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The 5/6 grade has just finished up an awesome unit centered around
EROSION. We concluded this into with a stream table lab where the students
have come up with a hypothesis of how to safe a town (Lego buildings) from
water and soil erosion. Groups used inquiry task questions and had to construct
a plan to divert the slow water flow of the stream table.
The beginning of the trimester was a switching of gears and our focus will be
on ecology, biology and food webs. To start this unit we will be introducing
terms such as: abiotic factors, biotic factors, producers, consumers and energy
pyramids. To reinforce the on celts of food webs we will be breaking into
groups and role playing In To The Forest, an ecological food pyramid where
the right moves earns you energy points and the wrong moves make you
someone's dinner (and therefore their energy!!!)!!! Survival of the fittest is
truly tested as well as the students ability to strategize and plan on how to have
their organisms survive.
Arguing With Mr. Aquadro
In seventh grade, students are cementing the process
of prewriting, writing, and revising arguments, narratives, and informative pieces. On the days when students aren’t writing, they are finishing The Enemy.
We will be ending the novel by focusing on theme,
and after we’ll be focusing on nonfiction.
In English 9, learners are studying the 1940’s. They
are reading The Diary of Anne Frank, and after, either
Farewell to Manzanar or The Bomb. Students will be
focusing on informative and argumentative writing. They’ll be ending the year reading short stories
and writing narratives.
Gym Class with Mr. Eno
The 7/8 grade PE classes have
just completed a unit on Indoor
Lacrosse Activities. The
students participated and
competed in different types of
lacrosse games.
Our previous Unit, which was
volleyball, the students had an
opportunity to play after school
in a Intramural program with
other students and staff
members. We had anywhere
from 10-15 participates along
with 4-6 staff members playing.
Family and Consumer Science / Health
Mrs. Mitchell
The Family and Consumer Science/Health class will
be participating in an educational program to raise the
awareness of the issue of unnecessary vehicle idling in
the school community. These presentation will be on
April 25 &26th
Wayne Michaud (Director of Idle-Free VT) will
present this program. His presentation will speak to
the negative impacts of idling on our health, energy,
carbon, and economics.