The Wise Owl

The Union Elementary

WISE OWL

September 16, 2013

"Have You Seen the Owl Today?"

Welcome to the Union Elementary Wise Owl!  We hope that you enjoy this new way of learning what's going on at UES!

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

Take a look a look at these great pictures from the First Grade last week (thanks, Mrs. Frey!):

 Buddy Exchange!

Check out the Buddy exchange happening in Miss Closter's class.  First and Fifth grade buddies spent some time drawing portraits and interviewing each other on Tuesday.

This get-to-know-you activity will lead to a connected writing piece.  Read more about it at Miss Closter's Blog.

Here is another Buddy update from Melanie and Ella in Ms. Pine's class:

"Mrs. Parker's 5th graders and Ms. Pine's third graders are buddies. On Tuesday we greeted each other and had snack together. Then we made leaf cards for the Soup Kitchen. We traced real leaves onto the cards and pushed crayon or colored pencil strokes away from the leaves. After the leaf cards, we came up with a list of words that described how we did, such as cooperation and teamwork. In October we'll do another project."

OPEN HOUSE 2013!

Members of the Union Elementary Ed Leadership Team have met to plan the UES Open House on September 26!  Look for details about Open House this week.  It is our hope that we can make this event a fun and informative evening for the whole Montpelier community. We welcome your thoughts and suggestions! Please contact Mr. Hennessey at 225-8201 or chrish@mpsvt.org with your ideas or questions.

RIDDLE OF THE DAY

What animal is bad to play games with?

Friday's riddle:  What has eighty-eight keys but can't open a door?  (Answer:  a piano!)

KID LINKS! Have you checked out Kid Links on the UES website? When you do, you'll see 48 links to educational resources and games for students in grades K to 5! Build your math skills, write poetry, or find out more about pumpkins! (See below!)

The Kid Links page can be found in the upper left of our web page, right next to the Wise Owl link. It's worth checking out!

Did You Know?

... that this animal is called an "olinguito"?  Olinguitos were only discovered by people in the 21st century!  They live in the mountains of South America and are related to raccoons.  Check out this Kid Link to learn more about olinguitos and other "new" animals on Earth:

http://www.timeforkids.com/photos-video/slideshow/21st-century-mammals/101721