Attention Parents!

Upcoming dates: Thursday, April 3rd – Book Fair Our class will visit the book fair from 10-10:30 am. If you would like me to assist your child in choosing books, please let me know. Also, please let me know if you do not want your child to use book money to purchase items other than books (erasers, bookmarks, toys, etc.). Friday, April 4th- Birthday Breakfast We are celebrating Liam and Elsie’s birthdays this month from 8:30-9:00 am. Please join us! Tuesday, April 8th – Kellogg Hubbard Library We will continue our community field trips in April with a visit to the Public Library. We plan to leave school at 12:30 pm and return by 1:15. I am looking for volunteers to accompany us on our trip. Please let me know if you are interested! Thanks! Linda

Patricia Polacco Author Study

We recently began an author study of the talented Patricia Polacco, who is an author/illustrator of numerous children's books. Her Russian and Ukrainian heritage often plays a role in her stories which sometimes center around memories from her own childhood. We are using Patrica's work to discuss and compare characters in her books, and to learn and use interesting vocabulary words. Try reading one of her books with your family!

Weeks in Review

I'm a little late with my postings so here's a look at what we've been up to lately! We continued our sound waves unit with several experiments including one where students drop an object in water and see the waves. Since sounds waves are invisible, we tried to imagine what they would look like with this experiment. We also experimented with sound vibrations by investigating a rubber band experiment. Can you see the vibrations when you strum the rubber band? Can you make the sound change? For each experiment, we have focused on the scientific method and named each part of the method using our own experiments as a reference. We celebrated the 100th Day of School and Valentine's Day and took a community field trip to the Montpelier Post Office. Did you enjoy your letters? We have been working hard on completing our non-fiction "teaching books" and are eager to share them with you on the 7th!