-KES and KCS Announcements for February and March –
Attention Parents!
2007- 2008 Speaker Presentations at the Kennebunk Free Library
Wednesdays from 6:30 PM until 7:45 PM in the Hank’s Room
February 13
Kathi Kearney, Nationally Recognized Author, Speaker, Consultant, and Teacher of Gifted & Talented, MSAD 60
will speak about highly intelligent children and how they learn.
March 19
Pamela Perkins, Admissions Director of the Maine School of Science & Mathematics will talk about Maine’s own
magnet school and the academic programming.
April 9
Janet Cate, Director of Kennebunk Free Library will present a power point about MARVEL! Maine’s Virtual
Library, a fabulous internet tool for research & pleasure; followed by information about the MSSM & Creative
Festival of Youth summer camps.
May 7
TBD, Business meeting, election of officers
* Our meetings are learning based, and last one hour and fifteen minutes. Everyone is welcome!
* Please RSVP if you would like to attend ASAP to Cathy Kremer at 985-2211.
Sponsored by the Dynamic Learners parent group.
Kennebunk Elementary School – Third Grade - After the winter break, preparation for the GLE’s began in earnest for all third grade classes. Reading and Math released items were organized and put together by the GATES teacher and given to the 3rd grade teachers to implement in their classrooms during times that worked in each of their schedules. In addition, a web-based math program called ALEKS is being piloted for the next five months with about twelve third grade students who have shown strength in math through testing, teacher recommendations for classroom work, participation, and motivation. Second Grade – In January all second grade classrooms at KES worked on the WordMasters Program with the GATES teacher, learning new vocabulary words, dictionary skills, antonyms and synonyms, prefixes and suffixes, and different kinds of analogies. Students will continue studying and applying the WordMasters words.
First Grade - The first grade rotation will begin the first week of February and will continue through until the second week in March. In first grade, all classes will continue the Step Up to Writing Program began earlier. Students will be putting together sentences to form meaningful paragraphs. Kindergarten - Kindergarten classes are monitored and consulted with on an as needs basis.
Kennebunkport Consolidated School –Math Team - On January 23rd the KCS Math Team went to the second math meet at the Portland Expo. The team did well. There were over sixty teams competing from all over Southern Maine. Students are excited about the competitions and are continuing to practice once or twice each week in preparation for the next meet on Thursday, March 20th. GATES LITERATURE CLASS - The GATES Literature class meets on Mondays each week when school is in session. For the next three weeks we will be reading, discussing and writing about The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain. Fifth GRADE – is working on the new WordMasters Word List which are copied below. While the FOURTH GRADE classes at KCS are busy working on the MEA released reading and math items for the MEA tests in March. THIRD GRADE students are also working on preparation for the GLE’s. SECOND GRADE students worked on analogies and the Step Up to Writing program. FIRST GRADE students will continue to work on the Step Up to Writing Program too. Kindergarten classes are monitored and consulted with on a needs basis.
Third Grade WordMasters Words Fourth & Fifth Grade WordMasters Words
Second List of Words Second List of Words
ravine drift timid precipice dispose giddy
revolt badger hotheaded squalor barnstorm mangy
gully scold leery aerie defile shoddy
glare lollygag flimsy founder dispense easygoing
doe shred fragile temperament sully lenient
buck fret dreary tranquility degrade rash
stallion fidget bustling dell barrage hotheaded
mare plunge rash acclaim rehabilitate stellar
slacker restoration