Classroom News

Dear Families,

This Wednesday, we will meet our pen pals at the UVM Catamount basketball game.The game will be a lot of fun and during the game, there will be trivia questions in the stands, a student-athlete speaker, and a VSAC speaker both touching on the importance of doing well in school and following your dreams. There will also be Zumba at halftime where students can get up and participate. 
Unfortunately, we are not going to allow students to purchase food or drinks from the concession stand. 

Book projects are due Monday, 2/3. Students brought home another rubric, so please reach out to me if your child still does not have a rubric and postcard. Thanks!

We are hoping to ski Friday and will keep a close eye on the weather. We still need chaperones for the field trip to Sleepy Hollow on February 14th and February 21st. Please let me know if you can join us!

We celebrated the Lunar New Year today. The fourth graders did a wonderful job with the dragon parade!

Have a great week,
Mrs. Carter

Chinese New Year Lunch!

Classroom News

Dear Families,

The play was a hit. All the students should be proud of all their hard work! Now it's time to settle back into the routine.

Pen pal letters were due Friday. I will be sending the letters Tuesday afternoon, so if your child has not finished their letter, it needs to come to school Tuesday.

Check out the NEW Family Curriculum Website

https://www.mmuusd.org/family-curriculum

Have a great week!

Mrs. Carter

Classroom News

Dear Families,

The play, Go West will be Friday at 6:30 pm! The students have been focused and are almost ready to perform for an audience. We will also lead All School Morning Meeting on Friday.

Pen pal letters are due on Friday.

The first day of cross-country skiing was perfect! We had warm weather and plenty of snow.

The ski days will be:

1/24 (at BPMS)
1/31 (at BPMS)
2/7 (at BPMS)
2/14  (at Sleepy Hollow)
2/21  (at Sleepy Hollow)

Make-up days will be in March.

We need volunteers to chaperone at Sleepy Hollow. If you or family members are interested in skiing with a small group of students, please let me know. Thanks! 

Mrs. Carter

A Special Video

During the summer of 2019, BPMS school staff learned that Susan and Ted Blood, adjacent landowners, would be selling their 245 acre property. The Huntington Conservation Commission and The Public Land Trust have worked to create a proposal using a variety of funding, including both grants and public funds, to acquire the land and create a Huntington Town Forest. In late December there was a public hearing at the Huntington Town Library to discuss the pros and cons of this project; there is a tremendous amount of support for securing the land and creating a Town Forest. Brewster-Pierce staff supports this project as it would open up a much wider range of opportunities for all students during Outdoor Learning Days. Since some of the funding will come from the town, the hope is to complete all necessary steps in the process and present this proposal to the voters on town meeting day in early March. 

Please enjoy this video! You may notice some children you recognize! 😀

Classroom News

Dear Families,

The permission slip for the UVM basketball game on January 29th will be going home with your child on Monday. Please sign and return the slip by Friday.

We will go to the Flynn Theater on Monday to see The One and Only Ivan.

Play practice will be three times this week in preparation for the play next week.

Wednesday is a late start and Friday we will start cross-country skiing!

Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Carter

Classroom News

Dear Families,

Happy New Year! Take out your new 2020 calendar and mark down all these dates!

Friday, January 3rd - Graffiti Book Projects due

Monday, January 6th - Flynn trip to see The One and Only Ivan

Wednesday, January 8th - Late Start

Friday, January 10th - Cross-country skiing starts (weather dependent)

Cross-country ski days will be Fridays at BPMS 1/10, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7 from 12-2:00 and two trips to Sleepy Hollow on 2/14 & 2/21 (all day). We will need chaperones for the Sleepy Hollow ski trips. 

Friday, January 17th - Our class leads All School Morning Meeting and the performance of Going West will be in the BPMS gym at 6:30!

Monday, January 20th - No School, Martin Luther King Day observed

Wednesday, January 29th - Field Trip to UVM to meet our Underhill pen pals and see a Women's Basketball game! This is a great opportunity for students and it is sponsored by VSAC.
                                                                                                                                                            

Our current curriculum starting in January:

Reading - Historical Fiction Book Clubs
Writing - Opinion Writing (Personal and Persuasive Essays)
Social Studies - Westward Expansion
Science - Structure and Function (an organism's adaptations help it to survive)

Make it a great week!

Mrs. Carter