Class Update

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

State testing is completed! Whew! It was a challenging two weeks, but students pushed through and worked hard to show what they know.

The Roman projects that came in were amazing! I was so proud of all the creative work that I put the projects in the hall - swing by and take a look!

This Thursday, we'll be honoring Memorial Day at the Camptonville Cemetary, and we welcome you to join us. This Friday the 22nd, we have a make-up snow day so no school, and Monday the 25th we have off for Memorial Day. Enjoy the long weekend!

With just two more (short!) weeks of school work left, we'll be finishing up our poetry unit by memorizing and performing poems as well as reading and analyzing poetry for figurative language.

We have a test on our climate change unit this Wednesday, and in social studies, students will be designing their own ancient civilization.

The last week of school has an unusual schedule that I wanted to share ahead of time.

Monday, June 1 - 8:25-2:45 Regular day

Tuesday, June 2 - 8:25-2:45 Awards Assembly in the morning, report cards go home. Graduation at 6:00 pm with dance following.

Wednesday, June 3 - 8th Grade Skip Day, 6th, 7th graders have minimum day and enjoy making and eating breakfast in Mrs. Spiers' class. School out at 12:45 pm.

Thursday, June 4 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! The bus will run one hour later, arriving to school at 9:00. We all load up and head off to enjoy a fun day at the lake. Return to school approximately 2:15 pm. Bus run at 2:45 pm.

I am still hoping for a few more sign ups for finger foods for the dance following graduation from 6th and 7th grade families.

Finally, I sent home our Needs Assessment Surveys last week and very few have come back to school. I really value constructive feedback as it helps me be a better teacher, so please consider filling those out and turning them into the office.

Thanks for all your support - we're on the home stretch!

Maggie Orion

The swanky home of a patrician in ancient Rome.

Aquaduct