Happier New Year!
“Life is a gift that demands a vibrant response!"
Jon foreman
updated:
tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022
Jan 18
Happy Tuesyay! That was a really nice three day weekend! I could get used to those!
I hope you had a wonderful time with your family and friends and were able to celebrate Martin Luther King.
Now that the football season is over cause the Cowboys were eliminated... we can focus more fully on other important things like the Olympics!!
Maps went out today for South and Central America. The peek week is updated with lots of writing and reading this week. Please check with your student to make sure that they are making strides with their KHAN Math Mappers!
Another great week with many new things to learn!
Mr. Kyle
Jan 14
Please note that Science and Engineering forms for this years Fair have been given out to the students interested. Please ask your child to get a form and bring it home to be filled out ASAP.
MK
This just in from :
Haley Cavin
Hello Mr. Kyle’s 6th Grade Families,
I hope you had a lovely Winter Break and a happy new year with your family! I wanted to say a big thank you for your Second Harvest Food Bank donations! Thanks to your giving our class raised the most money for this wonderful community charity! Thank you also for your help in making our Winter Holiday Party extra special! The students had a blast and enjoyed the super fun interactive games and making you a snow globe gift! They all turned out darling! And Mr. Kyle was super touched by our very thoughtful class gift and card!
This week the students are already into the swing of things and working hard as a class as they jump right back into their 2nd trimester responsibilities! With that in mind we have Valentine’s Day fast approaching, and we’d like to celebrate our friendships, and love for our family! There is no school on actual Valentine’s Day this year 12/14, so we will hold our party on Friday, February 11th from 12:50-2:10pm.
There will be two, minute to win it games with prizes, cookie decorating, Valentine Card making and a Valentine Craft - Heart Picture Boxes! With your very generous class funds donations I was able to purchase almost everything we needed for the party! There are a few things left that would really help make it extra special that I wasn’t able to purchase due to budgeting for our end of the year party. Please check out our class signup genius link for ways you can help! Including in class volunteer opportunities! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d48acab2baaf85-mrkyles
Items donated, please send directly to Mr. Kyle’s class with your child by 2/11. (Note if you are able to donate candy cookie decorations Please send them in, labeled “ for Indy” with your child no later than 2/4 as they will need to be organized into individual student packs for sanitation purposes) Monetary donations, please venmo me, Haley Cavin, @haley-cavin-1 and include “Mr. Kyle class funds (and/or Mr. Kyle gifts) & your child’s name”.
Student individual Valentine Cards:
Students are also invited to bring in Valentine Cards and/or packaged treats or trinkets to pass out to their classmates on the morning of Friday, February 11th. If your child would like to participate please plan for 32: (31 total students, & Mr. Kyle). I have included a class list below. This is an optional activity.
Here are the following Stations for our Valentine’s Party:
Station 1: Two Valentine Minute to Win It games:
~Heart to Heart Game: Race to see who can sort the Candy Conversation Hearts in rainbow order the fastest : Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Purple, and Whit. 1 box of Candy Conversation Hearts goes to the winner! (Please see sign up genius link if you are able to donate this.)
~Heart-a-Stack: In one minute, who can stack the most Candy Conversation Hearts in a tower. 1 box of Candy Conversation Hearts goes to the winner! (Please see sign up genius link if you are able to donate this.)
Station 2: Valentine Cookie Decorating:
Indy’s Gaga is making her famous homemade heart shaped sugar cookies and homemade frosting for our party! We are in need of supplies like plastic knives, and cookie decorations to go with this center! Please check out sign up genius link if you are able to help!
Station 3: Heart Picture Box Craft:
These are gifts so can’t share details:)
Station 4: Make a Valentine Card and Gift Wrap
Note: If you are able to volunteer at our Valentine's Party, please arrive at 12:20 to help set up, and stay after to help clean up. Please also read detailed info below before signing up and remember no additional parents are permitted on campus at this time, unless you are signed up to volunteer with your teacher!
As in years past, all volunteering dates/times must be pre-arranged with the classroom teacher. If you are interested in volunteering, please read the following information in detail:
Please complete the NEW PVUSD Volunteer form for 2021 and give it to the front office. It will need the principal's signature before you bring it to the district office. Next gather the following: TB Test within the last 60 days, COVID-19 Vaccination Card, (All volunteers must be fully vaccinated. There are no exceptions at this time)
If you are a brand new volunteer you will need to be fingerprinted. Please use the following link to make a fingerprinting appointment with HR (they no longer do walk-in fingerprints): PVUSD Volunteer Fingerprinting Application Link When you go to HR to be fingerprinted at your scheduled date/time, you will need to bring the following: Volunteer Form, TB Test, COVID vaccination information
To have a TB test completed free of charge, we do have TB Vouchers available in the front office. Please stop by if you need one of these. Please note, we will be limiting the number of volunteers inside classrooms, holidays and celebrations included. In addition, to ensure student safety all procedures for drop off and pick up remain the same. Make sure to check in at the office for your scheduled volunteer time.
Other Upcoming Events:
~No School Monday January 17th for MLK Jr. Day!
~No School Monday, February 14th.
Thank you everyone for all your support and have a wonderful rest of your week!
Sincerely,
Haley Cavin
Jan 12
Pic of the week peek is posted on the Learning Together page. There are a few of you out and some on vacation. Please use this to keep up so when you come back it's easier for you to step in without making it hard for me to get you cued up!
Jan. 11
Welcome back to a new year and a fresh start to learning and growing together!
I hope that you all had a very blessed Holiday season laced with special Christmas memories of loved ones and really good food in excess!
As we start back I am reminded about the blessing of being together and how good it is to hear each other talk, share, laugh and just be close to each other while working in a classroom.
I am continually humbled by how our students soldier through wearing a mask muzzle all day long, never complaining, glasses fully fogged over, but seeing right through whatever challenge or obstacle that is in their way and simply pushing forward. I feel like I need to step up my game just to be as cool as all my students! You know that you have a really, really good class of students when you find yourself admiring their fortitude.
We stepped right back into Math Minutes, Studies Weekly, Writers workshop, Journals, NEWSELA reading, PE, Art, and Science! That's pretty good and it's not even Wednesday yet! There are some assignments that students need to get caught up on and we are all setting our goals and choosing to do the extra effort to get good grades this 2nd trimester.
Week peek is updated in student journals, and we will be posting pics of the assignments soon.
Keep your head up and continue learning always!
Mr. Kyle
Dec. 17
Too much fun! Today made my face hurt from laughing so much. The students had so much fun playing, creating cards, watching Home Alone, and doing some really fun centers designed by Haley!
Thank you all so much for the great cards and fun gifts! Y'all are so generous, I was feeling very appreciated.
Have a very Merry Christmas with a Happy New Year! Please ask your students about some of the challenges that I gave them to try with themselves and their family over the holidays!
All the best and cheers to a new year!
Mr. Kyle
Dec. 15
Just two more days till a much needed break! The students have been busy wrapping up MAP testing for Reading and Math, finishing week 8 for their Studies Weekly, making progress in their KHAN Mappers, Lexia, making holiday cards for family, getting wet walking around campus, eating too much sugar, and having fun being together on Rio rainy days!
We have some fun things planned for the next few days decorating cookies, making cards, creating ornaments, cleaning our classroom, and making gifts for family. Excitement is in the air!
There are expectations that the students have over the break to keep sharp on their Language, Writing, Math and Reading. We have set up a schedule for daily reading, 3x KHAN Math, and Lexia 2x each week. Parent participation and reminders are appreciated.
Dec. 6
With 11 more days of school before winter break, the students are starting to get restless and excited about a much needed break. They have been working hard getting their Information writing put together, doing Studies Weekly, keeping up with their Math BIM work,Math Minutes and KHAN, as well as turning in the assigned Language packets.
During winter break, there will still be the expectation to be reading everyday for 45+ minutes, working in Lexia and moving forward in KHAN Mappers Math. Each of these areas will receive a participation grade once progress is shown.
Above is the Week Peek. Please note due dates for assignments and also the Second Harvest Food Bank donations and the book swap!
Let's make it a great week to learn together!
Mr. Kyle
NOV. 30
Sure hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family this last week! My family and I celebrated and enjoyed each others company over some home cooked fixings. Now November is done tomorrow and we are into a countdown till Christmas.
Please check the updated Week Peek to see what is coming up for this week and also to see what things we are working on together. Just so you know... Rates and Ratios, Seeds and supporting ideas, Europe Countries and Capitals, Salmon, Lexia and Khan, Language packet # 7, and finally Second Harvest Food Donations and Chipotle Rio Dinner Wednesday evening!
Topics of discussion this week include: pride, how we critique ourselves, how we accept praise, how to give genuine praise, and being humble and thankful. Feel free to continue these conversations with your students at home.
The students requested doing some daily mini Spanish lessons. We are starting off today just with 5 minutes + of basic conversation words and phrases. If you're bilingual and would like to come in and share a lesson, we'd love to learn!
Lets make this week and trimester the best time of learning,
Mr. Kyle
From Haley:
Hello Mr. Kyle’s 6th Grade Families,
I hope your Thanksgiving Break was splendid with your family and friends! We have so much to be thankful for! I wanted to say a big thank you to all of you for your help with the Halloween Party last month! The students all had a really fun time! What a special way to celebrate together!
I also wanted to give a big shout out to all Mr. Kyle’s students for completing a full trimester of 6th grade! Way to go! With all their hard work in mind, we have planned a festive Winter Holiday Bash on Friday, December 17th from 12:50 to 2:10pm. There will be three Holiday Game stations with prizes, and one Holiday Craft station - Beautiful Floating Pictures! With your very generous class funds donations I was able to purchase almost everything we needed for the party! There are a few things left that would really help make it a magical celebration that I wasn’t able to purchase due to budgeting for the remaining two parties left this school year. Please check out our class signup genius link for ways you can help! Including in class volunteer opportunities! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d48acab2baaf85-mrkyles
Items donated, please send directly to Mr. Kyle’s class with your child by 12/17. Monetary donations, please venmo me, Haley Cavin, @haley-cavin-1 and include “Mr. Kyle class funds (and/or Mr. Kyle gifts) & your child’s name”.
Please remember no additional parents are permitted on campus at this time, unless you are signed up to volunteer with your teacher!
Here are the following Stations for our Winter Holiday Party:
Station 1: Jingle Bell Shake Game: two players from each team shake jingle bells out of a gift wrapped Kleenex box that’s tied around their waist to see who can get all the jingle bells out first! With Candy Canes as prizes. Please see sign up genius link if you're able to donate these.
Station 2: Secret Gift Swap: 8 players sit in circle and take turns trying to unwrap a gift with two oven mitts on. Whoever gets the box open gets the gift inside! With Four $5 gift cards as secret gifts. Please see sign up genius link if you’re able to donate these.
Station 3: Nutcracker Stack: 2 players from each team race to see who can stack the “nuts” (aka ) vertically on top of each other using a candy cane only. With Candy Canes as prizes. Please see sign up genius link if you're able to donate these.
