Happy Halloween!

We had a fun Friday in Room 11! We made puppets, read scary stories and ended the day with some delicious treats!  Thank you to all the parents who were able to send in treats or help out during the party. Have a safe and Happy Halloween!   

         

         

         

         

         

Party

Dear Room 11 Parents,
This is just a reminder that our class will be having a Halloween Party on Friday, October 30th from 2:10-2:55 and all parents are welcome to join! I also want to remind everyone that several students in our room have food allergies and all food must be seen by Nurse Kelley before it can come down to the classroom. Thank you!

Conferences

We are now using an online service for parent conference sign-ups. It is the same company Malletts Bay and Colchester Middle School use. To sign-up for a conference go to the UMS website and click on the parent conference link. Conferences are November 23rd & 24th. Remember, you are only allowed to schedule one slot per child. So, you will need to coordinate schedules with your spouse and/or the child’s other parent. If you do not have access to a computer, please call Mrs. Phillips to schedule your time. 264-5959 Two other things to remember when scheduling: There is no space between your child’s first and last name (ex. JohnSmith) and you need to use a foreslash when separating the numbers in the birthdate (ex. 01/02/2011).

Burnham Library

What a beautiful day for a walk.  Room 11 had a great time looking for books at the Burnham Library this afternoon.  We are so fortunate to have such a wonderful library in our town.

        

        

Library Visit

This is just a reminder that our class will be walking to the Burnham Library tomorrow (Thursday, October 22nd) after lunch with Mrs. Howard's class.  We will leave school at 12:45 and will return to school by about 2:15.

Fire Safety Presentation

The Colchester Firefighters came to UMS on Monday to talk about fire safety.  They discussed setting up a meeting place with your family in case you need to leave your house quickly.  The firefighters also put on all their gear to show us that we shouldn't be scared if we ever see a firefighter dressed up with their mask, hood and air tank.  The students enjoyed the visit and learned a lot.  Here are some pictures from our presentation.

      

Four Winds

Last Thursday Room 11 had their first Four Winds lesson.  We learned about bugs and metamorphosis. We had a great time!  Our favorite part was going outside and looking for bugs!

            

            

Open House

Thank you all for coming to Open House.  The students were so excited to showcase their day.  It was a wonderful turnout!

Open House

Open House Video 3

Open House Video 2

Potatoes!

This afternoon Room 11 picked the potatoes they planted at the end of first grade.  They then brought the potatoes into the food shelf.  

      

      

      

      

      

Community Applesauce

Another way to build a classroom community is to cook together.  Today everyone brought in one peeled, cored and sliced apple to add to the crockpot.  By the end of the day we had a delicious treat to eat together!  It was a thumbs up!