow (Thursday) to make sure that all your driver forms are set and ready to go. Next, you will be given a packet that will include the information for all your students and the instructions driving and parking. Your fees are already paid and the only thing you will need is your parking stub so you can validate your parking when inside the Museum. There will be a schedule and meeting times included in the packet. Please look it over and make sure that the group you are with is gathered and at each place on time. Finally, we hope to leave by 8am and return home by 2:45.
Please message me if you have questions or need to talk. Thanks again for driving and making this a great day of learning for our students!
Mr. Kyle
=P˚
Feb. 22
We are making a concerted EFFORT to remind everyone to bring their instruments to school tomorrow as we will have band Thursday instead of Friday!
Feb. 21
Effort a vigorous or determined attempt! Mr. Kyle needs to make an effort to get home and not work so late in his class!
If you see him out at the mile buoy, see if he needs a ride back to shore!
We are closing in on the final days of Trimester # 2 ! This one has gone by pretty fast and then not so fast at the same time.
The big push right now is to salvage the Reading score for Language Arts and make the goal that you set for the AR points T2! Continue to push yourself to read 45+ minutes daily! This should be easy when you compare the phone or TV time that is usually 90-120+ each day. The reading will help you 2x more and give you mad skills in fluency, listening, spelling and comprehension. That is a quad pro bonus!
Check out the Week Peek and note what we are doing this 25th week in room 18!
Lots to learn with smiles and smiles to go!
Mr. Kyle
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P.S. Have you ever heard the song, "Smiles and Smiles to Go"? By the artist Larry Carlton.
Feb. 14 GRIT courage and resolve; strength of character!
We are getting ready for our field trip on Friday March 3rd to the Tech Museum in San Jose!
If you are planning on driving and joining us, please note the information in the picture above. We need make sure that you work with our Rio Office staff to get these requirements completed ASAP. There is also TB test and finger prints required and these can take a few days/ weeks to complete. I appreciate your willingness and grit to drive and help us make this happen!
The Tech Museum cost per student is $15 each. Please make checks payable to RDMPA, Rio Del Mar Parent Alliance. Have your student bring the check in by this Friday the 17th for a prize! This cost will cover all students, chaperones, and validated parking!
Week Peek is posted and ready for you to check out. If you were absent today, you'll be able to see what you need to keep up with your work. End of the trimester is in 15 days!
Let's Go!
Mr. Kyle
Feb. 9
Field trip update: We have our reservations for Friday March 3rd at The Tech Museum in San Jose. We will have time to visit galleries and also participate in the IMAX movie Everest! More information is coming on times and costs. I will see what is available in funds to keep the trip as affordable as possible.
If you are planning on driving and joining us, please note the information in the picture above. We need make sure that you work with our Rio Office staff to get these requirements completed ASAP. There is also TB test and finger prints required and these can take a few days/ weeks to complete. I appreciate your willingness to drive and jump through all the hoops!
Check out the pictures that are posted on the student page re: the Body Human Exhibit.
Feb. 7 Common Sense - sound judgement in practical matters
Week Peek is posted and ready for your eyes. Hope this is helpful when your student says there is no homework or that they did it at school. There are many low grades with students who think they are getting away without doing their work. Please see the latest posts to the iGrades Plus to see where your student's grades are.
Tonight is the State of the Union address. Extra credit is available for watching it and seeing how some things are addressed. ie..
Economy,
Small Business,
Covid,
Recession,
National debt,
Immigration,
Fentanyl,
Human Trafficking
The Cartel,
Bipartisanship,
Working together as Americans,
Crime rates,
Gas prices/ diesel,
Energy plans,
Cost of eggs,
Funding for Education and the Police,
National security/ balloons overhead,
Ukraine,
America's Standing in the World,
Armed Forces,
Why so many people are flocking to the US.
Follow up: He did not talk about many of the things on our list!
The Republican response was way better with clear objectives and stark contrasts!
youtu.be/h_PK1ZaT_po
End trimester is close at hand. Keep working hard and doing your daily reading!
Mr. Kyle
Feb. 1
We are planning on going to The Tech Friday the 3rd of March! We need drivers and time is of the essence to get all the paper work into the district to help make this happen. On the Events page, I will post two pages that need to be downloaded, printed out and signed by all the volunteer drivers.
