THE PERFECT DAY

We visited Veazie's Riverside Park today and worked with University of Maine Art Professors, Andy Maury and Greg Ondo along with our very own art teacher, Mr. Garrett White. We made art from artifacts found along the river. We listened to special presentations given by James Francis from the Penobscot Nation and Antonio Bentivoglio of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It was a beautiful day by the Penobscot River!

Such an amazing group...love them!

PICS FROM 5-26

Our dress up box never gets old! It's fun to pretend as we learn and grow!

A couple of pictures from our Spring Concert Rehearsal.

The kids did a great job at the concert Wednesday afternoon.

We learned about lobsters and orcas as we explored the ocean.

Thursday mornings are dedicated to Lego Robotics.

It's so much fun to watch the kids build and program with the WeDo2 program.

And yes, we even programmed our cars to drive down the hall :)!

NEWSLETTER 5-26-16

Hi! We have “arrived” at the Atlantic Ocean. We learned about lobstering as a career and about lobsters in general. We also learned about orcas. We are having fun decorating the room with sea life!  Don’t forget to check out the upcoming dates. This year is heading to an end too quickly!!

READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS

We finished the book, ANDRE. The kids loved it. They do have a movie out if any of you are looking for something to watch on a rainy summer day. Unfortunately, there is a swear word used twice in it, one of the milder t.v. ones. Not sure why they need to do that when they know it’s a movie for kids…grrr…rant over. It’s pretty cool to watch though because it shows real footage of Andre at the end. The kids also know that the movie was filmed in Canada using a sea lion…crazy I know!

We are still working on answering reading comprehension questions. They are getting better at using 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 :)!

MATH

We worked with identifying which strategies are our favorite to use when adding. We used function machines to practice addition and subtraction by ten. We continued to work with fractions and shapes.

LEGO ROBOTICS

• We did a new Lego Robotics build on today. Everyone was able to build a car that actually moved and made noise. We will be spending every remaining Thursday morning building and programming with the WeDo Lego Robotics. They are getting so good at it!

GO FISH T-SHIRTS

Thank you to everyone who already paid for their child’s musical t-shirt. A huge shout out to everyone who donated money to pay for another child’s shirt. If you haven’t paid yet, please send in $6 as soon as possible.

DATES TO REMEMBER

• 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. Feel free to join us or meet us there :)!
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• 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

PICS FROM THE WEEK ENDING 5-20

Mrs. Logan came in and read a big book with us.

She showed us how ed can make three different sounds!

We LOVE Lego Robotics!!!

First Graders are unbelievable at building and coding!

Playing a river game.

Sight word games.

Inventing a new game!

We LOVE to read!!

Fire Fighter Pete came and talked about ways to stay safe this summer.

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