Yeah!

I am looping to 5th grade!

Field Trip to The Swimming Hole and Ben and Jerry's Factory

We had a blast on the field trip to Stowe!

Busy Busy Busy!

Here is a list of upcoming events..

4/9 - 2nd field trip to the Vermont State House with Vivian Tomasi
4/10 - Mrs. Pierce at a school leadership retreat
4/14 - Contemporary Vermont Art Study with Vivian Tomasi
4/16 - Voting for DCF book award
4/17 - BAKE SALE AND PAJAMA DAY!!!
4/20-4/24 - Vacation Week
4/30 - 4 Winds
5/1 - Mrs. Pierce at the DCF Book Conference
5/4-5/8 - “Way to Go!” Week - bike, scooter, skateboard, walk or carpool to school!
5/5 - Hubbard Park for the afternoon for a hike and nature study
5/14 - National Life trip to view/discuss Paul Sample mural with Vivian Tomasi
5/19 - Flynn Theatre to see “Our Hidden Heritage” for Vermont Studies
5/20, 5/22 - Science NECAPs
5/26 - Vermont Project due
5/29 - Shelburne Museum field trip
6/4 - 4th Grade Egg Drop
6/9 - 4th Grade Field Day at the recreation fields

Class Introduction

Recess!

Service Learning Project!

We have made our goal - we raised enough money from the sale of the water bottles to buy EVERY FAMILY at UES a reusable shopping bag. What fun we had researching facts, organizing bags and delivering them to the delighted students. Go Team!

Update by Isla

We have finished recorders and we have now started chorus . We will also be going to the Vermont Historical Society Museum on Thursday, March 12.

Welcome back!

What a restful vacation! I am rejuvenated from a week of cooking with my daughter, going to the local libraries, getting together with friends and catching up on lost sleep! The classroom was deep cleaned and looks great and we have a new hermit crab. Red was Somerset's pet but we lost interest so he'll live here now. He could use a friend so if anyone is at Petsmart pick up another hermit crab for us!

Update by Lucas

We have been looking forward to a pajama day party on Friday and plan to have a read all day. Mrs. Pierce is thinking about having pizza for lunch.

Book Reports due Friday

We saw an awesome presentation by our Nicaraguan visitors yesterday, and today we are working on book reports, due Friday.

Hood Museum of Art

Update by Desiree - We went on a field trip to the Dartmouth Hood Museum of Art on December 23. We learned about the Wabanaki baskets and other things. Today was the first day back to school!

Update by Tanner W.

We watched the 5th grade show and the band concert today.

Kids taking over blog writing

From now on, the job of updating our class blog will be done by the student of the week who has computer privileges. Have fun and feel free to leave him/her comments!
Melissa

Upcoming Events

December 17 - instrumental concert - 1:30 pm
December 23 - field trip to the Hood Museum of Art

Hubbard Park

We had a terrific hike to Hubbard Park today with the fourth grade class from St Michael's School. We found squirrel, deer, lynx and lots of dog tracks!

Thank you for PLP conferences

Families,
It was nice to see so many of you yesterday at the parent- teacher- student conferences. Please get in contact if you have any lingering questions or concerns. Thanks!
Melissa

New Kitty in the Pierce household

We have adopted another pet! To celebrate my daughter's 3rd birthday, we headed to the animal shelter this weekend. As we opened the door to the cage of kittens, one of them literally propelled himself out of the cage onto my shoulder. I looked at the attendant over my shoulder, through the kitty's legs, and said "I guess this one is coming home with us!"
We've named him Bacchus and he is fitting in nicely with the rest of the menagerie.

Room 219 Wish List

ROOM 219 WISH LIST

Dear Families,
As we move into winter, some of our classroom supplies that I purchase over the summer are starting to dwindle. Below is a “Wish List” in case you are interested in helping to rebuild our stash of frequently used materials. Thank you very much!
Melissa

disinfectant wipes
spray cleaners / sponges
hand lotion
cough drops
gum (to chew during math)
construction paper
paper cups / plates
plastic spoons / forks
paper napkins
scotch tape
extra snacks (pretzels, goldfish, etc.)

Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences

Hi Families,

We have Monday, November 24 set aside for conferences. If you have not scheduled one, please do so. Kids should definitely attend!

Rock of Ages

We had a nice day at Rock of Ages granite quarries. The kids learned about the history of the quarries, saw the quarries in action, viewed the manufacturing plant, saw a video and chose a piece of granite to take home. On the way home, we were able to drive through Hope Cemetery to see some of the monuments that were made at Rock of Ages.