The office managers would like to have you each come in and check with them to make sure about TB tests and Finger Printing. The sooner this process starts, the better chance of everything being completed well before our trip date.
Thanks ahead of time to the parents that are wanting to participate on this field trip.
So far we have the following families interested: Vegter, Clima, Clock, Bosso, Turner and Meisser.
Jan. 30
Flexible- willing or disposed to yield; pliable:a flexible personality.
Lots going on this week with Amplify teams, group projects, maps to complete, NEWSELA's to read, KHAN minutes to achieve, and Erik's Deli on Wednesday evening to help fund Rio!
The "Week Peek" will be updated on Learning Together for tonight and then again tomorrow. There are some extra things that are in your student's planners that need your attention. Please look for any handouts that come home. Thanks.
School Work Folders are going to be sent home this week! Please sign the envelope and file the papers after looking through them. Please send any papers that do not belong to your student in the folder.
There are many good books to read that some students are letting get all dusty! We are on the down side of the second trimester and still some students are not reading! 45 minutes + daily is the expectation including weekends!
Have a great week of learning,
Mr. Kyle
Jan. 23 Prudent- "characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as; marked by wisdom or judiciousness; shrewd in the management of practical affairs…"
Welcome to our first full week of learning in about 5 weeks! Let's Go!
We gotta stay Prudent during this time of year to stay healthy, get good sleep, keep getting exercise daily and always looking up!
The "Week Peek" will be updated on Learning Together and should match what your student is putting in their Homework journals. There will be some updates this week to the iGrades so take a second to check in on your progress in all subjects.
Math this week includes 60 minutes for KHAN Mappers and no Language Packet unless one was not turned in last week.
Reading each week for trimester 2 is 45+ minutes per day and 60+ on Wednesdays. Science this week is NEWSELA and Amplify Teams. Social Studies this week starts with us looking at Egypt and doing a study using the Studies Weekly week 11 newspaper.
Great week for learning together!
Mr. Kyle
Jan. 5 Cooperation
Welcome back! Looking forward to seeing everyone! I hope that you had a restful, fun, family time!
Please check the Message board for a bonus points writing prize, you just need to seed me a note answering my questions.
I am planning to reconnect with everyone and jump right into all our curriculum where we left off.
I hope you are rested like I am, ready to charge, apply yourself and make some great progress while cooperating with your teachers, parents, classmates, other Rio students, and our Rio staff.
I'm excited to hear about your adventures these past few weeks and to tell you about the fun things I did over break!
Let's Go!
Mr. Kyle
Dec. 27 Celebration... of a baby born in a manger!
Happy Hollowdays!
I hope your Christmas was blessed and ya'll had good family time together. Prayers that you did not get stuck anywhere in all this weather with all the cancelled flights that have been happening.
Thank you again, for the wonderful gifts and special prizes given to me. I am truly blessed by your kindness and thoughtfulness. I am having a great time using the gift cards for really cool things for my golf bag and my surf shed!
Stay safe everyone, keep reading daily and doing the 30+ minutes each week for the KHAN Challenge!
Thrasher
Dec. 12 Organization
Remind your students that we do indeed have school this week! We had 9 students out today! Hey, it was a relatively quiet/calm day where those that knew the holidays had not officially started, were awarded by some fun games, Kyle art, and the remaining half hour of the movie, "It's a Wonderful life." We did do KHAN for 30+ minutes today, started reading the book Banner in the Sky, and read a few articles from our Week 6 Studies Weekly. We will continue with the same tomorrow as we wind down this week with a winter celebration this Friday!
White elephant gift exchange if your student wants to participate. 5$-10$ gender neutral gift age appropriate. Please add who the gift is from inside the gift and wrap nicely with no name on the outside. There are many students who do not put their name on their work so that part will seem normal. Please bring the gift to school before Thursday!
STEM EXPO is happening and I sent home the packet with a number of parents. If you are still interested, please let me know and I will help your student get ready for their project. This should start this week and will go through to the new year! We have the project folding display boards if needed here at school.
Please reach out to me if there is anything that I can give your student to keep them moving forward academically over the holiday. I am still going to expect 45 minutes per day of reading with a three book challenge over break.
There will also be a KHAN challenge of 45+ minutes each week for extra credit in Math!
Have a great week, a blessed Merry Christmas and Wonderful Holiday season!
