Newsletter #8
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Lost, But Not Found !
Science Dunking
Lyme School
boosletter
Serving the Lyme Community for over 100 years
Did you ever wonder where that matching sock went after you swear you put both into the laundry? Well apparently it finds its way to the Lyme School’s lost and found. Missing a hat, coat, glove, shoe or pants (I’m not sure how one loses track of their pants, but apparently it is possible)... check the lost and found. If you think your children are far too conscientious to have left anything unattended, but have not actually seen their fleece coat recently... check the lost and found. If you are lonely or depressed with the state of your remaining wardrobe... check the lost and found. If you empathize with the plight of being misplaced... check the lost and found. In fact if you are reading this you fit the profile of someone who needs to check the lost and found. Clothes are donated twice a year to organizations like Listen to make room for the new season’s fashion.
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Spot Imagination and Knowledge Leaves
The Leaves are falling Down Down Down The wind blows them nd
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They fal l To the ground Without a sound - Wendy, Mark & Rachel grade 6, grade 4 & grade 2
America
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• Volume: 3 • 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR
Astounding Many people live here Exciting Really good I really like Colorful A lot of people - Hector, grade 5
Displacement: n The weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a object... the volume of the immersed object can then be deduced the volume of the immersed object will be exactly equal to the volume of the displaced fluid. (snore*) It is at this point when a teacher really begins to sound like every adult in a Peanuts cartoon. Fortunately, there is another way to understand concepts like displacement or volume. These methods encourage getting a real sense of the concept -- getting involved -- or as in the case of Mr. Pendleton’s class, inside, the topic. This week volunteers in the the eighth grade stepped inside a large, blue, plastic barrel filled with water (cold water I was told) to measure the displacement of their body. As cold as the water was at least this year the experiment was conducted inside. In a related story the classroom directly below them had the opportunity to observe rain patterns without leaving their seats (not really).
Double Activity The first round of double activity has concluded and it was a great success. Students grades 6-8 participated in activities such as: Orienteering, Research Exploratory, Outdoor Games, Climbing, Flexibility & Strength, Chair Painting, Mentoring (Students work with elementary classes), & Rockets (see right) This next session will include Photography, Floor Cloths, Knitting, Movement, Batik, and Rockets (is anyone surprised that this is repeated). We expect that this session of rockets will include guests visits from local rocketeer (not to be confused with a mousketeer), Mike Hinsley and yes, he is our fire chief and somehow I sleep just fine..
Inservice As you may recall last week the school held two inservice days. This time was devoted to emergency planning and response as well as continuing our work on articulating and aligning our curriculum to national performance standards. This effort is conducted throughout the year each Thursday. If you are interested and want to hear more, give me a call.
The Plains School 1906 The
Laura Barnes School 1958
Lyme School
boosletter
Page Boo
Help Us Keep Our Students Healthy
Lunch Week of
FREE Flu Clinics
Student Council Events
Spirit Day: October 31prizes for wearing orange, black and purple.
8am to 1 pm Sunday, October 26th Sunday, November 2nd Saturday, November 8th Saturday, November 22nd Saturday, December 6th Adult clinics held in Auditoriums AD near Main entrance at DHMC Children's clinic in Reception area nearby.
Talent Show:
November 12 and dress rehearsal on Monday at 11:30 -12:30
7th grade haunted house: D a t e : F r i d a y, October 24th Where: The entrance is at the end of the 5th grade hallway.
Non-scary session
with lights on: 6:15 - 7:00
scary session lights off : 7:00 - 8:15 Cost: Free, but donations will be accepted. Hosted by the 7th Grade Class
Message from the
P.T.O.
FREE HOME ENERGY SAVING WORKSHOPS Want to reduce home energy use, but not sure where to start? Sustainable Energy Resource Group and other Home Performance contractors will educate homeowners on the greatest energy saving opportunities. Upper Valley Button Up Dates: 10/28 - Hanover, Howe Library, Mayer Room, 7pm (SERG) 10/30 - Lyme Center, Academy Building, 7pm (SERG) 11/1 - Thetford Hill Congregational Church, 9:30am (SERG) 11/8 - Lebanon Public Library, 10am (SERG) 11/12 - Norwich, Montshire Museum, 7pm (SERG) To find out more about these workshops, contact SERG at 802-785-4126,
BULB-A-THON REMINDER: If you haven't gotten your Bulb-A-Thon envelopes in yet, its not too late.
STUDENT DIRECTORY CORRECTION: Monica Ha's (gr. K) e-mail address is [email protected] If you should find an error in the directory please e-mail [email protected] so that we can post corrections. SPIRIT WEAR... will be going home next week! Popcorn Friday, Oct. 31 Bring in 25 cents and get a tasty bag of popcorn. Got Box Tops? If you forgot to turn them in today mark your calendar, next collection will be Dec. 18.
10/27 to 10/31
Monday
Cheeseburger Potato Fries Garden Salad Brownies
Tuesday
Spaghetti Garlic Bread Garden Salad Ice Cream
Wednesday
Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup Crackers Garden Salad Fresh Fruit Cookies
Thursday
Friday
Hot Dog & Bun Tater Tots Mixed Vegetables Cake Beef Tacos Chips & Salsa Garden Salad Mixed Fresh Fruit Cookies
A la carte Fruit and Milk are available everyday at Lunch Contact me at: [email protected] Phone: 795-2125 or just stop by.
You may print color copies of the Newsletters at:
www. LymeSchool.org
Converse Free Library
BLISTERS FOR BOOKS RUN topped $6000. CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU. Blister top fundraisers and lap runners will be recognized at the Friday morning assembly November 7th at 8:10 am
Lost, But Not Found !
