NEWSLETTER 5-20

Hi! We “traveled” down the Penobscot River this week to the Atlantic Ocean. We learned about the river and the animals that live around it. We talked about the differences between river and ocean water.  We will be learning about the animals and plants in the ocean through the end of the year.

READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS

We are working on answering reading comprehension questions. I am teaching them to use the question to create their answer. Keep reading for Books for Bikes! If you need tickets or books, your child knows where to get them :)!

We wrote stories about a day when we found a new type of river. We definitely have some creative kids…ask your child what kind of river s/he found. We painted pictures to go with our stories.

MATH

We used the “vending machine” to practice adding two digit numbers. We continue to divide shapes into parts to practice comparing fractions. 

LEGO ROBOTICS

We did a new Lego Robotics build on Thursday. Everyone was able to build a robot that pulled a trailer. We will be spending every remaining Thursday morning building and programming with the WeDo Lego Robotics. It’s amazing to watch the kids in action as they build, code, solve problems and communicate with each other!

GO FISH T-SHIRTS

Don't forget to send in $6 for your child's musical t-shirt. A huge thank you to those who already have and to those who generously donated extra to cover someone else's shirt!

DATES TO REMEMBER

• Tuesday, May 24th - Veazie Cultural Fair - 9:00 - 11:00 Middle School students will have exhibits to view. There will also be special presentations going on in the gym. It is open to the public.

    9:30-10:00  Charles Lagerbon will be giving a 20 minute talk/presentation on artifacts discovered in a nearby Veazie dig site.

   10:10-10:30  Cindy Heath talking about Fort Parnell

   10:40 - 11:00  Dane and Jane McGovern talking abut the Civil War

• Wednesday, May 25th - PreK through 5 Spring Concert at 1:00 in gym. Middle School band and chorus will perform that night at 7:00.

• Thursday, May 26th - Orono High School Choir visits at 1:00.

      *   Friday, May 27th is a mini day.  12:30 dismissal.

• Wednesday, June 1st - River Art - During the activity, there will be a Native American Story Teller, a musical performance, and directed instruction on collecting things on the shoreline, and using these items to create art.  This will be lead by Andy Maury, Greg Ondo and Garrett White. Feel free to join us. We will leave school at 8:30 and return at 10:00.

• Thursday, June 2nd - 8th grade musical, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at 1:00. They will present again that night at 6:30.

*  Friday, June 3rd - Books for Bikes drawing - get those tickets in!

*  Tuesday, June 14th at 1:00 pm in gym - GO FISH (Primary Musical)

*  Friday, June 17th - 12:30 Dismissal, Field Day, Barbecue, Last Day