Mr. Kyle
Dec. 7 Perseverance
Our goal with KHAN is to do 60+ minutes per week! Please use your initiative to find time to make this happen!
Reading is 45+ daily, students should try for and hour minimum each day.
There are three BIMs from our new chapter 5 that online and waiting to be challenged. Students should know (If they are curios) that the digital textbook for math is available when logging into BIM.
We are finishing our Writers Workshop Information draft and starting to input it into a google doc. Students who are accountable are working on: a Colorful Cover Page, Body of the paper, Table of contents, Bibliography, and About the Author page this week!
We are reading Studies Weekly # 6 and can log into the app, he can read that at home. NEWSELA has a new assignment on Red Shift... check it out.
There is also the Food Drive that we can fundraise for and persevere to help the hungry with our school.
Week Peek is updated on our Learning Together page!
REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR! THANKS FOR THINKING OF ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO BRAVELY FOUGHT AND DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1941.
"DECEMBER 7, 1941—A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY—THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAS SUDDENLY AND DELIBERATELY ATTACKED BY THE NAVAL AND AIR FORCES OF THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN."
Nov. 28. Curiosity
Welcome back to class after that delightfully long weekend! I hope you had some wonderful times with your family and made some cherished memories!
Week Peek is updated on our Learning Together page! Update your planners and stay accountable to getting all work done and turned in on time this week!
This week we come back to class ready to: take on and finish Chapter 3 in Math, Review past math skills, do 30+ minutes a day in KHAN Map, read for 45+ minutes each day this week, revisit out writers workshop Information plan, make some Art, develop a colorful cover for our Information Writing, study our Europe maps and take a test Friday, add some DWJ's to our writing journals, participate in 2nd Harvest Food Bank, start reading Banner in the Sky, play some Kyle Style PE, sing some music, play in a band, be curious this week, and have fun while learning! So, just a little bit of stuff going on!
Please let me know if you can drive on a field trip this year! We need some drivers that will help chaperone and extend our learning outside the four walls of room 18! I will get you the information once I hear from you. Thanks!
Please return the signed envelope that came home last week with your student's report card. Please keep all the extra papers in there as well. I need to know that you have received all their grades.
Let's make it a great and curious week of learning together!
Mr. Kyle
Nov. 22 Gratitude
Happy Thankfulness!
Please check the envelope that was sent home with your student. There are papers in there that you may not have received at our conference. Let me know if you have questions about the report card. This next trimester is off to a good start and many students are already working hard to get all their work in on time.
I hope y'all have a blessed Thanksgiving surrounding yourselves with those you love while taking the day to focus on what really matters and how blessed we are!
Get some rest, stay safe and keep reading!!
Mr. Kyle
Nov. 21
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope this week finds everyone healthy, happy and with many things on your grateful list.
This is a very short week and we are going to be using it to read, catch up on all assignments, do some grateful activities in class and celebrate our new trimester with gratitude.
We missed our chance to do a December field trip to the Tech Museum. I did not get a response from The Tech in time to meet the 30 day deadline of turning in the forms for the district. I will need to know, that there are parents willing to drive who meet the district requirements, before I can start setting a date for any field trips. Let me know if you are interested or need the parent driver field trip forms.
More Room 18 news later this afternoon,
Mr. Kyle
Nov. 14. Initiative
Above is the latest time schedule for Parent Teacher Conferences. Please note changes and make sure that works for you.
Thanks for coming on time and making it easy for me to keep things moving. If you missed a time slot, please allow me to know a makeup time that works.
As we have gone through some of the conferences, I have been surprised how some students can go home and say they have no homework or that they are finished! Please do not believe this, and have them show you their Homework Journal.
Please sign it and then have them let me see it and I will sign it as well. There are students that are already behind because they suffered through distant learning and have not caught up yet. Please be proactive and check in with your student to make sure that they are aware of their work and that it is turned in on time! We are only one week into the second trimester and already students have not turned in some of their work.
Tonight's assignment was to catch up with work from last week that is overdue. After checking in this am, a lot of students took another day off! Tomorrow is a new day!
Thanks for your help to make our students life long learners!
Let's go!
Mr. Kyle
Nov. 7. Accountability
Please check the list above! Students that are reminding parents today that they need to sign in are Sydney and Tristan. I'll just give you guys the available times on Tuesday unless I hear from you really soon. Thanks.
