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Schoo� Ne�� Good Apple Award We had two people from our Kelly Community awarded Good Apple awards! USD 259 Good Apple Awards recognize people who have made a significant impact on the school community. Congratulations to Christina Voncannon, PTA President/Paraeducator, and Holly Yip, community partner from Farmers Insurance, on your award! Thank you for your time, service, and contributions to our school!    Parking We have been asked by the Wichita Police Department to remind people of the following parking violations that can result in a citation: · Parking within 30 feet of a traffic sign – 11.52.020(10) · Parking within 8 feet of a private driveway- 11.52.020(5) · Parking more than 12 inches from the curb- 11.52.040 Anyone who drops off or picks up children at school knows that traffic and parking can be an issue. While this can be an inconvenience to parents, it is a source of frustration for people living by the school who frequently have driveways blocked by parents who are “only going to be here a minute”. Please help the school be a good neighbor and provide a good example for students by following all traffic and parking laws. The law says that cars parking on the street have to leave eight feet of clearance around driveways. Your cooperation is appreciated!  House News This month we will focus our House meeting time on giving. We will be demonstrating this through a school food drive. It will be a competition among the Houses to see who can bring the most food to donate to the Kansas Food Bank. As an alternative your student has the option to make a Holiday card in place of bringing food. We will give the Holiday card to a local church who sponsors our school. The House who brings the most food/holiday cards will get to have a COOKIE DECORATING PARTY on December 18!  

Don’t forget to show your House Support on Wednesdays by wearing your House colors!  

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Kell� Couga�� lik� t� sho� PRIDE  Perseverance - Never giving up until you succeed  Respect – Being considerate and thoughtful towards the feelings of others  Integrity – Doing the right thing, even when no one is watching  Dependability – Being trustworthy or acting as someone that other people can count on  Effort – Always trying hard, and doing your best   

These students were caught showing pride during the month of November –  Thank you for all of your hard work!  

Maritsa Valencia, Nyla Stilwell, Sofia Williams, Hunter Longstaff, Nicholas Chupco, Azariah Norton, 

Jamaree Warner, Malcolm Berry, Anabel Clark, Lauren Richey, Chase Cotten, Kalen Green, Blake Slover, Troy Crozier, Frankie Reynolds, Nevaeh Davis, Josiah Jasso-Art, Mason Slover, Cayden Bearden, Jackson Carney, Baylee Cox, Dullah Dumea, Alex Cepeda, Alana Powell, Heriberto 

Acosta-Meza, Cyrus Gillespie, Harliegh Winter 

Calenda� of Upcomin� Event� Dec. 1  Breakfast with Santa  8-11am 

Dec. 4  PTA Meeting  4:30pm PTA has open Board Positions available. 

Dec. 5  House Meetings  Wear it Wednesday- Wear your house t-shirt 

Dec. 6  Roller City Skate Night Food Drive Starts 

6:30-8:30pm Food Drive December 6-December 17 (More information below) 

Dec. 7  Holiday Sweater Day  Wear Kelly Green or Holiday themed attire 

Dec. 11  1st grade to the Nutcracker  9:30-12:30pm 

Dec. 14  Beef Jerky Sale  After school from 4:10-4:20 pm. Beef Jerky - $1 

Dec. 17  4th grade Music/PE/Art Program Food Drive Ends 

6:30pm in the gym 

Dec. 18  Cookie Decorating Party Holiday Sing-a-Long 

For the House who won the Food Drive Competition 3:30pm 

Dec. 19-Jan 2  No School  Students return Jan. 3rd 

Winter Recess 

     

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Get Help With the Homework Hotline! Have questions about homework? The Homework Hotline is here to help! The Wichita Public Schools is o�ering support for students at all grade levels. Students who have questions about their assignments, as well as parents who need support while helping their child at home, can call or email the Homework 

Hotline. There are certified teachers who can answer questions on any assignment from kindergarten through high school.  The Homework Hotline is open Monday through Thursday from 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. 

 Call for help: 973-4411 or email your questions to homework@usd259.net. 

 Please take advantage of this support system to make sure your child is successful! 

  

Pr�-Kinderga�te�  Kinderga�te� Reading: 

● Letters/Sounds- F, G, P, N ● Explore and Engage in read alouds, 

sequencing and retelling events. Math: 

● Counting to 20 ● Identifying and matching numbers 0-20 ● Building patterns ● Addition/Subtraction by 1 ● Subitizing 

Science:  ● Building and creating structures 

    

Reading:  ● Sight Words - with, my, you, what, are, now ● Letters/Sounds- Nn, Ff, Bb 

 Math: 

● More than/less than/the same as ● Making groups equal ● Comparison of sets within ten ● Comparison of numerals 

  

 

1s� Grad�  2n� Grad� Reading:  

● We will be learning about ocean animals, rainforest animals, and animals adapting in di�erent seasons. 

