Save the Dates

Greetings families!

There are a few dates you should put on your calendar now. The paperwork will be sent home with your child as we get closer to the field trips, but we wanted to alert you now.


Alton Jones outdoor education:
The date for Alton Jones spring field trip has been scheduled. Please save the date of Monday, May 21. We will be on the Alton Jones campus for the whole day.
Forms and monies have already been collected for this from the fall visit.




Wednesday, March 14: 
We will be attending a performance through First-Works in Providence. Following the performance, we will tour the statehouse.



Friday, February 23: We will be attending a showing of shorts at the Providence Film Fest during the day.

Keel on Drifters

Greetings families,

This is just a note to say that we have rescheduled the day to affix the keel to the drifters.

Hopefully, your child has told you about this amazing collaboration with the Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation! We have written letters, designed flyers, etc and put them in the drifter that will be launched off of George's Bank later this winter.
Some lucky soul may find these treasures and learn about coral reefs and other items from students at both Lawn Ave and Melrose school.

The students are invited to watch, and perhaps participate in affixing the keels to the drifters. This will take place in my room after school this Friday, January 12.
Families are also welcome!

See you then?

Thanks!
Charlene Tuttle

Holiday gifts?

If you celebrate any gift giving holiday, now may be a good time to restock school supplies.

Items for stockings, hannukah gifts, or other..

Pencils-regular and colored

Hilighter

Earbuds to be kept at school: many students do not have these and are not able to access some of the extra options on line. Please put in bag or container and label)

Thanks!!

Have a great season. 

Ms. Tuttle

Parent Conference Times

Greetings all!

Please be sure you get the reminder for conference times sent home this week with your child.

If there is a conflict, email the homeroom teacher to see when it can be scheduled.
(The homeroom teacher will have info from the gr. 6 team and share info from diff subjects)

Thank you! We look forward to sharing some of your child's work with you!
Ms.Tuttle

Mark your calendars

Project Chick-Casey Farms

Mark your calendars now.

We will be going to Casey Farms on a field trip on Wednesday, May 2 for the school day.

There will be two programs:
Project Chick: this is in conjunction with the hatching of chicks in the classroom
At the Bay: studies of the estuarine ecosystem

The cost will be $12 per child.
Permission slip and request for funding will be send in the spring.

Have a great day.

Space weather

Meteor shower and cool auroras!
http://spaceweather.com/

Quiz Review

Greetings all!!

Just a heads up that the quiz in Science was sent home. Please be sure to check in with your child and talk about what we are learning in Science.

Students were given some sample writing and we discussed types of responses that provide evidence for their claims. (Last question on the quiz.)

We are now building on their understanding of air pressure and taking it into space! They will be applying skills on engineering design and revisions (done with the car design) and integrating this into the content of weather and air pressure to design a space suit for their Peeps! (We will be using Halloween Peeps for this. In spite of their desire, we will not be eating these Peeps. :)

Stay tuned for an upcoming rubric to be sent home and posted on classroom for students to consider as they work towards creating and revising ideas for their Peep safety.

Thanks for all of your support!
Ms. Tuttle