Second trimester began today and so did some new standards for our classroom. Please help me by taking time to check to see what your student is doing for homework and that they have a time and place to work on it daily. I will be having some parents sign the HW planners daily to show that you have seen the assignments and due dates.
Please check back here for a picture of the Week Peek on Tuesdays as we have updated our assignments and have it locked in!
Our class is also going to be working on accountability this trimester. We'll be using strategies to keep each other aware that the class receives consequences when a few people act out or are disrespectful. I will be sharing more with you all during the parent teacher conferences.
Field trip wanted! Our class would love to do a day trip to The Tech Museum San Jose in early December! To make this happen, we will need around (5) drivers that can seat belt (5) sixth grade critters in their car. We'd be leaving around 8 am and returning to school around 1:45 pm. Please message me if interested and how many seats are in your car. Please note to be able to drive there is driver criteria in the school office. Thank you for your help.
Let's all work together to make this trimester a great time to learn and grow towards our potential.
Mr. Kyle
Nov. 3
Tomorrow is the last day of the trimester! There are some students who were given fair warning all trimester that this day would soon be upon us! Please check your grades and make sure that you are good with the grades posted. If you did not meet with me today, take time tomorrow to stop by my office.
Mr. Kyle
Nov. 2 Responsibility
Happy Day of the Dead!
Big thanks to all the parents that gave their time, on Halloween, to make our day a fun filled celebration!
This is the last week of the first trimester! I will be closing the books on grades and making the final calculations for the report card this next week. Your student has been reminded weekly to be signing into iGrades Plus to see their scores. If there is anything Incomplete, they are able to do the make up work and receive partial credit. If there is something Missing, then there needs to be an agreement between the student and myself to work on extra credit.
Most grades where the student has been doing the work are going to be okay, however, some packets and homework assignments have been neglected and this will bring the grades down substantially. Reading has been ongoing this first trimester and the comprehension points from AR are the indicator for our student's progress.
Check the Week Peek as it has been updated to reflect what we are doing/ going to be doing this week.
"Life is short, ya gotta live it well!"
Jon Foreman
Great rainy week for learning!
Mr. Kyle
Oct. 31
Happy Halloween! Be safe tonight and have fun!
"There's a snake in my boot!"
Woody
Oct. 24
...It's getting kinda spooky!!
It's starting...the dreaded zombie like behavior that takes over most elementary age students as the scary day of Halloween quickly approaches.
Symptoms include: dazed looks, answering teachers questions with, "Huh?! and Wha?!", making weird and really strange noises, unconsciously wondering around the classroom, asking to go use the restroom repeatedly as soon as a lesson starts or immediately after a recess or especially after walking right by the restrooms when coming back from a pull out, not turning in assigned work, and digging through their desk while the teacher is explaining a lesson.
The reason: It took me many year of teaching and researching October student behavior ( aka...OSB) to finally crack this code...but I did it!!! It's candy!
5 Ways to ease the OSB symptoms:
1. Never allow your children to know where you have hidden the Halloween candy!
2. Never assume that they do not know that you have hidden candy in the house...they know!
3. Do not hide candy in the house! I'd give you ideas of where to hide the goods, but the students might actually read these weekly updates and that could turn everything upside down. Berrrr, sends spines down my shivers!!
4. Check their lunch bag each day of Oct. and early Nov. to insure that there is no evidence of contraband being smuggled!
5. Relax, carve a pumpkin, and do really nice things for your student's teacher to insure their sanity! Educators will need extra support as they wade through the fog of this harrowing Halloween season.
"..The midnight hour is close at hand..."
Happy Halloween everyone!
Mr. Kyle
PS. We gotta lot going on this week!! "Let's do dis thang!"
PSS. I need 6 more parents to sign up for the parent teacher meeting times. See the chart above for the times that are still up for grabs! Please check your Messages from Cleaver for the site url.
Oct. 17
This week started off with PE Mr. KyleStyle! We did a heated match of street hockey! I noted that there some students that put very little effort into physical competition and barely broke sweat during our 45 minute game! PE grades are coming out in two weeks and Mr. Kurek has been warning of some N letter grades being very likely! Let's put out a big effort for the next few weeks to make an impact!