Station 4: Floating Picture Craft: these are gifts, so can’t share details :)
Note: If you are able to volunteer at our Winter Holiday Party, please arrive at 12:20 to help set up, and stay after to help clean up. Please also read detailed info below before signing up:
As in years past, all volunteering dates/times must be pre-arranged with the classroom teacher. If you are interested in volunteering, please read the following information in detail:
Please complete the NEW PVUSD Volunteer form for 2021 and give it to the front office. It will need the principal's signature before you bring it to the district office. Next gather the following:
Other Upcoming Events:
~Second Harvest Food Bank “Grateful to Give” drive for meals began this week. A flyer was sent home with additional information.
~Restaurant Night THIS Wednesday 12/01 at Chipotle 41st from 4p-8p.
~No School for Winter Break: December 18th to January 9th
Thank you everyone for all your support! I couldn’t plan for all these memorable events for our 6th graders without you! Gotta savor this last year of elementary school together!
Have a wonderful rest of your week!
Sincerely,
Haley Cavin
NOV. 22
Shout out to all the parents that showed up on time and helped me to stop talking so much when the next meeting was supposed to start. I realized that after thirty five years of teaching, I had never had every parent show up for their parent teacher conference! This was the first one! I normally have two or three meetings that need to change over to a phone call later or a new time. So, thank you so much for keeping the schedule and being on time!
This week we have been focusing on all the things that we are thankful for and doing acts of kindness that will invoke a friendly wave or a thank you! Also, in the spirit of thankfulness, we are taking the challenge to not complain about anything for one week and then evaluate how it changes our perspective.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family! Stay healthy and travel safely!
Mr. Kyle
PS.
Keep up with reading during this break and then get ready to go strong when we come back!
NOV. 12
11/15-11/18 - Parent Teacher Conferences! Coming this next Monday! The chart above shows who has signed in.
If you don't see your name on the schedule (Above), please add it or contact me so we can meet! Thanks in advance for making this schedule work. Please show up on time and help me follow the time line so that we do not use other parent's time. I appreciate y'all so much!
I sent home a quick survey for you to fill out prior to our meeting. Please fill out and have your student deliver it back to me! The two pages that I would like are above if you need an extra. Feel free to number and answer the questions in an email to me if that is easier!
The reset button has been activated and we are now in T2, the second trimester! Time to reflect and think about what we need to do to be as and more successful for the rest of the year!
Let's Go!
Mr. Kyle
NOV. 2
Big thanks to Haley, Liz and Jena who helped make our Halloween party so much fun! It was a great day of having fun and celebrating together! It was great having parents back in the classroom! Pictures coming soon!
This week is already flying by and whatever happened to October! Happy November!
Week Peek is updated and ready for take off! Click on Learning Together link above for details!
Yesterday the teachers gathered at Rio for some training and we were introduced to the new Lexia! When I mentioned, to the class this morning, the things that the teachers learned and how we were going to be doing some Lexia...a chorus of moans broke out and I had to explain that I was not asking them to donate their front teeth and a kidney! However, once they logged in and began accepting the challenges and seeing how much better this version actually is, I had to pry them away like kids from a candy store! Our students are catching on, that learning is the best way to spend each and every day!
I learned today that we are a little shy on parents signing up for a PTC (parent teacher conference). Please ask your student about the link where you can go and grab a time spot. If we have recently had an IEP or a 504 meeting already and we're good, please let me know if another conference is needed. If a phone call or Google Meet is easier for you, I will work with you. Honestly though, I am looking forward to talking in person.
11/15-11/18 - Parent Teacher Conferences!
This week we are wrapping up our first trimester and many grades are being inputted into iGrades to finalize grades in each subject. Please review your students progress and keep them motivated! Nov. 6th starts Trimester 2! Let's Go!
It's gonna be a great week of learning!
Mr. Kyle
OCT. 25.
Happy Halloween week!
.....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, "Wool no.." and "Huh?!",
Making funny and 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 right after walking Past the restrooms when coming back from a pull out,
Not turning in assigned work,
& Digging through their desk while the teacher is explaining a lesson.
The reason: (It took me many years 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 is being smuggled out!
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. Week Peek is updated!
We gotta lot going on this week!! "Let's do this thang!"
From Haley,
Volunteer update:
Just want to check in and give you a friendly reminder that all volunteer paperwork must be turned in before this Friday's party in order to volunteer. Kern unfortunately is unable to help at this party because of the long processing time. We hope to see you Kern at a future party soon!
Here is an update about our centers:
Jack-o-Lantern Stack: (Jena would you mind running this one, it definitely needs a helper).
Skeleton Toss- students run alone, unless we get a new helper signed up.
Mummy Target (Mr Kyle) - this is the quarter prank game you suggested .
Monster Stress Balls: Haley
Pencil Flip: liz can you run this one ,
It will need a helper.
Things may change again, Thank you all for being flexible!
Event: Mr. Kyle’s Halloween Party is this Friday, October 29th from 12:50-2:05pm. ***Note the later time change. I hope this still works for you as far as volunteering goes. Please arrive at 12:15 to help set up and get familiar with your center and please plan to stay after to help clean up.
Here are the following directions to run each center: (I will have a copy at your center when you arrive as well): Please note to bring a timer to the party. Liz you are also bringing 8 quarters for your center and will need 4 sharpened pencils.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me.
Thanks so much again! Have a great evening!
best,
Haley
Mr. Kyle’s 6th Grade Halloween Party
FOUR CENTERS: (8 students at each center rotating through)
1.) Monster Stress Balls (15 minutes):
Supplies:
One large bucket with lid for all orbeez
Two sturdy plastic table cloths
32 Halloween color Balloons (make a sample)
32 marble Balloons (make a sample)
8 Black Sharpies
balloon pumps
8 plastic bottles (16 oz empty water bottles)
orbeez $8 (make big batch 24 hours in advance in large bucket)
8 large plastic bowls (for orbeez)
10 sturdy dinner paper plates
hand sanitation wipes (to clean bottles if needed)
Roll of Paper towel for spills
How to create:
2.) Freaky Pencil Flip (15 minutes)
Supplies:
32 unsharpened pencils w/ eraser. (8 pencils per cup/player)
4 cups (weighted down with rocks so they don’t tip over)
Note: Parent please bring a one minute timer
Set Up:
Place 4 cups on desk, (two on one side and two facing on the other side), with 8 pencils next to each cup.
Have 1 player stand behind each cup.
Set your timer for one minute.
How to play:
When you say “go”, students at the same time will bounce their pencil (eraser side down) onto the desk trying to make the pencil flip into, and stay in their cup. Each player continues, to bounce pencils into their cup for the remainder of the minute. If a cup fall down, or pencil is accidentally knocked out of the cup while bouncing another one in, then the pencil that gets knocked out doesn’t count. After one minute is up, count to see who has the most pencils in the cup. Then rotate the next four students in to play. Keep rotating until the 15 minute center rotation is over.
Give ONE prize to the student who at the end of all the rounds had the most pencils in the cup.
3.) Skeleton Toss and Mummy Target (15 minutes total for both, give option to switch amongst these two activities at 7 min mark):
Supplies for Skeleton Toss: (7 minutes)
Skeleton board
Batman Bucket with 8 bean bags
Set Up:
Place skeleton board where you can secure or hold it up (either on ground or on tall chair or desk)
Place piece of tape (or object) on ground 6 feet away where half the group (4 students) stand in a line. Note: The other half of your group will be at the Mummy Target and will rotate in after 7 minutes if they choose.
How to play:
One child throws all 8 bean bags to see how many they can successfully make into the skeleton’s eyes. If all 8 are made, give child another bean bag until they miss. Then have next student play. Children can have more than one turn. After 7 minutes give option for the other half of your group at the Mummy Target to switch over to Skeleton Toss. Keep track of most bean bags made throughout each 15 minute rotation.
Whoever got the most bean bags in, on one turn (not an accumulation if they play more than once), wins ONE prize.
Supplies for Mummy Target: (7 minutes)
16 front to back game boards
4 sharpened pencils (parent get from classroom or bring from home)
4-8 quarters (parent bring from home)
timer (parent bring from home)
Set Up:
Place 4 game boards spread out on desk, with 1 pencil and 1 quarter next to each game board
How to play:
Explain to students, whoever can roll and carefully drop this quarter down your forehead and have it roll down your face and land exactly onto the Mummy Target the fastest wins a prize at the end! Save one “clean” quarter for you to use as an example and demonstrate how they can begin with the quarter on the center of their forehead and then release it on it’s side, just so carefully that it rolls down their cheek and then off their chin and lands onto their game board. Wherever the quarter lands is where they then must trace the quarter with their pencil. Then they start again, maybe this time they try releasing the quarter on the center of their forehead so that the quarter rolls down their nose and drops onto their game board. They trace the quarter again where it lands. They keep this up until either someone lands on it directly or you say times up. (Note: After 7 minutes give option for the other half of your group at the Skeleton Toss to switch over to Mummy Target. ) Keep track with your timer of who lands directly on the target (or closest to the target) the fastest out of all 8 students.
Give ONE prize to that one student, per 15 min rotation.
4.) Jack-o-Lantern Stack (15 minutes)
Supplies for Mummy Target:
40 cups (4 stacks with 10 cups each)
Each stack has a jack-o-lantern face pattern drawn on the cups
Note: Parent please bring a timer
Set Up:
Place 4 stacks of 10 cups, spread out on 4-8 desks. You’ll need ample amount of space. (two stacks on one side and two stacks facing on the other side)
How to play:
Round 1: Have four students play (the other four watch). Each student stands behind one stack of cups. Set your timer for 2 minutes. All four students must then stack their own cups into a pyramid exposing the Jack-o-Lantern face, perfectly, the quickest finished wins round 1.
Round 2: Have four different students play (the other four watch). Each student stands behind one stack of cups. Set your timer for 2 minutes. All four students must then stack their own cups into a pyramid exposing the Jack-o-Lantern face, perfectly, the quickest finished wins round 2.
Round 3: Take the two fastest students from Round 1 and Round 2 and have them play a face off. Set your timer for 2 minutes. Whoever can stack their own cups into a pyramid exposing the Jack-o-Lantern face, perfectly, the quickest finished wins the entire game!
Give that ONE player one prize.
Repeat all three rounds again, if there is time. Students can switch around the groups of 4 if they choose. These extra rounds are only for bragging rights, no PRIZE.
OCT.18
Week Peek is update on our learning together page! Please check your students HW planner and make sure that they are making it look just like on our website! Let's work together to make this another special week of learning together!
