WOW, we sure do have a lot going on in CC3! If you think we're winding down on the school year, think again! We've got many exciting projects in the works, keeping track of everything at this busy time of the year is challenging!
First of all, our East Montpelier Unit is moving along splendidly. We are grateful to guest speakers and interviewees that have recently visited. They include: Michael Duane, Burr Morse, Rosie Laquerre, Seth Gardner, Bruce Chapell, Carolyn Pastore, John Hall and Clara Ayer. We are grateful to them for coming in and sharing their East Montpelier stories with us. Students have also done a fabulous job with their "green screen" interviews. Each of our guests complimented students on the quality of their questions as well as their attention during presentations. Over the course of the next couple of weeks, video footage will be edited by our 5th grade tech club friends and a final video production will be unveiled at our EMES Tech Night on June 12th!
Our writing of traditional tales is also progressing nicely. This week, students were introduced to the Google application, Book Creator. Students are in the process of uploading text and illustrations to complete their original books. It's amazing all the transferable skills that are integrated into this reading, writing and technology work. We're sure the finished products will be amazing! They too, will be unveiled at Tech Night!
During reading workshop, we're continuing to work on our character study unit. On Friday, we celebrated the fact that students filled 5 PBIS chip buckets with a viewing of the movie "Because of Winn Dixie". The film is a great connection to the book, which was really fun for us to discuss. We are now reading the book Shiloh, this is another great character study book and will surely become another class favorite. Please ask your child to tell you about Shiloh so far, and what connections there are to Winn Dixie. Students are doing much deeper thinking when it comes to analyzing characters, envisioning, and predicting.
In Discovery, we have finished our unit on magnetism. Students are enjoying sharing their magnet poster homework assignments with classmates. We've seen some real creativity in this work. The remainder of our "Discovery" classes will be spent on our East Montpelier Unit. It's great to see students take such an interest in their home town!
Upcoming Events:
- Monday, May 28~No School-Memorial Day
- Wednesday, May 30~PE Lab to The Country Club of Barre 9:00-1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 12~EMES Technology Night 5:30-7:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 13~East Montpelier Tour Field Trip 9:15-1:30 p.m. Please see the PINK information sheet in your child's Friday Folder for chaperone/volunteer information.
- Friday, June 15~EMES Field Day-Raindate-Monday June 18
- Wednesday, June 20~Last Day for students-dismissal at 12:30 p.m.
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