Recycled Crafts on Friday!

A good site for helping your kids with Math

http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=2147483781

Assignment

Students,
In the comments section -
Please write 2 complete sentences using 2 of your vocabulary words from lesson 7.

Reminders

Hi families,

A few reminders - 

~ we will be going outside for class recess daily, even in inclement weather. Please help your child to dress properly. Additionally, please have your child bring (or better yet, leave here) a pair of INDOOR shoes. No one likes to clomp around in boots all day.

~ With flu season here, we are hand washing and cleaning like crazy. Any donations of DISINFECTANT WIPES, TISSUES, AND COUGH DROPS are appreciated!

~ Field trip with PE teachers to Westview Meadows will be Monday, November 25. I am still waiting for a few permission slips.

~ We have 4 Winds today.

~ There will be no school next Wed-Fri. Happy Thanksgiving!

Upcoming Events

11/14 - Resource Conservation lesson with Gwen from the CVSWMD

11/15 - Book Fair and Movie Night

11/20 - Thanksgiving lunch 

11/27-29 - Thanksgiving break

12/17 - Field trip to Fairbanks Museum

Harrison Woods!

Visit from Norwich University students!

We had 10 Norwich students come to do some Science experiments with us yesterday. One group made windmills to demonstrate wind energy and the second group made edible landfills (hello chocolate mud!). A few of the NU students also measured the noise levels in our classroom to demonstrate noise pollution.

Wind Energy!

We had Erin from VEEP in today giving another presentation on energy. We used fans, lights, magnets, solar panels, etc.

4 Winds!

4th graders learning about the sun from Roy.

Assignment

Kids,
In the comments section, write one complete sentence about your 4 day weekend.

Hi Families,

We have Bird Banding this Friday, October 18 at the North Branch Nature Center. We will plan to leave UES at 8:30 and return by 11:30. The folks who have offered to drive are  - 

Alisa D - 5 kids

Olga P -  6 kids

Ernie S - 3 kids

Eric B - 4 kids

Elmira B - 5 kids

Jean S - back up?

Jon H - back up?

Drivers should meet us out front at 8:30. Make sure kids are dressed to be OUTSIDE (coats, waterproof gear, boots). Thank you!

Hunger Mtn Coop

Visit from VEEP (Vermont Energy Education Program)

Blog assignment

Students,
In the Comments section, please write one complete sentence about one of our field trips so far - Tunbridge Fair, Mt Elmore, or Harrison Woods. Write something that you learned or enjoyed OR a question you have.

Coop trip!

Families,

As a kick off to our Resource Conservation and Sustainability work (it's in our Science curriculum but since it is a personal passion of mine, I go above and beyond), I plan to take the class to the Hunger Mtn Coop on Monday, October 7. They do a fantastic tour for us, with lessons, local foods discussion and even a goody bag! Parents can join us. We will leave UES at 9:00 and return by 11:30.

Thanks!

Harrison Woods today!

Tunbridge Fair!

Shelburne Farms!

Ethan Allen Homestead

Events

5/23 Field trip to Ethan Allen Homestead

5/24 Walking Field trip to tour the Vermont State House (chaperones welcome!)

5/27 No school

5/29 Field trip to Shelburne Farms

5/30 4th grade Field trip to Rock Of Ages (we will go by bus, chaperones welcome!)

6/4 4th grade field trip to Shelburne Museum (we will go by bus, chaperones welcome!)

6/5 Breakdancing assembly

6/17 Field trip to North Branch Alpaca Farm (my house, I will need drivers to drop kids off and pick them back up, no need to stay)

6/19 Last day of 4th grade!

5/13-5/15 Science NECAP tests

5/17 Field trip to Recycling Center in Williston and GROW Compost Company in Moretown (I need drivers!)

5/23 Field trip to Ethan Allen Homestead

5/24 Walking Field trip to tour the Vermont State House (chaperones welcome!)

5/29 Field trip to Shelburne Farms

5/30 4th grade Field trip to Rock Of Ages (we will go by bus, chaperones welcome!)

6/4 4th grade field trip to Shelburne Museum (we will go by bus, chaperones welcome!)

6/17 Tentative field trip to North Branch Alpaca Farm (my house)

6/19 Last day of 4th grade!

Good Bye Mrs. Robbins!

A Day in 1890 at the Billings Farm

Write a sentence with 3 colorful adjectives about what you did on your extra day off.

Assignment

Use 3 of your spelling words in a complete sentence.

Force and Motion Experiments With Our First Grade Buddies!

DCF BOOK BLOG

Here is the website which we will be accessing and using to post comments about the DCF books we read from this year's list.
http://dcfbooks.edublogs.org/

Assignment

Tell about one of your New Years Resolutions.