Mr. Kyle
From Haley:
Hello Mr. Kyle’s 6th Grade Families,
I hope your week is going great! A Big Congrats to our Rio community! With your help we reached beyond our Drive for School goal at $16,500! Way to go! Drawing is held this coming Sunday, 10/24 at the SC Boardwalk, winners will be notified
Some more Good News! Volunteers will be permitted back on school sites in PVUSD today, Monday, October 18, just in time for our Halloween Party! As in years past, all volunteering dates/times must be pre-arranged with the classroom teacher. If you are interested in volunteering, please read the following information in detail:
Please complete the NEW PVUSD Volunteer form for 2021 and give it to the front office. It will need the principal's signature before you bring it to the district office. Next gather the following:
~Our Halloween Class Party is scheduled for Friday, October 29th from 12-130ish! Our party will be jammed packed with 4 super spooktacular games, and a Halloween craft- Monster Stressballs! Thanks to your class funds donation I was able to purchase many supplies for our party! There are some additional items, like prizes and loot bag treats needed, as I must budget the rest of our funds for the remaining three parties. If you are interested in donating, or volunteering to run a game at our party, please check out our updated signup genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D48ACAB2BAAF85-mrkyles . Volunteers please arrive 20 min early to help set up, and please stay after to help clean up. Items donated, please send directly to Mr. Kyle’s class with your child. Monetary donations, please venmo me, Haley Cavin, @haley-cavin-1 and include “Mr. Kyle class funds (and/or Mr. Kyle gifts) & your child’s name”. Please remember no additional parents are permitted on campus at time time, unless you are signed up to volunteer with your teacher! Thanks for all your support! It’s sure to be a Halloween blast!
Other Upcoming Events:
~It’s time for our 2nd Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Flyer comes home tomorrow, Tuesday, with full details/seeRio Minders.
~No School, November 1st, the day after Halloween
~Picture Retakes are on: Tuesday, November 2nd
~11/15-11/18 - Parent Teacher Conferences
~No School: Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11th.
~No School: Thanksgiving Break. November 24 – 26th
Regards,
Haley Cavin
OCT. 11
Welcome to another short week of learning in room 18! I hope that you had a great weekend and had time to enjoy all that nice weather in this lovely place we call home!
We are wrapping up our small moments narrative writing this next week. The students have been working hard on applying each TP teaching point to their write. Just a few more tweeks and we will celebrate our narrative pieces!
Parents if you are interested in helping in the classroom or driving on field trips, please take a minute to read through the info from Haley and Meghan below. Let me know if you have any questions.
This week on Thursday the 14th we are having our first Kyle Market! Some of the students have signed up to participate. Please check with your student to see what they are going to be selling or if they are waiting till next time we have market. Normally we have 4 markets per year, so there is plenty of opportunity to be an entrepreneur!
Here is to a great week of learning together!
Mr. Kyle
OCT. 8
Good News! Volunteers will be permitted back on school sites in PVUSD starting on Monday, October 18. As in years past, all volunteering dates/times must be pre-arranged with the classroom teacher. If you are interested in volunteering, please read the following information in detail:
Please complete the NEW PVUSD Volunteer form for 2021 and give it to the front office. It will need the principal's signature before you bring it to the district office.
Each volunteer must complete the Volunteer form and gather the following:
If you are a brand new volunteer you will need to be fingerprinted. Please use the following link to make a fingerprinting appointment with HR (they no longer do walk-in fingerprints): PVUSD Volunteer Fingerprinting Application Link When you go to HR to be fingerprinted at your scheduled date/time, you will need to bring the following:
To have a TB test completed free of charge, we do have TB Vouchers available in the front office. Please stop by if you need one of these.
Please note, we will be limiting the number of volunteers inside classrooms, holidays and celebrations included. In addition, to ensure student safety all procedures for drop off and pick up remain the same. Make sure to check in at the office for your scheduled volunteer time.
Thanks, Meghan
Oct.7
From our room mom Haley:
Hello Mr. Kyle’s 6th grade families,
What a wonderful experience many students had at science camp last week! Definitely a time to remember! And Mr. Kyle was so happy to receive such a special birthday gift and treat from the class!
I wanted to give you a Few Additional Updates:
~Drive for Schools is in the home stretch and we are SO close with $8,255 raised, to reaching our goal of $10,000! Way to go! Every penny raised goes right back to our school’s special programs and more! All paper tickets are due this Monday, 10/11, by 3pm in the office. Online sales will continue through that evening.
Your child has a chance to win THIS week’s prize drawing of 4 gift cards, 10 stickers, and 2 of the NEW Spirit Wear sweatshirts by entering your sold tickets today by 3pm! Future prizes include, the top *participating* class with a popsicle party, top two teachers with highest student sold tickets wins a lavish gift basket including $50 to Aptos Street BBQ, and top student seller wins a gift basket worth $100 of goodies including $25 to Wonderland, one Art Factory class, new Rio Strong spirit wear and more!
~Parent Volunteers: We are so excited that starting October 18th, parents/guardians can volunteer on-campus! As in years past, every volunteer needs to be fingerprinted and TB tested prior to volunteering. In addition, the state is requiring all volunteers to show proof of vaccination, submit to regular Covid testing and to wear a mask. Please hand deliver your fingerprints, TB test, and proof of vaccination into the front office upon your first shift. With Halloween right around the corner, please remember that volunteering in the classroom must be set up with the teacher in advance. In order to keep exposure down, student drop-off and pick-up will remain the same as it is currently.
We have not heard about field trips being allowed just yet, but it wouldn’t hurt to plan ahead and update your Rio school office driver forms, with proof of valid driver’s license and insurance, as these must be renewed every new school year.
~Halloween Class Party: Liz, Tisha and I are in the works for planning our Spooktacular Halloween Party! Please be on the look out for ways to support our class with this super fun event! I will email with an updated signup genius link soon which will include some additional items needed, and volunteer support. If interested in donating please take a look at our current signup genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D48ACAB2BAAF85-mrkyles . Items donated, please send directly to Mr. Kyle’s class with your child. Monetary donations, please venmo me, Haley Cavin, @haley-cavin-1 and include “Mr. Kyle class funds (and/or Mr. Kyle gifts) & your child’s name”.
A big thank you to ALL for your support and generosity to our class and school! Rio is such a wonderful place to learn and grow together and you are a big part of the reason why!
Have a wonderful afternoon!
Regards,
Haley Cavin
Oct. 4
Welcome back to Rio everybody! What a great week of learning up in the redwoods! I will have some pictures of our students on this site soon! I really saw some wonderful learning moments all week! Many students stepped out of their comfort zone and made some giant strides in their confidence while at camp.
If your student had any meds left over, I gave them to the school nurse and she will give them to your student to bring home. Just have them remind me and I will allow them to go over and get them.
We have a busy month ahead of us with lots of work and chances to get our grades where we want them to be! Hopefully you and your student have been able to log into iGrades and check your progress. I am allowing late work this first trimester but do not want to allow students to get too far behind, or to get used to having wiggle room and let things slide.
Here is to a great week of learning together!
Mr. Kyle
PS. Thanks for all the birthday wishes, cards and gifts! I really felt the love!
Sept. 27
Hey Science Campers!
We leave in the morning for a great adventure to Outdoor School! Please try to finish all your packing this evening by dinner time. Use your evening to check your packing list (ABOVE) and be sure all your stuff is neatly labeled and packed.
Please arrive at school 7:30 if possible to drop off luggage at the school's flag pole then come up to the playground.
We will be testing as soon as the bell rings! Please be on time for roll. Students not going still need to come to room 18 to make sure of their assignments and class placements.
Our bus will be loaded and ready for us to travel at 10:30 so we can get up to camp right around 11:15.
On Friday, parents please come to school at 11:45 to pick up your campers as we plan to arrive back on campus at noon.
Things to remember in the morning:
If you forget anything, just let me know and I will be able to take care of you!
We are gonna have a great time and learn a lot of really cool things together!
Mr. Kyle
aka
THRASHER
Students staying at school are assigned to other class rooms for the remainder of the week and have been given language, science, reading and math work in KHAN. Please be respectful to the teachers and find ways to be helpful!
Sept. 21 Message from Haley:
I hope you had a lovely weekend and got to enjoy the beautiful sunshine with your fam! A BIG Thank You to those families who have already signed up to donate items, and monetary donations to our class funds and teacher gift funds! So helpful and generous of you! We are beginning to plan for our Spooktacular Halloween Party and your donations help us in creating a memorable time for all! We will reach out with an updated signup genius link including some additional items needed for the party soon! Mr. Kyle and the class are so grateful for the extra classroom supplies that were donated as they use them daily!
Picture Day was last Friday 9/17. You can still order online at my.lifetouch.com with the school code EVTSSXQRP. Picture Retakes are on: 11/2/2021
Science Camp is next Tuesday, September 28th to October 1st! Students are asked to arrive at school on 9/28 at their usual time, drop off their camp gear by the flag pole and line up by 7:52am. Covid tests will be administered right at schools start. Once students have been cleared, buses will be loaded approximately by 10:30am. (Note: Any additional testing info will be uploaded on Mr. Kyle’s webpage.) Please plan to pick up your child in the Rio Del Mar School parking lot Friday, October 1st at noon. Students will be ready to take a shower and rest! They will be wiped out!
~Drive for Schools started yesterday and goes to October 11! Your student will come home with two ticket booklets in an envelope. Tickets are $5/each or the pack of 6 tickets for $25, and Rio keeps every single dollar raised! This is one of our biggest school fundraisers of the year helping support our onsite programs, STEM and more! The Beach Boardwalk’s grand prize is $25,000 cash! There will also be five $1,000 cash prizes, plus many more additional prizes! The drawing will be held at the Boardwalk on Oct. 24th. Our school will also have weekly prize raffles for any student that sells at least one ticket that week! If each student sells one booklet, we can easily reach our fundraising goal of $10,000. You can also sell online with our direct payment link (https://tinyurl.com/RDMDFS21). If you are unable to sell your received physical tickets, please have your child hand them back to their teacher or return them to the Rio office.
~No School: Friday, October 15th and Thursday, November 11th.
If you have’t done so already, please take time to read the Welcome Letter below (or on Mr. Kyle’s webpage) that I sent a few weeks ago via email. The letter has additional important information about our class and will help keep you in the loop!
Thank you for all you do! You are so appreciated!
Have a wonderful afternoon!
Haley
Sept. 20
I wanted to share three Outdoor School pages (Above) that will provide you with useful information about Science Camp!
Key things to Note:
As far as mail, some parents send 4 letters to their camper on Friday (The week before we leave) and then label the letters (1-4). Then I make sure that they receive a piece of mail each morning while at camp! They love it! Another idea is to put all the letters in one big envelope and hand it off to me before we leave Tuesday morning and save on postage.🤪
Text me or email if you have questions! I will see what info I can give you about testing the morning before we leave for camp!
Mr. Kyle
Sept. 14
Here is a letter for our room mom Haley!
Please read and know that it will remain on this site if you need to refer back to it.
