Week of September 20, 2021-September 24, 2021
Spelling: All words the long "i" sound: climb, minding, pies, die, height, sigh, fright, slight, drive, file, kite, prime, pride, slice, twice, wipe, pry, sly, shy, spy
Reading: Narrative non-fiction. AR goal 22% by Friday
Grammar: Clauses and Complex Sentences
Math: Addition with 6 digits
Idaho History: Idaho Symbols
Science: TBD
Read Aloud: Holes
Specials Schedule:
Monday: PE
Tuesday: Library
Wednesday: STEM/Art
Thursday: Music
Friday: Computers
Upcoming events:
September 20: Western/Country Day
September 21: Time Machine Day
September 22: Hawaiian Day
September 23: Jersey Day
September 24: Spirit Day
September 24: Homecoming
September 27: Swag Rewards Dodge Ball
October 7-8: No School
October 15: Teacher Work Day
October 18: Swag Rewards Farm Day
October 22: End of 1st Quarter
October 25: Pizza with Community Members
October 29: Harvest Parties
November 3-4: Parent Teacher Conferences
November 5: No School
November 15: Swag Rewards Dance Party
November 22-26: Thanksgiving Break
November 29: Pizza with Community Members
December 17: Christmas Party
December 6: Swag Rewards Hot Cocoa and Movie
December 13: Pizza with Community Members
December 20-31: Winter Break
January 14: End of 2nd Quarter
January 14: No School
January 17: No School
January 24: Swag Rewards Tie Dye Socks
January 25: Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences
January 27: Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences
January 28: No School
January 31: Pizza with Community Members
February 11: Valentine Parties
February 14: Swag Rewards Minute to Win It
February 21: No School
February 28: Pizza with Community Members
March 1-2: Secondary Schools Parent Teacher Conferences
March 4: No School
March 14: Swag Rewards Yard Games
March 18: End of 3rd Quarter
March 21-25: Spring Break
March 28: Pizza with Community Members
April 18: Swag Rewards Kiwi Loco
April 22: No School
April 25: Pizza with Community Members
May 23: Swag Rewards Bubble Party
May 26: Graduation, 6:00pm-8:00pm
May 30: No School
June 3: Last Day of School
My name is Lance Butler (Parents, please, please, please call me “Lance”. The kids can call me “Mr. Butler”, "Mr. B.", "The Ugly One", or any other number of things), and I am the lucky teacher who gets to have your child in my class this year! I am very excited to get this year started and to have the chance to get to know you and your child. Here's a little bit about what you can expect this year:
- I want you to know that I take my job very seriously (mostly because I love love love what I do). I am available all day and evening to answer questions, etc. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need to. I answer emails or Remind messages any time I'm awake :).
- I challenge students to do things that are harder than they think they can do. I will do whatever I need to do to help your student get through the things he or she needs to do.
- Expect the unexpected.
- I update my personal staff page every week with what we are doing, any upcoming dates, etc. I usually update the page Monday morning. Please check that for information about the week. You can find that at https://www.kimberly.edu/kes/mr-butler
- Homework. If you child says he or she only has 30 minutes of reading for homework, they are probably telling the truth. I do this on purpose. I want the kids to go home and climb trees, chase snakes, etc. Any help you can do at home with working on spelling words or math facts is greatly appreciated!
- Homework part 2. We will be doing a lot of wood projects this year with hammers, hand saws, etc., to do some hands on math work. Please invite your child to do things at home with you that involve math, whether it be cooking, building, or whatever. I will try to send home suggestions regularly for things you can do to reinforce what we are doing in the classroom.
- Homework part 3. Anytime I come across any safe broken electrical equipment to take apart, we will do that. If your child says, "Mom, I need to bring a Phillips head screwdriver to school", they are probably telling the truth. Also, I tell the kids that any reverse engineering they do at home MUST be done with parental permission and that, if I hear they have been dismantling things without permission, that I don't know them.
- Every day, I will spend time reading novels to the kids. We will read from a variety of authors with a variety of topics. If a book has been turned into a movie, we try to watch the movie as a compare/contrast activity. I will post the books we read on my page for you to examine (we will start with Holes by Louis Sachar). I let them count these books as part of their AR goal.
As the year goes on, we will have activities and projects that come up from time to time. I will do my best to let you know about these. If you ever have any questions, comments, or concerns, my door is always open. You can contact me via e-mail (lbutler@kimberly.edu) or on my work phone (208-423-4170, ext. 3024). I look forward to getting to work with you and your child!
To join The Remind notification system (the school uses this for all sorts of notifications. I promise I won’t abuse it).
On your phone, text “@b662ca” to 81010, or on your phone or computer, open a web browser, go to rmd.at/b662ca and follow the directions to sign up.
Read-aloud: The Lawn Boy Returns
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Reading Resources:
Audible Stories Lots of books available for free during the school shut downs.
Unite For Literacy Lots of smaller non-fiction books available.
Epic! Audio books as well as books to read.
Other Resources:
Art For Kids Hub Literally hundreds of videos on how to draw different things.
The Bob Ross YouTube Channel I still don't know how he does the things he does.
Physical Education Resources Gotta keep active!
Virtual Field Trips:
Idaho Capitol Building: Videos and Video Scavenger Hunt
Old Idaho Penitentiary: Quick Tour, The "Doin' Time" Video, and The Old Idaho Penitentiary YouTube Channel with lots of videos.
Over 30 Different Field Trips! Click Here This will take you to a Google docs page. To access the field trips, you will probably need to hold down the ctrl key when you click on the link.
Older Content:
Goofy Distance Learning Videos