by Dina Blair | Oct 10, 2018 | LE Curriculum Overview
Wonderful progress with all the Los Gatos. The Los Gatos class also welcomed back our Science teacher Ms. Jackie this week. Welcome back Ms. Jackie! During Ms. Jackie’s absence, Ms. Yasliz was a wonderful substitute teacher and the students learned a lot about...
by Ms Debbie | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog, What's Happening
Everyone loves bicycle day, a 19-year tradition at Kingfisher Academy. This year, bike day is on October 12th. Everyone brings a bike and a helmet and we ride, baby, ride! We ride around the parking lot beside our school, sometimes we ride at the park, we sometimes...
by Aimee Love | Oct 1, 2018 | ME - Curriculum Overview
These Foxes are brilliant and have amazing imaginations. We have been learning our Spelling and Vocabulary lessons weekly. Often these words tie into our Reading, Social Studies / History, or Science lessons helping the word to be more than just a random word to...
by Ms Debbie | Oct 1, 2018 | Door Letter
Door Letter Door Letter Door Letter October 1 to 5 Many of you have gotten a statement in your mailbox from September. If nothing has come to us from FACTS, yet, don’t worry. Some people will not begin having their accounts debited until October. Some people will...
by Ms Debbie | Sep 19, 2018 | ME - SCIENCE
We tested out our boots yesterday and we didn’t talk much about scientific facts, because science was all around us! Robert tried to catch a tiny mudpuppy, Eliot started making a dam, Garrison collected up some rocks to examine later, everyone discovered that...
by Ms Debbie | Sep 19, 2018 | Door Letter
DOOR LETTER DOOR LETTER DOOR LETTER DOOR LETTER Week #5—September 17 to 21 Okay, I am finally able to give everyone a statement by Friday so you know where you stand at this point. Sorry it took so long, but there was a...
by Dina Blair | Sep 13, 2018 | LE Curriculum Overview, Uncategorized
We have been very busy with all of our subjects. Let me begin with reading. Last week Los Gatos went to the library and each picked out a book. In the classroom, they are reading their books-or another book choice-during silent reading. We read a book most days...
by Ms Debbie | Sep 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Tigers planned to climb Stone Mountain this week, but due to the bus problem, we have moved that to next Thursday. We’ll leave at 9:00 and be back around lunch time. They should wear good sneakers and for once, they can wear hats. Maybe they can bring their...
by Ms Debbie | Sep 6, 2018 | UE - curriculum overview
We have a complex schedule with the upper elementary group this year. The morning are for reading and English work and social studies–three mornings with Miss Sherry and two mornings with Miss Debbie and Miss Yasliz. There is a significant amount of writing...
by Ms Debbie | Sep 6, 2018 | Word of the Week
This is our word of the week and our character-building word of the month. co·op·er·ate kōˈäpəˌrāt/ verb verb: cooperate; act jointly; work toward the same end. “the leaders promised to cooperate in ending the civil war” assist someone or comply with their...