Thanks,
Mr. Kyle
Dear Families of Mr. Kyle’s 6th Grade,
I would like to welcome you to Mr. Kyle’s 6th grade class and introduce myself. I’m Haley Cavin (Indy’s mom) and I, along with Liz Ricks (Talan’s mom) and Tisha Fathi (Kiyan’s mom) will be your Room Moms this year! I know this year continues to feel a little different, as we continue to seek the feelings of normalcy, but we are beyond fortunate to be a part of a school that many call their second home! Our community is full of caring, involved, generous, and helpful families/students, faculty and staff, and we are all here to support one another! I truly feel blessed to have Mr. Kyle at the lead of our class! He’s inviting, compassionate, and caring! He maintains such a positive environment and teaches his students to strive for their personal best and work as a team!
As we enter into our 5th week together, every family should feel very proud of the efforts they’ve put in! Liz, Tisha and I are here to support you if you ever have any questions. Please feel free to email us at:
Haley Cavin: haleycavin@yahoo.com, Liz Ricks: eawadkins@yahoo.com and Tisha Fathi: Tisha.Fathi@ey.com
Below I have created and attached our Class Contacts Sheet as well.
Here Are Some Additional Ways to Stay Involved:
Please get in the habit of logging into Mr. Kyle’s webpage at http://www.mrkylestyle.com, to view weekly updates and the students’ Weak Peak (under the Learning Together Tab). This is where you can view what quizzes are coming up and check in with your child to see if they have any unfinished assignments to complete. You can also view extension activities, videos, science camp details (i.e. cost and how to pay). ***Note: A science camp packet came home as well this week with your child. You can view a link to sign up for parent conferences (under the Events tab) and a link to igrade plus (under the Links tab), and more! This webpage helps you stay in the loop of what’s being taught in class and allows you additional access to support your child at home. Best viewing windows are Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Please also be sure to stay in the loop of school life by reading the weekly Rio Minders emails and watching the Seahawk News each week. These emails/news include details on upcoming events, important dates, school fundraisers, and ways to so graciously get involved and help our school thrive! For example, today is the last day to purchase from our School Spirit Wear Store! A shout out to my 6th grade son, Indy Cavin for creating the logo! Consider purchasing to support our school, and wear your Rio Strong gear with pride! Click or copy/paste the following link to purchase: https://riodelmarspiritwearfall2021.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
Class Donations:
In the past we have invited families to donate funds to their classroom to support special projects, supplies, class parties, prizes, teacher gifts and more! During this different learning environment for our kids, there’s nothing more special and memorable than continuing to include such creative incentives for a hard works effort! Currently in Mr. Kyle’s class students can earn “Kyle Vitamins” (aka a small candy) for above and beyond behaviors and hard work! These little extras have already helped motivate the class to stay focused, do their best, feel comfortable participating and work as a team! Not an easy feat to accomplish so quickly! Liz, Tisha and I also plan to help Mr. Kyle with class parties throughout the year that the class earns! Since as of now, no parent volunteers are allowed physically in the classroom, the prep for these will be a bit different, but we hope to create some festive memories, projects and experiences for the kids and Mr. Kyle to enjoy! Please be on the look out for “ways to help create our Spooktacular Halloween Party” soon!
Class Funds:
If you are willing and able please consider helping our class monetarily and/or with specific items that come up during the year. I have created a class signup genius link with ways you can help start the year off with a bang! Click or copy/paste the following link to view: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D48ACAB2BAAF85-mrkyles . I will reach out to you throughout the year in this way as special projects and events come up. We greatly appreciate any and all gestures as they all make a huge difference! If interested, please venmo me, Haley Cavin, @haley-cavin-1 and include “Mr. Kyle class funds & your child’s name”.
Teacher Appreciation Gift Funds:
Lastly, please help us in honoring and showing thanks throughout the year to our fabulous teacher, Mr. Kyle! He has already been accepted into the hearts of all with his kind, fun spirit, and excitement for teaching! With your help we can be sure to show our appreciation during his birthday (which is right around the corner on September 24th), the holidays in December, in May during Teacher Appreciation week, and at the End of Year in June! If you would like to voluntarily contribute to group gifts and make a one-time donation please venmo me, Haley Cavin, @haley-cavin-1 and include “Mr. Kyle gift fund & your child’s name”. Please donate what you are comfortable with as no one will be left out. If you are looking for a suggested amount, donating $25, will lend us around $6 to put towards each of the four gifts! I will be sure to also reach out via email prior to these dates if you are a family who prefers to make something homemade or have your child directly deliver it to him! Mr. Kyle will feel so loved by our thoughtfulness!
Additional Parent Volunteers are needed in the following ways:
*Yearbook Volunteer: Take/gather photos and design two pages. Please email or text Mr. Kyle if interested in helping.
*School Auction Volunteer: Collect items or funds and organize the class basket. Please email or text Mr. Kyle if interested! This is a fun one to do with friends in a small group!
*Clerical Volunteer: Cut, collate, staple and more... as jobs come up for Mr. Kyle.
Other 6th Grade Reminders:
Homework: During this first trimester your child is asked to read a leveled book, for 30 minutes, 7 days a week. They are also asked to complete their online, assigned “Big Ideas Math” lessons. Usually there are three assigned per week. Please ask your child how to log on and help them complete all current and past assignments. Students should also complete their unfinished work.
Student Birthdays: Celebrating in the class is optional. If your child would like to bring a treat it must be prepackaged with dietary information included (due to current CDC guidelines). Or they may bring in a non-food item to share with the class (i.e. a party favor). There are 31 students, and Mr. Kyle!
Masks: Thank you for sending your child to school with a proper fitting mask. Mr. Kyle has noticed that masks are getting sweaty and/or tear throughout the day. He has some extra disposable masks in class, but is running low. Please send your child to school with an extra mask each day, preferably cloth or 4 ply disposable masks seem to be the most durable.
A BIG thank you in advance for all your help! Without your generosity these special memories could not happen! Your support is vital to the success of a memorable 6th grade year!
Sincerely,
Haley Cavin
Sept. 13.
Welcome to another great week of learning in rom 18!
This week is kinda like, "Let's see what ya know week." We are doing MAP testing for Math and Reading.
I have been reminding the students that they not only represent themselves (while doing good) on these tests, but they also represent their teacher and their parents! So please take these MAP tests serious! I want to see and be able to have a clear measure of the progress that they are making. This information helps me so much to know how I can best teach to their individual strengths.
Science Camp is coming and we would love to have all the packets turned in by this Wednesday the 15th. The checks at the same time would be nice, but we can make that due by next Tuesday the 21st. See Meghan Green for scholarship information. The folks at Camp Koinonia have been working like Honey Bees getting ready for our arrival Sept. 28-Oct.1. They are so excited that we are trusting them for a safe and healthy experience of learning in the Redwoods!
Everyone at the camp will be being tested before our campers arrive as well as the High school students that will be our cabin leaders! There will be strict protocols in place to ensure each camper's safety! There is even plans for having air purifiers in each cabin! Mr. Sweet and myself will be at camp the whole time making sure that everyone is doing well and following guidelines set by the district and the County Office of Education. One thing we'd like to ask, is that the week before students leave for camp, that families refrain from being in large groups or even extended family gatherings to ensure health leading up to our departure the morning of the 28th.
Thank you and please feel free to text me or email if you have any concerns.
Mr. Kyle
Thrasher
Sept. 8
Today was crazy! Mostly because restructure day is so short and because so many exciting things we're going on!
First thing, was all the Science camp paper work was sent home with your student! Please go through the material while
keeping it stapled together so it will be in order for the science camp staff. Please let me know if there is anything that needs
further clarification.
Note: Please make your checks payable to RDMPA (Rio del Mar Parent Alliance) for the amount of $365.00
Scholarships available...See Mrs. Green.
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If you want to order Sweats, water bottles, hats, etc, that check will be made payable to Santa Cruz Office County of Education!
Today our planners arrived and were passed out. Help your student to get organized and to always have their planner in their backpack!
Student! Please study your Africa Maps and be ready for our test this Friday! Do your best!!
Mr. Kyle
Sept. 3
Great week of learning while in the middle of a storm. Keep HOPE as your anthem and always keep looking up!
No school this Monday for Labor Day! Raise your American flag and celebrate with a yummy BBQ!
Blessings y'all,
Mr. Kyle
Aug. 27
Thanks for joining me last Thursday night and staying awake while I droned on and on! JK, I hope you got some long overdue answers and will still send your child back to room 18 this coming Monday! Please let me know if you want the link to the slideshow that I shared during my talk!
Thanks for all the support and accolades! I am really stoked about this class and the parent community that makes up Room 18 this year!
Have a great weekend and I look forward to another week of learning together starting Monday!
Let's surf!!
MK
Aug. 25
Our Week Peek on the "Learning Together" link is updated and ready for you to view! We will be taking a pic of it at the end of each week so anyone can keep up with what is going on in room 18.
Coming this Thursday night at 6pm we will be having our back to school night!
At 6:30 there will be a quick video from Outdoor School and then there will be a Q & A time with Creature (Michael Lane) directly following that.
Your student is assigned to set you up with a Google Meet link which is in the Google Class.
look for further info here tomorrow.
Mr. Kyle
Aug. 17 Happy Tuesday!
Check out the Week Peek on the "Learning Together" link. There will be updates added daily Monday through Thursday!
The Week Peek will mirror the Homework Planners that are coming soon!
We will be having two web designers joining our Room 18 team this coming week!! Please join me in welcoming Julia and Cameron!
Mr. Kyle
"If you think you can or if you think you can't...you're right!"
Aug. 16
Happy Monday! We say Happy MonYay!
For tonight:
Mr. Kyle
AUG. 13
Great two days to start the year off! The masks "suffocators " only slow us down a little bit. We all agree that we are looking after each other and we can do this cause we care about each other!
Please check the page for supplies and grab what your student needs for this coming week. There are some things there on my wish list as well that will help out!
Things to bring on Monday:
* Big Whiteboard to school
* Chromebook and charger!
Some important dates:
Can't wait to see y'all on Monday!
Mr. Kyle
Home work Time
AUG. 2
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 35th 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.
Happy Tuesyay! That was a really nice three day weekend! I could get used to those!
I hope you had a wonderful time with your family and friends and were able to celebrate Martin Luther King.
Now that the football season is over cause the Cowboys were eliminated... we can focus more fully on other important things like the Olympics!!
Maps went out today for South and Central America. The peek week is updated with lots of writing and reading this week. Please check with your student to make sure that they are making strides with their KHAN Math Mappers!
Another great week with many new things to learn!
Mr. Kyle
Jan 14
Please note that Science and Engineering forms for this years Fair have been given out to the students interested. Please ask your child to get a form and bring it home to be filled out ASAP.
MK
This just in from :
Haley Cavin
Hello Mr. Kyle’s 6th Grade Families,
I hope you had a lovely Winter Break and a happy new year with your family! I wanted to say a big thank you for your Second Harvest Food Bank donations! Thanks to your giving our class raised the most money for this wonderful community charity! Thank you also for your help in making our Winter Holiday Party extra special! The students had a blast and enjoyed the super fun interactive games and making you a snow globe gift! They all turned out darling! And Mr. Kyle was super touched by our very thoughtful class gift and card!
