Field Day Friday

This Friday, June 13th, we will have a field day at the recreational fields.  Families are welcome and encouraged to help out for the day if able.  We will leave UES before 10 and come back after 2.  Please let me know if you would like to help out for all or part of the day.

Though we had originally planned a pool party, the pool was unavailable because not enough lifeguards were able to work during the school day.  We are looking forward to spending the day playing games together instead.

Hope to see you there!

Art Portfolio Pick Up

Art portfolios are here!  They will be held in the classroom until Thursday to allow parents to pick them up.  On Thursday, any remaining will be sent home with students.

Update: Revolutionary War Unit

We are immersed in Revolutionary War history in our classroom.  We have learned about the events leading up to the war, the first battles of the war, and the decisions of the Continental Congress.  We are currently analyzing the Declaration of Independence while writing opinion pieces of our own that mirror the structure of the document.

Next week we will finish our own "Kids' Declarations" and select important figures to study more in depth.  Each student will research and make a poster to present about influential figures in the war.  We will also learn about the Battle for New York.

Ask your child what he or she has learned so far!

ECO with Buddies

We have rescheduled ECO with our first grade buddies to Wednesday, June 4th.

No ECO this Week

ECO is cancelled this week.  We will have ECO next Friday, May 30th.

Tick Season: Information on Prevention

Now that Spring is finally here, we need to take measures to prevent tick bites.  Here is a link to the Vermont Department of Health's site on Ticks and Lyme Disease:

http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/lyme/documents/preventing_lyme_disease.pdf

6th Grade Orientation

On Thursday May 8^th the middle school will be hosting our annual Sixth Grade Orientation for parents and students beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the middle school gymnasium. At this time parents will have an opportunity to meet the faculty and staff to hear from them about the sixth grade experience. Students will participate in their own orientation on the same evening in a separate room. At 7:30 p.m. everyone will come together on the main floor for refreshments.