Ms. Boyd http://www.kport.org/Boyd/ en Copyright 2008 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:25:34 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Late April News  The Slooow Blogger is in action again!  Today we took the NWEA Math test in the computer lab.  We'll do the Reading one on Thursday.  I heard no complaints regarding this and everyone was in good spirits.  These are untimed tests and each child has different problems.  Depending how they answer, the problems get easier or harder as they go on.


On May 16th, we are going on a field trip to the Portland Observatory and the Museum of Fine Arts.  We will have a picnic lunch on the promenade.  We go rain or shine, so dress accordingly.

Mrs. Blockland made a video of the animal projects we did awhile ago.  Check it out by clicking on the site below. 

 

http://staff.msad71.net/kpt_lab/movies/3rd_Animal_Project.wmv 

]]> http://www.kport.org/Boyd/2008/04/late_april_news.html http://www.kport.org/Boyd/2008/04/late_april_news.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:25:34 -0500 February Notes   Our first delayed start seemed to go well from this end.  Any Comments?

Information regarding the animal reports will be coming home tomorrow.  Please look for this and discuss it with your student.  Most of them are very ready and excited to get started on this project.  Note that we will be writing the reports in class so the note taking on the 'webs' will be most important. 

Also, February is African American History month.  The children will be reading about notable African Americans as well as stories by and about African Americans.  An oral report will be given on a book of the child's choice in late February.

We will be having a Valentine Party on Feb. 14th in the afternoon.  A Valentine list will go home tomorrow too.  We will be making our Valentine boxes in school.  If you have an empty kleenex box with a top opening, we could use a few more.

We also need more kleenex  for the room.  There have been a lot of runny noses this year and kleenex use is way up!       

]]> http://www.kport.org/Boyd/2008/02/february_notes.html http://www.kport.org/Boyd/2008/02/february_notes.html Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:24:28 -0500 District Announcement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 9, 2007

Dear MSAD71 Parents, Staff and Members of the Kennebunk High School Student Body,

On Tuesday afternoon, January 8, high school officials were notified of an alleged threat made toward Kennebunk High School. The police were immediately notified and took action. Through deliberations with them, and due to the fact that the suspect was apprehended and detained, we decided to hold school today. We continue to be in constant communication with our police department to monitor the situation and assure student and staff safety.

We are thankful for the immediate and thoughtful response by our law enforcement agents in assisting us in keeping our school safe. We assure you that the safety of all will remain our top priority.

Below is the press release that our police have provided us.

Sincerely,

Dr. Thomas Farrell

Superintendent of Schools

 

Kennebunk Police Department

Press Release

January 9th, 2008

 

On 01-09-08, Jeffrey Stevens Jr., 19 of 2 Old Kennebunk Road in Lyman, ME was arrested and charged with Terrorizing pursuant to a threat made toward the Kennebunk High School. Police state the arrest came after a student from the Kennebunk High School contacted school officials stating the threat was conveyed to that student from Stevens. A Warrant of Arrest was obtained for Stevens early this morning and police from Kennebunk and the York County Sheriffs Department arrested Stevens at his residence without incident. Stevens was taken to the Kennebunk Police Department where he was booked and subsequently transported to the York County Jail. Police are working in conjunction with the school administration to ensure all safety measures are in place. Stevens is scheduled to be arraigned later this afternoon via video arraignment.

January 9]]> http://www.kport.org/Boyd/2008/01/district_announcement.html http://www.kport.org/Boyd/2008/01/district_announcement.html Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:00:12 -0500 Happy New Year now is the time to start.  Math is so much faster and easier when you don't have to stop to figure these out.  We have learned all the small cursive letters and several of the capital letters.  Students are encouraged to write their spelling words in cursive. Also, ask your student about nouns, verbs, subjects and predicates.  On Tuesday, Pam Taylor a writing consultant for the District will be doing a lesson in our room.
]]> http://www.kport.org/Boyd/2008/01/happy_new_year.html http://www.kport.org/Boyd/2008/01/happy_new_year.html Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:22:31 -0500 Slow to Blog, Room 15 We are still a lively, busy bunch in room 15; I just can't seem to remember to blog or some days even how to get to the blog!  We had a great visit from Chewonki telling us about bats.  She even brought a Little Brown Bat (common in Maine) that we could observe  as she moved around.  Later that week we went to the Brick Store Museum to see the displays there and went into the attic where we saw thousands of items waiting to be shown. This was a great learning visit and so close by. We won't have any more field trips until February or later.

 We are getting ready for our state projects.  Posters of the chosen state will be made at home.  We will send specific guidelines that will tell you what should be included on the poster.

A homework reminder: 20 minutes of reading, 10 minutes of math, 10 minutes of spelling, 5 minutes at least of + and - tables (Those that need this most don't seem to be doing it!)

A 4 day week next week and three the following.  Happy Thanksgiving!

 

]]> http://www.kport.org/Boyd/2007/11/slow_to_blog_room_15.html http://www.kport.org/Boyd/2007/11/slow_to_blog_room_15.html Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:50:10 -0500 Columbus Week We are having a different type of spelling lesson this week:  Each person has their own address as it would appear on an envelope.  This will be the test for Friday. 

We all are reading Sarah, Plain and Tall.  This is one of the third grade core books that all third graders in the district will read.  It also ties in with the plains biome in science.

On Wednesday, there will be a fun science homework assignment.  Ask about it!

]]> http://www.kport.org/Boyd/2007/10/columbus_week.html http://www.kport.org/Boyd/2007/10/columbus_week.html Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:17:27 -0500 Week of September 24th What a great day Sunday was!  I hope everyone enjoyed it.  The children are bringing home Sally Foster gift wrap and gift materials today.  This will be a much lower key sale this year with no prizes or push.  We do need to remember that it has been a great fund raiser for our school, allowing KPTA to purchase things for our children's use in school that we wouldn't otherwise have.  If you have a computer,ordering over the internet is suggested. ( SallyFoster.com)

 Please expect spelling homework on Monday.  This will be due on Friday.  I suggest working with the words and sentences a bit each night.   Also, there should be a math paper Mon. through Thurs.  This should take about 10 minutes.  The other nightly homework is to read for 20 minutes or more nightly.

This Friday we will put on a short production about the Constitution at Friday Morning Meeting.  All the third graders are in this production. 

 

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