This week the students are already into the swing of things and working hard as a class as they jump right back into their 2nd trimester responsibilities! With that in mind we have Valentine’s Day fast approaching, and we’d like to celebrate our friendships, and love for our family! There is no school on actual Valentine’s Day this year 12/14, so we will hold our party on Friday, February 11th from 12:50-2:10pm.
There will be two, minute to win it games with prizes, cookie decorating, Valentine Card making and a Valentine Craft - Heart Picture Boxes! With your very generous class funds donations I was able to purchase almost everything we needed for the party! There are a few things left that would really help make it extra special that I wasn’t able to purchase due to budgeting for our end of the year party. Please check out our class signup genius link for ways you can help! Including in class volunteer opportunities! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d48acab2baaf85-mrkyles
Items donated, please send directly to Mr. Kyle’s class with your child by 2/11. (Note if you are able to donate candy cookie decorations Please send them in, labeled “ for Indy” with your child no later than 2/4 as they will need to be organized into individual student packs for sanitation purposes) Monetary donations, please venmo me, Haley Cavin, @haley-cavin-1 and include “Mr. Kyle class funds (and/or Mr. Kyle gifts) & your child’s name”.
Student individual Valentine Cards:
Students are also invited to bring in Valentine Cards and/or packaged treats or trinkets to pass out to their classmates on the morning of Friday, February 11th. If your child would like to participate please plan for 32: (31 total students, & Mr. Kyle). I have included a class list below. This is an optional activity.
Here are the following Stations for our Valentine’s Party:
Station 1: Two Valentine Minute to Win It games:
~Heart to Heart Game: Race to see who can sort the Candy Conversation Hearts in rainbow order the fastest : Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Purple, and Whit. 1 box of Candy Conversation Hearts goes to the winner! (Please see sign up genius link if you are able to donate this.)
~Heart-a-Stack: In one minute, who can stack the most Candy Conversation Hearts in a tower. 1 box of Candy Conversation Hearts goes to the winner! (Please see sign up genius link if you are able to donate this.)
Station 2: Valentine Cookie Decorating:
Indy’s Gaga is making her famous homemade heart shaped sugar cookies and homemade frosting for our party! We are in need of supplies like plastic knives, and cookie decorations to go with this center! Please check out sign up genius link if you are able to help!
Station 3: Heart Picture Box Craft:
These are gifts so can’t share details:)
Station 4: Make a Valentine Card and Gift Wrap
Note: If you are able to volunteer at our Valentine's Party, please arrive at 12:20 to help set up, and stay after to help clean up. Please also read detailed info below before signing up and remember no additional parents are permitted on campus at this time, unless you are signed up to volunteer with your teacher!
As in years past, all volunteering dates/times must be pre-arranged with the classroom teacher. If you are interested in volunteering, please read the following information in detail:
Please complete the NEW PVUSD Volunteer form for 2021 and give it to the front office. It will need the principal's signature before you bring it to the district office. Next gather the following: TB Test within the last 60 days, COVID-19 Vaccination Card, (All volunteers must be fully vaccinated. There are no exceptions at this time)
If you are a brand new volunteer you will need to be fingerprinted. Please use the following link to make a fingerprinting appointment with HR (they no longer do walk-in fingerprints): PVUSD Volunteer Fingerprinting Application Link When you go to HR to be fingerprinted at your scheduled date/time, you will need to bring the following: Volunteer Form, TB Test, COVID vaccination information
To have a TB test completed free of charge, we do have TB Vouchers available in the front office. Please stop by if you need one of these. Please note, we will be limiting the number of volunteers inside classrooms, holidays and celebrations included. In addition, to ensure student safety all procedures for drop off and pick up remain the same. Make sure to check in at the office for your scheduled volunteer time.
Other Upcoming Events:
~No School Monday January 17th for MLK Jr. Day!
~No School Monday, February 14th.
Thank you everyone for all your support and have a wonderful rest of your week!
Sincerely,
Haley Cavin
Jan 12
Pic of the week peek is posted on the Learning Together page. There are a few of you out and some on vacation. Please use this to keep up so when you come back it's easier for you to step in without making it hard for me to get you cued up!
Jan. 11
Welcome back to a new year and a fresh start to learning and growing together!
I hope that you all had a very blessed Holiday season laced with special Christmas memories of loved ones and really good food in excess!
As we start back I am reminded about the blessing of being together and how good it is to hear each other talk, share, laugh and just be close to each other while working in a classroom.
I am continually humbled by how our students soldier through wearing a mask muzzle all day long, never complaining, glasses fully fogged over, but seeing right through whatever challenge or obstacle that is in their way and simply pushing forward. I feel like I need to step up my game just to be as cool as all my students! You know that you have a really, really good class of students when you find yourself admiring their fortitude.
We stepped right back into Math Minutes, Studies Weekly, Writers workshop, Journals, NEWSELA reading, PE, Art, and Science! That's pretty good and it's not even Wednesday yet! There are some assignments that students need to get caught up on and we are all setting our goals and choosing to do the extra effort to get good grades this 2nd trimester.
Week peek is updated in student journals, and we will be posting pics of the assignments soon.
Keep your head up and continue learning always!
Mr. Kyle
Dec. 17
Too much fun! Today made my face hurt from laughing so much. The students had so much fun playing, creating cards, watching Home Alone, and doing some really fun centers designed by Haley!
Thank you all so much for the great cards and fun gifts! Y'all are so generous, I was feeling very appreciated.
Have a very Merry Christmas with a Happy New Year! Please ask your students about some of the challenges that I gave them to try with themselves and their family over the holidays!
All the best and cheers to a new year!
Mr. Kyle
Dec. 15
Just two more days till a much needed break! The students have been busy wrapping up MAP testing for Reading and Math, finishing week 8 for their Studies Weekly, making progress in their KHAN Mappers, Lexia, making holiday cards for family, getting wet walking around campus, eating too much sugar, and having fun being together on Rio rainy days!
We have some fun things planned for the next few days decorating cookies, making cards, creating ornaments, cleaning our classroom, and making gifts for family. Excitement is in the air!
There are expectations that the students have over the break to keep sharp on their Language, Writing, Math and Reading. We have set up a schedule for daily reading, 3x KHAN Math, and Lexia 2x each week. Parent participation and reminders are appreciated.
Dec. 6
With 11 more days of school before winter break, the students are starting to get restless and excited about a much needed break. They have been working hard getting their Information writing put together, doing Studies Weekly, keeping up with their Math BIM work,Math Minutes and KHAN, as well as turning in the assigned Language packets.
During winter break, there will still be the expectation to be reading everyday for 45+ minutes, working in Lexia and moving forward in KHAN Mappers Math. Each of these areas will receive a participation grade once progress is shown.
Above is the Week Peek. Please note due dates for assignments and also the Second Harvest Food Bank donations and the book swap!
Let's make it a great week to learn together!
Mr. Kyle
NOV. 30
Sure hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family this last week! My family and I celebrated and enjoyed each others company over some home cooked fixings. Now November is done tomorrow and we are into a countdown till Christmas.
Please check the updated Week Peek to see what is coming up for this week and also to see what things we are working on together. Just so you know... Rates and Ratios, Seeds and supporting ideas, Europe Countries and Capitals, Salmon, Lexia and Khan, Language packet # 7, and finally Second Harvest Food Donations and Chipotle Rio Dinner Wednesday evening!
Topics of discussion this week include: pride, how we critique ourselves, how we accept praise, how to give genuine praise, and being humble and thankful. Feel free to continue these conversations with your students at home.
The students requested doing some daily mini Spanish lessons. We are starting off today just with 5 minutes + of basic conversation words and phrases. If you're bilingual and would like to come in and share a lesson, we'd love to learn!
Lets make this week and trimester the best time of learning,
Mr. Kyle
From Haley:
Hello Mr. Kyle’s 6th Grade Families,
I hope your Thanksgiving Break was splendid with your family and friends! We have so much to be thankful for! I wanted to say a big thank you to all of you for your help with the Halloween Party last month! The students all had a really fun time! What a special way to celebrate together!
I also wanted to give a big shout out to all Mr. Kyle’s students for completing a full trimester of 6th grade! Way to go! With all their hard work in mind, we have planned a festive Winter Holiday Bash on Friday, December 17th from 12:50 to 2:10pm. There will be three Holiday Game stations with prizes, and one Holiday Craft station - Beautiful Floating Pictures! With your very generous class funds donations I was able to purchase almost everything we needed for the party! There are a few things left that would really help make it a magical celebration that I wasn’t able to purchase due to budgeting for the remaining two parties left this school year. Please check out our class signup genius link for ways you can help! Including in class volunteer opportunities! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d48acab2baaf85-mrkyles
Items donated, please send directly to Mr. Kyle’s class with your child by 12/17. Monetary donations, please venmo me, Haley Cavin, @haley-cavin-1 and include “Mr. Kyle class funds (and/or Mr. Kyle gifts) & your child’s name”.
Please remember no additional parents are permitted on campus at this time, unless you are signed up to volunteer with your teacher!
Here are the following Stations for our Winter Holiday Party:
Station 1: Jingle Bell Shake Game: two players from each team shake jingle bells out of a gift wrapped Kleenex box that’s tied around their waist to see who can get all the jingle bells out first! With Candy Canes as prizes. Please see sign up genius link if you're able to donate these.
Station 2: Secret Gift Swap: 8 players sit in circle and take turns trying to unwrap a gift with two oven mitts on. Whoever gets the box open gets the gift inside! With Four $5 gift cards as secret gifts. Please see sign up genius link if you’re able to donate these.
Station 3: Nutcracker Stack: 2 players from each team race to see who can stack the “nuts” (aka ) vertically on top of each other using a candy cane only. With Candy Canes as prizes. Please see sign up genius link if you're able to donate these.
Station 4: Floating Picture Craft: these are gifts, so can’t share details :)
Note: If you are able to volunteer at our Winter Holiday Party, please arrive at 12:20 to help set up, and stay after to help clean up. Please also read detailed info below before signing up:
As in years past, all volunteering dates/times must be pre-arranged with the classroom teacher. If you are interested in volunteering, please read the following information in detail:
Please complete the NEW PVUSD Volunteer form for 2021 and give it to the front office. It will need the principal's signature before you bring it to the district office. Next gather the following:
- TB Test within the last 60 days
- COVID-19 Vaccination Card
(All volunteers must be fully vaccinated. There are no exceptions at this time)
- Volunteer Form
- TB Test
- COVID vaccination information
Other Upcoming Events:
~Second Harvest Food Bank “Grateful to Give” drive for meals began this week. A flyer was sent home with additional information.
~Restaurant Night THIS Wednesday 12/01 at Chipotle 41st from 4p-8p.
~No School for Winter Break: December 18th to January 9th
- ~Back to School: Monday January 10th, 2022
~No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday January 17
Thank you everyone for all your support! I couldn’t plan for all these memorable events for our 6th graders without you! Gotta savor this last year of elementary school together!
