Monday News

Dear Families,

The students did an amazing job leading All School Morning Meeting. We will lead it again on October 23^rd.

On Thursday, the students went to Burnt Rock Farm and the alpaca farm in Hanksville. Thank you to all the chaperones! Ask your child what they learned about on the field trip.

We have started graphing the amount of daylight in Vermont weekly. In January, the students will get a mystery place around the world to figure out where it is located. There will be clues, including amount of daylight increasing or decreasing.

This week the students will meet their prebuddies. The day has not been decided yet.

 Homework:

Read each night for a minimum of 20-30 minutes. 

Math: 

3^rd graders – page 29, 33
4^th graders – pages 55, 56, 59, 60

Writing: Last week we read the Time for Kids article called Dino Hunter. Answer the following questions.  

Mark Norell is a paleontologist. What character traits and skills do you think a paleontologist should have? Record your ideas on a T-chart labeled Character Traits (on the left) and Job Skills (on the right). Remember to cite evidence from the article for the character traits and skills you pick.

Homework is due Friday, October 2nd

Student Bloggers

By S.M. and A.K.

The Third and Fourth graders went on a field trip to Burnt Rock Farm and the alpaca farm.

We got to pick potatoes at Burnt Rock Farm.

At the alpaca farm Karen, who took us on the tour, gave us alpaca fur. She also showed us the barn.

There was a sick alpaca with a alpaca coat. It has pneumonia.

We got to taste the alpaca food.

These are the crates that the potatoes are kept in.

This is farmer Justin

This alpaca is new to the farm

This is alpaca fur

These alpaca’s are eating

This is a baby alpaca

Important Dates:

September 30th : Picture Retake Day 

October 9th : Parent/Teacher conference – no school for students 

October 12th : School Recess – no school for students & staff 

October 14th : 2-Hour Delayed Opening 

October 20th : HIKE DAY

PLEASE SIGN-UP FOR CONFERENCES. Check in your child's backpack for the sign-up sheet.

FYI: Copied and pasted for those interested.

Holey Underwear! Can it really be DAV PILKEY at the Flying Pig??! It can!

THURSDAY, OCT. 8 at 4 pm at the Shelburne Town Hall, 5240 Shelburne Road, Shelburne

Don't miss this rare opportunity to meet the amazing creator of Captain Underpants, right here in Vermont at the Flying Pig Bookstore! Dav will be here celebrating the publication of his newest book, Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot.
There's something rotten in the state of Ohio, and it's smellier than a pile of putrid gym socks! Steer clear -- it's Sir Stinks-A-Lot! George and Harold, and their doubles, Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold, have a good thing going. Two of them go to school, while the other two hide in the tree house and play video games all day -- then they switch! But when their malicious gym teacher, Mr. Meaner, creates a method of mind-control that turns their fellow students into attentive, obedient, "perfect" children, the future of all humanity will be in their hands!
Turnout for this event will be large, so you must RSVP with the number of people attending: flyingpigevents@gmail.com or 802-985-3999.
We will have all of Dav Pilkey's books on hand to purchase for autographing at a special discount for attendees!
And - you will also get to meet Captain Underpants himself! This will be an amazingly fun afternoon

Monday News

Monday News

Dear Families,

On Thursday, all the 3/4 students will be leaving at 9:15 am and returning by 11:30am for a field trip to Burnt Rock Farm and the alpaca farm in Hanksville. This ties into our science (geology), social studies (world geography and Vermont geography and economics) units. Please return permission slips if you have not already. 

Our class will lead All School Morning Meeting on Friday. Please have your child to school by 7:40 so he/she can be on stage with their classmates.

We started spelling groups last week. Ask your child who he/she has for spelling.

Homework:

Read each night for a minimum of 20-30 minutes. 

Math: 

3^rd graders – page 9 and page about ordering number
4^th graders – pages 

Writing: Write a true story (small moment) about a time you felt excited. 

Science: Micro-Habitat at home. 

Homework is due Friday, September 25th

 Student Bloggers:

Science

By A.S. and A.B.

In science, we are learning about Interdependence. Last week we were choosing

habitats to learn about plants and animals. My group saw a spider and a slug. The spider was black and yellow. Arianna’s group saw a snail and a spider. It was orange and black.

Monday News

Hello Families,

Last week the students in third and fourth grade worked on place value. Third graders added two-digit numbers and fourth graders added three-digit numbers.

In Science we started our unit on interdependence. We will take a trip over to the recreation field to pick a micro-habitat to observe. We will visit our site throughout the school year to observe changes. Send your child to school with sneakers on Thursday for our field trip to the rec. field. Students will also choose a micro-habitat at home. The homework will be coming home on Tuesday and will be due on September 25^th. The students will have two weeks to complete their observation of their home mini-habitat.

The students began rotating to Ms. Motta for social studies. In social studies, students began looking at physical, political and topographical maps.  

This week we will break into our spelling groups. Ask your child who he/she has for spelling. Spelling is 20 minutes each day and is a part of our daily literacy program. Reading workshop and writing workshop are also our daily routine. On Tuesdays, the students will have Enrichment with Ms. Askran. She has been a literacy teacher and is currently working on the theme - country versus city.

Important Dates:

September 16^th – Picture Day

September 17^th – Constitution Day

September 24^th – Huntington Field Trip to Burnt Rock and Alpaca Farm. Open house in evening. Bring your planner/calendar to sign-up for conferences.

September 25^th – We lead All School Morning Meeting

Homework:

Read each night for a minimum of 20-30 minutes. 

Math: 3^rd graders – page 5 and 13

4^th graders –pages 19-22

Science: Micro-Habitat at home. Instructions will be coming home on Tuesday.

Homework is due Friday, September 18th

Science Homework is due Friday, September 25th

Student Bloggers:

By: GJ and EM

We made amazing posters about ourselves.

We each have our own computers. 

Every day we have reading time. 

Monday News

Monday News

Hello Families,

I hope everyone enjoyed the warm weather this weekend. I spent the weekend in Maine for a wedding, but I was able to sneak in a walk on the beach.

Last week was busy. Our class created our hopes and dreams and classroom rules. We also started our stamps for positive acknowledgements. We’ll continue to get to know each other this week and build our classroom community. We had nutrition with Alison and personalized our Writer’s Notebooks.

Mrs. Mitchell will be in our classroom on Thursday conducting a survey for her graduate project. Parents, please sign the consent form for Mrs. Mitchell’s research. Mrs. Mitchell’s baby boy is due on September 20^th. I know the fourth graders will be excited to see her!

Important Dates to Remember:

September 16^th – Picture Day

September 24^th – Open House

September 25^th – We lead All School Morning Meeting

Homework:

Read each night for a minimum of 20-30 minutes. This can include reading recipes, reading directions to board games, reading poetry, reading picture books, reading series, etc. It is also important to listen to reading. Please enjoy books alone and with each other. Find a comfy place in the house and make reading a daily routine that everyone looks forward to!

Math: 3^rd graders – math pages from Mrs. Carter

4^th graders – math pages from Mrs. Aitken

Homework is due Friday, September 11th

Enjoy your week,

Mrs. Carter

My dog, Tug (yellow) and Ms. Motta's dog, Trudie (brown) cooling off in the doggy pool.

Fish Tank

by: jc and jg

We have a fish tank in our room. In  the fish tank there are 14 fish.

Fish names are

1.Packer

2.Patriot

3.Silver

4.Sucker

5.Neon1

6.Neon2

7.Neon3

8.Neon4

9.Neon5

10.Neon6

11.Neon7

12.Whitey

13.Orange

14. The Last One