Citizens of the Month

I hope everyone has the opportunity to check out the display board highlighting our "Citizens of the Month" for October.  Recipients were chosen based on the attributes of a good class/school citizen identified during morning meeting discussions.  Together we identified the following descriptors of a good citizen;

• Caring
• Courteous
• Hard-working
• Helpful
• Curious
• Focused
• Good-humored
• Supportive
• Respectful
• Independent

Congratulations to Charlotte & Winter, our Citizens of the Month for October!

Shelburne Museum Trip

On Friday students enjoyed a visit to the Shelburne Museum.  We toured the museum in groups, combining visits to areas of particular interest to the students (the Ticonderoga, the circus barn, an elaborate private railway car much like the one we've encountered while reading Lion Boy, the old Colchester Reef Lighthouse and the ever-popular jail) with participation in activities designed and presented by museum staff.  Various groups of students took part in a bartering activity, paper-making and a transportation scavenger hunt.

Upcoming Field Trips

Students were sent home today with information and a permission for two upcoming field trips:

• October 14 to the Shelburne Museum
• November 9 to the State House in Montpelier

Please sign and return these permission slips as soon as possible.  If you are interested in chaperoning for either of these trips, please contact me.

Students unwind from a long morning of NECAPS with a round of chess.