Have a wonderful rest of your week!
Sincerely,
Haley Cavin
NOV. 22
Shout out to all the parents that showed up on time and helped me to stop talking so much when the next meeting was supposed to start. I realized that after thirty five years of teaching, I had never had every parent show up for their parent teacher conference! This was the first one! I normally have two or three meetings that need to change over to a phone call later or a new time. So, thank you so much for keeping the schedule and being on time!
This week we have been focusing on all the things that we are thankful for and doing acts of kindness that will invoke a friendly wave or a thank you! Also, in the spirit of thankfulness, we are taking the challenge to not complain about anything for one week and then evaluate how it changes our perspective.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family! Stay healthy and travel safely!
Mr. Kyle
PS.
Keep up with reading during this break and then get ready to go strong when we come back!
NOV. 12
11/15-11/18 - Parent Teacher Conferences! Coming this next Monday! The chart above shows who has signed in.
If you don't see your name on the schedule (Above), please add it or contact me so we can meet! Thanks in advance for making this schedule work. Please show up on time and help me follow the time line so that we do not use other parent's time. I appreciate y'all so much!
I sent home a quick survey for you to fill out prior to our meeting. Please fill out and have your student deliver it back to me! The two pages that I would like are above if you need an extra. Feel free to number and answer the questions in an email to me if that is easier!
The reset button has been activated and we are now in T2, the second trimester! Time to reflect and think about what we need to do to be as and more successful for the rest of the year!
Let's Go!
Mr. Kyle
NOV. 2
Big thanks to Haley, Liz and Jena who helped make our Halloween party so much fun! It was a great day of having fun and celebrating together! It was great having parents back in the classroom! Pictures coming soon!
This week is already flying by and whatever happened to October! Happy November!
Week Peek is updated and ready for take off! Click on Learning Together link above for details!
Yesterday the teachers gathered at Rio for some training and we were introduced to the new Lexia! When I mentioned, to the class this morning, the things that the teachers learned and how we were going to be doing some Lexia...a chorus of moans broke out and I had to explain that I was not asking them to donate their front teeth and a kidney! However, once they logged in and began accepting the challenges and seeing how much better this version actually is, I had to pry them away like kids from a candy store! Our students are catching on, that learning is the best way to spend each and every day!
I learned today that we are a little shy on parents signing up for a PTC (parent teacher conference). Please ask your student about the link where you can go and grab a time spot. If we have recently had an IEP or a 504 meeting already and we're good, please let me know if another conference is needed. If a phone call or Google Meet is easier for you, I will work with you. Honestly though, I am looking forward to talking in person.
11/15-11/18 - Parent Teacher Conferences!
This week we are wrapping up our first trimester and many grades are being inputted into iGrades to finalize grades in each subject. Please review your students progress and keep them motivated! Nov. 6th starts Trimester 2! Let's Go!
It's gonna be a great week of learning!
Mr. Kyle
OCT. 25.
Happy Halloween week!
.....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, "Wool no.." and "Huh?!",
Making funny and 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 right after walking Past the restrooms when coming back from a pull out,
Not turning in assigned work,
& Digging through their desk while the teacher is explaining a lesson.
The reason: (It took me many years 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 is being smuggled out!
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. Week Peek is updated!
We gotta lot going on this week!! "Let's do this thang!"
From Haley,
Volunteer update:
Just want to check in and give you a friendly reminder that all volunteer paperwork must be turned in before this Friday's party in order to volunteer. Kern unfortunately is unable to help at this party because of the long processing time. We hope to see you Kern at a future party soon!
Here is an update about our centers:
Jack-o-Lantern Stack: (Jena would you mind running this one, it definitely needs a helper).
Skeleton Toss- students run alone, unless we get a new helper signed up.
Mummy Target (Mr Kyle) - this is the quarter prank game you suggested .
Monster Stress Balls: Haley
Pencil Flip: liz can you run this one ,
It will need a helper.
Things may change again, Thank you all for being flexible!
Event: Mr. Kyle’s Halloween Party is this Friday, October 29th from 12:50-2:05pm. ***Note the later time change. I hope this still works for you as far as volunteering goes. Please arrive at 12:15 to help set up and get familiar with your center and please plan to stay after to help clean up.
Here are the following directions to run each center: (I will have a copy at your center when you arrive as well): Please note to bring a timer to the party. Liz you are also bringing 8 quarters for your center and will need 4 sharpened pencils.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me.
Thanks so much again! Have a great evening!
best,
Haley
Mr. Kyle’s 6th Grade Halloween Party
FOUR CENTERS: (8 students at each center rotating through)
1.) Monster Stress Balls (15 minutes):
Supplies:
One large bucket with lid for all orbeez
Two sturdy plastic table cloths
32 Halloween color Balloons (make a sample)
32 marble Balloons (make a sample)
8 Black Sharpies
balloon pumps
8 plastic bottles (16 oz empty water bottles)
orbeez $8 (make big batch 24 hours in advance in large bucket)
8 large plastic bowls (for orbeez)
10 sturdy dinner paper plates
hand sanitation wipes (to clean bottles if needed)
Roll of Paper towel for spills
How to create:
- Fill water bottle half full with orbeez
- Pump up balloon and twist end three times so air doesn’t come out.
- Place balloon over end of bottle
- Dump orbeez into balloon
- Pull off balloon and gently let out most of the water
- Tie end of balloon then use sharpie to make a face
- Start steps over to make a second one
2.) Freaky Pencil Flip (15 minutes)
Supplies:
32 unsharpened pencils w/ eraser. (8 pencils per cup/player)
4 cups (weighted down with rocks so they don’t tip over)
Note: Parent please bring a one minute timer
Set Up:
Place 4 cups on desk, (two on one side and two facing on the other side), with 8 pencils next to each cup.
Have 1 player stand behind each cup.
Set your timer for one minute.
How to play:
When you say “go”, students at the same time will bounce their pencil (eraser side down) onto the desk trying to make the pencil flip into, and stay in their cup. Each player continues, to bounce pencils into their cup for the remainder of the minute. If a cup fall down, or pencil is accidentally knocked out of the cup while bouncing another one in, then the pencil that gets knocked out doesn’t count. After one minute is up, count to see who has the most pencils in the cup. Then rotate the next four students in to play. Keep rotating until the 15 minute center rotation is over.
Give ONE prize to the student who at the end of all the rounds had the most pencils in the cup.
3.) Skeleton Toss and Mummy Target (15 minutes total for both, give option to switch amongst these two activities at 7 min mark):
Supplies for Skeleton Toss: (7 minutes)
Skeleton board
Batman Bucket with 8 bean bags
Set Up:
Place skeleton board where you can secure or hold it up (either on ground or on tall chair or desk)
Place piece of tape (or object) on ground 6 feet away where half the group (4 students) stand in a line. Note: The other half of your group will be at the Mummy Target and will rotate in after 7 minutes if they choose.
How to play:
One child throws all 8 bean bags to see how many they can successfully make into the skeleton’s eyes. If all 8 are made, give child another bean bag until they miss. Then have next student play. Children can have more than one turn. After 7 minutes give option for the other half of your group at the Mummy Target to switch over to Skeleton Toss. Keep track of most bean bags made throughout each 15 minute rotation.
Whoever got the most bean bags in, on one turn (not an accumulation if they play more than once), wins ONE prize.
Supplies for Mummy Target: (7 minutes)
16 front to back game boards
4 sharpened pencils (parent get from classroom or bring from home)
4-8 quarters (parent bring from home)
timer (parent bring from home)
Set Up:
Place 4 game boards spread out on desk, with 1 pencil and 1 quarter next to each game board
How to play:
Explain to students, whoever can roll and carefully drop this quarter down your forehead and have it roll down your face and land exactly onto the Mummy Target the fastest wins a prize at the end! Save one “clean” quarter for you to use as an example and demonstrate how they can begin with the quarter on the center of their forehead and then release it on it’s side, just so carefully that it rolls down their cheek and then off their chin and lands onto their game board. Wherever the quarter lands is where they then must trace the quarter with their pencil. Then they start again, maybe this time they try releasing the quarter on the center of their forehead so that the quarter rolls down their nose and drops onto their game board. They trace the quarter again where it lands. They keep this up until either someone lands on it directly or you say times up. (Note: After 7 minutes give option for the other half of your group at the Skeleton Toss to switch over to Mummy Target. ) Keep track with your timer of who lands directly on the target (or closest to the target) the fastest out of all 8 students.
Give ONE prize to that one student, per 15 min rotation.
4.) Jack-o-Lantern Stack (15 minutes)
Supplies for Mummy Target:
40 cups (4 stacks with 10 cups each)
Each stack has a jack-o-lantern face pattern drawn on the cups
Note: Parent please bring a timer
Set Up:
Place 4 stacks of 10 cups, spread out on 4-8 desks. You’ll need ample amount of space. (two stacks on one side and two stacks facing on the other side)
How to play:
Round 1: Have four students play (the other four watch). Each student stands behind one stack of cups. Set your timer for 2 minutes. All four students must then stack their own cups into a pyramid exposing the Jack-o-Lantern face, perfectly, the quickest finished wins round 1.
Round 2: Have four different students play (the other four watch). Each student stands behind one stack of cups. Set your timer for 2 minutes. All four students must then stack their own cups into a pyramid exposing the Jack-o-Lantern face, perfectly, the quickest finished wins round 2.
Round 3: Take the two fastest students from Round 1 and Round 2 and have them play a face off. Set your timer for 2 minutes. Whoever can stack their own cups into a pyramid exposing the Jack-o-Lantern face, perfectly, the quickest finished wins the entire game!
Give that ONE player one prize.
Repeat all three rounds again, if there is time. Students can switch around the groups of 4 if they choose. These extra rounds are only for bragging rights, no PRIZE.
OCT.18
Week Peek is update on our learning together page! Please check your students HW planner and make sure that they are making it look just like on our website! Let's work together to make this another special week of learning together!
