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Vernon School’s
ANNUAL ARTS NIGHT
April 15th at 6:30 p.m.
Featuring artwork from your favorite
local artists and music by a
chorus of hundreds
Science in Grade 5
by Nicolette Rivas and Devin Millerick
In science we have been learning about the ecosystem. In the ecosystem
there are many food chains and food webs. The food chain is made
up of a producer (plants), 1st order consumer (a consumer is something
that gets its energy from something else), 2nd order consumer, 3rd order
consumer, etc. One example of a small food chain is grass (producer) -
deer (1st order consumer) - human (2nd order consumer). With all that
talking about the ecosystem we have a tank of salmon. We learned that
the salmon cycle starts with an egg, then alevin, after fry, parr, also
smolt and last adult. We have been observing the salmon. We have
watched them go from an egg to an alevin and we have compared and
contrasted them each week. We will let them go just before the fry stage
which will be around the end of April.
Math in Grade 5
by Gabby Carpenter and Theresa Underwood
In math we have been learning about polygons and quadrillaterals. In
one lesson we were learning how to measure the area of a square and
triangle. Also we are learning about decimals. We learned how to shade
the decimal on a tenths, hundredths and thousandths grid. Recently
weʼve been learning about fractions and percents and been playing fun
math games.
Literacy in Grade 5
by Caroline Merkle and Karissa Perkins
In literacy we are doing reports. We each pick a topic and do research
about it. We started a new book called the Watsonʼs Go to Birmingham
- 1963. Itʼs about diversity. We have discussed racism and poverty. We
are also learning grammar usage with capitalization and punctuation in
our writing. Next we will be introduced to personal reflective essay and
Ms. Mickel will be picking out a new literature book.
5C’s Homeroom
by Alexus Vergobbe and Veronica McKay
In 5Cʼs homeroom we just got a student teacher in our class named Ms.
Mickel. She is very nice. She comes from Keene State College. In read
aloud we just started a book called Tangerine by Edward Bloor. Every
Friday at the end of the day we all clean our
desks, do our jobs, and then we get to play a game!
Notes from Student Council
Student Council members are
finding ways to help the school.
We are not completely used to
our jobs and are still coming up
with ideas to make our school a
better place. Some of our ideas
are a Graffiti Club (which we are
trying to start up again) and an
ice skating rink. It’s too late to
start one this year, but we will
try to do one next year.
Kes Rooks
SPIRIT WEEK THEMES
Monday, 3/29...Pajama Day
Tuesday, 3/30...Red & Black Day
Wednesday, 3/31...Crazy Hats
Thursday, 4/1...Crazy Hair Day
Friday, April 2...Sports Day
Keep you eyes open for the posters
that will be going up in the
halls soon.
Early Release
Thursday, March 18th
12:30 p.m.
No School for students
Friday, March 19th
CONFERENCES
March 18th and March 19th
MARCH READING CHALLENGE
is underway
YEARBOOKS
are now on sale!
$15.00
Order your book by
March 26th and be
eligible for a WalMart
Gift Card.
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