TA’s Notes:
***Please do not send in any food to be shared among Voyager students***
May 5th : Voyager Dance & Activity Night Fundraiser
Spread the WORD!!!!
May 9th and 10th: 8th Grade Science NECAP testing.
May 12th : 5th & 6th grade Trout Release @ Lewis Creek and Fishing @ Lake Iroquois
May 29th : No school (Memorial Day)
June 1st : 5th & 6th grade field trip to Fort Ticonderoga
June 1st - 2nd : 8th grade overnight to Ridin-Hy Ranch
June 7th : ⅚ 10 - 11am Learning Exhibition Open House (parents welcome!)
June 8th - 9th : Voyager House overnight to Camp Abnaki
June 16th: Last Day of School!
Planning to attend at least one Lake Monsters game this summer? Purchase a ticket through the FAP fundraiser for $7 each and attend any game all season!
Info for all 8th graders!!
Save the Date: FRIDAY May 26th, 2017
With cooperation from all the CSSU middle schools, CVU is proud to announce the 3rd Annual “Spring Social,” an event meant to bring together the CVU Class of 2021 before the end of eighth grade.
Who: All incoming 9th graders from the towns of Hinesburg, Williston, St. George, Shelburne and Charlotte
What: A DJ’d DANCE and an opportunity to get to know your fellow students of the CVU Class of 2021! This as a fantastic way for you to foster relationships with peers from other sending schools in the district before starting the 9th grade together in the Fall of 2017!
When: Friday, May 26, from 6:30pm → 9:30 pm
Where: CVU “Mini-gym” (upstairs)
Why: Because you KNOW you want to see who will be joining you at CVU for the next four years. And, its a great opportunity to make some connections before the start of summer vacation! And, it's a fundraiser for the CVU Senior Class Council. Be there!
Cost: $8 Admission
Snacks and drinks will also be available for purchase
Casual (but classy!) dress→ this is not a “formal”
Questions? Please contact Michelle Fongemie at mfongemie@cssu..org
BREAKOUT!!!
The Friday before April break, students participated in “LockBox Challenges” and had a lot of fun! One group was able to break out! A big shout out to Ms. Sherman and Ms. Fieldsend for all their hard work putting together this whole-house activity! What a fun and challenging way to be sent off on vacation.
5th & 6th grade parents! Student Teacher Gifts - Our incredible student teacher, David Maika, is finishing up his internship on Voyager. David has been an asset to our team! If your child would like to give him a small gift for the teacher’s bag we have purchased, they are welcome to bring it in. Mrs. Fieldsend is the collector. Ideas for the bag are items all teachers need in their new classrooms (coffee mug, Starbucks cards, water bottle, mints, cool pens/pencils/markers, post-it notes, chocolate, any organizers and Advil). The small gifts are meant to be fun! Mr. Maika doesn’t know about this bag yet; it will be a surprise that we’ll give him at a celebratory party on Friday, May 19th. If you are able to help, we are in need of napkins, small plates, cups, forks, drinks, cookies, chips, fruit, or any other treats.
8th Grade Celebration Night
Hosted by: Ms. Sherman
I am continuing a Voyager tradition of sending off the 8th grade class with a classy affair. I have given students two dates: May 19th and June 12th as possible dates for this “secret” event. All students know is that they need to come in somewhat semi-formal attire and I will take care of the rest! The event is only possible and more fun when the entire 8th grade attends. Please encourage your son or daughter to attend. This event will only happen if at least 80% of the 8th grade class is in attendance. This tradition is in its 6th year and I am really looking forward to ending their year on a positive celebratory note. Behavior/permission slips will go out next week, but knowing which date works better for students is key. There is a sign-up in the Voyager Kiva for students.
The Week in Mr. Merrill’s Room (⅚ Humanities):
SBAC testing took up most of our week, but we did manage to read an interesting Scholastic News magazine celebrating Earth Day. We used an article on Climate Change to learn how to determine how the author’s purpose shapes the content and style of the story. We did this by looking at certain choices the author made and questioning those choices. We also had a lively and fun debate on banning plastic bags.
Next week is Trout Week! A whole week dedicated to the world of trout. Fishing stories, read alouds, fish art, aquatic ecology, habitat management, angler ethics and hands on fishing experience (fly and spin fishing) at school and at Lake Iroquois. We will be releasing our brook trout in Lewis Creek in Starksboro on Friday. Permission slips will be sent home on Monday. Our trout are growing so fast!
The Week in Ms. O’s Room (⅚ Math & Science):
Math 5: SBAC!
Math 6: SBAC!
⅚ Science: Monday, students learned about the difference between physical and chemical change and on Friday, participated in a circus to investigate these changes. What do you know about physical and chemical changes? Words from students...
The Week in Mr. G’s Room (⅞ Humanities):
We are wrapping up our Social Studies content this year by looking at the period after WWI and leading up to WWII. Students worked in groups on timelines following particular trends they found in between the wars, for example, women’s rights or the rise of fascism. Students are now working on writing and performing short skits to teach their classmates about important events that took place during this time.
The Week from Ms. Q’s Room (⅞ Math & Science):
CMP8
We began the week with a general review of functions and their transformations. We learned a few new tools in order to graph equations using the vertex form and ways to figure out what the “a” or coefficient of a graphed parabola. We had a quick game of Jeopardy and took a leveled assessment. Leveled assessments clearly marks learning targets levels 1-4 on the question. After completing the tests we began our final unit of the year.....”It’s in the System”. We learned about solving equations with two unknown variables. Such as 5x +10y = 50. We created tables and graphed our results.
CMP7
The week began with students completing their “Comparing and Scaling Unit Test”. We began “Moving Straight Ahead” a unit on solving linear equations. We did a walking rate lab where students found their average walking rate for 25 meters. We then extrapolated our data to find out how long it would take us to walk 1000 meters and then a mile. We learned how to convert our unit rate of meters per second to miles per hour. We saw some pretty fancy walking styles!
Science 7th/8th
This week we began with learning about the introduction of gray wolves into Yellowstone Park. We learned about a term called “Trophic Cascade” and how the wolf population dramatically changed the ecosystem in the park! (For the better)
From there we played a simulation/game that showed how the gray wolf population changes when man does and doesn’t interfere. This dice game allowed us to simulate a year in the life of a gray wolf pack and how different impacts like disease, food shortages and surpluses, and other factors affected the population. This was all done with a roll of the dice. Playing the game allowed us to see how a simulation/game works to teach a scientific concept. We then began working on our own modeling games. Please see Google Classroom for the specifics on our “Flow of Energy” simulations.
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