Mr. Kyle
From Haley:
Hello Mr. Kyle’s 6th Grade Families,
I hope your week is going great! A Big Congrats to our Rio community! With your help we reached beyond our Drive for School goal at $16,500! Way to go! Drawing is held this coming Sunday, 10/24 at the SC Boardwalk, winners will be notified
Some more Good News! Volunteers will be permitted back on school sites in PVUSD today, Monday, October 18, just in time for our Halloween Party! As in years past, all volunteering dates/times must be pre-arranged with the classroom teacher. If you are interested in volunteering, please read the following information in detail:
Please complete the NEW PVUSD Volunteer form for 2021 and give it to the front office. It will need the principal's signature before you bring it to the district office. Next gather the following:
- TB Test within the last 60 days
- COVID-19 Vaccination Card
(All volunteers must be fully vaccinated. There are no exceptions at this time)
- Volunteer Form
- TB Test
- COVID vaccination information
~Our Halloween Class Party is scheduled for Friday, October 29th from 12-130ish! Our party will be jammed packed with 4 super spooktacular games, and a Halloween craft- Monster Stressballs! Thanks to your class funds donation I was able to purchase many supplies for our party! There are some additional items, like prizes and loot bag treats needed, as I must budget the rest of our funds for the remaining three parties. If you are interested in donating, or volunteering to run a game at our party, please check out our updated signup genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D48ACAB2BAAF85-mrkyles . Volunteers please arrive 20 min early to help set up, and please stay after to help clean up. Items donated, please send directly to Mr. Kyle’s class with your child. Monetary donations, please venmo me, Haley Cavin, @haley-cavin-1 and include “Mr. Kyle class funds (and/or Mr. Kyle gifts) & your child’s name”. Please remember no additional parents are permitted on campus at time time, unless you are signed up to volunteer with your teacher! Thanks for all your support! It’s sure to be a Halloween blast!
Other Upcoming Events:
~It’s time for our 2nd Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Flyer comes home tomorrow, Tuesday, with full details/seeRio Minders.
~No School, November 1st, the day after Halloween
~Picture Retakes are on: Tuesday, November 2nd
~11/15-11/18 - Parent Teacher Conferences
~No School: Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11th.
~No School: Thanksgiving Break. November 24 – 26th
Regards,
Haley Cavin
OCT. 11
Welcome to another short week of learning in room 18! I hope that you had a great weekend and had time to enjoy all that nice weather in this lovely place we call home!
We are wrapping up our small moments narrative writing this next week. The students have been working hard on applying each TP teaching point to their write. Just a few more tweeks and we will celebrate our narrative pieces!
Parents if you are interested in helping in the classroom or driving on field trips, please take a minute to read through the info from Haley and Meghan below. Let me know if you have any questions.
This week on Thursday the 14th we are having our first Kyle Market! Some of the students have signed up to participate. Please check with your student to see what they are going to be selling or if they are waiting till next time we have market. Normally we have 4 markets per year, so there is plenty of opportunity to be an entrepreneur!
Here is to a great week of learning together!
Mr. Kyle
OCT. 8
Good News! Volunteers will be permitted back on school sites in PVUSD starting on Monday, October 18. As in years past, all volunteering dates/times must be pre-arranged with the classroom teacher. If you are interested in volunteering, please read the following information in detail:
Please complete the NEW PVUSD Volunteer form for 2021 and give it to the front office. It will need the principal's signature before you bring it to the district office.
Each volunteer must complete the Volunteer form and gather the following:
- TB Test within the last 60 days
- COVID-19 Vaccination Card
(All volunteers must be fully vaccinated. There are no exceptions at this time)
If you are a brand new volunteer you will need to be fingerprinted. Please use the following link to make a fingerprinting appointment with HR (they no longer do walk-in fingerprints): PVUSD Volunteer Fingerprinting Application Link When you go to HR to be fingerprinted at your scheduled date/time, you will need to bring the following:
- Volunteer Form
- TB Test
- COVID vaccination information
To have a TB test completed free of charge, we do have TB Vouchers available in the front office. Please stop by if you need one of these.
Please note, we will be limiting the number of volunteers inside classrooms, holidays and celebrations included. In addition, to ensure student safety all procedures for drop off and pick up remain the same. Make sure to check in at the office for your scheduled volunteer time.
Thanks, Meghan
Oct.7
From our room mom Haley:
Hello Mr. Kyle’s 6th grade families,
What a wonderful experience many students had at science camp last week! Definitely a time to remember! And Mr. Kyle was so happy to receive such a special birthday gift and treat from the class!
I wanted to give you a Few Additional Updates:
~Drive for Schools is in the home stretch and we are SO close with $8,255 raised, to reaching our goal of $10,000! Way to go! Every penny raised goes right back to our school’s special programs and more! All paper tickets are due this Monday, 10/11, by 3pm in the office. Online sales will continue through that evening.
Your child has a chance to win THIS week’s prize drawing of 4 gift cards, 10 stickers, and 2 of the NEW Spirit Wear sweatshirts by entering your sold tickets today by 3pm! Future prizes include, the top *participating* class with a popsicle party, top two teachers with highest student sold tickets wins a lavish gift basket including $50 to Aptos Street BBQ, and top student seller wins a gift basket worth $100 of goodies including $25 to Wonderland, one Art Factory class, new Rio Strong spirit wear and more!
~Parent Volunteers: We are so excited that starting October 18th, parents/guardians can volunteer on-campus! As in years past, every volunteer needs to be fingerprinted and TB tested prior to volunteering. In addition, the state is requiring all volunteers to show proof of vaccination, submit to regular Covid testing and to wear a mask. Please hand deliver your fingerprints, TB test, and proof of vaccination into the front office upon your first shift. With Halloween right around the corner, please remember that volunteering in the classroom must be set up with the teacher in advance. In order to keep exposure down, student drop-off and pick-up will remain the same as it is currently.
We have not heard about field trips being allowed just yet, but it wouldn’t hurt to plan ahead and update your Rio school office driver forms, with proof of valid driver’s license and insurance, as these must be renewed every new school year.
~Halloween Class Party: Liz, Tisha and I are in the works for planning our Spooktacular Halloween Party! Please be on the look out for ways to support our class with this super fun event! I will email with an updated signup genius link soon which will include some additional items needed, and volunteer support. If interested in donating please take a look at our current signup genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D48ACAB2BAAF85-mrkyles . Items donated, please send directly to Mr. Kyle’s class with your child. Monetary donations, please venmo me, Haley Cavin, @haley-cavin-1 and include “Mr. Kyle class funds (and/or Mr. Kyle gifts) & your child’s name”.
A big thank you to ALL for your support and generosity to our class and school! Rio is such a wonderful place to learn and grow together and you are a big part of the reason why!
Have a wonderful afternoon!
Regards,
Haley Cavin
Oct. 4
Welcome back to Rio everybody! What a great week of learning up in the redwoods! I will have some pictures of our students on this site soon! I really saw some wonderful learning moments all week! Many students stepped out of their comfort zone and made some giant strides in their confidence while at camp.
If your student had any meds left over, I gave them to the school nurse and she will give them to your student to bring home. Just have them remind me and I will allow them to go over and get them.
We have a busy month ahead of us with lots of work and chances to get our grades where we want them to be! Hopefully you and your student have been able to log into iGrades and check your progress. I am allowing late work this first trimester but do not want to allow students to get too far behind, or to get used to having wiggle room and let things slide.
Here is to a great week of learning together!
Mr. Kyle
PS. Thanks for all the birthday wishes, cards and gifts! I really felt the love!
Sept. 27
Hey Science Campers!
We leave in the morning for a great adventure to Outdoor School! Please try to finish all your packing this evening by dinner time. Use your evening to check your packing list (ABOVE) and be sure all your stuff is neatly labeled and packed.
Please arrive at school 7:30 if possible to drop off luggage at the school's flag pole then come up to the playground.
We will be testing as soon as the bell rings! Please be on time for roll. Students not going still need to come to room 18 to make sure of their assignments and class placements.
Our bus will be loaded and ready for us to travel at 10:30 so we can get up to camp right around 11:15.
On Friday, parents please come to school at 11:45 to pick up your campers as we plan to arrive back on campus at noon.
Things to remember in the morning:
- Lunch in a labeled box/bag
- Your pillow
- Your stuffy
- Book to read
- Your toiletry bag.. toothbrush, hair brush, deodorant
- Blankets/sheets
- Sleeping bag
- Trash bag for your dirty clothes
- (6) clean masks
- Bags labeled
- Water Bottle
- Backpack to carry water bottle, science journals, glasses, tissues, sunscreen, lip balm, pencils etc.
- Hat
- Jacket or parka to wear over your sweatshirt
- Flash light
If you forget anything, just let me know and I will be able to take care of you!
We are gonna have a great time and learn a lot of really cool things together!
Mr. Kyle
aka
THRASHER
Students staying at school are assigned to other class rooms for the remainder of the week and have been given language, science, reading and math work in KHAN. Please be respectful to the teachers and find ways to be helpful!
Sept. 21 Message from Haley:
I hope you had a lovely weekend and got to enjoy the beautiful sunshine with your fam! A BIG Thank You to those families who have already signed up to donate items, and monetary donations to our class funds and teacher gift funds! So helpful and generous of you! We are beginning to plan for our Spooktacular Halloween Party and your donations help us in creating a memorable time for all! We will reach out with an updated signup genius link including some additional items needed for the party soon! Mr. Kyle and the class are so grateful for the extra classroom supplies that were donated as they use them daily!
Picture Day was last Friday 9/17. You can still order online at my.lifetouch.com with the school code EVTSSXQRP. Picture Retakes are on: 11/2/2021
Science Camp is next Tuesday, September 28th to October 1st! Students are asked to arrive at school on 9/28 at their usual time, drop off their camp gear by the flag pole and line up by 7:52am. Covid tests will be administered right at schools start. Once students have been cleared, buses will be loaded approximately by 10:30am. (Note: Any additional testing info will be uploaded on Mr. Kyle’s webpage.) Please plan to pick up your child in the Rio Del Mar School parking lot Friday, October 1st at noon. Students will be ready to take a shower and rest! They will be wiped out!
~Drive for Schools started yesterday and goes to October 11! Your student will come home with two ticket booklets in an envelope. Tickets are $5/each or the pack of 6 tickets for $25, and Rio keeps every single dollar raised! This is one of our biggest school fundraisers of the year helping support our onsite programs, STEM and more! The Beach Boardwalk’s grand prize is $25,000 cash! There will also be five $1,000 cash prizes, plus many more additional prizes! The drawing will be held at the Boardwalk on Oct. 24th. Our school will also have weekly prize raffles for any student that sells at least one ticket that week! If each student sells one booklet, we can easily reach our fundraising goal of $10,000. You can also sell online with our direct payment link (https://tinyurl.com/RDMDFS21). If you are unable to sell your received physical tickets, please have your child hand them back to their teacher or return them to the Rio office.
~No School: Friday, October 15th and Thursday, November 11th.
If you have’t done so already, please take time to read the Welcome Letter below (or on Mr. Kyle’s webpage) that I sent a few weeks ago via email. The letter has additional important information about our class and will help keep you in the loop!
Thank you for all you do! You are so appreciated!
Have a wonderful afternoon!
Haley
Sept. 20
I wanted to share three Outdoor School pages (Above) that will provide you with useful information about Science Camp!
Key things to Note:
- Curriculum
- Home Sickness
- Safety
- Health Care while at OS
- First day lunch - pack and bag it with your name and teacher name!
- Letters from home and when to send them
- Site information: phone, address, website
- Campground Map
As far as mail, some parents send 4 letters to their camper on Friday (The week before we leave) and then label the letters (1-4). Then I make sure that they receive a piece of mail each morning while at camp! They love it! Another idea is to put all the letters in one big envelope and hand it off to me before we leave Tuesday morning and save on postage.🤪
Text me or email if you have questions! I will see what info I can give you about testing the morning before we leave for camp!