Still need some parents to get signed into Clever Messages and signed up for Parent Teacher Conferences!
Please talk to your student on details about getting both going!
Reading/ELA-We are starting the reading of Freak the Mighty, we will be having class discussions and vocabulary/spelling along with comprehension activities.
Writing- We are printing our final drafts of our narratives. This Friday we will be doing a 6th grade level celebration reading each class's narratives and then discussing them together. In addition, starting next week, we are having an Author's Chair where each student reads their narrative to the class.
Math- Finishing up chapter 2 this week with lesson 2.6 Thursday. Chapter 2 Test Friday!
History/Geography- We are learning about the Ancient Civilizations this week with our Asia Map is Due Thursday.
Asia Bing starts next week!
Week Peek- is updated on the Learning Together page!
Harvest Festival- is this Friday, October 21st and Mr. Sweet, Mr. Kitch will be in the dunk tank when it starts!
Halloween- Monday, October 31st. The school parade will be on the upper playground track from 8:15am -8:45 am. Our class party will start at 11:15am and we have a Taco Truck coming for lunch at 12:15pm. There will be a dance party in my class, a movie in Mr. Sweet's classroom and games/crafts in Ms. Gire's classroom. The Room Parents will be e-mailing with more information soon.
Let's make these next weeks count! I see the first trimester finish line!
Mr. Kyle
Oct. 11
From Meghan,
We are looking forward to celebrating Halloween with our amazing students on Monday,
October 31st. Here are some school guidelines to make this Halloween fun, safe, and
memorable.
- Rio's Halloween Parade is back! Details on the time of the parade will be coming soon.
Parents are welcome to attend. We will have a special parade for our kindergarteners, as it can
be quite overwhelming for our little ones.
- If your child plans to dress up for Halloween, please have them wear their costume to
school. If your child needs to change out of their costume please have them wear clothes
underneath so it is a quick change that can be done in the classroom. It is very difficult to
monitor bathrooms for full outfit changes.
-Costumes should be age and school appropriate with no weapons, not even plastic weapons.
If a child has a mask as part of their costume, it can be worn only during our Halloween
parade. We like to see our students' eyes and know exactly who is on our campus. We also do
not want our youngest students to be scared so please be very mindful of costumes that are
appropriate for 5 year old eyes and imaginations.
Looking forward to the organized chaos!
With gratitude,
Meghan
Oct. 10
Short week for the students as we have a teacher work day this coming Friday! We still have some deadlines coming up quickly with AR goals in Reading, Writers Workshop 5 paragraphs by this Thursday, Letter to Naturalist due Thursday, Asia maps due, and there's more! Please check the Week Peek for details.
Thursday night 5-8 PM is the Bon Fire for 6th grades students, parents and teachers! Hope y'all can make it!
End of trimester one coming up Nov. 4. Please get signed up for a Parent teacher conference. See your Clever Messages for details. (Ask your student about Clever Messages, if they have not done so already!!)
Worksheet pages are on the homework page "Learning Together."
Take a minute and drive for school! We need help with this fundraiser event! Thanks you! tinyurl.com/RDMDFS
Let's work 6th grade style this week with Mr. Kyle!
Oct. 7
Take a minute and check out the CLEVER link and Messages! There are bits of information there that I cannot post here on the WWW! Your student can help you get this locked and loaded! I'd appreciate your attention to this so you can sign in to the Parent teacher conference times!
Have a great weekend!
MK
Oct. 5
Palapas Rio night! Help your school and eat great Mexican food! See the flyer!
Please check your grades! make sure that your parents give you the code so you can sign in and keep up with all your assignments!
On Oct. 13 there will be a bonfire for 6th graders and their families at Platforms Beach. See flyer!
Mr. Kyle
AUG. 29
Third week and we are digging in with Language packet # 1, Africa Map building, Math Minute practice, Big Ideas Math lessons with work books on the way! Please make sure that your student comes to school each day and does not get behind by missing lessons, classwork and assignments that need to be turned in on time each week. I will be sharing a link that will allow parent and students to log on and check progress. The program is called iGrade Plus and I have had a lot of success using it!
Some students still need some of the suggested supplies and so does our classroom. Here are some of the things we need:
- Hand held Pencil Sharpeners
- Kleenex
- Small paper cups
- Personal canteens
- 409 spray
- Paper Towels
- Clorox Wipes
- Baby Wipes
- uni POSCA Pens
- Vitamins
More information coming this next week.
