Golf at the Barre Country Club

On Wednesday, May 29th, Ms. Gallagher’s and Mrs. Giammusso’s participated in a P.E. Lab at the Barre Country Club.  When we arrived, we toured the pro shop to learn about the equipment. We also learned how they take care of the grounds.  We had a great time golfing, using our collaboration and teamwork to help us throughout the morning.

A big thank you to Mike Blanchard and Mitch Thayer for leading our PE Lab and to the parent chaperones who helped make this special event possible!

                                

East Montpelier: Past, Present, and Future

We continued our East Montpelier:  Past, Present, and Future unit with visits from special guest speakers, a visit to Fairmont Farm, and our East Montpelier Tour field trip.  We are currently working on our “Wonders of East Montpelier” books which will be on display for Technology Night on June 19th.

We visited Fairmont Farm, which currently has about 850 dairy cows.  We toured the milking parlor, and the calf barn, which was a big highlight, as we got to meet some of the newest additions to Fairmont Farm.  Bonnie Hall taught us about current technology that the farm uses and how dairy farming has changed over time.

Erica Zimmerman from Center Farm visited us with two of her lambs to teach us about her sheep farm and the various products that her farm produces.

Bruce Chapell from Templeton Farm came to our classroom and shared information about his family run farm where they raise cattle and produce maple syrup.  He also told us about the history of the earliest permanent settlers in East Montpelier, the Templetons and Dodge families.

     

Lucy McGibney visited us and shared what it was like to attend the Four Corners Schoolhouse as a child.  It was interesting to hear how her school experiences were similar and different to our experiences at EMES today.

This week, we participated in our East Montpelier Tour field trip.  Groups of students traveled to many different sites around town, learning about their history and why these places are so important.  The sites we visited were:

• Four Corners Schoolhouse
• The Old Meeting House
• The hangar building
• Dudley's store (My former student was a tour guide!)
• East Montpelier Fire Station
• Morse Farm
• The Town Clerk's office
• U-32

A big thank you to all of the parent chaperones and site volunteers who helped make this field trip possible!

East Montpelier Field Trip on Tuesday Morning

 Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4th, the 2nd and 3rd grade classes will be going on our East Montpelier Tour field trip.

We will head out from school by 9:10 am.  All chaperones should plan to attend a 9:00 meeting in the Makerspace.  

We will visit many different sites around town, such as the fire station, Four Corners Schoolhouse, and Dudley's. Our final destination is U-32 where we will have lunch outside before returning to school by about 1:00 pm.

Students should bring/wear:

• Lunch (unless they have pre-ordered a bag lunch from the cafeteria)
• Snack
• Water bottle (no glass please)
• Sunscreen (if needed)

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

PE Lab Tomorrow: Golf at the Barre Country Club

Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 29th, Ms. Gallagher’s and Mrs. Giammusso’s classes will be participating in a P.E. Lab at the Barre Country Club.  

We will head out from school by bus by 9:30 am.  All chaperones should by about 9:05. We will return to school by about 12:40 pm.

Students should bring/wear:

• Lunch (unless they have pre-ordered a bag lunch from the cafeteria)
• Water bottle (no glass please)
• Sunscreen (if needed)
• Hat
• Comfortable clothes that are appropriate for the weather

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Classroom News: East Montpelier: Past, Present, and Future

We kicked off our East Montpelier:  Past, Present, and Future unit this week with a special visit from Austin Cleaves on Wednesday.  He shared information about how East Montpelier became a town and what the early settlements looked like.  

On Thursday, we were visited by “Mrs. Bailey”, (also known as Sandal Cate), who brought in several paintings by Franklin Gilman that showed what life was like on East Montpelier farms in the 1800s.  Students worked in groups to complete an “I Spy” style sheet that helped them look closely at each painting.

We just finished our read aloud book, The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs, which got us ready for this exciting history unit.  This book tells the story of a boy named Eben who starts off thinking that there isn’t anything interesting in his town.  After talking with his father and aunt, he sets out on a challenge to find seven “wonders” in his town. We are starting a Wonder Journal in class to help us write and draw about wonders in the town of East Montpelier. It would be helpful if you could talk with your child about places, things, and/or people that are special to them or to your whole family.  Our current definition of a “wonder” is a person, place, or thing that:

• Is interesting
• Has a story behind it
• Something has happened to it or them
• Makes you feel wonderful, proud, and/or full of awe or empathy 
• Is something special, not just ordinary

Next Tuesday, we have a walking field trip to Fairmont Farms and the site of the first permanent settlement in East Montpelier.  

Have a wonderful weekend!

EMES Fine Arts Night

Upcoming Events

Friday, May 3rd:  Green Up Day activity at school

Saturday, May 4th:  Green Up Day

Monday, May 13th:  Stuart Little Performance at the Barre Opera House

Please return permission slips by Monday, April 28th.

Wednesday, May 29th:  P.E. Lab- Golf at the Barre Country Club

Please return permission slips by Monday, May 20th or as soon as possible.

Tuesday, June 4th:  East Montpelier Tour Field Trip

This field trip form will be coming home on Monday.

We need some help to make this special event possible!  We will need parent volunteers to drive groups of students and play an active role in the tour process. In order to be a driver, we need to make sure you are a Level II Chaperone and that the appropriate forms are on file in the EMES office.  Please let me know as soon as possible if you can help us with this field trip.  

Thanks!