Adventurers Team
Adventurers Team
Team teachers Pam Wise/Joplin James
Welcome
to Adventurers’ Parentlink message for Friday, May 24th.
This week . . .
On Monday we welcomed Pam’s return. It was great that all our
kindergartners were able to stay for the afternoon and they had lots to tell her
about everything they have been doing during her absence.
Pam will be here afternoons for the duration of the school year and Megan
will continue in the mornings.
This week our focus was on vegetables. On Tuesday we sampled the many
fresh vegetables that students brought in, including Cauliflower, cucumber,
radish, Kale, carrots, and green peppers. We were so impressed with how the
students were willing to try all the vegetables and somewhat surprised at how
much they enjoyed some of the more unusual vegetables. On Wednesday morning we
made stone soup, as promised, and each student added their vegetable to the pot.
As the smell filled the room our appetites grew and when it was ready to serve
at our morning break, everyone was excited to try it and many came back for
seconds and thirds. We would like
to take this opportunity to remind parents that our morning snack is really
meant to provide a nutritional boost in the morning. Students will enjoy a
healthy snack and we suggest that you save the cookies, puddings, Jello,
chocolate covered treats, and other sugar snacks for an after-school desert if
you feel it’s appropriate.
The poem this week was
called “A Carrot Poem” and it helped us remember about the “5-a-day”
rule; that we should eat at lease five servings of a fruits and vegetables each
day.
We’re still
waiting for the baby praying Mantises to emerge from their eggsac.
Friday was our hike to snake mountain.
This was a more ambitious hike than our Mt. Philo hike in the fall.
Thanks to those parents who
joined us: Doris and Jeff Ogden, Jeff Shedd, Dawn Hameline, Mannie Hilker,
If you’re interested in learning more about Snake Mountain, here’s a
link that provides a great description of the hike along with interesting facts
about the mountain’s geology and history:http://w00.middlebury.edu/EL365A/Snake%20Mountain.html
In math this week, the kindergartners have been learning about three
dimensional shapes; spheres, cylinders, pyramids, and prisms. We also spent some
time examining dollar bills, and learning about many of the symbols that are
used on currency.
First graders began a new unit using mental arithmetic and fractions.
This week the second graders.
Next week all books must be returned by Friday, May 31st.
Also we seem to be missing some of our Accelerated Reader books from our
classroom collection, please check around your home.
The book swap in on Wednesday, if you have any used childrens’ books
to exchange, please make sure your child brings them in on Tuesday, so they can
get tickets to take to the swap on Wednesday.
Next Thursday is our day at Shelburne Farms. We’ll
be learning about soil erosion and the water cycle. We always look forward to our visits to the farms. We welcome
some additional chaperones, if you would like to join us for the day, please
send a reply. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately to outside
for part of the day and brings a lunch. The
staff at Shelburne Farms asks us to remind you to help reduce garbage flow by
requesting that students bring their lunch in recyclable and reusable
containers.
We’ll need some volunteers to help with the picnic on June 11th
and also if you have a large grill that you would be willing to lend, we would
love to hear from you.
Upcoming:
Shelburne Farms: Thursday, May 30th, 8:30- 2:00
Montshire Museum: Friday, June 7th, 8:00 -
5:00
Bookswap: Wednesday, May 29th
(send in books next week)
1st-2nd grade concert 1:30
Wednesday, May 29th (Postponed
from May 22nd)
Adventurers Family/alumni Picnic: Tuesday, June 11th,
5:30-7:00
Sleepover: June 11th 7pm- 8AM (more
details to follow)
Please remember to return the student portraits this
week that you do not intend to purchase, and also if you would like to make a
PTO pizza order, the forms are due this coming week.
We’re especially looking forward to our end of the
year trip to Montshire Museum. If
you are a parent who has volunteered to help chaperone that day, please send us
a reply to let us know if you would prefer to ride on the school bus with the
students or with adults in the minivan.
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Last updated: May 24, 2002