Adventurers Team

Team teachers Pam Wise/Joplin James

Welcome to Adventurers’ Parentlink message for Friday, May31^th.

It’s been a busy week with the 1^st/2^nd grade concert, the bookswap, and  preparing for the end of the year.  On Tuesday we continued our discussion about Memorial Day and about those who have made sacrifices for their country.

            On Wednesday we enjoyed the performance of our 1^st and 2^nd graders in the concert and glad that so many parents were able to attend.

We had a wonderful day at Shelburne Farms on Thursday. We continued our learning about erosion and the water cycle. Ask your child to tell you about evaporation, precipitation, condensation, and erosion. Thanks to those who came along to help out Kathleen Chein, Wendy Hallock, and Ellen Powell. We are always so impressed with the high quality of programming, and the professional, knowledgeable and enthusiastic staff. Shelburne schools are not charged for the programs at Shelburne Farms, but if no one objects, we would like to use some of the remaining funds from this year’s Adventurers scholarship fund to send a token of appreciation to our instructors at Shelburne Farms.  Thanks again to those families that have helped support the fund this year to make sure that it is not a hardship for any Adventure family to support our field trips.

On Monday morning the whole school will gather outside to sing together. Each team has written a verse about themselves to a familiar melody. This should be a fun event, but we’re sorry to say that parents are not invited to observe.

Our last week of the school year is always full of special activities. Next week is talent week, so please ask your child what day s/he is schedule for and help her/him prepare for the performance.

Wednesday is “Clifford the big Red Dog” day and we encourage students to bring in any Clifford books or related paraphernalia next week. On Wednesday everyone should wear as much RED as possible and we’ll be doing some special “Clifford” activities.

Usually we have an arts/crafts day, but this year the students requested a science experiment day. If you would have the time or interest to run a science station, please send us a reply. We also will continue our tradition of an ice cream sundae day, and if you a blender and the enthusiasm to help make 40 sundaes, we would love to hear from you.

     Next Friday is our big trip to the Montshire Museum in Norwich Vermont. We will depart from school at 8:05 and return at 5:05.  We will need to know who will pick up your child at the time and how to contact that person if our return time changes for any reason, so please return the paper that your child will bring home or save some paperwork and send an email reply. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately to be outside for part of the day and brings a healthy morning snack, and a good lunch (we’ll provide a snack for the ride home). I must confess that I have misplaced the list of parents who have offered to chaperone, if you were planning to join us for the day, please send us a reply and also let us know if you would prefer to ride on the school bus with the students or with adults in the minivan. This trip is funded by the PTO and gift-wrap sales from earlier this year.  Thanks to the PTO and all those who have helped make it possible for us to take so many trips this year.

Next week look for details about the sleepover on Tuesday, June 11^th. This is always a memorable highlight for the students, but of course it is optional. If you have any concerns or questions about it, we hope you will contact us.   We’ll be asking for some help with the breakfast on Wednesday morning (Day 180). We would still like to hear from some volunteers to help with setup and cleanup for the family picnic on June 11^th.  The Pasackows have offered to bring a grill but we need at least one more.

Upcoming:

Montshire Museum: Friday, June 7^th, 8:05 - 5:05

Adventurers Family/alumni Picnic: Tuesday, June 11^th, 5:30-7:00

Sleepover: June 11^th 7pm- 8AM (more details to follow)

Please keep an eye out around your home for our Accelerated Reader books from our classroom collection. We’ll be doing a full inventory and updating the collection this summer, but it is a shame to have to replace books that we have previously purchased.

The June SCS newsletter is now available online. Goto:http://shelburne.k12.vt.us/scsforms/newsltr/news0602.pdf

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Last updated: May 31, 2002