Science Dunking
Lyme School
boosletter
Serving the Lyme Community for over 100 years
Did you ever wonder where that matching sock went after you swear you put both into the laundry? Well apparently it finds its way to the Lyme School’s lost and found. Missing a hat, coat, glove, shoe or pants (I’m not sure how one loses track of their pants, but apparently it is possible)... check the lost and found. If you think your children are far too conscientious to have left anything unattended, but have not actually seen their fleece coat recently... check the lost and found. If you are lonely or depressed with the state of your remaining wardrobe... check the lost and found. If you empathize with the plight of being misplaced... check the lost and found. In fact if you are reading this you fit the profile of someone who needs to check the lost and found. Clothes are donated twice a year to organizations like Listen to make room for the new season’s fashion.
the
Spot Imagination and Knowledge Leaves
The Leaves are falling Down Down Down The wind blows them nd
ar
around
around
ar
d around arou
n ou
n ou
d around arou
nd
They fal l To the ground Without a sound - Wendy, Mark & Rachel grade 6, grade 4 & grade 2
America
#
8
• Volume: 3 • 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR
Astounding Many people live here Exciting Really good I really like Colorful A lot of people - Hector, grade 5
Displacement: n The weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a object... the volume of the immersed object can then be deduced the volume of the immersed object will be exactly equal to the volume of the displaced fluid. (snore*) It is at this point when a teacher really begins to sound like every adult in a Peanuts cartoon. Fortunately, there is another way to understand concepts like displacement or volume. These methods encourage getting a real sense of the concept -- getting involved -- or as in the case of Mr. Pendleton’s class, inside, the topic. This week volunteers in the the eighth grade stepped inside a large, blue, plastic barrel filled with water (cold water I was told) to measure the displacement of their body. As cold as the water was at least this year the experiment was conducted inside. In a related story the classroom directly below them had the opportunity to observe rain patterns without leaving their seats (not really).
Double Activity The first round of double activity has concluded and it was a great success. Students grades 6-8 participated in activities such as: Orienteering, Research Exploratory, Outdoor Games, Climbing, Flexibility & Strength, Chair Painting, Mentoring (Students work with elementary classes), & Rockets (see right) This next session will include Photography, Floor Cloths, Knitting, Movement, Batik, and Rockets (is anyone surprised that this is repeated). We expect that this session of rockets will include guests visits from local rocketeer (not to be confused with a mousketeer), Mike Hinsley and yes, he is our fire chief and somehow I sleep just fine..
Inservice As you may recall last week the school held two inservice days. This time was devoted to emergency planning and response as well as continuing our work on articulating and aligning our curriculum to national performance standards. This effort is conducted throughout the year each Thursday. If you are interested and want to hear more, give me a call.
The Plains School 1906 The
Laura Barnes School 1958
Lyme School
boosletter
Page Boo
Help Us Keep Our Students Healthy
Lunch Week of
FREE Flu Clinics
Student Council Events
Spirit Day: October 31prizes for wearing orange, black and purple.
8am to 1 pm Sunday, October 26th Sunday, November 2nd Saturday, November 8th Saturday, November 22nd Saturday, December 6th Adult clinics held in Auditoriums AD near Main entrance at DHMC Children's clinic in Reception area nearby.
Talent Show:
November 12 and dress rehearsal on Monday at 11:30 -12:30
7th grade haunted house: D a t e : F r i d a y, October 24th Where: The entrance is at the end of the 5th grade hallway.
Non-scary session
with lights on: 6:15 - 7:00
scary session lights off : 7:00 - 8:15 Cost: Free, but donations will be accepted. Hosted by the 7th Grade Class
Message from the
P.T.O.
FREE HOME ENERGY SAVING WORKSHOPS Want to reduce home energy use, but not sure where to start? Sustainable Energy Resource Group and other Home Performance contractors will educate homeowners on the greatest energy saving opportunities. Upper Valley Button Up Dates: 10/28 - Hanover, Howe Library, Mayer Room, 7pm (SERG) 10/30 - Lyme Center, Academy Building, 7pm (SERG) 11/1 - Thetford Hill Congregational Church, 9:30am (SERG) 11/8 - Lebanon Public Library, 10am (SERG) 11/12 - Norwich, Montshire Museum, 7pm (SERG) To find out more about these workshops, contact SERG at 802-785-4126,
BULB-A-THON REMINDER: If you haven't gotten your Bulb-A-Thon envelopes in yet, its not too late.
STUDENT DIRECTORY CORRECTION: Monica Ha's (gr. K) e-mail address is [email protected] If you should find an error in the directory please e-mail [email protected] so that we can post corrections. SPIRIT WEAR... will be going home next week! Popcorn Friday, Oct. 31 Bring in 25 cents and get a tasty bag of popcorn. Got Box Tops? If you forgot to turn them in today mark your calendar, next collection will be Dec. 18.
10/27 to 10/31
Monday
Cheeseburger Potato Fries Garden Salad Brownies
Tuesday
Spaghetti Garlic Bread Garden Salad Ice Cream
Wednesday
Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup Crackers Garden Salad Fresh Fruit Cookies
Thursday
Friday
Hot Dog & Bun Tater Tots Mixed Vegetables Cake Beef Tacos Chips & Salsa Garden Salad Mixed Fresh Fruit Cookies
A la carte Fruit and Milk are available everyday at Lunch Contact me at: [email protected] Phone: 795-2125 or just stop by.
You may print color copies of the Newsletters at:
www. LymeSchool.org
Converse Free Library
BLISTERS FOR BOOKS RUN topped $6000. CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU. Blister top fundraisers and lap runners will be recognized at the Friday morning assembly November 7th at 8:10 am
