Avatars, Avatars, Avatars!!

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More Avatars!

       

More Avatars

Egg Cartons



We are looking for empty egg cartons to be donated for our rock unit.  If you can send any in please do so!
Thanks!

We made Avatars!

Today was "Fill a Bucket Day" at UMS!  This is from a fabulous book called Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud.  It is a guide to daily happiness for kids.  Please ask your child to explain it further.  Today in class each child had an opporturnity to use a "cool" site called Voki.  Students created Avatars that represented their physical characteristics.  Then they shared three ways to fill someone's bucket.  I am having a hard time posting all of them so please stay tuned!  They will be coming!



Red Clover Night!

Thursday, April 19th, 6:30-7:30 p.m: Red Clover Evening--Come make crafts related to the 2012 Red Clover Picture Book Award nominees. There will be a variety of activities in the front wing of UMS. Hope to see you there!

Plants!

We began our Unit on Plants last week.  We discussed the cycle and where it all begins.  The seed!  We ended the week with a special treat from Mrs. Lucier.  Seeds that we eat!  Enjoy the "quick" video.



Spirit Week

This week is Spirit Week at UMS! The schedule was sent home in everyone's
green folder last week and was listed in Mr. Antonicci's email newsletter.

Here's the schedule again, in case anyone lost it:

Monday: Hat Day
Tuesday: Favorite T-shirt Day
Wednesday: School Color Day (blue and green)
Thursday: "Fill a Bucket" Day (This goes along with a book the whole school
reads about kindness--your child does not need to bring anything/wear
anything specific that day. We will focus on kindness and "filling each
other's buckets"!)
Friday: Pajama Day

Balance and Motion Stations

Here are some quick videos of some students exploring at Balance and Motion Stations last week.   It takes a moment to start playing (sorry, I am new at videos) so please be patient.





UMS Food Drive

As many of you may already know the Colchester Food Bank is now located directly next to our school in the old fire house building.  We would like to support this great organization and our community by doing a food drive between now and the end of the school year.  Each class has been assigned a week to collect food.  Our week is April 30th - May 4th.  This is not a requirement.  However, if your family is able to donate any items it would be greatly appreciated!  Thank you! :)