Field trip on Friday

Hello,

While not nearly as costly or dramatic as our Plimoth Plantation trip, we do have a walking field trip on Friday. We'll be going to the Pine Grove Cemetery. Chaperones are welcome to come. We'll leave the school at 10:30am. Groups of four or five will be responsible for filling out packets that include science, history, math and writing activities. We plan to be back at school by 2:00.

I was pleased to have a parent join us for the entire morning today. Morgan's mother is a high school science teacher and she watched us do our morning thing and then treated us to some juice and snacks as well. I think many of our kids like an audience just as much as they like snacks, so it worked out well.

We have our math test tomorrow. Multiple digit multiplication and division is the focus. The estimation questions will probably give us the most trouble, but I wouldn't give the test if I wasn't confident.

More drawing of atoms, and discussing physical and chemical changes in chemistry. That test is coming soon.

Conference sign ups will also be appearing soon. I did an online sign up last year that worked pretty well. You will be able to sign up the old fashioned way as well, so be on the look out for that next week.

Thanks to everyone who went to the 5th grade potluck dinner. The numbers were a little low, but we had a good showing from our class. It was definitely a success with many food offerings to choose from. Strong communities don't just happen. They take some work. So thanks to everyone who pitched in last night.

Thanks for reading,

Mr. Shea