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| Students enjoyed learning about these fluffy Angora Rabbits during their field trip to the Shelburne Farms. We had another week packed with engaging learning opportunities. The highlight of our week was definitely the field trip we took to the Shelburne Farms on Tuesday. While there, students saw several farm animals and learned some interesting facts about them, they hand-milked a dairy cow, they learned about cheese making, and took a story walk through a wooded trail. This was a culminating event after spending the year learning about dairy farming with the Discover Dairy Program. A fun time was had by all. When we returned to the school in the afternoon, students enjoyed ice cream for a treat in clelebration of their latest reading reward!   During literacy this week, students worked on writing a closing or conclusion to their persuasive essays or letters and then began editing and revising. They also began writing memory letters to their classmates. These memory letters are one of the traditions we hold near and dear, as when 3rd graders graduate from the Elmore School, they will receive a bound book of letters written from every classmate they attended The Elmore School with over the (three) years they were here. Rather than spelling words this week, students worked on some phonics practice. First graders worked on compound words and multi syllable words; second graders practiced identifying words with hard g - /g/ and soft g -/j/ sounds and hard c - /k/ and soft c - /s/ sounds; and third graders identified words that have more than one meaning. During math first graders finished their unit adding two double digit numbers (adding within 100). Second graders are adding within 1,000 with a focus on making extra 10 or 100 (regrouping). Third graders used multiplications strategies to solve multiplication problems where one factor is over 20 [ex. 28 x 4 can be broken into (20 x 4) + ( 8 x 4)]. |
At ECO on Thursday our focus was on the order of survival (shelter, water, food). We played a game where students had to capture the other teams survival medallions (like capture the flag) in the correct order. There was a lot of team work, strategizing, exercise, and fun involved. Our next ECO will be a hike back to the Beaver Pond where we will explore and compare the habitat and macro-invertebrates found in the pond. We will have a picnic lunch before we hike back down the trail. This will be an extended ECO and we will be out of the classroom for the majority of the day. Students will need a snack, bag lunch, water, sneakers or hiking shoes. They may also want sun screen, bug spray, and a hat.
On Friday we overhauled our shed. Students worked together to empty it out, sweep it, organize the toys and put everything back. Team work makes the Dream work!
Thank you to Jess Boutin for the Chicken Tenders and berries for hot lunch on Friday with cookies for dessert! Mrs. Bellavance is planning Spaghetti and meatballs for Hot Lunch next Friday.
If you have not already done so, please remember to vote on the School Budget on May 21st! We appreciate your suuport!
Announcements
- Library Monday - remember your books
- School Banking is Monday - remember your deposits!
- PE is Tuesday and Wednesday next week
- Tuesday, May 14th - Field trip to Shelburne Farms
- Tuesday, May 21st - School Budget Vote
- Thursday, May 23rd- ECO - let me know if you would like to Volunteer.
- Friday, May 24th - Memorial Day Observance @ Peoples Academy 10:00 am
- May 27th - No School - Memorial Day
- Thursday, May 30th - Field Trip to the NBNC for E.C.O.
- Tuesday, June 4th - Field Trip to Stowe Performing Arts to see Ada Twist Scientist live production.
- Last day of School - TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH - early dismissal
- End of year Celebration/3rd grade graduation/ family picnic - Tuesday, June 18th @ The Elmore School from 5:00 - 6:30 pm
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