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Grade 5 HW – Mrs.
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Grade
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Art – Mr. Stasiuk |
Music –
Mrs. Johnson |
Hello and happy last
newsletter. I can't believe how quickly the year has flown by and how much the
first graders have learned. This week was a lot of fun and the class did a
great job in the Talent Show doing the Hand Dance, and they also enjoyed being
part of the audience too. You should have a copy of your child's End of The
Year Assessment for math in their folder. Overall, everyone worked hard on it
and showed all that they learned this year. We also sent their workbooks home
on Thursday so take a look through them and see all the work they completed.
You could redo the numbers on a page and have your child practice their math
during the summer. Please, please, please have them continue to count coins,
tell time, practice their addition and subtraction facts and keep them skip
counting forwards and backwards. This will help them stay ready for second
grade math! Everyone had a blast on our field trip to the Squam Lake Natural
Science Center and the first graders loved seeing all of the animals. Look for
the pictures that Ms. Jones put under 1F so you can see some of the fun we had.
I still love the otters, the bear and the deer. I want to thank all of the
chaperones that came along with us. You all did a wonderful job and we wouldn't
have as much fun without you! Thanks again for your time and energy and I hope
you had a good time and learned something during the day. Report cards will be
in your child's folder and in the envelope there is also a printout of their
MAP scores. Here are a few reminders for next week; Field Day is on Monday so
please have your child dressed with sneakers, shorts and sunscreen. It is a
busy day outside with all kinds of fun activities! Tuesday goes very quickly
and we will spend a lot of the day in the gym watching the sixth grade
festivities. Remember it is an early release day and we will be dismissing at
Grade 1/2GS – Mrs. Gehring/Mrs. Spack
Click here to see second graders’ book projects!
As our school year comes to a close
we would like to thank our parents for sharing their wonderful children with
us. It has been a fantastic year in 1/2 GS! We started out this week with our
fun pet days. Everyone enjoyed learning about each of the pets and what a
variety we had! From many differently sized dogs and Felicia's unusual
Grade 2M – Mrs. Malo/ Mrs. Swenson
Click here to see Character Can Book Projects!
I can’t believe we’re at the end of the school year and this is the last letter I’ll be writing! All of us are anxious for summer vacation and we’re thankful that all assessments have been completed. The children were able to share interesting information about themselves as they wrote a letter to next year’s teacher. On Thursday we had our annual school talent show where some children in our class shared dance, music and wrestling. Earlier in the day we had our own class talent show. We all enjoyed watching the children demonstrate their talents of flexibility, jumping rope, singing, and performing the Electric Slide. Friday was a relaxed day with our stuffed animals as we celebrated three summer birthdays and watched the movie Little Giants. Thanks to Jessica and Bryan’s families for providing the goodies. REMINDER: Please check your house for any school books and return them with your child. On Monday we will be grouped in our school families to participate in Field Day. Then on Tuesday we all say our farewells until next year. I have enjoyed working with your children and wish all of you a wonderful, safe summer vacation.
Grade 3/4M, 3/4W, 3/4Y – Ms Martens/Mrs. Wasson/Mrs. Yates
Click here for Memorial Day Program Pics!
It is hard to
believe that another
year has come and gone. This year has been
a learning process for both staff and students with our combination
classes. The majority of us have felt
that this has been a successful year allowing us to cover all the demands of
curriculum and student needs. The
students rose to every occasion with the changing of classes and teachers on a
daily basis. Wow, were we impressed with
their ability to remember the who, what, and where of each day. We all agree that the independence level of
students increased by taking responsibility for their materials and assignments
for every class. Of course, all of this
would not have been possible without parental support, which we are grateful
for. Thank you for a wonderful year. We all wish you an enjoyable, safe, summer
and we'll see you in the fall. Sincerely,
Grade 5CR – Mrs. Craycraft/Ms Richards
Hello everyone. It is difficult to believe we have arrived at the end of
the year. 5CR kept so busy, to the last minute, that this week really did not
feel like the last full week. We finished our work on the mysteries with most
students having a rough draft. The developing sense of plot and
character was nice to see in these pieces. It was also evident that these
young writers have a good grasp of logical organization and the use of
transition words and phrases. These elements worked together to make for fluent
pieces of writing. Our reading time was spent researching the various
tests we performed in science and creating presentations that were shared on
Friday. We also spent time finishing assessments. Everyone wrote a letter
to next year's teacher, completed spelling tests, and was benchmarked in
reading. SCIENCE - The students enjoyed sharing their ideas in science. Both
classes prepared presentations on who they thought committed the crime against
Felix Navidad. Then they were asked to defend their choice using logical
explanations for evidence that might seem contradictory to their theories. They
did a good job. I was especially impressed by the explanation one group came up
with to explain the brown stained paper towel. It was food coloring used to
make the cola still appear the normal brown after the poison ice was added.
Some groups thought Felix was alive, most thought he was not and almost
everyone thought Kendra was guilty. As is often the case in real life crime,
and science for that matter, we
do not know for certain if our ideas are correct. We can only rely on the
evidence and continue to explore, and experiment, to find further
explanations for the things we see and experience, but are yet to
understand. I want to take this opportunity to tell you how much I have enjoyed
working with your children this year. It has been a fabulous time. Each and
every student in 5CR and 5HW is a unique person with many gifts to share. I
have enjoyed getting to know each of you and look forward to watching you grow,
and eventually graduate from high school. This year I attended the graduation
of my first class- the sixth grade class of 2001-2002. It was a pleasure to
watch these now grown students cross that stage. It is a moment I'll not forget
and one I look forward to repeating with each class of students I have taught.
Take care, have a great summer and I will see you next year.
Grade 5HW – Mrs. Harris/Ms Winkler
Click here for Boat Painting Pix
Grade 6DK– Ms
Duffield/ Mr. Kiely
This has been a packed week
with the talent show, sharing our myth projects and also visiting the New
Durham Public library on Friday. We hope that many of our sixth graders will
visit the library over the summer and take out some of the many tantalizing books
they chose today. We thank Max for his introduction to the young adult section
that many of our sixth graders now enjoy. As the year closes we notice that
some of our classroom books are still missing from the shelves. Please check at
home and return anything that belongs to NDS, sixth grade, or Jill Duffield!!
It should be labeled inside. Thanks!
Finally, it is hard to believe the year is almost done. This has been an
outstanding group of students and we will be honoring them in many ways at our
step-up day next Tuesday at
Art – Mr. Stasiuk
Music – Mrs. Johnson