Let's make this a great week of learning together!
Mr. Kyle
AUG. 22
Back at it on our second week of adventure and learning together in room 18!
I can already tell that we are going to be having great year together! Here are some things to help keep the momentum going:
* Get enough rest each night so that you are refreshed and ready to learn at 7:50 am each day during the school week!
* Don't miss school (ever) unless you are sick with a fever or have a family emergency!
* Stay organized!
* Keep your HW journal and work neat and turned in on time!
* Bring a canteen with you daily and stay hydrated!
* Bring a healthy lunch to school that is sugar free!
* Get exercise daily!
* Always be looking for ways to improve!
* Keep a growth mindset and be willing to try new things!
* Have a daily reading plan 30+ minutes!
* Have gratitude always!
Back to school night is coming up Sept. 8th and I am hoping that we can have someone step up to be our room parent!
If you are interested in helping our class with field trips, class parties and other events, please reach out to me!
Science camp is coming up and you have questions!!! Here is how you can find the answers and help your student have an amazing week of outdoor education!
Webinars to answer all those pesky questions!
Dates: August 29, September 19,
Time: 6:00-7:00 pm
Webinar Link
or
Zoom Webinar ID: 813 3539 4441
Passcode: 343404
Let's make this week fun and full of learning opportunities!
Mr. Kyle
AUG. 15
Happy first day back to school!
We had a good day of review campus and class rules and going over some of the logistics of being the big kids and 6th graders! I sent home the Emergency Packets! Please fill these out and return to me by this coming Friday 19th!
Check out the SUPPLY Page link above to make sure that your student is prepared with all the good things to ensure their success this first trimester!
The kids were hilarious guessing my age! I seem to range from 22 all the way to 75! Ouch, that kinda hurt! I sometimes feel that old but can only imagine!
AUG. 9
DEAR STUDENTS AND PARENTS,
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING EACH OF YOU AND STARTING AN EXCITING JOURNEY OF LEARNING TOGETHER THIS YEAR IN ROOM 18!
WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCITING CURRICULUM TO TRAVEL THROUGH AND MANY WAYS THAT WE WILL BE CHALLENGING OURSELVES TO BECOMING THE BEST LIFELONG LEARNERS POSSIBLE! I (MR. KYLE) WILL BE YOUR GUIDE AS WE DISCOVER ALL THE INCREDIBLY UNIQUE AND INTERESTING THINGS IN OUR GRADE LEVEL CURRICULUM!
I KNOW YOU WILL ENJOY BEING IN ROOM 18 AS I WILL BE GIVING YOU EACH OWNERSHIP OF THE CLASS TASKS THIS YEAR! WE WILL BE HAVING CLASS MEETINGS DAILY SO THAT YOU CAN VOICE OPINIONS, IDEAS AND CONCERNS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT JOURNEY! ARE YOU READY? LACE UP, PRACTICE PATIENCE, AND OFF WE GO!
PLEASE BOOKMARK THIS PAGE AND ALSO THE GOOGLE CLASS PAGE FOR EASY ACCESS.
STUDENTS SHOULD CHECK THEIR DISTRICT EMAILS FOR EXTRA INFORMATION FROM MR. KYLE :)
FUN AND OWNERSHIP IN LEARNING,
MR. KYLE
A little bit about me:
This begins my 36th year of teaching! I have seen many cycles in education and a lot of them are just the same with different names. Some things that I do not change or leave out are:
1) Honoring all my students for who they are and giving each one equal attention and access to learning.
2) Giving each student the benefit of the doubt (trust).
3) Believing students will rise to meet all the expectations of being a positive student who is growing toward their potential.
4) Respecting our country by saluting the American flag each morning.
I hope you will agree with me that now more than ever, we need to stand together as Americans to honor our country and all those who give and gave so much to make this the great nation that it is!
PS.
I PLAN TO USE THIS WEBSITE ONGOING THIS YEAR. THIS IS WHERE I WILL BE WRITING MESSAGES TO PARENTS MOSTLY TO KEEP INFORMATION FLOWING. I APPRECIATE YOU SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU ARE ALREADY READING THIS! STAY TUNED. THANKS.
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