Scholastic Book Fair

It is Book Fair Week at UMS!  Clifford was on the playground this morning!

Book Fair Hours:

Tuesday: 3-4pm

                 6:30-7:30pm

Wednesday: All Day and 6:30-7:30 pm

Thursday: 9-3pm

Friday: 9-1:00pm

Snack and Gum

                      

Snack Time:

We have been going through "extra" snacks like crazy in Room 12.  Students are eating their snacks at lunch time or not having one at all.  Please pack your child more items or consider sending in a box of crackers or something peanut free to donate to the classroom.  ~Thank you~

Gum:

We will officially be out of gum after our spelling check-in tomorrow.  :(  We have been so fortunate to have gum during all of our assessments and the students love it!  If you are out and can purchase some for the classroom we would LOVE it!

Informational Texts

We have started a new unit of study on Informational Texts.  Today we brainstormed what we "think" we know using our schema about Informational Texts.


What we know about Informational Texts:

*  Learn about animals
* Learn about the Statue of Liberty
* Tells you about states
* Tells you about cars
*  Learn about history
*  Learn about planets
*  Learn about technology
*  Learn about a lot of different topics
*  Learn about space
*  Learn about insects
*  Learn about capitals
*  Learn about Iditarod Sled dog race
*  Learn about sports
*  Learn about chemistry
*  Lots of pictures
*  Learn about school
*  A book that will tell you about stuff

Northern Lights

Last week a solar storm created a beautiful light show in the night sky over parts of the United States. On our local news people sent in gorgeous photos.  We observed some photos and learned more about the Aurora Borealis.  This was a great connection with our study of Alaska.  One more way to compare Vermont to Alaska.  Please enjoy our beautiful paintings of The Northern Lights outside our classroom.

They are way more stunning in person!

Sugar Challenge

Mrs. McCleary discussing the Sugar Challenge with the class~

In your child's green folder is a letter explaining the UMS Sugar Challenge.  Your child is being challenged for the next 4 weeks to reduce the amount of sugar he/she eats.  Please see the letter for further information and how to participate.

DARE

This morning we had our first of four visits from Officer Fontaine.  He will be joining us on Wednesday mornings to discuss a variety of topics with the central theme being safety. 

Bowling and Ice Skating Field Trips

What a great day for all!  Check out our field trip pictures!