Dear parents, 

Welcome back to Key Academy! This year, as you know, classes will resume online. We understand that this may be an inconvenience to most, and we are willing to work with you to make the best of this unfortunate situation. In this letter, we will outline the expectations and requirements for students as they proceed into their digital learning environment.

If you have picked up this letter in person, you should have received a bag containing the following items:

• Class schedule
• Welcome letter
• Online login information
• Language arts textbooks and workbooks
• Social studies textbooks and workbooks
• White board and marker

If you have not picked up this letter in person, you will receive the majority of information online, however you do need to pick up the textbooks, work books, and supplies in person at the school. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT NO MATERIAL BE MISPLACED OR LOST! Students will also receive a laptop from the school to assist them in their online learning.

The expectations outlined here will also be reflected in the student handbook. When a student enters the zoom classroom, the expectation is that they are coming prepared. Preparedness means they have their white board and marker, any work that they had done previously, and any special materials that the teacher has already requested. They should be sitting up straight in a comfortable place where they can be focused. They should be wearing headphones to reduce the amount of background noise. PLEASE NO FOOD DURING CLASS. STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE EATEN PRIOR TO CLASS. However, water is acceptable.During class, they are expected to follow the classroom rules, listen to directions, and actively participate. Failure to comply with these expectations may result in a student losing points for attendance and participation. Also be aware that any behavior that is constituted as inappropriate will result in the student being placed in the waiting room and/or removed from the class for the day. They will be expected to complete the work that was missed.  

Finally, we would like to thank you for being flexible, understanding, and for being an active member in your child’s education. We must work as a team in order for the students to succeed during these hard times. The way this can be accomplished is through open communication.The most important thing to remember is our students still need structure even though they are not in class in person. With your support, we can make the most of this year. 

Mr. Jesus and myself will be happy to provide our contact information, but please respect our time when attempting to communicate with us. The best time to talk will be before school or immediately following dismissal. The majority of information will be provided via email so please make sure the school has an email that is active.

 

Best regards,

Mr. Keith

I think because not many people are logging on to here to check, I won't be updating this as frequently. I will give the focus of the week for our class however, for your convenience.

ELA:
Today we introduced our new words to know and spelling words. Here they are:

always, different, enough,happy, high, near, once, stories
hard, harder, hardest, fast, faster, fastest, slow, slower, slowest, sooner

We will learn how if you add an inflection, like -er or -est, to a word that ends in -y, then the y changes into an i. We will be reading our decodable readers every day. Our story for the week is called "What Can You Do?" We are focusing on the Author's Purpose in the story and exploring why it is important to try your best. We will continue to explore through opinion sentences and review words that express emotion.

Just a reminder, our Lesson 26 is still open today if you have not finished it. Please finish the test so you can get a grade for the class.

Math:
Today we reviewed all the concepts from chapter 11. There is a test assigned to the students today, they will have until Friday to finish the test. There are some tricky problems on the test, so make sure you answer them carefully!

For the rest of the week we will begin chapter 12 and a survey of 2-dimensional shapes and their properties.

I hope everyone is doing well in finding routine and supporting those that we love. If anyone needs any extra help in whatever it is, I am available for email or text at reasonable hours. Between the hours of 11 and 12 and also 1 and 330, I am available for conferences, meetings, and extra help with concepts.Take care y'all!

Thank you once again for logging in and showing up! I know sometimes people need to leave for one reason or another, but I simply appreciate those people who are showing up and trying their best. For your convenience, I will be uploading their weekly schedule, so we know what to expect for the weeks. I will still be reminding them each day in class where they will need to be just in case people forget. The zoom information is on my google classroom, but if you need it again just ask and I can send it.

ELA:
We went over homework from yesterday and our words to know and our spelling words in the beginning of class. We also discussed contractions in class, like "isn't" and "aren't," and we went over combining two smaller sentences into a compound sentence with the word "and." We finished the story "The New Friend" in our textbook.

Our homework today is to complete the next three pages of our readers notebook for lesson 25. That is pages 142-144.

Math:
We went over the homework from yesterday. We also created our own tally chart for favorite food in the work. After, we begin Chapter 10 lesson 7 in their math book, and created a table by counting animals in a picture.

For Homework, we will be doing pages 441-444 in their GoMath books.

The starred lessons on IXL are still there. O3 and O4 in math and in Language Arts, I have starred O3 and O4 and also OO1. These will help out those kids who are struggling with the vowel sounds and contractions, and also the tally marks in math.

Thank you and have a great day! See you tomorrow!
Mr. Keith

Hopefully you had fun today, I know I sure did! We reviewed the rest of lesson 23 and all of 24 in Language Arts today and we got a great start on the math review to with the end of Chapter 9.

Homework today is to log on to IXL and complete English Language Arts lessons GG4 and 5 and Math lessons U3 and 4.

Make sure you are logging on to Think Central if you missed yesterdays homework and Check to see you are a part of your language, art and PE, classes on Google Classroom.

Have a Great Day!
Mr. Keith

PHEW! I hope you guys aren't too tired after that first day! It was really great seeing everybody and I was so happy to be back with you guys "in the classroom." 

 

I had mentioned to the class that my expectation today is that they log on to their think central accounts and complete that assignment. They also can log onto the google accounts as well to make sure they are a part of their own art and spanish/arabic classes. Email or text me for help! I am available all day basically until 4 o'clock. Talk to you guys soon!

 

Mr. Keith