Kenyon Week 12
October 31st, 2025
Happy Friday Kenyon Families!
Your scholars closed out the month of October in a fantastic way! They started their week showing incredibly perseverance on a tricky ELA assessment and went on to learn the algorithm in math today! They have had so much fun learning more about insects, practicing new spelling patterns, and working in the science lab with Ms. Mikhael. The Owls enjoyed their time in Art and Dance this week! Their hard work and excitement for each new day was noticed by so many people around Brooke Mattapan that they won the leadership trophy!!!!
I am so proud of them all for their consistent hard work and drive to improve. I am eager to discuss their progress with you in a few weeks on November 19, 2025 for Family Conference Day! If you have not yet, please sign up for a time slot on my post from earlier this week (pinned at the top of the Connect page)!
I hope you all have wonderful weekends and, as always, please reach out with any questions or concerns!
In partnership,
Ms. Kallay
Our Learning at a Glance đź“š
Math: This week we learned a new addition strategy (the moment we’ve all been waiting for…) the ALGORITHM! We have been discussing the connection between base ten blocks (HTO chart) and the algorithm! These strategies show the same exact thing, however, the base ten is drawings and the algorithm is numbers. A big push for our team is ensuring that our work is neat and organized to ensure we prevent little mistakes!
Literacy: This week in ELA, scholars did a deep dive on the various ways insects are helpful and harmful to the natural world. On Thursday, they took a stand and argued whether it would be a positive or negative thing if all insects disappeared! Scholars took their 2nd ELA assessment and their unit content assessment this week as well!
Word Study: This week in Word Study, students learned about a tricky spelling pattern with words that end in Y and are being used in the past or present tense. If the word ends in a consonant and a Y, you drop the Y and add IES or IED (like apply → applies/applied). However, if the word ends in a vowel and a Y, you leave the verb alone and add ED or S (enjoy → enjoys/enjoyed). We also learned about being verbs: is, am, are, was, were etc. and how they can be linking verbs (link a subject to a predicate) or helping verbs (connect two verbs to show the tense). Our homophone pair this week was blue and blew!
Queer History Month: This week, scholars read the book “Papa, Daddy, & Riley.” This book focuses on different types of family and the overarching theme is that the most important thing that makes a family is “love.”
Coming Up 📆
Tuesday, November 11th: NO SCHOOL - Veteran's Day
Wednesday, November 19th: Family Conference Day - NO SCHOOL for scholars. Please sign up for a meeting time if you have not yet! Our schedule is pinned at the top of our Connect page.
✨SHOUT OUTS!✨
Shout out to MERIT for earning the integrity powerband! Merit is such a leader on our team for this week's goal of apologizing for our mistakes and identifying when a teammate makes a mistake accidentally! He is quick to say sorry, but also quick to change his actions moving forward to make sure he doesn't make the same mistake again! We're so lucky to have him on our team!
Shout out to our Owl of the Week KLOHEE! Klohee is such an incredible Owl! She is an incredibly hard worker, meticulous mathematician, and eager reader. When she receives feedback, she reacts super well and views it as an opportunity to improve! Klohee is truly growing better every day!
Shout out to our October Monthly Leader PINNACLE! It is Pinnacle's first year at Brooke Mattapan, but you would never know! She is such a powerful participator and valuable member of our class and school community. Her exceptional work provides us with endless opportunities to learn and her positivity brings constant joy and energy to Kenyon! We are so proud of you, Pinnacle!