UMS Field Days

On Wednesday, June 6^th, the entire school will be traveling to Airport Park for our annual UMS Field Day!  We will leave school at 8:45 a.m. and return after lunch.  We will play lots of games and have a picnic lunch.  Parents and siblings are welcome to attend.  Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for this event. I recommend sneakers, sunscreen, a sweatshirt, a bottle full of water, and a bag to put it all in! Your child can also bring a towel to sit on if he/she would like.  Many parents bring their child home after this event, and that is fine.  If you plan on bringing your child home after Field Days, please just send me a note!

Second Grade Ice Cream

The second graders will be walking to the Village Scoop on Monday, June 4^th.  The students will have a choice of a small cone with vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream, or vanilla/chocolate twist with sprinkles.  There is no cost to you! Yummy!

Fly Up Day at MBS

On Friday, June 1^st, your child will be traveling to MBS to meet his/her new teacher!The second grade classes are leaving UMS at 8:45 a.m. for MBS.  When we get there, everyone will spend some time in their new classroom with their new classmates and teacher.   A note from MBS will be going home with your child on Friday afternoon.  We will return to UMS in time for lunch. This is an exciting day full of new friends and experiences!

Four Winds Day

Last Friday, we had an amazing day!  Laura Labrie and many volunteers created a special science day for the students at UMS!  Each class had the opportunity to rotate through 4 stations that taught us all about ferns! I have never realized how interesting a fern can be!!  Check out our pictures from this fun morning!

 We are learning that there are three types of ferns: once cut, twice cut, and thrice cut ferns!

Everyone had a fern to examine and decide which kind of cut it was.

 We learned a great song about fiddleheads (new fern plants) that goes to the tune of "5 Little Pumpkins".

 Everyone cut a part of a fern and we put them all together to make a beautiful big fern!

Watch the dedication as her fern piece is carefully cut out!

 Everyone is working hard to cut out his/her fern piece.

Then we took a "hike" through the trees behind UMS looking for ferns. 

We found lots of ferns!

 Here is a tiny baby fern, called a fiddlehead!

 Our last station involved painting ferns!

 Everyone is hard at work!

I love how amazing these prints came out! Everyone's print look so different and unique!

Lots of testing

We have been so busy in Room 9 taking tests and writing papers from our third grade teachers! We took a break earlier in the week and just played. Here are some super creative pattern block designs that students created!

 A symmetrical dancing man

 Symmetry

A T-Rex (he's even labeled)

Evan's 50 Miiles

Every recess, the children have an opportunity to run/walk around the playground.  Four times around our playground equals 1 mile.  The current group of second graders have been participating in the running program for 3 years now.  Each year, we keep track of the miles that the students have walked and they can earn a "foot medallion" for each mile.   Last week we had a big celebration in Room 9!  Evan has run every time he participates and this has really helped him rack up the miles! He is the first student in UMS history to have walked/run 50 miles!  He received a special medallion and kudos from Mr. Antonicci!  Way to go Evan!!

Here is Evan holding his BIG foot after running around the playground to reach 50 miles!! We are so proud of you Evan!

Guidance News From Mrs. McCleary

Mrs. McCleary has just finished with the personal safety unit in guidance.  Please check out her blog for more information about what was covered!     https://csdmail.csdvt.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=c934c28fd9d44c638d85e631e2eb568e&URL=http%3a%2f%2fumsschoolcounseling.blogspot.com%2f