Friday, June 10, 2016

TA’s Notes:
***Please do not send in any food to be shared among Voyager students***

Last day of School- Friday, June 10th  Half-Day (dismissal is 11:55am)

Voyager ⅚
This week students self assessed and organized their work for the final reports. Reading Response Notebook rubrics were completed and students put draft work, final drafts, and rubrics together as well. We also found some time to discuss the experience at Rokeby museum and to review the questions that they had to answer in the exhibit. Finally, we had a number of celebrations, games, and an awards assembly this week.
Summer work is coming home with report cards. You will find a Humanities packet and journal with the report card. This will be posted on Google Classroom as well, just in case the packet does not make it home. Summer reading and writing is essential to be sure our students maintain their skills for next school year.
It has been a wonderful year. I have really enjoyed teaching your children. Thank you so much for all of the nice cards, gifts, and goodies this school year, they are very much appreciated. Have a wonderful and restful summer!

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⅚ O’Brien Note:
We have so appreciated each one of you, your children, our families, and siblings too!  We cannot believe how wonderful the support has been for Aron and me and WOW! You even come camping with us!  

Thanks chaperones!  You are all the BEST!

The photos below are from our last week of school!  We finished the Amazing Race with style, a virtual return to Vermont and the marble and granite quarries in Barre.  We closed up shop on the math programs, squeezing in last moment assessment questions!  We cleaned the house!  We gathered our work together!  It’s all coming home!  Please take a few minutes just to look at the amazing work that your child has done.  And the summer work is in that pile, so no bonfire until it’s out of the pile!  

Please know that we will miss you 6th Graders.  We are always on the “other side” so come and see us!  

All the best for a great summer!

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Friday, June 3, 2016

Week of May 31st - June 3rd

TA’s Notes:
***Please do not send in any food to be shared among Voyager students***

Last week of School:

Monday, June 6th-  Grades Close
      Fun Day at WCS (some upper house students help out throughout day)

Tuesday, June 7th- Step-Up Day for incoming 5th graders
       8th Grade Yearbook Signing

Wednesday, June 8th - 8:15 - 9:30 am 8th Grade Graduation Rehearsal
 Upper House Awards Ceremony 1:45 - 2:45pm

Thursday, June 9th- 8:15 -10:00 am 8th Grade Graduation Rehearsal
        Voyager Picnic Lunch & Volleyball Competition 12:30- EOD
        Last day of school for 8th graders- report cards go home
        6:30 - 8:30pm 8th Grade Graduation

Friday, June 10th-  Last Day of School, 11:55am Dismissal- report cards go home
            (bagged lunches can be ordered from cafeteria to take home this day)

Summer Work-
New 7th graders and 8th graders have a summer math packet that needs to be completed for the first day of school. Take the time to do a few pages each week, will keep your mind in the game!

The Week in Mr. Merrill’s Room (⅚ Humanities):
Quick summary of our field trip:
Day 1 -
We had a great experience at Rokeby Museum. The students took a tour of the house, full of original antiques dating back to the early 1800’s. The tour of the outbuildings gave the students a wonderful glimpse into farming life in the 19th century, and the Underground Railroad exhibit was very interesting. Later in the afternoon, students set up their campsites and prepared for the skits to be performed after dinner. The Bove’s dinner was wonderful and the skits were very entertaining. Before bed, students enjoyed a bonfire with s'mores and other treats.
Day 2 -
After breakfast, making lunches, and breaking camp, we made it to Snake Mountain and enjoyed a beautiful hike and view from the top. Thanks to all of our chaperones and parents that helped to make this work. Also, many thanks to Katie Fieldsend for organizing so many components of the trip.

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The Week from Ms. Q’s Room (⅞ Math & Science):

This week the 7th graders revisited the Space Race between the USA and the USSR.  Students selected partners, and then their country was pulled from a hat.  We researched different early space flights for both the USA and USSR to find rocket names and who flew them.  Students then built their rockets from instructions using paper, gummed paper, cardboard, a plastic nose cone and a parachute.  We also created clinometers in order to capture the angle of elevation of the rocket.  With the students placed 20 meters from the launch site, we were able to calculate the height of the rocket using triangulation.  It was a challenging three days!
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