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May 27, 2008
I have a pair of JC Penny black snowpants size 10/12 and Sorel black boots size 2 left in the classroom from the winter. Also, there are numerous items in the Lost and Found. If you are missing these items, let me know and I will make sure that they make their wayinto your child's backpack. Please look through the Lost and Found the next time you are in the building. Thanks, Nancy
May 23, 2008
What an exciting day!
Our painted lady butterflies emerged. Four out of five were released onto our class tree this afternoon! It was a beautiful sight!
We talked about all the metamorphis that took place and changed the caterpillar into a butterfly. We learned the word proboscis (which is the straw like tongue of the butterfly).
We also saw that our poor plants without air, sun or with too much water were stressed and the one in the best environment with ample sun, air, water and soil grew large!
Thank you for the gifts and lovely notes for teacher appreciation week. If you drove by school on Friday, there were signs all over the front lawn saying "Consolidated teachers rock!" and other similar beautifully handmade by student signs. It was amazing ! Thank you one and all!
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Enjoy the time with family and friends and remembering those that have passed away. I still love you dad! Nancy
May 19, 2008
Two upcoming events....
There will be a vote on Tuesday on the school budget. The budget items were passed at the public meeting last week but the second part of this process is a vote at the polls on Tuesday. It is a "yes or no" on the school budget. If it does not pass, it has to go back to the public meeting. Please take a few minutes out of your day tomorrow and vote. Thank you!
Friday is "Dress as your teacher day!" in school so start thinking! Nancy 
May 18, 2008
3 Kinds of Rocks
We started learning how all rocks fall into three categories -igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic. Igneous rocks come from magma coming out of the earth and cooling over time. Sedimentary rocks come from sand and mud pressing together over time and hardening into rocks. Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have changed. The rock cycle was also introduced.
We are also watching our caterpillars in class. Three of them have changed into chrysalises in the classroom. We are measuring them and watching them grow and change (metamorphis).
Our experiment with plants is showing us that plants need food, water and air to grow. When one of those is missing, the plant is stressed. Students are not very happy with this experiment, they all want the plants to thrive.
May 13, 2008
The concert is tonight!
The grades one to three concert is tonight. Please have your child in the classroom at 6:45. You can go get a seat in the gym and the concert will begin at 7:00. See you there :)
May 09, 2008
Don't forget!
The homework project called "Rock and Roll" is due on Monday. A notice went home two weeks ago and had all the details. In short, students need to bring in an egg carton with 12 rocks collected from various places. The rocks should be various colors, shapes and sizes. One needs to be from near water and another needs to be from the beach but the rest are up to your child. Each rock should have a piece of tape with the child's name or initials on it and each rock should also have a label of where it is found. For extra credit, rocks can be identified but it is not necessary. We will be doing activities in class starting on Monday with these rocks.
Also, if you are interested in summer tutoring, please drop me a note. I tutor for the first five weeks of the summer either once or twice a week. Let me know.
Lastly, I want to congratulate Julie Urban and Michele Chadburn. Julie is our current Reading Recovery teacher and she will be a first grade teacher next year. Michele is our resource room teacher this year and will be a third grade teacher next year. We are sorry to see Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Boyd retire anfter many years of service to Consolidated but we wish them the best of luck and hope they come back to Consolidated in a different capacity next year.
Thank you, Nancy
May 08, 2008
S.O.S.
We are down to our last box of tissues in the class. If anyone would be so kind as to send in a donation, it would be greatly appreciated. Nancy
May 05, 2008
We have been learning about Earth Day in class and what we can do to help the earth. Students wrote to convince others in the family what they can do to save energy or help the earth. This was a nice lead in to our core literature book, Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. In this book Miss Rumphius is told that she had to do something to make the world a better place. Miss Rumphius planted lupine seeds. So beware if your child comes home and suggests different things that they can do to help the earth or make it a more beautiful place! Thanks!