Mr. Kyle
Sept. 14
Here is a letter for our room mom Haley!
Please read and know that it will remain on this site if you need to refer back to it.
Thanks,
Mr. Kyle
Dear Families of Mr. Kyle’s 6th Grade,
I would like to welcome you to Mr. Kyle’s 6th grade class and introduce myself. I’m Haley Cavin (Indy’s mom) and I, along with Liz Ricks (Talan’s mom) and Tisha Fathi (Kiyan’s mom) will be your Room Moms this year! I know this year continues to feel a little different, as we continue to seek the feelings of normalcy, but we are beyond fortunate to be a part of a school that many call their second home! Our community is full of caring, involved, generous, and helpful families/students, faculty and staff, and we are all here to support one another! I truly feel blessed to have Mr. Kyle at the lead of our class! He’s inviting, compassionate, and caring! He maintains such a positive environment and teaches his students to strive for their personal best and work as a team!
As we enter into our 5th week together, every family should feel very proud of the efforts they’ve put in! Liz, Tisha and I are here to support you if you ever have any questions. Please feel free to email us at:
Haley Cavin: haleycavin@yahoo.com, Liz Ricks: eawadkins@yahoo.com and Tisha Fathi: Tisha.Fathi@ey.com
Below I have created and attached our Class Contacts Sheet as well.
Here Are Some Additional Ways to Stay Involved:
Please get in the habit of logging into Mr. Kyle’s webpage at http://www.mrkylestyle.com, to view weekly updates and the students’ Weak Peak (under the Learning Together Tab). This is where you can view what quizzes are coming up and check in with your child to see if they have any unfinished assignments to complete. You can also view extension activities, videos, science camp details (i.e. cost and how to pay). ***Note: A science camp packet came home as well this week with your child. You can view a link to sign up for parent conferences (under the Events tab) and a link to igrade plus (under the Links tab), and more! This webpage helps you stay in the loop of what’s being taught in class and allows you additional access to support your child at home. Best viewing windows are Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Please also be sure to stay in the loop of school life by reading the weekly Rio Minders emails and watching the Seahawk News each week. These emails/news include details on upcoming events, important dates, school fundraisers, and ways to so graciously get involved and help our school thrive! For example, today is the last day to purchase from our School Spirit Wear Store! A shout out to my 6th grade son, Indy Cavin for creating the logo! Consider purchasing to support our school, and wear your Rio Strong gear with pride! Click or copy/paste the following link to purchase: https://riodelmarspiritwearfall2021.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
Class Donations:
In the past we have invited families to donate funds to their classroom to support special projects, supplies, class parties, prizes, teacher gifts and more! During this different learning environment for our kids, there’s nothing more special and memorable than continuing to include such creative incentives for a hard works effort! Currently in Mr. Kyle’s class students can earn “Kyle Vitamins” (aka a small candy) for above and beyond behaviors and hard work! These little extras have already helped motivate the class to stay focused, do their best, feel comfortable participating and work as a team! Not an easy feat to accomplish so quickly! Liz, Tisha and I also plan to help Mr. Kyle with class parties throughout the year that the class earns! Since as of now, no parent volunteers are allowed physically in the classroom, the prep for these will be a bit different, but we hope to create some festive memories, projects and experiences for the kids and Mr. Kyle to enjoy! Please be on the look out for “ways to help create our Spooktacular Halloween Party” soon!
Class Funds:
If you are willing and able please consider helping our class monetarily and/or with specific items that come up during the year. I have created a class signup genius link with ways you can help start the year off with a bang! Click or copy/paste the following link to view: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D48ACAB2BAAF85-mrkyles . I will reach out to you throughout the year in this way as special projects and events come up. We greatly appreciate any and all gestures as they all make a huge difference! If interested, please venmo me, Haley Cavin, @haley-cavin-1 and include “Mr. Kyle class funds & your child’s name”.
Teacher Appreciation Gift Funds:
Lastly, please help us in honoring and showing thanks throughout the year to our fabulous teacher, Mr. Kyle! He has already been accepted into the hearts of all with his kind, fun spirit, and excitement for teaching! With your help we can be sure to show our appreciation during his birthday (which is right around the corner on September 24th), the holidays in December, in May during Teacher Appreciation week, and at the End of Year in June! If you would like to voluntarily contribute to group gifts and make a one-time donation please venmo me, Haley Cavin, @haley-cavin-1 and include “Mr. Kyle gift fund & your child’s name”. Please donate what you are comfortable with as no one will be left out. If you are looking for a suggested amount, donating $25, will lend us around $6 to put towards each of the four gifts! I will be sure to also reach out via email prior to these dates if you are a family who prefers to make something homemade or have your child directly deliver it to him! Mr. Kyle will feel so loved by our thoughtfulness!
Additional Parent Volunteers are needed in the following ways:
*Yearbook Volunteer: Take/gather photos and design two pages. Please email or text Mr. Kyle if interested in helping.
*School Auction Volunteer: Collect items or funds and organize the class basket. Please email or text Mr. Kyle if interested! This is a fun one to do with friends in a small group!
*Clerical Volunteer: Cut, collate, staple and more... as jobs come up for Mr. Kyle.
Other 6th Grade Reminders:
Homework: During this first trimester your child is asked to read a leveled book, for 30 minutes, 7 days a week. They are also asked to complete their online, assigned “Big Ideas Math” lessons. Usually there are three assigned per week. Please ask your child how to log on and help them complete all current and past assignments. Students should also complete their unfinished work.
Student Birthdays: Celebrating in the class is optional. If your child would like to bring a treat it must be prepackaged with dietary information included (due to current CDC guidelines). Or they may bring in a non-food item to share with the class (i.e. a party favor). There are 31 students, and Mr. Kyle!
Masks: Thank you for sending your child to school with a proper fitting mask. Mr. Kyle has noticed that masks are getting sweaty and/or tear throughout the day. He has some extra disposable masks in class, but is running low. Please send your child to school with an extra mask each day, preferably cloth or 4 ply disposable masks seem to be the most durable.
A BIG thank you in advance for all your help! Without your generosity these special memories could not happen! Your support is vital to the success of a memorable 6th grade year!
Sincerely,
Haley Cavin
Sept. 13.
Welcome to another great week of learning in rom 18!
This week is kinda like, "Let's see what ya know week." We are doing MAP testing for Math and Reading.
I have been reminding the students that they not only represent themselves (while doing good) on these tests, but they also represent their teacher and their parents! So please take these MAP tests serious! I want to see and be able to have a clear measure of the progress that they are making. This information helps me so much to know how I can best teach to their individual strengths.
Science Camp is coming and we would love to have all the packets turned in by this Wednesday the 15th. The checks at the same time would be nice, but we can make that due by next Tuesday the 21st. See Meghan Green for scholarship information. The folks at Camp Koinonia have been working like Honey Bees getting ready for our arrival Sept. 28-Oct.1. They are so excited that we are trusting them for a safe and healthy experience of learning in the Redwoods!
Everyone at the camp will be being tested before our campers arrive as well as the High school students that will be our cabin leaders! There will be strict protocols in place to ensure each camper's safety! There is even plans for having air purifiers in each cabin! Mr. Sweet and myself will be at camp the whole time making sure that everyone is doing well and following guidelines set by the district and the County Office of Education. One thing we'd like to ask, is that the week before students leave for camp, that families refrain from being in large groups or even extended family gatherings to ensure health leading up to our departure the morning of the 28th.
Thank you and please feel free to text me or email if you have any concerns.
Mr. Kyle
Thrasher
Sept. 8
Today was crazy! Mostly because restructure day is so short and because so many exciting things we're going on!
First thing, was all the Science camp paper work was sent home with your student! Please go through the material while
keeping it stapled together so it will be in order for the science camp staff. Please let me know if there is anything that needs
further clarification.
Note: Please make your checks payable to RDMPA (Rio del Mar Parent Alliance) for the amount of $365.00
Scholarships available...See Mrs. Green.
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If you want to order Sweats, water bottles, hats, etc, that check will be made payable to Santa Cruz Office County of Education!
Today our planners arrived and were passed out. Help your student to get organized and to always have their planner in their backpack!
Student! Please study your Africa Maps and be ready for our test this Friday! Do your best!!
Mr. Kyle
Sept. 3
Great week of learning while in the middle of a storm. Keep HOPE as your anthem and always keep looking up!
No school this Monday for Labor Day! Raise your American flag and celebrate with a yummy BBQ!
Blessings y'all,
Mr. Kyle
Aug. 27
Thanks for joining me last Thursday night and staying awake while I droned on and on! JK, I hope you got some long overdue answers and will still send your child back to room 18 this coming Monday! Please let me know if you want the link to the slideshow that I shared during my talk!
Thanks for all the support and accolades! I am really stoked about this class and the parent community that makes up Room 18 this year!
Have a great weekend and I look forward to another week of learning together starting Monday!
Let's surf!!
MK
Aug. 25
Our Week Peek on the "Learning Together" link is updated and ready for you to view! We will be taking a pic of it at the end of each week so anyone can keep up with what is going on in room 18.
Coming this Thursday night at 6pm we will be having our back to school night!
At 6:30 there will be a quick video from Outdoor School and then there will be a Q & A time with Creature (Michael Lane) directly following that.
Your student is assigned to set you up with a Google Meet link which is in the Google Class.
look for further info here tomorrow.
Mr. Kyle
Aug. 17 Happy Tuesday!
Check out the Week Peek on the "Learning Together" link. There will be updates added daily Monday through Thursday!
The Week Peek will mirror the Homework Planners that are coming soon!
We will be having two web designers joining our Room 18 team this coming week!! Please join me in welcoming Julia and Cameron!
Mr. Kyle
"If you think you can or if you think you can't...you're right!"
Aug. 16
Happy Monday! We say Happy MonYay!
For tonight:
- Fill out and bring back your Emergency Packet! 5 Kyle Kash!
- Read for 30 + minutes
- Finish your Africa Map coloring and labeling.
- Finish putting together your supplies for class.
- Check to make sure that you have turned in your letter to Mr. Kyle
- Consider positive personal traits that you can use with the letters from your first name.
- Bring in your Chromebook with charger.
- Bring in your whiteboard from last year.
Mr. Kyle
AUG. 13
Great two days to start the year off! The masks "suffocators " only slow us down a little bit. We all agree that we are looking after each other and we can do this cause we care about each other!
Please check the page for supplies and grab what your student needs for this coming week. There are some things there on my wish list as well that will help out!
Things to bring on Monday:
* Big Whiteboard to school
* Chromebook and charger!
Some important dates:
- Back to School Night: Thursday, August 26th
- Science Camp Koinonia : September 28-October 1st
- Parent Teacher Conferences November 15- November18
Can't wait to see y'all on Monday!
Mr. Kyle
Home work Time
AUG. 2
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 35th 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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