Enjoy your winter break!!

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

• February 29th -   Teacher In-service Day (No School)
• March 17th - All School Curriculum Night
• April 13th - EXPO

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**Many photos from our final day of the fifth grade Africa study can be found under the Language Arts tab. 

 

 

Brrrrr!! We hope you are finding some way to stay warm on this frigid Valentine's Day!


Throughout the past week, and continuing up to our February break, both fifth and sixth grades have been immersed in a different type of learning.

Fifth graders are exploring Africa, and the many diverse aspects of this rich continent.

Sixth graders are exploring a variety of exercises designed to promote positive well being. Jennifer DeBois is working with sixth grade girls. Mary and Robert Bryant are working with sixth grade boys.


IMPORTANT DATES:

• February 20 - 28th - February break
• February 29th -   Teacher In-service Day (No School)
• March 17th - All School Curriculum Night
• April 13th - EXPO

Sharing African cultural stories & Trying African Dance

On Monday the entire school gathered in the gym to celebrate the 100th day of school!!

Each teacher released 10 balloons at a time - with the students counting along - until 100 balloons filled the gym's ceiling:

                                Monday was also CRAZY HAIR DAY111


Family Fun Night: Recycle-mania February 11th 6:00-7:30

Join us for an evening of recycling mania for kids and adults! Learn about recycling in Vermont – what’s recyclable and what’s not – and check our recycling themed activities including paper recycling, zero waste home ideas, a race to recycle– and art projects for kids. Enjoy prizes, gifts and zero waste refreshments! The Recycling Nerds at the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District will be on hand to answer questions.

CVSWMD (802) 229-9383 ext. 102 or  mailto:cassandrah@cvswmd.org ]cassandrah@cvswmd.org


Fifth Grade Africa Unit
Beginning February 8th, in the mornings for two weeks, our fifth graders will be participating in an integrated study of Africa. On Friday, February 12th, we will go on a field trip to the Hood Museum in Hanover, NH, to tour an exhibit of modern African Art, as well as viewing an exhibit of traditional African weapons.

In this unit of study, we will introduce the diverse people, nations, cultures, and geography that make up the second largest continent of our world. In Music, students will practice drumming. In Physical Education, students will play recreational games similar to the ones children play in the many nations of Africa. In Art, students will make African Masks. In Language Arts and Social Studies, students will explore a variety of African folktales, connecting their historical stories with how they inform the reader of African cultural values. We will study rural and urban cultures, their cuisine, the geographical landscapes of the nations of Africa, along with an introduction to some of the 50 nations on the African continent.

We are planning a culminating event on Friday, February 19th, when we plan to share our favorite African folktales, poems, and games together. We are hoping that students (and their parents) will join us for a potluck lunch, where we will share African recipes we created at home. Do join us.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• February 9th - Activity Afternoon: (We need parent chaperones by Monday, February 8th.)
• February 12th - Fifth Grade AM Field Trip to the Hood Museum
• February 20 - 28th - February break
• February 29th -   Teacher In-service Day (No School)
• March 17th - All School Curriculum Night
• April 13th - EXPO