MSMS Transition Night

This Thursday, May 7th, Main Street Middle School is hosting a transition night for fourth graders and their families from 6-7pm.  You will have the opportunity to tour the school, see your child's new classroom (in various stages of ongoing construction), meet faculty, hear about life at MSMS, and ask questions.

I hope to see every family there!

Flynn Center and Shelburne Museum

The fourth grade has two exciting upcoming field trips this month!  

THE FLYNN CENTER:

On Monday, May 11th we will leave school by 9am, have a picnic at Oakledge Park in Burlington, then attend the performance of Cirque Mechanics: Pedal Punk! starting at noon.  The agile acrobats of Cirque Mechanics are veterans of renowned companies like Cirque du Soleil, and mesmerize audiences with a hybrid of circus arts and industrial-themed engineering. Jaw-dropping acrobatics meet mechanical wizardry with pedal-powered “Gantry Bike,” an enormous and ingenious machine in and around which unicycles fly, wheel acrobats hover, pole climbers soar, and trapeze artists float. This pulse-racing circus draws inspiration from the culture of steampunk, wherein a post-apocalyptic world of machines is powered by steam; only this time, the power comes not from steam, but from pedals, rotational force, and heart-stopping mid-air acrobatics!  This exciting performance connects to art, science, and physical education.

SHELBURNE MUSEUM:

On Friday, May 29th, we will visit the Shelburne Museum to tour the exhibits and participate in “Passport to Learning” workshops.  We will leave school by 8:45 and return at the end of the school day.  Passport to Learning is an exciting series of ten interactive workshops for students in grades K-8 that meet educational standards from Vermont’s Framework of Standards and Grade Expectations/Common Core State Standards and introduces students to concepts and themes in art, language arts, math, science, and social studies through a facilitated exploration of Shelburne Museum.  Visiting the Shelburne Museum supports our learning about Vermont’s history.  

The total cost of these trips for families will be $8.50, which covers the cost of admission for the Shelburne Museum, and a small portion of the bus fare to The Flynn.  This amount should be paid in cash and returned with the permission slip portionFlynn Center and Shelburne Museum

The fourth grade has two exciting upcoming field trips this month!  

THE FLYNN CENTER:

On Monday, May 11th we will leave school by 9am, have a picnic at Oakledge Park in Burlington, then attend the performance of Cirque Mechanics: Pedal Punk! starting at noon.  The agile acrobats of Cirque Mechanics are veterans of renowned companies like Cirque du Soleil, and mesmerize audiences with a hybrid of circus arts and industrial-themed engineering. Jaw-dropping acrobatics meet mechanical wizardry with pedal-powered “Gantry Bike,” an enormous and ingenious machine in and around which unicycles fly, wheel acrobats hover, pole climbers soar, and trapeze artists float. This pulse-racing circus draws inspiration from the culture of steampunk, wherein a post-apocalyptic world of machines is powered by steam; only this time, the power comes not from steam, but from pedals, rotational force, and heart-stopping mid-air acrobatics!  This exciting performance connects to art, science, and physical education.

SHELBURNE MUSEUM:

On Friday, May 29th, we will visit the Shelburne Museum to tour the exhibits and participate in “Passport to Learning” workshops.  We will leave school by 8:45 and return at the end of the school day.  Passport to Learning is an exciting series of ten interactive workshops for students in grades K-8 that meet educational standards from Vermont’s Framework of Standards and Grade Expectations/Common Core State Standards and introduces students to concepts and themes in art, language arts, math, science, and social studies through a facilitated exploration of Shelburne Museum.  Visiting the Shelburne Museum supports our learning about Vermont’s history.  

The total cost of these trips for families will be $8.50, which covers the cost of admission for the Shelburne Museum, and a small portion of the bus fare to The Flynn.  This amount should be paid in cash and returned with the permission slip portion

ECO DATES

Sorry about the confusion with ECO dates.  We did not have ECO today.

We will have ECO on May 4th, June 1st, and our final ECO will be June 8th.

Storykeepers Celebration

The celebration for Storykeepers will be next Wednesday night from 5:30-6:30.  I hope to see every family there!

Family Interviews: Storykeepers

As part of the Storykeepers project, students should interview a family member about the person who they're researching.  It may be the person, or a person who has knowledge of the person that he/ she is learning about.  Here is the link to a video we watched about HOW to interview a family member: http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/tips-howtos/video/helping-teen-plan-conduct-30113.html.  Students will bring home a list of possible interview questions that they may ask in addition to those that are specific to the family.  Please help your child record interview information.

Reminder: Field Trip Tomorrow

Tomorrow morning (3/19), we will walk to the Vermont History Museum.  Please make sure that your child is on time and prepared to walk as we will leave at 9:00am.

Almost Pi Day

Tomorrow the kids will learn about Pi in math class while enjoying some Pie.  Mrs. Parker is looking for a few more pies for the occassion.  It's VERY short notice, but if able, please bring in a pie to share tomorrow, Friday March 13th.

Thanks!