● We will be working on author’s purpose, cause and e�ect, sound words, sequencing, and main idea/details. 

Math: ● Addition and Subtraction Strategies ● Addition and Subtraction Word Problems ● Related Equations (Fact Families) 

Science/Social Studies: ● Holidays Around The World ● We will learn about Christmas in the U.S., 

China, Canada, the North Pole, Mexico, Sweden, Australia, and Germany 

In Reading, we are learning about… ● Communication ● We will be discussing how people and 

animals can help each other, di�erent ways to enjoy music, how schools can be di�erent from each other, di�erent ways to communicate, and following safety rules! 

In Math, we are learning about… ● Addition and Subtraction within 200 with 

word problems to 100. In Science, we are learning about… 

● Engineering and Water Craft 

 

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3r� grad�  4t� grad� Reading Block: *In comprehension, we will read a variety of texts. We will learn about and produce opinion writing pieces.   *In decoding and spelling, we will work on the sounds of /aw/,/oi/, homophones, and contractions. *As we learn new vocabulary words, we will also learn about glossaries and digital dictionaries.  *Remember a third grader should be reading at home every night Monday through Thursday.   Math Block: * Student will be exploring measurement using kilograms, grams, liters, and milliliters.  *Students will use place value understanding and the number line as tools to round numbers to the nearest ten or hundred. *Students will also use estimation to test the reasonableness of sums and di�erences calculated by using standard algorithms. They will demonstrate their understanding in addition and subtraction algorithms with 2-3 digit numbers. *Students will also continue to work on learning their multiplication facts.  Science Block: *We will be traveling around the world celebrating Christmas tradition in the United States, France, Mexico, Sweden and Australia.    Upcoming Events: December 14: Our first READ-A-THON :) December 17: Christmas Around the World December 18: Quarterly Party beginning after lunch  Sing Along in the Gym  

In Reading we are working on… *Comprehension with literature and informational text (fiction and nonfiction) using skills such as understanding text and graphic features, and sequence of events. *Spelling patterns including compound words, and words ending in -ed and -ing *Grammar and Writing with a focus on homophones, and types of nouns as well as persuasive writing  In Math we are working on…. *Multiplication of up to four digits by a single-digit number.  *Please keep working on basic multiplication facts at home!  In other news… *We just finished a project on Mars! Ask your student about it! *Fourth Grade Program is Dec. 17th at 6:30 in the gym. *Be on the lookout for more information about our last day before break (Dec. 18th). 

  

5t� Grad�  O�ic�/Nu�s� In Reading we are working on: ~ Main Idea and Details in text ~ Understanding the di�erence between fact and opinion ~Creating a writing piece focusing on ideas and organization   In Math we are working on:  ~ Multiplying multi-digit numbers with and without decimals ~ Conversion of measurements ~Solving multi-step real world problems   Please continue to have your child read at least 20 

minutes each night and practice math facts! 

Kelly Elementary O�ce Hours: 8:30am—4:30pm 

(316) 973-4150 Please remember to call in our child's absences or they will be marked unexcused. Also it is important to keep the o�ce informed of current address and 

phones numbers for your children.  

REMINDER! Enrollment fees are past due! We ask that you make 

every e�ort to settle your account. Please submit payment to the school o�ce. Thank you! 

  

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Please stay current on your students lunch account.  

To pay meals and school fees with a credit card: www.mealpayplus.com 

 

ATTENDANCE MATTERS Be Here On TIme, All Day, Every Day 

 Kelly Liberal Arts Academy 

3143 S. Millwood, Wichita, KS 67217 ● Phone: 316-973-4150 ● Fax: 316-973-4160 http://kelly.usd259.net ● Facebook.com/KellyLiberalArtsAcademy 

 

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Kell� Foo� Driv� 12/6/18 thr� 12/17/18 

 We will be having a competition among the Houses (Hyla, Ibis, Lupus, Ursidae, Vulpes) to see who can bring the most food to 

donate to the Kansas Food Bank. As an alternative your student has the option to make a Holiday card in place of bringing food. We 

will give the Holiday card to a local church who sponsors our school.  

 The House who brings the most food/holiday cards will get to have a COOKIE DECORATING PARTY 

on December 18!  

We will be collecting non perishable food and holiday cards  December 6 thru December 17. There will be boxes to place your donations 

in by the house Christmas trees.   

Thank you in advance for your participation and willingness to support our community!  

 The Food Bank is in need of: 

Peanut Butter Canned Soups 

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Canned Fruit 

 

 In the event of severe weather or school closings: 

Þ Please listen to local media. Þ Call the district hotline at 973-4259 for the latest school closings and cancellations. Þ Visit the school district website 

www.usd259.com