Carrier Pigeon
January 2017
Carrier Pigeon
Pigeon River Elementary School
3508 North 21st Street * Sheboygan, WI 53083
Pigeon River provides a challenging curriculum, while working in partnership with
families; to ensure academic success and lifelong learning skills for all students.
The integration of technology, a respectful, responsible and safe learning
atmosphere and a commitment to the environment all create Pigeon River’s strong
academic community geared toward meeting the needs of the 21st Century Learner.
Dear Pigeon River Families,
As the principal of Pigeon River the past 2.5 years, our school has
experienced many changes. The year of 2017, should bring a sense of calm as
the changes that have been implemented (be it assessments, curriculum, staff,
shared building,--you name it) will feel less like something new and more like
something that is business as usual. The nice thing about that is when it
becomes routine we are no longer focusing on the clumsiness of the new and
instead we can focus on getting better! For example, our teachers work very
hard to use the assessment data they receive about your child (be it classroom
tests, Fountas and Pinnell, STAR or FORWARD) to plan instruction that is
specifically geared to meet the needs of your child. Now more than ever the
classrooms at Pigeon River are not ones where students sit quietly and listen
to a teacher lecture, instead there are centers and small group guided
instruction lessons taking place that are flexed to present the curriculum at
your child’s level. Is there room to get better? Yes and we are always open
to feedback from you. But you can rest assured that our focus is on making
learning accessible to all and growing each of our student learners. At home
a way to support your child’s education is to ask them about what they are
learning, check out the completed work and homework that comes home
nightly, rehearse math facts and have your child read or read with your child
often! We are a team in this endeavor and your child will benefit immensely!
Happy New Year!
January
2
Student Council 3:45-4:30
Photography Club 3:45-4:30
PTO Meeting 5:30-6:30
7
PTO Brat Fry 10:00-2:30
16-20
Crossing Guard
Appreciation Week
16
No School
19
Gr 4 Spaceport Field Trip
Regional Spelling Bee
3:30 @ Acuity
Second Quarter Ends
20
No School-Records Day
27
PTO Family Game Night 6:00
30
Gr 1 Pete the Cat Field Trip
Kelly Blum, principal
Simply BEE Connected! Are you friends with us on Facebook? If not, please
check us out! Keep up to date with pictures, reminders and announcements
about important school events. What a great way to check in on life at Pigeon
River and you don’t even need a Facebook account!
http://www.facebook.com/PigeonRiver
Carrier Pigeon
January 2017
Pigeon River’s 2016-2017 Math
School Learning Objective:
80% or more of Pigeon River students in grades 3-5 will be in the
within/above range of mastery on the Spring STAR math assessment in
the area of Operations & Algebraic Thinking.
Common Multiplication & Division Situations for grades 3-5
Unknown Product
Group Size Unknown
3 x 6=?
3 x ?=18
18÷ 3=?
Number of Groups
Unknown
? x 6=18
18÷ 6=?
Equal Groups
There are 3 bags with 6
plums in each bag. How
many plums are there in all?
If 18 plums are shared
equally into 3 bags, then how
many will be in each bag?
If 18 plums are to be packed
6 to a bag, then how many
bags are needed?
Arrays
Area
There are 3 rows of apples
with 6 apples in each row.
How many apples are there?
If 18 apples are arranged into
3 equal rows, how many
apples will be in each row?
If 18 apples are arranged into
equal rows of 6 apples, how
many rows will there be?
Compare
A blue hat costs $6. A red
hat costs 3 times as much as
the blue hat. How much
does the red hat cost?
A red hat costs $18 and that
is 3 times as much as a blue
hat costs. How much does a
blue hat cost?
A red hat costs $18 and a
blue hat costs $6. How many
times as much does the red
hat cost as the blue hat?
November
Bees of the Month
K-Livia & Isaiah
1-Kalin & Rylee
2-Eli & Estella
3-Anneliese & Elyse
4-Krystal & Devin
5-Brooke & Eli
Physical Education-May Honey
Art-Devionteah
Music-Allison
Planning for 6th Grade
Informational Meeting Dates Set
Through the Intradistrict School Choice program, you have the option to request which middle school your child will attend.
Below is a list of our middle schools and how to learn more about each one. You may also receive additional information in
the mail from the SASD middle schools.
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Farnsworth Middle School – 1017 Union Ave, Sheboygan (920)459-3655 Orientation – Thursday, January 12th 6:30-7:30
•
George D. Warriner Middle School – 712 Riverfront Drive, Suite 101 (920)459-0945 Information Nights – Thursday, January
12th 6:00-7:00 and Thursday, February 9th 6:00-7:00
•
Horace Mann Middle School – 2820 Union Ave, Sheboygan (920)459-3666 Orientation – Tuesday, January 10th 6:30-7:30
•
The Mosaic School – 830 Virginia Ave, Sheboygan (920)459-0946 Information Nights – Thursday, January 26th 6:00 and
Tuesday, February 7th 6:00
•
Urban Middle School – 1226 North Ave, Sheboygan (920)459-3680 Orientation – January 26th 6:00-7:00
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