September 24, 2012

We ended the week with a trip to the Common Ground Fair. On Fridays, the fair is free to schools. The 5th and 6th graders had an opportunity to meet the Penobscot 5th and 6th graders and tour the fairgrounds. The highlight of the trip for almost everyone was the blacksmith shop, the Woods which featured campfire cooking, forts and paths and the sliding hill.

 This week in math, the 6th graders will be finishing up their first math book, Prime Time. Next week, they will begin work on their unit project and complete their first unit test. We have begun studying our first civilization, Mesopotamia. We will spend a week here and move on to Egypt.

Last week, we worked on skills for writing and ideas for persuasion. This week, we will begin planning for that writing project.

The cover crop, winter rye, is beginning to sprout but in the green house, tomatoes are still ripening. The seedlings we started are growing well and we hope to get them in the ground this week. Next week, October 1 - 4, 3rd through 8th graders will be taking their NECAP tests. All students have the 5th off.