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Dear Church Family,
Excitement has filled the rooms recently--and this is not just from the usual daily announcement of "lunchtime and recess!" On Friday, Feb. 16 we dismissed for a week of vacation. Grades 5-6 presented an excellent D.A.R.E. graduation program. The fresh smell and sight of new carpet in the 4-6 room, library, and stairways was welcomed by all (thanks for your support through the Lamb's Offering).
Reading newly selected trade books as a class and choosing Academic Fair projects has been a mainstay. Teachers are incorporating Terry Johnson's In His Honor in Grades 7-9 curriculum and Grades 4-6 are beginning the Newberry Award book, My Side of the Mountain. You won't want to miss this year's Academic Fair (Sunday, April 29) for you will be able to meet some famous people there including, Ellen G. White, Desmond Doss, Anne Frank, Florence Nightingale, Harriet Tubman, Albert Einstein, and Pocahontas. This year's theme is on people who have made a positive contribution to society. Besides the usual display boards, models, and reports, this year students will be dressing in complete costume. In preparation students have been learning on how to research and prepare footnotes and Works Cited pages.
Mrs. Wiggin's (1-3) room recently made cards and a special surprise that was presented to their pen pals at the PTA girl's dorm. Mr. Stahl's (4-6) room just completed and entered posters in a safety contest. They have studied and prepared reports on Groundhog Day and a selected U.S. president. Several students have been involved with supplemental studies in French, Spanish, (using computer software) and poetry. Mr. Snow's (7-9) room has just finished and presented reports on alcoholism and are doing research on chosen animals. Ask Matt about his future pet animal. Roni Grover, Sr. will be returning to school shortly to teach them about astronomy. The finality will be a school-wide visit to USM planetarium.
It was pleasing to see how students all took to the wrapping of literature for the mission field. On March 9, Goldie has also organized an assembly on beavers and Native Americans from the "Museum on Wheels" group. In May we are planning a 2-hour train ride starting in Unity, Mrs. Wiggin's hometown.
Join us this month (date and place to be announced) as the Forestdale Family will once again show their great support for our students at the Oxford County Spelling Bee. This is the gifted Krystal Hadley's fourth and last stand (Unless she fails 8th grade). Go Krystal!
This past month Nick, a friend of Frank Glover, donated RAM for our computers. We now have each of our ten networked computers with at least 64 MB of RAM. Thank you, Nick and Frank.
Mystery Topics of the Month
Ask a band member about their upcoming mini-music clinic at Norridgewock.
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